Researchers Reveal It’s Just a ROM
Would you pay six dollars just to play something that was nothing more than the work of simple emulation?
Given Sega’s success with such titles as Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection, they’re hoping you’ll do it again on the iPhone or iPod Touch with the mobile release of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, now on sale for $5.99. The promotional rhetoric on Apple’s App Store is tantamount to the typical Sega PR push, urging you to buy it and speed through the game’s original zones in full screen or “arcade” mode.
But researchers at Sonic Retro found yesterday that what was released is nothing more than a slightly modified ROM. According to The Taxman, Sega didn’t even cover up the ROM artifacts that well:
It’s 100% emulated. I looked inside the app archive, and it contains a file called “rom.bin”. Tested it in Kega Fusion and low and behold it ran no worries XD.
Emulation performance is nothing to write home about. It runs at 30fps, with ok but not accurate sound.
Anyone who’s got a jailbroken phone could most likely insert different roms and play them too
So, would you pay to play Sonic again on your iPhone and iPod Touch if it was no different than Sonic on a previous compilation. And would you play it again if you had to play it like the video below demonstrates? Tell us in the comments section.
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Inconisistant frame rate? Sound issues? This is emulation at it’s crappiest. Sega you lazy gits, STOP RERELEASING SONIC 1. I think IGN pitched an idea I actually liked the other day. How about a game that consists basically of Sonic 3D Blast special stages? But a lot more of them and with a lot of variety. Probably wouldn’t need buttons, or if it did it would only need 1.
Sega needs to stop doing this we have Sonic 1, 2 and 3 like everywhere like what the heck stop rereleasing them and work on upcoming Sonic games like Sonic Rush 3, SU 2, Sonic Chronicles 2 and maybe even a Sonic Riders 3 some of us Sonic fans dont want games like Sonic Rivals(2), Sonic and the Secret Rings somewhat ok and Sonic and the Black Knight was a ok game but should mostly be a rental
@ Sonic Legends
Something is telling me that Sonic Riders 3 is coming in 2010 because
Sonic Riders came in 2006 & the second one in 2008
@SonicLegends: You do know different people work on these ports then those who work on the upcoming games right?
But you make a valid point. These rereleases are getting stale. Who doesn’t own Sonic 1 in some way shape or form now? It’s getting kind of ridiculous if you ask me.
@ Edwin Shy thats a good point now
@ PJMan Yes i know thats true and thanks it is getting very ridicolous heres a idea for what Sega should only be rereleasing Sonic Cd thats the only game that they didnt bring its only on the Sonic Gems Collection but still they need to focus on new games the old games won’t always save them
Now that i think about it Sonic Rush came out in 2005 in Sonic Rush Adventure came out in 2007 hmm could this mean that Sonic Rush 3 is coming this 2009 like ya Sega is mostly doing games like that
Worst controls ever.
I guess that’s what happens when you make a phone with no buttons.
@ Sonic Warrior TJ:
Exactly, I could never play a game (especially a Sonic game) like that. Nowhere near enough precision.
@ Sonic Legends : I so hope Rush 3 is the new game because alot more Sonic game need to be like that & style of the SSR ( Sercet Rings)
Sonic Riders 3? WTF. How about spending that money on an actual good Sonic game? Sonic isn’t in a good boat for more stupid crossover titles.
30 FPS and slightly-off sound is not a big deal. It is just probably a 5 dollar ROM.
Saw a kid playing it on his iPod in school during break…man, that was fast. XD
Gay, it’s just a fucking phone. I hate Apple.
I wouldn’t for one main reason, the touch screen controls. I’ve tried other apps on miss iPod you h already that required pressing the screen to manipulate on screen controls and it’s never been any good when it was so ething other than a button. When you IDE your fingers the oils on your hand wear down onto the screen and then your finger gets a lot of friction on the screen making it very hard to do simple sliding motions. Since the genesis dpad for this game allowed you to easily slide your thumb around the surface of the dpad it wasn’t a problem, but it probably would be with this game. I’m sure sonic fanboys will eat up the app anyway even with the lack of proper controls and give it high ratings, ignoring all common sense.
All this talk of lagging music and frame rate is bull. I have had the game for 2 months, play it frequently, love it, and have no issues.
AND even IF it is a rom, it’s a portable, playable Sonic 1. It’s way better than Sonic GBA