SAGE 2021: Sonic AM2

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Published on September 13, 2021 10:30:04 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyHfbt__gH8

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Sonic CD (1993)

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Welcome back to my SAGE 2021 coverage,

This time we play through an 3D Sonic level in: Sonic AM2.

Here is the info from the SAGE page:
"Overview
Belated Sage 2021 epilogue:
And a 1,000 Sonic fans wondered, 'why doesn't Sonic spin jump?' And 995 were heard to have uttered, '@!#?@! inverted mouse controls!?'

In all seriousness, I actually had quite a bit of fun this being my first Sage, so thanks to everyone who gave feedback, posted playthrough videos (some of it was enlightening), and those who put up with all the discord associated with looking for at least one classic sonic move. :)

Posted a small update for posterity, so at least people who find it post Sage will have normal mouse control options if so desired (more details at the bottom update section). See you next Sage!

Hello and welcome to my first Sage demo Sonic AM2! Some things are still a little early, but I still wanted to share it and be a part of this year's Sage experience.
Initially inspired by the question of what would a sonic AM2 arcade game be like if Yu Suzuki and friends tried to make a more traditional Sonic inspired arcade outing in the 90's (maybe more like the Top Skater Series), instead of the Sonic the Fighters game we ended up getting.

While it's got some of those roots still in place, it kind of evolved in my mind from simple arcade delights to 'what if all the uncles who secretly worked at Nintendo also had a top secret super powerful AM2 home console that could play full on platformers?' (No, don't expect me to explain the brand politics of that statement). Right now it's a bit of combination of the two, and while the demo is just a small contained area, in my mind it lends itself well to a possible full on genesis-era type adventure.

Anyway, on to the basic game details!

You don't need no stink'n analog controller! (In my day we used rocks and we thought that was pretty cool...)
Controls:
Currently still learning unreal engine, so more of a showpiece for the lo-fi/hi-res style at present (and a chance to get familiar with the engine really), so a more robust sonic physics engine will have to wait at the moment (it is a future goal I have, but out of scope for this year's SAGE). As it stands, controls are a pretty lack-luster mouse and keyboard setup (w,a,s,d - movement, mouse - camera control, space - jump, ctrl- pause). But after using it during the last couple of months, I think there is still entertainment to be had here once you get use to...err... floaty first person shooter controls for what hopes to be a platformer.

Goals:
Goal one, get to the classic sonic end stage sign! It is not difficult!

Goal two, find and destroy five Eggman projectors ala Sonic CD. Will there be a reward for your efforts? Um......yes, you get to play videogames instead of other existentially taxing things.


System Requirements:

??? 64-bit Windows is what it's compiled for, and that's pretty much all I got for ya. You guys will have to help me out with this one. It runs fine on my computer (which has a high mid-grade graphics card), but as far other cards are concerned..... Let me know. O_o I hope it works fine, (I mean the sonic model has as many polygons as PS1 Crash Bandicoot for crying out loud), but again, as this is my first Unreal Engine game, I'm sure I will learn better how to optimize code and graphics as time goes on and who knows what other programing sins are afoot.

Special Thanks:

Sonic Team, Sega of course, but also the entire Sonic Fangame and Mod Community. (multiple assets from Spriters-Resource.com and it sister Sounds-Resource.com we're used). Also props to the developers at Unreal Engine, it's really cool that any person who wants to (and a decent computer) has access to such a robust set of powerful tools. Anyways, enjoy, I had fun, and please let me know what you think!"


This game is made by:
robotMonkey64

Here is a link to download it yourself:
https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/sonic-am2.1065/

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