Nintendo DS

Sorry guys that I haven't made a new entry in this series for so long, mainly because of school getting busier in my life since last year so yeah, that's why I haven't been that active for the past few months. So for a quick refresher it's that one series I did months ago where I make custom cover art for Sonic games on Sonic games that are not released (e.g. Sonic Forces for the 3DS). So for this episode is Sonic Superstars for the Nintendo DS:

Dimps was probably under a ton of pressure in 2010. They had to develop Sonic 4 AND a DS version of Sonic Colors. So, one of these would probably suck. Luckily it was Sonic 4. Colors DS can easily be called Sonic Rush Three. The gameplay is basically the same just by looking at it. The biggest difference is Blaze The Cat is not playable. I think just like its Wii counterpart, this game is great. Let’s start with the story, which is still small, but it’s more than the Wii version. The setup is the same- only this time the rest of the cast is here and they interact with Sonic and Tails. Orbot and Cubot find Cream and try to take Cheese, her Chao pet, thinking it’s a Wisp. Remember I said in 06 that the events of that game was a “distant memory” to the characters and not completely erased? Here’s some explanation: at the end of that game, Elise feels the blow of Sonic’s speed, and says it felt familiar, somehow. I bring this up because when Sonic meets up with Silver The Hedgehog and Blaze, Tails says it feels as if the two had worked together in the past.

We see Knuckles, Rouge, Shadow, Omega, yeah, basically all the main characters. I believe this to be the canon story of colors as it’s more believable as in the Wii version it was just Sonic and Tails at the entire park. After Nega Wisp Armor, though, there’s a new final boss for this version. Sonic uses the Chaos Emeralds to turn into Super Sonic to defeat, if I remember correctly, Yacker’s mother, who has been turned into a Nega Wisp. Unlike the Wii version, Super Sonic is in the final boss. That’s it for the story. The gameplay?

The gameplay is literally the same as Rush, as I explained. Tricks are now gone though, and replaced with the white wisp capsules just like the Wii version, and those fill your boost instead. There are some new wisps, too. The Butst Wisp is here, and also Violet Void. Red Burst just sees you burst around and kill enemies or, burn them. Violet Void is fun to use as you suck everything like a Black hole. The music is mostly compressed versions from the Wii, which is fine. The areas are the same, and levels are in 2D, of course. Also I’ve forgotten to mention but the Rush games use 3D aesthetics because of the capability of the DS, but the angle is in 2D. The bosses are much more memorable, as in Wii the bosses would be over in a few minutes or less than a minute. They were just incredibly easy in that version. I think here they are much harder and something I’d come back to.

The level design is phenomenal. I love going through these stages. Just like Wii, only Sonic is playable. They’ve abandoned multiple playable characters after 06. Sonic moves from Unleashed have been translated to 2D for the new system. Homing attack is much better in this game as well. I think that’s it for Sonic Colors DS. It’s a fun 2D version of the already great Wii experience, and one of dimps’ best games.

Final Rank: 7/10

So if ya'll don't know, someone(or someones) is currently trying to make Sonic Adventure for the Nintendo DS, and honestly the project looks pretty cool.

So far, only two demos have been finished. One showcasing an empty Speed Highway, and another showcasing a somewhat-empty-but-not-completely-empty Emerald Coast.

(Screenshot of Speed Highway)

So I decided to make my own custom cover for the game!

As you can see its not 10/10, and I might try to make a custom logo for the "Sonic Adventure" part since the DX version did that, but I'm proud of it.

Thoughts?

My Thoughts: It was a pretty cool hoax, and its a shame that it wasn't real.

Stages

Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear Era

Sonic 1 (Green Hill/Bridge Zone

Sonic 2 (Crystal Egg)

Sonic Chaos (Mecha Green Hill)

Sonic Triple Trouble (Sunset Park)

Rival - Fang The Sniper

Boss - Mecha Sonic MK0

Nintendo Gameboy Advanced Era

Sonic Advance (Egg Rocket)

Sonic Advance 2 (Music Plant)

Sonic Advance 3 (Route 99)

Rival - Gemerl The Gizoid

Boss - Super Eggrobo Z

Nintendo DS Era

Sonic Rush(Water Palace)

Sonic Rush Adventure (Haunted Ship)

Sonic Colours (Terminal Velocity)

Rival - Blaze The Cat

Boss - Egg Salamander

Final Boss

The Time Eater (Duh)