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UPDATE: Sega has just released a trailer for the game in its official "Sonic The Hedgehog" YouTube Channel. The trailer came just a couple hours after the ComicBook.com article that got posted and then deleted, leaking the information of the game beforehand.

The whoopsies keep on coming for Sonic Origins related news, since not only was a rating for the alleged "Sonic Origins Plus" expansion leaked on Korean boards some months ago, but now we get new information regarding the elusive expansion to Sonic Origins.

Website ComicBook.com posted an article by mistake on March 22nd about "Sonic Origins Plus" with brand new information regarding the title. Not only was the release date and full price tag revealed, but also the entirety of what the expansion will include, as well as other features and physical media that will go alongside it.

According to the leaked article, the game will release on June 23rd to celebrate Sonic's anniversary, and the price tag for it will be $39.99, in both physical and digital formats (unlike the original Sonic Origins which was only released in digital form). Gamers which already own Sonic Origins will be able to upgrade their base game for a mere $9.99 to add all of the features that the "Plus" expansion brings.

As for the actual features that the Plus expansion will bring, this is what the leaked article listed:

• (Sonic Origins) Main Game
• 12 Game Gear Games Emulated and Playable in the Museum. These include:
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • Sonic Chaos
  • Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
  • Sonic Drift
  • Sonic Drift 2
  • Sonic Spinball
  • Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
  • Tails Adventure
  • Tails' Skypatrol
  • Sonic Labyrinth
  • Sonic Blast
• Classic Amy as a Playable Character in Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, 3, and Sonic CD
• Knuckles as a Playable Character in Sonic CD
• All Previously Released Sonic Origins DLC
• 20-Page Artbook (Physical exclusive)
• Reversible Coversheet with New, Never-Before-Seen Art (Physical exclusive)

Sonic Origins Plus will be available in both physical and digital formats for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X and PC.

Archived leaked article from Comicbook.com

 

[Prior22]

Unfortunately the game gear games will look awful. Wish they were remakes. Some of the fan made remake projects are really well done.

 

[Foxi4]

Sonic Origins Plus will be available in both physical (…)

Physical release and Amy as a playable character? Done deal, *now* is the time for me to buy Origins.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

Woah 12 Game Gear games.

Spoiled never happy gamers be like "yeah but what about Master System tho?"

 

[DominoBright]

...Digital Deluxe really was a ripoff...

 

[The3DSWannabeBoozer]

Lol, playing as Amy, might as well mod a Custom Character Builder tool to get original characters in like Sonic Forces

 

[pokota]

yet another Game Gear compilation package. Playable Knuckles in CD has potential (I was disappointed with playable Tails but that was because I had to learn how to route Quartz Quadrant legitimately due to the difference in movement rules). I'm not sure what "Classic Amy" actually means but if it means smashing things with a hammer I'm all for that as well.

 

[eduall]

woooah a lot of Sonic fans here! i don't like this character

 

[Deleted member 610824]

It's not as if I could already play as Amy or Knuckles using the power of ROM hacks and decompilations for years now, just saying.

 

[urbanman2004]

I feel conflicted a/b this compilation since I'm capable of playing those same bundled games via emulation, but Sega also included quality of life improvements catering to the modern day gamer. I'll probably get this game once it eventually goes on sale at a major discount .

 

[matpower]

Oh hey, I guess it is time to finally pick it up.

 

[Marc_LFD]

I'm talking about Sonic Blast, not Sonic 3D Blast.

Y'know, the one shown in the trailer.

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Oh, they made a demake of Sonic 3D Blast for GG.

It doesn't look "bad," just an average platformer.



A remake/remaster would help improving it.

 

[NinStar]

This expansion/update only makes sense if they fixed all issues in the games included with the base game, because all of them lack polish to some extent, a few examples are:

• The stiff drop dash in Sonic 1, 2 and CD
• The muffled audio and weird physics in Sonic 3
• The terrible audio mixing in Sonic CD
• Not being able to select a zone after 100% a game (except for Sonic 3 and time trial mode)

Also, it would feel much more complete if they also included the emulated versions of other genesis sonic games as bonuses (3D Blast, Spinball and even Chaotix) and options to customize the experience in the remastered games.

 

[deinonychus71]

Wait... game gear version?
Aren't the master system versions better?

I wouldn't mind a remaster of Sonic 1/2 and Chaos... specially if they remaster the music (Bridge Zone <3)

 

[eriol33]

There goes my hope for knuckles chaotix

 

[Jayro]

Where's my Sonic 3D Blast tho?

We need the director's cut too, preferably.

 

[KingVamp]

Finally, Amy being playable should have been done ages again, including Mania.

 

[DAZA]

nostalgia is a powerful drug to beat.

That it is..... still not sure weather to invest in it

 

[raxadian]

Playable Amy and Knuckles in CD is nice and some bonus ROMs will be fun but they need to give the rest of the package a ton of polish and refinement. It was seriously lacking in consistency and replayability.

Also please swap out the replacement prototype tracks with versions that don't sound like arse.

Yeah, I got more stuff on a single one of the old PS2/Gamecube compilation thihgs Sega used to make. Sure the emulation there is not perfect but is hard to notice fue yo how buggy Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knucklas can get even in real hardware.

 

[Viri]

They should have added 3D Blast and the Master System Sonic games.

 

[AshuraZro]

Amy being added and Knucles getting some CD love is nice although the game needs polish and settings that hopefully just isn’t bullet point material.

It’s had to be excited at game gear games but if they did the work with M2 or Digital Eclipse to make that experience fleshed out then maybe it’d be neat. Although that’s likely hoping for to much.