TrackerTD
Sonic Mania - Angel Island Intermission Act in Mania Mode (Mod)
updated
Join me as I talk about a bunch of video games I played this year. The good ones!
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Dreamcast footage was recorded via a PAL Dreamcast via RetroGamingCables' 480p RGB SCART cable, using the RetroTink5x.
Likewise, all Mega Drive footage was recorded from a Model 1 Mega Drive/Model 2 MegaCD combo using the RetroTink5x, so you may see some analog noise.
TWITTER: twitter.com/Tracker_TD
Glitch found by Shenaniganza: twitter.com/dbMisadventure/status/1541412674059354115
Despite that, this run didn't actually go according to plan! I didn't mean to take the Stage 4 alternate boss route, but it ended up being a blessing that I did since even though I took a death on the boss, the amount of points and extra lives that section throws at you balances out the tripled-in-size fight.
Played on my Model 1 SEGA Saturn, using a Venom Arcade Stick modified with Sanwa Denshi parts, and hooked up via the Brook SD Wingman Adapter.
(You may notice my previous video's scores aren't on the end leaderboard; sadly my Saturn internal battery died a while ago and I forgot to back up my Blast Wind scores before then. Oh well!)
But is there a way to salvage that port? Or are there alternatives that provide the definitive Sonic Colours experience? Well today, that's what we're gonna take a look at.
- LINKS -
- Sonic Colours Ultimate Review on SEGADriven
segadriven.com/sonic-colours-ultimate-ps4-and-xbox-one-review
- Sonic Colours DX by threethan
gamebanana.com/mods/325588
High Res UI for Sonic Colours by Triforce141
gamebanana.com/mods/34058
Better Colours Materials by BluWolfBlitz and Iulian204
gamebanana.com/mods/317247
The Truth Behind the Stages of Sonic Colours by SKMaric
youtube.com/watch?v=UrAaVLt59Fg&
Recorded from a PS2 via the RetroTink5x and HD Retrovision component cables.
Recorded from my PS2 via the RetroTink5x, using HD Retrovision Component cables.
The flat gray version was originally made due to the Saturn version's weaker processing, but the PC version included it for users with less powerful PCs.
I've never played Last Bronx before today, so I absolutely suck arse at it. That much should be apparent from the footage.
- New sprites for Sonic and certain other elements
- FM soundtrack hack by ValleyBell included
- Autoscrolling removed in Bridge Zone Act 2
- Death Scrolling removed in Jungle Zone Act 2
- Sky Base Zone Act 1 lightning is less seizure-tastic
- All acts of Sky Base Zone now play its own theme music
- Rings added to boss acts and Sky Base Act 2
- Level design tweaks based on the Game Gear port
You can download the hack here: drive.google.com/file/d/1QqSeLo84qQ_ZpuSZa1iA0_RXn_eoFf_8/view?usp=sharing
Recorded from my SEGA Mega Drive using the RetroTink5x.
Recorded from my Dreamcast using the RetroTink5x and RetroGamingCables' DC SCART 480p cable.
Bet you never thought you'd see Zodick in a thumbnail on this channel! I've become what I hate...
This year for Halloween I decided to face my fears, and head into Michael Reynold's Virtual Horror Land - Illbleed!
Mods used in this video:
SADX Mod Installer: https://sadxmodinstaller.unreliable.network/
SADX Fixed Edition: gamebanana.com/mods/49931
Better Super Sonic: gamebanana.com/mods/49986
Better Tails AI: gamebanana.com/mods/49943
Minor Palette Fixes: gamebanana.com/mods/14804
Perfect Chaos Music Swap: gamebanana.com/sounds/40537
Sky Chase Skip: gamebanana.com/mods/49988
Sonic Adventure Retranslated: gamebanana.com/mods/49930
Eggman NPCs: gamebanana.com/mods/309946
Fixes, Adds & Beta Restores: gamebanana.com/mods/49976
Red Mountain Cutscene Fix: gamebanana.com/mods/315199
16:9/Unstretched Flashbacks: gamebanana.com/mods/9537
No Splorch Explosion Sound: drive.google.com/file/d/1YuMbNl7dgJzg30OSdvxibx7MuNmmykoq/view?usp=sharing
Gamma's No Squeak Wheels: gamebanana.com/sounds/49185
Character Select: No Question Mark: gamebanana.com/mods/313900
Physics Swap Mod: gamebanana.com/mods/49920
ESRGAN AI HD Textures: gamebanana.com/mods/49978
And finally, here's 'Tracker Textures', which contains all of the self-modified textures I mentioned this video such as smoothed out cloud and smoke effects in Red Mountain, and Metal Sonic's CD-inspired life icons.
drive.google.com/file/d/1B86EMTpHmFXPnRM3WWAmkJG34uJiQBk9/view?usp=sharing
-- THE MODS --
No Battle
gamebanana.com/mods/33167
Menu Overhaul
gamebanana.com/mods/33169
Dreamcast Characters (Not mentioned but is shown)
gamebanana.com/wips/48797
Cutscene Revamp
gamebanana.com/mods/48872
SA2 Retranslated
gamebanana.com/mods/48846
No Model Tinting
gamebanana.com/mods/48874
Enhanced City Escape
gamebanana.com/mods/48963
ESRGAN HD Textures
gamebanana.com/mods/48913
HD GUI: SA2 Edition
gamebanana.com/mods/33171
Disable Upgrade Models
gamebanana.com/mods/48841
Action Remap
github.com/michael-fadely/sa2-action-remap/releases/tag/v1.0
Restored GUN Logos
gamebanana.com/mods/48914
HedgePanel
gamebanana.com/mods/48950
Dreamcast Object Lighting
gamebanana.com/mods/14737
Prison Lane DC Fog Restoration
gamebanana.com/mods/304991
BONUS: Flying Dog/Sonic vs Shadow Fog Restoration
gamebanana.com/mods/306498
Presentable Eggman Stages
gamebanana.com/mods/48956
HD Downgrades & Fixes
gamebanana.com/mods/48959
SA2 Error Message Fixes
gamebanana.com/mods/48919
Level Oddity Patch
gamebanana.com/mods/48894
*NEW* Better Radar
gamebanana.com/mods/313161
Instrumental Knuckles Tracks
drive.google.com/file/d/19eBE7yPy52ktmMexLevOcTSpO-FSKaq-/view?usp=sharing
Fixed SFX Volume
drive.google.com/file/d/1crLamdOirNqwOtU4ejIqFql6pShmK9pg/view?usp=sharing
Idle Chatter
gamebanana.com/mods/48957
Chao World Extended
gamebanana.com/mods/48840
Shaddatic's Enhanced Chao World
gamebanana.com/mods/48915
Played on PS4 with a Venom PS4/PS3 Arcade Stick, modded with Sanwa parts.
Various folks within the video game community have been fundraising for SpecialEffect via GameBlast, a huge collaborative stream effort. JX1926/JX2001 held a Daytona USA Online Open, for it; and I actually managed to get my grubby mitts on an Xbox Series X recently, so here's all the matches I was in!
There's voice chat in the first race, but I muted it afterwards. Many thanks to JX for hosting these awesome races, and for a great cause!
Just in case anyone brings it up; my channel isn't monetized, so rest assured I'm not pocketing anything from uploading these charity races. I just figure it'd be nice to have some more online Daytona racing archived, especially since we can never be sure how much longer the servers will last.
Another run on Blast Wind. I got so close to the final boss, but alas; I got very sloppy on the Stage 5 boss, so it wasn't to be.
Remembered to switch the settings back to the defaults this time, so only 3 initial lives.
Music in this game is utterly killer too, very much cut from the same cloth as Thunder Force V, which I love.
Recorded from my JP Saturn via the OSSC and Elgato HD60S. Played using a modified Venom PS4 Stick via the Brook Wingman SD Adapter.
The recent departure of Roger Craig Smith as the voice of Sonic has ignited the good ol' voice actor debate in the Sonic fanbase once again. It reminded me of former Sonic VA Ryan Drummond's amusing voice-over reel, in which he acts out an array of circus acts. Unfortunately, said reel was on his now dead website. And said website was also 99% comprised of Flash assets, and that's dead too.
Thankfully the Wayback Machine had the download for the demo reel, so here it is preserved for slightly easier access than very specific Wayback trawling. I always get a kick out of the sudden cameo from a certain blue porcupine around the 1:50 mark, so I figured it was worth preserving here (since preserving old video-game adjacent oddities I like is really this channel's main purpose nowadays).
A Sonic CD decompilation was recently released, which allowed folks to bypass the terrible PC port of the 2011 remake. As it turns out that was just the starter - the main course was this! An actual, honest to god, native PC port of both Sonic 1 and 2's 2013 remakes. For once, the Fans Actually Did What SEGAin't.
Right now it's a little barebones in terms of frontend, as the fancy mobile menus were separate C wrappers or something. But the full games are here, with all of their options and even support for modding by similar means to Mania and SCD.
To use this, you'll need an APK for Sonic 1 and 2. These can be opened like a .zip file, and you'll find a data.rsdk.xmf file inside. Extract it into the folder of the decomp .exe, and remove the .xmf from the end. And then you should boot into the (internal) menu, ready to play some hechhoeg.
The decompilation release is here: github.com/Rubberduckycooly/Sonic-1-2-2013-Decompilation/releases
As for the APKs and all that... you're on your own.
Here's his attacks in English and JP, including both of his mildly more ticked-off sounding alternate voices.
Also shown here is the Drop Dash mod, by campbellsonic.
SCD Decompilation: github.com/Rubberduckycooly/Sonic-CD-11-Decompilation
SCD Scripts Decompilation: github.com/Rubberduckycooly/Sonic-CD-2011-Script-Decompilation
SCD Drop Dash: gamebanana.com/gamefiles/download/13616
FOLLOW CORBOND HERE: twitter.com/CorBond_
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition is a pretty cool game that is now up and running on PC through totally not dubious (read: very dubious) methods. The game's creators are frankly pissed off, but also I do not care, because where there's a PC SEGA game, there's modding potential. That, and it's not like this game's getting a PC port anytime soon, frankly if anything it'll be delisted in the not-so-distant future. Alas, poor Index Virtual On, we hardly knew ye.
Anyway, my friend CorBond and I were frankly a bit miffed that, in hindsight, SEGA picked some pretty silly games to represent by levels in this game. Namely, the World End Eclipse stage is based on a Japan-only mobile game that had its service terminated barely half-a-year after it launched. Not a great basis for a level that otherwise pays homage to some SEGA greats then.
So we both decided we'd try and make a more fitting stage to replace it. It started out as some billboarded textures, then Cor got his hands on PSP model dumps and Yakuza 4 textures, and after a *lot* of fumbling with file formats and texture issues; here's the result! A full, brand-new Kamurocho stage in Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition. Given DBFCI runs on the same engine as UNI (to the point someone managed to swap a stage from UNI into DBFCI with only some offset editing to do), this might also be considered the first custom stage mod for that game too. Two birds with one stone, innit!
Huge thanks to CorBond for really getting the ball rolling on this; it was really amazing seeing it all come together, and the end result is, I think, pretty authentic!
The only thing not captured from Saturn here was the music; I think I burnt the disc wrong, as the music didn't load. So I took the easy route and just played the wav file in the background via VLC as I played. Sorted.
It's a really cool demo; runs pretty smoothly and look at those reflections! The Z Button targets the camera towards Metal, a la Bulk Slash.
According to XL2 this only took 15 hours to put together, which is bloody impressive. If you fancy checking it out yourself, go here: sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/sonic-z-treme-metal-sonic.851
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
A while ago I uploaded a recording of Elein's theme from Battle Tryst, and noted to comments asking for more that I couldn't rip the rest, because I didn't know how; Elein's just worked out fine because it didn't have an intro covered by the announcer talking, so I could 'rip' it from my own footage capture.
Fortunately, someone else by the name of Fastelbja actually *did* rip the music (into aifc format), and someone who would like to remain anonymous kindly passed over the link. So I set aside the afternoon to convert and where applicable, loop the tracks for your listening pleasure. So enjoy, because I know a number of folks wanted me to upload these!
Notably, the cutscenes for the Ignition story mode are all translated! Since Ignition never got a Western release, this is pretty rad.
Anyway, I played as Taiga here, because Taiga is beauty and grace. I'm a little rusty, but I could've played worse; this was also a bit of a test run for my freshly modded Arcade Stick.
Immediately after publishing this an update got pushed for this mod that drops Teknoparrot support in favour of JConfig. Which was not very fun to get working.