Overview
A brand-new old adventure!
- Relive the classic adventure gamebook Sonic vs. Zonik, now in full digital glory!
- Everything is recorded by the game! No more pencil and paper - enjoy the adventure without lifting a finger!
- Progress saves automatically, so come back and resume your game as you please!
- Never get lost again with the included Cheat Sheet, a detailed guide to every section in the game!
- Toggle a variety of options to customize your experience and foil Robotnik's diabolical traps!
- Features authentic Sega Genesis music to suit the mood of each location!
Sonic vs. Zonik game data is saved to a JSON file automatically after visiting a section. Options are saved to a JSON file upon clicking the "Save Changes" button in the Options menu.
Save data is located at the following Windows path:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\ThePowerPlayer\Sonic Gamebook Origins
To delete your saved progress, simply click the "Erase Save Data" button at the bottom of the Options menu, then click "Yes". Alternatively, open this path in File Explorer (replace <username> with your own username), then simply delete "SonicVsZonik.json" and/or "Options.json".
Open source!
Source code: https://github.com/ThePowerPlayer/GamebookOrigins
itch.io link:
https://thepowerplayer.itch.io/sonic-gamebook-origins
Updates
Update 1 Released!
- Reduces the score for the "Lenient Pinball Score" option from 70 to 60.
- Fixes future Game Overs not being initiated if the Free Play option is used to bypass the first Game Over.
- Removes "Game Over" text when visiting a new section, not just when using the back button.
- Fixes choices for the giant Badnik battle on Section 268.
- Adds an animation for the ring sprite.
- Adds text notifying the player that they can click to skip the die roll animation.
- Fixes Section 211 potentially showing the Game Over text and a new section choice at the same time.
- Stops Game Over themes from being played on sections other than their own.
- Always perform section logic when returning after a save is reloaded.
- Updates sprites for the inventory bag and checkboxes.
- Adds an option to reset options to default.
- Adds an option to erase save data.
Credits
All images, audio and text are copyright of their respective holders. The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is © SEGA. All music is from the Sonic the Hedgehog and Streets of Rage series, and is © SEGA. All sound effects are from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and are © SEGA.
Sonic vs. Zonik is written by Nigel Gross and Jon Sutherland and is © SEGA. Cover illustration by Keith Ward.
This is a non-profit fan work programmed by ThePowerPlayer.
Sonic vs. Zonik is written by Nigel Gross and Jon Sutherland and is © SEGA. Cover illustration by Keith Ward.
This is a non-profit fan work programmed by ThePowerPlayer.