Cheese007 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 (edited) You would think that, by now, SEGA would easily be able to port Sonic 1 to the GBA without andy problem whatsoever, right? Wrong. TThis game is just downright horrible, and an insult to the series. It makes Shadow the Hedgehog look like the greatest thing since sliced bread. There are tons of issues with this game. First off, it isn't even BASED off of Sonic 1 Genesis, it's based off of Sonic 1 for the GG. That's where all the similarities with classic Sonic end. The sound is horrible, so horrible that sometimes objects don't even play their sound effect AT ALL! Even if they do, it still sound like crap. Refresh rate is absolutely horrific, platforms literally appear right in front of you. The frame rate is VERY slow. It removes any sense of speed you might get from the (ironically) weightless Sonic. That leads me to the last problem, physics. Sonic is almost weightless, he accelerates near instantly and and jump mega-high. Sometimes the collision detection doesn't even work properly. Oh and almost forgot, Sonic also off-color. Seriously SEGA, this is pathetic. All and all, the worst Sonic game ever made. Final score: 1/10 EDIT: Oh and they removed the level select and debug mode codes as well. Btw, please, for the love of all thing holy, don't buy this game new. Hell, don't even download it. It isn't even worth the time it takes for it to dl across a DSL line. EDIT: My bad, it's based of the Genesis version. Can't blame me really, it looks so bad at that low-res I couldn't see much of a difference. Edited November 17, 2006 by Cheese007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 And thank you for playing "Why I hate Sega." Your consolation prize is a Sonic Adventure baseball cap and a Dreamcast tattoo for your forehead. (IT'S THINKING~!) Sonic 1 for GBA doesn't annoy me that bad. Most modern Sonic titles are alright in my book if they're 2D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 It's annoying that this $20 GBA title came out at the same time as Sega Genesis Collection for PSP and PS2 -- similar price, 30x more content. Come on, muster up some OUTRAGE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 i got it at target. it isn't THAT bad. so theres some slowdowns. but look on the bright side! it has a remixed soundtrack. it has save features, and level select. the slowdowns add a bit more challenge to the game. and the levels are slightly changed also to be more challenging. but the bosses are much easier. its not AS BAD as E.T. i give it a 5.5 / 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Yeah, you can't hate on a port of the sonic jam sonic 1 game. Not when we're in a world with Sonic Riders, Shadow the Hedgehog, and that new Sonic the Hedgehog next gen game with the godawful controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I had Sonic 1 for the GG, and I wasn't entirely pleased with it. It made the Genesis version look and play much better by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese007 Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 Isn't that bad? How many times has it been ported before? If this was their first try MAYBE I would be sympathetic, but it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 (edited) This is a port of the Genesis Sonic 1, not the Game Gear game. Its main faults are its poor frame rate and some sound effects being off. Cheese, this is the Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog, these screenshots should make it pretty clear your not playing this game on your GBA. http://www.mobygames.com/game/game-gear/so...hog/screenshots Edited November 18, 2006 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese007 Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 I already edited it to say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 (edited) Sorry I didn't see your edits, I read your post earlier and didn't have time to correct you then. Edited November 18, 2006 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaineMaxwell Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 i got it at target. it isn't THAT bad. so theres some slowdowns. but look on the bright side! it has a remixed soundtrack. it has save features, and level select. the slowdowns add a bit more challenge to the game. and the levels are slightly changed also to be more challenging. but the bosses are much easier. its not AS BAD as E.T. i give it a 5.5 / 10 I don't think you could ever compare Sonic to E.T. no matter what. Superman for the N64, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 its not AS BAD as Superman 64 Also i can't get past the 2nd Act of Zone 2. ya know the lava one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 The genessis version of Sonic is on the GBA? I loved the Sonic Advance games. Of course, those are new games. One reason for the slowdown may be, that rather than being made for the GBA, it is an emulator, and the GBA isn't quiet powerful enough to do top notch emulation of 16 bit consoles. I don't know this, but just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Sonic Genesis is definatly not emulation. The physics are inaccurate and there is a mode with the spin dash from Sonic 2. Screens of Sonic Genesis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TailChao Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I originally questioned why Sega created this disgusting piece of garbage, to ruin my childhood? Show disrespect for Yuji Naka's programming? Offend Naoto Ohshima even more? No, no, no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese007 Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 LMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TailChao Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 (edited) LMAO! But of course, it just gets better and better Seriously, even with the use of codes in some areas here, this is a whole new degree of terrible Edited November 20, 2006 by TailChao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese007 Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 I was about to post that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Sniper Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Jesus Christ. I am never going to buy another Sega port again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Wow, until watching those YouTube videos, I thought we were all talking about Sonic Advance 1 for GBA. I now realize after watching those videos that they tried to port the original Sonic the Hedgehog from Genesis to GBA and did a SHITTY SHITTY JOB. The graphics lag, the music is way off, and the playability has more holes than swiss cheese. You couldn't pay me enough to buy a piece of shit like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narutofan Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 That leads me to the last problem, physics. Sonic is almost weightless, he accelerates near instantly and and jump mega-high. Actually, according to physics, if he was in fact weightless, it would make those feats harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I've tried it. It is pretty weak; not outright terrible, but there's absolutely no reason to buy it with three perfectly good Sonic games designed especially for the Game Boy Advance. Sonic 15th is a hokey port of the first game in the series with high-pitched sound effects, annoying glitches, dithered colors (on the GBA?!), and the worst bonus round I've ever seen in a Sonic game. Let's hope the dopes who coded this game won't be around to screw up the sequel. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 (edited) I've tried it. It is pretty weak; not outright terrible, but there's absolutely no reason to buy it with three perfectly good Sonic games designed especially for the Game Boy Advance. JR Not to mention the PSP SEGA Genesis Collection with a much better version of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, lots of other Genesis games, and hidden arcade ports. Sonic Rush on DS is also quite good. I highly doubt that the problems with Sonic Genesis GBA had anything to do with the GBA hardware. It's a shoddy port plain and simple. The Sonic Advance games prove that the GBA is capable of a smooth running Sonic game. Edited December 3, 2006 by BrianC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brasky Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 It can't be worse than the black and white Sonic game on the game.com system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 It can't be worse than the black and white Sonic game on the game.com system. Watch the YouTube videos and you might be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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