Sonic Origins Plus Isn't Even Out on PS5, PS4 Yet But Fans Are Already Mad

Eh, it doesn't sound that bad, it does stutter (I think) a little bit but it's not a total deal breaker

Eh, I've heard worse.

I already have the game. The preorder copy arrived way early. The sound emulation has issues in the Game Gear games but playing as Amy is cool.

By the way the Plus content is a code in the box, it is not included in the disk!!!!

Not sure if it was because of how young I was at the time, but I always found Sonic games difficult on my Mega Drive. Having them “zoomed in” sounds awful from a gameplay perspective.

Why share the megadrive version?
The GG games have always been like that.
I played them on DS recently and it sounded and looked the same

I'm gonna say, that certainly is in fact the Game Gear version of Sonic 1. Same zoom in and sound as it was back when it released.

Not exactly sure why the article brings up the Mega Drive version because they aren't the same game.

ehh, why is there a comparison video of the OG mega drive game when we're talking about game gear?

You realise these are the Game Gear games and they always were zoomed in like that? It's nothing to do with the emulation process as suggested in the article and comparing it to the Mega Drive version which is a completely different game is pointless.

This is why we were calling for them to use the superior Master System versions of the games in the first place as they don't look like that. As for the sound, it doesn't seem that bad to me.

What a bizarre article

@crazykcarter @Alexface no, the sound is not right. You can compare https://youtu.be/vSG8-bol4i4?t=19 origin plus and GG https://youtu.be/-D00HFMfmro?t=28

@Haruki_NLI it's such a poorly written article from someone who clearly has little knowledge of the original games

That's going to look awful on a big TV, headaches inbound for me.

@Alexface @Haruki_NLI My bad! Got myself turned around, updated

@belmont Well, that’s annoying. I might as well just buy the Plus DLC if that’s the case.

@MidnightDragonDX The DLC code worked with my original digital version by the way. It surely kind of defeats the purpose of a physical version

@Khayl I don't blame ya. It's two games called Sonic the Hedgehog released in 1991 and some of the zones are the same. 🤣

But it does prove that SEGA can never rerelease a game without issues.

Just wait until you discover the Game Gear games and Amy aren't included on the disc and are in fact a download code. 😐 https://www.sonicstadium.org/2023/06/sonic-origins-plus-new-content-will-be-on-download-code/

It must be pointed out that the Game Gear version of Sonic 1 is superior to the Master System version, as by being released after the MS version it has a number of quality of life improvements not seen in the original. Although the Mega Drive version will forever be the superior version in every way.

I get the disappointment with the partial DLC content, but I can't agree with the physical release being pointless because of that.

If this had released day one like the digital version we would've had the added content as a DLC, so what we're getting here is what should have been released in the first place: a disc/card with an incomplete game. Making it physical one year later is the pointless thing here.

Having said that, it will be great having Sonic Origins Plus on physical, really late, but at least we'll have it. In fact, it was predictable because they did the same with Sonic Mania.

About Game Gear games, they did announce those would be the versions months ago. And they're the main appeal to me, because some of those games are too expensive nowadays. The Mega Drive games we all have them everywhere else.

Of course, this is my personal opinion, trying to see the silver lining here, but I can see Sega doing things wrong, of course.

@BeerIsAwesome i would'nt agree with that, the master system version has a far larger field of view...furthermore, the ms version was released first, butactuaslly the gg was developend earlier (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(8-bit_video_game) )

it's a really weird choice they included (just) the gg version.. they could have included both without trouble since it's essentially the same system, but if you have to choose, choose the master systemm..

I dont see the issue.sounds normal to me.word up son

Honestly couldn't tell much difference. However I'm not really an audiophile though so maybe that has something to do with it.

I am feeling the same as the original. No Sonic 3 music, no buy.

I'm disappointed the Game Gear games aren't on the disc but I'll still move forward with picking up the physical version as planned. If worse comes to worse and I eventually lose access to Origins Plus DLC, I still have my original Game Gear copies.

Too much drama for a minor issue with a so-so game...
Can't wait to see the internet explode with minor, unimportant, gripes, after the epic FFXVI launches this week... How long will it take before it gets review bombed, I wonder ?
The social media times we live in...

When are gamers not mad?

@romanista I stand corrected, but the point still stands - there are quality of life things in the Game Gear version, perhaps to allow for the screen crunch, that you don't see in the Master System version. As far as I recall, subsequent 8-bit Sonic games are identical to eachother.

I couldn't tell you why they keep porting the Game Gear versions, but I could probably speculate it may be somewhere between being easier to emulate (not that there aren't already good MS emulators out there), or not having the source code for the MS games. Your guess is as good as mine in that regard.

Wow someone on the internet is mad at video games oh my gosh this is huge news

@belmont That’s what I was thinking. So canceled my physical preorder.

If they don’t do this already, video game companies should hire a reviewer (or two) as a consultant to play through the game(s) and give constructive criticism. Annoying things like the audio problems in these Game Gear Sonic games could then be headed off and fixed prior to launch, and 100K or more consumers wouldn’t be scared off from buying the game from poor pre-release criticism.

How does fans being perpetually mad - and Sonic fans at that - still qualify as "news"?

Sonic 2 GG version is zoomed in and the resolution is lower, I guess, in comparison with the MS version. But I'll try it anyway...

I mean they are old and dated games 🤷

@belmont We get 100 GB and they still add codes it's just to kill the secondhand market.