Ta.

Yeah, damn that's fast. No way I'm getting near that.

I almost went sub 50 seconds with Knuckles but completely screwed up one section. Gutted.

I read the manual. Turns out you can ride Tails when playing as Sonic and Tails, even without a second player. Also, it explains the backstory, which as a TRUE SONIKKU FAN is very important to me.

Flying with Tails on a single controller: Jump. While you are in the air, press Up and Jump at the same time. Tails will leap up and begin flying. Get Sonic to jump into him to commence flight. Tap the jump button as if you were Tails to control flight. Touch the ground to end flight. I think you can also hold Jump to end the flight as well.

Backstory: VERY IMPORTANT BACKSTORY PLZ READ

PROLOGUE

A Disturbance on Angel Island

Discovering a sudden dimensional breach in the atmosphere, evil genius Dr. Eggman detected a unique wave signature emanating from Angel Island. Realizing that it could be a source of unspeakable power, he immediately dispatched his elite robot minions—the Hard Boiled Heavies (HBH)—to retrieve it.

Meanwhile, Sonic and Tails were also tracking the signal but arrived a little late to the party—the HBH were already there, excavating a mysterious gemstone out of the ground. As they did so, space time suddenly warped around them, catapulting them all to the Green Hill Zone.

As the HBH rush to deliver the gemstone to Dr. Eggman, it's up to Sonic, Tails & Knuckles to stop them.

Don't let the Phantom Ruby get into the wrong hands!

Can't wait for Punished Eggman in Sonic Forces

Could you finish Green Hill Zone act 1 on Mega Drive in under 30 seconds?

I caved and bought this the other night, partly through nostalgia and partly through the excitement of this thread.  I wish I'd left it in the past; there's the most infuriating design choices in here that I just don't have the time for.  I admire the passion of all involved but it's just a re-hash of a very very flawed original.  

Just not for me at all, in fact I really really hate it. Waste of £15 for me I'm afraid.  One of the worst games I've bought since the days of the £2.99 gamble that was buying an amstrad game.

optimark_prime wrote:

Could you finish Green Hill Zone act 1 on Mega Drive in under 30 seconds?

I never tried.

Diluted Dante wrote:

optimark_prime wrote:

Could you finish Green Hill Zone act 1 on Mega Drive in under 30 seconds?

I never tried.

Ah, makes it difficult to describe how to get a sub 40 second time on Mania then.

I hope they do a sequel to Mania.
All new stages, remixes or a mix is all fine with me.

Liveinadive wrote:

I hope they do a sequel to Mania. All new stages, remixes or a mix is all fine with me.

*Level spoilers*

I was surprised that Starlight Zone didn't make an appearance in Mania, I thought it was up there in terms of iconic stages, chiefly thanks to the music.  Anyway, because why not, the remixed stages I want in Mania 2:

Mystic Cave Zone
Jungle Zone
Hilltop Zone
Icecap Zone
Starlight Zone
A full pinball stage - Toxic Caves would do.
Casino or a Carnival, Night or -opolis. 

Underground Zone would be nice, so I can have minecarts and maybe a hang glider.

ChopperByrne wrote:

Hate the Chaos Emerald stages, and some of the bosses are too annoying/long/obscure.

Spoiler:

The Metal Sonic fight, and Scuba Robotnic particularly.

I've seen videos where people have a little cloud effect when they land, with a burst of speed. How is that done?

After you press 'jump' press and hold 'jump' while you're in the air.

afgavinstan wrote:

Oil zone act 2 boss is a bugger, much like I remember from the OG variant. The bugger.

The boss in Sonic 2 is much easier, imo.

I hate that boss too. BURN IN HELL EVIL DEVELOPERS!!!

Christ, I got to sub 40 seconds with Sonic and can see a way to hit a few seconds off but it's so reliant on a really tricky bit to get right. Can't see me catching you!