AMAZING fan-made 3D Mushroom Hill Zone!!

[Dr. SEGA Monkey]

This needs to be on the front page. Immediately.

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[Sega Uranus]

Sonic Team is fully capable of this, but...

;______;

[Pao]

There is no excuse on why Sonic 4 doesn't look like this.

[Sharky]

That is CGI... Not a game though.

[Pao]

That is CGI... Not a game though.

Maybe, but the quality of those graphics are entirely  achievable on HD consoles.

[Orta]

Fans do what Sonic Team can't. Surprising? lol no.

[Aki-at]

The guy/girl who designed this is pretty darn talented (And devoted too)

There is no excuse on why Sonic 4 doesn't look like this.

I have to agree, this is what I was expecting and wanted Sonic the Hedgehog 4 to look like. It would have been marvelous.

Fans do what Sonic Team can't. Surprising? lol no.

Oh I was looking at stuff from SAGE 2010, some pretty great stuff there.

[MadeManG74]

That looks great!

I'll still stick by my guns and say that a fully 2D HD Sonic would be best though!

[Autosaver]

This looks amazing!

[Barry the Nomad]

Looks great! Though the colors are a bit muted for my tastes. I'd like the above in a bit more vibrant colors cel shaded. That or crisp Saturn-esque sprites.

[matty]

The sun rays were a nice touch. I wouldn't mind seeing more levels redone like this. I just wonder if he did the music, too.

Looking at his site, he did a Mario video, too, but it's not in 3D and has Dream Theater. Actually, the Apple commercial he made with Dream Theater is probably more interesting.
http://www.blobvandam.com/videos.html

[Barry the Nomad]

My one qualm are the 3D platforms and environment. If Sonic 4 were too look more like this, it would then be more akin to the 2.5D segments of Unleashed and Colors which is not the direction that I'd want to see 4 take. I prefer the background and environments not to move with the camera but rather be fixed in place.

However the idea of the sunlight coming from the background to the foreground is a great concept and I'd love to see that sort of stuff in 4.

[Deefy]

Looks great! Though the colors are a bit muted for my tastes. I'd like the above in a bit more vibrant colors cel shaded.

Fully endorsed;-)

[crackdude]

Looks great!

I wouldn't compare it directly to Sonic 4, since this is CG. But I loved the increased depth of the platforms and the sunrays and those details. Thought take off all the messy bloom and you get something very similar to Sonic 4.

[Barry the Nomad]

Some folks over at Sonic Stadium are confusing CG rendering with actual gameplay, it's getting rather silly. Glad to see folks here are smart enough to know why Toy Story 3 the video game doesn't look as good as Toy Story 3 the movie.