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Hello everyone. I have a problem I need help with, as I just cannot find the answers no matter what I do.
I have a very particular memory from childhood about a certain Sonic game, in fact, the first Sonic game I have ever seen.
It all started when I was at my cousin's house. I don't speak to my cousin anymore (family issues...too long-winded to get into) and this was the only time I ever went round his house. I don't remember why I went round his house, but it honestly doesn't matter. What does matter is the Sonic game he had. I can't remember if it was for the Megadrive or the Master System, but if I had to guess, I would bet on the Master System. He wanted to show me this really cool game called Sonic. It looked awesome and I was super excited to get it for Christmas. Ever since, I have obviously been a massive Sonic fan, but I have never seen this game anywhere, not in any of the compilation games, nor on the internet.
I'll try my best to describe the game, as much as I can remember.
I only saw the first level, as my cousin seemed to lack the skills to beat the first level. I remember that the first level looked like Green Hill Zone, typical Sonic fare.
However, there was one aspect about the game that was very unusual and a bit odd. Every time you would take damage, say run into a badnik or fall into spikes, you would lose all your rings and immediately fall straight underground. Thus, there was no way one could take their rings back and Sonic was stuck in the dark underground of the Hills with no protection. After running for a short time, Dr Robotnik would show up in one of his death machines and chase after Sonic.
Now, I'm assuming that the player would be able to escape Robotnik if they managed to run away correctly, or perhaps there was some way of hiding from Robotnik, but I remember that my cousin was never able to outpace Dr. Robotnik. No, Sonic was virtually already dead when he fell into the underground.
I'm also assuming that the level would come to an end if the player was skilled enough to make it to the end without taking damage, and thus, not falling into the underground. However, my cousin lacked the skills to do this and he always ended up in the underground.
This is the game I remember, and I have no idea what it is.
Am I simply remembering incorrectly? Did I see one of the Master System titles and has time re-interpreted the game in my mind?
It cannot be an official Sonic game, can it? After all, I know a lot about Sonic and I have never seen or heard of this on the internet (usually a good place to look up obscurity).
Was it a bootleg or hacked game? Perhaps, as I remember that my cousin had friends who at least had pirated games. One of them gave me a copy of Jet Set Radio on Dreamcast that I never played because I was afraid that it would somehow destroy my Dreamcast (my parents were anti-piracy and used to tell me incredible stories that I believed). Then again, would it be easy to make a homebrew game of this standard in that late 1990s? I remember that it was well-made, with good physics and the like, so to speak.
So, what was this game?
Sonic Retro, you are masters of all Sonic, and perhaps you can help me!
I have a very particular memory from childhood about a certain Sonic game, in fact, the first Sonic game I have ever seen.
It all started when I was at my cousin's house. I don't speak to my cousin anymore (family issues...too long-winded to get into) and this was the only time I ever went round his house. I don't remember why I went round his house, but it honestly doesn't matter. What does matter is the Sonic game he had. I can't remember if it was for the Megadrive or the Master System, but if I had to guess, I would bet on the Master System. He wanted to show me this really cool game called Sonic. It looked awesome and I was super excited to get it for Christmas. Ever since, I have obviously been a massive Sonic fan, but I have never seen this game anywhere, not in any of the compilation games, nor on the internet.
I'll try my best to describe the game, as much as I can remember.
I only saw the first level, as my cousin seemed to lack the skills to beat the first level. I remember that the first level looked like Green Hill Zone, typical Sonic fare.
However, there was one aspect about the game that was very unusual and a bit odd. Every time you would take damage, say run into a badnik or fall into spikes, you would lose all your rings and immediately fall straight underground. Thus, there was no way one could take their rings back and Sonic was stuck in the dark underground of the Hills with no protection. After running for a short time, Dr Robotnik would show up in one of his death machines and chase after Sonic.
Now, I'm assuming that the player would be able to escape Robotnik if they managed to run away correctly, or perhaps there was some way of hiding from Robotnik, but I remember that my cousin was never able to outpace Dr. Robotnik. No, Sonic was virtually already dead when he fell into the underground.
I'm also assuming that the level would come to an end if the player was skilled enough to make it to the end without taking damage, and thus, not falling into the underground. However, my cousin lacked the skills to do this and he always ended up in the underground.
This is the game I remember, and I have no idea what it is.
Am I simply remembering incorrectly? Did I see one of the Master System titles and has time re-interpreted the game in my mind?
It cannot be an official Sonic game, can it? After all, I know a lot about Sonic and I have never seen or heard of this on the internet (usually a good place to look up obscurity).
Was it a bootleg or hacked game? Perhaps, as I remember that my cousin had friends who at least had pirated games. One of them gave me a copy of Jet Set Radio on Dreamcast that I never played because I was afraid that it would somehow destroy my Dreamcast (my parents were anti-piracy and used to tell me incredible stories that I believed). Then again, would it be easy to make a homebrew game of this standard in that late 1990s? I remember that it was well-made, with good physics and the like, so to speak.
So, what was this game?
Sonic Retro, you are masters of all Sonic, and perhaps you can help me!
