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[Shadzter]

http://gonintendo.co...y.php?id=116618

http://www.nintendopower.com/

[SykoTech]

Sonic made the top header. Looks like they might have some good info. Might.

I'm tempted to go look for an issue myself, but the places near me always get new mags late.

[speedfreak]

Don't bother. I have the Nintendo Power 2010 calendar and it lists the dates which new issues of Nintendo Power hit the stands. The next issue won't be in stores until next week. Subscribers should get it before then, but we'll see.

Also don't be fooled by the cover. Just because Sonic made the cover doesn't mean they will have anything substantial on Sonic 4. Sonic sells and that's why he's on the cover. I'm not saying they won't have some new news, but don't think it will be an info blow out just because Sonic made the cover.

[Illuminous_Orb]

Just got my issue in the mail, and it was much faster than I anticipated. Here are the scans, guys.

http://img189.images.../np253s4pp1.png

http://img231.images.../np253s4pp2.png

http://img28.imagesh.../np253s4pp3.png

http://img28.imagesh.../np253s4pp4.png

[Agent York]

Illuminous_Orb, on 09 March 2010 - 09:20 PM, said:

Just got my issue in the mail, and it was much faster than I anticipated. Here are the scans, guys.

http://img189.images.../np253s4pp1.png

http://img231.images.../np253s4pp2.png

http://img28.imagesh.../np253s4pp3.png

http://img28.imagesh.../np253s4pp4.png

HOLY FUCK, that's a LOT of new screens... And the boss looks epic now!

[Gamerguy21]

Thanks for the scans, Illuminous_Orb! Those screens look sweet.

Oh, and see guys? There is a new element in the good old ball and chain fight.

EDIT: Wait... I typed up this post as I was looking at the screens while the images were loading. But now they stopped loading and just appear as red X's, even when I reload. Anyone else having this problem?

EDIT 2: Never mind, they wouldn't load in Internet Explorer for some reason, but now they load fine in Firefox.

Edited by gamerguy21, 09 March 2010 - 09:39 PM.

[Rusty Spy]

One major thing of note is that the first boss is in fact going to have a twist to it; Eggman will spin the ball 360 degrees after 3 hits to making him harder to hit. Sounds nice, and I'm glad that they're doing something new with it.

The rest I have too much of a headache too remember, but it does sound like they took the Genesis games in mind when creating this, most notable being Sonic 2.

All we can hope for is that the gameplay speaks for their words in the coming months.

Edited by Black Spy, 09 March 2010 - 09:48 PM.

[SykoTech]

speedfreak, on 09 March 2010 - 09:17 PM, said:

Also don't be fooled by the cover. Just because Sonic made the cover doesn't mean they will have anything substantial on Sonic 4. Sonic sells and that's why he's on the cover. I'm not saying they won't have some new news, but don't think it will be an info blow out just because Sonic made the cover.

I was just about to agree with that, then I checked out Illumnious_Orb's post. Sweet! Reading scans now...

[Steve]

Crap...after reading these scans I want to play it. I was hoping my "Hate the game" attitude would speed up the wait time. DAMN YOU SEGA AND YOUR PROMISES!

[Semi-colon e]

Seems to be being positively received. And the boss gets a bit more pissy. And loads of alternate routes. If nothing else, they're damn trying.

[Shadzter]

Thanks for the scans Illuminous_Orb!

Is anyone able to convert the scans from png to jpg? I've run them through a converting site but they're taking forever to e-mail even one page back to me. Our Word Press won't accept them the way they are right now.

[Kamicciolo]

Thanks for posting the scans Illuminous_Orb  

I guess now that we know that there are only four zones (E.G.G. Station Zone probably along the lines of Final Zone/Death Egg Zone) we just need to worry about the layout . Though from those screenshots, which probably aren't the best thing to base anything on, I think at the very least the first levels will rather well structured. I do have a small worry about just how large a range the Homing Attack will have though.

As a side-note: anyone else think that the render of Sonic running looks awesome?

[DaBatGuy]

Looking very good so far. A little disappointed that the homing attack works on bosses but it seems they're being designed to still provide a challenge with it. Iizuka even stated that he's not doing the level designs so enemy chains might be used effectively here.

Edited by Dat Kool Bat Guy, 09 March 2010 - 10:00 PM.

[Hogfather]

urm... is it just me or have they all gone?

Edited by Casanova, 09 March 2010 - 10:00 PM.

[Gamerguy21]

Shadzter, on 09 March 2010 - 09:52 PM, said:

Is anyone able to convert the scans from png to jpg? I've run them through a converting site but they're taking forever to e-mail even one page back to me. Our Word Press won't accept them the way they are right now.

Will simply copy-pasting them in MS Paint and saving them as jpg files work? If so, I'll do it.

Edited by gamerguy21, 09 March 2010 - 10:01 PM.

[Chooch]

Quote

In the confrontation we saw, for instance, he starts by swinging a wrecking ball just as he did in the very first boss battle from the original game. Once you hit the good doctor three times, however, he kicks it into overdrive and starts to spin the ball 360 degrees, making it far more difficult to avoid.

Can the people screaming 'rehash' shut their mouths now?

[Shadzter]

gamerguy21, on 09 March 2010 - 10:00 PM, said:

Will simply copy-pasting them in MS Paint and saving them as jpg files work? If so, I'll do it.

Didn't think of that, I'll give it a try.

[Djawed]

After reading those scans. I can say it looks really good. Reading that the boss isn't just a rehash but a remix really made me happy.

Other than that Iizuka shouldn't have avoided so many fans who asked for certain options. Option for no homing attack(like in megamix) wouldn't have been such a hard thing to do. All it would take is to remove the function from the button. Also Iizuka confirmed that there will never be such a thing as a classic model. You guys can say what you want, lower my reputation or whatever. But IMO I think it's really a dick move to ignore a lot of peoples requests, especially when the people who ask for certain things are a large croud.

A classic model and a homing attack option would change this game into perfection. Who is going to make him understand? If I were the guy who interviewed him I would tell him to do it before the game comes out. No buts, just do it.

Other than that, the game looks amazing

Edited by Jaouad, 09 March 2010 - 10:11 PM.

[Ekaje]

This looks quite good! Of course, I'll reserve judgment until we get real, final build gameplay footage, and of course, until I've played it.

Also, for those of you who wanted classic Sonic in this game, Iizuka gave this:

NP:"With so many other retro elements included, why not bring back Sonic's original pot-bellied design?"

Iizuka:"That's because Sonic 4 is a brand new game, not a remake...all Sonic character designs were changed in 1998, so since then, all new titles have those new designs"

Ninja'd by Jaouad

But anyway this probably means we're not going to see classic Sonic again.

EDIT: You know what would be terrible? If classic Sonic was DLC. Not him being added to the game, just having to pay for black eyes and short quills.

Edited by Ekaje, 09 March 2010 - 10:09 PM.

[Phos]

Ekaje, on 09 March 2010 - 10:04 PM, said:

This looks quite good! Of course, I'll reserve judgment until we get real, final build gameplay footage, and of course, until I've played it.

Also, for those of you who wanted classic Sonic in this game, Iizuka gave this:

NP:"With so many other retro elements included, why not bring back Sonic's original pot-bellied design?"

Iizuka:"That's because Sonic 4 is a brand new game, not a remake...all Sonic character designs were changed in 1998, so since then, all new titles have those new designs"

That's just a statement of what happened, not a justification of why they did it.