Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)

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Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)
System(s): Xbox Live Arcade, PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation Network
Publisher: Sega
Developer: The Taxman

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The 2011 release of Sonic the Hedgehog CD is an enhanced downloadable remake of the 1993 Sega Mega CD game Sonic the Hedgehog CD. It was developed by The Taxman using a proprietary game engine named "Retro Sonic", an updated version of the engine used in a fangame with the same name and Sonic Nexus. His efforts were picked up by Sega who published it for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, iOS and Android devices and PC in late 2011 and early 2012.

Unlike other attempts at bringing classic Sonic games to new platforms in the late 2000s (usually handled by Backbone Entertainment), this Sonic CD is neither a port of the original game nor an emulated version. It was re-built by scratch, allowing for a number of enhancements such as widescreen support, online features (such as leaderboards), filters to change the way the game is displayed and a Sonic the Hedgehog 2-styled spindash option. When the game is beaten once, Tails is unlocked. It is otherwise faithful to the original game.

Other changes include reduced loading times, better scaling for the UFOs in the Special Stages, a number of bugfixes and a constant framerate of 60FPS.

Music

The original Sonic CD had its soundtrack changed for the North American release, leading to two distinct soundtracks for the game. This 2011 version includes both, and the user can toggle between the two. Undisclosed licensing issues mean some vocals from the Japanese soundtrack have been removed. All stage music tracks have been edited so that they loop.

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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
PS3	2010  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic Adventure     2011  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog Anniversary Bundle | Sonic the Hedgehog CD     2012  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Adventure 2 | Classic Sonic Bundle | Sonic the Fighters     2013  Sonic the Hedgehog Master Collection      Prototypes  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (Sony QA Network prototype)

	2007  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog 2     2009  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sonic & Knuckles     2010  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic Adventure     2011  Sonic the Hedgehog CD     2012  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Adventure 2 | Sonic the Fighters      Prototypes  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (PartnerNET build)