SoniNeko

SoniNeko
Version: 1.0
Last release: 2008/05/27, 02:25 GMT
System: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Original game: [[]]
Credits: nineko, Puto

soniNeko is a hack of Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis by nineko. It is notable because of its extended playlist, which not only completely replaces all the songs from the original game, but also introduces several new songs, bringing the grand total to 51 (instead of 22 as in the original Sonic 1); most of those songs are conversions from MIDI and MOD files (as a demonstration of xm2smps/xm3smps capabilities), and a small amount of them are conversions from games that use the Cube/Iwadare sound engine. None of those songs have been converted from other games that use the SMPS sound system, something soniNeko is still unique for.

Features

Note: external utilities used to achieve these results are listed in brakets whenever applicable; same goes for other people's important help. Anything without a note has been achieved with basic Hex or ASM techniques.

• Completely new soundtrack (xm2smps/xm3smps)
• Different songs per each act
• Different songs per each special stage
• Different song for the good ending
• A new song for Speed Shoes (they no longer speed up the music)
• A new song for when you have Speed Shoes and Invincibility at the same time
• A new song for the Level Select screen
• A new jingle is played when you collect the 6th Chaos Emerald
• Fixed the Spike Bug (Puto)
• Added the Spin Dash (Puto)
• Ported three sound effects from Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Puto)
• Added Hand Clap and Cymbal to Sonic 1's DAC samples (Puto)
• Raised Sonic's max speed and acceleration
• Slightly raised Sonic's jump height when you have Speed Shoes
• Added new monitors subtypes (see below)
• Changed some of the palettes (SonED)
• Added a new level (SonED)
• Changed Zone names (Esrael Sonic Editor)
• Restored the correct order on the Level Select screen (Esrael Sonic Editor)
• Added a special stage selector on the Level Select screen

Note: Emeralds collected in this way won't be retained

• Edited the Sound Test so it only shows valid song IDs
• Removed the sound effects from the ending demos
• Fixed the bugs related to the invincibility music
• Restored the "Press Start Button" text on the title screen (Esrael Sonic Editor)
• Changed the ending sign to the Nick Arcade one

Monitors

Note: this list only includes monitors that have been added or edited in soniNeko. All the regular monitors from Sonic 1 aren't changed and won't be listed here

File:30931833uj1.png - Eggman Monitor - Harms you

File:36499814oc9.png - "S" Monitor - Gives you Invincibility and Speed Shoes, for 20 seconds

File:37454936cm1.png - Emerald Monitor - Displays the Big Ring with less than 50 rings

File:40798072sa2fu4.png - Feather Monitor - Allows you to do one ultra jump

File:73435862ka3.png - Time Monitor - Gives you one additional minute to beat the level

File:88599875xv8.png - Note Monitor - Changes the background music to Sleeping in my car

Zones

Good Morning Zone (1 act)

The first Zone in the game. It uses Star Light Zone's tiles, with an early morning palette. All the new monitors are present in this zone. The Big Ring at the end of the act is hard to reach, take the best path or make sure to grab a Feather Monitor!

Ice Hill Zone

Formerly known as Green Hill Zone, IHZ features a winter palette, everything is white, blue, and icy. This is the only Zone (other than GMZ) to feature some of the new monitors.

Inferno Zone

Formerly known as Marble Zone, IZ features an infernal palette, with a red sky directly from your nightmares.

Party Land Zone

This is the same Spring Yard Zone as featured in Sonic 1.

Dire Docks Zone

Formerly known as Labyrinth Zone, DDZ features a blue palette.

Shining Zone

Formerly known as Star Light Zone, SZ features a pink and blue palette.

The Factory Zone

Formerly known as Scrap Brain Zone, TFZ features an orange palette for Act 1, and the original palettes for Acts 2 and 3.

Death Match

This is the same Final Zone as featured in Sonic 1.

Playlist

ID	Title/Description	Usage
$81	Balloon Kid - Main Theme	Dire Docks Zone, Act 2
$82	Super Mario 64 - Dire Dire Docks	Dire Docks Zone, Act 1
$83	Psycho Pinball - Fun Fair	Inferno Zone, Act 1
$84	DDR - Hero	Party Land Zone, Act 2
$85	Banjo Tooie - Fun 'n' Games	Party Land Zone, Act 1
$86	DDR - Dam Dariram	The Factory Zone, Act 1
$87	Bubble Bobble - Main Theme	Invincibility
$88	Jingle from Street Fighters II	1-UP
$89	Puzzle De Pon! - Stage 2	First Special Stage
$8A	The Flintstones	Title Screen
$8B	Outrun - Magical Sound Shower	Ending GHZ Scene
$8C	Pinball Fantasies - Party Land	Robotnik
$8D	DDR - Burning Heat	Death Match
$8E	Pippi Långstrump	Results Screen
$8F	F-Zero - Results	Game Over
$90	Street Fighters II - Guile	Continue Screen
$91	Heaven Revived	Credits (1÷5 emeralds)
$92	Bubble Bobble - 1UP	Drowning
$93	Psycho Pinball - Cup Game	Emerald
$94	DDR - Moonlight Shadows	Shining Zone, Act 3
$95	Wario Blast - Stage 7	Party Land Zone, Act 3
$96	DDR - Señorita	The Factory Zone, Act 3
$97	F-Zero - White Land	Ice Hill Zone, Act 3
$98	Outzone - Main Theme	Inferno Zone, Act 3
$99	DDR - Bye Bye Baby Balloon	The Factory Zone, Act 2
$9A	DDR - Captain Jack	Shining Zone, Act 2
$9B	Madou Monogatari - Labyrinth	Dire Docks Zone, Act 3
$9C	Sonic & Knuckles Collection - Ice Cap Act 2	Ice Hill Zone, Act 2
$9D	Mario Kart 64 - Rainbow Road	Shining Zone, Act 1
$9E	F-Zero MV - Bianca City	Inferno Zone, Act 2
$9F	Bomb Jack - Main Theme	Ice Hill Zone, Act 1
$EC	Dino Land - Dinoland Boss (*)	unused
$ED	Jewel Master - I Got It! (*)	Special Stage Results with 6 Emeralds
$EE	Jewel Master - Fish Out Of Water (*)	unused
$EF	Snow Bros - Stage 6 (*)	unused
$F0	Snow Bros - Stage 2 (*)	unused
$F1	POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN	unused
$F2	Jewel Master - Spier Tiger (*)	Speed Shoes + Invincibility
$F3	Mean Bean Machine - Staff Roll (*)	Credits (6 emeralds)
$F4	Super Mario Bros 2 - Character Select	Level Select
$F5	Mario Kart 64 - Yoshi Valley	Fifth Special Stage
$F6	Snow Bros - Stage 7 (*)	unused
$F7	Sonic Chaos - Gigalopolis	Fourth Special Stage
$F8	Theme from Castlevania	unused
$F9	Mario Kart 64 - Battle Arenas	Second Special Stage
$FA	Bomberman 64 - Green Garden	Sixth Special Stage
$FB	Happy Folk	Speed Shoes
$FC	Roxette - Sleeping in My Car	Note Monitor
$FD	Snow Bros - Stage 5 (*)	Good Morning Zone
$FE	Sonic CD - Metallic Madness Past	unused
$FF	Mean Bean Machine - Exercise Mode (*)	Third Special Stage

Note: (*) denotes a conversion from a Cube/Iwadare game

Downloads

Download SoniNeko File: S1neko10.zip (390 kB) (info) Current version: 1.0

Old Versions

• Version 0.9
• Version 0.8

External Links

• First sample video on YouTube
• Second sample video on YouTube
• Third sample video on YouTube

Release thread on the forums