![]() ![]() At one point, a button command would have changed "たのしさ∞" (Infinite fun) to "楽しさあまって憎さ∞" (Infinite hatred proceeds from excessive fun), a phrase derived from "可愛さ余って憎さ百倍" (The greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love) but it was deleted from the game for unknown reasons.Ĭontrary to popular belief, and even SEGA's own description for the mobile release, this is not an anti-piracy screen in any version of the game.ĭespite its creepiness, Nishimura has stated it was not intended to frighten the player, with the creepiness being owed to the unsettling U.S. たのしさ∞ (Infinite fun) is a phrase that was written on Sega Sougou catalogues. Mazin/Majin is his childhood nickname, as explained here - although the spelling "Majin" is used in Dark Wizard to refer to Masato Nishimura, it has been officially confirmed that the easter egg itself is spelled Mazin. Drawn by Masato Nishimura, landscape designer for Sonic CD. Interestingly, R2 IS STILL there on accident!Ī rather creepy wallpaper collage featuring multiple Sonics with freakish humanoid faces. Possible developers and their common nicknames are as follows: High-Speed Shoes music plays in the background. That's THE theme for Sonic CD, IMO, and is my favourite vocal song in the series.Press Right, Right, Up, Up, Down, C at the title screen to see the best times that the team behind Sonic CD got in Time Attack mode for each stage and act. I also LOVE the kickass guitar playing in stages like Collision Chaos, Quartz Quadrant Bad Future, and Metallic Madness.Īnd Sonic Boom(both versions)>You Can Do Anything, Cosmic Eternity, and those terrible Crush 40 Pop-punk songs in modern games, IMO. I've played through it with the JP OST a few times, and I like it, but it just doesn't truly feel like Sonic CD to me without the US OST, which might sound odd as the JP OST is the original, but it is what is, I guess. Of course, the first version of the game I ever had was the US OST, so nostalgia may play a part, too. It's slower paced in terms of level design, and the US OST accounts for that and the fact that the environments are far more alien-like and psychedelic than most games in the series, which makes sense since it literally takes place on a completely different planet than most Sonic games. ![]() The fact is that the US OST is just so breathtakingly ambient and beautiful that it reminds me of DKC music, and while most people may argue that it isn't fast enough to fit your typical Sonic game, well, Sonic CD isn't a typical Sonic game. The JP music actually does sound like higher quality traditional Sonic music, which may be why most people prefer it. I personally prefer the original soundtrack simply because it's funky as fuck - that's my favorite take on Sonic music and what I wish the franchise went for more often. It's my favourite Sonic soundtrack and one of my favourite gaming OSTs of all time. So, in other words, I find the Sonic CD US OST very underrated, and wish people would appreciate it's greatness more. sounds like a rave at a club or something. The US version fits the atmosphere of an ancient flooded temple, now derelict, home to no organic life, and neglected by time itself. The JP version sounds jazzy and bombastic, which fits a live performance of a big band, but it doesn't fit the atmosphere of Sonic speeding past the nightime sky the US fits the beauty and wonder of the sky.Īnd look at Tidal Tempest Bad Future. Look at Stardust Speedway Present, for example. And you can't forget those slick sounding guitar licks toward the end of the track. The US version, on the other hand, sounds imposing, foreboding, and fits the theme of a ''final''zone perfectly. It would fit better in Quartz Quadrant, as it sounds like a busy mine, IMO. But it doesn't sound like a final stage to me it doesn't sound intimidating, climatic, or''final'' enough. The JP version is good on it's own very frantic, fast paced, and fun to listen to. I feel like the US OST fits the stages better, and is more atmospheric.Ĭompare, for example, Metallic Madness Present US and JP. ![]() I think I honestly prefer the US OST to the JP one, although I have love for both. Is it because it's not the original music? Because it's not the kind of music people expect to hear from the series, or another reason? ![]()
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