Sonic the Hedgehog for the C64
Seriously.
Check out this bit of craziness. Someone has ported Sonic the Hedgehog to the C64 (with an REU memory expansion pack).
We're proud to announce Sonic the Hedgehog for Commodore 64/128 + REU (PAL and NTSC).
This is the first game that has exclusively been designed for the REU, to make a fast and smooth full-screen scrolling version of Sonic with little compromises.
This game is a direct port of the SEGA Master System 8-Bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog, with about 64 KB of code hand-translated from the Z80 to the 6502 architecture.
The game will be released as a free download in the coming weeks (exact release date to be announced).
It requires a C64 or C128 (in C64 mode), a compatible REU of at least 256 KB, a compatible drive (.d64 and .d81 images will be provided) and any joystick or gamepad (no extra buttons required). On NTSC, a C128 or other CPU accelerator is highly recommended.
And, holy cow, it looks amazing. I mean, sure. It’s a bit more brown than Sonic usually is (thanks to the C64 color palette), but it looks darn good! Check out the trailer:
Worth noting that this is not the first time Sonic has made an appearance on the C64 thanks to dedicated fans. Though it is certainly the best looking.
Check out this fan-made Sonic C64 game from back in 2011:
That 2011 one… almost kinda sorta looks like a Sonic game!
But, man, this new one? Looks friggin amazing!
Spread the nerdy awesomeness far and wide!
