This run is aimed to complete the game as fast as possible! I saw the run of
Sonic 3 & Amy Rose by WST & Marzojrand thought why not do it on this hack (
BPS patch) of Sonic 1! And if you're wondering "Why did you use an older version?" Well there was a small change that allowed my to hammer whirl downwards off of the giant step jump in version 2.1 (One off from the latest) and that was used for the Marble Zone act 1 level wrap...
Game Objectives
• Complete the Game as fast as possible
• Made mainly for speed instead of entertainment (Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs)
• Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
• Takes damage to save time
• Abuses programming errors
• Genre: Platform
About the Hack
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Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog (aka Amy in Sonic 1) is a character swap hack of the game Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive, with character Amy Rose as playable character in place of Sonic the Hedgehog. The games' sprites (modified from Sonic CD) use Amy's initial design prior to Sonic Adventure. The game was modified by Sonic Retro member E-122-Psi, with additional programming and coding by other members including MarkeyJester, Aquaslash, Selbi and Hayate. Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic 3 and Amy Rose are sequels to this hack. This character hack is the most complete, with special moves and fully playable game.
BPS patch
Controls
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Amy's abilities mirror those she utilized in Sonic Advance. She has a number of abilities (mostly using her Piko Piko Hammer) to gain manueverability and access areas Sonic had difficulty reaching:
• Hammer Attack: Press A and Amy swings her hammer, damaging enemies. In addition, Amy can use her hammer to smash obstacles such as walls and hit springs.
• Hammer Jump: Press Down + A on the ground and Amy smashes the hammer into the ground, launching her into the air.
• Hammer Whirl: Press Down + A in the air and Amy swirls down toward the ground. If an enemy is hit Amy will bounce up again.
• Upward Dash: Hold Up + B/C while on the ground and Amy will rev her feet on the spot as opposed to a spin dash. Let go of Up to charge full throttle in the facing direction. Be careful though, Amy is vulnerable to blockading obstacles and enemies.
• Giant Steps: Press Down + B/C while on the ground and Amy will take a giant step forward as opposed to a spin dash. This can be repeated so long as there is room. This move is good for getting up steep slopes; she can even get up slopes the others can't spin dash up!
Since these implements were added, this makes Amy WAY faster than Sonic in this game...
Special thanks
• Everyone else who helped me along the way!!!
eien86: A highly entertaining and even more highly optimized run of this Sonic The Hedgehog hack.
Thanks to CoolHandMike for syncing and giving his opinion. I was able to independently sync it too so it shouldn't be a problem for the encoder. All details can be found in CHM's
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