Sonic the Hedgehog is back in Sonic Mania, a brand-new, retro-themed addition to Sega's storied franchise. Sonic's the fastest gaming mascot around, but his Super Sonic form amps up the speed to 11.

The same principle applies to Sonic Mania, and while the running animations look absolutely stunning, the air walk sprites might come off a bit awkward and unnatural. If you think they look a bit ...

Fans (and even Sonic Mania’s sprite artist) quickly fell in love with Eggette, posting their own artwork, creative names and backstory for the character. Names for the character, theorized to be ...

The origins of Sonic Mania begin more than a decade back when ... enabling smooth gradients and shading throughout. On top of this, sprite work is dramatically more complex with many frames ...

How to Unlock Super Sonic in Sonic Mania Super Sonic is playable in Sonic Mania, but to unlock the ability you first need to get your hands on seven Chaos Emeralds by completing the Special Stages.

Knuckles Mania and Knuckles is… Knuckles. While still work-in-progress, a disturbing number of sprites have been turned into Knuckles clones of various shapes and sizes. Even enemies and bosses ...

Like any Sonic game worth its salt, Sonic Mania features the Chaos Emeralds and allows the blue blur to turn into Super Sonic, provided he can collect all seven. In order to unlock and turn into ...

Once you've added all seven Chaos Emeralds to your collection in Sonic Mania, you can transform into Super Sonic, a faster and powered-up version of the character. Simply press any two jump ...

Sonic Mania isn’t over yet ... Sonic will transform into a glowing-gold version of himself called Super Sonic. As Super Sonic, he can fly through stages super-easily. That’s where the secret ...

Track down this hidden Special Stages with these Sonic Mania locations. Find 7 to turn regular Sonic into the hyper-speed Super Sonic. To transform into Super Sonic and unlock the true final boss ...

It also improves some sprites and other visual assets. Advertisement All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Sonic Mania: Colorful Encore Colorful Encore is an enhancement project for Sonic ...

Mania overlays that excellent base gameplay with gorgeous sprite work that outstretches the limitations of its 16-bit inspiration. It's still nostalgically pixelated, but the game uses a much ...