| |
Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
Sonic the Hedgehog for C64/128 + REU
We're proud to announce Sonic the Hedgehog for Commodore 64/128 + REU (PAL and NTSC).
This is the first game that has exclusively been designed for the REU, to make a fast and smooth full-screen scrolling version of Sonic with little compromises.
This game is a direct port of the SEGA Master System 8-Bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog, with about 64 KB of code hand-translated from the Z80 to the 6502 architecture.
The game will be released as a free download in the coming weeks (exact release date to be announced).
It requires a C64 or C128 (in C64 mode), a compatible REU of at least 256 KB, a compatible drive (.d64 and .d81 images will be provided) and any joystick or gamepad (no extra buttons required). On NTSC, a C128 or other CPU accelerator is highly recommended.
In the mean time, here's a trailer and some screenshots:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGp4a00OeRs
 
  |
|
... 63 posts hidden. Click here to view all posts....
|
| |
MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1074 |
Wow, didn't realize it was so close to release. Fun! |
| |
Raistlin
Registered: Mar 2007
Posts: 659 |
Where is it? :’-( … it’s past 6pm in Thailand and no sight of it :-( |
| |
Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
It's out: Sonic the Hedgehog
Enjoy! |
| |
Fungus
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 680 |
Kick ass! |
| |
Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
I'm curious, how is copyright being dealt with? |
| |
Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
Quote: I'm curious, how is copyright being dealt with?
SEGA typically doesn't send its lawyers after non-commercial fan games. There's a whole festival of fan-made Sonic games (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRY8JLlE3VA) so I trust that they're smart enough to see that this is a labor of love and a homage, and not someone trying to make a quick buck. |
| |
PARALAX
Registered: Mar 2012
Posts: 30 |
Yeah, SEGA is going a different way than Nintendo, which does unofficial conversions such as "Super Mario Bros." get banned immediately. At least as long as no money is made with it. Although there would be some people who would pay for a boxed and cartridge version. :-)
Free music 4 free people - http://www.radio-paralax.de |
| |
chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11360 |
Quote:SEGA typically doesn't send its lawyers after non-commercial fan games
They even were cool with us releasing homebrew Dreamcast stuff back then (some guy actually contacted us and congratulated us about it) |
| |
Adam
Registered: Jul 2009
Posts: 323 |
I love it. It's fantastic. So fast, so smooth. |
| |
Neo-Rio
Account closed
Registered: Jan 2004
Posts: 63 |
You just forget that you're playing Sonic on a C64. That's how good it is.
I just wonder how this achievement is ever going to be topped. There's plenty of other popular videogames that could have a C64 port (or improved on from the official versions).
I keep thinking a Zelda or a Pokemon port should be do-able at least... and the shadow of Doom looms large (might be possible to translate the SNES version, as it doesn't use the PC doom engine, and run it on the SuperCPU. The SNES source was released last year: https://github.com/RandalLinden/DOOM-FX) |
| Previous - 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 - Next |
