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  1. drx

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    I was talking to Ben Szymkowiak, the Lead Tester for Sonic 2 (uncredited). Some interesting facts:

    • Knuckles was likely originally called Dreds
    • The spikes thing was likely a Class B bug.


    Note that he doesn't know about the recoil thing likely because he never saw it. Which puts Sonic 2 testing somewhere between after NA and before alpha (I know this from another source, but maybe another time)

    So yeah, I'm still alive and tracking down protos.
     
  2. Vinchenz

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    You know we love you drx. :>

    Great job on nabbing this info!
     
  3. Aerosol

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    I've always wanted to be a game tester, to help make games as good as they could be.

    Clocking all those hours doesn't sound so bad either.
     
  4. Andrew75

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    Man, this is very interesting info drx, Dreds huh? Wow...
    Your always coming back with something new!
    How do you do it ?
     
  5. Tweaker

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    The spikes thing might make sense in the context of Sonic 2, but I'm not convinced that it was also considered a bug in Sonic 1. Remember, bug testers like to report things that aren't bugs as bugs and even add suggestions into the reports, so they're not the most reliable source in the world.

    Good stuff, though! Pretty interesting insight. The name "Dreds" kind of makes sense, too—after all, the only way Knuckles as a name differs is that it made the name out of a different character trait.
     
  6. Holy shit.
     
  7. DimensionWarped

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    Yeah, that's a pretty significant paycheck upgrade to take home if you don't crack under the pressure in the meantime.
     
  8. Yeah, 15 hours a day for two weeks straight is do-able, but not when you've been working your ass off constantly. He must have been slightly bonkers.
     
  9. MarkoMan

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    I know that with Sonic 2, there are a number of areas where you can get hit by spikes on the ceiling and land immediately into spikes on the ground (as well as spikes on the ground that can send you into contact with spikes on a ceiling), causing instant (dare I say, unfair) death. While I'm not as knowledgeable of Sonic 1, there might not have been any spike traps like that, which is why it might not have been considered a big deal. So it's possible that it wasn't a bug in Sonic 1.
     
  10. Quarterman

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    Man drx, You are just full of awesome info. I'm personally glad that Knuckles didn't retain his original name. For some reason, "Dreds" just doesn't quite sit right with me. Also, the spike thing was an interesting read. Learn something new every day, I suppose.
     
  11. nullaccnt

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    Fantastic information, drx. What a crazy time it was for these guys - it's so cool when they are willing to try and recall over 15-year-old information just for us, haha.
     
  12. Skyler

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    It's always great to have new pieces of info regarding game development. You continue to kick ass.
     
  13. Mercury

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    I foresee a wave of new fanfics where characters will call Knuckles "Dreds" as a nickname.
     
  14. Indigo Rush

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    I forsee a wave of new angry letters where fans complain about Ben stealing their original fancharacter's name.
     
  15. Yuzoboy

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    Interesting info drx, it just goes to show how much attention was given to Sonic 2. And on that note of the Eternal Champions producer trying to make the next 'Street Fighter 2', I think he actually made a hybrid of Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, which is why I enjoyed it so much.
     
  16. ICEknight

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    Cool stuff, drx. Funny how "Dreds" also had 5 letters, just like "Sonic" and "Tails".
     
  17. nineko

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    Interesting. Maybe they wanted to avoid the K·T·E on the life counter.
     
  18. drx

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    Hah. Would be cool if I found a proto with "Dreds" in the HUD (if it was ever used).
     
  19. MarkoMan

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    Warning: couldn't someone hack a game such that "Dreds" would show up, then pass it to you like that "LOOK DRX! DREDS!"?
     
  20. Dark Sonic

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    I feel like DRX would be smarter than that.

    Although I'll admit the title "Sonic & Dreds" or "Dreds' Chaotix" certainly don't sound as nice as they are now.
     
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