I received some interesting replies. Some thought that Heroes would have come out on Dreamcast (exclusively, of course) and the rest of the games we have now would have followed suit. As Sonic Riders Zero Gravity would have been the last Sonic game to appear on the Dreamcast, and we would have been treated to a much better Sonic '06 as a launch game for the Dreamcast 2 or Sega Cyclone or Sega Infinity (basically Sega's next step after the Dreamcast).
Others believed that we would have been treated to a Sonic Adventure 3 with a plot similar to Sonic Heroes and gameplay that was more in line with Sonic Adventure 2. This led to a bit of complaining over how some Sonic fans believe that Sonic Adventure 3 is just a fanboys answer to the perfect Sonic game that never happened. Those who think a third entry in the Adventure series would have saved us from "the dark times" are complete loons who are better off wishing Sonic & Mario would team up (wait, nevermind that last part).
This discussion inspired me to design boxart for Dreamcast games that might have been, had the console and Sonic series lived on together. Enjoy!
Nice covers. Where did you get "SEGA Cyclone" from?
ReplyDeleteA fully 2D sonic would be amazing. Ever since Sonic openend his mouth, it's become very hard to want to play that game with a friend watching. It makes me feel awkward, whereas the old games have a timeless and ageless appeal that the current games lack.
Wow! People reading my blogs! I heard Sega Cyclone waaaay back when people were speculating on what was next. Nothing official, but it stuck with me. Pretty catchy, would have also made a nice portable name IMO.
ReplyDeleteawesome covers. i wish they had made sonic 3 instead of crap games for xbox.
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