SONIC FANMADE GAMES
Well for starters most of the games can be found at these two sites http://ssrg.emulationzone.org/fanmade/
And http://sonichq.org/.
Playing through these games was real torture , because of all the bad programming . In most of the games the developers couldn’t program the engine properly , and the engine gets screwed up every time you try to jump or roll . Consequently I’ve decided to focus more on games that aren’t rip off’s of the original Sega games .
1)Sonic dz
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Developed by TGF team , this is one of the best homebrew sonic games around . The reason for this being that you get to play shadow .Unlike sonic , he doesn’t get screwed up every time you try to roll or jump , and doesn’t get stuck in walls .(Instead of spinning when your running fast , he sort of slides). But don’t expect a game that would rival Naka’s or even Sega Technical Institutes game design . The jumping sections . lead to cheap deaths as you have no clue where your landing and the fourth level is one of the slowest and ugliest levels seen ever .However , if you are a sonic fan the rest of the levels will be pretty fun ……
2)Sonic 2099
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Once again developed by TGF team , a pretty decent platformer .You control sonic (no shadow this time , damn!) , which is quite similar to the other games cept he has a double jump , and he doesn’t really gain any speed .The lack of speed (its not slow , just the level design doesn’t allow for it) , is made up by pretty decent platforming action ,and new vehicles to ride on in each level.
3)Sonic and Mario return
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This is what Sega and Nintendo fanboys always wanted to do : beat the crap out of the others mascots using yours .Unfortunately ,you only have two moves per character . And if you’re a Nintendo fan you’ll be disappointed by the fact that the Sega characters are always better .(because of the way they jump).Overall , it’s a fun game for about two minutes (it need more moves )
4)Sonic madventure
A top down Zelda-ish game by Red, with sonic in as the lead . The concept might be kind of retarded but this games pretty good ,for a homebrew game . The main draw to this game is its humor (which is sort of british ) , the rest of the game just supports the humor . The story involves , Sonics quest to escape from Amy with tails as his partner . It has you doing all sorts of stuff from ,trying to infiltrate Robotniks base , from fighting mechs on top of a highwind type ship (ff7 music included) , and running away from Amy. Sonic fans , or anyone in need of a laugh should check it out.
5) Crazy cabbie sonic
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You control , Sonic and friends in a GTA type of view (top down) , taking people to their desired destinations . The main reason why I’ve included this is that it’s a fan favorite (god knows why). The levels are cramped , and small ………….and the controls aren’t too hot . However it isn’t really that bad(as it’s really easy to pick up and play) , if your fan of sonic and crazy taxi then you might enjoy this game.
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This game was featured in GAMEGO #2 , so I’ve decided to expand upon that. Basically it’s a 3-d sonic game designed , with 2D sonic in mind .The result is that the control are pretty badly messed up .It’s pretty hard to get rings , or even maintain speed running in a straight line due to the 3-dness . However , the level design is pretty good , and some of the levels in development have some very cool concepts .( http://www.srb2.org/)
Knuckles millennium 2
bah -ive lost my word file on this one Ethugg might have it.Iev deleted the game from my computer , but I did remember it being a good game
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You control Robotnik flying through genesis sonic levels , trying to recover his robots . The concept is cool , but is execution is pretty awful . Robotnik moves as if he has arthritis , taking years to beat levels .(you wouldn’t expect too much from a game made by a 14 year old would you?). You might like it though if you’re the kind of guy who wished Tom kicked Jerry’s ass , or brought Ergheiz just to see Sepiroth’s ending.
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8)ONMI khaos
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Another sonic game made by Red , probably the best platformer of the bunch . You control sonic , tails , knuckles , and Red trying to stop Robotniks ultimate weapon , the OMNI chaos .Unlike , other homebrew games , it actually has levels of decent size , and it has bosses ,. Not only that but it has original levels , and baddies for you to rejoice over . As usual this game is a little rough around the edges , but if you’re patient enough, download this gem.
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