Project Overview
This is a Sonic Mania Mod that Restores a bunch of Lost or changed features found in the game files and in pictures, videos, and demos, before the game was released. A TON of things have been restored/changed though it is only about 50% complete.
Ever since SM Plus Came out, it broke a lot of things that I've mostly fixed and am still working on.
Full Changelog So far:
- Translated Unused CESA Message
- Restored unused Mega Drive power light
- Restored unused title graphics Via Carey's Title Screen Beta Remake Mod
- Restored last 6 frames of Unfinished Sonic title screen Sprites
- Restored old controller button sprites
- Replaced "Mania Mode" With "Discovery Mode" in Main Menu Via Carey's Title Screen Beta Remake Mod
- Replaced "Mania Mode" With "Zone Select" in Mania Mode Save Select
- Restored Unused Mania Mode Save Select sprites(Unfinished Sonic, Tails, Knuckles Life Sprites, Pink instead of Blue Chaos Emerald)
- Restored Unused Time Attack Menu Monitors
- Restored Unused Pause Menu
- Replaced Almost every Stage file with there old counterparts
- Restored unused Encore Green Hill zone palette
- Replaced Hyper Potions' intro theme With teelopes'
- Restored "Time to Escape!" back in special stages when you fail them (Still W.I.P.)
- Restored Unused Bonus Stages (Replaces Bonus Stages 2,3,4,)
- Restored beta music for GHZ Act 1, CPZ Act 2, FBZ Act 1, and MSG Act 2 (CPZ Act 2 and MSG Act 2 Still W.I.P.)
- Restored Unused Elemental Shields
- Restored unused face for Tails carrying Sonic (From a pre-release Screenshot)
- Restored Original/unused CPZ Act 1 cutscene sprites for Tails (Via jooj11’s Tails Unused CPZ Sprite mod
- Restored Sonic and Tails’ unused Sonic 2 animations for flying the tornado (Still W.I.P.)
- restored certain placeholder and Test Strings (Messages)
- Restored all four scraped Special Stage Ring Locations in GHZ Act 1
- Restored most scraped objects and Platforms In GHZ Act 1
- Restored GHZ Landscape based on Pre Release footage from polygon
- Recreated DD Wrecker (GHZ Mini Boss) Sprites Based on concept art from SM Plus Art book
- Restored GHZ Act 2 Zipline colors to match a pre-release Screenshot
- Slightly changed position of a Zipline in GHZ Act 2 to match a pre-release Screenshot
- Recreated Heavy Gunner, Hevie Shinobi, Heavy Mystic/Magician, Heavy Rider, and Heavy King’s Sprites Based on concept art from SM Plus Art book (Heavy King WIP)
- Restored CPZ Landscape based on Pre Release footage from polygon
- Placed unused "Sweep" Enemy in CPZ Act 1 at various locations
- Replaced Actual SPZ Act 1 with demo/beta SPZ Act 1
- Imported beta SPZ Act 1 music
- Imported Unused SPZ Act 2 Boss
- Placed "Love Tester" in various locations in SPZ Act 2
- Attempted to Restore Unused Clouds in Flying Battery zone Act 1
- Press Garden zone renamed to Pulp Solstace
- Fixed Pulp Solstice from crashing the game
- Placed Unused Objects In Pulp Solstice Zone act 1 (Won't work correctly with Sonic, Mighty, and Ray)
- Restored Unused Jugglesaw sprites
- Restored unused Dragonfly Badnik Sprites
- Restored unused IceBomma Badnik Sprites
- Restored unused Ice Spikes Sprites
- Restored unused Frost Thrower Sprites
- Restored unused Ice Cap Zone Ice Block Sprites
- Restored unused pinata in MSZ
- Restored unused glowing Catinaut Sprites in MSZ
- Restored unused Hotaru and unused Hotaru sprites in SSZ
- Restored unused Hi-Lo Sign and unused Hi-Lo Sign sprites in SSZ
- Secret Dunky sound effect programed back (Via SuperSonic16's Dunkey lives mod)
- Imported Unused Lava reef act 1 and mini boss
- Attempted to restore Unused LRZ Act 2 vertical conveyor belts
- Moved Heavy Rider Boss to the end of Hidden Palace Zone (Lava Reef Zone Act 2)
- Restored Unused Platforms in Hidden Palace Zone For Sonic’s path (Lava Reef Zone Act 2)
- Imported Caterkiller, Bomb, And Orbinaut back in MMZ Act 1 and 2
- Unused animal capsule ariea In TMZ Act 2 Now accessible (Read Instructions Below)
- TMZ Final Boss is now in TMZ Act 3
- Restored Unused platforms in Egg Reverie Zone
Screenshots and media!
Title Screen
Unused CESA Message Translated
Hyperkinetic Has been removed
1 of 4 restored Special Ring locations in Green Hill Zone Act 1
2 of 4 restored Special Ring locations in Green Hill Zone Act 1
4 of 4 restored Special Ring locations in Green Hill Zone Act 1
Placeholder/Unused Green Hill Zone Encore Palette
DD Wrecker SM Plus Artbook concept art recreation
Green Hill Act 2 unused Zipline colors and altered terrain seen in pre-release screenshots
Hard Boiled Heavies SM Plus Artbook concept art recreation
Unused Tails Animation
Unused "Sweep" Enemy
SPZ Act 1 Media demo ported to Mania mode
Love Tester
Egg Janken
Press Garden Unused Objects
Press Garden Unused Objects
Press Garden Unused Objects
Press Garden Unused Objects
Press Garden Unused Objects
Unused Dragonfly And Placeholder Woodrow (Woodpecker Badnik)
Unused LRZ Act 1 Boss
Unused Animal Capsule
Egg Reverie Unused terrain
Bonus Content
Somewhere in GHZ Act 1, there is a small area commemorating Sonic 1 Unused objects that made its way to mania.
Short Synopsis:
Restores Lost or changed features found in the game files and that were seen before Sonic Mania was released.
Short Synopsis:
Restores Lost or changed features found in the game files and that were seen before Sonic Mania was released.
Credits
This Mod bowrows assets from or uses:
jooj11's Tails Unused CPZ Sprite mod
Carey's Beta Title Screen Remake Mod
CodenameGamma's Unused LRZ Act 1 and Mini boss, and Studiopolis act 2 boss.
SuperSonic16' Dunky Lives mod.
The Youtube Channel "B0M" For Finding the beta Zone Music https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbkS15bmBBcswuoz6n_Vk8w
jooj11's Tails Unused CPZ Sprite mod
Carey's Beta Title Screen Remake Mod
CodenameGamma's Unused LRZ Act 1 and Mini boss, and Studiopolis act 2 boss.
SuperSonic16' Dunky Lives mod.
The Youtube Channel "B0M" For Finding the beta Zone Music https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbkS15bmBBcswuoz6n_Vk8w
