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Sonic 3D Removed bit - Posted on 6:53 PM CEST Friday 19 Sep 2008 In TESP News
 Manic Man |
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Add a removed bit for both Saturn and MegaDrive version of Sonic 3D. You will notice that often if the game is just a port, i don't put removed features because they weren't removed from that version but there is a bit of a long story to do with this feature which can't all go with the information on the removed but.. Settle down for a long intresting story..
I found this screenshot claiming to be from Sonic Jam for the Game.com. First look at the screen says, sure, it's black and white so it is possible (Game.com images you will see will be either Black and white or green and black.. long story, doesn't need to be here). A second look will tell you this image is WAY to good for the Game.com. Some might think it's just normal Sonic 3D but there are too many things not quite right. The whole world is smaller (or the Sonic Sprite is bigger, but from what you can see of the HUD, i think the world is smaller). The level graphics seams more detailed in some ways, less detailed in others. In fact, one idea that cross my mind was the Saturn Convert. As you know, the Sega Saturn version of Sonic 3D was a quick port (done in three months i believe) but it did feature a completey new 3D Rendered Special Stage. Looking at this image and the lack of detail on the Pillars, but more detail on the ground, i wondered if it might be the case that tried to make use of the Saturn's graphics and re-render the whole game. an intresting option which isn't amazinly hard in some ways. It's hard to tell from the image but some bits of the Sonic look a little cleaner and a bit more blocky then the MegaDrive one, so it could be a 3D model. But it's probbly not. It's hard to tell.
anyway, i must admit i did sit on this image for some time because i wanted to try and get down to the source of the image. The bad news was, my contact was a little too busy to be of much help in this matter and i don't have as many contacts as i would like so i couldn't get to the bottom of this. I have debated over time what this game really was. Was it a Beta of Sonic 3D? was it another version of Sonic 3D like the Saturn, or even a Possible Game.com version? all versions i can think of say no. A little while ago, i got hold of a copy of the E3 Demo for Sonic 3D and another prototype. The bad news is the E3 Demo is the oldest of the two and pretty close to the final game in many ways and this screen isn't part of it..
that's basicly the end of the story.. Oh the screen is in the game information page by the way ^_^
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