Sonic 1: Wheres Sonic?

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  1. TehTenthSpartan

    TehTenthSpartan Newcomer Trialist

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    Have you ever wanted to play Sonic 1...without sight of Sonic?                                                                                                                      

    Hello, my name is Ethan, and welcome to......Sonic 1: Wheres Sonic?

    In this hack, you can't see Sonic but he is there.

    I'm not gonna to in-depth in this so that's all i'm saying :/

    EDIT: So...I see a few of you made comments...:/

    1. I'm a newbie, It takes time to make a more complicated hack

    2. Screenshots? Oh yeah i tried, couldn't find a "add pic" button

    3. This was made in literally 10 f$&#ing minutes. All i did was change his sprite. So this is a "mini hack".

    and 4. Where is this "minihacks" section you say?

    EDIT 2: Font size smaller for your freaking enjoyment. ugh. 

    Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/af2azfu2na2hch3/S1WHERESSONIC.bin

    Gameplay footage (quality is at 240p right now, the quailty should go up after about a minute): 
     
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  2. Spanner

    Spanner The Tool Member

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    Even if it doesn't have Sonic, the thread needs screenshots.
     
  3. Slash

    Slash Well-Known Member Member

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    I hope it's okay if other members can post screenshots. This screenshot basically just shows you the whole entire rom hack right here.

    [​IMG]
     
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  4. Pacca

    Pacca Having an online identity crisis since 2019 Member

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    I literally could have done this in less then a minute. Hell, I could have done this in less then 30 seconds if I tried. Look, I don't want to be rude, but if your going to share something, share something you've put lots of time and effort into. It would have been a fun, cute hack if, say, the enemies couldn't see you, or Robotnik looked confused in boss fights or something, but nothing like that was attempted; it's literally just the easiest art hack physically possible. Also, the formatting of the OP post is really obnoxious; just tell us we we need to know and give us a download link, don't abuse font size and the enter key, it looks ugly and unwelcoming.
     
  5. TheStoneBanana

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    Not to get off topic here, but I REALLY like that idea. Hmmm...

    Back to the original topic, yes, this is an extremely simple hack that one could pull off in a matter of minutes. I believe that a hack like this belongs in the minihacks section rather than a full-fledged hack sort of thing.
     
  6. StephenUK

    StephenUK Working on a Quackshot disassembly Member

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    As basic as this hack is from a technical standpoint, I actually like it in the gameplay aspect because although you can assume sonic is central, it really tests your ability to memorise the zones and button presses to proceed through without any visual aids. I agree it probably belongs in the mini hacks, but I like the concept all the same. Not all hacks have to be technical marvels to be enjoyable.
     
  7. TehTenthSpartan

    TehTenthSpartan Newcomer Trialist

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    I'm sorry, but the comment you are looking for could not be found.
     
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  8. Dark Lips

    Dark Lips Well-Known Member Member

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    I am with StephenUK - great fun and great at testing ye olde sonic playing skills... you know what would make this cool? change the shield to show sonic with a faint out line until he gets hit !!!, maybe change the invincablity item so he gets all flickery instead of a star trail !!!
     
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  9. MarkeyJester

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    I was expected a "Where's Wally" kind of thing =X

    In seriousness, it's an interesting idea, though not unheard of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ELTMwQSYc I also recall one that kept Sonic's hi-tops and gloves in, just removing Sonic himself, which I feel had more effort put into it.

    But that's not your fault, the first one was made nearly 8 years ago, following the hi-tops and gloves one which I cannot seem to find via simple searching, you probably wouldn't have found it either. Putting that aside, it adds its own sense of gameplay challenge, and that's often a good thing.

    So, well done, I guess? dX
     
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  10. Clownacy

    Clownacy Retired Staff lolololo Member

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    Well that's how type, Got a problem? Tell me what's wrong and i'll fix it.




    "just tell us we we need to know and give us a download link"

    "don't abuse font size and the enter key"

    Guess writing isn't your only problem.
     
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  12. Joshwoakes

    Joshwoakes Active Sonic Hacker Member

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    Hmm. now this in my opinion is an really interesting idea but i think it needs some tweaking. 

    i too like that idea. so EthanW maybe you could add pacguy's idea of the enemies not being able to see you and robotnik looking confused in the boss fights. maybe you could have a question mark appear above the enemies when they can hear you jumping but can't see you. You could even make it so sonic doesn't even appear on the title screen. 
     
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  13. Misinko

    Misinko Oh SHIT it's the Biolizard! Member

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    Well that's how type, Got a problem? Tell me what's wrong and i'll fix it.


    This is perfect. No unnecessary formatting, and no unnecessary spacing.
     
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  14. Joshwoakes

    Joshwoakes Active Sonic Hacker Member

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    Well that's how type, Got a problem? Tell me what's wrong and i'll fix it.



    for the formatting of your very top post in this thread. there is no need to have a font size of 24 or bigger. completely no need for that, use the default font size that we all use. yes you can at some points use the bigger font sizes when its necessary but don't get carried way. also spacing out using the enter key. in my opinion this should only be done if your ready to start a new paragraph
     
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  15. TehTenthSpartan

    TehTenthSpartan Newcomer Trialist

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    It's here on the toolbar:

    [​IMG]

    It's actually a thread, so that was bad wording on my part. Here it is:

    http://sonicresearch.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=3612&page=15



    1. I meant by not hosting the image on a image hosting site, like imgur. I wanted to upload the file from my PC.

    2. Thanks for telling me, now all i need to know is how i move this hack there.
     
  16. Devon

    Devon Down you're going... down you're going... Member

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    As for the screenshot, it has to be hosted, it can't really be uploaded.
     
  17. Joshwoakes

    Joshwoakes Active Sonic Hacker Member

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    there's another way of doing it. by using the attachments function. i do know it works fine for me i don't know if it will work for anyone else and i don't think trialists have access to the attachments function. if they don't then there's no other way for EthanW (or any other triallists) to post screenshots other then hosting them on imgur or another server. 
     
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  18. Devon

    Devon Down you're going... down you're going... Member

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    The thing is, I don't think some people would want to download the screenshot, when they can just view it here.
     
  19. Joshwoakes

    Joshwoakes Active Sonic Hacker Member

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    You can sometimes click on the screenshot added as attachment  to bring up it on full screen or in a new tab on your browser but that depends on what browser your using. but i understand that some people wouldn't want to do that. 
     
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  20. Jaypin

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    I feel like this "mini hack" wouldn't make a difference since the only thing changed is sonic missing.

    Comparing the screenshot to the original game just feels like nothing changed.
     
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