There are a number of nice fan-made Sonic the Hedgehog video games on the market. Sega has been notoriously chill with followers of the Blue Blur utilizing its characters in their very own initiatives, and there are even a handful of community-driven remakes of previous video games that might use a contemporary touch-up. The one we’re speaking about at this time is Sonic Galactic, a sidescroller evocative of the collection’ 16-bit roots, however made to appear to be the collection might need on the Sega Saturn. The builders over at Starteam have launched a brand new demo, so if you’d like a glance into an alternate universe the place Sonic Staff bought to make a basic Sonic recreation for the Sega Saturn, you are able to do that proper now.
Starteam describes Sonic Galactic as “a ‘what-if’ situation: an imagining of what Sonic Staff might have probably produced” for the Sega Saturn if the system had been extra profitable and Sega had produced a mainline Sonic recreation for it. Nonetheless, the group additionally notes that it didn’t restrict itself to the Saturn’s technical specs, as an alternative utilizing the {hardware} and video games that had been created throughout the early-‘90s period as inspiration for a Sonic recreation. Because of this, it appears to be like just like the unique sidescrollers and options a number of returning characters, however you’ll additionally discover smoother animations and extra vibrant surroundings. See it for your self within the trailer beneath:
Sonic Galactic consists of 5 playable characters, together with the principle trio of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. Fang the Sniper is a returning character primarily seen in spin-offs who has most just lately proven up in Sonic Superstars, 2023’s trendy tackle the collection’ 2D entries. Additionally becoming a member of the crew is an authentic character known as Tunnel the Mole who can dig himself into the bottom or partitions and launch himself throughout the display screen. He’s neat! The demo is accessible now as a free obtain on Sonic Galactic’s website, and it’s fairly small, coming in at simply 238MB. So in the event you’ve simply seen the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film and are on the lookout for one thing to scratch the Sonic itch, right here’s a free choice.
