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Over the course of ''[[Sonic X-treme|Sonic X-treme's]]'' development cycle, a slew of concept art and other various images were created as the team behind the game brainstormed how best to go about making Sonic's first game on the [[Sega Saturn]]. Some of these ideas never went beyond the drawing board, while others evolved into what made up the game until its cancellation.
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Over the course of ''[[Sonic X-treme|Sonic X-treme's]]'' development cycle, a slew of concept art and other various images were created as the team behind the game brainstormed how best to go about producing Sonic's first appearance on the [[sega:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]]. Some of these ideas never went beyond the drawing board, while others evolved into various forms of playable content until ''X-treme's'' cancellation.
  
 
==General Concept Art==
 
==General Concept Art==
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==Storyboards==
 
==Storyboards==
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:sonicsb.jpg|Storyboard for an animated version of the [[Sega Technical Institute]] logo.
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Image:sonicsb.jpg|Storyboard for an animated version of the [[sega:Sega Technical Institute|Sega Technical Institute]] logo.
 
Image:storysgiza.jpg|The title card to an act of Red Sands Zone, "Giza Speedway.
 
Image:storysgiza.jpg|The title card to an act of Red Sands Zone, "Giza Speedway.
 
Image:gizaspeedway.jpg|The last panel of the previous storyboard in full color.
 
Image:gizaspeedway.jpg|The last panel of the previous storyboard in full color.
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Image:sxc_boards1c.jpg|Page three.
 
Image:sxc_boards1c.jpg|Page three.
 
Image:sxc_boards1d.jpg|Page four.
 
Image:sxc_boards1d.jpg|Page four.
Image:sxc_boards1e.jpg|Page five. Note the only known appearence, and design, of Professor Gazebo Boobowski.
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Image:sxc_boards1e.jpg|Page five. Note the only known design of Professor Gazebo Boobowski.
 
Image:sxc_boards1f.jpg|Page six.
 
Image:sxc_boards1f.jpg|Page six.
Image:sxc_fmv_test.gif|An early animation attempt at an introductory FMV.
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Image:sxc_fmv_test.png|An early attempt at an introductory FMV.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]==
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==Sonic the Hedgehog==
  
Though the only playable character once work got underway on the [[Sega Saturn]], Sonic the Hedgehog was originally meant to be one of many characters available in Sonic X-treme. [[Chris Senn]], the game's lead designer, wanted Sonic's playstyle to be similar to that eventually found in ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'', but was convinced otherwise by lead programmer Ofer Alon. Opting to focus on one character instead, the others soon fell to the wayside, either being utilized in a story capacity or not at all.
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During the early development of ''X-treme'', part of the team's ambitious ideas was to feature numerous playable characters, each with their own individual play style. [[sega:Chris Senn|Chris Senn]], the game's lead designer, wanted Sonic to be controlled in an isometric view's similar to what would eventually be seen in ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'', but was convinced otherwise by lead programmer Ofer Alon.
  
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Image:sonic_3dviews.jpg
 
Image:sonic_3dviews.jpg
 
Image:sonic_download.jpg
 
Image:sonic_download.jpg
Image:sonic_santa.gif|Sonic wearing a strange Santa Claus hat, most likely related to the [[Sonic X-treme levels|unfinished Christmas level]].
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Image:sonic_santa.png|Sonic wearing a strange Santa Claus hat, likely related to the [[Sonic X-treme levels#Christmas Level|unfinished Christmas level]].
Image:sxc_sonicisometric.gif|A test animation of Sonic running in an isometric, 3/4 view.
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Image:sxc_sonicisometric.png|A test animation of Sonic running in an isometric, 3/4 view.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Miles "Tails" Prower==
  
==[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]==
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Though not demonstrated in the below concept art, [[Miles "Tails" Prower]]'s game play was envisioned to be that found in most modern 3D games, with a third-person, camera-behind-you perspective. When the game was focused onto just Sonic, the titular character inherited this format of perspective.
 
 
Originally slated to be a playable character in the game, Miles "Tails" Prower was supposed to have a gamestyle similar to what is found in most modern 3D games, and what Sonic the Hedgehog eventually had in the builds of ''Sonic X-treme'' the public was able to see, with the camera pointed behind the character.
 
  
 
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==[[Knuckles the Echidna]]==
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==Knuckles the Echidna==
  
Also intended to be a playable character during initial brainstorming, Knuckles was meant to have his playstyle to have a top-down view, the player being able to see the maze around the character.
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To keep things fresh, the player was to control [[Knuckles the Echidna]] from a top-down view, the camera showing off the maze surrounding their character.
  
 
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</gallery>
 
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==[[Tiara Boobowski]]==
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==Tiara Boobowski==
  
Tiara Boobowski, commonly mistaken for a hedgehog but actually a Minx Kitten, was meant to be the new character introduced in ''Sonic X-treme.'' First conceived as a princess, she later become the daughter of a professor, but each time was meant to be a love interest for Sonic. Though she was eventually made a non-playable character, she was originally meant to be playable, controlling in a more traditional sideview platformer.
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[[Tiara Boobowski]], commonly mistaken for a hedgehog but actually a Minx Kitten, was meant to be the new character introduced in ''Sonic X-treme.'' First conceived as a princess, she later become the daughter of a professor, but each time was meant to be a love interest for Sonic. Though later game outlines made her nothing but plot fodder, she was originally meant to be playable, to be controlled in traditional side-scrolling platformer levels.
  
 
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Image:sxc_tiara_pineapple.jpg
 
Image:sxc_tiara_pineapple.jpg
 
Image:sxc_tiara_sequence.jpg
 
Image:sxc_tiara_sequence.jpg
Image:sxc_side.gif|Tiara's [http://info.sonicretro.org/File:Sxc_side.gif original playstyle], the classic sidescroller view.
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Image:sxc_side.png|Tiara's original method of play, the classic side-scrolling view.
 
Image:tiara_boobowski.jpg|The final design of Tiara, revealed to the world in black and white.
 
Image:tiara_boobowski.jpg|The final design of Tiara, revealed to the world in black and white.
 
</gallery>
 
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===Chaz/Gabby===
 
===Chaz/Gabby===
  
Included within the "PackageX" leak of 2009, a set of sprites for two characters, "Chaz" and "Gabby," were found within. Having never been mentioned before, it is unknown if these were meant to be enemies, new characters, or just test sprites to work things out before they had the final Sonic sprites.
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Included within the "PackageX" leak of 2009, a set of sprites for two characters, "Chaz" and "Gabby," were found within. They were created by Chris Senn for a personal, unrelated side-project using the X-Treme level editor, and were used as test art.
 
 
 
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Image:chazfront.gif|Chaz
 
Image:chazfront.gif|Chaz
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
===Mips===
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==Hirokazu Yasuhara Concept Art==
 
 
Instead of the usual [[animals|animal friends]] found within the Sonic games prior, trapped within the [[badnik]] enemies were meant to be beings called Mips. The name, derived from the technical term "Million Instructions Per Second," was thought up by Michael Kosaka, the lead game designer when the project was still known as ''[[Sonic Mars]]''. Each level was meant to have their own unique Mips, but such progress was unfinished due to the cancellation of the game.
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
Image:ChristmasMips.png|A collection of odd characters from the [[Sonic X-treme levels|Christmas level]], quite possibly meant to be its form of Mips.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
==[[Hirokazu Yasuhara]] Concept Art==
 
  
Near the tail-end the development of ''Sonic X-treme'' on the Saturn, Sega of America called upon veteran Sonic game designer [[Hirokazu Yasuhara]] to lend his expertise in the ever-problematic ''X-treme'' development cycle. His concepts continued to be used during the "Project Condor" phase of the project, but sadly none was successful utilized in a complete game brought to retail.
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Near the tail-end of development for ''Sonic X-treme'' on the Saturn, [[sega:Sega|Sega of America]] called upon veteran Sonic game designer [[sega:Hirokazu Yasuhara|Hirokazu Yasuhara]] to lend his expertise in the ever-problematic ''X-treme'' development cycle. His concepts continued to be used during the "Project Condor" phase of the project, but none were successfully utilized in a complete game.
  
 
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Image:zone2_act1_3n.gif|First set of notes to Zone 2, Act 1, Page 3
 
Image:zone2_act1_3n.gif|First set of notes to Zone 2, Act 1, Page 3
 
Image:zone2_act1_3n2.gif|Second set of notes to Zone 2, Act 1, Page 3
 
Image:zone2_act1_3n2.gif|Second set of notes to Zone 2, Act 1, Page 3
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==Box Art==
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sxc_cover_concept.jpg|Conceptual cover art
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Sonic X-treme Coverart.png|Early promotional cover art
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Sonic Xtreme cover v2.jpg|Later promotional cover art
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
{{SonicXtreme}}
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{{SonicXtremeOmni}}
 
[[Category:Sonic X-treme]]
 
[[Category:Sonic X-treme]]

Revision as of 14:24, 28 October 2019

Over the course of Sonic X-treme's development cycle, a slew of concept art and other various images were created as the team behind the game brainstormed how best to go about producing Sonic's first appearance on the Sega Saturn. Some of these ideas never went beyond the drawing board, while others evolved into various forms of playable content until X-treme's cancellation.

General Concept Art

Storyboards

Sonic the Hedgehog

During the early development of X-treme, part of the team's ambitious ideas was to feature numerous playable characters, each with their own individual play style. Chris Senn, the game's lead designer, wanted Sonic to be controlled in an isometric view's similar to what would eventually be seen in Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, but was convinced otherwise by lead programmer Ofer Alon.

Miles "Tails" Prower

Though not demonstrated in the below concept art, Miles "Tails" Prower's game play was envisioned to be that found in most modern 3D games, with a third-person, camera-behind-you perspective. When the game was focused onto just Sonic, the titular character inherited this format of perspective.

Knuckles the Echidna

To keep things fresh, the player was to control Knuckles the Echidna from a top-down view, the camera showing off the maze surrounding their character.

Tiara Boobowski

Tiara Boobowski, commonly mistaken for a hedgehog but actually a Minx Kitten, was meant to be the new character introduced in Sonic X-treme. First conceived as a princess, she later become the daughter of a professor, but each time was meant to be a love interest for Sonic. Though later game outlines made her nothing but plot fodder, she was originally meant to be playable, to be controlled in traditional side-scrolling platformer levels.

Other Characters

Chaz/Gabby

Included within the "PackageX" leak of 2009, a set of sprites for two characters, "Chaz" and "Gabby," were found within. They were created by Chris Senn for a personal, unrelated side-project using the X-Treme level editor, and were used as test art.

Hirokazu Yasuhara Concept Art

Near the tail-end of development for Sonic X-treme on the Saturn, Sega of America called upon veteran Sonic game designer Hirokazu Yasuhara to lend his expertise in the ever-problematic X-treme development cycle. His concepts continued to be used during the "Project Condor" phase of the project, but none were successfully utilized in a complete game.

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