Homebrew project: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in hi-definition

Sonic fans of the homebrew communities (plural), here’s a project you might want to take a look at. Several homebrew developers have gotten together to bring the classic Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game into the world of hi-definition. Details in the full article.

Remember the classic Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game? Ever wonder what it would be like to play the game in hi-def? If you’re a homebrew developer, you might want to take a look at this new project led by Quickman.

Several homebrew developers have gotten together to see if they can make a remastered version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in high definition graphics. Currently, they’ve already been able to create a number of sprites (click on the image above to view some of them).

The team is also looking for other people who wish to join the S2HD project. If you’re interested, or if you want more details on the project, follow the Via link below. Here are goals of the homebrew development team for the project:

• Remastered tiles, sprites and music
• New graphical effects when collecting rings, skidding, spin dashing, dust being kicked up when jumping and more
• Gameplay physics and collisions replicated from Sonic 2
• Both original and new sound effects
• 256 colors with 1 alpha
• Mp3/OGG/VGM music support
• Sonic & Tails as playable characters (Knuckles will later be added)
• All the original Sonic 2 Levels available, with an added Hidden Palace zone
• True 3d Special stages and a possibility of 3d backgrounds
• 360 degree rotation for slopes and loops (optionally enabled or disabled)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 made its debut in Xbox Live Arcade last year, but it would be a hoot to see it in hi-def. If the team is successful, maybe they could even get Sega to market it and publish it on XBLA, WiiWare, or PSN?

Via RacketBOY