[HN Gopher] Sonic the Hedgehog for Commodore 64/128 + REU
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       Sonic the Hedgehog for Commodore 64/128 + REU
        
       Author : adunk
       Score  : 54 points
       Date   : 2021-12-13 21:39 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.lemon64.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.lemon64.com)
        
       | themodelplumber wrote:
       | Wow, nice! I also want to try the new 3D space exploration game,
       | Gates of the Ancient [0].
       | 
       | (Has anyone remade He-Man yet? It could really use a loving touch
       | of...some sensibility)
       | 
       | Happy C64 holidays everybody...
       | 
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTHRU6V54GU
       | 
       | 0. https://drmortalwombat.itch.io/gates-of-the-ancient
        
       | amelius wrote:
       | This Sonic Hedgehog character looks suspiciously similar to
       | Mickey Mouse. Wondering if there ever was a lawsuit about it.
        
         | tenebrisalietum wrote:
         | Probably not. The characters are very dissimilar and have only
         | one common attribute:
         | 
         | Differences:
         | 
         | - Mickey Mouse has small eyes, Sonic has big eyes.
         | 
         | - Sonic is blue, Mickey Mouse is black.
         | 
         | - Sonic has spiked hair, Mickey Mouse has big ears.
         | 
         | - Sonic has red pointy shoes, Mickey Mouse has yellow round
         | shoes.
         | 
         | - Sonic has no shorts, Mickey Mouse has red shorts.
         | 
         | - Mickey Mouse has a mouse tail, Sonic has a stubby hedgehog
         | tail.
         | 
         | - Sonic wears socks, not Mickey.
         | 
         | The only thing that's common is the fact both have white
         | gloves.
        
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         | minimaxir wrote:
         | This is a joke, but the original concept for Sonic was a
         | character named "Mr. Needlemouse."
         | http://info.sonicretro.org/Mr._Needlemouse
        
       | ipaddr wrote:
       | Anyone remember the best mario type clone (Mayham in
       | monsterland).
       | http://www.psytronik.net/newsite/index.php/c64/96-mayhem25
        
       | reificator wrote:
       | I didn't know the C64 had blast processing!
       | 
       | The levels and characters look great, the gameplay pieces are
       | mostly there, and the music at least sounds authentic, if not
       | exactly pleasant. Something was definitely lost in translation
       | there but short of writing new music I don't know what else they
       | could have done.
       | 
       | Great work all around.
        
         | kwertyoowiyop wrote:
         | Zero page = blast processing! ;-)
        
       | pupppet wrote:
       | Are devs somehow cheating at these games made for retro consoles?
       | They look so much nicer than games made during the console's era.
        
         | detaro wrote:
         | The hardcore communities today have a few decades extra
         | experience and time to find tricks, that does help with many
         | retro machines.
        
         | nigerian1981 wrote:
         | I believe this requires the RAM expansion unit
        
         | beschizza wrote:
         | No, but it requires a RAM expansion that was not very
         | affordable in the 80s, costing more than the c64 itself.
         | 
         | Compare to Amstrad CPC Sonic, for a similar 8-bit machine--but
         | only the final and most expensive models.
        
       | nigerian1981 wrote:
       | Looks a bit better than the previous attempt
       | https://youtu.be/B1UpBjITF1I
        
       | zamadatix wrote:
       | Forum seems to be going in and out so here is the YouTube video
       | linked in the post if it's not loading:
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGp4a00OeRs
        
         | detaro wrote:
         | and archive mirrors of the post itself:
         | https://web.archive.org/web/20211213153537/https://www.lemon...
         | / https://archive.md/3WFnX
        
       | bitwize wrote:
       | Way past cool! I guess with Super Mario on the C64, a (8 bit)
       | Sonic port was inevitable. This looks to be a really colorful
       | remake of the Game Gear/SMS version of the game.
       | 
       | Kudos to the developers for this!
        
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