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Sonic 2 Long Version is a hack of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 that attempts to restore the scrapped levels from the original game's development cycle, such as Sand Shower (or Dust Hill), Genocide City (or Cyber City) and Hidden Palace. [58] An unofficial Hebrew translation of the original Sonic the Hedgehog was released by Barashka in 2017. [59]
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
ROM hacking (short for Read-only memory hacking) is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file to alter the contents contained within, usually of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements.
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.
[16] [9] On July 2, 2024, shadPS4 version 0.1.0 was released, being able to launch Sonic Mania, One Piece: Unlimited World Red and some other 3D games such as Resident Evil: Origins Collection and Persona 5. [17] [16] A major factor contributing to its support for more 3D games was that addition of a shader recompiler to its architecture.
This version, Sonic Mega Collection Plus, was announced at E3 2004. [14] Plus was released in North America on November 2, 2004, [15] in Japan on December 9, 2004, [16] and in Europe on February 4, 2005. [17] A Windows version was released in March 2006, [18] and was later included in the Sonic PC Collection (2009). [19]
The Hub includes Steam Workshop integration, supporting ROM hacks for these games; within a day of its release, several previously developed ROM hacks were added by users to the Hub ' s Workshop. [1] Any Sega Genesis games previously purchased on Steam, including collections, are automatically added to players' game libraries in the Hub. [2]
Somari was developed by the pirate homebrew developer Hummer Team, [10] though they are credited in-game as Somari Team. [8] The game's levels are based on the Sega Genesis version of the first Sonic game, with the exception of the Scrap Brain Zone, while the bonus stages are based on the Master System and Game Gear versions. [8]