Badniks & Bosses

How about making Robotnik's car bounce at unpredictable times? It's an idea at least. >_>

 

You're all idiots, but so am I. He's got a perfectly good weapon installed in his mobile already, we just didn't think it could be used as one.

 

That idea rocks, test-object.

But how would the player manage to avoid getting hit? That seems to cover too large of an area for a jump to clear.

 

He would spin his rotors rapidly while moving towards the player to attack. When he starts lifting from the ground, he will have to slow them down to remain in the scene, that's when sonic will be able to land a successful attack.

 

Sonic could easily spindash from behind to attack; the problem was that of not being able to jump over the blades.

 

How come you're so sure you can't? :3

 

Because clearing that distance at that height, if not impossible, would require some very precise timing.

 

If it is, we could always make the blades just slightly shorter.

itt, DigitalDuck gets the point.

 

No, I mean "precise" timing as in "it'd be too fucking cheap, especially for a first boss" timing. You have about a frame's room of error if you're starting from standing, running, and jumping just as the boss has finished entering the screen, or again about a frame's room of error if you spindash and hope that you get the height from the slight curves in the ground.

Shortening the blades would help, though.

 

Bit much for the first boss, I agree.

Also, I thought Test Object meant something among the lines of literally attacking with the helicopter blades some how, like a weed whacker sort of scenario.

 

I would like to test it out first, before jumping to conclusions like "it's too wide" or "it's short enough". Would there be a way to do so? Maybe through a hack of Sonic 2 or some sorts? I am not a hacker myself, so don't blame me if I'm asking the impossible.

 

Well, I'm no Sonic 2 hacker either, but doesn't the first boss just go left and right? A hacker could raise the Y coordinate of the boss. + - *inb4 "that won't work, stupid"*   :v:

 

That sounds pretty cool, as long as it doesn't get too predictable.

 

I do think this is a bit far-fetched. The mobile starts flying? The boss needs to become harder, not change entirely. You'd be better off shortening the blades a little, in my opinion at least.

 

Turbocharge his engine to the point where there are flames left behind him, which hurt Sonic.

 

^I like this one. He appears on the edge of the screen and revs up his engine then bolts across the screen. You'd have to do well at timing and aiming your hits. Hit too far in front and you'll bounce back in front of the vehicle and be ran over, hit the backside too early and you'll fall into the fresh trail of flames once he takes off, so instead you have to hit him just before he takes off so you'll be airborne long enough for the flames to dissipate.

I haven't read the other suggestions yet. this one just caught my eye.

 

Perhaps he could shoot a drill each time he reappears on screen?


Also, had the helicopter blades been supposed to be strong enough to lift the whole car, he could have come flying with it from the beginning.

 

Why does everyone think I want the entire machine to fly? I just want a bloody rotor on my machine >_>

I've been suggested to maybe mix up the 2 concepts (Rotor blades and Trail of fire), although I do think it would make things too confusing. Any supporters or not at all?

 

I vote yes, since it seems to propose a solution for this boss better than any other brought forth. But seriously guys, isn't there something more immediately relevant to bicker about? Like the art for the HTZ boss? Dang, I wish I knew Inkscape better.