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Not to be confused with Sonic Mania Plus.

Sonic Origins Plus
Development staff
Developer(s)	Sonic Team Christian Whitehead (Sonic 1, 2, CD) Headcannon (Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles) Yuke's (Additional Work)
Publisher(s)	Sega
Director(s)	Katsuyuki Shigihara
Producer(s)	Takashi Iizuka Nobuya Ohashi
Artist(s)	Tyson Hesse Mark Hughes
Writer(s)	Ian Flynn
Composer(s)	Jun Senoue Tee Lopes
Video game overview
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog
Engine(s)	Retro Engine (games) Hedgehog Engine 2 (menus)
Release date(s)	INT 23 June 2023
Genre(s)	Compilation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch PC Epic Games Store Steam PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X and Series S
Game order
Preceded by	Sonic Origins

16 Classic Titles, 1 Timeless Collection

— Tagline

Sonic Origins Plus (ソニックオリジンズ・プラス, Sonikku Orijinzu Purasu^?) is an expanded version of Sonic Origins. It was released on 23 June 2023 both physically and digitally for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles and as a digital-only release on Steam for the PC. The content introduced in this version is available as downloadable content to digital copies of the original game for all platforms.

List of games

• Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
• Sonic the Hedgehog CD
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)
• Sonic 3 & Knuckles
• Blue Sphere

Game Gear

• Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)
• Sonic Chaos (aka Sonic & Tails)
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)
• Sonic Drift
• Sonic Spinball (8-bit)
• Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble (aka Sonic & Tails 2)
• Sonic Drift 2
• Tails' Skypatrol
• Tails Adventure
• Sonic Labyrinth
• Sonic Blast

Gameplay

New features

• Amy Rose in Angel Island Zone. This is the first time that the character has been playable in the original 16-bit games.
• Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog CD's Quartz Quadrant. Previous releases of this game, like the 2011 remaster or Sonic Origins itself, did not feature him as a playable character.

1/2

• Amy Rose has been added as a playable character in all four available titles. She can also transform into "Super Amy" upon obtaining all seven Chaos Emeralds in Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and into "Hyper Amy" after gathering the seven Super Emeralds in the latter. In Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Amy also takes the same route as Tails, and thus the game instantly ends after defeating the Giant Eggman Robo regardless of the Chaos/Super Emeralds.
  • The "All Clear" save file icon for completed saves with all Super Emeralds now includes Amy with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. She's also included in the Slot Machine Bonus Stage, the "Sonic 3 & Knuckles" ending logo and the rotation animation of the Goal Plate.
  • The NPC Amy that appears in Sonic's playthrough of Sonic CD isn't updated to accommodate the playable Amy's design, however.
• Knuckles is also now a playable character in Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
  • New routes exclusive to Knuckles also even appear in the Sonic the Hedgehog CD stages.
• All twelve Sonic Game Gear titles have been added. Some titles have 2P versions intended for multiplayer play, and each title can have one save state.
• Amy and Knuckles can now be seen in the islands of the main menu.
• Added a Surprise illustration that can be completed by fulfilling certain quests, usually those related to the new features included in the Plus release. Completing the image rewards 100 Coins and instructions to unlock the Level Select in each game.

Changes

• Features exclusive to the Digital Deluxe version of Sonic Origins, such as extreme challenges, Mirror Mode, and additional backgrounds are included with Sonic Origins Plus.
• Updated the Sonic Team logo to use the same animation from Sonic Frontiers, now with a white background.
• The Drop Dash has been fixed in Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to now be able to change directions while in midair, due to the removal of roll jump lock.
• Selecting Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 changes the stage title cards back to green, much like in the Knuckles in Sonic 2 lock-on game.
• The web manual is available offline in the title screen.

Controls

Button formation				Movement
PlayStation 4	Xbox One	Nintendo Switch		Amy
		Pro Controller/ Joy-Con (Pair)	Joy-Con (Single)
/ left/right	/ left/right	/ left/right	left/right	Move
/ up	/ up	/ up	up	Look up
/ down	/ down	/ down	down	Look down/Crouch
//	//	//	/// left/right/down	Spin Jump
Move + / down	Move + / down	Move + / down	Move + down	Spin Attack
Crouch + //	Crouch + //	Crouch + //	Crouch + /// left/right/down	Spin Dash
// x2	// x2	// x2	/// left, right or down x2	Jumping Hammer Attack
Spin Jump > hold //	Spin Jump > hold //	Spin Jump > hold //	Spin Jump > hold /// left/right/down	Hammer Rush
Spin Jump +	Spin Jump +	Spin Jump +	Spin Jump + / up	Super/Hyper transformation (50 Rings + all Chaos/Super Emeralds)
Hyper transformation +	Hyper transformation +	Hyper transformation +	Hyper transformation + / up	Hammer Throw
OPTIONS	Menu	+	+/-	Pause

Surprise Ilustration

The "Surprise" illustration.

These are the quest to unlock the Surprise Illustration. Note that each quest unlocks a specific part of the Surprise Illustration.

• Play one Game Gear title.
• Use Amy's Jumping Hammer Attack or Hammer Rush in Sonic the Hedgehog.
• Play as Amy and destroy one Metal Sonic hologram in Sonic CD.
• Clear a Stage in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Amy and Tails.
• Clear a Special Stage in Sonic 3 & Knuckles as Amy.
• Clear a boss battle as Amy.
• Save the future and clear that Stage as Knuckles.
• Use Knuckles' glide ability in Sonic CD.
• Use Knuckles' climbing ability in Sonic CD.
• Play as Amy or Knuckles and destroy the hidden Eggman statue in Wacky Workbench Zone 1.

Trivia

• This is the first compilation to feature all twelve Sonic games released for the Sega Game Gear since Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut in 2003, as subsequent versions of that game did not include them.
• Curiously, the manual for the compilation refers to the Blue Spheres as "Blue Balls", the original name applied to them during development of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
• Amy's Continue screen is similar to her defeat animation in Sonic the Fighters.
• For whatever reason, the "Super transformation" notification only appears for Amy when she gets all Super Emeralds.
  • Additionally, for unknown reasons, it now also occurs for Tails when he gets all Super Emeralds, despite it appearing for when he gets all Chaos Emeralds in early versions of Sonic Origins, prior version 2.0.0.

Videos

Trailers

• Announce trailer
• Launch trailer
• Accolades trailer

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• Infomercial

External links

• Official English website
• Official Japanese website
• Official Asian website (English)

Sonic the Hedgehog game compilations

Console	Sonic Compilation (1995, Mega Drive) · Mega 6 Vol. 3 (1995, Mega Drive) · 6-Pak (1996, Mega Drive) · Sonic Jam (1997, Saturn) · Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (2001, Dreamcast) · Sonic Mega Collection (2002, GameCube) · Sonic Adventure DX (2003, multi-platform) · Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004, multi-platform) · Sonic Gems Collection (2005, multi-platform) · 2 in 1 Combo Pack: Sonic Heroes/Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005, Xbox) · 2 in 1 Combo Pack: Sonic Mega Collection Plus/Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005, Xbox) · Sega Genesis Collection (2006, multi-platform) · Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (2009, multi-platform) · Sega Fun Pack: Sonic and the Secret Rings & Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (2009, Wii) · Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Shadow the Hedgehog (2009, PlayStation 2) · Dreamcast Collection (2011, multi-platform) · Sonic Forces & Sonic Mania Plus Double Pack (2018, multi-platform) · Sega Mega Drive Classics (2018, multi-platform) · The Ultimate Sonic Bundle (2019, Xbox One) · Sonic Origins (2022, multi-platform) · Sonic Origins Plus (2023, multi-platform)
Handheld	Sonic 2 in 1 (1995, Game Gear) · Sega Smash Pack (2002, Game Boy Advance) · 2 Games in 1: Sonic Advance & Sonic Battle (2005, Game Boy Advance) · 2 Games in 1: Sonic Advance & ChuChu Rocket! (2005, Game Boy Advance) · 2 Games in 1: Sonic Battle & ChuChu Rocket! (2005, Game Boy Advance) · 2 Games in 1: Sonic Pinball Party & Columns Crown (2005, Game Boy Advance) · 2 Games in 1: Sonic Pinball Party & Sonic Battle (2005, Game Boy Advance) · Combo Pack: Sonic Advance + Sonic Pinball Party (2005, Game Boy Advance) · Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Rush & Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2009, Nintendo DS) · Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Rivals 2 & Sega Genesis Collection (2009, PlayStation Portable) · Sonic Classic Collection (2010, DS) · Sega 3D Classics Collection (2015, 3DS) · Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage (2016, 3DS)
PC	Sega Family Fun Pak (1996) · Sonic & Knuckles Collection (1997) · Sonic & Garfield Pack (1999) · Sonic Speed Pack! (1999) · Sega Smash Pack (1999) · Sega Puzzle Pack (1999) · Sega Archives from USA Vol. 1 (2000) · Sega Archives from USA Vol. 2 (2000) · Sega Archives from USA Vol. 3 (2000) · Sega Smash Pack 2 (2000) · Arcade Collection (2000) · Sonic Action Pack (2000) · Twin Pack: Sega Smash Pack & Sega Smash Pack 2 (2000) · Sonic Action 4 Pack (2001) · Sega Mega Pack (2003) · Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2006) · Sonic Double Pack (2008) · Sonic PC Collection (2009) · Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection (Vol. 1 (2010), Vol. 2 (2010), Vol. 3 (2010), Vol. 4 (2011)) · Sonic Anniversary PC Pack (2011) · Dreamcast Collection (2011) · Sega Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition (2011) · Sonic Hits Collection (2013) · Sega War Bundle (2013) · Sega Forever (2017) · Sonic the Hedgehog: Ultimate Bundle (2020) · Sonic Origins (2022)
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Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

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Main article (Blue Sphere) · Staff · Manuals · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery · Pre-releases (prototype) · Re-releases (2001, 2005, mobile, GBA, iPod, 2013, 3D, Sega Ages)

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Sonic the Hedgehog CD

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Main article · Staff · Manuals · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery · Re-releases (Windows 95, 2011)

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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Main article (Knuckles in Sonic 2) · Staff · Manuals · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery · Pre-releases (Nick Arcade, Simon Wai) · Re-releases (2006, Dash!, Crash!, 2013, 3D, Sega Ages)

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Main article (Sonic 3 & Knuckles) · Staff · Manuals · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery · Pre-releases (November 3, 1993)

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Sonic & Knuckles

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