Billytime games has just released romhacks for the first two Sonic The Hedgehog games. What makes these really stand out, is you’re “rewarded” every time you get a emerald from a special stage. While I really like these games, there’s just never any incentive to get the emeralds; Sure, it was cool to get the better ending, but nothing else about the games changed. I think this addition, as well as auto-save are enough to push people to re-play these games. More info after the links:
Sonic 1 “Chaos Emerald”: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7703/
Sonic 2 “Emerald Safari”: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7617/
Before I go any further – YES, I know there’s cheat codes that could just enable all this stuff. But doing it this way makes it feel like you’ve earned it. Plus, Billy added auto-saving and quite a few other features. Check out the romhacking.net pages for the full info and here’s the enhancements gained with each Chaos Emerald:
Sonic 1 “Chaos Emerald”:
1st = Player 1 Gets one extra hit point per life before losing rings. (Does not stack with shields)
2nd = Special stages are now always open regardless of ring count.
3rd = Player 1 now has faster acceleration.
4th = Player 1 can stay underwater for extremely long periods of time.
5th = Player 1 now earns double rings in normal stages.
6th = Player 1 can now jump higher.
Sonic 2 “Emerald Safari”:
1st = Player 1 Gets one extra hit point per life before losing rings. (Does not stack with shields)
2nd = Player 1 can stay underwater for extremely long periods of time.
3rd = Player 1 now has faster acceleration.
4th = Player 1 now earns double rings in normal stages.
5th = Player 1 now earns double rings in both normal and special stages.
6th = Player 1 can now jump higher.
7th = Super Sonic now available.
I'll admit, Sonic 1 really isn't my jam.
But I like to think I did a more than a good job with this one. Threw in a few extras like the spindash too!https://t.co/BpEMj5oIKn
— BillyTime!Games (@BillytimeG) April 13, 2023
