I recommend watching Nerrel's video on Super Mario 3D All-Stars as he makes a very interesting case regarding fan-made ports and how current compilations fail to meet them in quality without knocking one or the other. A lot of what he says I feel applies here, I just didn't want to regurgitate points from it verbatim.
Sonic Origins Plus be so good when ya don't got a bitch in ya ear telling you to just download and compile Sonic 1 Absolute and 2 Forever and 3 AIR etc whatever.
Yes, the fan ports are the better selections, but the convenience of having all 4 classic titles in one package here can't really be understated. Being able to play all the titles as one big game with the bonus cutscenes is a great 10 hour package.
Yes, there are elephants in the room: the port job itself is subpar and it's very easy to trigger a glitch you previously couldn't in the originals, Game Gear emulation has input lag and an odd decision to faux stereo that is earbleed inducing, "Classic Mode" are just the shoddy ports on 4:3, Amy's moveset isn't great, yadda yadda.
You know what is great, though? All 4 of these fucking games. Roadblocks aside, they're still very well playable, and the added benefit of widescreen and drop dash (especially in CD onward), make Origins win out as a package.
"But the fan ports are better!" Yeah that's great, I play those too. I love them! I prefer them! You could argue that, historically, fanmade ports of any game have always lead out official compilations and rereleases, unfortunately that's the way of the capitalist gaming world.
I paid for the barebones Mega Man Legacy Collections, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, I even saved up allowance money to get Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis on GBA as a kid and Sonic Classic Collection on DS. I own two copies of Sonic Mega Collection, I bought Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on PS3 both physically and digitally, alongside SEGA Classic Collection on both PC and Switch. I even saved up $110 in allowance money when I was eleven to buy a copy of Sonic Gems Collection on eBay, used with no manual, way back in 2009, and wayyyyy long after it's been out of print.
While I got this as a birthday gift from user Detchibe, the point remains that, within reason, I support it both ways, and I love game compilations, especially SEGA ones, because I love having updated, modern ways to play classic titles, officially or unofficially, and I don't particularly care that it comes with a few caveats; that has always been my preference. Yes, I agree about its overpricing at $40, it would definitely feel more snug around $30. Yes, I agree it has its problems. Yes, it's still fucking Sonic, and yes, that makes it fucking good to me.
Sonic Origins Plus be so good when ya don't got a bitch in ya ear telling you to just download and compile Sonic 1 Absolute and 2 Forever and 3 AIR etc whatever.
Yes, the fan ports are the better selections, but the convenience of having all 4 classic titles in one package here can't really be understated. Being able to play all the titles as one big game with the bonus cutscenes is a great 10 hour package.
Yes, there are elephants in the room: the port job itself is subpar and it's very easy to trigger a glitch you previously couldn't in the originals, Game Gear emulation has input lag and an odd decision to faux stereo that is earbleed inducing, "Classic Mode" are just the shoddy ports on 4:3, Amy's moveset isn't great, yadda yadda.
You know what is great, though? All 4 of these fucking games. Roadblocks aside, they're still very well playable, and the added benefit of widescreen and drop dash (especially in CD onward), make Origins win out as a package.
"But the fan ports are better!" Yeah that's great, I play those too. I love them! I prefer them! You could argue that, historically, fanmade ports of any game have always lead out official compilations and rereleases, unfortunately that's the way of the capitalist gaming world.
I paid for the barebones Mega Man Legacy Collections, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, I even saved up allowance money to get Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis on GBA as a kid and Sonic Classic Collection on DS. I own two copies of Sonic Mega Collection, I bought Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on PS3 both physically and digitally, alongside SEGA Classic Collection on both PC and Switch. I even saved up $110 in allowance money when I was eleven to buy a copy of Sonic Gems Collection on eBay, used with no manual, way back in 2009, and wayyyyy long after it's been out of print.
While I got this as a birthday gift from user Detchibe, the point remains that, within reason, I support it both ways, and I love game compilations, especially SEGA ones, because I love having updated, modern ways to play classic titles, officially or unofficially, and I don't particularly care that it comes with a few caveats; that has always been my preference. Yes, I agree about its overpricing at $40, it would definitely feel more snug around $30. Yes, I agree it has its problems. Yes, it's still fucking Sonic, and yes, that makes it fucking good to me.
Bojangles4th
10 months ago