Sonic CD-Style Drowning in Sonic 1

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  1. bluBird

    bluBird Game Developer Member

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    Hello. Now that I'm back from the dead (once more) I'd thought I'd show you some progress of my hack. I've been experimenting with my sonic hack, Sonic 1 TX, and I tried to do something new:



    What do you think? :)

    On the other hand, I'm also putting in new music in my romhack. But that's for another day.
     
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  2. Ayla

    Ayla Sonic Hacking Contest Founder & Commentator Member

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    I never liked the typical drowning music. To me, this is far preferable. I can not express just how much I like what you've done.
     
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  3. redhotsonic

    redhotsonic Also known as RHS Member

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    I like that it's been changed from the ususal drowning theme, but I think a better sound effect could have been chosen for the counter. Otherwise, nice work!
     
  4. bluBird

    bluBird Game Developer Member

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    Thank you for the feedback. Also, sorry, the bumper sound is the best one I could find -- if you have any suggestions, I might consider those.

    I'll do what I can to expand on this.
     
  5. Ayla

    Ayla Sonic Hacking Contest Founder & Commentator Member

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    I went and took a look in the Sonic 1 Sound Test for you. I found a few things you could give a shot. That being said, sound effects are not my strong point, so I'd take other people's opinions of my suggestions more seriously than my suggestions on their own:

    A9
    B8 (maybe.. it would be kind of odd, but I can see it working. Not very loud, though)
    BA (I think this is what you're using)
    C7 (I like this one personally)
    CD (Not this on its own, but a variation, maybe)

    These are just a few suggestions. I can say that there are probably better ones in other games, but wanted to suggest some that are in the native ROM for simplicity's sake. That being said, I'd imagine most people would think these are horrible suggestions. I'm a level designer -- sound effects are far from my forte.

    Very far.
     
  6. bluBird

    bluBird Game Developer Member

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    Right now, I'm using a modified version of B4 as the sound effect (bumper). All of these sound effects seem to fit in well, I may go with BA or A9.
     
  7. Giovanni

    Giovanni It's Joe-vanni, not Geo-vanni. Member

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    Damn, I really hate the drowning music while playing a custom music hack. It just interrupts the song you are listening forcing you to restart it.
     
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  8. bluBird

    bluBird Game Developer Member

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    This is actually one of the reasons on why I did this, not because the drowning music makes people wet themselves. Somehow. I never found it scary or frightening.


    Look forward to this feature being in my ROM Hack, coming soon... maybe.
     
  9. redhotsonic

    redhotsonic Also known as RHS Member

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    You haven't played S2R then. When you get an air bubble (or out of the water), the level music fades back in and resumes from where it got cut off =P
     
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  10. Giovanni

    Giovanni It's Joe-vanni, not Geo-vanni. Member

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    Oh thank God you remembered me your hack! I forgot about it because I played it more than a year ago.