New Tom Payne interview

33's an interesting one

EDIT: dibs for avatar? =P

 

That Metropolis map looks like Act 2, with a lot of object and some layout changes. The spike blocks and spinning drums from the final version seem absent.

Also note the sign post in the beginning of the act. Were they planning to do connecting acts like Sonic 3?

 

Color time!

Sonic's blue: RGB 0-153-255
Sonic's skin: RGB 255-204-179
Sonic's shoes: RGB 230-25-102
Sonic's undershoes: RGB 138-46-61

Eggman's skin: RGB 255-204-179
Eggman's red: RGB 230-25-102
Eggman's yellow: RGB 255-255-0
Eggman's black: RGB 0-0-0
Eggman's mustache: RGB 161-54-89

Medal's ring inner: RGB 255-230-0
Medal's ring outter: RGB 77-77-230
Medal's inside: RGB 77-77-77
Medal's stripe red: RGB 230-25-102
Medal's wing: RGB 204-230-255
Medal's "SONIC" shadow: RGB 204-255-255

Everything else is white (RGB 255-255-255) or black (RGB 0-0-0).

 

You know what would be awesome? Is if Needlemouse starred this style of Sonic. That would be awesome.

 

Wow... those Sonic guide illustrations are pure win. There's so much expression in those pieces of art, and it reminds me about triple-fold how the classic Sonic design really is timeless and really is adorable and hardcore at the same time.

If anything, Sega needs to be looking at those sheets when making Needlemouse. I mean it. Sega, listen to me: make Sonic like that again, please. =3

 

That level layout is from MZ2 and features vertical sawtooth shutters as opposed to the one-way doors in the final.

One thing that's interesting about the illustration guides is that they feature the official coloring in the CMYK color space. This is useful if somebody wants to say, redraw these in vectors and color them. I took the liberty of approximating the colors to RGB:

http://nande.planetaclix.pt/payne_cmyk1.png
http://nande.planetaclix.pt/payne_cmyk2.png
http://nande.planetaclix.pt/payne_cmyk3.png

Also, from earlier scans of the ball object's sprites, I was able to easily compile the actual palette from the hex values printed on the sheet. I also tried my best at replicating the sprites themselves, but didn't get far before I gave up. Regardless, this is what I accomplished:

 

That would be awesome; grayscale, with squiggly-animated lines for everything.

 

Those concept snails are so much like the SCD snails.

 

I'm just noticing.... how come the Sonic one S1's title screen looks more like the US/European Sonic rather than the original?

 

My god. All this stuff, it's just amazing. I mean holy shit, that guide to Sonic is just incredible, it proves how timeless the classic design really is.

God dammit, I miss it so much. Wow.

 

I had a go at remaking that ball in sprite form, though my palette's probably a bit off


either way though



it's got some dodgy animation

 

Oooh, even more awesome new stuff! = D More Metropolis map goodness. Is it me, or does this one actually identify the numbers of all the 128x128 chunks used?

Also, all I can say is, whoever drew Sonic's corkscrew sprites must have missed page 32 of that "Guide to Sonic". = P Specifically the illustration showing him from behind, with the shape and layout of his spikes...!

 

Depending on what it was used for you can tell it's rolling left at an angle, a bit wonkey yeah.

 

Or maybe one frame is missing.

 

It was a pre-rendered 3D model... Which for some reason they just didn't care polishing.

I think it's the other way around. Whoever created Assface Sonic must have been given that animation sketch.


EDIT: Page thirteen shows two small drawings of the Alpha Green Hill, by the way. Different background and palmtrees and rocks in the foreground.


EDIT 2: Also, Cosplay Sonic at page 29 looks like Sonic 06. =P

 

Having looked at that enemy enough; you know what it reminded me of. This...



From Metroid: Zero Mission & Super Metroid :v:

 

There's a repeated page in there.