Bubbles Joins In
It won’t just be Sonic 1 badniks coming back for more in the next Sonic. Today, Sega revealed on the Sonic 4 website that Bubbles will join Motobug and Newtron as classic enemies in the game.
Perhaps playing a little bit into the global economic downturn, the description of Bubbles notes multiple versions of the badnik are coming, including a new red version.
But unlike in the glory, cash filled days of Sonic 3, Sega says not all Bubbles badniks will have spikes:
Bubbles is balloon fish type robot who returns back from the ruins of the Angel Island. Due to Eggman’s budget cuts, not all version of Bubbles are spiked. However, watch out for the red ones!
In addition to the rendered Bubbles, concept art was also released for the badnik, as has been par for the course in previous badnik reveals. You can see those in the gallery below. Another one will be revealed in a week’s time–we’ll be here to keep you up to speed.
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Oh man, I loved this guy. (Wasn’t he in Marble Garden, not Angel Island though?)
That is Badnick can be quite annoying in Sonic 3
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I wish Sega would release concept art that wasn’t just a sketch of the badnik they just revealed in final form. What’s the point?
So exciting.
Thank god for them not chosing the most well known banikds, this shows they have love for the more obscure ones as well.
Another cool one
Well, he DID spend a lot of money on the Death Egg. No wonder he’s making cuts.
what is up with the ugly concept art. It should be getting better, not worse…
Looks like the recession is even affecting Eggman!
Lemme guess… The red ones explode when you get too close? XD
I bet we’ll be seeing this lil’ pufferfish in the Lost Labyrinth.
@ n00neimp0rtant
“The ruins of Angel Island”, that would happen to be Marble Garden.
More of the same next week again I want something to leak now not because I want to see it but because of the grief it causes Sega and their legion of white knights.
Can’t they make up a new badnick for a change?
I don’t know what they want to prove…. maybe they wanna stick us a huge and never changing universe of badnicks, like super mario’s and release “NEW sonic 1″, “NEW NEW sonic 1″ and, perhaps a more obvious choice, “NEW SONIC 2 Wii TURBO REREMIX”.
I would enjoy fresh ideas like new bosses, acts and enemies… oh wait, i would love a new sonic game!!!
P.S. It seems every sonic fan likes that sonic 4 uses many old stuff… and i dont mean generic things like springs, i mean bosses, music and acts…. why the hell would you preffer that? Every sonic (1,2,3) has many things the past one doesnt, why should be this one not innovative?
Anyone that cries “rehash” should be forced to stare at eggpawns from Sonic Heroes for the rest of their lives, the fanbase continues to drown in a sea of hypocrisy and groupthink..
Stop hiding behind that word.
You guys will complain about anything. I’m sure they’ll reveal new badnik designs in newer episodes.
OMG i’m “hiding behind that word”!!! I shall die…
Srsly, i’m a sonic fan, not a sonic worshipper, so please don’t start the “cant be satisfied community” cuz i never asked for a REHASH like this one…
Oh by the way, this is only my oppinion… and let’s wait for the final build, then one of us will shut up xD
@Mike
Sure, but this episodes thingy… it still doesnt feel right, because, you know, sonic 4 should be litterally a big bang in the game industry.
Poor doc, even he couldn’t get away from the economic recession. No wonder he has to even reuse his old vehicles to fight the blue dude. unless he has a trick up his sleeve (metal Sonic failed twice, Metal Knuckles didn’t even try, hope for a Metal Tails or better yet, something much more menacing and frightening…Metal Amy))
Ho-hum. Getting bored of these sort of badnik reveals.
I think this concept art is a great example of Sega having financial problems.
Good to see more than Motobug returning. Naturally, there’s gotta be some Buzz Bombers somewhere in this mix. XD
Bonus levels……… ow0