wraggster
August 19th, 2015, 20:13
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/e3a2d28eee98565de3534565d71ef606/202481722/sonic-dreams-collection.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/16/sonic-dreams-collection/)
It'd be an understatement to say that the Sonic the Hedgehog (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/29/fan-crafted-sonic-2-hd-project-pokes-its-nose-out-once-more/) game franchise hasn't held up well over time. Sonic was once nearly as big as Mario, but a long string of bad titles (with exceptions (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/09/review-a-high-speed-trip-down-memory-lane-with-sonic-and-all-star/)) ruined his rep -- you're more likely to spot him in dodgy fan fiction and internet memes (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sanic-hegehog) than a popular game. And the homebrew developers from Arcane Kids know it. They've built the Sonic Dreams Collection (http://hedgehog.exposed/), a batch of tiny tribute games for Macs and Windows PCs that acknowledge the Sega mascot's fall from grace. It masquerades as a leaked set of Dreamcast (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/09/happy-15th-birthday-sega-dreamcast/) protoypes, but it's really a nod to the weird places Sonic fandom has gone in the 21st century. There's a "Sonic Movie Maker" where the hedgehog calls you his dad, and "My Roommate Sonic..." well, let's just say it turns romance stories on their head.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/16/sonic-dreams-collection/
It'd be an understatement to say that the Sonic the Hedgehog (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/29/fan-crafted-sonic-2-hd-project-pokes-its-nose-out-once-more/) game franchise hasn't held up well over time. Sonic was once nearly as big as Mario, but a long string of bad titles (with exceptions (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/09/review-a-high-speed-trip-down-memory-lane-with-sonic-and-all-star/)) ruined his rep -- you're more likely to spot him in dodgy fan fiction and internet memes (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sanic-hegehog) than a popular game. And the homebrew developers from Arcane Kids know it. They've built the Sonic Dreams Collection (http://hedgehog.exposed/), a batch of tiny tribute games for Macs and Windows PCs that acknowledge the Sega mascot's fall from grace. It masquerades as a leaked set of Dreamcast (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/09/happy-15th-birthday-sega-dreamcast/) protoypes, but it's really a nod to the weird places Sonic fandom has gone in the 21st century. There's a "Sonic Movie Maker" where the hedgehog calls you his dad, and "My Roommate Sonic..." well, let's just say it turns romance stories on their head.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/16/sonic-dreams-collection/