What if one day Sega comes here and...

"Oh hey, look at this Sonic 1 source code over here"

 

They would probably instead just leech off the ideas here, replicate them themselves, and put it out knowing since the original material is theirs in the first place, no one could take legal action.

 

I don't see it as comercially viable unless they wanted to put something like Esrael's Sonic 2 hack or the Knuckles in Sonic 1 into the collection. You know, something that expands on what is already there?

I'll admit I don't know much about the present-day rom hacking community, and what it produces besides Sonic Megamix.

 

They probably wouldn't have contracted OCRemix if they had a forum full of game hacks, betas, ISOs and roms available for people to download and rip wide open. You know, stickied on the top of General.

I love it there, but Sega would come here and sue us rather then contract anyone.

 

I don't think it's in Sega's nature to create new MegaDrive games. They probably don't even know how to anymore. They could bundle a few hacks with one of their emulators but it's unlikely, especially when even Sonic 1 MegaMix would need editing for copyright reasons. The majority of hacks out there still look like the official games to some degree.

I think they're more likely to take inspiration of fangames, I.e. the ones built from scratch. The best thing I could see happening is them pulling a MegaMan 9, and create a brand new classic Sonic for WiiWare/XBLA/PSN, and I think the best way of them doing that with minimum effort on their part would be to get things like Retro Sonic XG or Sonic Nexus up there. But again, it's pretty unlikely.

 

Hacks are something different than mere remixes. Aka legal headache.

Plus the Sega you speak of (SOA, I presume) has neither the source code you'd like them to have nor the prototypes you'd like them to have.

 

I think they would be pissed off and angry, oh and would probably try to shut the site down and fail. =P

 

Sega are fully aware of this place and what it does, I'm confident.

I mean, when SAdv. 3 beta leaked, I posted on the SonicStuff forums saying that I would send it to people if they emailed me. The result? A C&D via email.

 

The difference is that Capcom listen to their fans. Hello? They made Megaman 9 and even stated that they wouldn't bitch about their characters on MUGEN. SEGA just don't care about them. That stated, I think they already know the existance of this website and just said "meh" and closed the browser.

 

...Sega listens to their fans, which is how the Shadow game came about.

The problem is that they have so many different fans that they can't please everyone.


I think they keep better tabs on this site than you do.

 

Then they better hurry the hell up and put Dudley and Dee Jay into Street Fighter IV.

 

Yeah, that ould be great if they came along and asked to use my stuff! I mean...

Hold on. I've done zilch. I wish I had more time...

How the hell you decide on that? It depends though, if it was like S2B it would maybe be worth it. If it was like most other proto builds, you'd've been screwed.

This made me realise, it's funny that there are no members who are affiliated with Sega in any way... are there?

 

I think SEGA would find all the Sonic the Hedgehog hacks on the site and put them on the next Sonic release compilation to please fans more than any 3D Sonic game coming out.
Or more realistically they will steal from the wiki then attempt to sue the site to try to gain ownership and lose.

 

Chances are, given how long Sonic Retro's been around, Sega's already been here at least once.

 

That, I highly doubt.

 

Is that what I said? Silly me, I mistyped. I meant to say "better than you think".