Announcing Sonic GX - a new episode of Sonic the Hedgehog for Amstrad GX-4000

[TotO]

Who are the lucky tester?

[norecess464]

Who are the lucky tester?

@TotO is much more than a "tester" on Sonic GX. He has an excellent background in gaming (in general) and has also a good experience in shipping great games for the Amstrad (R-Type, Alcon 2020, etc).

His role on Sonic GX is also on the design side, providing precious advices and suggestions. He has excellent attention to details and brings overall coherency, etc.

Example (fun fact!): initially (and in all honesty), for the Special Stage, I was targeting a pure Trailblazer clone: run, jump, and avoid holes. It was late in the development when I realized @TotO's expectations included gameplay elements on top of the checkboard (rings, bombs and the likes), adding unexpected complexity to the implementation...

Without him, no game. At least, not under that form.

ps. enjoy this day @TotO: that will be the only time where I will publicly show all the love you deserve

[Zoe Robinson]

This is absolutely bloody spectacular!

[abalore]

Who are the lucky tester?

@TotO is much more than a "tester" on Sonic GX. He has an excellent background in gaming (in general) and has also a good experience in shipping great games for the Amstrad (R-Type, Alcon 2020, etc).

His role on Sonic GX is also on the design side, providing precious advices and suggestions. He has excellent attention to details and brings overall coherency, etc.

Example (fun fact!): initially (and in all honesty), for the Special Stage, I was targeting a pure Trailblazer clone: run, jump, and avoid holes. It was late in the development when I realized @TotO's expectations included gameplay elements on top of the checkboard (rings, bombs and the likes), adding unexpected complexity to the implementation...

Without him, no game. At least, not under that form.

ps. enjoy this day @TotO: that will be the only time where I will publicly show all the love you deserve

TotO deserves love every day 

[TotO]

J'vous fou quatres jours !

[robcfg]

It's simply amazing!

If only the Plus/GX line would have had enough time to get great games like this one...

[norecess464]

If only the Plus/GX line would have had enough time to get great games like this one...

No remorse. It's exactly why this is so interesting to program for the GX-4000 nowadays. Let's all take our revenge on the past!

[andycadley]

Seriously impressive looking. Great to see the GX4000 getting some love.

[ComSoft6128]

It's simply amazing!

If only the Plus/GX line would have had enough time to get great games like this one...

Better still, games like this when they were launched!

[dthrone]

It's simply amazing!

If only the Plus/GX line would have had enough time to get great games like this one...

Better still, games like this when they were launched!

I'm not sure I like what you're all insinuating here about No Exit and Wild Streets 

[GUNHED]

It's simply amazing!

If only the Plus/GX line would have had enough time to get great games like this one...

The time was there imho. But the traitor-part of the so called scene went to PC and Amiga. That was the problem. Now they're crawling back... 

[Prodatron]

But the traitor-part of the so called scene went to PC and Amiga. That was the problem. Now they're crawling back... 

Thanks a lot for this great insight, I didn't know, that Norecess is now crawling back from the PC/Amiga.

[GUNHED]

No, I guess he arrived years ago! 

[norecess464]

No, I guess he arrived years ago! 

I may be lost into English->French translation.
I started Amstrad demoscene in 1993 -> pursued on PC in 1997 -> GBA->PS2 stuff in 2002 -> PSP stuff in 2007 -> then I bought back an Amstrad in 2008 because of nostalgia.
It's all listed in the Productions section of my website (link in my signature!).

[GUNHED]

My comment was a humorous one.  BTW: Just before I saw the special stage - looks better than any kind of car race on CPC. Looked three times at it, just a real beauty.