Sonic Classic Collection
- All of the best original Sonic sports meeting in one fantastic compilation
- These much-loved classics come complete to the handheld arena for the first time. Now you can experience the sports meeting that defined a genre anywhere, anytime
- For the first time in Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic The Hedgehog 2, players can saved their progress at any point while playing so that you miss none of the non-stop action
Product Description
Sonic The Hedgehog, one of the world’s most recognizable and flourishing video-game characters returns to the Nintendo DS in this new pool of his original adventures. Sonic Classic Pool is the complete compilation of the original SEGA Genesis Sonic titles, consisting of the following genre-defining sports meeting: • Sonic The Hedgehog • Sonic The Hedgehog 2 • Sonic The Hedghog 3 • Sonic & Knuckles It also features two extra lock-on modes from the originals whereby Knuckles becomes a playable character in both Sonic 2 and 3 to complete the full experience. For the first time the best of classic Sonic comes to the Nintendo DS for a new generation of gamers!
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After the failed attempt to bring The Sega Genesis Sonic classic in 2006 on Game Boy Advance with Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis, Sega finally got it right with Sonic classics pool for the DS.
Unlike Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis, The graphics stay unmodified and stay right to the original game. But there are 2 modifications
A. In the originals, When you got the Running Sneaker prize box, The music would play quicker. Now, it’s also at a higher pitch.
B. No 2 player options in Sonic 2 or sonic 3
AT least with this release, the game play and graphics stay right to their original Format
PROS
1. Sonic 2 and 3 with Knuckles come pre-unlocked, where as in Sonic Mega Pool Plus, you have to unlock them.
2. Save feature. Exit out and start back up again
3. Unmodified game play and graphics
CONS
1. Unlike Sonic Mega Pool Plus, it’s only the Sonic Sports meeting from Sega Genesis and When you save and start again, you have to start from the beginning of the stage. Where as for Mega pool Plus, It picks up from the point you exited out of.
2. No 2 player options in Sonic 2 or sonic 3. They could have made it possible via DS download play
3. No Blue Sphere Game – The Bonus Blue Sphere game you’d get by attaching an incorrect game to Sonic & Knuckles isn’t on here.
4. Sonic 3 and Sonic 3 with Knuckles – pointless to have both on here. Should have been just sonic 3 with Knuckles. The only differences is that without Knuckles, you have 3 character playing options – Sonic With Tails or chose 1 to go solo. With Knuckles, You can still chose these 3 options, Knuckles is now you’re 4th option. So, it’s really pointless to have Sonic 3 and Sonic 3 with Knuckles, when you can play Sonic 3 normally on Sonic 3 with Knuckles.
With that being said, 4 Classic Sonic sports meeting on The DS, What more can you question for?
Rating: 5 / 5
There is no doubt about Sonic The Hedgehog, and the joy that Sega has given him all throughout his lifetime. It has honestly been nearly 20 years since we’ve seen the bluest blur and the alacrity demon he has made himself show. While his days in the 3-D world haven’t been as honestly strong on the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 on his sports meeting like Sonic & The Black Knight, Sonic Adventure from the Gamecube and Sega’s Dreamcast days, and other titles. Still, when it comes down to his classics from the Sega Genesis days, they always have a splendid home with the hard core gamer. That has been shown so many times, and it is right here again for the DS whenever you deeply need a small taste of the original blue alacrity.
Sonic Classic Pool for the Nintendo DS, brings in Sonic from his original Sega Genesis days, now into a full light on the Nintendo DS. The game features the first 4 splendid Sonic alacrity titles, Sonic 1, Sonic 2, the dynamic Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (which hard to believe the late Michael Jackson a.k.a King Of Pop, had composed the music for but chose not to want credit for it,) and Sonic & Knuckles. The gameplay also features the excitement of Tails, as he makes his way owing to the action on Sonic 2 & Sonic 3, as well as Knuckles the Echidna with the hidden gameplay when you play him during Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles. The graphics are not terrible, but try to being back the classic gameplay that was showcased well from Sonic Genesis era, but the gameplay from all of the classic levels of the game from the circus-themed Carnival Night Zone of Sonic 3, to the very first time you’ve played with Knuckles in the Mushroom Hill Zone. The control is very unadorned and simple to master owing to each of the challenging levels of gameplay, even when you go owing to the gifted and quick-witted bonus levels like the 3-D sphere zones from Sonic & Knuckles & Sonic 3. But by and large, you certainly get that classic feeling by and large of why Sonic has been here to bring in that need for alacrity against Dr. Robotnik that has been 20 years of madness.
All in all, if you’ve never even played any of the classic sports meeting from Sonic’s original era than Sonic Classic Pool would be a splendid buy for the Nintendo DS. If you don’t own the Wii or have anyway of downloading those splendid sports meeting online, it would be a splendid addition for your DS library. I loved these sports meeting years ago when I owned the classic Sega Genesis, and I know as a hard core gamer that Sonic’s beginnings are certainly always worth the cash.
Graphics: B
Sound: B 1/2+
Control: B+
Fun & Enjoyment: B
By and large: B
Rating: 4 / 5
Sonic Classic Pool has Sonic The Hedgehog 1-3, Sonic and Knuckles, the lock-on versions of Sonic 2 and 3 featuring Knuckles, and a small gallery of illustrations. All four sports meeting look and play really well, and are for the most part really excellent ports of the Genesis sports meeting.
The sports meeting do have a few small flaws:
-A few of the sound effects seemed to have suffered in quality, and in a couple places they overlap and sound rather weird.
-There are a few frame rate issues, particularly in the Metropolis Zone of Sonic 2. But, the Genesis sports meeting had some slow down too, so it could be from that rather than from the port.
-There are also a few graphical glitches, most of them minor, such as a small section of pixels briefly changing colors when the screen scrolls up or down really quick. The worst thing I’ve seen so far is in the special stages of Sonic 3/Sonic and Knuckles, where the tiles on the floor will sometimes scroll in a jerky fashion
- To pause, you have to tap a button on the touch screen. Start doesn’t seem to do anything. This isn’t so much a flaw, but it is a bit irritating when you want to pause and forget that start doesn’t work anymore.
By and large, I don’t reflect these flaws really hurt any of the sports meeting, and I’d recommend this pool to anyone who wants to play Sonic on the go!
Rating: 4 / 5
Though Sonic’s original Genesis adventures have been packaged together copious times in the past, this is the first time that these classic platformers have all been in the same place on a handheld system. With Sonic the Hedgehog 4 launching later this year, no doubt many Sonic fans will be wanting to revisit the original sports meeting, and Sonic Classic Pool provides a fantastic way to do so on the go.
Included in the pool are Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles. In addition, the two lock-on versions of Sonic 2 and 3 are included, so one can play as Knuckles in those sports meeting as well, which is a welcome inclusion. Sadly, the multiplayer player modes have been stripped out of all the sports meeting. Admittedly, multiplayer was never a major focus in the original Sonic sports meeting, but not even being able to have someone jump in as Tails in Sonic 2 is a bit disappointing.
Another frequently questioned question is whether or not the original level brilliant codes work. The answer, sadly, is no. It would seem that, while the codes can in fact still be activated, there is no way to access the level brilliant menus themselves after doing so. This might be a deal breaker for certain fans, but it’s an omission that many likely won’t care about.
As for the classic sports meeting themselves, things are honestly solid. It must be said that the ports are not exact. Framerate issues are present. It has to be said because they are there. But, they are very slight and after playing for a minute or two, they become nearly unobtrusive. Sonic 1 seems to chug the most for some reason. By and large, the sports meeting run quick and charming, which is a vast improvement over the disaster that was Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis.
In order to make the sports meeting fit on the screen, SEGA had to mess with the graphics. They use two solutions in game. First, the view has been cropped in a small, allowing it to scroll side to side slightly to frame a excellent view. Second, similar to the Classic NES series on the GBA, every few shape of pixels have been removed, causing all the graphics to appear slightly shorter. It’s subtle, and a few distortions are visible, but when running at full alacrity, the compromises are nearly unobtrusive.
The sounds and music made the jump to DS just fine. Music sounds nearly spot on to the original Genesis titles, with only slight subtle differences appearing in a couple of songs. Sound effects are silent faithful as well, but like the music, tiny oddities sometimes occur. Occasionally a sound effect will loop in an odd way that doesn’t quite match the original. By and large, the sports meeting still sound like themselves, and only the pickiest of fans will notice the changes.
Beyond the actual sports meeting, Sonic Classic Pool is a bit sparse on extra features. It features a small photo gallery where artwork of Sonic characters can be viewed. This is somewhat fascinating, but really is only worth looking at once. Beyond that, it’s just the classic sports meeting and that’s all. All the sports meeting have now been fitted with individual save functions, which is very handy. Oddly, all the menu buttons are mapped to the touch screen alone, so pausing and reduction must done there, and the start button does not anything. This is not a huge issue, but it takes a small getting used to, since the start button is nearly universally used for pausing.
By and large, Sonic’s original adventures are lengthy and diverse, and having them all on one cart means getting some honest bang for your buck. Are they absolutely exact representations? No. But, the problems are so slight that many likely won’t even notice or care. If you’re a classic Sonic fan looking for a portable fix, or if you’ve never had a chance to play these sports meeting and see why Sonic is so legendary today, Sonic Classic Pool could not be more highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5
It’s finally nice to see these sports meeting released on a handheld that replicates the original SEGA Genesis perfectly. This pool includes the sports meeting Sonic 1, 2, 3, Sonic & Knuckles with their respective lock-on sports meeting as well. The original music is retained.
They did make a few changes which did tick me off:
1. The original multiplayer feature in Sonic 2, 3 and in the lock-on have been disabled.
2. In order to pause the game, you must brilliant pause on the touch screen (can’t use debug or cheats).
3. You cannot custom configure the buttons.
Aside from these problems, this is a splendid port for a portable system (much better than that Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis for Gameboy Advance, which was horrible!). If you wanna take classic Sonic on the go, this game won’t let you down.
Rating: 4 / 5