Sonic-16
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| Sonic the Hedgehog |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive |
| Developer: Sega Technical Institute |
| Genre: Action |
Sonic-16 was a Sonic the Hedgehog video game concept pitched by Peter Morawiec and John Duggan of Sega Technical Institute. Based on the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog television series, the pitch was put together shortly after the completion of Sonic Spinball[1].
Only a single screenshot and a demonstration video are known to exist of Sonic-16, the latter dated November 1993. Created on the Amiga software Brilliance, the video took roughly a week to complete. Reportedly the game was vetoed by Yuji Naka, with STI moving on to concentrate on Comix Zone instead.[1]
Chris Senn considers this to be a phase of the cancelled Sonic X-treme[2].
Video
Peter Morawiec and John Duggan's demonstration video shows a playable Sonic in a level resembling Robotropolis, dealing with enemy security cameras and SWATbots. At the end, he meets up with Sally Acorn and enters a building.
Sonic moves at a slower pace than previous Sega Mega Drive games (though faster sections were intended[1]), but has a selection of new moves. While still a side-scroller, it depicts Sonic moving in and out of the camera in addition to left and right. He is also able to hold his back to the wall to evade detection and peek around corners, can grab and pull himself up onto ledges, and perform a "Ring Attack" move, where rings from his life bar are throwwn to destroy enemies. A mid-air "Buzzsaw!!" move is used to clear obstacles and a "Spike Blast", also performed in mid-air, shoots quills in eight directions outward from the player to damage surrounding enemies.
Screenshot
Production credits
- Concept & Demo: Peter Morawiec
- Graphics & Animation: Peter Morawiec, John Duggan
- Source: Sega-16 interview with Peter Morawiec[3]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Interview: Peter Morawiec (2007-04-20) by Sega-16
- ↑ http://www.senntient.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=216 (Wayback Machine: 2009-01-02 06:37)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gCvfUZ81T8
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1991 Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Eraser 1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sonic Spinball 1994 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sonic & Knuckles 1995 Chaotix | Sonic Classics 1996 Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island |
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| Sonic X-treme incarnations |
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