#Sonic mania retro games mods#
#Sonic mania retro games Pc#

This year sees many big new changes, largely with how the trophies will be categorized and distributed. The annual Sonic Hacking Contest has once again been announced by Spanner over on the forums. You can also join the discussion on our forums regarding the contest on the dedicated thread for 2021 here.

#Sonic mania retro games mods#

This year includes a change to the judging process including additional judges separated between the three categories, Retro (For hacks based on vintage Sonic titles), 3D (For mods based on 3D titles and 2DPC which includes mods for 2D titles such as Sonic Mania including the RSDK decompilation projects.įor further information regarding the contest you can check out additional details, such as contest judges and categories, from the Sonic Hacking Contest website here. This year the contest has revealed the deadlines for entries as well as the date for the contest week which you can see below.ĬONTEST DEADLINE – End of Sunday 5th September UPDATES DEADLINE – End of Sunday 12th September EXPO DEADLINE – End of Sunday 26th September CONTEST WEEK – Monday 11th to Sunday 17th October

Among the celebration of three decades of the blue blur comes the annual Sonic Hacking Contest. The 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog is upon us. Discussion on the contest can be found both here on Sonic Retro’s forums as well as the Sonic Stuff Ressearch Group forums. Future updates can be found from the Hacking Contest website as well as the official Twitter account. More information will be provided over the coming months as deadline dates and more are finalized. Otherwise the structure of the event will be similar to last year’s event. The contest is also asking for suggestions for naming trophies from the public, and is accepting multiple entries on their Trophy Naming form. While the contest acknowledges the desire for the return of themed trophies from 2019, they are looking to make these trophies to better reflect the criteria involved. This year’s contest involves a change in how trophies are delivered. (Including Sonic Riders Zero Gravityfor the Nintendo Wii) Of course as is with tradition, ROM hacks from Sonic games on Mega Drive and Genesis systems (Such as the ever present Sonic the Hedgehog 2) are also welcome as entries.

#Sonic mania retro games Pc#

Mods can include titles released on PC including digital storefronts such as Steam (For titles such as Sonic Maniaand Team Sonic Racing) as well as mods for console games. The contest is asking entries to prepare their works based on Sonic ROM hacks or mods for Sonic games. Tentative dates for the event will center around October much like last year’s event. The Hacking Contest website has been updated with finer details on entry requirements, categories and more which can be found here. Once again the online event for Sonic mods, ROM hacks and general nonsense is upon us with the Sonic Hacking Contest for the year of 2022.