This build contained the very first stage, which was Green Hill Zone Act 1, wherein Classic Sonic is playable.
To mark the big day, SEGA began distributing a beta demo of Sonic Generations on Xbox Live and PSN. Sonic’s Birthday Betaĭespite the project as a whole being made to commemorate the blue blur’s birthday, the precise date of the 20th anniversary was June 23, 2011. The idea was soon dropped early on in production and Classic Sonic was made to be mute. White, who was responsible for portraying the mascot in all three of the Sonic animated shows ( Sonic SatAM, Sonic Underground and The Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog) from the 90’s, was never contacted about the opportunity, however. Aaron Webber, the associate brand manager at SoA at the time, insisted that if the character were to speak, he would have to be voiced by Jaleel White. According to one of our sources, who was formerly of SEGA, the actor would have played a “third Sonic” who would have represented the Dreamcast era of the series.Īt another stage, Sonic Team also considered the possibility of Classic Sonic having a speaking role in the game and consulted the staff at SEGA of America about it.
Previously, the voice actor had played the character in a number of games, like the Sonic Adventure titles, but was replaced by Jason Griffith in 2004’s Shadow The Hedgehog.ĭue to a fundamental professional disagreement with the company, Drummond ended up turning down the opportunity.
Partway through development, long before the game’s script had been finalised, Ryan Drummond was invited by SEGA to re-audition for his role as Sonic The Hedgehog. It is uncertain how far the Wii, PSP and DS versions progressed, but our sources suggest that they were cancelled not long into development. When asked whether or not it was planned to come to Xbox 360, the employee indicated that talks were still ongoing.Įventually, the game was officially announced as Sonic Generations on Apfor Xbox 360 and PS3.
disclosed that it was to be a combination of 2D and 3D gameplay, and would be developed for Nintendo Wii, PSP, PS3 and DS. Without the authorisation of SEGA, the rep. As corroborated by Sonic Reikai, a SEGA representative reportedly let slip an abundance of information on the game to one of their reporters.
The next update on Sonic Anniversary came from Madrid’s Gamefest 2010, courtesy of Sonic news site, Sonic Paradise. It is unclear exactly which stage of its development the title was at back then, but we can safely assume a very early one. ‘Sonic Anniversary’ & The Cancelled VersionsĪs revealed by leaked correspondance between SEGA of America and Sony Corporation of America from September 2009, the original working title of the game was ‘Sonic Anniversary’. It was released in late 2011 and observed a number of small changes on its road to launch. The game was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the company’s famed mascot, Sonic The Hedgehog. Sonic Generations is a 3D action platforming game developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA.