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/sthg/ - #518 - Runners is Dead Edition
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Should've put "Runners is Dead" in the news for old times' sake.
Christian Sanchez
Best OTP
Austin Bennett
Why? what's so special in dash that makes it better than runners?
Julian Adams
The simplicity of it, and no RNG bullshit when unlocking characters.
Ryder Price
nothing really i actually considered runners to be better
Daniel Cooper
Dash doesn't require constant server access, I guess.
Dylan Cox
>no roulette wheel for characters, can just buy them >events so you can get new characters for free >better optimization >updates didn't add an impossible obstacle >less menu navigating (Runners was horrendous in this aspect)
In terms of gameplay, Dash is nothing special and the simple idea of Runners is better in that regard, but it was so poorly executed that the simple Temple Run clone beat it out in popularity and overall performance.
Sebastian Hall
also that has been around for longer
Dominic Lee
Apparently someone over at Sonic Retro is working on their own server for Runners.
Kayden Morris
More hype time.
Cooper Clark
I wonder what the story is going to be.
Tyler Barnes
>boss in each act >THATS CRAZY So I'm guessing they haven't played S3&K.
Hunter Torres
I'm kind of hoping it'll end up tying the loose ends that Episode 2 left behind, like maybe the roboticized Little Planet went back in time and now the classic gang has to fix it.
Kind of had the thought after noticing the GHZ mini-boss sports the modern Death Egg design, which was used for Ep 2 and Generations.
Landon Thomas
You think this is a dream come true for the Mania devs?
Jose Richardson
RIP Runners...you helped me waste a lot of hours. I guess Pokemon Go will be my time waster now.
Nathan Foster
Why is the drop dash in Mania so great again?
Luis Jones
Cause it's a natural evolution of the spin dash that still requires skill to use properly.
Asher Ward
>runners doesn't work on old phone >get new phone >runners works now >runners shuts down a few weeks later >mfw
Carson Cox
It's not. Just a random feature from romhacks that is unknown to casualfags.
Zachary Russell
Speedrunning. Go look up a TAS run of Sonic 2 or S3&K; an instant spindash after landing is the second most abused trick after scroll zips.
Brandon Barnes
Retains speed/momentum. I could imagine it helping speedrunners a lot.
Isaac Lopez
Mania better have an inspirational quote somewhere.
Jacob Nelson
So instead of "boost to win" we have "dash to win". Great.
Justin Morgan
It was a glitch in the original games, but it never came up in a ROM hack. It's one of those "wow why didn't we think of that" moments.
Jace Jones
What is Megamix? What is Boom?
Brandon Rivera
Oh shut up.
Camden Collins
>implying boost to win was ever anything more than a meme
Jose Scott
It's as much "dash to win" as the classic games after 1 were "spindash to win"
Jonathan Bell
No, you can't spam it as easily
Adrian Moore
Ya did it champ
Ryder Moore
I don't recall it in either, unless I missed it.
Which would be kind of sad, since I played the shit out of both of those.
Austin Russell
>Implying boost games are anything BUT boost to win
Nathan Wood
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Ethan Ward
>implying you wouldn't run your meme-ass into a wall or pit if you even tried to boost2win
Cameron Kelly
I don't think boobs are supposed to be that big
Parker Diaz
Anything is possible in the wonderful world of anime, user.
Benjamin James
That's a boat, user.
Daniel Myers
Well if that's the case I hope they add a homing attack
Jaxson Walker
>homing attack in classic sonic get the fuck out
Wyatt Myers
You mean a ship, what class/
Matthew Gray
but I want it to be like sonic 4 and sonic 4 is classic sonic. it's the only one me and my friends have beaten
Henry Ortiz
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Benjamin Gonzalez
>sonic 4 is classic sonic
Evan Harris
>but I want it to be like sonic 4 and sonic 4 is classic sonic. it's the only one me and my friends have beaten Leave and never return. Might as well have a giant banner on your post that says "I am underaged"
>sonic 4 is classic sonic That is literally wrong. It was developed as a mobile game and someone at SEGAs marketing said to tack on the Sonic 4 label.
Christopher Richardson
All these (you)s.
Logan Thompson
Then you're just retarded then
Jack Russell
Missed opportunity for a buzz joke with Charmy.
Cameron Gonzalez
how am I retarded for liking sonic 4?
what's bait?
Luis Martin
Am I alone in thinking Manaphy looks like a Chao?
Dominic Johnson
>how am I retarded for liking sonic 4? Because it's an objectively awful game that does a piss poor job of being like the Classic games in terms of gameplay and level design and implying that any idea from it should be in Sonic Mania is highly indicative of awful taste >What;s bait Not only do you have shit taste, but you're also a massive newfag. For your sake, please stop posting and just lurk
Jayden Ross
it may be bad to you but my friends and I like it and if sega wants our money they should make mania closer to 4. the other classics are too hard.
Justin Peterson
>it may be bad to you but my friends and I like it and if sega wants our money they should make mania closer to 4. the other classics are too hard. Then you and your friends and have shit taste and it's a good thing they aren't catering to your terrible tastes. Christ, what's next, you're gonna say that Shadow was a good game?
Jose Gonzalez
>the other classics are too hard. Same age as you () and I've beaten 2, 3&K and CD, working on 1. You and your friends need to get your shit together.
Nathaniel Phillips
What are your guys's favorite games? I like Sonic Heros myself.
Jacob Evans
Generations and CD
Camden Davis
I've heard rumors that someone's in the process of making custom servers for Runners. So that's gonna be fun.
Landon Young
>the other classics are too hard. Get out.
Liam Diaz
I think there is a way with the PC version of Heroes. I remember I did something to run it at a higher resolution, I think you had to hex edit something.
Aaron Hall
but we only play games when we're together. if it's not on pc or android I wouldn't be able to play. i hope they at least add an easy mode to mania
Robert Fisher
I found Dash to be really shallow. I think it was so successful because of when it came out and because it was the first game of its kind to come out for Sonic.
Justin Wood
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Landon Ortiz
>but we only play games when we're together. if it's not on pc or android I wouldn't be able to play. i hope they at least add an easy mode to mania
Anthony Cook
Runners wasn't exactly the most polished of Sonic's mobile ventures.
Angel Bailey
>i hope they at least add an easy mode to mania It seems you're stumbled in to the wrong community. May I recommend board.sonicstadium.org/ It's much more suitable for you.
Samuel Evans
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Ryan Butler
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Ian Cooper
What other cartoons do you guys watch besides Sonic? Or are we not supposed to talk about that here? Or am I the only one that watches cartoons?
Ryan Stewart
Ok, why are you all taking the bait? It's not even subtle.
Jordan Baker
Slow hours, need to keep the thread alive
Charles Brown
>bait
So you assume people like don't exist?
Jaxon Richardson
I like Sonic 4, but even I know it's just 2D Modern Sonic.
Samuel Anderson
At least it's better than "hold right to win" like Sonic 1.
Owen Edwards
I almost feel sad for the game, it could've been so great.
Tyler Sanchez
>That Webm >Trying to pass off a Romhack as the real thing Come on user, at least put some actual bait on the hook
Ryder Nguyen
Nope, looks like a chao that came from the sea honestly.
Caleb Carter
So anyone know exactly how you perform the move?
Jaxson Gomez
No, I assume people who feel that way would word their opinion quite differently and less like bait.
Camden Thompson
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Xavier Gomez
Well you were told weeks in advance it was gonna happen user
Cameron Nguyen
From what I've heard, after you jump you press & hold the jump button again while in mid-air and when you hit the ground you activate it. It apparently disables when you have an elemental shield on.
Easton Rodriguez
I wasted so many goddamn red rings
Easton Rogers
Really? Looks pretty genuine to me
Chase Parker
kek
Camden Moore
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James Butler
Amy is in the way, I want that hammer
Ryder Roberts
what's the chance of Sonic Mania still having the insta-shield in the game, at least as part of the debug mode
Christopher Nelson
I want to hammer Amy
Lincoln Hernandez
Eww. Why not give it its own button?
Gabriel Nelson
Would not have guessed that at all, makes sense on how it'd be disabled with elemental shields seeing as it could be the cause for confusion and glitches if it wasn't.
Connor Adams
I highly doubt it's returning and while it'd be neat for it to come back I'm fine with it not since the new move looks fun & cool as hell.
James Morris
We know for a fact that it's not in the main game at least.
Nicholas Nelson
It'd be nice if they brought it back as a new elemental shield. Always felt making it a basic move was a bit too gamebreaking, and the drop dash fits better with Sonic's normal playstyle.
William Green
Actually that makes me realize. Does this mean Tails and Knuckles can't do it? It's specifically a sonic ability? That's actually kinda nice. Give sonic a unique ability that ties into his speed.