The 12 new Game Gear games in Sonic Origins Plus expansion sound weird, according to early reports

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The 12 new Game Gear games in Sonic Origins Plus expansion sound weird, according to early reportsOut of tune

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Twitter user errorickplus has sinceshared a cliponline showing a comparison between Sonic 2’s Game Gear sound in Sonic Origins Plus and how it sounds on the open source emulator platform RetroArch. This highlights the problem quite effectively, and the Plus version definitely doesn’t sound great - like it’s got an oddly crunchy feel to it that feels bad in the teeth.

It’s a cheap stereo effect (sounds like it’s oscillating the panning on both sides?) Making it mono makes it sound normal again.pic.twitter.com/O5hvmjvcyG— . (@kirisamemofo)June 18, 2023

It’s a cheap stereo effect (sounds like it’s oscillating the panning on both sides?) Making it mono makes it sound normal again.pic.twitter.com/O5hvmjvcyG

Sonic Origins originally released in 2022, compiling Sonic 1, 2, 3 (& Knuckles), and CD (as well as a few extra bits and pieces) into a single game. In truth, fans weren’t happy about the state of the compilation back then either, and one of the developers even expressed his owndisappointment in how Sega had handled its release.

Sonic Origins Plus is due out this week on June 23rd, but it’s currently unclear if Sega will fix these issues prior to or even after release. We’ve reached out to Sega for comment, and will update this post if we hear back.

This isn’t the only 2D Sonic game that Sega have in the works either, as theyrecently announced Sonic Superstarsat Summer Game Fest, with a rough autumn release window. The game certainly seems like it should please classic Sonic fans, though if they’re not your bag,there might not be much for you, according to our Ed.