Haha, two guys completely raped Dimp and Sega. ;P

Oh god, I just played throught it and I can't believe how good the controls felt. These guys just nailed it and did what SEGA wasn't able to do.
 
I while at times there be a little too much going on art direction wise, it looks way more interesting than Sonic 4, too.

Jesus. 
See now I'm incredible dissapointed in SEGA. No...thats rage. I'm fucking pissed at SEGA. 
 
Also: That whale must be fucking rich. You know he gets like 20 cents every time someone buys a Sonic game.

Wow. Looks way better than Sonic 4... Too bad their website isn't allowing me to download it. :/

so they redid the first level in sonic 2, then?

" Wow. Looks way better than Sonic 4... Too bad their website isn't allowing me to download it. :/ "

" so they redid the first level in sonic 2, then? "

" @SpikeSpiegel said:

" Wow. Looks way better than Sonic 4... Too bad their website isn't allowing me to download it. :/ "

Here's the link I used:  http://www.megaupload.com/?d=08TWJPYC "

If this is legitimately good I'll check it out.

what happens when you focus on a video game and not trying to hit the "Nostalgia" factor or business plans..... the game doesn't look like a piece of shit.

Wow, I'm not a Sonic fan but that is god damn impressive. Seems a couple of people should be receiving some job offers.

It's alright. The whale coming out at the end was bananas.  
For a sonic fan made game? It's actually pretty good. 
 
But i still prefer Sonic 4. 
Sonic 4 goes for the nostalgia factor from the Genesis era. 
This Sonic fan made game tries to make it as "next-gen" as possible by having sparks fly out, explosions and other shit. The graphic feels too cluttered and the contrast of the game makes the enemies camoflauge so well that i often get hit literally out of nowhere. ESPECIALLY when im helpless in going into a freaking spring.

"Sonic 4 goes for the nostalgia factor from the Genesis era."

I have to say that does look rather impressive, but Sonic just isn't for me. 
 As a kid I loved Sonic, but its like Jeff said, looking back on it now even those original games just doesn't hold up for me. 
 
I'm still very impressed that a bunch of fans made that. Good for them.

" @PantyshotMQN said:

"Sonic 4 goes for the nostalgia factor from the Genesis era."

Too bad Sega half-assed it and made the controls feel totally wrong and their slow animations suck. These guys on the other hand were able to basically recreate the exact gameplay of Sonic 2, Sega wasn't.  Sonic 4 just feels wrong to me, this on the other hand actually gives me mad Sonic 2 vibes (and I played it just a few days ago on my genesis). "

WTF that is what sonic 4 should have been! It has the DeathEgg spazzing out in the beginning and shows non text story progression. Kudos to those guys.

Interesting take on Sonic, though I'm not sure how much "better" it is.

" @CptBedlam said:

" @PantyshotMQN said:

"Sonic 4 goes for the nostalgia factor from the Genesis era."

Too bad Sega half-assed it and made the controls feel totally wrong and their slow animations suck. These guys on the other hand were able to basically recreate the exact gameplay of Sonic 2, Sega wasn't.  Sonic 4 just feels wrong to me, this on the other hand actually gives me mad Sonic 2 vibes (and I played it just a few days ago on my genesis). "

Okay yeah, Sonic is a bit slow off the bat. But Sonic 4... i dunno, it felt natural to me. You should've seen my buds jaw drop when they saw me play this game like i spedrun that shit. ...It was also my first time playing the game.Sonic 4 is not perfect, hell, its not even passable Sonic game to some. But it clicked with me and it did'nt feel slow to me at all. I guess after watching the Quick Look here at the site, i saw a glimpse of how NOT to play the game. Careful and slow. Instead i went balls out with speed and actually pulling off some great reflexive maneuvers. ... then again, this is just me.  Again, not saying this fan game is bad, it just has some TERRIBLY UN-NEEDED qualities. Retro Sonic is supposed to be simple, colorful and clean. Not try to emulate Unreal 3 with explosions n stuff. Although i will admit, Robotnik in the background hovering around was pretty awesome. "

Yeah, the art seems pretty busy.  Regardless, it also seems like they tried to add depth to the world that Sonic inhabits...as well as to the enemies he fights.  The whale, the Death Egg, everything they've got going on in there has some great context to it. 
 
However, it's less about the art and more about the general feel of the game.  Watching the playthrough of that demo, that LOOKED like a Sonic game.  The demo itself has tight and responsive controls the way that Sonic is SUPPOSED to be.  Sonic 4, while I haven't played it but watched a TON of gameplay playthroughs, does not look like that at all.

That was pretty damn impressive.

Downloading this right now and I can't wait to try it out.

This freakin' destroy Sonic 4 big time!

SEGA should hire these two dudes. Seriously. If Sonic was in the hands of Valve, you know that's what they'd do.

This guys should be offered Jobs at Capcom and do Strider Rearmed! They know how to handle fast games!
How long will it take Sega to sue / cease & desist them?

I really enjoyed the demo. More than Sonic 4 maybe.