Nintendo Power Shows Their True “Colors”
The latest issue of Nintendo Power has via screenshots confirmed the presence of Sonic Colors’s Tropical Resort stage for the 3DS edition of Sonic Generations.
Resort was in both editions of Colors, but for the 3DS, it appears the area will most closely resemble its Wii counterpart. This may only leave one, perhaps two stages left in the portable version, which so far has very little representation from past portable outings.
The two screenshots in question, courtesy of GoNintendo, are in the gallery below. Interestingly enough, Nintendo Power also claims the 3DS Generations port has been delayed, to February 2012. Amazon today listed a March 2012 release, and that comes after Sega clarified the dates to late November. Something may be up, and we’ll let you know if more about that if anything creeps up. Thanks to Timothy and Sparks among others for tipping us. If you have news to share, be sure to share it with us by clicking Send News Tips at the top of every page.
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The 3DS version is disappointing me to a extreme level so I really don’t care what happens to itnkw.
I do however, want to know what the last stage will be.
Aren’t the red and Cyan Wisp also confirmed?
Tristan the article goes on to say that classic sonic learns the homing attack at a certain point in the game so that could mean that classic sonic plays normally in the classic era and then learns the homing attack. Also even though the design resembles the Wii version the article goes to say that the DS exculsive Red Burst Wisp is in Generations 3DS as well as the Cyan Laser Wisp
Right, During the game Classic Sonic learns Homing Attack, thanks to Nycc i believe that he learns it during the DreamCast Era.
Modern Sonic learns Stomp during the game too,He’ll Learn it somewhere in the Modern Era thanks to SonicGenerations Console being released early on youtube.
My guess is Modern Sonic learns Stomp during (Extremely Rumored: Kingdom Valley.)
And Seriously stop hating on the 3DS Version its getting better and better each time someone calls it Sh****.
@ shade: let them hate. Like you said everytime the hate the game starts to look better. It will make it even juicier when the game gets released
How is the 3DS version getting disappointing? I agree with Shadow. The more videos and pictures we see, the better this game is turning out. Tropical Resort looks GORGEOUS for being on a Nintendo Handheld.
I hope you all realize that these images aren’t from an actual screen. They were scanned from a magazine; CLEARLY it’s going to look bad. -_- This game is made for 3D gameplay. It was a 2D image, that was Scanned. From. A. Magazine. OBVIOUSLY the quality will die.
I hope it is delayed as the console version got mainly 8 out of 10, so basically the 3DS version will be lucky if it gets 6 out of 10, which is bound to be a lower score than Mario 3D Land (which got 8 in ONM).
Maybe Sega/dimps should ditch the classic Sonic homing attack, replace the modern levels with 3D gameplay mixed with 2D gameplay (similar to the console version), include atcual cut scenes, add DLC, use more of the 3DS power, promote it better and basically take the 3DS version more seriously.
Honestly if Mario Kart 7 can produce Wii like graphics and the 3DS can fit N64 games on it like Starfox 64 and Zelda OoT, then surely Dimps/Sega could do a better job with the 3DS Version… and don’t give me all that “well they know their handheld better than Sega does” as Dimps/Sega could have easily worked on this with Nintendo instead of wasting time with those stupid Mario and Sonic Olympic games.
@ Worthy: Its WAY to late in the game to replace modern levels ESPECIALLY if TR JUST GOT REVEALED. I could see minor changes like graphics, physics and possible minor level design changes.
Appologies if I came across rather negative in that last post, I just feel like Sega/Dimps are holding back on the 3DS version as they could have easily made it look somewhere between Game Cube Sonic Adventure and Wii Sonic Colours.
HA I SEE WHAT YOU DID THAR TRISTEN
@Timothy, I was thinking scrap it and start from the beginning myself, but I agree with you as it’s far too late.
@ Worthy: we still don’t know what multiplayer stages are included or what the final level/boss list will be. But judging from these screens of TR the grpahics at least to me seem to be improving alot. And I can understand why they may be holding back since this is their first go at the 3DS unlike the PS3/Xbox 360 which they have more experience with. I’m sure they are trying the best they can and with their next 3DS game there would be no excuse to not have mastered the system more by then.
I knew Tropical Resort would be confirmed for the game. Meh, I’ll be looking forward to hear the classic and modern remixes.
@Timothy, you make a good point as looking at the other 3DS games by Sega (ie; Shinobi), it does seem like they are still getting to grips with the 3DS.
As for TR, it looks brilliant and i’m glad it looks more like the Wii version than the DS version.
So… Green Hill, Emerald Coast, Radical Highway, Tropical Resort… Oh yeah, Mushroom Hill, Launch Base because of Big Arm.
Where are the handheld levels, SEGA?
Wow, Tropical Resort’s actually pretty cool! Considering it’s based on the Console version, on a handheld console, it’s great!
Also, the second picture reminds me of Sonic Advance 3, Toy Kingdom. If you have played it, you’ll get the reference.
They said handheld levels would be in this version. And alas, I don’t see any.
Segaaaaaa, you got some ‘splainin’ to do~
Yeaa everybody knows that the 3DS Versions Handheld History was killed.
Everyone has (Extremely Rumored) Stages like EggFleet,Eggmanland and Kingdom Valley as the final stage of Sonic Generations 3DS.
As for that i went to Gamestop today and he revealed to me 1 Multiplayer exclusive level for the 3DS! The stage was Tidal Tempest from SonicCD. Besides that Tropical Resort is an Amazing level but i was kind of concerned about the level elements, We have 3 City levels now
TropicalResort,CasinoNight,RadicalHighway
And 3 Grassland areas GreenHill,MushroomHill,EmeraldCoast
I just wish they added lots of Elements such as
StarlightZone
HillTopZone
FlyingBattery
RedMountain
MetalHarbor
LeafStorm
MachineLabrinyth
StarlightCarnival
^^And please note that I am not bashing the levels already confirmed. I just thought by now we’d see at least ONE level from one of Sonic’s handheld titles.
@Worthy
Unfortunately, Sonic Team and DIMPS did hold back, because this was their first game they did with the platform and they had to go through a lot of trial and error to see what works on the system and what does not. It will probably take until the next 3DS project for them to really make their projects on the system shine.
However, with that in mind I am very happy with the 3DS version of the game. The only thing I am wishing for right now is 3 more main zones and more boss battles. I am also hoping that the 3DS version will have full cutscenes (which I believe will happen because the 3DS cartridge can hold 2 GB of data, and they can even opt for a 4 GB one).
@Worthy
Wait. 3D Land got an 8?!!! HOLY S**T that’s terrible! I’ve yet to see a Mario game get anything lower than a 8 on that site! That ruined half of my day.
Other than that, I’m pretty sure (I HOPE) that the magazine goofed up with the release date. I mean, February 2012 is the release date for Mario and Sonic 2012.
^^Lower than a 9
Some GameStops have a midnight release for Generations. ._.
I’m going on a hunch that the ‘handheld stages’ representation will be Sonic Rush and Rush Adventure, in lieu of Sonic06 and Unleashed. Makes sense since 06 and Unleashed had no handheld representation (and Colors did). Plus they’re all Dimps creations, so why not =\
……….so much for celebrating the handheld history……
Ahh Forget Handheld History. Anyway the 3DS Is a like a Handheld Wii and Sonic Unleashed was on a Wii Console too. That means the final stage for the 3DS Could be Holaska,Windmile Island.
If it isnt that my only guess is Kingdom Valley because of that Gray Dot on the 3DS’s Hub map: http://scene.sonicth.ru/eng/?p=90 the Dark Green Dot has to be Tropical Resort and After silver the unshaded dot is Time Eater.
@Shade: “Forget the handheld history.”
No, forget YOU. The handheld games fucking rock.
Well yea i have to say i had my favorites out of the Handheld history so yea fuck that comment my favorite stages out of Handheld history were
SunsetHill
MusicPlant
AquaBase
Route99
HotCrater
SkyBabylon
BlizzardPeaks
WaterPalace
LeafStorm
AltitudeLimit
CentralCity
BlueRidgeZone
Yea i have to say their were some good stages but im really not with the whole ‘Handheld History’ since everyone is putting the 3DS down and comparing the Console version to itself.
@A Well, 3D land is just another excuse of putting a bunch of Mario games together and seeing what happens, They’ve done that since NSMB, and there hasn’t been an original game since.
BACK ON TOPIC
The 3DS looks good, but I’ve been hearing that it sucks. I honestly don’t mind Classic learning the homming attack(wait a second…does this mean the HD version could be a prequel to the 3DS version? Look at the ending to the HD version to see why), but I do mind that Mushroom Hill was put in instead of Lava Reef, Hydrocity, Flying Battery, Ice Cap, Angel Island, and/or Carnival Night. I’m not going to buy this on release*coughskywardswordcough*, but I will get it for Christmas, I think.
@Shade:
It’s Huge Crisis. I’m pretty sure they said the Rush Series would be represented in the 3DS version…and it better be…
Mmm Yea they did Mension that the instead of Advance add Rush series @Cheddly
@Cheddly
Yes I’ve seen the ending of HD versions, but to go back to 3D Land, it still bothers me that a magazine that lavished praise on just about every single other Mario platformer gave this the lowest score I’ve ever seen them give any Mario-related game.
@shade:
You know that’s the second time that I heard a gamestop manager say Tidal Tempest was in the 3DS version. I heard it over at Retro. I guess I have a mutiplayer stage that I’ve never played before. Guess I can also expect a Heroes proper stage, a Sonic 3 proper stage, and handheld stages as well for multiplayer.
@Cheddly:
1) Don’t be a Mario hater.
2) Don’t “hear”, play the goddamn thing. If we got all our opinions from random people, they would be NO consoles succeeding. Also, trying to tie in the portable versions’ story with the console versions’… yeah, don’t do that.
@Timothy Same here man, ive never played Tidal Tempest from SonicCD. Im hoping that they add the Bad Future for Classic Sonic though.
@Amuro What he meant by that is the absence of levels from the handheld games, which bothers me as well. It’s not to say that they are doing badly with this game, but it could have gone a wholely different way to represent more of Sonic’s history that the HD versions couldn’t.
The absolute lack of any shout-out to any of the Game Gear games on any of the versions is just too bad, since they too have a significant amount of history for the hedgehog.
Guys, Tropical Resort IS part of the handheld era! From what i’ve seen, it’s a combination of both the DS and Wii version of the stage, meaning that there’s still hope for another handheld stage and handheld Boss! (Most likely Eggman Nega)
Also, i’m sure the multiplayer levels will include handheld levels as well.
@GamerTb Yea i dont hate Handheld history or anything i was just saying Screw the Handheld history for the 3ds versions levels.
We might as well rely on the Multiplayer stages now.
It seriously bothers me that Gamegear was skipped, some good items boxes were killed off like Rocket Boots,PointMarkers,Robotnik,S,Static,Grow,Shrink,Swap,CombineRing,Random,Teleport,Continue,GreyShoes,GoldShield,Pogosprings,SuperHelitail.
There are so many things missed in Sonic Generations that I was dissapointed about but I still love the game because it represents Sonic fans and all the good fun that Sonics been through.
@Shade
Well, really what item boxes would there have been? I seriously doubt that even the elemental shields from Sonic 3 and Knuckles appear at all in Mushroom Hill. (I even saw a place where there used to be a water shield, they changed it to a 10-ring).
I’ve played the Game Gear games, and even though none really caught my attention, it certainly would have been more than welcome to see a few remakes.
Now there’s this rumor that Tidal Tempest is a multiplayer stage?
I’m glad it’s based on the Wii version. That DS exclusive Red Wisp was a B1TCH!
@lolwut That’s not exactly the point. See, even though we have Tropical Resort from Colors, it’s not much different than it would have been on HD (except for the Red Wisp, which is still very cool).
We’re talking about the true handheld exclusives. Sonic 1/2/Chaos/Triple Trouble, Sonic Advance 1/2/3, Sonic Rush (Adventure), Sonic Rivals 1/2…that’s vastly plenty of “one-stage-per-game” content to work with, while it could allow you to play entirely different stages and eras from the ones the HD versions do. It would also have been a good opportunity to have Nack, Emerl (or Gemerl) and Blaze as rivals to battle. Not on the music. Dear lord, why are we missing out on an official remix to Gigalopolis Zone?
…oh well, hopefully they manage that on the 25th.