It's time to drop a little bomb

iPhone? I dunno man... tiny controller, tiny screen, you saw how Sonic Genesis turned out

 

Please do!

 

Wow, the port is just awesome. The transitions to the past/present/future are spot on and flow perfectly. I wonder how much it's gonna be when it does come through

Just make sure Sega does not try to claim rights on the Retro Sonic engine

 

I'd totally consider buying an iPhone if this idea actually flew, with the enhancements and everything. Knuckles and Tails added in, coming to mind, online competition mode maybe...

I'm getting giddy just thinking about it.

 

I would love a Sonic CD port (though I'd probably have to buy a controller glove for my iPod touch to really enjoy it), but selling the entire engine to Sega would be a great thing as well. A Mega Man 9 style revival could become a reality.

 

Er, I doubt so. Remember that Sega didn't really fuck up so badly with the engine in the new 2D games, the issue in those is more from the gameplay side (hold right and mash the boost button, anyone?). There isn't any way an engine can fix that as it's a design issue.

 

I actually said in the tip that it wasn't emulation. It's just the commenters that aren't watching the video.

 

I know, but I figure that if an article itself came out explaining the Retro Engine, the commentators would understand it better.

EDITendettagainst already explained it. I already posted this on the Middle Ground forums I normally attend to, with added care to explain it isn't emulation.

 

That seems pretty damn epic, although I'm getting a weird vibe from the controls on the touch screen. Ah well, I need to get myself an Iphone D:!

 

You know, this does seem to rule out a freely-released Sonic CD remake for use with the Retro Engine.

Personally, I'd love to see a version running on the Wii (or even the original XBox), with unlockable bonus characters, looping and customizable music and other nice enhancements.

 

True but a port like that would technically be illegal. Plus taxman has done enough for the community its time he got paid.

 

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen come out of this community. Fan-fucking-tastic job on this. The Retro engine is truly a thing of beauty.

 

I don't really need to say this since everyone else already has but this looks REALLY nice and I'd definitely buy another copy of Sonic CD especially if you're considering adding some things that weren't present in the original.
Best of luck to you, I hope they're willing to discuss it further. I'll be adding my vote to their Twitter spam.

 

Jesus, this is like the only time I have wished that I own an Iphone. Looks amazing. Good luck getting Sega to pick this up!

It's funny, Sega couldn't even do right with the SCD port in Gems collection.

 

If this makes it through I will do anything for an iTouch.



On another note, wasn't Taxman working on a 3D Sonic engine at one point?

 

I love you. The only inconsistency I noticed was that the ring loss effect looks different from the original game.

 

I hope you'll still retain rights to the Retro engine. I mean, I seriously doubt Sega would cripple your ability to release new versions to the public and have creative freedom with it, but it's always a possibility that maybe they would want to have a big say in what it can be used for.