SEGA has announced Sonic Origins, a remaster of four classic Sonic games, and it releases on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch this June.
Specifically, this package includes the following games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic CD, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles. This remaster package comes with various enhancements such as updated framerates.
Sonic Origins also comes with other additions, including several game modes. One of them is Anniversary Mode which lets you play the game on a 16:9 screen with no time over, continue, or game over screens. There’s also the Classic Mode which lets you experience the games in their original form. Then there’s Boss Rush where run through at Sonic speed on a large 16:9 screen without having to see the time over, continue, or game over screens. Finally, there’s a Mirror Mode which flips the levels around.
On top of these modes, Sonic Origins features the classic Story Modes for each game, as well as Mission Mode where you can challenge yourself to earn coins. You can also unlock never-before-seen content when playing, which you can view in the Museum in-game.
Alongside the game’s announcement, SEGA also revealed the game’s Digital Deluxe Edition, as well as three DLC packs that players can get.
Sonic Origins Digital Deluxe Edition
- Sonic Origins main game
- Additional harder Missions (11 types)
- Additional Letterbox designs (10 types)
- Character display on main menu screen (Sonic, Tails, and Dr. Eggman) – Main menu Island View function
- Additional character animations during song playback
- Additional songs for the Museum Sound Collection (Total of 73 songs from Sonic Spinball, Knuckles’ Chaotix and Sonic 3D Blast)
Start Dash Pack (Pre-Order Bonus DLC)
- 100 additional in-game Coins
- Access to Mirror Mode (Mirror Mode can be unlocked depending on your progress in the game)
- Exclusive letterbox design (Genesis blue print)
Premium Fun Pack
- Additional harder Missions (11 types)
- Additional Letterbox designs (10 types)
- Character display on main menu screen (Sonic, Tails, and Dr. Eggman) – Main menu Island View function
- Additional character animations during song playback
Classic Music Pack
- Additional songs for the Museum Sound Collection (Total of 73 songs from Sonic Spinball Knuckles’ Chaotix and Sonic 3D Blast)
Sonic Origins will release on June 23, 2022 for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store).