Fans (and even Sonic Mania’s sprite artist) quickly fell in love with Eggette, posting their own artwork, creative names and backstory for the character. Names for the character, theorized to be ...

But some nice touches make Sonic Mania feel modern even as it apes the 16-bit style. The character sprites have more expressive animations. Sonic won’t just strike a pose after beating a level ...

But how did a group of fans that never lost hope in the series manage to create one of the best Sonic game ever made? The origins of Sonic Mania begin ... On top of this, sprite work is ...

Sonic Mania is here in the now, continuing the sprite-based, retro-style play that represents the Sonic series at its best. Admittedly, Sonic Mania dances the line between rehash and loving homage ...

If you've played Sonic the Hedgehog on your ... history of the franchise's classic games. Mania overlays that excellent base gameplay with gorgeous sprite work that outstretches the limitations ...

The same principle applies to Sonic Mania, and while the running animations look absolutely stunning, the air walk sprites might come off a bit awkward and unnatural. If you think they look a bit ...

Because of all this I was ecstatic when Sonic Mania was announced ... It's clear that reusing sprite-sets, level gimmicks and the like saves time, but there's a lot here to make Green Hill ...

Sonic Mania (out now on PS4, Xbox One and Switch; Aug. 29 on PC) built up a ton of hype before release, and unlike many recent installments, actually brought the goods and snatched top scores from ...

and Sonic Mania having three different characters makes it appear as though it may continue in that tradition (complete with remixed classic levels), even without the ability to stack cartridges ...

A new fan game called Sonic And ... things like sprite work, but he added that it was largely the two of them during development. When asked if he’d do something similar to Mania and develop ...

It also improves some sprites and other visual assets. Advertisement All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Sonic Mania: Colorful Encore Colorful Encore is an enhancement project for Sonic ...