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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3705 on: December 27, 2023, 02:16:58 am »
Giant fan expansion gives Sonic Forces a new lease of life



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFoFQLLkA0

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Remember Sonic Forces? The team behind Sonic Forces Overclocked do and, despite the game’s middling reception they’ve gone to the trouble of making a free fan expansion. And even if you turned your nose up at the original, it’s well worth checking out.
Say what you like about Sega (I’m still seething over the Mega CD), unlike Nintendo they’re happy to let people ‘borrow’ their platform game mascot for their own fan games. Sonic Forces Overclocked isn’t a standalone game as such but this fan-expansion is such a treat it feels like it deserves to be.
As the name suggests, this is an expansion, or mod, for the divisive Sonic Forces. Launched alongside ...

Article : https://www.pcgamesn.com/sonic-forces/overclocked-fan-expansion
Download the mod here : https://gamebanana.com/mods/485051

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3706 on: December 27, 2023, 08:12:49 pm »
Other than "Dr. Robotnik", the magazines here usually referred to Japanese names, Fang included.
Game titles too sometimes.
Bare Knuckle title was more known than Streets of Rage.

I wonder why Nakc had many different names?
Jesus is also a Sonic's character.
In Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Wii U, we could get a miiverse stamp of Jesus Christ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCNs2iJHIPU
Eggman has more experience too.
True that. That and Dr. Eggman has built his empire from his own two hands (somewhat, I imagine he built the machines that build the machines for him and he takes credit for all), either way we have never seen Tails with that degree of ingenuity... except maybe for Nine.

Capcom vs SNK's M. Bison does look like Raul Julia's version.



Compared to the "muscular" Alpha & MvC series version.

Possibly a homage.
I love Tails' expression in this.
What's in the glove!?



Source : https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1732825382674702455
A bigger glove!
Giant fan expansion gives Sonic Forces a new lease of life



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFoFQLLkA0

Article : https://www.pcgamesn.com/sonic-forces/overclocked-fan-expansion
Download the mod here : https://gamebanana.com/mods/485051
I do want to play it... I just wish there was a mod to allow us to mix-and-match Avatar parts.


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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3707 on: December 27, 2023, 09:13:21 pm »
I wonder why Nakc had many different names?

Actually "Nack the Jerboa" was the original name from the creator, Shinichi Higashi, a freelance artist who would later become a toy designer.
(just like "Miles Prower" before changed into "Tails" by SEGA of America).



But then it was thought that the name "Nack" was too similar to "Knuckles" in Japanese, and it would confuse fans so a contest was held in a gaming magazine in Japan replace the jerboa's name which led to "Fang the Sniper."

SEGA of America didn't want to wait until the contest over because they need to prepare the packaging for the game ASAP so they go with the original name (Nack) but due to some miscommunication ... his species became a weasel instead of a jerboa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCNs2iJHIPU



True that. That and Dr. Eggman has built his empire from his own two hands (somewhat, I imagine he built the machines that build the machines for him and he takes credit for all), either way we have never seen Tails with that degree of ingenuity... except maybe for Nine.


Imagine if Nine and Eggman joined forces.

Possibly a homage.

Yes, that's a possibility.

I do want to play it... I just wish there was a mod to allow us to mix-and-match Avatar parts.

That would have been perfect.

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3708 on: December 27, 2023, 09:46:33 pm »
Actually "Nack the Jerboa" was the original name from the creator, Shinichi Higashi, a freelance artist who would later become a toy designer.
(just like "Miles Prower" before changed into "Tails" by SEGA of America).



But then it was thought that the name "Nack" was too similar to "Knuckles" in Japanese, and it would confuse fans so a contest was held in a gaming magazine in Japan replace the jerboa's name which led to "Fang the Sniper."

SEGA of America didn't want to wait until the contest over because they need to prepare the packaging for the game ASAP so they go with the original name (Nack) but due to some miscommunication ... his species became a weasel instead of a jerboa.
Ah I see. Pity they changed the jerboa thing. Granted not many people have heard of a jerboa and I myself only found out about them not long before Nack returned to popularity... but is it too much to expect their audience to read a book on jerboa?
Some miracle glue will fix that right up.
Imagine if Nine and Eggman joined forces.
Oof! I doubt it given Nine would regard Dr. Eggman an accumulation of the Chaos council.
That would have been perfect.
I know I can just sign up to GameBanana and request a mod, but I think there's a point system and feels kind of overkill to sign up just to ask for something.

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3709 on: December 28, 2023, 01:13:29 am »
Ah I see. Pity they changed the jerboa thing. Granted not many people have heard of a jerboa and I myself only found out about them not long before Nack returned to popularity... but is it too much to expect their audience to read a book on jerboa?

That huge tail of his that he uses to jump was supposedly a giveaway of what animal of him.
But it wasn't until Sonic the Fighters and Sonic Mania that's became apparent, I don't remember he uses it to jump in Sonic Triple Trouble.





Some miracle glue will fix that right up.

Angels : Your statue is broken to pieces, should we fix it."
Jesus : What's the point, doomsday is coming soon anyway. Let it be."



Oof! I doubt it given Nine would regard Dr. Eggman an accumulation of the Chaos council.

Not those Eggman, but the prime version of Eggman.

I know I can just sign up to GameBanana and request a mod, but I think there's a point system and feels kind of overkill to sign up just to ask for something.

Oh, that's news to me, I never knew how GameBanana request worked.

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3710 on: December 28, 2023, 01:35:42 am »
💙 【AGF 2023】 Sketch video released 💙



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLYvvmuhcAY

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We are releasing a sketch video of the AGF2023 Sega booth, which was bustling with excitement!
Experience once again the excitement of that day when everyone enjoyed Sega together! 🥰

Source : https://twitter.com/sega_korea/status/1739935399349567885

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3711 on: December 28, 2023, 02:49:49 am »
Sonic Overture '95 - Demo Trailer







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YevY8l02rws

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Sonic Overture is a fan made prequel to the first Sonic the Hedgehog, inspired by 32-bit games from the Saturn era and the scraped concepts from the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
It tells the story of Sonic's adventures on Christmas Island. This demo features 2 zones...

Link : https://sonic-overture-team.itch.io/sonic-overture-2023-demo

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3712 on: December 28, 2023, 09:36:27 am »
That huge tail of his that he uses to jump was supposedly a giveaway of what animal of him.
But it wasn't until Sonic the Fighters and Sonic Mania that's became apparent, I don't remember he uses it to jump in Sonic Triple Trouble.



Well, it's nice his jerboa identity is being made more aware of, no more weasel or wolf... or both.
Angels : Your statue is broken to pieces, should we fix it."
Jesus : What's the point, doomsday is coming soon anyway. Let it be."

Apparently, Pope Francis announced the antichrist was born/came into our world a few months back.
Not those Eggman, but the prime version of Eggman.
He would still regard him like the other eggmen.
Oh, that's news to me, I never knew how GameBanana request worked.
I noticed some requests on GameBanana and how they work.
💙 【AGF 2023】 Sketch video released 💙



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLYvvmuhcAY

Source : https://twitter.com/sega_korea/status/1739935399349567885
Is it a Sega convention in Korea?

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3714 on: January 01, 2024, 11:33:28 pm »
Well, it's nice his jerboa identity is being made more aware of, no more weasel or wolf... or both.

Yeah. Though some made a compromise saying that Fang is half jerboa and half another animal but that's not from his creator.

Apparently, Pope Francis announced the antichrist was born/came into our world a few months back.

That's weird. Did not Jesus say “No man knows the day or the hour….?”

He would still regard him like the other eggmen.

Poor him.

Is it a Sega convention in Korea?

It's just a normal convention but SEGA was one of the big sponsors.

Happy New Year!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O80wOO3dYwg

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3716 on: January 02, 2024, 08:03:57 am »
Yeah. Though some made a compromise saying that Fang is half jerboa and half another animal but that's not from his creator.
I heard the compromise was half weasel, half wolf.
That's weird. Did not Jesus say “No man knows the day or the hour….?”
I dunno if Jesus said it himself, but it was a bile quote.
Poor him.
Yeah, I feel kinda sorry for Nine… Which makes him all the more decent season 3 villain.
It's just a normal convention but SEGA was one of the big sponsors.
Ah I see.
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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3717 on: January 03, 2024, 03:27:06 am »
I heard the compromise was half weasel, half wolf.

For now after the release of Sonic Superstars, Fang is back to being a jerboa again.



I dunno if Jesus said it himself, but it was a bile quote.

There is also one plural form of the term Antichrist in the bible so they might be more than one, make it harder to be detected.



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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3718 on: January 03, 2024, 01:34:37 pm »
For now after the release of Sonic Superstars, Fang is back to being a jerboa again.

As much a sI prefer the "Nack the Weasel" name, I do admit jerboa is fitting for him. He does look more like a jerboa than a weasel.
There is also one plural form of the term Antichrist in the bible so they might be more than one, make it harder to be detected.
I was watching "Escape from L.A." the other day, as one do, and it got me thinking how Snake Plissken could have been the antichrist of the movie. He "doomed" humanity by throwing it back to the dark ages by inputting a three-digit code in a remote that cause EMP across the world. The code was "6-6-6". However Plissken spite against humanity wasn't out of evil, but because he saw the evil in those in power, such as the "life term president" who turned L.A. into a wasteland of degenerates as well as a place for "un-Americans" to be dumped because he believed he was doing Gods will.

Plissken was also known as "Snake", and he was sent into enclosed places which, while to the inhabitants, is regarded their own paradise, and he effectively ruin the social order of these imprisonments just as the snake in Eden did.

Just saying that, I've seen media that also portray the antichrist as misunderstood or not inherently evil (Good Omens also comes to mind)

Of course, emphasizing with the antichrist, especially given we don't know who the real antichrist will be, could be dangerous as he may turn out as evil as Christians believe he will be. And with super-rich elite families that are completely detached from the common people, whose children are conditioned to believe in their superiority and learn politics and control, would likely end up as one of them.

Here's to success of Sega, I hope the "Power Surge" will do them well.

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3719 on: January 05, 2024, 07:39:36 am »
Sonic the Hedgehog #68 is out now!









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When Sonic and Tails go to test out Tails’ new extreme gear design, they run into extreme trouble! The board malfunctions at just the wrong time, plunging them down into a deep cave. What’s waiting for them down there, and will it help them get out or keep them there forever?! Finally, the moment you’ve been waiting for! The daring speedster and their best little buddy officially join the Restoration as— Wait…Surge and Kit go good?! Everyone deserves a second chance, but that doesn’t mean Sonic and Amy won’t be watching them!

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