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Sonic Mania is a 2017 platform video game developed by Christian Whitehead, PagodaWest Games and Headcannon and published by Sega.Produced in commemoration of the Sonic the Hedgehog series' 25th anniversary, Sonic Mania pays homage to the original Sega Genesis Sonic games, featuring speedy side-scrolling gameplay.
Christian Whitehead, also known as The Taxman, [1] is an Australian video game programmer and designer. [2] He is most recognized for his work creating updated ports of early games in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series, as well as being a lead developer of an original game in the series, Sonic Mania.
An add-on by the name of Sonic Origins Plus was released in 2023, which added all twelve Game Gear Sonic games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Blast, Sonic Labyrinth, Tails' Skypatrol, Tails Adventure, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
To promote the release of Sonic Mania Plus (2018), a five-part series of animated shorts, Sonic Mania Adventures, was released on the Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel between March 30 and July 17, 2018.
Retro Sonic Nexus was ultimately cancelled in 2011, splitting up the three projects, while Whitehead went on to work with Sega to develop remasters of early Sonic titles, later directing Sonic Mania. Sonic Robo Blast 2 is a 3D Sonic game that uses a modified version of the Doom Legacy engine and has been in
It was announced, alongside Sonic Mania, under the working title of Project Sonic 2017 during the Sonic 25th anniversary event at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con. The development of Sonic Forces, including the plot, was influenced by Sonic Mania. Sonic Forces was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One in November 2017 ...
Sonic Team's head, Takashi Iizuka, wanted to modernize Sonic 's traditional side-scrolling formula so it could continue independently from the 3D games. After plans for another collaboration with the developers of Sonic Mania (2017) fell through, Iizuka began discussing a collaboration with Arzest, a studio founded by Sonic co-creator Naoto ...
Penny's Big Breakaway was developed by Evening Star, a studio founded in 2018 by the developers of Sonic Mania and creatively led by Christian Whitehead. [8] [9] The game was described as “a beautifully stylized, colorful adventure game". [10] The game was first announced as an untitled 3D platform project in October 2021. [11]