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Press the A, B, or C button to jump!

Discussion in 'General Sonic Discussion' started by OKei, Dec 15, 2010.

What button do you use to Jump in the original Genesis Sonic games?

  1. A

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  2. B

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  3. C

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  4. Just jump, or never noticed/cared.

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  5. Never played the games on the original hardware.

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  1. Dec 15, 2010 #1
    OKei

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    The original Sonic games for the Sega Genesis had only one Jump button you can use out of three:

    A B C

    Since there are many of us here who played the 16-Bit Sonic games (Specifically: Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic 3/& Knuckles) on their original hardware (If this topic is an indication). I would like to ask the Sonic fan-base here: What button did you always use to jump in these games? Instinctively, I always jumped with C, my thumb would always feel comfortable resting on C for some reason.

    I'm only singling these games out because they have the same controls, and these are the games most people are familiar with.

    EDIT: Perhaps I should evaluate the point of this topic. It's really a psychological examination here. For me, after playing these games for so long, I just get used to pressing C. It's like my brain will automatically direct my thumb to C, when I play Sonic 3. B isn't a problem for me, but A is disorienting.
     
  2. Dec 15, 2010 #2
    Friend of Sonic

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    Ummm, good question. I think C because I have large hands and it was the button furthest away from the d-pad. Space my hands out as much as possible.
     
  3. Dec 15, 2010 #3
    MegaDash

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    Whichever was most comfortable for me, but since they all jumped, it didn't matter much to me. I think it was B, since it's in the middle, but I probably went with A. Never touched C.
     
  4. Dec 15, 2010 #4
    Ravenfreak

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    I always use the B button. Definitely more comfortable for me, that's probably why when I make a new move I map it to the B button. :v:
     
  5. Dec 15, 2010 #5
    Dark Sonic

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    I believe on the PC I use the C Button (which is "D"), and on the genesis itself I use the A button.

    Probably started using the C Button since I was screwing around with Debug mode so much.
     
  6. Dec 15, 2010 #6
    Aerosol

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    C for me, unless I was charging a spindash, in which case I mashed all 3.
     
  7. Dec 15, 2010 #7
    MarkoMan

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    where's random? my fingers picked whatever button they wanted. And when I play the Sonic games on my computer (using a PS2 controller) or on Mega Collection (using a GC controller), my fingers still chooses whatever button they damn well please.
     
  8. Dec 15, 2010 #8
    OKei

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    Option 4: Just jump, or Never noticed.
     
  9. Dec 15, 2010 #9
    Roybertito

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    That god damn barrel...
    A button master race.
     
  10. Dec 15, 2010 #10
    MainMemory

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    C, especially because the other two buttons do other things in S3K debug.
     
  11. Dec 15, 2010 #11
    DC.17

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    Used the C button for the debug reason as well.
     
  12. Dec 15, 2010 #12
    Chaos Rush

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    Even though I don't have a Genesis/Mega Drive, I have the buttons mapped out on Sonic Mega Collection to match a Genesis/Mega Drive controller (A = B, B = A, C = X). I usually press B (which is the big green A button on a Gamecube controller), though that may just be due to the controller.
     
  13. Dec 15, 2010 #13
    Zero Dozer

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    C, for pure... Don't know really, but I'm damn used to mash out the C button. Except when I'm playing at DS or PS2, It's the C button.
     
  14. Dec 15, 2010 #14
    spidertour02

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    I always used C, but modern conditioning has moved me over to B when I play on old hardware. It's probably because so many games use the button in the middle bottom (A on Xbox360, X on PS3) as jump.
     
  15. Dec 15, 2010 #15
    MarkeyJester

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    Always C, see? (Terrible pun I know)

    As said before, closer to the edge, easier to tap...
     
  16. Dec 15, 2010 #16
    Hitaxas

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    C, in both emulators and on the hardware controller. I am guessing with the emulator it's because the easiest finger to use is my pointer finger when using the a/s/d (a/b/c) setup. And on hardware, I guess it's because of the distance from the D pad.
     
  17. Dec 15, 2010 #17
    Blue Emerald

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    I always used C, and for the same reason as everyone else -- easiest to reach with the thumb.
     
  18. Dec 15, 2010 #18
    tokumaru

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    C, because of the reasons that were already given. However, after years of playing Sonic, the C button started to not respond so well, so I moved over to B.

    As for emulation, even though I have a couple of Playstation-like controllers I always use the keyboard, where I use the C key, which is mapped to the C button.
     
  19. Dec 15, 2010 #19
    Kyuu

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    I always use B, it's more comfortable for me to reach to for some reason.
     
  20. Dec 15, 2010 #20
    HarrisonJ

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    On the original controller I tended to use them all alternately, but on the 6 button pad it was always A for some reason.
     
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