Sonic Generations will include the original Sonic The Hedgehog (if you can unlock it)

[jkipp82]

The original Sonic The Hedgehog will be available as a complete, unlockable game in Sonic Generations, Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka said during a panel at Paris Games Week.

Iizuka didn't specify how exactly to unlock Sonic The Hedgehog, but we assume it has something to do with curling into a tight ball and rolling up some loop-the-loops at breakneck speeds. You, not Sonic. This is a really special unlock, so we expect you'll really have to earn it.

[Renegade]

Lol Hex Editing for the win :P

[CloudStrife7x]

Lol Hex Editing for the win :P

Hell yeah lol, we get the original Sonic and so many other stuff XD

[longy999]

Hope they have updated the graphics on it or at least tweaked it somehow or it doesn't really seem worth it. Its already available on XBLA and on the MegaDrive (or Genesis for you NTSC guys) Collection.

I would guess you unlock it by finishing the main game though.

[Renegade]

Hope they have updated the graphics on it or at least tweaked it somehow or it doesn't really seem worth it. Its already available on XBLA and on the MegaDrive (or Genesis for you NTSC guys) Collection.

I would guess you unlock it by finishing the main game though.

I'm guessing by earning X amount of Emblems unlocks thee.

[Supremesis]

Like it was on Sonic Adventure 2:Battle all emblems oh god that was a pain.

[Emerald Lance]

Hope they have updated the graphics on it or at least tweaked it somehow or it doesn't really seem worth it. Its already available on XBLA and on the MegaDrive (or Genesis for you NTSC guys) Collection.

I would guess you unlock it by finishing the main game though.

And Sonic Jam for Staurn; and Sega Smash Pack for Dreamcast; and Mega Collection for Gamecube; and Mega Collection Plus for Xbox, PS2, and PC; and Virtual Console for Wii; and iTunes Store for iPods; and it was released for iPhone; and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (or Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for you PAL guys) for 360 and PS3; and Sonic Classic Collection for NDS; and Playstation Network for PS3. Hell, even the Genesis/Mega Drive had Sonic Compilation and 6-Pak. And that's just the official list, I didn't even begin to mention all of the hacked ROMs and fan remakes floating around online! I mean, we don't wanna be here all day... (EDIT: I forgot about Sonic Genesis for GBA, but then again that's probably because I repressed it.)

I want to see Sega do with Sonic1 what Nintendo did for OoT on the 3DS: not just a straight port with possible graphics smoothing, but a full on graphical upgrade! There's no reason we can't see this. If it's going to be a straight port, there are better Sonic games than the first one they could use, like S3&K for example.

As far as unlocking it goes, I'll say probably just beat the game once. I assume the Chaos Emeralds are optional (if Sega really wants to give us the old school experience, they'll make Chaos Emeralds and Super Sonic unlockable instead of just as plot devices) so unlocking Sonic1 may involve getting the Super Sonic ending. But if we'll really have to work for it, it may very well be unlocking all emblems or something similar; if that's the case, it better be a damn good port with some damn good additions! And I'm not talking about fixing the spike bug and adding spin dash, because that's cheap and chinchy! I don't want to waste good time unlocking a game I literally have dozens of copies of already!

[longy999]

Downloading the full game now, hit the torrent sites this morning. I'll stick a save up for Mr Renegades no doubt upcoming editor.