When I was a youngster I had the pleasure of playing the fantastic platformer of Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Megadrive. A game which featured a ring collecting blue hedgehog, that could spin, run, jump and roll about, at the fastest of speeds in a battle against a number of menacing enemies and the main antagonist Doctor Eggman. So why is this game getting an mention on IndieRetroNews? Well, I’ve just been told by Xyphoe, that Norecess and team has released the impressive Amstrad GX4000 and Plus conversion of Sonic the Hedgehog.
SonicGX was first previewed at the Alchimie XIII (1st of November 2019) as a work in progress game for the Amstrad GX4000 and Amstrad Plus Machines. Fast forward to today however, and as a surprisng release at the Benediction Coding Party 2025, the game now features full-screen game-play at full-framerate (50hz) with approx 52 colors on screen, a Special Stage as found in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the Sega Megadrive, and so much more all adapted to match the Amstrad GX-4000 limitations. So yes if you have a GX4000 or Plus, you owe it yourselves to play this fantastic game right now.
Credits:
- Code & Level Design : Arnaud “NoRecess” Storq
- Graphics Conversion : Cédric “CeD” Quetier
- Audio Conversion: Julien “Targhan” Nevo
- Design & Support : Richard “TotO” Gatineau
- Instruction Manual: “Slype”
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