18 years ago, Sega announced Sonic X-Treme - the game that was intended to be Sonic's Saturn debut, and the 'hog's triumphant equivalent to Super Mario 64.
Ultimately, the project was canned, after leaked footage suggested Sega struggled to translate Sonic's running and jumping into a 3D environment, and the Sega top brass expressed disappointment with the project's direction. It wasn't until Sonic Adventure was released for the Dreamcast that the franchise finally went fully 3D.
However, Kotaku reports that some enterprising types, with far too much time on their hands, are now working on resurrecting the game for the PC.
Ultimately, the project was canned, after leaked footage suggested Sega struggled to translate Sonic's running and jumping into a 3D environment, and the Sega top brass expressed disappointment with the project's direction. It wasn't until Sonic Adventure was released for the Dreamcast that the franchise finally went fully 3D.
However, Kotaku reports that some enterprising types, with far too much time on their hands, are now working on resurrecting the game for the PC.
Though only one level exists at the moment - based upon the Green Hill Zone-esque environment showcased at the 1996 E3 show (which the game's developers are referring to as "The E3 Jade Gully Level) - they're intending to eventually complete the entire game.
You can find out more details here - and here's the team's announcement video:
You can find out more details here - and here's the team's announcement video:
"Coooollllll!!!! I don't know about you, but I can't wait to play a game that was never considered good enough to release 18 years ago!?!!! I'm sure time has been kind to this one!!!!?!!!! Forget survival of the fittest - this is survival of the FASTEST!!!!!??????!! Plus we all know that every Sonic game has been a solid-gold treat, so this is bound to be worth thirty seconds of your time!!!?!!!!!"
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