After a handful of rings are collected, Sonic blabbers on about his love for the golden tokens – only he never seems to stop. The game then presents a rather depressing title screen featuring a dull looking Sonic, which is soon accompanied by countless other catchphrases you’d wish you never heard once the game starts.
Starting out with the iconic chant over the Sega logo being overwritten by an edgy spoken sentence from Sonic Boom, you’re instantly reminded how great the speechless years of the 16-bit era really were. Taking the original Sonic The Hedgehog title for the Sega Megadrive, the Portuguese hacker has resculpted the 1991 classic in the most bizarre way imaginable. Various Sonic ROM hacking forums across the internet were recently graced by the well known modder VAdaPEGA, who dropped his latest efforts upon retro gamers just hours after April Fools Day had passed. In an attempt to prove to Sega how silent Sonic should be, one ROM hacker has brought all of his catchphrases from Sonic Boom into the 16-bit world. Whether or not you enjoyed Sonic’s outings on the Dreamcast and beyond, it’s safe to say that his dated lines had even the biggest fans cringing. Our much loved blue hedgehog has always had an attitude, but his transition into the 3D world equipped him with a vocal arrogance.
