Sonic 1 Lunacy

Sonic 1 Lunacy

Version: Demo 1
Last release: St. Valentine's Day 2012
System: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Original game: Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
Credits: Masochistic Maniacs and SÆGA

Sonic 1 Lunacy is a work-in-progress hack of Sonic the Hedgehog by the Masochistic Maniacs. The hack features three levels of difficulty (normal, hard and lunatic) with custom levels and ported/custom sounds/music.

Contest History

Sonic 1 Lunacy was entered into the Seventh Annual Hacking Contest in an attempt to gauge some kind of review from the judges participating. It was awarded the Genocide City trophy for having the most difficult layout (which might not sound like a good thing, but this was the intention for lunatic difficulty), as well as over-all praise and well-wishes for the project's future.

Sonic 1 Lunacy entered into the succeeding contest, the Sonic the Hedgehog Annual Hacking Contest 2010, and was able to retain the Genocide City Trophy, alongside winning a special one-off trophy, the 'The Game - You just lost it' trophy awarded by Shadow Fire.

Sonic 1 Lunacy made a third appearance in the Sonic Hacking Contest 2011, wherein it was once again awarded the Genocide City trophy, making Sonic 1 Lunacy the first hack to retain the Genocide City Trophy three years in a row, a feat which has only been repeated by Sonic Megamix, having been awarded the Piano Trophy three years straight.