[jawn.sith]

FollOw, on 18 April 2012 - 02:35 PM, said:

I don't understand why this thread exists

Damn that sucks.

[Mr Lange]

Did anyone ever make a Sonic 2 hack that gives Tails his flying ability? You would think that would be an obvious hack to make.

[Mike Arcade]

Why play as Tails in Sonic 2? Well it's always fun to change it up! I mean I always like playing as Sonic but taking a brake from the main character is always good once in awhile, sure he isn't as fast as Sonic but it's still always fun for a change of pace. As for Tails not able to fly under player control, either the programmers forgot to put it in or most likely they didn't put it in because Tails flying would break the first few levels in easy, well Emerald Hill especially but maybe I'm wrong here, but that's the only reason I can think of.

[jawn.sith]

Mr Lange, on 18 April 2012 - 04:33 PM, said:

Did anyone ever make a Sonic 2 hack that gives Tails his flying ability? You would think that would be an obvious hack to make.

Yeah it's a great hack, kind of broken in that you can fly for unlimited amount of time but still fun. I just wondered why people would play as him if he can't fly

[Mecha Sally]

FollOw, on 18 April 2012 - 02:35 PM, said:

I don't understand why this thread exists

Because someone just happened to wonder why playing as Tails is even worth it in Sonic 2 when he can't do anything really different? If this was about Sonic 3 and Knuckles it'd be dumb, because he can actually fly there and get to places whereas in Sonic 2, he can't. He really is just like Sonic: run, jump, and spin dash.

Like others have said though, people probably just like the character and will play as him regardless of the fact that it's just a sprite swap. Hell, I have a friend who always plays as Tails because he likes foxes (no, not in that way you perv).

[Solid SOAP]

I always only ever liked playing as Sonic, or Sonic & Tails. Never liked Tails or Knuckles alone tbh, I felt that their powers slowed the games down.

[dsrb]

Mike Arcade, on 18 April 2012 - 04:38 PM, said:

sure he isn't as fast as Sonic but it's still always fun for a change of pace.

I don't think the two characters differ in speed at all. Or anything else! Isn't that why this thread was created, to ask why the option is there when it changes nothing but cosmetics?

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As for Tails not able to fly under player control, either the programmers forgot to put it in or most likely they didn't put it in because Tails flying would break the first few levels in easy, well Emerald Hill especially but maybe I'm wrong here, but that's the only reason I can think of.

Really? You think they just forgot it? I'm infinitely more inclined to agree with the implications of your second suggestion: I was thinking earlier that perhaps the levels were designed without Tails in mind, meaning that enabling flight later would have made them ridiculously easy (just look at Knuckles in Sonic 2, even). So, is it known how far development had got before Tails was added? Maybe I'm totally wrong.

[TheInvisibleSun]

dsrb, on 18 April 2012 - 06:27 PM, said:

Mike Arcade, on 18 April 2012 - 04:38 PM, said:

sure he isn't as fast as Sonic but it's still always fun for a change of pace.

I don't think the two characters differ in speed at all. Or anything else! Isn't that why this thread was created, to ask why the option is there when it changes nothing but cosmetics?

Chuck D Head, on 18 April 2012 - 01:23 PM, said:

Actually, there are a few differences between the two in Sonic 2. For instance, in the CPZ boss, if you're Sonic and you duck during Robotnik's ball of blue death attack, you won't be harmed. If you're playing as Tails and you try the same tactic, it harms you like it normally would. Tails also has a smaller hit box. Play ARZ's boss with both characters; Sonic will get hit in the head by the second lowest arrow, while it simply goes over Tails.

Off to PA I go :D

[jawn.sith]

Mecha Sally, on 18 April 2012 - 06:13 PM, said:

FollOw, on 18 April 2012 - 02:35 PM, said:

I don't understand why this thread exists

Because someone just happened to wonder why playing as Tails is even worth it in Sonic 2 when he can't do anything really different? If this was about Sonic 3 and Knuckles it'd be dumb, because he can actually fly there and get to places whereas in Sonic 2, he can't. He really is just like Sonic: run, jump, and spin dash.

Yes...this is it in a nutshell. Very hard to misinterpret unless you're TRYING to.

I was also thinking how cool it would be to have a temporary dual screen function where when Sonic is separated from player2, player 2 can see where they are on a smaller portion of the screen. That was the most frustrating part of playing 2 player sonic: Sonic would lose Tails every 5 seconds and respawning took forever.

This post has been edited by jawn.sith: 18 April 2012 - 06:55 PM

[Vaiyt]

If Sonic plays exactly like Tails, why play as Sonic?

[Knucklez]

Vaiyt, on 18 April 2012 - 08:28 PM, said:

If Sonic plays exactly like Tails, why play as Sonic?

It's Sonic's game, so why play as Tails?

[The Fralin Boy]

Vaiyt, on 18 April 2012 - 08:28 PM, said:

If Sonic plays exactly like Tails, why play as Sonic?

Because only Sonic can transform into Super Sonic.

[Metal Knuckles]

But only Tails has tails flying around out of his ass.

I'm surprised no one brought up the slight visual differences as being aesthetically pleasing. Spinning tails > spinning feet.

[Hybrid Project Alpha]

only furries play as Tails

[Covarr]

Hybrid Project Alpha, on 18 April 2012 - 09:49 PM, said:

only furries play as Tails

Yeah, I don't see why anyone normal would want to play as an anthropomorphic animal when they could play as Sonic instead.