


Coins can be used to unlock music tracks, concept art, and videos in the Museum.Īll games have been completely remade in the Retro Engine, featuring an optional 16:9 widescreen mode, new features, and various quality-of-life updates. It also includes a Story Mode featuring new animated cutscenes that string the four games into one seamless adventure, and a Mission Mode where you can complete challenges and obtain Coins. Sonic Origins is a compilation of Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic CD, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Sega doesn't make up for their absence with stuff like Sonic's 3D games from the Dreamcast or the series' edutainment weirdness on the Sega Pico.This page is rather stubbly and could use some expansion.Īre you a bad enough dude to rescue this article? Other compilations have gone above and beyond by adding other Sonic-themed 16-bit games, along with 8-bit games from the Master System and Game Gear, but those are missing this time. The biggest issue is that Sonic Origins includes just four games: Sonic 1, Sonic CD, Sonic 2, and the "complete" version of Sonic 3 (meaning "and Knuckles" as a locked-on combination of two cartridges). Let's start with the price-to-content ratio because $40 suggests an amount of Sonic content that would make series fans swoon. Sadly, I'm reviewing this $40 (or, honestly, up to $48) compilation of 16-bit Sonic games not because it's great but because it's weird.and Knuckles If you've missed any of the other 30-plus ways to play the series over the years-or have kids who want as much Sonic content as possible after seeing the series' live-action films- Sonic Origins launches later this week on PC and all console families.
