Comment # 1

yes!!!!

Posted by Adam on January 15th, 2010 at 11:29 am

Comment # 3

Good old Sonic’s back!

Posted by Cstyler on January 15th, 2010 at 11:31 am

Comment # 5

Aw, Big’s not the main character? Oh well, Sonic’s better than nothing.

Posted by Drifballoon on January 15th, 2010 at 11:31 am

Comment # 7

THANK YOU GOD AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Posted by Jon McGuire on January 15th, 2010 at 11:31 am

Comment # 9

Saw it coming, but I would’ve liked more.

Cool crab robot, tho’.

Posted by Diogenes on January 15th, 2010 at 11:31 am

Comment # 11

….That’s it? I mean, it’s cool to get some concept art, but there’s nothing else? We don’t even get to see what the logo really looks like?

Posted by Kazeblade on January 15th, 2010 at 11:32 am

Comment # 13

Awesome!!!!

This.Game.Will.RULE!!!!!

Posted by Jon the Hedgie on January 15th, 2010 at 11:33 am

Comment # 15

YES! YES! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! This is flippin awesome!

Posted by RandomBlogReader on January 15th, 2010 at 11:33 am

Comment # 17

Welome back crabmeat! YOU WERE MISSED

Posted by Partius on January 15th, 2010 at 11:33 am

Comment # 19

Awwwwwwwww no Froggy.
Jk
I’m glad it’s just Sonic, and that it’s taking this route.
This might not be half bad after all.

Posted by Quarxyz on January 15th, 2010 at 11:34 am

Comment # 21

I LOVE YOU SEGA. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Posted by Qtheman on January 15th, 2010 at 11:34 am

Comment # 23

O Frabjous Day! Callooh! Callay!

Posted by now port it to wii on January 15th, 2010 at 11:34 am

Comment # 25

YES

Posted by Pot on January 15th, 2010 at 11:35 am

Comment # 27

What the…? That is it? THAT IS THE BONUS?

:/

Oh well, The game better not disappoint me.

Posted by Kirboy on January 15th, 2010 at 11:35 am

Comment # 29

Damnit, where are Tails and Knuckles? Sega, NOBODY wanted just Sonic. I think I speak for a large portion of the Sonic fanbase when I say we really, REALLY wanted Tails and Knuckles.

Posted by Matt Young on January 15th, 2010 at 11:36 am

Comment # 31

THANK YOU SEGA!

Posted by John Hudson on January 15th, 2010 at 11:37 am

Comment # 33

We had three bonus points but we only get one concept art! Come on now, your short changing us.

Posted by Agent P on January 15th, 2010 at 11:38 am

Comment # 35

Finally, Shadow has been conquered!
…still, I’m disappointed that there isn’t a whiff of Tails or Knuckles about. Three is the magic number.

Posted by Now on January 15th, 2010 at 11:38 am

Comment # 37

Calm down ilcane87…

Just because they aren’t playable doesn’t mean they wont be in the game at all, for the rest of us, your interest isn’t needed if you are short sited enough not to read into the subject. Also note it said “no new” nothing about “no returning”.

Posted by Partius on January 15th, 2010 at 11:38 am

Comment # 39

I lol’d. Good job, SEGA

Posted by JoeyKazooie on January 15th, 2010 at 11:39 am

Comment # 41

Badniks. YES, YES and moar YES.

Sonic alone. Awesome.

Single piece of concept art.

Well, bugger.

Posted by Sam Winton on January 15th, 2010 at 11:39 am

Comment # 43

But seriously, can anyone give me a good explanation for no Tails/Knuckles?

Posted by Matt Young on January 15th, 2010 at 11:40 am

Comment # 45

Looking forward to this . Still think it should’ve gone like this http://tinyurl.com/y8vfq8t lol.

Posted by Matthew290 on January 15th, 2010 at 11:40 am

Comment # 47

Yes!! YES!!! I knew it!!! I love you for this, SEGA!!!! ^__^

Posted by sonicfan on January 15th, 2010 at 11:41 am

Comment # 49

It’s… lovely. We want more concept art!

Posted by Red_Menace on January 15th, 2010 at 11:41 am

Comment # 51

Ok…By one blue hedgehog, that had better be code for “One Blue Hedgehog, One Orange Fox and a Red Echidna”

Posted by IDE on January 15th, 2010 at 11:42 am

Comment # 53

Having Amy’s absence was very disappointing until this showed up! As long as it’s going old school, that’s fine with me!

P. S.

THANK YOU, SEGA! FINALLY! No Shadow! That just made my day!^^

Posted by AngelJump on January 15th, 2010 at 11:43 am

Comment # 55

WOOHOO! [BLEEP] YES!! I LOVE YOU SEGA!!! <3 <3 <3 <3

Posted by SonicFan on January 15th, 2010 at 11:43 am

Comment # 57

Thank God Heard It Might Be A Sonic 1 Remake. that Is awesome!! i missed the 2d side scrolling back to where it was speed!!

Posted by David Velasco on January 15th, 2010 at 11:43 am

Comment # 59

-does the monkey-

Oh, I am SO looking forward to this! =D

Posted by Kits'Okami on January 15th, 2010 at 11:43 am

Comment # 61

Ilcane – We realize there are many fans out there of other characters – even some for Charmy Bee, as we found out on the first day.

Project Needlemouse is being created for the people who have long asked us for a game with only Sonic that harkens back to his 2D roots. We can’t please everyone, but we feel very strongly that there is a massive group of people out there who have been waiting for a moment like this to finally come. Thank you for your opinion and your feedback though; Sonic is something that many different people feel very strongly about, but know that we are listening!

Posted by RubyEclipse on January 15th, 2010 at 11:44 am

Comment # 63

Too bad there’s no Chao..

Posted by Nainsell on January 15th, 2010 at 11:44 am

Comment # 65

Finally.

That badnik looks a lot like the crab badnik from sonic one’s green hill zone. WAIT. IT’S LABELED GANIGANI, the japanese name for the crabmeat badnik of sonic 1 on the genesis!

Posted by Animalbrad on January 15th, 2010 at 11:45 am

Comment # 67

We’ll miss you, Tails!

Posted by Jerxx on January 15th, 2010 at 11:45 am

Comment # 69

AWWWWWW YEAAAAAAAH

Posted by Bambee on January 15th, 2010 at 11:46 am

Comment # 71

I hate this focus on characters. It’s completely irrelevant and superficial whether X character does or doesn’t appear. It’s ridiculous to base your purchase and/or opinion of a game on whether certain characters are or are not in it.

Shadow, Silver, whoever else, they don’t matter. Start looking at the games for the games, not for the characters involved.

Posted by Deku2106 on January 15th, 2010 at 11:46 am

Comment # 73

YES. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

Congratulations, Sega. You now have my attention.

Posted by JohnFColey on January 15th, 2010 at 11:47 am

Comment # 75

I like 3D Sonic, but I grew up on 2D Sonic and now I can feel the nostalgia coming back. The die-hard fans of 3D will just have to wait, this is our time to shine. RubyEclipse = the best!

Posted by John Hudson on January 15th, 2010 at 11:48 am

Comment # 77

On further inspection, that;s not Crabmeat but that one robot from Metropolis Zone from Sonic 2 that outstretched it’s claw to attack. Still cool though.

Though to everyone who says we deserved better: I think it’s amazing, I was prepping myself for something lame like a control scheme so I’d be surprised, but I am a sucker for obscure concept art. No sarcasm, I mean it.

Posted by Dusk Golem on January 15th, 2010 at 11:49 am

Comment # 79

Excited for the old school look this is giving off, but this game HAS to have Tails and Knuckles as playable characters, even if it’s just through the same stages ala S3&K [preferably that way], otherwise I’m gonna be pretty disappointed.

Posted by Cyrus Parker on January 15th, 2010 at 11:50 am

Comment # 81

I dunno if I would describe “multiple playable characters” as being a big trend in Sonic lately. It’s been six years since Sonic Advance 3, the last worthwhile game where you could play as Knuckles and Tails. I’m starting to miss those guys. And didn’t Unleashed and Secret Rings already do the Sonic-Only thing?

But I can forgive everything because of that rockin Crabmeat design. Oh badniks, how I’ve longed to see you again.

Posted by Anon on January 15th, 2010 at 11:51 am

Comment # 83

Sonic’s the sole star—this is great news!

I love the bonus; it opens up so many possibilities! It’s (like?) Crabmeat 2.0—a_Badnik_! Will anyone translate the text? Is that the name of the badnik, or a signature?

Posted by CRS on January 15th, 2010 at 11:51 am

Comment # 85

oh my god. this is basically the best thing ever. no f*** lie.

Posted by anonymous on January 15th, 2010 at 11:51 am

Comment # 87

Yes! Sonic alone, that’s what I wanted. I’m so excited to this return to Sonic roots…

@ilcane87 I’m gonna have to disagree with you…sure there is lots of hype for non-sonic characters, but they aren’t what made sonic great…The original Genesis games that mainly focused on Sonic are what made him great, not Amy, not Big or any those others…The Genesis games of Sonic is when he was most popular! He just got diluted after that with a ton of characters in each game with those really cheesy lame cutscenes…Sonic doesn’t need a cast of 6 other characters, lame cutscenes, or any of those things to make the games good…in fact they make them worse…just watch, I’m betting you Needlemouse outperforms any previous Sonic games since he went 3D

Posted by Sonicfan82 on January 15th, 2010 at 11:52 am

Comment # 89

Lanmanna – who says all Shadow and Silver fans are furries? That’s just a mass generalization. Sheesh. It’s the same thing as saying that all Sonic fans are furries. =S

My interest in this game has all but disappeared. How good of a story can they make with just one character? You saw what happened to the story in Sonic Unleashed.

Posted by Kits on January 15th, 2010 at 11:53 am

Comment # 91

WOOHOO! I would have liked to have Shadow in the game, but going Sonic-only is still an excellent move. Needlemouse is gonna PWN all!

Posted by TechnoSuperguy on January 15th, 2010 at 11:53 am

Comment # 93

I think I love you again Sega…

Posted by Nope on January 15th, 2010 at 11:53 am

Comment # 95

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djtl9Kv64c8

Posted by M. Bison on January 15th, 2010 at 11:54 am

Comment # 97

OH GOD YES!

That crabmeat design is awesome.

Posted by Hanna on January 15th, 2010 at 11:55 am

Comment # 99

Wait, I know that’s Shellcracker from 2.

What does this mean? is it a remake of Sonic 2?

Posted by Rsien hell fire on January 15th, 2010 at 11:57 am

Comment # 101

Yeah… NO. Badnicks is a sight of relief for sure, but I for one never wanted a game with Sonic alone. The best Sonic game had 3 different playable characters, and all of them had different characteristics (Tails was the easy mode, Knuckles could glide but couldn’t jump as high as Sonic).

Sonic 2 even had versus and co-op modes!

Posted by Jean on January 15th, 2010 at 11:58 am

Comment # 103

Is still suspicious that Tails and Knuckles are not in the list… I truly want them to be in the game, they DESERVE that!!! ; -/

I also wanted Shadow and Amy, but well, the classic three characters would be OK : (

The amount of characters is not important at all if you give the choice to play with them or not… if you only like Sonic, play with Sonic alone, but give the rest the opportunity to control tehir favorite characters T____T

I love Tails :____(

Posted by Jimmytrius on January 15th, 2010 at 11:58 am

Comment # 105

Er. Shellcracker.

Posted by Shade Vortex on January 15th, 2010 at 11:58 am

Comment # 107

I’m still waiting to see actual gameplay footage before I get excited.

Posted by Hamrabi on January 15th, 2010 at 11:59 am

Comment # 109

YESSSSSSSSSSS. F*** yes.

Posted by SonicFan420 on January 15th, 2010 at 11:59 am

Comment # 111

When I saw the thing I saw an outline of PIKACHU IN A SOMBRERO!

wtf.

Posted by wiiman on January 15th, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Comment # 113

Im glad SEGA is listening to the fans, I think this just might be the sonic game we have all been waiting for. To all those dissapointed with the bonus, i think that it is supposed to mean more than just a picture. It is showing that, in using an enemy from an old game, it is going back to when these enemies were used. I think this means it is returning back to the roots. However, we have seen no gameplay or screenshots, we can not get our hopes up just yet. Ive been hurt to many times.

Posted by Prestokey on January 15th, 2010 at 12:01 pm

Comment # 115

Well i like that all those characters listed arnt in it but…hopefully tails and knuckles are unlockable or something… oh well at least Shadow, big and all those other characters arnt in it… Eggman and Metal Sonic for bosses!!! And Super Sonic

Posted by DG on January 15th, 2010 at 12:01 pm

Comment # 117

sega trolled everyone

Posted by vyse220 on January 15th, 2010 at 12:02 pm

Comment # 119

I would be so happy if Sonic didn’t talk. Or if he has to during a cutscene, fine. But one of the most irritating things in all the new Sonic games is everytime during a level when you dash or jump or do just about anything he won’t stop with his “WOOO!”s and “HUH”s and “HERE WE GOOOOO”s.

That enough of that Sega.

Posted by v on January 15th, 2010 at 12:04 pm

Comment # 121

I do like the concept art, it definitely feels more of a homage to the original, but a little sad that Tails or Knuckles wouldn’t be in it. It’s one of the reasons why I liked Sonic 3 & Knuckles so much because it gave the game plenty of replayability. I guess time to wait for a real screenshot or trailer at E3 then.

Posted by Shads on January 15th, 2010 at 12:05 pm

Comment # 123

Good job Sega! Sonic is the only character we need in this game! But it would be nice if Tails fallows you just like in Sonic 2. The only playbel characters I would like were Tails and Knuckles, just like in the old days.

Posted by Twanko on January 15th, 2010 at 12:06 pm

Comment # 125

Love u Sega!!

Posted by Metroius on January 15th, 2010 at 12:06 pm

Comment # 127

Mr. Needlemouse was triple-rejected! LOL!

Posted by Pokechar on January 15th, 2010 at 12:06 pm

Comment # 129

Thank the heavens. May this be the start of something marvellous.

Posted by Steffanic on January 15th, 2010 at 12:07 pm

Comment # 131

Everyone’s so dang happy; I don’t see what the big deal is.
I’m glad you’ve made a game for the older fans, but please, after this, no more. My favourite character is actually Shadow, so I was a tad disappointed to see you played some dumb trick on us again. OH HAR HAR, WE WERE JUST KIDDING GAIIZ, WE GOT YOUR HOPES UP FOR NOTHING AND CROSSED OUT EVERY CHARACTER EXCEPT THE FIRST ONE.
:/ I’m not laughing, this ain’t funny.

But I’ll try my best to be happy for the older fans who wanted a Sonic-only game. Although, basing a game on just one character isn’t very fun if it’s been done before. We’ve seen games based on Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Amy… hell, even your Mary-Sue character, Blaze. I’m SO glad she’s not in this. I might have just exploded.
But ah, well.
I’ll try the game out, give it a spin, and try not to be such a sourpuss about it. Besides, it can’t be that bad, can it? I have fun playing Sonic 1 on my iTouch. [[Although I want Sonic 2]]

Posted by Alicia on January 15th, 2010 at 12:08 pm

Comment # 133

wow dis is gonna huge treat, i can’t wait to c Sonic do his thang. i miss tho days of classic sonic i still have my sega genesis ( sadly i don’t have all the parts to plug it up). Sega make us proud!!

Posted by Alyssa on January 15th, 2010 at 12:08 pm

Comment # 135

This has just made my week!

Also, to all the people who are somewhat disappointed or complaining about lack of characters, I’m just going to bet that you are under the age of 16 and your first Sonic games were the Adventure series. Not that there is much wrong with that, it’s cool to see you jumping into such an old franchise, but you have no idea how much it means to us people who’ve been playing since Sonic 1, to just get a little of that magic back on a console.

Posted by 'T' on January 15th, 2010 at 12:09 pm

Comment # 137

Sega, I loved you up until everything after sonic adventure 2. But you guys suck at PR. Looking forward to this game, though.

Posted by luckyjat on January 15th, 2010 at 12:10 pm

Comment # 139

It wont main tails and knuckles arent in the game.. but they are not playable.. MAN AM HAPPY!!!!!!!

Posted by yvaaar on January 15th, 2010 at 12:12 pm

Comment # 141

Wow, I was wrong about the bonus. But still, wow….wow…. I see now…I see what this is…. I’m almost tempted to believe this is going to be a Sonic 1 remake (which would be badass) But shoot…I’m really looking foreward to it.

Posted by Damion Lionheart on January 15th, 2010 at 12:14 pm

Comment # 143

The link to the concept art is broken, it says the page is private?

Posted by Sheza on January 15th, 2010 at 12:15 pm

Comment # 145

sonic u are back sega make sure there are super emeralds in it and longer and more leveles

Posted by sonic on January 15th, 2010 at 12:17 pm

Comment # 147

Okay. I was reluctant to post on this blog. But now that it is the final day of the Needlemouse character countdown, I said why the heck not.

This is to all the fans that wished for the myriad of excess characters to be included in this title….

Are you guys joking? I do realize Sega has created separate fan bases based on the titles released throughout the age of Sonic, but come on now. The original Sonic games are what Sonic is most memorized for.

These are the games that are released in countless collections within every new console generation – Sonic Jam, Sonic Mega Collection, Sonic Ultimate Collection, the upcoming collection for the DS, and more that I can’t remember off the top of my head.

I can’t believe people are complaining about Shadow/Amy and the other irrelevant characters. What did they add to the game? Just more filler and a corny storyline that the Sonic universe didn’t need.

The only game where Amy had any purpose was Sonic CD where she played the damsel in distress, did you really enjoy playing as her in other games? Did you really enjoy playing as Knuckles and Tails in Sonic Adventure 2? Did you really enjoy fishing in Sonic Adventure? Did you enjoy transforming into a werewolf in Sonic Unleashed? How about switching between characters and throwing the pacing into a whirlwind in Sonic Heroes? Did you enjoy that?

If so, guess what? There are other games that will appeal to you. There are fishing games out there, and treasure hunting games, and games where you can blow stuff up. Maybe one day Sega will say to themselves “Hmm…maybe we should do what we did with Knuckles Chaotix and use characters to make their own spin off series again…” but I hope they don’t do this with a Sonic game again. Its not what people look for in Sonic games…

Isn’t it sad how the consistency of Sonic games faltered after the genesis generation? I’m 21 years old. Sonic games go past nostalgia for me. Heck, today I’ll probably put in my genesis ultimate collection disc in my PS3 and enjoy me some true gaming goodness. The music, the gameplay, everything. So damn…fun. Thats it, fun and enjoyable.

I grew up on these games, I had an SNES and a genesis. I’m one of the few that actually didn’t enjoy Mario as a kid, so the SNES was sold quick. Sonic was the only game for me. I remember having the chicken pox when Sonic 3 came out. My dad went out and bought it for me and I stayed home, itchy as heck, sick as heck, playing Sonic 3 with my dad all day(you know, the split screen multiplayer mode). That is a memory I still hold dearly because its one of the few times my dad and I spent time together. I ended up giving him chicken pox by the way.

Sonic was great. No needless dialog, no melodrama straight out of an anime, no three hour tutorial session, nothing. Just holding down the right directional button and getting through the stage as fast as possible. Picking up some emeralds on the way, transforming into super or hyper sonic and going ten times as fast. So much fun. Sonic defines speed in a game.

So we don’t need these useless characters. I’m writing this partially because I don’t want Sega to read these posts and go “CRAPPPPP! I KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED SHADE AND FROGGY! THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT LIKE THOSE CHARACTERS AND NOW OUR GAME WONT GET CRAZY SALES ”

I hope this ends up being amazing. I’m having high expectations for this one. I went out of my way and signed up on your sonic forums, and made a twitter account (yuck) to support this title. And I hope you don’t betray myself or the rest of the fans that want a true sonic game.

Heres hoping Sega doesnt mess this one up…!

Posted by Dante on January 15th, 2010 at 12:19 pm

Comment # 149

AWESOME

Posted by Nack on January 15th, 2010 at 12:20 pm

Comment # 151

The disappointment comes because this is the 4th Sonic game in a row where he is the only playable character…

Secret Rings, Unleashed and Black Knight (although the latter had an extremely limited use of other characters) all used the Sonic-only formula; this is reason enough for fans of the supporting cast to feel alienated.

Posted by ilcane87 on January 15th, 2010 at 12:22 pm

Comment # 153

Could it be? We’re finally bringing back UNIQUE enemies that have cool skills? ULTRA-EPIC! My guess is sonic the hedgehog 4 in 2.5D

Posted by PK Pikmin on January 15th, 2010 at 12:26 pm

Comment # 155

Wow! That was a surprise, to reject four character at once. But I’m really glad =)
Wanna see more concept art. Maybe about levels or Sonic and Eggman themselves. Well done, Sega! Thank you very much!

Posted by SMD2 on January 15th, 2010 at 12:28 pm

Comment # 157

As an old school and new school Sonic fan, I have to say that I am happy and dissapointed at the same time. It’s gonna be fun playing a new old school styled Sonic game again, but is there really any need for no OPTIONAL playable characters? Even Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 had optional playable characters. It seems like you guys are trying a bit too hard to please those stubborn fans who think that ANYTHING that isn’t classic Sonic = bad.

Ah well, I just hope this isn’t the direction Sonic stays in. A new 3D Sonic game with either Sonic Adventure or Sonic Unleadhed stlyed gameplay and optional characters would be awesome.

Posted by SFan on January 15th, 2010 at 12:30 pm

Comment # 159

Oh, no singing for the music, catchy 16-bit esque music. NO characters speaking either.

I thankyou. x

Posted by Lee Allott on January 15th, 2010 at 12:32 pm

Comment # 161

OH FUCK, ITS CRABMEAT!!!!1!one!

Posted by Victor-Lighty on January 15th, 2010 at 12:33 pm

Comment # 163

YEAH!!! Only the coolest hedgehog, badniks are back, and in all 2D glory?
Now my weekend is going to be great! Thanks a lot, SEGA!

Posted by Adinan on January 15th, 2010 at 12:34 pm

Comment # 165

Knuckles and Tails added new dynamics to the game. It felt like you were being really sneaky when you flew up to a ledge that looked like it was out of reach, or climbed up to a high place and just glided through the air for ages. It felt like you were really exploring the world. Yeah that can be done with just Sonic, but K&T’s absence might lower the replay value somewhat…

Posted by Porl on January 15th, 2010 at 12:34 pm

Comment # 167

Thank you, SEGA. Even if I liked 2 more, this is just way too awesome.

@Alicia:
“Although, basing a game on just one character isn’t very fun if it’s been done before.”
I kinda disagree on that point. Because, sometimes, even for the people who don’t like these types of games, it is fun. Look at Megaman 9 & 10. Why are they a success after 22 years with the same formula? And why do they look 8-bit? Because the game is meant to be that way. Same thing for 2D Sonic games. The games are supposed to have the 2D Side-scrolling formula with a enhanced speed to make it exciting for old & new fans like me. I play Sonic 1 like it was 1991 and still find it entertaining. Even if it is only him as the main.
So don’t play Sonic 1 just for fun. Play it like it was 1991. Like you never knew the game. And you’ll find it even more exciting.

And for those who don’t like that Sonic’s the main one, I’ll quote Ruby: “We can’t please everyone.”.

Posted by DarkWindPT on January 15th, 2010 at 12:35 pm

Comment # 169

Huh =/

Im not even as excited about this game as I was when the character countdown started. This is already what I had been expecting….Mario and Megaman did it. But i know this WILL BE BETTER!! =)

Yet I was hoping for a gameplay trailer or an in-game screenshot. But Badnik art work and only one at that….this day did not live up to my expectations. But just one artwork pic?!?! As much as we did on Twitter we deserved more than that.

I was in love with the speed in Sonic Unleashed but if this is a classic Sonic then I can’t complain for this download title. When the next 3D Sonic hits conception mode just don’t ditch the “Day time” mechanics found in Sonic Unleashed! PLEASE!!!! YOU GUYS HAD IT RIGHT!!

Posted by Lloyd on January 15th, 2010 at 12:36 pm

Comment # 171

YES!! Thank you SEGA!!!

Posted by Renato on January 15th, 2010 at 12:38 pm

Comment # 173

You know, i was really hoping for some knux and tails, but forget it. this has made me the happiest.

Posted by David on January 15th, 2010 at 12:38 pm

Comment # 175

I wanted Shadow to be in it too.I’ll still play the game though, hopefully it’ll be for the Wii.

Posted by Dave on January 15th, 2010 at 12:39 pm

Comment # 177

It’s suspicious that Tails and Knuckles weren’t even included in the list of potential playables…

They’re as integral to the series as Sonic and Eggman/Robotnik!

C’mon, Sega, don’t be coy! Are they playable or not?

Posted by Mirai Tails on January 15th, 2010 at 12:40 pm

Comment # 179

THANK YOU SEGA I LOVE YOU! !!!

FINALLY A REAL SONIC GAME!!

GREATEST DAY !

Posted by yadadada on January 15th, 2010 at 12:42 pm

Comment # 181

@Lee Allot
Metal Sonic would be pretty awesome to see, maybe as a boss before the final boss(Robotnik).

Posted by Jon McGuire on January 15th, 2010 at 12:43 pm

Comment # 183

i disagree , knuckles and tails were not on that picture and u are releasing a sonic collections soon for ds which has sonic 1,2,3 and knuckles on one cart .

i think the standard 3 characters will be back

Posted by mark on January 15th, 2010 at 12:46 pm

Comment # 185

WOOOO!!!! Shellcracker’s come back in awesome super-mechanical glory!!! Which means the other Badniks might be making returns too! This is so awesome! Now I really can’t wait for more info on this game!

Thank you so much, SEGA!

Posted by Blue Emerald on January 15th, 2010 at 12:47 pm

Comment # 187

Exactly Jon!

We need the daytime sections but better, from Unleashed, gameplay akin to the Sonic Unleashed intro movie, everything until the 4min mark is pure Sonic ***GOLD*** after that point, it went sour… =/

I did provide a Youtube link previous to this…

Posted by Lee Allott on January 15th, 2010 at 12:48 pm

Comment # 189

#18, STFU. Don’t ruin this for the rest of us just because you came into the series too late.
Go back to your Sonic 2k6 and post Adventure 2 games.

As for the badniks, that would be the crab that kept punching me in Metropolis Zone, and at any cost this is a first day buy for me, although I was hoping more would be revealed today like “Mr. Needlemouse” would be Sonic’s alt costume to match how he looked back in the day and like everyone else a proper teaser trailer.

Make us proud as we once were Sega! For today you’ve shown us you’re heading in the right direction.

Posted by Nemesis-489 on January 15th, 2010 at 12:51 pm

Comment # 191

Possibly SEGA is keeping a secret, probably Tails and Knuckles are “Secret” characters

Posted by NES on January 15th, 2010 at 12:53 pm

Comment # 193

So we’re going back to the old games where it’s Sonic only, fantastic. We’re teased with the Sonic 1 intro emblem, stupendous. We’re teased with a old-school badnik concept art, awesome. But please–and I can’t say please enough–make Sonic LOOK like his old, glorious self once again:
* Solid black eyes (no fancy green eyes)
* Short quills/spikes (his quills are ridiculously long… seriously)
* Simple red shoes (his recent shoes look like Nike shoes)
* Short and a little pudgy (not tall and anorexic)

Posted by Michael Johnson on January 15th, 2010 at 12:55 pm

Comment # 195

Oh and about Sonic being the only playable character in this game. A major selling point for the Genesis game Sonic 2 was that PLAYER 2 could pick the controller and play as Tails. It was the reason my parents bought me a SEGA Genesis for Christmas in ’92. As a kid: Tails was my back up when I had no rings…my brother didnt have to just watch me play he was apart of the experience. I’m sure many of us share this same type of memory.

Now Im not trying to say to focus on other characters and back off the hedgehog…no no no. But as an added classic bonus consider allowing some type of co-op experience where PLAYER 2 can pick the controller and play as Tails or maybe even Knuckles to help out Sonic.

Posted by Lloyd on January 15th, 2010 at 12:57 pm

Comment # 197

Well done. About time.

Posted by NEG on January 15th, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Comment # 199

I wouldn’t mind Tails and Knuckles, and I wouldn’t exactly be angry if Shadow was playable either. The rest can just die though.

Posted by Rakushun on January 15th, 2010 at 1:04 pm

Comment # 201

Update – the concept art permissions are fixed! You can now check it out in full size.

Posted by RubyEclipse on January 15th, 2010 at 1:04 pm

Comment # 203

Yay!!! I’m sooo happy I’m at school and like freaking out!!!!

Posted by Whitney on January 15th, 2010 at 1:05 pm

Comment # 205

WHOOOO SONIC!!!!!!

Posted by LordRoto on January 15th, 2010 at 1:06 pm

Comment # 207

C-C-C-CRABMEAT?!?

I HAVE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
Is Buzz Bomber & the others coming too?!?
Chase those Eggpawns out of town!

Posted by Alex on January 15th, 2010 at 1:08 pm

Comment # 209

Oh, and: Comment #96, Posted by Alicia
Your post was so stupefying that I was left speechless (well, typeless) for quite some time. I think I have the proper words in my head now. The fact that you are complaining about the first game to feature Sonic-only set in his “glory days” in OVER TEN YEARS is more than ridiculous. There are seemingly countless “crap” Sonic games that have churned out over the years–go play those and keep your hands off Project Needlemouse. I honestly think you are not worthy of playing it if you can’t comprehend why so many fans are happy about this project.

It breaks my heart that kids these days are growing up with these crap versions of Sonic games where the kids themselves like Shadow (such as yourself) more than Sonic himself. What a bizarre, twisted world this is… And since you’re boo-hooing about not being able to play Shadow in this upcoming game: Go play “Shadow the Hedgehog”–I heard it was a great game that got incredible reviews.

So do me a favor and read this:
http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-rise-fall-and-deafening-crash-of-sonic-the-hedgehog/a-2008040815587501088

Then never think/write/talk/touch/play Project Needlemouse ever again. You wouldn’t understand, anyway.

Posted by Michael Johnson on January 15th, 2010 at 1:09 pm

Comment # 211

I love how quite a few of you are complaining about this. Yeah it’s Sonic only, so what?

I actually accept quite afew of the new characters (Blaze is the best new character ever, I lol’d at someone calling her a MAry Sue and said they were a Shadow fan when Shadow is the biggest Gary Stu ever.) But when they add a new character, playble or not, in almost /every game/ is kinda upsetting. And a majority of the games recently, have been crap.

Also, yes, Sonic is the only playable character in games like Sonic Unleashed and Secret Rings (No, Black Knight doesn’t count), y’know why? The Series name isn SONIC THE HEDGEHOG not SONIC AND FRIENDS. It’s like buying a Mega Man game and having to unlock Mega Man (Lol Megaman X7) Yeah, sometimes playing as other characters is cool, but not really necessary.

[/rant]

Knuckles and Tails still have a chance, neither one of them were on the list.

Posted by Rags on January 15th, 2010 at 1:09 pm

Comment # 213

No shadow?, good steep, the last days, Shadow was a Recolour-”teenagersfans”-magnet.
The franchise needs continue from the last big adventure in 2d, Sonic and Knuckles, making this time, Sonic the hedgehog 4.

Posted by Crap on January 15th, 2010 at 1:11 pm

Comment # 215

I’m so glad there’s none of that Shadow garbage in this game. Who thought it was a good idea to swap Super Sonic’s colors for the sake of Hot Topic fashion and call it a new character, anyway? As much as I do like some of the other characters listed, it’s refreshing that the focus will finally be on the star for the first time in forever.

Posted by Ziv on January 15th, 2010 at 1:12 pm

Comment # 217

Wow…people are being real jerks.
I am 19 and I’ve grown up on Sonic games, my first being Sonic 3 & Knuckles although I played them all.
I was AMAZED by the ability to play as 3 different characters that each had their own play style and even different routes in the same levels.
You know what that did? It added replay value. Something missing from the first game…I mean, don’t get me wrong, the first game is fun to play every once and a while but after beating it a few times then it gets kinda old…Even Sonic 1 remakes are cool because they add the ability to spindash to the mix which puts a whole new twist on things, giving reason to play it again! Even Debug Mode gives Sonic 1 replay value! So obviously when Sonic Adventure came out I was VERY happy. I got to play as different characters, with different play styles, with different stories, with different abilities, all leading up to playing as Super Sonic in one last battle. Then Sonic Adventure 2 came out. I was sad about not being able to play as a few characters and not being able to traverse a few Hub Worlds but it was alright because the levels were amazing and the abilities you find and the storyline were great! After that, some of the new games kinda sucked, not because of the characters but other little things like: Control, Camera, LOADING times *Cough*Sonic ’06*Cough*, annoying Hub Worlds *Cough*Sonic ’06 AGAIN*Cough*, and other things. Basically what I’m saying is: I’m a hardcore/long time Sonic fan and I like the new characters as well because they usually bring something new to the table and have something to offer to story and such. Anyway, hope this game will be fun and have unlock able goodies or something!

Posted by Kasuya on January 15th, 2010 at 1:13 pm

Comment # 219

hey can you guys make shadow the hedgeehog 2?? plz, i really like shadow (hes my favorite ^_____________^)?

thanks, i love u sega

Posted by urocksegent on January 15th, 2010 at 1:15 pm

Comment # 221

@Dante (#105) ….I completely agree with you man! You hit it right on, Sega if you are reading this, read #105 he has the same view that most Sonic fans have…what he said the key to bring Sonic back to greatness… #112 also has a great point….characters beyond Sonic, Knuckles and Tails aren’t helping the Sonic gaming franchise one bit…

and please ditch the embarrassing childish cutscenes from here on out! They don’t make the games better, just worse. Ditch the cutscenes and use the extra memory for some more cool levels for Sonic to explore

Posted by Sonicfan82 on January 15th, 2010 at 1:15 pm

Comment # 223

auhauhauah

I KNEW IT!!

Posted by marcoc2 on January 15th, 2010 at 1:16 pm

Comment # 225

Fantastic news. This game is clearly being made for us; the Sonic fans from ’91 who were there at the beginning. If they manage to capture the essence of the original, and Akira Watanabe’s inspired art, I’ll be happy.

Posted by Jeero on January 15th, 2010 at 1:18 pm

Comment # 227

More than crabmeat, looks like Shellcracker.

http://www.soniczone0.com/games/sonic2/downloads/s2-mz-badniks.jpg

Posted by Crap on January 15th, 2010 at 1:21 pm

Comment # 229

Tails and Knuckles should be playable as in the past, the same levels as Sonic, BUT with their own paths, that neither of them could get.

Other characters? There is no need for that unless it’s for some 2-player mode like in the Adventures.

Stage editor would be nice, to share new levels.

Posted by Kizaru on January 15th, 2010 at 1:22 pm

Comment # 231

Tails?
Knuckles?
SuperSonic?
MetalSonic?
Pleeeaaasssseeee appear somewhere in this game

Posted by DG on January 15th, 2010 at 1:25 pm

Comment # 233

Responding to :

“Comment # 29

Hah, thousands of people want Sonic alone? You guys Do realize it’s but a single portion of the Sonic huge fanbase that’s been asking for it, although a very loud portion, and most people complaining about side characters aren’t even fans at all?

There’s thousands and thousands of websites and message boards dedicated to single characters of the Sonic franchise out there, and it’s all those fans that you are going to alienate if you keep neglecting everyone besides Sonic himself, like you did in Unleashed.

I just lost all interest for this game myself, I hope you’ll see your mistake and use a larger part of the cast in the future games…”

I’m so sorry you’re feelings are hurt, but you seem to forget that you’ve been getting your Sonic and Co. games for the last 10 years straight…. I sincerly hope you won’t mnd if we have one tiny little game with Only Sonic in it, will you?

C’mon, what’s the deal? Are you such a spoiled gamer that you can’t cope with the fact that this game won’t be 100% what you hoped it would be? It’s our turn, the hardcore older fan base, to get a good game that’s not focucing on any Emo character (like Shadow, Silver, or any lame character SEGA’s been throwing at us). If you want a Highschool musical type of Sonic Game, with “lots of friends and happyness” well, you have more than 8 Sonc games to go play with.

Let us have our fun fr once!

THANK YOU SEGA!!!!!

Posted by philippe (soon to be Kinorai) on January 15th, 2010 at 1:28 pm

Comment # 235

Too early to tell if this game is going to sink or swim. But i’m just happy that Sega have finally gone back to the style they were best at.

Posted by Adramelech on January 15th, 2010 at 1:31 pm

Comment # 237

Eh… I dunno if I am really glad about that, to be honest. Sonic’s means a world full of lovely characters to me, so seeing less of those may make it quite the bit boring to me personally… guess we shall see.

Posted by Patrick S. on January 15th, 2010 at 1:33 pm

Comment # 239

You guys do know that this game can be easily as messed up as any other game right? just because it’s 2D doesn’t mean it’s going to be perfect D=

The same team, but not the same members…they are still working on this game too. So just because it’s 2D doesn’t mean it’s going to be perfect.

We’re just going to have to wait and see.

Posted by Mike on January 15th, 2010 at 1:36 pm

Comment # 241

Wow…I’m at a loss for words.

This is the best thing I could hear from this. If the level design is as good as I hope and they remove the artificial speed it’s going to be amazing.

And to all the detractors, let’s be honest, all you need in a Sonic game is Sonic and Dr. Robotnik. I’ve never bought a Sonic game for anything but for fun, fast-paced platforming and it looks like that’s what we’re going to get.

Posted by Jonathan on January 15th, 2010 at 1:40 pm

Comment # 243

First let me say, I am a fan from the classics. Its how I became a Sonic fan in the first place

BUT…..

I must say I’m HUGELY disappointed. I agree with everything ilcane87 said. I didn’t stay a Sonic fan because I only liked the classics, I stayed a Sonic fan because I liked that Sonic always brought something new to the table. Theres was always something to look forward to or be curious about. Granted the whole execution of bring news elements and characters in a game were a mess but I felt there was improvement in recent Sonic games regarding that problem.

This game is really for radical retro fans who can’t let go of the past because they refuse for change. Fans who gave up on Sonic’s potential future in 3D simply because a few years have being rocky for him, yet forget games like SA1 and 2. I know not all classic Sonic fans are not like that (I’m not) but it seems most are, these days and it’s gotten to be annoying

I don’t know why people keep insisting having just Sonic or less characters in the games as IF it will automatically make a great game. Gameplay is what truly makes or breaks a game.

The classics made me become a Sonic fan but it was SA1 and 2 that kept me a fan and kept me interested in Sonic after my teen years. Otherwise I would have lost interest a long time ago. And the last thing I want is for Sonic to go backwards when there is still great potential for him and the rest of the characters without them going backwards in progress. I don’t want to play a game that feels exactly like a game I already have. Playing only as Sonic is boring to me. Don’t get me wrong Sonic is one of my favorite characters but I want the option to play as other characters,(or at least let them be in the story)

Before any one says it. I know the existence of this game doesn’t mean the end of 3D Sonic games (at least I hope and pray it’s not).

Something else i want to point out. Sonic fans did all this work for the past week just to find out Sonic is the only playable character (which most people knew already) and to have a concept of Crabmeat??? I feel kinda doped now because I don’t think it was worth all that trouble. Not to mention it gave false hope to people who favored other characters on that list when no of them were playable in the game to begin with.

Posted by Genesis on January 15th, 2010 at 1:40 pm

Comment # 245

Dear SEGA,

Thank you.

Sincerely Yours,
The Internet

Posted by ^_^ on January 15th, 2010 at 1:43 pm

Comment # 247

“Old school Sonic fans” doesn’t mean Sonic 1. It means Genesis era fans.

Having ONLY Sonic be playable is a terrible decision.

The high point of the franchise is Sonic 3 & Knuckles, where you have three characters, with distinct abilities and not crappy gameplay gimmicks, going through the SAME levels, but with DISTINCT PATHS.

You guys still don’t get it. Jesus Christ.

Posted by Phillip Roncoroni on January 15th, 2010 at 1:44 pm

Comment # 249

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by # 1 sonic fan on January 15th, 2010 at 1:45 pm

Comment # 251

HOLY FLYING F*** YES!

Posted by Ray on January 15th, 2010 at 1:51 pm

Comment # 253

YAY, finally \o/

Posted by Mii on January 15th, 2010 at 1:55 pm

Comment # 255

100% agree with Comment #242

Posted by Gamer18 on January 15th, 2010 at 2:01 pm

Comment # 257

@Dante – I couldn’t have said it better myself.

While I have enjoyed playing all of Sonic’s recent outings, they are no where in comparrison to the original 4. Look at the reviews for the 3D games. Scores of 3, 4, 5 and 6 are very common. Why? Because the series has taken a tremendous dive!

Yes, there are fans who started playing the series from Sonic Adventure, but it’s these games that turned the series away from what it was. Also, if Needlemouse turns out to be amazing, then it will attract newer fans to it, who will then check out the classics. A problem will then occur where old and new fans will like the direction Sonic has taken, while the fans of the 3D age will disagree due to lack of Shadow etc. SEGA’s sole aim is to make a Sonic game for kids while making money. If the old fans and newcomers love Needlemouse, then there is no way SEGA will risk going back to 3D games, thus the 3D fans miss out.

One thing I don’t want in this game are enemies that jump out of the way when you approach. Why, oh why has that been a common occurence recentlty?! So what if the enemy stops me from speeding through the stage? That’s what they are there for!

SEGA, you have obviously been listening to what the majority of the fans want. Make sure you add the following to your list and you will get a well deserved score of 10!

Super Sonic playable in levels after collecting the 7 Chaos Emeralds.
Playable Tails and Knuckles (just look at the demand for these 2 classic characters!)

Posted by Stasis on January 15th, 2010 at 2:04 pm

Comment # 259

For anyone who is upset cause this game doesn’t have Shadow or an all star cast, go back and play Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog or whatever Sonic game that has a bunch of characters in it.

I’m hoping that Knuckles and Tails still made it in the game, though.

Posted by sonicfan on January 15th, 2010 at 2:05 pm

Comment # 261

Sonic=playable when purchased/downloaded
Tails/Knuckles = DLC; mark my words when its released.

Posted by Sonic115 on January 15th, 2010 at 2:06 pm

Comment # 263

While is this an very big clue that this Project Needlemouse is just Sonic 1 with HD grapichs i’m happy to hear SEGA and the SONIC TEAM are finally back to Sonic alone!

I’ve been a SONIC fan for ages, back in the old days on the genesis. Even purchased the Dreamcast just for Sonic Adventure 1 & 2. And now playing sonic 1,2,3,K on XBOX Live Arcade. And afcorse i’ve been playing Sonic the Hedgehog on the 360 and played Sonic Unleashed.

Unlike many reviews I’ve been happy with the Sonic Adventures, except for characters like Big and Amy, playing those other characters wasn’t that bad. Sure I love Sonic alone, and i’m extremely glad with this new game having sonic alone, but I agree with others that having other characters isn’t neccisaraly bad. To bad the Dreamcast died on me years ago, but I know people hated the camera movement and such, but I never complained since I knew Sonic was about speed and stuff. With times and scores unreachable there was always a reason to do it all over, just the way I love it….

With Sonic The Hedgehog on the 360 this great adventures continued. Except some annoying bugs and frustrating battles with the other characters, and redoing the same bosses or levels the game was amazing. The speed-sections blew everyone away, and the platforming part of the game was just like it should be. Sonic on the 360 was well done….

But as we all agree, we sonic fans, we the purchasers that want our money back, sonic unleashed was just one big mistake. The speed-sections, part 2d/3d was just mind-blowing and wow I want to redo it all over and over and over again, but those slow parts…..

It’s fun for kids as a developer of Sonic Unleashed told, but why release one game with two totally oppesite kind of games? And for kids…. I’m 21 and I’m unable to get trough those stages…. Why? Because for some reason you have to press on some random buttons. Why? Well, we don’t know. And I know this isn’t sonic alone doing this, starwars with the force unleashed is doing those keybutton endings too for bosses, but at least in starwars, wich is more like an adult game, I can do those combinations. For Sonic Unleashed it’s simply for me impossible….

And who wants to play a level, take 45 minutes, (I know, i’m not the best) and have to do it all over because I fail pressing those random keys that are always getting on my screen just before I hit the X because, well, you need to hitt them right?

However, back to topic. With Project Needlemouse I’m in some way very excited about the game, but also I fear a big “This is just it” response. Are we just getting a remake of Sonic 1 from the genesis in some better grapichs? I mean, I purchased Sonic 1 back in December, for the third time, why would I purchase it a 4th time just to have some more pixels on my screen?

Those sonic advance games, combined with the 4 best sonics, together with some PS3/XBOX360 grapic power, you have the best experience for an updated sonic game ever. Sega, please don’t let us down… Project Needlemouse,,,, good luck!

Posted by Peter van Dam on January 15th, 2010 at 2:10 pm

Comment # 265

Please, name the bad guy ROBOTNIK in the US version, not Eggman :/

Posted by Gladson on January 15th, 2010 at 2:11 pm

Comment # 267

Dear Sega,

This is an example of how to make music for a sonic game, in case you forgot.
Aquatic Ruin Zone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbx9rYMoKlQ
Spring Yard Zone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhHa7ph5GLg
Icecap Zone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsGgaUfgTs0
Stardust Speedway (Present) US: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu5I1R99RVo

Thankyou

Posted by NES on January 15th, 2010 at 2:12 pm

Comment # 269

Sega is back!!!!!

Posted by MICHAEL on January 15th, 2010 at 2:13 pm

Comment # 271

No surprise. But I’m happy for the result and optimistic about the game. I know you will do a great job!

To ilcane87: Don’t be so pessimistic dude, if the Sonic’s image is ruined, it is because of the fools fans who only see the bad side of things. Anyway, glory to God for your life.

Posted by TMS on January 15th, 2010 at 2:14 pm

Comment # 273

Most classic Genesis fans consider either Sonic CD and Sonic 3 & Knuckles to be the highlight of the 2d series.
While I regret that there will be no tails or knuckles, I feel it’s neccessary due to the corner Sonic Team has backed themselves into by adding more and more useless mascots to the franchise since Sonic Adventure 1.
You guys need to remember this though, if your game is just ok, just average, it will sell a million copies.
If it is as good as New Super Mario Bros Wii, it will sell 10 million copies.
Sonic 1 was the counter to everything Mario stood for, with an emphasis on speed.
Needlemouse should be a counter to everything New Super Mario Bros Wii stands for.

Things I’m hopeful this game will deliver
Unforgettable levels. (Casino Zone, Polar Cap Zone, Death Egg Zone)
Excellent Music.
Decent Storyline.
Speed of course.
And Cooperative MULTIPLAYER!

Posted by RebeccaWCD on January 15th, 2010 at 2:16 pm

Comment # 275

HOORAY!

Posted by Charles on January 15th, 2010 at 2:16 pm

Comment # 277

#242 Genesis, I agree with you as well.

I’m almost 23 years old and started playing Sonic from the classics, but what really keeps me going back to the series is all the side characters I grew attached to, starting with the Sonic Adventure games.

Here’s hoping the next 3D outing will satisfy the (huge) portion of the fanbase that cares about Sonic’s storyline and characters as well, a portion that’s been neglected since 2006.

Posted by ilcane87 on January 15th, 2010 at 2:18 pm

Comment # 279

Sonic wasn’t about story. Ever.

Posted by NoNameAtAll on January 15th, 2010 at 2:21 pm

Comment # 281

YES! Good job Sega! We just need some classic high-speed sonic. I totally love this. I’m finally excited for a Sonic game again.

Posted by Morgan on January 15th, 2010 at 2:24 pm

Comment # 283

They didn’t have Tails or Knuckles posted on the picture there. So it’s possible they will offer them as co-op characters in Project Needlemouse. I really liked the co-op capability in Sonic 2, and it made the game a “group” activity, instead of a solo activity.

Posted by NKato on January 15th, 2010 at 2:26 pm

Comment # 285

Everyone keeps saying Crabmeat (Except those few of you that know better!). He looks more like Shellcracker to me.

http://info.sonicretro.org/Shellcracker

as opposed to

http://info.sonicretro.org/Crabmeat

Posted by Nitz on January 15th, 2010 at 2:29 pm

Comment # 287

Hey fantastic news! Just what the Doc. ordered

Although the icing on the cake would be releasing on PC aswel as console….

Please sega, PLEASE release for PC

Posted by Hank on January 15th, 2010 at 2:31 pm

Comment # 289

This is excellent news!!! All those eliminated characters just ruined Sonic’s style, it’s good to see the hedgehog with attitude again!

And everyone that’s worried about Tails and Knuckles, they’re not on the rejected list, so what are you guys all freaking out about, they might still be in it!

Posted by SHOK on January 15th, 2010 at 2:32 pm

Comment # 291

YES!!! Shell Cracker, my favorite enemy in Sonic 2, has returned!!! It makes me happy, but also sad to see only THAT and the obvious character rejection list for the hours I spent on twitter last night. It’s still nice to see the return of the TRUE badniks!

Also, although I’m a classic fan, I still feel that the Next-gen fans have been rather…BAWW-worthy. Next-gen fans are feeling rejected recently when we classic fans have been feeling rejected since Sonic Adventure 2. For some of us it was Sonic Heroes that started out the train-ride to disappointment.

I’m slightly annoyed with classic fans as well, but only because one person claimed that only 20+ year olds like the classic era. I’m 17 (turning 18 in a few months) and I love the classic Sonic games. I traded my Playstation 1 for a Genesis/Megadrive and got Sonic 1 and 2 and played them for days on in. Heck, I got a friend who’s younger than my and loves the genesis games more than the next-gen ones.

I cannot wait for when I see some gameplay of Needlemouse, and I hope to see some Pinball Physics to go with it! Good move, Sega! Good move…

Posted by Sonuw on January 15th, 2010 at 2:34 pm

Comment # 293

No, Shadow not staying dead ruined him.

Posted by NoNameAtAll on January 15th, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Comment # 295

I have one request and it is absolutely most important one it must have the SEGA Official seal of quality. i will not play it with out the quality being assured form SEGA

Posted by screwdriver on January 15th, 2010 at 2:45 pm

Comment # 297

awesome they remade crab meat

Posted by danny on January 15th, 2010 at 2:50 pm

Comment # 299

What platform is it for?

Posted by john on January 15th, 2010 at 2:54 pm

Comment # 301

Sega just want to say THANK YOU! I wouldn’t mind seeing tails or knuckles but still amazing. seeing the badnik gave me goosebumps. Very very promising.

Posted by Sayaf on January 15th, 2010 at 2:56 pm

Comment # 303

H-H-H-H-HA-HHHELLLLLLLLLLLLL YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! ^3^
I may be 12 years old, but I grew up on classic sonic. Thank You Sega.

Posted by Animidge on January 15th, 2010 at 3:01 pm

Comment # 305

@ NoNameAtAll

And what game doesn’t have issues? No game is perfect, one way or another someone will have a issue with it. Despite whatever slight criticism SA1 and 2 got, majority of the fans liked them as well as non committed Sonic fans. I don’t know how having a few games that were at best mediocre in gerenl

Posted by Genesis on January 15th, 2010 at 3:05 pm

Comment # 307

THANK YOU! NO GIMMICK! NO BULLCRAP! JUST SPEED AND CRABMEAT! (now make it 2.5D and it will be the perfect sonic game.)

Posted by McSquid on January 15th, 2010 at 3:09 pm

Comment # 309

Ok sega you know what this means? it means you just realised that you have a huge fan base for this game. and its going to sell like hot cakes so that means YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER GAME FOR US ONCE WERE DONE WITH THIS ONE. And your reward will be payment and being able to play these awsome games along with us.

And to the concept art it looks like your doing an awsome job on coming back to the roots like should have been done long ago…. or maybe this is just the perfect time for it all. Anyway i love the art, i started playing sonic when i was 4 years old nd it turned me in to a gamer for life. I dont play many sega games because i dont like what has become of sonic over the years. but it seems you have takin a huge leap in to the right direction i will be buying this game AND YOU HAD BETTER MAKE ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE WE LOVE THE GAMES AND YOU NEED THE MONEY

Posted by Davidvin2387 on January 15th, 2010 at 3:11 pm

Comment # 311

Sonic is BACK!

**************** SONIC 4 ****************

Posted by Dako on January 15th, 2010 at 3:13 pm

Comment # 313

Oh and we deserve another trailer soon also. But i am now having a fealing you guys might wait till E3 to show this one off… i hope not i would like to see atleast a screenshot or something in awhile.

Posted by Davidvin2387 on January 15th, 2010 at 3:15 pm

Comment # 315

==SEGA FREAKING ROCKS==

Posted by yvaaar on January 15th, 2010 at 3:18 pm

Comment # 317

This is dissapointing there should be more than just sonic. the games gonna be shorter and less story drivin this way.

Posted by Drew on January 15th, 2010 at 3:18 pm

Comment # 319

This looks good so far. Can’t wait for more info. I am pumped so much. I remember when I saw the trailer for the first time. I was like “OH… MY… GOD!”

Posted by Gary on January 15th, 2010 at 3:19 pm

Comment # 321

@ NoNameAtAll

And what game doesn’t have issues? No game is perfect, one way or another someone will have a issue with it. Despite whatever slight criticism SA1 and 2 got, majority of the fans liked them as well as non committed Sonic fans. I don’t know how having a few games that were at best mediocre in general automatically means Sonic can’t work in 3D, when he did it in SA1 and 2 in most people’s opinion. I don’t know how having one character and everything in 2D will making everything better, when the gameplay still has the potential to be crappy. I wonder what hardcore retro fans will say then? Besides not everything was peachy for Sonic even before SA1 came out. What Sega needs to do is find people who know exactly what they are doing and can create a fun gameplay, that would be interesting to the general public as well as fans. And they also need to be more anal about bugs and lags within the game. I think Sonic Unleashed was headed in the right direction regarding the daytime stages and it was a step up from the previous main game, Sonic 06.

Posted by Genesis on January 15th, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Comment # 323

Finally a great game from the Hedgehog.

NO PRINCESS, NO HUMANS, NO BULLSHIT !!!

ONLY SONIC, SUPERSONIC, CHAOS EMERALDS AND WE !!!

DR. ROBOTNIK (EGGMAN STUPID) FTW !!!

Posted by Vallen on January 15th, 2010 at 3:21 pm

Comment # 325

I almost cried.

Posted by serpx on January 15th, 2010 at 3:25 pm

Comment # 327

i knew they were kiding withe that sonic new friend needle mouse

Posted by j on January 15th, 2010 at 3:28 pm

Comment # 329

Sonic is back!

Posted by sonic2D3D on January 15th, 2010 at 3:33 pm

Comment # 331

I can only hope that the developers and designers have retained the knowledge of amazing 2D worlds. A new high-speed universe to explore will be fantastic.

Though honestly, what I’d REALLY like to see is this get released like Mega Man 9, returning to his original 16-bit design and cartoony, elaborate universes driven by creativity and not 3D realism.

Posted by ColdFrog on January 15th, 2010 at 3:37 pm

Comment # 333

HELL YEA

Posted by Red on January 15th, 2010 at 3:39 pm

Comment # 335

dah i was pissed amy wasnt in it but i got over it! sonic & sega all-stars racing is coming out so at least i get to play as her in that! ! i was hoping this would be a sonic only game because when i saw shadow up there AFTER amy rose i almost died! and i never played the originals, but apperently they were good if all these people care soooooo much. but could you please (in the next games) bring back some characters. especially mighty. i loved him! well maybe not because hes been dead for a while, but as long as tails is in it i guess ill be happy (:

Posted by marisa on January 15th, 2010 at 3:44 pm

Comment # 337

Ok, I Aprove Of This, I Was Disapointed About Certian Old School Characters Being Crossed Out, But This All Makes Sense.

I Dont Hate The New Characters, I Like Them, But Not As Much As The Old School. But This Is The Best Choice You Could Make, Just Sonic & Robotnik / Eggman.

Maybe, In The Next Couple Games, You Can Slowly ReIntroduce 1 Character In Each Game… But Right Now Is Just Sonic!

Posted by justin (Free P) on January 15th, 2010 at 4:02 pm

Comment # 339

Now all I need to be SUPAR HYPED is a gameplay trailer… =3

Posted by Zack on January 15th, 2010 at 4:05 pm

Comment # 341

That’s it!

Posted by Mina on January 15th, 2010 at 4:09 pm

Comment # 343

Knuckles Chaotix
Sonic Shuffle
SegaSonic the Hedgehog
Sonic Eraser

Dont Forget About These Game!
They Need Updated To The New Consoles!
America Wants To Try SegaSonic the Hedgehog!

Posted by justin (Free P) on January 15th, 2010 at 4:14 pm

Comment # 345

lol saw this from day 1.
good job though sega, definitely pickin this up

Posted by rob on January 15th, 2010 at 4:18 pm

Comment # 347

This is a step in the right direction for Sonic. Unleashed would have been a much better game if the Werehog did not exist, and the long, boring, inane cutscenes just added insult to injury. My confidence in this game being better than any Sonic game has been for years just raised considerably.

Posted by Superfluous Moniker on January 15th, 2010 at 4:20 pm

Comment # 349

This is delicious. So happy to see the disappointment in those who wanted more characters. Not that I’m saying solo character Sonic games are the way since the last real good game was Sonic Adventure 2, but Sega definitely needs to rediscover the series.

Posted by Emmet on January 15th, 2010 at 4:31 pm

Comment # 351

what the heck only sonic.noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Posted by rastive on January 15th, 2010 at 4:32 pm

Comment # 353

Ummm…. one question. There’s been a rumor going around.
Is project needlemouse coming out on gaming platforms, (PS3, Ebox e.t.c), or as a downloadable game? (PSN XBox Live E.T.C.)

Posted by Crystal on January 15th, 2010 at 4:35 pm

Comment # 355

i think you need to keep tails and knuckles there i mean lets amit it sonic 1 and 2 are good but soni 3 and knuckles are the best because of the diversity between the characters and the different routes in each stage. Also Eggman is not working for us please change back to robotnik

Posted by Lord-Gazza on January 15th, 2010 at 4:43 pm

Comment # 357

SEGA has been bashed too many times during the last decade, its now time to return to the days of Genesis and return to the original sonic we all know and love =DDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!

Posted by Janson on January 15th, 2010 at 4:49 pm

Comment # 359

CRABMEAT! I missed you old friend!!!!

Posted by Essie on January 15th, 2010 at 4:56 pm

Comment # 361

Here’s a thought – if this is the next major Sonic game, and it’s going to be released this year, what game are we getting for Sonic’s 20th anniversary? Is Needlemouse just a downloadable filler game to keep the fans happy while another team is working on the next installment for Sonic’s 20th? Hmmm…

Posted by Stasis on January 15th, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Comment # 363

i got one thing to say

DON’T SCREW UP!

Posted by fan on January 15th, 2010 at 5:02 pm

Comment # 365

Nobody has the slightest idea of joy I have after knowing that Sonic will be the sole character of the game, and when I saw that BEAUTIFUL piece of concept art…I though Sonic was done for…but my hope has increased…a little bit…SEGA has lied to me many times… and if they lie to me again and disappoint me, I won’t fall for it again.

Posted by BatrozX on January 15th, 2010 at 5:06 pm

Comment # 367

Reserving judgment until I see more but certainly a step in the right direction.

Posted by Chris C. on January 15th, 2010 at 5:08 pm

Comment # 369

Way to go, SEGA! This is totally awesome! =)

Don’t listen to the furries. Not that there’s anything inherently wrong with being a furry (it’s their right). But the thing is, they’re fans of the Sonic universe, the Sonic mythos, but they’re not fans of Sonic the Hedgehog himself. If the blue hedgehog alone is not enough for these people, just tell them to go take a hike. And then make them a Knuckles Chaotix sequel or something.

Posted by HikariExpress on January 15th, 2010 at 5:25 pm

Comment # 371

I hope the game will have save functions like as sonic 3 and the seven chaos emeralds to collecting for good ending and the ability to transforming into super sonic in all acts in the game. The game will start as only sonic in new amazing stages who are so funny and hot to play. If you have clearing the game with bad ending you will unlock all the stages from sonic the hedgehog 1 or with good ending you unlock tails as a unlockable playable character, unlock all stages from sonic the hedgehog 1 and 2. Here come the thing about Knuckles… if you clearing all stages in sonic 1 and 2 you will unlock Knuckles as a unlockable playable character end and all stages from sonic 3 & Knuckles. If you clear the sonic 3 & Knuckles stages, you have complete the game. I hope this will happen even it possible is not be true.

Posted by Trickymouse on January 15th, 2010 at 5:26 pm

Comment # 373

Whats wrong with Amy,Shadow,Cream,Tails,Knux and other characters,in 2D games they play just like Sonic,how can they ruined the game?
I mean look at Sonic advance 1,2 and 3.

Posted by Sonic&Tails on January 15th, 2010 at 5:41 pm

Comment # 375

Yes, great job Sega and Sonic Team! This is what the Sonic base has wanted to see. Back to the Genesis days when the Sonic games were GREAT!

Sonic only playable, great call! Tails and Knuckles would’ve been cool too but you can add them to Project Needlemouse 2 and 3 …We don’t need any more characters beyond those 3 though, all the others just watered down the Sonic Games.

Posted by SonicFanfor20Years on January 15th, 2010 at 5:45 pm

Comment # 377

If Sonic Team and/or Sega actually takes advice from these posts here is some ideas for Needlemouse (and hopefully its sequels!)

1. Have no cutscenes, they have been terrible for the Sonic games, like a horrible anime. the original Sonic games from the Genesis didn’t need cutscenes, just a really basic story. Take extra memory you’ll save from booting the cutscenes and use them for more levels and level design
2. Keep the side characters to a minimum. Let’s face it, most people would agree that Sonic, Knuckles and Tails were the only good characters to play with. And too many characters just defeats the purpose of a SONIC game. As someone said earlier, it is Sonic NOT Sonic & Friends.
3. Don’t make any of the games downloadable titles. Put them on a disc and load them with levels and tons of secrets to find so there is lots of replay value. Maybe remake some of the classic Sonic levels in HD (Green Hill Zone, Aquatic Ruin, Mystic Cave, etc.) as downloadable add ons to the game or even as unlockable secrets on the game disc.
4. This is just a personal opinion, but have the emeralds be collectable in the levels themselves, not in the special stages. This was done in the Sonic games for the Game Gear, and that was tons of fun replaying the levels and trying to find them. And now you can make the levels bigger for the emeralds to get lost in.

Project Needlemouse doesn’t need to be fancy with some elaborate sob story with crappy cutscenes and 8 billion characters to be good. Go back to the basics, Look at the New Super Mario Brothers for the Wii, it is pretty much exactly like the old Super Nintendo Marios but that has been a huge seller for the Wii…let’s do the same with Needlemouse and return to Sonic’s roots and kick the crap out of New Super Mario Bros in sales!

Anyways, sorry for the long post, I dunno just my opinion, what do you guys think of the ideas I wrote???

Posted by SonicFanfor20Years on January 15th, 2010 at 5:56 pm

Comment # 379

While you’re at it can you make Sonic look like he did in the 90′s? Short hair, black eyes? That’s the Sonic I remember.

Posted by I like old Sonic on January 15th, 2010 at 6:02 pm

Comment # 381

I almost made a mess in my pants at work when i saw this =))) Glad to see they’re keeping it simple. And love that the design of the SHELLCRACKER (sonic 2, metropolis zone) is great, can’t wait to see how much like the old Genesis/Mega Drive Sonic games y’all keep it. Maybe even we’ll get to use the chaos emeralds outside the final stage if we get them all early? =>

Posted by Sir.sonik on January 15th, 2010 at 6:04 pm

Comment # 383

Sonic was the only playable character in Sonic Unleashed look how that was received as just okay. I think the lack of playable characters in this case is actually a drawback. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles was the best 2-D Sonic game and that managed to have 3 playable character with 3 distinct play styles without having them use completely different gameplay mechanics (like separate genres) or separate levels for the most part ( as it ingeniously restricted access in some spots in the game based on the characters strengths, such as Knuckles not being able to jump up to a platform but can break through a wall Sonic can not in order to advance through the stage).

Project Needlemouse really got my hype up believing that the development team might have managed to figure out exactly what makes the classic Sonic games good & built the game using those points as a guideline, but unfortunately it appears that the development team might be missing all the points entirely and are just trying to do a game trying to make a game that needs to live off of the nostalgia of previous games, but might not be able to thrive on its own merits. Of course, just based on the character roster it does not imply its automatically going to fail to meet my original expectations as nothing else is really known, but impressions made by this new information is not very promising to me. Especially do to the fact that DIMPS managed to mostly understand what made the classic Sonic games good (the Sonic Advance series especially) while the Sega made Sonic Unleashed missed the point entirely (its still an alright game, but everything aside from daytime gameplay just isn’t Sonic).

I do not mean to sound like I have no faith in modern day Sega, but I do believe it may be a matter of trying too hard in the wrong aspects of recent games. For example with the cast issue, new characters annoy people because they prevent older characters from being reused, especially popular characters like Mighty the Armadillo and Fang the Sniper who have not seen an appearance in a Sonic game in over a decade. Another example is plot. We don’t need the plot to get as dark as Shadow the Hedgehog or like Sonic Unleashed (seemed more like the plot to a bad Disney film). Sometimes a plot as simple as Eggman capturing little critters(Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Advance) or devising an over elaborate scheme to kidnap Creme the Rabbit’s mom(Sonic Advance 2) is as complex as the plot needs to be. Sure, the Sonic Adventure series plots were excellent but we do not always need to see plots that rich in detail. Heck, even Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles managed to have a detailed plot with saying a single word of dialogue and it wasn’t as deep as more modern Sonic games.

Anyhow, as for questions:

* Will Super Sonic be able to used at will after managing to collect all 7 Chaos Emeralds?
* Will we see Fang the Sniper finally return?

Posted by Redblaze27 on January 15th, 2010 at 6:10 pm

Comment # 385

I am sick of all the newschool Sonic fans whining and complaining about this game.

You guys have had your fun with your ridiculous assortment one-dimensional pointless addons of characters for TEN LONG YEARS.

And now that us Genesis fans finally get something we’ve begged and pleaded for FOR TEN LONG YEARS, you try and deny us EVEN THIS ONE GAME?

I sincerely hope every Sonic game in the future only has Sonic and Robotnik. Not because that’s what I want in a Sonic game (I love Tails and Knux too), but JUST TO SPITE YOU.

Thank you, Sega. Despite what those angry babies say, you made the right decision.

Posted by Ambrosius on January 15th, 2010 at 6:13 pm

Comment # 387

I’m guessing that if even they’re saying Sonic’s going to be the only playable character in here, I think there’s a twist to this whole thing: they probably are just trying to surprise us so we don’t think they are predictable. I bet they’re still planning to put Tails, Knunckles, Amy, and Shadow in this game too. Not only that, but maybe even a multi-player mode as well. Because if not so, and it’s just Sonic, making this game a single-player mode, then this game may be a tad bit boring after a few months after its release.

I just hope all of SEGA’s staff sees this message.

Posted by Yuji Naka on January 15th, 2010 at 6:16 pm

Comment # 389

didn’t i say this? XD

3 characters were taken off each day, in the end it would end up being only 1 character left… so i knew it’d be sonic!

anyway lol……. still can’t wait!

Posted by superespeo on January 15th, 2010 at 6:19 pm

Comment # 391

Really very pleased with the direction this is headed. So far as one piece of concept art and a playable character “reveal” indicate, anyway.

Now, how long will you make us wait before a gameplay trailer?

Posted by brandokay on January 15th, 2010 at 6:49 pm

Comment # 393

espero que sea como ante asi sin accesorios por que de eso se trata no
es sonic tengo muchas ideas y los de sega no las ven nimodo pues
espero k sea mucho mejorromojazmin@……….
:p bye

Posted by jazmin on January 15th, 2010 at 6:53 pm

Comment # 395

One more thing.

To the fans of Tails and Knuckles: I know how you guys feel (S3&K is my favorite, after all). But wouldn’t you guys rather have SEGA return to the basics first, and then bring them back later on if/when we know for sure that everything works fine? Just saying.

Posted by HikariExpress on January 15th, 2010 at 6:56 pm

Comment # 397

Uh, well, it was kinda obvious, with Sonic right in the middle of the freaking logo, where his name is on the ORIGINAL logo.

Great job pointing out the obvious, SEGA. At least Shadow’s not in it.

Posted by Snow on January 15th, 2010 at 7:09 pm

Comment # 399

YES!!!
SEGA!!!
I knew it!!!
Thanks SEGA!
You have not let me down!
This is amazing!
You won’t believe how elated I am right now!

Posted by Paper NInja XG-1 on January 15th, 2010 at 7:17 pm

Comment # 401

1) Kind of obvious none of those characters would be in but Sonic

2)But thats fine becuase most of us OLDER Sega fans just want to play a good old Sonic game again.

3) Would have liked more concept art!

Posted by Sharky/Ryan on January 15th, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Comment # 403

Only got two words for sega:
Thank you.
For a longtime fan it hurts to have more fun nowadays playing good old Sonic The Hedgehog, than (the underrated) Sonic Unleashed.
Thank you. You’ve just made a fan proud. Unleashed was half way there
Now if you can make Super Sonic THE ONLY TRANSFORMATION in the game, and not make it acessible in just the last level, it’d be sweet

Posted by BiG_21 on January 15th, 2010 at 7:37 pm

Comment # 405

kinda make those other 20 some odd some kinda usless
maby shadow tails knukles ect can be DLC after the release

Posted by sonicexpress on January 15th, 2010 at 7:46 pm

Comment # 407

shadow is gone?!NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!oh well, sonic is better than nothing

Posted by Asheton Aaron on January 15th, 2010 at 7:49 pm

Comment # 409

I am the most overjoyed person in the world right now.

Posted by Yonathin3155 on January 15th, 2010 at 7:52 pm

Comment # 411

Amazing news! Keep it up! But i’d like to see the logo, UNSHADED!

Posted by Josh on January 15th, 2010 at 7:57 pm

Comment # 413

Thanks sega …. well done ! i’m a old 25 years fan =)

Posted by sonic fan on January 15th, 2010 at 8:04 pm

Comment # 415

just my luck, my least favorite badnik

oh well, worst badnik is still better than most of the new crap

Posted by lucky man on January 15th, 2010 at 8:05 pm

Comment # 417

Gonna miss Shadow D:

Posted by Bleh on January 15th, 2010 at 8:06 pm

Comment # 419

I don’t know. I do love the concept of the idea, but I want to play it before I say I like it. Other than knowing that Sonic’s in it, it’s 2D, and an old badnik’s gonna return in it, I don’t know much else. : /

I do want to keep noted on this project, though. :]

Posted by Will on January 15th, 2010 at 8:13 pm

Comment # 421

aslong as this new game DOESNT suck like all the other resent Sonic games, im ok =D

Posted by Pat on January 15th, 2010 at 8:16 pm

Comment # 423

well this is awesome! I was hoping for a secondary character based on the numbers and how many were being rejected…but this is awesome! seeing shellcracker look like that is cool also ( I can’t wait to see other classic badniks get the update) =P

Posted by Sonic 2 on January 15th, 2010 at 8:23 pm

Comment # 425

Aw C’mon… You mean We’re going Right back to Square one?…

Guys… Project Needlemouse is a Great Idea…

But For Crying out loud at Least Give Players some form of Choice in the Matter…

Add The Rejected Characters as DLC or Something… that’d be Cool…

But Going back to just Sonic? C’mon…

I love Sonic as much as any Fan of him But I was Really Hoping that there would be more Choice in the Game…

Sonic Unleashed Focused on Sonic Alone so Why are we Now Scaling it down to one Character only?…

The other Sonic Characters are great too… Why not at least add them as DLC?

I mean Being able to Use other Characters is always Fun… Unique Abilities Bring New Elements to Gameplay….

Posted by Rachidna on January 15th, 2010 at 8:25 pm

Comment # 427

Once again Sega, take a look at NSMBWii sales. NSMBWii outsold titles like Wii Fit Plus, ON THE WII. I know its your new philosophy to cut the Wii out when it comes to more serious Sonic titles now, but NSMBWii was a serious Mario. A true tribute to its old school fans, and it sold like hotcakes.

At the very least, if you aren’t going to give us Needlemouse as well, give us the dignity of having SOME kind of serious Sonic game. Something that doesn’t involve pirates, werehogs, etc. That is all.

Posted by Doubles on January 15th, 2010 at 8:29 pm

Comment # 429

@410
they were talking about mature games not serious games lol.

go sonic go i hope for a ds port of it cause money is low atm for a new console

Posted by mark on January 15th, 2010 at 8:41 pm

Comment # 431

my first console was a sega genesis . i played Sonic 2 all day , my brother would help out playing as tails.

the new Sonic game should have Co-op . like the old Sonic games . Tails would be the only side-kick we need. please bring tails back .

Posted by junior on January 15th, 2010 at 8:44 pm

Comment # 433

No Needlemouse? I was nearly hoping for an older Sonic/newer Sonic mashup. and Shadow. but hey at least you aren’t throwing in characters for the hell of it!

Posted by Pokez117 on January 15th, 2010 at 8:57 pm

Comment # 435

Also, will there be a 2D homing attack?

Posted by Pokez117 on January 15th, 2010 at 8:59 pm

Comment # 437

Don’t listen to Dillo64 or the other pessimists, Sega.

Character skins and a poor excuse of co-op aren’t what made the classics great. It was the fantastic level design and mechanics. And Sonic is perfectly capable of having that without any friends. Besides, being a 2D game, it’s obviously not going to have Werehog or be a rail game. Anyone could figure that out.

Just make sure that you guys have lots of levels (more than S3&K), some cool powerups (both new and old), plenty of creative platforming (Sonic’s true pinnacle), classical music, and polish it to perfection. Then you’ll have a game worthy of being called Sonic the Hedgehog 4.

Posted by SykoTech on January 15th, 2010 at 9:06 pm

Comment # 439

Hmmm… actually Dillo64, we DO hate the myriad of crappy characters that started to appear after Sonic and Knuckles. Really, we do HATE them. With a passion. So… there. I don’t hope they die. I hope they never even EXIST. Like, let’s just FORGET about all those silly, emo characters targeted at furry teens. Alright?

Also, don’t hate. If you like all those AWESOME games that got AWESOME reviews, just keep playing them. Let us dumb fans enjoy our moment of glory with DEAR, GOOD OLD SONIC.

Posted by Andre on January 15th, 2010 at 9:07 pm

Comment # 441

What are you doing, Sonic Team? Just Sonic? What are you thinking? Even the people who complain about the expanded cast of characters in the Sonic universe would have no qualms about including Knuckles and Tails as playable characters. Do you understand? WE WANT KNUCKLES AND TAILS. Make them playable. Do it.

Posted by TheNumberOneShmuck on January 15th, 2010 at 9:10 pm

Comment # 443

I do like some of the 3D Sonic games, and I enjoyed the 2D ones as well. It will be a good game as long as the spin dash and the homing attack are included.

Posted by Theextremeone on January 15th, 2010 at 9:18 pm

Comment # 445

Yeaaaahhh!! At last!! Sonic is THE star, THE hero. About time he’s been given the credit he deserves. I’m sooo getting this game no matter what. Thank you Sega! ^^

Posted by Norandros on January 15th, 2010 at 9:21 pm

Comment # 447

YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!
I wouldn’t have said no to including Tails or Knuckles, though… provided they were only in a multiplayer mode (which would be like Sonic 2′s).

Posted by Komori on January 15th, 2010 at 9:27 pm

Comment # 449

I think you meant me Mark. Anyway, they’ve been implying their new philosophy, even if they ahven’t been saying it directly. I’m calling it, PSN/XBLA only, and another storybook title for Wii. But, then again, I gotta save money anyway. This may be good for me in the end lol.

Posted by Doubles on January 15th, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Comment # 451

Everyone complaining about not being able to play as Shadow or Silver or whatever dumb character is a butthurt furry who is the cancer killing the Sonic fandom.

Thanks, Sega.

Posted by Unsaymono on January 15th, 2010 at 9:40 pm

Comment # 453

MINI ENEMY CRABS!
Do a Spindash for MASSIVE DAMAGE!!

Posted by Mike on January 15th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

Comment # 455

Oh yes, it’s on now.
As for the characters, 2p Tails buddy ONLY. Screw everyone else (sorry knux, it’s for the best)

Posted by Al on January 15th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

Comment # 457

YESSSS Finally a game with Sonic only! Screw shadow and the others!

Posted by Genesis Sonic Fan on January 15th, 2010 at 10:01 pm

Comment # 459

Those of you worried about a Wii release need to remember that they also said the graphics for the Sonic games on the “Sonic Ultimate Collection” would be in “HD!”; when lo and behold, they still remained the same jaggy Sonic games they were about 20 years ago. Just relax. I’m sure they see the prospect of Megaman 10/NSMBWii and have remembered the Wii.

Posted by Meteus on January 15th, 2010 at 10:03 pm

Comment # 461

wow, finally a sonic game worth buying. it only took about 15 years.

Posted by derp on January 15th, 2010 at 10:07 pm

Comment # 463

@angry fan -454-

You’re probably too young, but us, the -old- fans remember with love some awesome platform games with a blue hedgehog and speed, fun, colours and nothing else, and e still love these days.
Chao Garden, FRIENDS, driving simulator visuals and everything else were added later, and the franchise went downhill (yes, they never sold as much as the first four original games, so it’s the truth, i swear, sonic was once a game as popular as mario – SUPER MARIO-).
You younglings love the new “sonic games” and useless drama characters like SHADOW (oooh so emo, so DARK, so -BLAND-).
Let us play a little bit too, ok?
Yes, we’re paying customers like you, only more loyal, and more old.

Posted by MuteWinter on January 15th, 2010 at 10:20 pm

Comment # 465

Good move Sega.

Posted by Derek on January 15th, 2010 at 10:40 pm

Comment # 467

oh my god… this is the best piece of news I have ever heard.

HELL YES!!!

I AM SO BUYING THIS

Posted by Vegas on January 15th, 2010 at 10:43 pm

Comment # 469

How will their be story progression with only one character?

Posted by Ronnie on January 15th, 2010 at 10:53 pm

Comment # 471

@Shadow and non-Genesis cast fans:
Can it. You’ve had Sonic Adventure 2, The Dark Brotherhood, The Black Knight, Rush, Riders, Rush 2, and dozens more spinoffs with your huge cast.

I for one can see the wisdom in Sega’s decision to return to its roots. Prepare for increased sales and the introduction of a new generation to a game which was once good. Bravo, Sega and Sonic Team. (Sonic 2 remains my favorite game of all time.)

Posted by Alice on January 15th, 2010 at 11:02 pm

Comment # 473

So basically all you’re doing is re-releasing Sonic the Hedgehog except with 3D graphics.

Well, this isn’t the worst thing you’ve done SEGA. We’re definitely taking a step back here but if it’ll shut those god damn annoying crybabies up I guess it accomplished something…

*sigh* I guess I did have my hopes a bit too high for this. And here I was hoping you’d be able to bridge the old generation with the new one but whatever…

Posted by Michael Liotta on January 15th, 2010 at 11:03 pm

Comment # 475

But now I can’t fanwank all over Shadow’s sexy emo self

Posted by SadLarry on January 15th, 2010 at 11:07 pm

Comment # 477

Oh and at angry fan comment # 454.

Shut up. Don’t ruin this moment for the rest of us. Your first Sonic game is probably Sonic Adventure 1 or 2. The Sonic Adventure games are good and all, but the classics is what made Sonic great and popular in the first place. And watch, if this game turns out to be good then this game will probably out both Sonic Adventure titles.

Posted by sonicfan on January 15th, 2010 at 11:09 pm

Comment # 479

I’m honestly not overjoyed or anything. As I’m sure it’s already been stated in the comments, there have been Sonic-only(or Shadow-only) games that weren’t well received by the popular media.

In my opinion, I thought the concept for Shadow the Hedgehog was a great one. From what I could tell, the gameplay was borrowed from Sonic Heroes, but was polished a bit. Shadow’s homing attack was more reliable than the Speed characters’ in SH, the level design’s geometry was a lot better allowing for multi-tiered levels instead of bottomless-pit ridden chaos, and I could go on. It was just fast-paced fun, like a 3D Sonic should be.

What truly matters with Project Needlemouse is the gameplay. Sonic Unleashed’s 2.5D stages were alright, but they lacked a certain magical touch that the Advance/Rush series and the classic 2D Sonics preserved.

My closing statement will be this: I’m a sucker for time travel. If Sonic somehow goes back in time through a string of recognizable events.. like say if Little Planet returns and sends Sonic back in time to either become his past self or to meet his past Sega Sonic self to rescue Tails and thwart Dr. Robotnik or something of the like, I’d be ALL for it. If this is ANOTHER reboot of the Sonic franchise to kick it in the right direction, I’m all for it too.

I just hope at some point, the storyline and characters will be taken a little more seriously to appease older Sonic fans as well as make it all the more interesting to kids.

Posted by IceHedge on January 15th, 2010 at 11:20 pm

Comment # 481

I’m excited! After the sheer awesomeness that was the day stages of Sonic Unleashed, SEGA has no excuse to mess this game up. I personally enjoyed the 3D to 2D blend, but an all 2D game will still be great. And I’m not dissapointed about only Sonic being playable. Once this game is out and Sonic is back on track then they can work to bring the others back in.

Posted by Will on January 15th, 2010 at 11:39 pm

Comment # 483

You’re niggers, all of you.

Posted by random on January 15th, 2010 at 11:54 pm

Comment # 485

Awesome!!!

Posted by Sonic_Ultimate_Fan on January 16th, 2010 at 12:13 am

Comment # 487

Yeah, it said no new characters playable or otherwise, but it didn’t say anything about already made characters making cameos (hopefully)

Posted by Theextremeone on January 16th, 2010 at 12:30 am

Comment # 489

If this game is exact similar to Sonic the Hedgehog 1991, The critics will be very pleased, especially IGN.

Posted by SonicFan on January 16th, 2010 at 12:42 am

Comment # 491

every body knew it…and it is true..only sonic is in this big…FRICKING PILE OF AWESOME!!!i havent been this exited since sonic 06!!!butt then i was wrong.

Posted by koedan on January 16th, 2010 at 12:48 am

Comment # 493

@ snickers
Uhhh…you’re sure about that? I thought IGN loves the Sonic Advance and Rush series and gaved them good reviews. They also gaved Sonic Heroes a good review despite that alot of fans hated it.

Posted by sonicfan on January 16th, 2010 at 12:59 am

Comment # 495

@sonicfan:O ya I completely forgot the handheld series. And I also forgot the Sonic Heroes review. Thanx for pointing that out!

Posted by snickers on January 16th, 2010 at 1:06 am

Comment # 497

Oh yeah, and I forgot that IGN gaved the Wii version of Unleashed an almost good score if that counts

Posted by sonicfan on January 16th, 2010 at 1:13 am

Comment # 499

No Amy?

Then no.

Posted by Sonic&Amy on January 16th, 2010 at 1:25 am

Comment # 501

This announcement has me cautiously optimistic about the new Sonic game (which is more than can be said for just about every game that’s come out in the last decade).

On one hand, I’m excited because I won’t have to play as any of the side-characters (who have tended to have underwhelming game design/mechanics compared to the core cast) and the focus will be taken off of the ridiculous plots recent games have tended to have.

On the other hand though, Sonic being the only playable character has never been a guarantee for a great Sonic game. Remember Sonic Labyrinth or the Game Gear version of Sonic 2? Moreover, some of the best gaming experiences of the franchise have been because of the extra characters.

However, if the Shellcracker v2.0 concept art is any indication, Sonic Team is trying to reconnect with its roots and its original fanbase, which will hopefully mean a return not just to the “spirit” of the original Mega-Drive games, but a return to 2-D level design that will require more of the player than simply holding left (a trap almost every game on the Nintendo handhelds have fallen into).

Posted by Shawn on January 16th, 2010 at 1:30 am

Comment # 503

Sonic only. A step in the right direction.

Now, Sonic Unleashed was Sonic only too… sorta. It was good, but the uh, werehog levels were LONG and boring, while the daytime levels were fun and SHORT. Honestly, they were the best parts of the game.

So, try to make it focus on platforming more than speed. Speed matters too, but it’s not worth it if I can breeze through the level within 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Also, the music. I’m not worried about the music, since about almost every Sonic game ever had some kickass music. I really like the music in Unleashed too. And the character designs (the NPCs) were great. Cartoony and not realistic.

So please Sega, NO GIMMICKS, PLATFORMING, NOT TOO MUCH SPEED.

Oh and also, remember that short film you made? With the werehog and that friends thing, and there was NO TALKING? ONLY GRUNTS? I like that. (But I think I’m asking too much)

COME ON YOU GUYS I BELIEVE IN YOU

Posted by anon on January 16th, 2010 at 1:48 am

Comment # 505

SEGA! You just might break the “Sonic Cycle”!

Posted by Dan on January 16th, 2010 at 1:51 am

Comment # 507

So no Co-Op mode with Tails? or a vs mode with Sonic vs. Shadow?

Posted by Megaman0 on January 16th, 2010 at 2:43 am

Comment # 509

THANK YOU SEGA!!

Hopefully this is where the franchise starts to turn back into the right direction!

Let’s get the Sonic-Only games right first, THEN start bringing back the other three main characters (Tails, Knuckles and Amy if needed).

VERY glad to hear this.

Posted by Juan on January 16th, 2010 at 2:54 am

Comment # 511

Please NO cell shading gimmicks! this could be one of the best sonic games ever.Dreamcast style all the way!

Posted by jazzy b on January 16th, 2010 at 3:14 am

Comment # 513

No doubt Tails will be in it, otherwise they couldn’t make multiplayer. It says “no NEW characters”, and he wasn’t on the rejected list. Also, to all of you lot crying “waa no Amy”, who the hell is Amy? Sonic. Tails. Robotnik. Possibly Knuckles. That’s all you need,

Posted by Dan on January 16th, 2010 at 3:20 am

Comment # 515

They shoud’ve at least hads Tails (if they’re REALLY trying to go back to Sonic’s roots) but I guess he could be in some sort of DLC. . .

Posted by Click on January 16th, 2010 at 3:21 am

Comment # 517

YES!! SEGA REDEEM YOURSELVES!

Posted by mreggy on January 16th, 2010 at 3:36 am

Comment # 519

Hmmph, WHO said that Knuckles and Tails will be not in the game? LORD. Maybe they will be not playable characters but surely they will be part of the story thats why their names weren’t in dat pic.

Fangirls and fanboys NEED to understand that Sonic IS the Sega’s mascot, NOT Shadow! I love Shadow, but I’m sick of hearing “Shadow, Shadow, Shadow” all the time! He’s so overrated.

Posted by Pam on January 16th, 2010 at 4:18 am

Comment # 521

I hope theres some sort of option where you can choose to play as modern sonic or classic sonic.

Posted by Nikesh on January 16th, 2010 at 4:52 am

Comment # 523

Wow… I have to say that is amazing. As one of the few who loves the original Sonic more than all the others, this brings a kiddish smile to my old heart. I think this project is headed in the right direction.

Posted by Sam on January 16th, 2010 at 5:27 am

Comment # 525

@snickers (#485) I agree, the day time levels of sonic unleashed with the mixed 2D – 3D gameplay were absolutely awesome and werehog ruined everything. I’m so glad that sonic is the only playable character now!

@sega don’t forget to include ideas (level design, music) from sonic 1 & 2 on the Game Gear into project needlemouse.

Posted by sonic2D3D on January 16th, 2010 at 5:46 am

Comment # 527

is it written CHIP there? :S

Posted by oz on January 16th, 2010 at 6:09 am

Comment # 529

This is amazing.

Also, for people complaining about the lack of Knuckles and Tails: Just because they’re not playable, doesn’t mean they aren’t in the game at all.

Posted by Z-Man on January 16th, 2010 at 6:18 am

Comment # 531

I’M SO HAPPY!!!!

Posted by mrhoix on January 16th, 2010 at 6:37 am

Comment # 533

^_^

Awesome news, but I can’t help think that the plot will be a little weird with no other characters ‘playable or otherwise’. What, is this a game about Sonic fighting off himself? I guess he could develop serious drug problems and have to face off with his mind, but that’d be pretty wtf.

I’ll just assume ‘playable or otherwise’ is ignoring Eggman.

Posted by KieranD on January 16th, 2010 at 6:43 am

Comment # 535

Even if Tails and Knuckles won’t be in this (which is disappointing), I’m still pretty psyched for this game. Seems to me like it’s gonna be a Sonic 1 HD, rather than something ultra shiny new. But PLEASE Sega, PLEASE keep the Boost feature from Sonic Rush and Sonic Unleashed, Unleashed’s daytime stages were some of the best Sonic stages I’ve ever played. <3 Empire City Act 1 anyone?

Posted by RakstaR on January 16th, 2010 at 6:58 am

Comment # 537

I sorta hope that other characters are playable as DLC, like Tails and Knuckles.

Posted by Pokechar on January 16th, 2010 at 8:24 am

Comment # 539

Any ways I think making a sonic 1 hd remake will suck. that game wont be able to join the actual videogame battles. Leave that pure retro design for the past. OOOMG
Robotnik again?? only convert animals into robots?? No plot??
This is a ****** ******** at the times we are. The only thing we need is no strange characters and 2d gameplay. Its enough.
And no hedgehogs kissing hummies lol.

And if its a HD classic retro remake, i hope the game will not be too expensive

Posted by Kirs on January 16th, 2010 at 8:30 am

Comment # 541

Awesome!!!
Great news!

Posted by Vinicius on January 16th, 2010 at 8:55 am

Comment # 543

Hmmm… Only Sonic’s playable… OK, good… Very good… I was hoping that Tails and Knuckles would also be playable… After all, they’ve been around since almost the begining… Good old Genesis/Mega Drive and Master System/Game Gear games… =’) Sonic 3 and Knuckles really Rocked! Oh well… I’m a little sad that Tails and Knuckles aren’t in it… (I miss playing with Tails running without some sort of machine… Sonic Adventure Rocked in that point… Despite my favorite Sonic game being Sonic Adventure 2, which Sega, as my point of view, should have released also for PC like SADX (Not too late yet Sega, I still got hopes on that… After all, almost 10 years since the game came out in 2001 for the Dreamcast…)), but still without them, I got high hopes on the game. =)

Posted by MDashK on January 16th, 2010 at 9:06 am

Comment # 545

# 493

Shadow is REJECTED…. there is no chance

Posted by DG on January 16th, 2010 at 9:16 am

Comment # 547

I hope Sonic will be able to transform into Super Sonic! And Metal Sonic as a boss
and please… port this game to the Wii!

Posted by xaguilars on January 16th, 2010 at 9:29 am

Comment # 549

Oh! also please post more badnik and character art! I collect these stuff!

Posted by axe on January 16th, 2010 at 9:51 am

Comment # 551

im a 20 year sonic fan and i must say the only bad 3d sonic game was sonic 2006 for ps3/360, and the werehog parts in unleashed. the rest were good.

im still glad they are going back to the roots for this one .

Posted by mark on January 16th, 2010 at 10:01 am

Comment # 553

… What about a Sonic 2/3-Style Tails? Just as the NPC wich receives all damage (just like tails on S2/3′s 1P Mode)

Posted by Javier on January 16th, 2010 at 10:12 am

Comment # 555

Welcome back Sonic Team

Posted by David on January 16th, 2010 at 10:16 am

Comment # 557

I agree with #494

i mean how do you counqer the world using the animals bot , come on !! >_<

is got The Top 7… stupid plans for world conquest by gameradar
http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-stupid-plans-for-world-conquest/a-20100111152510437054

in another hand

i think the idea of the game is brilliant making it 2.5 HD it will totaly make my day
im not feeling sad if sonic was only playable , i already used to playing it when is 95 .
i played sonic 1,2,3 it was fun

Posted by Khalid on January 16th, 2010 at 10:23 am

Comment # 559

Awww yeaaaahh! Awesome, I feel like celebrating! =D
Its good to see the old badniks again! :3

Posted by chicaramirez on January 16th, 2010 at 10:39 am

Comment # 561

I think it will be a great idea if there was an option to play as shadow after beating the

Posted by Camus on January 16th, 2010 at 10:49 am

Comment # 563

…I really feel for SEGA, I mean it has to be hard to dedicate money and effort into pleasing one of the most varied, confusing, and easy to anger fanbases ever time and again. Keep on keeping on guys, everything so far looks adequate.

Posted by Derkus on January 16th, 2010 at 11:39 am

Comment # 565

Ummm guys, why can’t I find Tails and Knuckles as REJECTED!?! OMG OMG OMG! No Shadow, No silver, No Amy, No Blaze, no Big (>_>), etc. JUST SONIC, TAILS, and KNUCKLES, SEGA (more like Sonic Team) I hated you ever since you released Sonic Adventure ( You took a wrong direction in series, no badniks, Robotnik changed to Eggman, inclusion of humans, etc.), but now I love you! IF this game will suck I will never buy a single Sonic game, even if it’ll be good, thats a swear!

Posted by BATTLETOADS on January 16th, 2010 at 11:43 am

Comment # 567

i agree with 499 but i want a ds port lol you better believe im buying that collection in march

Posted by mark on January 16th, 2010 at 11:57 am

Comment # 569

I like the Shellcracker design but I’m not sure about Moto Bug, also Chopper, Crabmeat, and Buzz Bomber are better be in. Don’t include Coconut, include him for a sequal!

Posted by BATTLETOADS on January 16th, 2010 at 12:14 pm

Comment # 571

A Classic Sonic! The SEGA is making very well. E SEGA, good that could botar as if was a type of collection inside of the game, With Sonic The Hedgehog 1,2,3 and 3 Sonic & Knuckles.And… I am of the Brasil.^^

Posted by Thiago on January 16th, 2010 at 12:29 pm

Comment # 573

I’m actually quite dissapointed. I know your going back to square one with Sonic VS Eggman, but there could’ve been more variety in character choices. Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Team Chaotix. I take it that you plan to scrap them all, hm? I honestly don’t know what your doing anymore Sonic Team/SEGA. You guys keep making new characters, some stay up to a point, some are scrapped after making one or two appearances. The message I’m getting from you right now about Project Needlemouse is, “Screw the other characters, everyone wants the god-damn hedgehog.” That my be true, but not EVERYONE wants just Sonic. I know some people grew up with the Blue Blur being solo, but don’t scrap all the other characters you’ve made, JUST for all those people who’re gonna complain if you did add other characters.

My main point is, the classics are good, but don’t limit yourself to something only certain people would enjoy. Character-wise.

-Perigi C.

Posted by Perigi on January 16th, 2010 at 12:38 pm

Comment # 575

i was really sad that you didn’t like tails kunckles shadow amy froggy or E-102 gamma or hypersonic will this game be on wii xbox360 ps3 ps2 ds psp?

Posted by aqwsonic360 on January 16th, 2010 at 12:43 pm

Comment # 577

cool.

i guess there is a balance to it. balancing 3D games with 2D games. no one said that with 2D games tht 2D games were obsolete, ok, u know someone said that. but it doesnt at all mean it’s true.

Posted by sco on January 16th, 2010 at 12:51 pm

Comment # 579

Shut up #503! Go play Sonic Heroes! This is our long, awaited time since 1994!

Expectations just skyrocketed! Sonic FTW! I may actually cry when I see an actual trailer!

Posted by Davi Viana on January 16th, 2010 at 12:58 pm

Comment # 581

Stop getting so mad at sega and sonic!!!This game is going to to %$#* awsome!

Posted by R. Myles on January 16th, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Comment # 583

What!? No Shadow? This game is gunna b gay.

Posted by Shadowisgod on January 16th, 2010 at 1:31 pm

Comment # 585

some people are saying it’s gonna be an HD remake of sonic 1 but you have to remember that the trailer that kicked all of this off said the game would be an ALL NEW 2D sonic adventure. I’m just hoping they have some awesome retro music, none of that pop-ska punk crap in the 3d games. I mean can you honestly beat the sonic 2 soundtrack? I didn’t think so.

Posted by deathmitten on January 16th, 2010 at 1:39 pm

Comment # 587

Thanks SEGA! I’m so excited!

Posted by IceCynder on January 16th, 2010 at 2:04 pm

Comment # 589

Ok, I want an older old-school Sonic fan to answer this:
How come the Sonic series is the only franchise where it can’t have any support characters and people are saying that SEGA should get rid of every character besides Sonic and Robotnik? That’s kinda like saying that Nintendo should get rid of the whole Mario cast. I’m not saying that those characters should be playable but why do people complain so much about them even when those characters aren’t playable.

Posted by sonicfan on January 16th, 2010 at 2:20 pm

Comment # 591

Its cool that sonic is the only playable character, but i would have liked shadow as a secret playable character

Posted by David on January 16th, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Comment # 593

@511

because Sonic was never never never never nevernevernever EVER NEVER about characters and and story past “Dr. Eggman turned the animals into robots, go get him!”.

Sonic was about amazing 2d physics, high speed action which needed high speed reaction. Beautiful environments, smart level design, and flawless music. Anything other than this was just extra padding that shouldn’t have been there.

If anyone out there believes that the extra characters and “rich” storyline is what hooked you to Sonic, then I am sorry to say you weren’t a fan of Sonic as a GAME. Sega knows this; this game is not only a huge apology to fans of the Sonic game, but to introduce what Sonic is really about to a new generation of gamers.

But don’t fret you guys can still do your fanart and silly characters, it just won’t be a part of the GAME anymore… and thank goodness for that.

Posted by William Jansen on January 16th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

Comment # 595

Will they bring the old look of Sonic back, will they keep the look, or will they make an entirely new look?

Posted by SONICdaHOG360 on January 16th, 2010 at 2:44 pm

Comment # 597

ok peep this sonic being the only character come on now.. im an old school fan thoguh but i like the fact the shadow was a rival to sonic i loved there rivalry.. ill give it to you…going way back to the begging but in the future lets put other playable characters tails, knuckles, oh and dont have tails in a machine or knuckles lookig for shyt… omg just sonic… i proly wont be playing this game more than once…. i mean….ugh just sonic…..fk man ill just let my friend buy it and ill borrow the game when he done with it… epic FAIL

Posted by Aj on January 16th, 2010 at 3:33 pm

Comment # 599

I’m crushed beyond words.

This looks perfect: a return to full 2D; Sonic the Hedgehog standing alone; classic badniks returning to the environments… and yet I’m still depressed. Word on the street is that PROJECT: NEEDLEMOUSE will be a downloadable game. So what happens to us unlucky few, who have current consoles but no internet access on them? Will we loyal fans be allowed to play Sonic’s triumphant return to glory?

Methinks not. For some reason, ’tis assumed that all hardcore nostalgic fans (for whom this game is apparently being crafted for) are geeks that play online games all day. And so heading to HMV or Game later in 2010 to grab a copy of whatever PROJECT: NEEDLEMOUSE will become is impossible…? Yeah, cheers for that.

I know I’m just one man with a laptop, like so many others with over five hundred comments here, so I won’t beg. But please, if there’s any chance of a proper full release of what I’m sure will be considered a masterpiece of modern (and indeed, retro) gaming, then take it! Allow those of us who grew up with the MegaDrive, a simple plug-and-play system, to return to the character and the world which we love. Because the irony of catering to retro gamers by using the latest, cutting-edge technology is overwheming me right now.

This coming from somebody who is currently loving SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (PlayStation3, 2006) at the moment. There’s some more irony for you…!

Posted by GDS on January 16th, 2010 at 3:56 pm

Comment # 601

@515. Your argument is already invalid just because you say that Duck Hunt rocks on the MASTER SYSTEM. Duck hunt was on the NES only. It was even made by Nintendo. There was no way it could have been on Master System because Nintendo and Sega were at war with each other at the time. For you to say that already proves that you don’t know jack about classics.

And there was a story in the old Sonic games. Robotnik (Or Eggman to you kiddies) wanted a completely industrial planet, so he started turning animals (Sonic’s friends) into mechanized creatures (badniks). Sonic made it his duty to stop his plans. End of story. If you like overly-detailed crap, then play your Sonic 06. We classic fans have been raised to the genesis era, and by god we KNOW what made Sonic truly great, not you.

And Shadow was only good in Sonic Adventure 2, where he belonged. After his reincarnation, he became another unnecessary character. To be honest, he should have stayed dead. His story is so GENERIC now it’s not even funny.

So shut up. You had your “fun”. Let us have ours, hmm?

Posted by Sonuw on January 16th, 2010 at 4:07 pm

Comment # 603

I wonder, the classic Sonic games had Super Sonic and the Death Egg, will they return in Project Needlemouse and/or will there be new stuff inspired by more recent stuff?

Posted by Pokechar on January 16th, 2010 at 4:55 pm

Comment # 605

To comment #511:
It has nothing to do with how many characters, it has to do with HOW those characters are presented in the games. The gameplay styles are so radically different and asinine for what people expect a Sonic game to play like.

On the subject of Shadow, he should have stayed dead after SA2. It was the only time I liked him, ever since he was brought back, he’s been a symbol of everything people despise about the current Sonic fan base and the franchise in general. It’s a gigantic mess, and it was about time (better late than never) SEGA cut it’s losses, or at least split a fine line between the older and newer generation of fans and gamers for Sonic.

Make the franchise fun again, SEGA. Don’t focus on how many characters or whatever else people demand, just make sure this game plays like a dream and that we keep coming back for more and more of it. Give us the old fashion timeless quality Sonic the Hedgehog we all know and love again.

Posted by Jon McGuire on January 16th, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Comment # 607

sonic rocks!!!!

Posted by damon on January 16th, 2010 at 5:02 pm

Comment # 609

Comment # 46

No Froggy.

Game’s gonna suck. [...]

AH! Shut up!

and YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESS Sonic is back! and Alone!

Posted by Gabriel on January 16th, 2010 at 5:13 pm

Comment # 611

I Love you Sega! Tells us the actual name of the game and some screenshots and I’ll love you forever!

Posted by Tizo Teh Hedgie on January 16th, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Comment # 613

WHAT???

No shadow, oh man please, I was hoping shadow will be in the game.

Why sega? WHYYYYYY???

note: wow, the crab enemy looks cool.

Posted by Alex-hunter on January 16th, 2010 at 7:20 pm

Comment # 615

Hmm, typical. Sorry for bieng a kill joy but it just looks like another remake of the old Genny classic. I’m not looking up to this much now. :\

Posted by Naoki on January 16th, 2010 at 7:47 pm

Comment # 617

Mhhhh, I don’t see Tails and Knucles REJECTED! YAY! scew you shadow XD!

Posted by MarioFanBoy on January 16th, 2010 at 8:03 pm

Comment # 619

Everyone. Check this out;

http://nurboy.deviantart.com/art/SEGA-is-BACK-150640898

Posted by NurBoy on January 16th, 2010 at 8:12 pm

Comment # 621

@614 Is that official? I hope it is because thats AWESOME!

Posted by MarioFanBoy on January 16th, 2010 at 8:22 pm

Comment # 623

I hope this game is, as they promised on the teaser, in 2D. Not bullshit 2.5D, GOOD OLD 2D with beautiful art and animation done with SPRITES.

Also, ROBOTNIK, not EGGMAN. And no story, the Sonic mythology never needed a story. This is the story Sonic needs:

Robotnik is an asshole human scientist. He’s destroying nature. Sonic is a hedgehog and he’s not happy about it. He has an angry face. He is going to RUIN ROBOTNIK’S SHIT. Also, emeralds. THE END. That’s ALL a Sonic game needs to freaking ROCK. Not other crappy characters to fuel hentai furry forums, not other humans, just nature against technology. THE END. And then just enjoy being praised by Gamespot and IGN.

Posted by Andre on January 16th, 2010 at 8:47 pm

Comment # 625

If this is truly all it’s cracked up to be, it may be the first new Sonic game I’ve ever bought since probably ten years ago.

Posted by Munchy on January 16th, 2010 at 8:52 pm

Comment # 627

Also, let’s see magic where there’s possibly none, but let’s do it just for the heck of it. Watch the Project Needlemouse trailer again. Notice these things:

1) Sonic is running really fast
2) Sonic GETS HIT in the end and loses his rings
3) Silence…
4) Sonic grabs a ring

SONIC IS NOT DEAD. You can’t see him, but HE GRABBED A RING!!!!

So poetic, Gives me the shivers!

Posted by Andre on January 16th, 2010 at 9:00 pm

Comment # 629

At first I thought it would be Sonic, Shadow, and Needlemouse. And Needlemouse would look like old Sonic and it would be awesome.
Oh well, can’t wait for the next bit of info.

Posted by lozfoe444 on January 16th, 2010 at 10:10 pm

Comment # 631

It’s really cool that you guys are coming out with a new Sonic game. But I’m kinda dissapointed about the fact you can only play as Sonic. Don’t get me wrong Sonic is awesome, he’s my favorite character. But I personally think you should be able to play as different characters too.

Posted by Cody F. on January 16th, 2010 at 10:16 pm

Comment # 633

Oh yes! Old Sonic! But, where’s Tails? I can’t imagime Sonic right now without his best buddy. I still hoping that I’ll see a geme like my favorite Sonic The Hedgehog 2 one day!

Posted by Yury on January 16th, 2010 at 10:39 pm

Comment # 635

i wuz lookin forward 2 shadow tails knux n metal sonic………………………damn…………….o well da project cant b bad i guess……………..

Posted by Dionel Nunez on January 16th, 2010 at 10:48 pm

Comment # 637

Sonic Advance Series was the best Sonic game out of all sonic games. It had the right characters and was fun. Project Needle Mouse needs to see this make add Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Cream.

Posted by AlextheFox on January 16th, 2010 at 11:34 pm

Comment # 639

If only Sonic playable means that there will be no two player mode, then I shall be severely displeased, classic 2p racing with Tails akin to Sonic 2?

Posted by MMX on January 16th, 2010 at 11:45 pm

Comment # 641

THANK YOU GOD!!! sonic is back to his old self!!! i really hope they bring back the old crew to work on it again. next to that. hope they show the next trailer. thank you sega….thank you so much…

Posted by Mo on January 17th, 2010 at 12:20 am

Comment # 643

So this isn’t crabmeat? This is Kanibanchi?

Posted by Daiches99 on January 17th, 2010 at 1:50 am

Comment # 645

Does this mean Sonic will return to saving tiny forest animals from Dr. Robotnik? =O

Posted by mlsterben on January 17th, 2010 at 3:20 am

Comment # 647

Good that SEGA has decided to keep Sonic as the only playable character in this game since its old school, if Tails and Knuckles and possibly Amy too do make an appearance that would be great, but even though the characters introduced in the 3D series arent playable in this game, I hope SEGA doesn’t scrap them it’ll probably infuriate the newer fans, i’d be a bit ticked off too but i’d get over it and buy the next Sonic game anyways, hey its what a fan does, right?

Posted by Britney on January 17th, 2010 at 4:39 am

Comment # 649

Thanks Sega!!! Sonic 1 and 2 are awesome!

Posted by Rose the Hedgehog on January 17th, 2010 at 6:28 am

Comment # 651

I am latino too (also Brazilian).

@629: SEGA might be aware by now that NOTHING could possibly infuriate the newer kids: they will buy whatever crap comes out with Sonic on it, as they’ve done in the past with all those crappy games.

This is the time, though, for SEGA to realize that Sonic’s OLDER fans have far more buying power. We are the ones who’ve been alienated all these years: the real fans, the ones who’re still excited with the prospect of a GOOD sonic game, more than 10 years after the last good ones (Sonic 3 & Knuckles).

Posted by Andre on January 17th, 2010 at 7:19 am

Comment # 653

Hmmm… I’m very excited, but a little concerned that Sega may still be making a small oversight. I’m an oldschool fan. I’ve loved the series since I picked up my first Genesis and my first game, Sonic the Hedgehog, waaaaay back in 1991. If this is an HD remake of the original, then it makes perfect sense to have Sonic as the only character– and while I think it would take a LOT of re-imagining to stretch a one-shot game that short out to the length and quality one would expect from new technology, I still think it will pwn.

My concern is that they still may have missed the boat on the concept of what other characters have the potential to add. No one complained about Tails hanging out in Sonic 2 very much. The “camera”/focus still followed Sonic, and a buddy could play along or you could kick him to the curb and play alone! Suddenly you and a pal could race for fun! In Sonic 3, it only got better. Now focus still stayed on Sonic so we could speed around all we wanted, but if we slowed down for a sec, Tails could potentially CARRY us to explore new areas and find secrets. Note that this exploration was OPTIONAL, but could open up new and interesting things! And there were relevant new power up shields that actually did something useful besides just preserve our rings! Sonic didn’t need new and flashy magical powers and stupid looking equipment hanging off him.

Flash forward and along comes Sonic and Knuckles. Knux could do very similar things to Sonic and Tails, but he had his own unique ability (digging/breaking down walls and gliding). Suddenly even MORE new paths and secrets were opened to the player, and the game became even more massively epic and FUN when you snapped the two cartridges together and got one giant masterpiece of a Sonic game with tons or replay value, a whole new extra ending, exploring, and all the motion sickness inducing speed you could possibly hope for.

Many of us oldschool fans remember Sonic 3 + Sonic & Knux as the crowning achievement of the classic games.

And what I want to say is that while I love Sonic alone or with all his buds, I think his friends just need a relevancy overhaul. KEEP THE FOCUS ON SONIC, but remember that if you give all your extra little buddies unique abilities, they could add a lot to a 2d game, and give a second (or third or fourth?) player the ability to tag along, play, and maybe help player 1 too!

Differentiate Knux and Rouge’s abilities a little. Stop letting everyone and their mom use chaos control–leave it to Shadow. Put some thought into level design and power up relevancy! For example: Maybe a rock wall blocking a path could be punched out of the way by Knux? Maybe the same rock wall could be levitated and removed to open a previously unreachable path by Silver? Maybe Shadow could use chaos control to move the players to an otherwise completely unreachable path? Remember that as long as any given tag-along can only help player 1, then when the others get left behind, they can catch up like Tails used to. Knux can glide back in, Silver can levitate, Shadow can warp back in with chaos control–make it so player 1 doesn’t have to worry about taking off in a hurry! Don’t attach tag-alongs at the hip– or worse stick them on a freaking double ended bungee cord! *cough Knux Chaotix cough cough* Make it so that different teams could potentially reach different paths based on who’s along for the ride…..but most of all remember we love speed, and if our tag along is irritating us, we really outta be able to leave em in the dust just like we could in Sonic 2, or completely cut them out and only take one player.

Also remember that its not all about who’s fully playable. I’m happy just to see supporting characters make a RELEVANT contribution to story line, or hanging around in the vicinity making cameos. There are so many cute shiny neon critters running around this universe now. I don’t think we need anymore, but we could sure use some character development and plot line support.

That’s my 2 cents.

Posted by Ame on January 17th, 2010 at 8:24 am

Comment # 655

Finally the old(best) sonic is back!

Como um bom brasileiro, a tec toy publicou muito bem a sega nos anos 90 e fez com que o sonic se tornasse meu personagem predileto, ultimamente eu tenho me esforçado para jogar os lançamentos mesmo tento desagrado por alguns. Mais esse pode ser que eu realmente me divirta como na infancia..

Posted by André Barbosa on January 17th, 2010 at 9:07 am

Comment # 657

SEGA can you make a deal with Nintendo so they make this game, I’m sorry but Nintendo’s better

Posted by MarioFanBoy on January 17th, 2010 at 10:00 am

Comment # 659

Thank you, Sega.

Now, if you can just stay away from gimmicky crap and just make a solid platformer, everything will be alright again. <3

Posted by Me on January 17th, 2010 at 10:23 am

Comment # 661

This games is HD, and Nintendo doesn’t have an HD console.

So no.

Posted by SykoTech on January 17th, 2010 at 10:46 am

Comment # 663

to Andre comment 632:
I’m an older Sonic fan and I don’t hate every Sonic game after S3&K and I still play the recent games and even like someof the 3D games. What does that make me, an older fan who’ve grew up playing Sonic games since Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and still playing Sonic games at the age of 25?

Posted by sonicfan on January 17th, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Comment # 665

So far so good. Keep it up, Sega. Also, it would be awesome if Sonic was short, chubby, black eyed, loved chili dogs, and didn’t talk. And Robotnik’s name should be Robotnik. I have high hopes, Sega.

Posted by 1337d0od on January 17th, 2010 at 12:29 pm

Comment # 667

@636

A person with bad taste?

Just kidding buddy. But seriously now, just take a look at the reviews. And in that “golden era”, Sonic rivaled with Mario. Where’s Sonic now? If you really played Sonic 1 when it came out (I imported mine from Japan), you know that Sonic’s platform games are so much better than the new ones that it’s sad.

Sonic’s coming back, buddy. Rejoice and enjoy the moment!

Posted by Andre on January 17th, 2010 at 1:13 pm

Comment # 669

Yeah, I am happy and I’d happy that Sonic is finally going back to his 2D roots. That’s a very wise choice on SEGA’s part. But I also enjoy some of the recent games despite the reviews and I enjoy the handheld games like Sonic Pocket Adventure, Sonic Rush and Advance games very much.

But despite all that, I want SEGA to do what’s best for Sonic and the franchise.

Posted by sonicfan on January 17th, 2010 at 1:32 pm

Comment # 671

@Kirs

Dude, SEGA’s been feeding you with that crap you like for years and years. Surely you won’t mind if us old fans get thrown this bone after literally more than a decade.

Don’t be greedy. Unless you’re scared that the sales will be so overwhelmingly better for this game that SEGA will have to rethink their design strategy. But well, a 2D game couldn’t possibly present such a risk… right?

Posted by Andre on January 17th, 2010 at 1:51 pm

Comment # 673

a 2D game isnt going to present a risk because they have been also coming out for the past 10 years ie, sonic advanced 1,2,3 , sonic rush, rush adventure. even 2.5D games lol if anyone forgot sonic rivals 1,2

Posted by mark on January 17th, 2010 at 2:37 pm

Comment # 675

I’ve been a sonic the hedgehog fan all my life, played through almost all the games 100%, have the comics, and run the largest sonic sprite comic.

And i say, about time they brought back the old school. Although i hope it uses a similar engine that they used in Sonic Unleashed’ daytime missions. The speed and action in that was awesome.

Can’t wait to see this go through, i hope they have it for PC. I’m making a sega Genesis + CD PC Mod, worthy of playing this game.

Posted by Trevor on January 17th, 2010 at 2:51 pm

Comment # 677

OK, # 588, I’ll bite.

Do you get to play as Birdo or Piranha Pete in Super Mario Galaxy? No. Why? Because that’d be stupid. You may get to play as them in Mario Kart and/or Mario Whatever-Sport-He-Is-Into-Nowadays, but those are not the Mario platform games – they’re a totally different thing. Super Mario Galaxy is considered a masterpiece of platform gaming because it keeps things simple and focuses on what’s truly important – awesome gameplay instead of dozens of characters and a convoluted story.

Posted by HikariExpress on January 17th, 2010 at 3:06 pm

Comment # 679

#644
I know but this is the fourth game so far in a row that you can only play as Sonic. So it’s not like this will be the first time playing as Sonic ever and the other characeters are completely optional. I’m just also saying even if those characters are unplayable, people will still be upset cause they see them in a game but other franchises can have a bunch of supporting characters so why Sonic the only one that have to limit to them?

Posted by sonicfan on January 17th, 2010 at 3:33 pm

Comment # 681

Also Archie comics are written and drawn by SATAN HIMSELF.

Posted by Andre on January 17th, 2010 at 4:05 pm

Comment # 683

# 647
Not all of them. If given the choice, I would much rather play as Knuckles and Tails then Sonic and Amy only as a support character.

Posted by sonicfan on January 17th, 2010 at 4:11 pm

Comment # 685

You don’t like Knuckes? :<

Posted by sonicfan on January 17th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

Comment # 687

I kinda like him. My point is: Sonic was always simple, and that was the beauty of it. Mad scientist is an asshole towards nature. Blue hedgehog is pissed. Blue hedgehog RUINS HIS SHIT. Simple, beautiful.

When you add friends, with each friend the Sonic mythology grows weaker, do you understand? Suddenly there’s a hole TEAM of little freinds fighting, so where’s the whole David vs Goliath story? It’s gone. Sonic suddenly is another face in the crowd.

That should never be allowed to happen. That’s why you should limit the friends. See, Mario is still strong because he is always the focus of the game. There isn’t a whole team of pumblers helping him. If it’s a Mario game, Mario will be in the spotlight. That’s a wise decision.

Posted by Andre on January 17th, 2010 at 5:23 pm

Comment # 689

@633
thats fucking crazy. Nintendo is probably better at making games but thats fucking crazy.

Posted by Nikesh on January 17th, 2010 at 5:26 pm

Comment # 691

@#655

:-***

Posted by Andre on January 17th, 2010 at 5:35 pm

Comment # 693

^_^ It’s refreshing to see a new 2d sonic game! Although I’m a big fan of Unleashed and Adventure 2 battle, it’s great to see Sonic in 2d again!

My older brother and I are a bit sad that Tails and Knuckles didn’t make it, but…

Yar! Keep going! We still look forward to the release!!

Posted by Sudtrap on January 17th, 2010 at 6:02 pm

Comment # 695

I’m seeing alot of Modern fans bitching about this game in the SEGA Forum,
and its starting to PISS ME OFF!!!

Posted by NurBoy on January 17th, 2010 at 6:48 pm

Comment # 697

“Oooh i hope it’s 2.5D. Wouldn’t mind if it’s cel-shaded. oh, I hope they keep the SA look, etc”

Hell No!!!

Posted by NurBoy on January 17th, 2010 at 6:51 pm

Comment # 699

@ Andre.
Dude, the Genesis and Game gear games were awesome. I like playing as Sonic (The hero), Tails(The sidekick) and Knuckles (The rival). If it was just like those days again, then I am in heaven and SEGA would finally get it right and be redeemed in my eyes.

Posted by Zaki on January 17th, 2010 at 6:53 pm

Comment # 701

@ Zaki

Man, hear hear. I was there. I imported Sonic 1 from Japan. Kickass games. You know, I think it’s pretty obvious that we’ll be seeing Tails and Knuckles in Project Needlemouse. I mean, their names weren’t there to be rejected.

I don’t know if they’ll be playable characters, but I definitely see them aiding the hero in very cool ways. After all, now that we have the technology, what are the limits for a 2D game? Really? I was reading an interview with the makers of the first Monkey Island, and they were saying that they COUNTED THE PIXELS they’d use in the game in order to save space. That’s a very extreme example, but the Genesis programmers had to work within limits.

Those limits are now gone. Robotnik can now try to kill Sonic in so many devilish ways that it would be hard to even imagine how this game could be boring. Special effects, cutscenes, sidekicks helping Sonic… if done right, this game has the potential to provide old fans with a LOT of fun.

Yes, it’s redeeming time for SEGA. Let us cross our fingers and hope.

Posted by Andre on January 17th, 2010 at 7:05 pm

Comment # 703

I’d like to see some art of the villan or sonic’s new look if he has one. Also, maybe a hint of the real title of the game. BTW, SEGA, I’m really hoping that this game will be the best you’ve let out since sonic the hedgehog 1, I’ve really got my hopes up. and one more thing what console will it be for?

Posted by Justin on January 17th, 2010 at 7:27 pm

Comment # 705

YES! Old Sonic is what we need! I see no reason for any other characters if this game is a re imagining of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. Screw the furies and give us the Ron Jeremy(hedgehog of love) game SEGA!

Posted by Shin_Chuck on January 17th, 2010 at 9:52 pm

Comment # 707

@Faker: Ya and a lot of these new kid fans don’t even care about how sonic started like what system, format, or even when the first game came out. They pretty much only care of the new bullshit like Silver or Big. Seriously sometimes I don’t even think they like the new characters that much but instead try to piss off other old school Sonic fans. In fact I don’t even think ANYONE likes the new characters in new Sonic games.

Posted by snickers on January 17th, 2010 at 10:27 pm

Comment # 709

You go and propose an armada of characters which *could* appear in Project Needlemouse and cross some off each day, but what I don’t like is that you pretty much trolled your majority demographic by showing and crossing out everyone except Sonic. What’s worse is Sonic was definitely going to be the survivor if he was in a group of side characters, there’s no Tails or Knuckles listed, so what about them?
Shame on you, SEGA.

Posted by repliroid20xx on January 17th, 2010 at 10:43 pm

Comment # 711

By the way.. i HATE everyone who disagrees

Posted by INpHINITY on January 18th, 2010 at 1:14 am

Comment # 713

“2.5 D”
Hell yes

Posted by Kirs on January 18th, 2010 at 1:46 am

Comment # 715

You go and propose an armada of characters which could appear in Project Needlemouse and cross some off each day, but what I don’t like is that you pretty much trolled your majority demographic by showing and crossing out everyone except Sonic. Sonic was always going to be the survivor if he was placed inside a group of side characters. Not to mention there’s no Tails or Knuckles listed, so there’s really keeping them from appearing.
Shame on you, SEGA.

Posted by repliroid20xx on January 18th, 2010 at 3:06 am

Comment # 717

What no tails ?

and no 2p

aww this is going to be like snoic 1 when I want it to be like sonic 3

Posted by Damien on January 18th, 2010 at 3:20 am

Comment # 719

@ INpHINITY (comment 672): The Nintendo Wii is NOT so limited that it can’t run a bloody 2(.5)D Sonic game. And you only need the D-pad (up down left right etc) and one button to run a proper Sonic game (maybe a second one for things like mid air tricks, e.g. Sonic advanced), just like Mario, and the wiimote can do that perfectly. So stop acting like some elitist consumer who thinks he’s superior to all humanity coz he could afford a PS3 (Xboxs are dirt cheap and almost on par with wii, at least here in Aus).
Sheesh. There’s always some person who has to take the console wars to heart and find some source of allegience. They’re there to make money, pay their employees so they can feed their families, and if wasn’t for the fact you give them money, they wouldn’t care about you (unless there was the chance they COULD get money from you but couldn’t). So rename “paid for a better game console” to “financed Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo/Atari/Apple/some corporation”.

Anyway, good on you all @ sega, hopefully this will be a well received title by the critics and general consumers. I’m personally worried about distribution, can there be a physical copy of the game for those of us who can’t trust ourselves with keeping a digital version safe (especially if the game does get ported to Wii, seeming Nintendo has yet to have learnt from the PSstore about backing up games or moving them across systems)?

Good luck sega – lets blow New Super Mario Brothers out of the water!

Posted by chrissomerry on January 18th, 2010 at 6:14 am

Comment # 721

Sonic sure has seen his share of critique since Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, and needless to say; it has been well deserved. I loved Unleashed though, except for the night-stages.
Take it from a pro, SEGA. If you want this to succeed, then do your own thing! Make Sonic go fast as hell, but make it playable, BUT most importantly; NO SHORTCUTS! Do what you’re good at, and don’t get lazy! I have faith in you! ^^

Posted by Reven on January 18th, 2010 at 7:45 am

Comment # 723

I LIKE PIE!!!

Posted by me on January 18th, 2010 at 8:01 am

Comment # 725

it’s a pitty ! knuckles and tails won’t be playable :’(
i hope there will be a lot of wolrds in the game, and in 2D, it’s good !!
but to my mind, a sonic adventure 3 would be better !!!!!!!!!

Posted by meee on January 18th, 2010 at 10:24 am

Comment # 727

2D: hope it’s as good as the Sonic Advanced and the Sonic Rush series’ (or maybe even better)

Sonic being the only playable character: Where’s Tails or Knuckles?

Getting rid of Shadow and Big (and Froggy): EPIC WIN!

No new characters for once: *heart stops* holy crap that’s so cool *faints*

Old Badniks: w00t

accept for Sonic being the only playable character, they are doing everything we want

also, thanks for satirizing yourselves by doing that “Sonic’s new freind Mr. Needlemouse” thing

Now I just gotta know if the graphics will be like new super mario bros. or Wario Land: Shake It or like Sonic rush

The character in the title thingy is obviously Sonic (unless of course it’s some dumb recolor, like Scourge)

also, what will Sonic look like? will it be classic or next generation? (preferably classic)

Weather it’s a disk game or downloadable title, It had BETTER be good (though I prefer disk)

Posted by Zeak the Hedgehog on January 18th, 2010 at 11:03 am

Comment # 729

@660 Mega Man 9&10, Contra 4 & Rebirth, Castlevania Adventure, Bionic Commando anyone?

Posted by MarioFanBoy on January 18th, 2010 at 11:57 am

Comment # 731

@ #672

I think you should read my latest blog entry on my site about the wii to clear up your interpretation on it. If sega puts effort into the project on all consoles, it will maximize the enjoyment for the consumer.

Posted by Retroloop on January 18th, 2010 at 12:31 pm

Comment # 733

I remember being in 4th grade and goingo ver my friends house everyday to play Sonic 1. I bled blue up until Sonic Heroes. then i vomited up blue. If this game is going to be as good as the originals, it needs the following:

1. Dr Robotnik
2. Seven special stages accessed by large rings
3. Bonus stages
4. Cool power ups, like fire sheild
5. Super Sonic playable in all stages
6. some moves borrowed from SA, but not the ring path thing

Look at how great New Super Mario Bros Wii is. The took eveything from the first 5 Mario games and put the best of it into one game. Do the same with Sonic and you’ve got gold.

Posted by Frankay on January 18th, 2010 at 2:10 pm

Comment # 735

@MuteWinter,comment 462

Read this comment. Its the best and it sums up what us real Sonic AND SEGA fans want. Darn, how many kids know what a Sega Nomad, or a Sega Saturn is? Do you even know that there wasa Sonic collection WAAAYY before Sonic mega Collection, on ps2, gamecube and Xbox? It was called Sonic JAM and it had all those cool extra, plus a 3d Sonic world where you could run freely as sonic in a 3D world! And you know what? The graphics and the controls were 10 000 times better than what we got in the last 6 years, go check it out.

Those darn kids and their Ipod And their “Inter-net” thing, aahhh back in the days… we only had 33.6k modems….. “rambling”.. “rambling” “snoring”……

Posted by Kinorai on January 18th, 2010 at 2:50 pm

Comment # 737

YES! OLD SCHOOL SONIC! I just can’t wait for it ^^!

Posted by matias on January 18th, 2010 at 4:26 pm

Comment # 739

this game will get 10/10 reviews if it is truly sonic 4 lol.

ya i agree now with sonicfan82 i dont think sonic needs these omg cutscenes, back in the day the only cutscene i remember was when sonic jumped up and grabbed onto robotniks ship in sonic 2, and in the begining of sonic and knuckles when knuckles attacked sonic lol

i just preordered sonic classic collection for ds now i will have s1,2,3 s&k on the go.

Posted by mark on January 18th, 2010 at 5:36 pm

Comment # 741

Even if Project Needlemouse is successful, I hope there will still be 3D games in the future. It sure would suck if there weren’t any more 3D Sonic games, especially since the Daytime levels in Sonic Unleashed (360/PS3) were so awesome. Sure, this game looks awesome, and it looks like it’s really going to please the retro fans, but I hope that SEGA doesn’t abandon all the people who liked the 3D games.

Anyway, as for Sonic’s design, I personally think he should keep his Sonic Unleashed design. It was a really nice blend of old school Sonic and newer Sonic. He was short and cartoony, but still somewhat skinny with green eyes.

Posted by Ruan on January 18th, 2010 at 6:14 pm

Comment # 743

even as a kid i thought the inclusion of tails and Knux was kinda lame, but i grew to like them as tails had a sweet biplane and Knuckles gould get me to parts of the levels i only dreamed of getting to with the coupling of Sonic 2 and Sonic and Knuckles. but after Sonic Adventure (i even enjoyed Sonic Adventure 2) it seemed like Sonic Team was taking Fanfictions and Fanart from Deviantart and putting it into their games (especially with the jiggle physics for Rouge’s knockers on SA2… weird, guys.) i’m very happy with the move you’re taking and it looks like i may be buying a Sonic game again after all! i’m ready to dash through these potential levels, grab some air, bust those “TV’s” and kick ro-butt-nik’s can! to all these people talking about Metal Sonic he’s been a boss in every sonic 2D game, why would it be possible for him to not be in this incarnation!?

Posted by dohoho on January 18th, 2010 at 7:48 pm

Comment # 745

sega u need to keep this hype train going dont let the train stop for another 4 months.

Posted by mark on January 18th, 2010 at 8:23 pm

Comment # 747

I agree with Comment # 302 lol

Posted by Cameron on January 18th, 2010 at 10:08 pm

Comment # 749

You’re right #683, too much hype can lead to too many expectations….but not gonna lie I’m still excited for this game I and I hope it does well!

Sega, thanks for looking out for the old school fans, we support you I personally am thrilled you are doing Needlemous and love the throwback concept!!!

But I also realize you guys at Sega have a diverse Sonic fanbase to deal with so I applaud ur effort! And thanks again for looking out for us old school sonic fans!

Posted by SonicFanfor20Years on January 18th, 2010 at 11:39 pm

Comment # 751

There goes the Pikachu in a sombreo Theory.

Don’t screw this one up. >_>

Posted by OizenX on January 19th, 2010 at 12:20 am

Comment # 753

Just please Sega, NO VOICE ACTORS!!! Unless you’re getting a new team to voice for Sonic and the gang, NO VOICE ACTORS!! I don’t wanna hear Jason Griffith kill Sonic’s personality any more than he has!!!

Posted by Michael Liotta on January 19th, 2010 at 1:03 am

Comment # 755

I’m glad they are going back to their roots, the multiple characters took away their focus to make good gameplay, plus I think 2D works better for a sonic game. It feels like autopilot in the sonic games in 3d. The old games were so simplistic and great, they need to go back and focus on what made those games so legendary.

They don’t need to tell a story, it’s about a hedghog for god’s sake! I just want them to make a good game again. I couldn’t believe unleashed’s werehog levels were even approved, and how sonic 06 even got out the door with that much lack of polish. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make this better, I miss good sonic games!

Posted by burnsquid on January 19th, 2010 at 3:14 am

Comment # 757

Dang man, i wanted Knuckles to be Playable! y’know, like S3&K! which IMO is the best sonic game ever!

what i really wanted was , just the Trio as a playable character in a [newer] classic style game !

Posted by Range on January 19th, 2010 at 7:11 am

Comment # 759

Finally going back to the roots that started it all! And we will have one official game and a fan based one to look forward to this year.

Posted by Wrensthav on January 19th, 2010 at 9:58 am

Comment # 761

OMG! I LOVE THIS! NOW CAPCOM SHOULD TAKE A PAGE FROM SEGA AND MAKE A 2D STREET FIGHTER WITH JUST RYU FOR ALL US HARDCORE STREET FIGHTER FANS WHO WERE THERE IN THE BEGINNING! IF YOU LIKE ALL THOSE OTHER CHARACTERS THAT AREN’T RYU YOU’RE PROBABLY 15 AND NOT A REAL STREET FIGHTER FAN AND THE ONLY GAME YOU PLAYED IS STREET FIGHTER 4 OR 2!

Posted by SONICTEHHEDGY on January 19th, 2010 at 10:47 am

Comment # 763

WOOT!! Finally, a Sonic game about SONIC! I wouldn’t be upset if Tails and Knuckles were there, since they were around when the series was still good.

Posted by Heidar on January 19th, 2010 at 10:57 am

Comment # 765

I actually didn’t like Jaleel White as Sonic’s voice actor (Sonic shouldn’t sound like Steve Urkel). Jason wasn’t really good at first, but he’s definetly improved over the years. Ryan is still better than both of them, though.

Posted by hugefan on January 19th, 2010 at 2:54 pm

Comment # 767

I hope this isn’t the end of 3D Sonic…

Posted by Kirk on January 19th, 2010 at 4:30 pm

Comment # 769

Sonic doesn’t sound like Steve Urkel to me. I didn’t even know that Urkel did the voice for Sonic until I saw both the credits of Family Matters and the old Sonic cartoons.

Now Sonia on the other hand sounds like Urkel.

Posted by sonicfan on January 19th, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Comment # 771

I eat my words; that is a magnificent badnik design, and the Sonic-only reboot is a truly wise decision.

It shows you played Sonic 1,2 & CD a lot.

Sega made money, now to get the pride back.

Go for it guys! you turned an oldschool fan into a believer!

Posted by Abaddon on January 19th, 2010 at 6:40 pm

Comment # 773

@601 shut up. there is a game that is similer to duck hunt for the master. safari hunt for the master doesent need a catrige to play it. also its basically duck hunt but it was segas answer to duck hunt. it comes with a gun, you think your high and mighty but your full of it. do you program. have you even learned any of it. have you taken buisness classes. yes i think there is potential for mny of the other chatacters in the sonic universe. for you to have the nerve to say that. parden me but everyone is entitled to forget, espcially if its been qite some time since you played the system cartrigeless. and to make it clear, its not that i hate the game, or that i dislike it in the slitest bit. it gives me a remeberance of just waking up on saterday and playing sonic. iv played alot of the 2d ones. a new game would bring back alot of memories. as for a story, yes i like things to have a structure it makes it more interesting. sometimes themes become over used and they get tiering on consumers at a point. so sega started adding new eliments to keep(try to keep) sonic on a steady increase. lets be honest, how many times can you repeat something before the theme becomes tiersome. mario has a slight difference, he goes into a number of different activoties(types of games, sports to action/adenture) and he is involved in a user friendly 3d enviroment were you have basic skills but you can combined skills to perform more advanced ones which make the game more advanced. they have maneged to add new things to the story and make a plot that carries the same theme in certin games but there always a twist. super mario bros wii is no exeption, it is super mario bros but it contains many new eliments that make it inter active for the next gen and thats why mario has made such a large profit. im not saying nessesarilly that sonic should be a compleate drama with extreemly complicated controls and a fraged camera but im saying that there must be a balence between the facters that divide most of us fans old and new to make a game the general public would like.
ps. do you even own a master, be honest.

Posted by axel on January 19th, 2010 at 7:32 pm

Comment # 775

and yes i have to say you are right in saying that shadows story is repeditive, even though it was settled in shadow the hedgehog. and i will state again that i do want to fix him up so that he can become a character that will have a better reason to be around and be in a more markitable posisition

Posted by axel on January 19th, 2010 at 7:45 pm

Comment # 777

Why is everyone happy that its just Sonic?! I wanted to see all these playable characters! in a 2D sidescrolling adventure! LOL. But this game has my hyped! I cant stop researching it. And I think Tails and Knuckles are in it, thats why they’re not on the list. But still I wanted to see Amy and Shadow, lol. Does nobody like them!?

Posted by Keep it a secret on January 20th, 2010 at 12:10 am

Comment # 779

You know? I would like to see a complete redo of Sonic 1, 2, CD, and 3 in 3D! Wanna see what GreenHill Zone would look like in 3D, oh and Ice Cap Zone too… And [insert names of good 2D stages]… Hehe, that would also mean that Tails and Knuckles would be playable (and Amy would be a supporting character)… But it has to focus on Sonic’s speed! This would be my dream game…

Posted by beckyboc on January 20th, 2010 at 3:20 am

Comment # 781

@774 i dont think that its that they hate it, there just a bit dissapointed. in general they might have grown up with SA1. i was a little dissapointed because we were going back into 2d which isnt a problem, i dont mind a new sonic or 2 in 2d, so long as we dont stay there forever.

Posted by axel on January 20th, 2010 at 4:54 am

Comment # 783

Well I changed my mind.

1. Tails & knuckles will be playable for sure. Its the only reason that explains its absence in the rejected list.

2. Pure 2D in HD graphics will rock if they brings to us the feeling of being really inside the stage. And sega knows how to do that. (Ocean Palace ftw).

So SEGA… thanks a lot, really!

Posted by Kirs on January 20th, 2010 at 7:43 am

Comment # 785

@781

Not stay in there forever, but a 50/50 balance between 3D and 2D should be fair to everyone. I miss looking forward to the next Sonic Advance installment, at the very least, probably the greatest recent Sonic games I’ve ever played. Sonic Rush was the game for which I bought my Nintendo DS.

Posted by Shihe on January 20th, 2010 at 8:27 am

Comment # 787

These days games don’t only have one character in a game. At least have some more in the next one. And I hope that the look you give Sonic for this game is temporary. And I do remember sending you some emails. Whay haven’t i got an answer?

Posted by tailsmo4ever on January 20th, 2010 at 11:28 am

Comment # 789

@ Andre, I agree dude, if what those articles say is true, that means that Needlemouse is probably still in its very initial stages right now, so everyone who is excited for this game keep the hype going and voice your opinion of what you want in it!!

Me personally I want:

1. This game to be on disc, no downloadable only, that way it can expand to all audiences, not just the ones who are hooked up to Xbox Live or PSN
2. I like that it is only Sonic, but if there is a sequel down the road I’d love to see Tails and Knuckles with appearances, just like what Jenn said in #788
3. If this is a brand new 2D adventure and not a remake, then great I’m pumped, but hopefully maybe we can see some of the old school levels (Genesis era) remade in HD perhaps as DLC or unlockable content from the disc-Green Hill, Aquatic Ruin, Mystic Cave, Ice Cap Zone, etc.

*Speaking of remaking levels, and this is slightly off topic of Needlemouse, but whenever the next 3D sonic game is made, Sega should consider making the old classic levels (like the ones mentioned above) in 3D! They haven’t done that yet and it would please both the old school and new school sonic fans

I hope you are listening to these suggestions Sonic Team and Sega!

Posted by Sonicfan82 on January 20th, 2010 at 2:01 pm

Comment # 791

Sega, it’s nice that you’re listening to the fans but I think you misunderstood us. It’s not that we want Sonic alone, it’s that we want just running stages. No RPG styled beat ‘em ups and shoot em ups.

Nevermind the cast, we just wanna run.

Posted by Zeto on January 20th, 2010 at 3:06 pm

Comment # 793

aww….I wanted Shadow in the new game…oh well they better not disappoint us in this game.

Posted by Project Halfbreed on January 20th, 2010 at 3:51 pm

Comment # 795

And what about creating a forum to discuss this things and make votations and things like that?
If sega is listening to us that would be a good way to speak out the things cleraly and not confuse sega.

Posted by Kirs on January 20th, 2010 at 4:13 pm

Comment # 797

@ Zeto

Dude, we DO mind the cast. We don’t need any Silver or emoking fucking Shadow in this game. Really, this is a game to reset all the SHIT the franchise has going through for all those years, all the bullshit that’s made Sonic fade into semi-obscurity, his games bought only by little kids and furries who make erotic fanfic about Knuckles screwing Sonic in the ass.

It’s time to stop the bullshit, and this game will be supported by the old fans. We’ll support it with our WALLETS if this comes out right, and SEGA will finally see it’s been alienating the wrong part of Sonic’s fanbase.

Posted by Andre on January 20th, 2010 at 6:31 pm

Comment # 799

yes! thanks for bringin the badniks back i love them.
please make metal sonic a boss, becuase he would make an awsome boss.
SEGA, dont listen to these people that cry and whine.
i love all your games! please don;t stop!!
P.S i loved metal sonic in mario and sonic at the olmpic winter games!

Posted by Cole Alleman on January 20th, 2010 at 7:04 pm

Comment # 801

Im 15 years old now and some of my best childhood memories was playing sonic and sonic 2 for the awesome Sega Genesis. I loved playing multiplayer in sonic 2 but since this is going with the first game, i dont really mind. Im glad shadows gone, i liked him in sa2 but he just came back too many times. I dont mind the characters being gone, the only ones i really liked was Sonic, Amy, Tails, Knuckles and Metal Sonic, oh and Robotnik of course. Maybe have cameos or unlockable characters or have them have a tie to the story would be pretty cool because those are all the old characters, oh and its great to see the badniks back

Posted by kein97 on January 21st, 2010 at 12:24 am

Comment # 803

I have 3 things to say:
Thank you SEGA, i think you should have Tails wandering around behind Sonic (like in Sonic 2) and PLEASE MAKE THIS ON THE WII!!!!!

Posted by zangafan27 on January 21st, 2010 at 5:52 am

Comment # 805

Well this will be new, only having one playable character! i wonder if there could still be 2player though. they should definately make this game for the wii because the wii is the best system for cartoony games.

Posted by Anthony on January 21st, 2010 at 8:54 am

Comment # 807

#804
But not for HD games xD

Posted by Kirs on January 21st, 2010 at 11:53 am

Comment # 809

Well my favorite character is only the one who’s playable. Hooray for next Sonic game!

Posted by Sonicfan on January 21st, 2010 at 1:44 pm

Comment # 811

Hey everyone, guess what? We old Sonic fans do seem to be the majority after all.

http://www.onlineeducation.net/videogame/

Also note (from tha link) that Mario is the most successful video game franchise in history. Remember the time when Sonic rivaled Mario? Were Shadow, Tikal and Silver around back then? Yeah, didn’t think so.

Posted by Andre on January 21st, 2010 at 2:34 pm

Comment # 813

Tails and Knuckles should be in the next one.

Posted by Bobby Hall on January 21st, 2010 at 5:05 pm

Comment # 815

Good job SEGA.

Posted by Robcot94 on January 21st, 2010 at 6:26 pm

Comment # 817

Crabmeat…Crabmeat is back! I really do hope this is a return to form for the blue blur. Please, Sega, give him a decent 2D game once more, he deserves it!

Oh, and please tell me the death egg returns again! Such a blatant attempt to take the mickey out of star wars always brought a smile to my face.

Posted by Gnrlshrimp on January 21st, 2010 at 7:35 pm

Comment # 819

For the people who want other unlockables like Tails and Knuckles, I can’t argue with that…as unlockables (either in the game disc or DLC) is a great idea…as long as the focus is on great platforming in Hi Def 2D, then if a couple of characters are added that’s okay….well I’d prefer Tails and Knuckles cause they belong there, the other plethora of characters I’ll take a pass on….too many characters = a game that’s not about sonic anymore

But Sega good call, let’s just start with Sonic only from now and go from there! Thanks for doing this Sega! You will be rewarded with great sales numbers on this game is you do indeed bring Sonic back to his roots (Genesis era)….provided you don’t make it DLC only, cause that would be a big mistake….if the average Sonic fan is like me, I’d pay $50 for a Sonic retro remake in HD, assuming there was enough replay value (unlockable levels, and perhaps unlockable characters for those who want more than just Sonic in the game)

Posted by SonicFanfor20Years on January 21st, 2010 at 9:18 pm

Comment # 821

For all the elitists* here (I can see a lot), read this:
http://blogs.sega.com/sonic/2010/01/19/a-little-note-about-fan-elitism/
Even a SEGA employee is finding all this elitism annoying.

*An elitist is a Sonic fan who thinks their opinion is better than everyone else’s.

Posted by Chris on January 21st, 2010 at 9:31 pm

Comment # 823

So far, Sega has given me more hope than I’ve had for years. I bought a Sega Genesis because of Sonic. I remember gawking at the old Babbage’s store in 1991 – unable to pull my eyes off of that game. I needed it – and I got it.

If this game comes to fruition and lives up to the expectations I can now finally say I have, this will be the best Sonic moment since Sonic CD in 1993 – 17 years ago. And, it will be the first Sonic game I’ve bought for nearly 10 years. (Sonic Adventure was the last passable game in the franchise, and even that was not up to 16-bit quality.)

Nintendo has already brought a somewhat classic (though not completely 2-D) Mario game to the DS, as well as now the Wii. Before, I could only hope that Sega could take a hint from them, as well as those guys unaffiliated with Sega who have been trying to create an HD version of Sonic 2. It became apparent – even by the late 1990s – that true fans loved and respected Sonic much more than Sega did. I hope that trend reverses. I so hope it. (So far, that enemy pic does more to encourage me than anything, as it looks like a classic design from the original game.)

Of course, the worst thing would be to bring out a great game and only have it available on the Wii. Please put it on the PS3 and XBOX360 (the latter one being my system).

Please make it 2-D, or as close as possible to 2-D as you can (like the new classic Marios). Please don’t make Sonic “too cool” (like he has been from Sonic Adventure). He doesn’t even need green eyes. Black was fine. True fans have only gotten irritated since nearly every change after Sonic 2 and Sonic CD, at least. Maybe I’m not in the majority, but even Sonic 3 was not so good (because it introduced Knuckles, who was pretty much better than Sonic – the supposed main character) and Sonic did not have enough attitude (his sprite was like a teddy bear, compared to his previous one) and because it had levels that were too long (read: boring).

You know, at least for the first several levels in the game, it’s not a bad thing to merely hold “right” and jump a few times and finish an act in 1-2 minutes if you’re good. That’s exactly what we like. There can be massive exploration for those who want it, but please let others blast through at least half the levels quickly. Sonic CD was the gold standard in that respect. Three acts for each zone, with Robotnik/Eggman at the end of the third, was the classic standard, and has only gotten ruined over the past 17 years. Also, the rotating maze is still my favorite bonus stage – and one of the only ones that’s not so hard that you need a code to get all of the Chaos Emeralds.

I think you know what we’re getting at. The more it is like Sonic 1 (minus a Labyrinth Zone, instead replaced with a more “Aquatic Ruin”-like zone to ease frustration), the better. Sonic 1, 2, and CD will forever be the best. That is the direction you need to head.

I look forward to giving Sega my money after a long hiatus!

Posted by Ricky on January 21st, 2010 at 11:23 pm

Comment # 825

I commented earlier today, but I’ve been thinking about what this game could be for about the whole day, and I have some more thoughts.

To those wondering what the badnik is called, it’s called “Kani Punch” in Japanese (“kani” meaning “crab” and “punch” for, well, I’m sure you’ve guessed what it does). And yes, it seems to be the same as or similar to the one in Metropolis Zone in Sonic 2.

Before, I mentioned the new Super Mario Brothers games for the DS and Wii, but I just want to stress that what I really want is an HD hand-drawn 2-D game in the style of the originals. The beginning stage (at least) along with others should have a “checkerboard” pattern, and then there can be more metallic stages near the end. Don’t make things “realistic”. If we wanted graphics that looked like real life, we’d play “Modern Warfare 2″, not a Sonic game to begin with!

I’m completely happy with only Sonic being the character. And I have an idea for the plot. Here it is. “Dr. Robotnik is after the chaos emeralds and is enslaving Sonic’s friends, and it’s up to Sonic to stop him! THE END.”

As for the music, this is just my dream, but it would be great to have the band “Dreams Come True” (Masato Nakamura being the composer) from the first two games back. If they returned, my dreams would come true. Think of iconic Sonic game music. I bet 9 out of 10 that you thought of are from games released before Sonic 3 (i.e. Sonic 1 and 2, with maybe a Sonic CD song thrown in for good measure).

Also regarding music, it should be done in the same style as the first two games, and definitely without the stupid rock music from the 3-D games, or any singing. There are some musical cues that I associate with Sonic. I don’t know how to describe music, but there are eight notes. They are split into 4 “twins” of notes, with a first note being a soft one, and then immediately, there’s a louder one of the same pitch. Those are the first two notes. Then, the pitch changes, with a soft then loud note. This goes on four times in total, translating into 8 total notes. Listening to Green Hill Zone, you can hear this type of musical cue from late in the 6th second to the 8th second of the song. And another one of the same type (but different notes) can be found in the song of Emerald Hill Zone (1P) from the 9th second through to the end of the 10th second of the song (and from the 16th second to the end of the 17th second, and more). A shortened version (4 notes, with soft and loud versions of two notes) can be found from the late 6th second to the early 7th second of Chemical Plant Zone (and throughout much of the song). To me, that’s classic Sonic music there. Also, with a soft note followed immediately with a strong, loud note can be found in another form in the Sonic 2 Special Stage music (played fast in the background, with the low pitch…not the slower high pitched instrument).

I don’t expect that the music changes will find their way into the game, but I’d rather tell you my ideas than just not say anything. I do hope that the gameplay is complete 2-D…not even like the recent 3-D graphics on 2-D rails Sonic DS games, which still don’t perform as well as the originals on the Genesis.

Also, I’d rather Sega take their time and get this right than release it this year. Plus, next year is Sonic’s 20th anniversary, and this would be the best present for him…and us. Releasing it this year is fine, but just don’t rush it. I’d rather it be good than soon.

I have a lot of hope for this!

Posted by Ricky on January 22nd, 2010 at 4:25 am

Comment # 827

First thing’s first. To every single person who commented here…

SHUT. UP.

Just shut up. I don’t care what you said, but shut up. Every single last person here — the old school fans, the new school fans, the new character defenders/haters, the a-holes trying to define a so-called “true fan,” everyone who mixes their opinion with true fact — needs to SHUT UP EVERLOVING HELL UP.

Now that that’s out of my system, let me say this: None of you are right, but at the same time, none of you are wrong. Right and wrong in this situation is completely relative. Everyone in the entire world thinks differently, okay? No one will EVER agree on the exact same thing. There is no such thing as true “quality.” The true value of everything discussed here is completely based on personal taste and no one man here has the absolutely right opinion. If you excited for this game, then you’re just excited for it. If you want more characters, then so be it. If you love two completely different games, then you just do. That’s it. I don’t care what percentage of people think a certain way. There’s nothing right or wrong about it.

But NEVER get worked up if someone thinks or does things differently than you. NEVER. Just live and let live. To each his own. Whatever version of that saying you want to use, just follow it. The only wrong people here are the ones that denounce and insult others for liking something that they hate, simply because they conceive what that person likes to “suck” or be “crap,” two words that those people have personally destroyed for me for the rest of my life. Honestly, they’re the ones who need to grow up. If you don’t like how someone thinks, just say you “disagree” or just ignore them. Don’t act like a dictator and order around every little person that “steps out of line” or try to destroy their self-esteem with countless insults. Only then are you truely wrong.

Basically, just get over it. I don’t care if you want Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Silver, or even a frog to show up, but GET OVER IT. NOW. I don’t care which way Sega goes with this game, but after seeing neary every comment here, I’d apparently be the big loser in this discussion who’s “not a true fan.” Now that I look at it, arguing with any of you is absolutely pointless, since I won’t be able to change your mind about anything. Just like YOU can’t change anyone else’s mind.

Shut up. Grow up. Be nice.

That is all.

Posted by Coonfoot on January 22nd, 2010 at 10:52 am

Comment # 829

Why do people think that this game is going to be a remake of Sonic 1 ??? DO YOU READ, PEOPLE?? You saw the teaser like me…. don’t you remember reading

“All -new- 2D adventure”
“Built from the ground up”

Where do you see “remake” or Sonic 1 HD ???? Use your brain people…. And to those still saying ” Maybe it’s going to be 2.5D”

NO IT WONT BE 2.5D !!!!!! ITS GOING TO BE 2D!!!!!!! WHAT DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND??? (Wow.. I’m doing a Christian Bale)

Anyway… Get your facts straight. And If you heard the old “SEGA” Sound at the begining of the teaser, what does it tell you?? That it’s going to be Sonic Adventure 3? NOOOOO!!!!! Its going to be a retro-new adventure!!!!

I’m sorry if I’m so angry but its like people see what they want to see, they don’t think for two second or use what we call ” Common sense”.

And…. No Tails or knuckles, or Amy. If SEGA says Only Sonic…. it’s only who?

—– SONIC THE HEDGEHOG —–

Read comment 826, he got exactly what this game is going to be about.

SSShhhheeeessshhhh!!!!

Posted by Kinorai on January 22nd, 2010 at 11:32 am

Comment # 831

This is awesome! I would have liked Tails and Knuckles to be playable though. They’re still part of the original series when the games were still good.

Posted by Ben on January 22nd, 2010 at 1:23 pm

Comment # 833

i’m so glad that all those extra characters are gone. when sonic made his dreamcast debut was when my love of the blue ‘hog start getting sour. i don’t want to do some stupid fishing minigame just to see the ending. and knuckles’ treasure hunts “especially in SA2 were just lame. i’m assuming that if tails and knuckles are in the game (notice that they are not on that rejected board), that they will basically be an alternate skin of Sonic with an extra ability, just like in the Genesis version.

p.s. i hope we see a multiplayer race the likes of sonic 3.

Posted by turnipseed on January 22nd, 2010 at 4:12 pm

Comment # 835

Why can’t the game have 2 players like sonic the hedgehog 2 or sonic the hedgehog 3 just basic racing.

Posted by Lynell Davis on January 22nd, 2010 at 8:16 pm

Comment # 837

we did all that hell for a picture of a crab-like robot and one blue hedgehog. wow.

Posted by charred heart on January 22nd, 2010 at 10:57 pm

Comment # 839

I’m really excited, but I still have some questions. In this game, will Sonic have his classic Japanese look from the ’90s with black eyes and red shoe soles, or will he have his current look with green eyes and gray shoe soles? I prefer the classic look. Also, will there be any voice acting? And if so, who might be voicing Sonic? What systems will this game be available on? Will there be any merchandise? If so, will there be anything like figures or plushes?

Posted by JeffNov on January 22nd, 2010 at 11:55 pm

Comment # 841

@Coonfoot

Cute. Nobody’s right, but I guess you are. Well, I’m sure glad you at least followed your own advice and stopped posting.

Yeah, my friend. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion. Including what sucks and what doesn’t. We’re being vocal here so SEGA will read. What better place? Now crawl back into whatever emo world you came from. Kthxbye.

Posted by Andre on January 23rd, 2010 at 4:30 am

Comment # 843

I think this game has the potential to finally become what super mario world was for the super nintendo. A timeless classic. Go Sega Go Sega!

Posted by Crossing Green Hills on January 23rd, 2010 at 9:11 am

Comment # 845

My impression of clubfoot, it goes something like this…

SHUT UP EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP, IM GOING TO HAVE A RANT AT EVERYONE ON THIS FORUM ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SHOUDN’T RANT AND HOW MY RANT WON’T ACHIEVE ANYTHING BUT MAKE ME ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE I AM RANTING ABOUT THAT RANT AT PEOPLE…

Bit hypocritical and self-defeatist i’m thinking.. Lmao

Plus everyone has a tendancy to defend their views, right or otherwise, it’s kinda in our nature

Posted by Snowy10r on January 23rd, 2010 at 10:17 am

Comment # 847

OMFG!!!!! This is going to be great!Sonic on his own! XD and the badniks return! Maybe have tails as a mutiplayer character and if the there is no splitscreen racing like in sonic 2 then i’ll be disappointed.

to everyone who is complaining. shame on you. we get what we’ve been asking for and you spit SEGA in the face. shadow sucks and maybe tails and knuckles wasn’t on there because they are main characters. there is still hope.
THANK YOU SEGA!!!!!

Posted by H4xiS on January 23rd, 2010 at 10:55 am

Comment # 849

Exactly, Snowy10r.

Oh and btw, how’d you like some DIRTY RUMORS?

http://wii.kombo.com/article.php?artid=15590

Posted by Andre on January 23rd, 2010 at 12:32 pm

Comment # 851

Whoo! So no whiney, sissy, half cooked meaningless cute characters? Thank GOD.

Tails and Knuckles are okay, and desirable- they brought alot to the original series in terms of exploration and alternate pathing.

PLEASE tell me we’re going back to Robotnik, and not this ridiculous Eggman name.

Posted by Gabrek on January 23rd, 2010 at 2:53 pm

Comment # 853

If SEGA chooses not to name it as, ‘SONIC 4′, then that’s fine by me.

BUT, it doesn’t stop me in making a fan dream cover of SONIC 4, ai?!
http://nurboy.deviantart.com/art/SONIC-4-cover-WIP-150735110

Posted by NurBoy on January 23rd, 2010 at 4:47 pm

Comment # 855

@MarioFanBoy: That sounds like a really good idea but remember-its wikipedia. Anybody could just edit stuff. However I could be wrong. That info on wikipedia sounds really good. It could be true!

Posted by snickers on January 23rd, 2010 at 6:46 pm

Comment # 857

@MarioFanboy and every Sonic the hedgehog fan young and old: O-MY-GOD. I-I think us Sonic fans were right all along. This game could be 99% true to be actually called (and I’ve ALWAYS wanted to say this) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111 It’s a miracle! A miracle I tell you!!!!!!!! A MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

Posted by snickers on January 23rd, 2010 at 7:01 pm

Comment # 859

@MarioFanBoy: Just because the last stage is E.G.G. Station Zone, doesn’t mean they’re calling Dr. Robotnik Eggman, the last zone of Sonic 2 & second to last zone of Sonic & Knuckles was Death Egg Zone.

Posted by Pokechar on January 24th, 2010 at 4:38 am

Comment # 861

@Kirs Eggman is gay

Posted by MarioFanBoy on January 24th, 2010 at 9:27 am

Comment # 863

sega the game will be a super game but put other characters as tails and knux

Posted by pokehacker on January 24th, 2010 at 9:45 am

Comment # 865

Eggman is just a name. The suit he wears in the present Sonic games is FLAMMING gay. I HATE THAT SUIT!!!!!! I miss that old suit he wore from the Genisis titles.

Posted by snickers on January 24th, 2010 at 11:10 am

Comment # 867

@ snickers

Amen on that, dude.

SEGA, bring ROBOTNIK (that’s right, ROBOTNIK) his OLD SUIT BACK!!!!!

Posted by Andre on January 24th, 2010 at 11:18 am

Comment # 869

Well… Robotnik sounds 10000 times more gay than Eggman to me xD
Robotnik always sounded crappy to me when reading it anywhere -.-

Anyways, Eggman is just an alias. Robotnik was always the oficial (sur) name.

Posted by Kirs on January 24th, 2010 at 12:17 pm

Comment # 871

xDD yes, ivo robotnik was xDDD

Posted by Kirs on January 24th, 2010 at 12:37 pm

Comment # 873

@Andre, i hope the exclusive part is also a rumer, in general it sounds good though im really hoping for a new adventure though. hopefully metal sonic wil be a chief enemy. and im also hoping for better play as super sonic and even more special ablities as super sonic.

Posted by axel on January 24th, 2010 at 1:39 pm

Comment # 875

@Kirs Ummm dude, EGGMAN! Just think about it for a sec. EGG MAN! It’s like calling Superman Wet Testicles! It just doesn’t work! Robotnik is cool… It’s reffering to Robot not the fucking balls or chicken spawn

Posted by MarioFanBoy on January 24th, 2010 at 3:32 pm

Comment # 877

“Today, we are about to break the trend that has continued on for many years. To the thousands of you out there asking for a game where Sonic is the only playable character – rejoice. As of today, your wish has been granted.”

…………..are you serious………….

Ten whole years…………..its taken you guys ten years to actually figure that out?!!
And then you expect us to rejoice?!! Rejoice what?!! You expect us real sonic fans to just come crawling to you again after you finally realized (which I bet its not even true since you exclaimed that sonic was never for the fans anymore and you just targeted kids in your games) this is an insult! You even got sonic in a kart again for gods sake! Why would you expect people who actually cared for something like this 10 years ago that you shoved those crap of a games you made each year down our throats and then want us to act like nothing ever happened?! You don’t do that! Its now a fact that this new sonic game is going to become the new Sonic 06 for 2010. Thanks for the last chance I ever gave you guys. Really. You’re just that terrible.

I believe this calls for a picture worthy of your 10 years of service to the sonic community……..http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2517/24viqrn.jpg

Posted by The conclusion on January 24th, 2010 at 6:20 pm

Comment # 879

This is so freakin’ awesome!

But. I wouldn’t mind an option similar to Sonic 2/3 where you could have Tails follow you and have a second person be able to control him.

Anyways. So far? This game is looking like what Sonic has needed for who knows how many years. I’ve been saying to everybody that the Sonic series just needs to die out. Maybe. This game will make me eat my words.

Posted by Migs on January 24th, 2010 at 7:15 pm

Comment # 881

back to genisis i still hope he has those nextgen graphics and happy you took out all those second rate sidekicks but shadow come on make sonic and shadow alone don’t take shadow out he is the only person as fast a sonic anyway every thing else was cool.

Posted by ULTRAstarkiller on January 24th, 2010 at 10:31 pm

Comment # 883

I thinks its a good nik since robotnik have an egg form xD

Posted by Kirs on January 25th, 2010 at 7:05 am

Comment # 885

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOD, IT’S REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO SEGA

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SONIC V.S. ROBOTNIK

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Kinorai on January 25th, 2010 at 10:07 am

Comment # 887

think it’s interesting…but i think you should include Tails and Knuckles like the classic games. and hopefully it’ll be on all 3 PS3, X-box 360 & Wii and an actual game….NOT from playstation store or X-box live store

oh and please make lots of levels and make them long for this game please

Posted by MWilson92 on January 25th, 2010 at 12:30 pm

Comment # 889

And @Anon: STFU and go play your crappy new games with tons of silly furry characters on them.

Posted by Andre on January 25th, 2010 at 1:29 pm

Comment # 891

I didn’t make that Sonic, I took it from Sonic Retro topic:

http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=19122

“How would you redesign sonic”

Posted by Master Emerald on January 25th, 2010 at 1:43 pm

Comment # 893

Still, dude. That 3D Sonic is… PERFECT.

Posted by Andre on January 25th, 2010 at 1:59 pm

Comment # 895

@878 go crawl back from the @$$ you came out of. your not a gamer, your not a sonic fan. you dont even deserve the title of old school gamer. go do us all a favor and jump off a cliff. see its people like you that i really hate sometimes, your arrogant, self conceaded, and rude. dont post on this forum, let it be your conclusion. if i really could id knock you out. lets see you make something better. in reallity those games helped save sonic it its people who are in the extreem spectrum like you who have almost distroyed sonic. your constant list of complaints have badly hurt the sonic team and sega. you took a part in any loss of jobs in sega because you detered many possible new fans and really hurt there rep. when you talk about a game you want to mention the pros and cons, not just be a constantly complaining fan. mario maintains a basic principle, save peach, but in your quest to save peach you must complete a leval with a riddle that hints to where the star is. you wont find many similer level or to say it better similer riddles in the leval. sonic has maintained the primitive point, stop eggman. the enemies have chainged and so have some of the levals but the principle is the same. now how many times can you play super mario bros(old) without getting bored of the same levels and basic play. those games provided a refresher so that now when the moment has come we can enjoy a good sonic game. if sega tiered out the 2d aspect then they might not be hear today. this cycle has saved sonic, and in the process gained new fans at the same time. so for you you can go be pissy about it. the true sonic fans old and new who have sticked with sega for this long dont need you and your bull so shut up because the world has had enough of the shit you spew out of your mouth.
prove this guy wrong sega and lets do a good job, and to thouse of you who agree with his, screw of this forum aswell

Posted by axel on January 25th, 2010 at 3:32 pm

Comment # 897

@893 HOLY CRAP! OMG THAT’S PERFECT!

Posted by MarioFanBoy on January 25th, 2010 at 3:54 pm

Comment # 899

@axel

WTF are you talking about, man? Are you on drugs or something? You should go read in “Orthodoxy”, by G. K. Chesterton, the chapter “The Flag of the World”. You’d learn that only those that truly love something have the courage to point the mistakes in it and demand changes.

See, if everyone loved their own country and never admited any mistakes, how’d the country improve? With everyone loving EVEN what makes the place corrupt and violent, for example? So just because you claim to love sothing, you’ll ignore everything that’s bad about it?

That’s exactly what Sonic’s been suffering. It’s been suffering from precisely this type of fan, who’ll swallow whatever SHIT the Sonic Team spews out. That’s right. The majority of the newer Sonic games are UTTER SHIT. But don’t take my word for it, go read the reviews. Check the sales.

Maybe you weren’t around when Sonic rivaled Mario, but it did. And then, when Sega started introducing those stupid friends, BULLSHIT stories and horribly broken gameplay, it all went downhill. Mario, on the other hand, continued its way to glory.

You can be assured, buddy, that if Sega succeeds on this one, it’ll actually prove all those newer fans, who are too “in love” with Sonic to try and cure its sickness, WRONG. It’ll prove them ALL WRONG, prove that what needed to be done was to listen to the older fans, who were around when Sonic games actually kicked ass.

And if SEGA screws this one up… well… it’ll just get shitty reviews once more, and the sales will be mediocre as always. Everybody loses. Except the newer fans, of course. Those guys will be happy, NO MATTER WHAT.

Posted by Andre on January 25th, 2010 at 6:22 pm

Comment # 901

No fair we need All SONIC CHARACTERS EVERYBODY !!!!!!!

Posted by Sonicssweet on January 25th, 2010 at 7:43 pm

Comment # 903

Well get this: My first sonic game was sonic heroes and I liked it, I also loved SA1&2 And heck even shadow the hedgehog and black knight were ok but I havent played sonic 06 and I HATED secret rings. The point is I didnt get into the old school games until recently and quite honestly they blew my mind! seriously, I dont know what is is about them that makes them just so much better but I preffer them over the 3D games and I cant say it’s because of nostalgia either… the thing is Sonics 1,2,3,K&CD have the the perfect mix of speed and platforming that no other sonic game has aside from SA1&2 has, and keeps the gameplay pure, simple & fun! something that werehog gimicks take away from the game. Its not a huge cast of characters that makes a game suck or make it succesful, even if they’re ALL playable as long as they focus on speed and platforming it’ll be fine but yeah dont go over board on the cast and give sonic the most spotlight!

And this is all coming from a technical Next-Gen starter. Old School sonic is better in gameplay

Posted by Majin Tails on January 25th, 2010 at 9:08 pm

Comment # 905

I don’t know about anyone else, but I would like to see a few more playable characters than just Sonic, just for variety. What they shouldn’t do is just force us to play as all the characters to beat the game. Just make it like Sonic 3 and Knuckles, where you select from Sonic, Tails and Knuckles at the beginning. I really don’t see how having more than one playable character is a problem, just as long as they don’t force us to use them just to beat the game.

Posted by Kokoro on January 26th, 2010 at 8:00 am

Comment # 907

#902
tl;dr, kthnx

Posted by JakeyBoy on January 26th, 2010 at 9:50 am

Comment # 909

@Milkman
I thought id use the chance to post a review id written expressing my opinion on the latest game thats all, not ranting at all, just putting my thoughts accross to sega like everyone else, if they’re checking…

Posted by Snowy10r on January 26th, 2010 at 1:42 pm

Comment # 911

Hum… #902…
Having a lot of characters can easly bore the player… It says that only sonic will be playable, not a problem for me, but we fans would like to see the trio (Sonic, Tails & Knukcles) back in game like for the genesis games…

Posted by BP G@mer on January 26th, 2010 at 4:09 pm

Comment # 913

I would’ve read all that bullshit above, but I was in a rush. Of course I’m glad that there’s a new Sonic game coming out, but From what I’ve been hearing, It doesn’t sound that amazing. Yeah, they’ve tried to recreate Sonic a million times before and failed each time. With all of the Next Gen stuff coming out, I think trying to create a side scrolling Sonic game that would “Blow all of the other games out of the water” is a pipe dream. The side scrolling in Sonic Unleashed was ridiculously sloppy and hard to control (if you weren’t only running straight) How much better can they make it? I don’t mean to be bashing on Sonic Team for their bad game spree, It just seems like whenever a new game is announced, everyone’s all fucking souped up about it, and it turns out to be a bad game. As far as Sonic games go, I’m not really getting my hopes up for this. I know I probably should, but I can’t. (For me) The last good Sonic game that came out was SA2. I would still play SA2 over Sonic Unleashed any day simply because it was fun, and it had me coming back for more.

Posted by P|-|34|2 7|-|Y |\|4|\/|3 on January 26th, 2010 at 8:06 pm

Comment # 915

@milkman

Not pointless at all, the more feedback given from fans on why they’re becoming frustrated with the direction and flaws of the franchise, the better, and maybe the more hope there will be for project needle mouse.

I for one would not be impressed if project needlemouse suffered from simular gameplay issues as sonic unleashed did for example.

Posted by Snowy10r on January 27th, 2010 at 3:06 am

Comment # 917

So far so good, this should have been happening years ago. Sonic would only work in 3D if it was a Sandbox type of game and that you could change the view to 2.5D when you wanted…..

Download is fine if your saving money to bring us new content sooner but Sega you should make Sonic 4 available download for the Wii – after all ‘All New Super Mario Bros’ has already sold 10million in the last few months……..If Sonic 4 is done right it could be the best selling Sonic game since S&K….

Sonic is 20 in June 2011 – would be good if they released a disc with his 20 best games….dying to play Sonic CD!!!

Posted by SonicSALES on January 27th, 2010 at 4:05 am

Comment # 919

Are you watching, Sega? Are you listening? “Master Emerald” already showed a pic of a great Sonic, but I’d also like to post it and the previous versions to show you how the most hardcore fans of Sonic over at “Sonic Retro” work. Below is a version of Sonic that evolved back into a classic design through the hard work of many people working from the comments of still others. I think that the final design is better than any Sega has done in a long time if not ever. If this were the “new” look for Sonic (in his future 2-D incarnations…so as not to ruffle the feathers of the 3-D lovers), that would not only be fine by me, but seems to be fine with the majority of huge Sonic fans on the Sonic Retro forums.

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8302/crapola.png

An example of a 2-D HD sprite that has gone through the somewhat democratic vetting process is this, and I have to say that it’s the best 2-D Sonic sprite I’ve seen. Positively beautiful, and I’d say it’s the sprite to emulate for this new outing.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6967/run12modsmty2.png

These Sonic pictures were created and selected by exactly the market you say you’re going after – hardcore gamers who are nostalgic about Sonic’s good ol’ days. I’d check out what they have to say, and pass it on to the Japanese designers while you’re at it.

Thanks for letting us voice our thoughts! I hope it’s not too late to make a difference!

P.S. I hope Sonic won’t talk in the new game…

Posted by Ricky on January 27th, 2010 at 10:37 am

Comment # 921

Great, now be sure to reinstate the good-ol’ square-wave “mm-WWWOOOOOOOP” sound effect when he jumps, and it’ll be as classic as it gets.

Posted by hatch on January 27th, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Comment # 923

Hey, i can’t wait for the new Sonic game to come out. Its going to be awesome. But I’ve been thinking, (I’m a big Sonic Fan), Why hasn’t there been another Sonic Heroes game. This isn’t anything new but Sonic Heroes is like one of my favorite sonic games. Its awesome being able to run in a team and fight, (as a kid) But know when I see it, it looks dull. I think if u do alot of adjustments then u could make a beast sonic game. I know sonic is the main character and Is SONIC! U could use him to his limit but he can’t do everything by himself. He needs help/friends such as Tails,etc. u could base 80% on him and 20% for the other characters. Sonic will be my all time favorite videogame and Character but I also like the other characters. Just a thought.~~~

Posted by Jay on January 27th, 2010 at 6:43 pm

Comment # 925

I’m so glad this is happening *shred’s a tear*

Posted by papermario on January 27th, 2010 at 7:13 pm

Comment # 927

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!

I can imagine a 2d sonic game with HD sprites looking like this!!

This is gonna be HUGE!!

Posted by Elliot on January 27th, 2010 at 11:40 pm

Comment # 929

No, this is good for the fans. More != Better. Quantity != Quality. “Less is more.”

Posted by Fernando on January 28th, 2010 at 12:14 pm

Comment # 931

Yes yes, thousand times yes. Just do one more thing, make it a real game not some “download only” junk I want a disk in hand and you have me sold, I would even pre-order. I would do pretty much what ever it took to find that title on release day.

Posted by errors_T on January 28th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

Comment # 933

@927 there would definitly be a super but as for hyper im not so sure. theres no point in sonic going hyper because is the same as super just blindingly fast and with a very high jump. if sonic goes hyper there needs to be something more than just being an advanced super sonic with a different color and stars.

Posted by axel on January 29th, 2010 at 10:27 am

Comment # 935

I hope Sonic will be rejected as well

Posted by Alex on January 29th, 2010 at 7:13 pm

Comment # 937

If the game is JUST Sonic, then you’ve missed the point of a series reboot entirely.

Tails and Knuckles were GOOD additions to the Sonic games. They both added extra layers of replayability to their respective games, and the fact that Tails could fly and Knuckles could glide and climb gave people alternative ways to explore the games. Removing the only two welcome side characters would be a complete waste.

Granted, if this game is Sonic and Sonic alone, it will still be far, far better than anything released after Sonic & Knuckles.

Posted by Shepton on January 30th, 2010 at 12:13 pm

Comment # 939

Cool. Now I’m excited

Posted by JAM on January 30th, 2010 at 12:52 pm

Comment # 941

Ubercream…….wow……Sonic The Hedgehog 4 was SONIC AND KNUCKLES!!!! it is a direct continuation of the story line frm Sonic 3, thus SEGA wouldant name a game that.

Posted by Marcacraw on January 31st, 2010 at 2:58 pm

Comment # 943

AWWWWWW
I wanted some more fishing action!!!!!!
LOL
Cool cannot wait

Posted by Justice Hronis on February 1st, 2010 at 8:39 am

Comment # 945

there not on the list so that means that they might be playable as alternate skins. and it didnt say they wouldnt make apearences but it also doesnt say that there not going to be playable

Posted by axel on February 1st, 2010 at 3:31 pm

Comment # 947

I think Tails should be a playable character. He adds an extra dynamic for Sonic, letting him reach higher places, and allows for two players at one time, just like in Sonic 3!

Posted by Dale on February 1st, 2010 at 8:22 pm

Comment # 949

I can’t wait for this 8D
I like Shadow alot, but just Sonic… that sounds pretty sweet.
Sonic means alot to me, SEGA, and I give you a heartfelt congrats on this new game. I’ll be waiting anxiously for it’s release.
-SONIC FOREVER-

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Comment # 951

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Posted by davidbaer on February 3rd, 2010 at 12:15 am

Comment # 953

Oh SEGA, did some art of ‘Buzzer’- http://i50.tinypic.com/2iw6bmu.png. I left a comment here before but you didn’t approve it I can’t find it anyway..

Tried to upgrade his head and booster a little, sorry that I’m not terribly good at robots… or katakana! <.<

Posted by Jacks on February 3rd, 2010 at 12:38 pm

Comment # 955

I’m a little pissed Tails and Knuckles wont be playable characters. You people all bitch about other characters but Sonic 2, the SECOND GAME, had Tails as a playable character. Guess it’s a bad thing to want to share Sonic with someone playing at the same time.
I liked Sonic 2 and 3 more than 1.
Lost a lot of interest in this game, hopefully the next one will get the hint and make those 2 classic characters playable as well.

Posted by Billy on February 3rd, 2010 at 9:39 pm

Comment # 957

Holy crab, yes! Finally a Sonic game I can wait for, I´m tired of that overcrowded mess. Boo Tails, Bah Knuckles, Screw Shadow and Sonic Werewolf. This is the game you guys should be working all along! THANKS, SEGA!

Posted by wysiwyg on February 4th, 2010 at 4:00 am

Comment # 959

What?
Only Sonic is playable?
Damn I was really expecting to see Shadow as additional character.
At least Tails and Knuckles since this game is taking place after Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
I wish Shadow could be an extra character =(
But, oh well.
I’m looking toward to this anxiously =)

Posted by Shadow on February 4th, 2010 at 7:13 pm

Comment # 961

i hated crabmeat but glad to see him back one of the more difficult ones to deal with, hopefuly return of metal as a sub boss mabye?

Posted by Metalsonic92 on February 11th, 2010 at 10:02 pm

Comment # 963

its shell cracker

Posted by axel on February 14th, 2010 at 8:20 pm

Comment # 965

this is just a bad idea and should be scraped yes i know the old sonic games were fun. we all know that but taking steps back is not the way to go all of the sub char were not the problem. the problem was sonic was going just way to slow + bad camera and funky controls full of bugs. what you should is watch the sonic move base sonic off that and make a game that plays as fast and looks as wonderful as the speed stages in sonic unleashed no extra cars or other crap just sonic and speed in a 3d world going faster then 770MPH and that would make the best sonic game ever

Posted by carlos on February 21st, 2010 at 5:36 am

Comment # 967

Did you just say taking steps back was a bad idea?!? Look at Mario (even though I know its sacrilegious to talk about Mario on Sega’s website); he went back to his roots in the New Super Mario Bros. series. Shouldn’t Sonic be able to do that to?

Posted by William on February 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 pm

Comment # 969

Even though Sonic was the only playable character in the first Genesis game, I kind of wish that Tails was still in this one if there could be only one other character. I also hope that eventually a separate game of this could be released for the consoles and not just be downloadable.

Oh well, it’s still pretty cool to see old-school Sonic coming back.

Posted by Nick on February 25th, 2010 at 8:12 am

Comment # 971

Im upset bcuz shadow only has one game and its not rly tht great ad i luvvvv shadow =( sonics ok but i luv shadz

Posted by IvysaurQueen on March 3rd, 2010 at 4:49 pm

Comment # 973

I liked the original sonic and all, but isn’t it too late just to delete all the other characters? Plot-wise, I’d think it wouldn’t be that good of a story with only two separate people as the opposing forces would be boring. It was good at the time, but back then, the only alternative was Mario. Now, some people have began to enjoy the verity of characters, just getting rid of them would lose a lot of the newer fans.

Posted by kitty on March 14th, 2010 at 4:07 pm

Comment # 975

What good is a Sonic game without extra characters!? I mean seriously! I was actually planning on buying this!

Posted by Zelos on March 15th, 2010 at 3:05 pm

Comment # 977

I want a game with either rouge, tails, chaos, all of the sonic girls, amy or cream as the main character(s)! Its so boring with all of these dumb charactors, I want CUTE!! XD

Posted by Emma on April 28th, 2010 at 4:34 pm

Comment # 979

haha, GREAT! looking forward to this! but i hope tails, knux, etc come back eventually, most of them were good characters.
anyways, awsum! ^^

Posted by kewlnuss on June 10th, 2010 at 10:08 pm

Comment # 981

OMG YES…i just had a nostalgia attack

Posted by soniclover on July 28th, 2010 at 6:42 pm

Comment # 983

And the fandom rejoced.

Posted by QuickmanX on October 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm