Sega President Teases Possible Sonic "Reboots And Remakes"

Would love to see some older Sonic that’s not the Genesis games ported over for once! I know the 3D games tend to be controversial, but they’d make a nifty compilation title to have on Switch.

I just want a remaster of the Sonic Adventure games, those were my favorites

Sonic games suck, Super Mario all the way!!!

Ooops, sorry just for a second there I thought I was back on the School play ground in 1992

The idea of a "Sonic Reboot" does not instill me with confidence whatsoever, but it's the "Other classic Sega IP" part that has me intrigued. We've already seen modern indie versions of Streets of Rage and Alex Kidd, before anyone forgets.

I just hope they don't mean mobile games. There was a new Shining Force game that was announced and then cancelled before it was released... Mobile gaming is such a pit of death.

Other IP reboots you say? Jet Set Radio, when?

@EarthboundBenjy : "The idea of a "Sonic Reboot" does not instill me with confidence whatsoever,"

Maybe Sugino could have said it better but I don't think he meant reboots as in rebooting the entire Sonic franchise. Notice that he says "reboots", with a 's' at the end. This suggest that he means rebooting some of the 'smaller' subseries or individual games, like for example Riders, Rivals, the Storybook games, Sonic Battle, etc.

i would love yo see the phantasy star series remade or remastered..

Give Golden Axe the Streets of Rage treatment please

@johnedwin
I wonder about Phantasy Star...
So Japan did already get some rather low-budget remakes of Phantasy Star 1 and 2 for the PlayStation 2 a while ago. There are fan translations out there for these versions too.

I played the Phantasy Star 1 remake and didn't really enjoy it compared to the original. They added a lot of extra steps to the critical path (some dungeons you could just walk into on SMS, but on PS2 you now had to talk to a string of NPCs to be granted "permission", and other annoying changes like that)
I also felt like it wasn't all that good graphically. (especially the rather drab looking first-person mazes).

Honestly, I really do think the best version of Phantasy Star 1 is the SEGA AGES port of the original, which is on Switch. The PS2 remake did not enamour me. :/

PSO episode 1&2 for me please!

Well let's hope for Outrun, Super Hang on, Galaxy force, reboots then. Also being as Sega own Technosoft games let's have some new Thunderforce games. With such a rich back catalogue of amazing arcade games the list is long.

@Tomo619 Exactly, and ideally it would be the team behind SoR4. I would also love a new Shinobi.

When Sega are at their thrilling best, that's when they rival Nintendo. Out Run, After Burner, Space Harrier, Sonic rushing through levels (the game actually becomes a bit clunky when you go slow), F-Zero GX, Super Money Ball, thrill rides all. I would say that's where their magic lay (and it was most abundant in the arcades.) And whereas Nintendo continue to surprise and delight, it's been a long time since Sega thrilled me. It will be challenging to reboot something like that whilst making sure the thrill factor feels new and fresh. Definately a challenge for their artists. The have dropped the ball recently, so it's hard to have confidence...so I'll just wait and see.

SKIES OF ARCADIA, PLEASE! Thank you.

Sega big wigs like to make teasing statements to fans of classic Sega every now and then and have done so for years. But always vague and unspecific like they don’t really know what’s what..

I just want an All Stars Transformed sequel. Or more accurately a sequel/remaster with 20 new tracks. Or even more accurately, 18 new tracks, a revamped version of rampart road, and then of course the outrun level.

It sucjs we never got Phantasy Star Online 2 on Switch here. Would've loved that.

The Mega Drive Sonic levels have been rebooted enough... I'd be up for Sonic Adventure or Sonic Heroes (very underrated IMO) remakes though.

Idea for Sega. Jot down on little pieces of paper, the names of every IP you haven't redone endlessly every 2 or 3 years, and chuck them all into a giant bowl, then pick a few out and make those.
I swear if we see the same set of games from the Shenmue Arcade once more....

Sonic Advance series would be interesting.

Dreamcast titles would be nice!

I could be up for Phantasy Star.

Give us Shadow the Hedgehog Remastered cowards!

Many good IPs they have that needs fresh paint. Growlanser, 7th Dragon, Thunder Force, Gunstar Heroes etc.
Also would love a modern remake of Phantasy Star IV and Skies of Arcadia. Sega were also the developers of F-Zero GX so if Nintendo want them to remake that game or continue that franchise I'd be all in for that!

I would be very happy if they made a newer Sonic Adventure remake that has more content than the DX version and has Frontiers style graphics.

Gunvalkyrie, Segagaga, Jet Set Radio, Real Sound: Kaze no Regret, Jûôki, The House of the Dead, The Typing of the Dead...

A free-flying off-rails NiGHTS would be nice, but probably not going to happen.

Yeah, that's what we need, more reboots and remakes. Forget new games, let's just continue to play old games and pay new game prices for them...

Skies of Arcadia says hello

Just give us Mania 2 please... Oh, and also collaborate with the Mania devs more because they have some great ideas - it's almost criminal that their new 3d title looks like such a great fit for a Sonic game yet Sega didn't grant them the IP.

Personally, I would not mind a remaster of the Sonic Adventure games. Those, and Shadow the Hedgehog.

Would like to see Sonic Generations on modern platforms!

Glad to hear they're receiving fan messages now, the connection has been broken for almost 2 decades.

There are three things I'd really like:

• Golden Axe done by LizardCube, similar to Streets of Rage 4. It's important it has the same tone as the original, or swaying towards cartoony like Revenge of Death Adder. Some of the more recent attempts at reviving the series have been too violent and gritty. It needs to be just like the first few.
• A new OutRun. OutRun 2/2006 is still my favourite driving game ever. With the chilled-out music, positive vibe and blue skies, it's just what we need.
• Skies of Arcadia remake or sequel. A genuinely great RPG that lives up to the hype.

There are lots of series that spring to mind, but if I'm honest some of them are just nostalgia. The three above are ones I'd actually buy.

Skies of Arcadia! That is all!

OutRun 3 is overdue, but even a rerelease of OutRun 2 would be great, though I'm not confident SEGA will ever reobtain a Ferrari license for that purpose. So many classic IPs they have left behind though.

NiGHTS, Space Harrier, Altered Beast, Rocket Knight Adventure. REBOOT THEM!

And I’d like to see Rad Mobile come back.

@DropDash
Rocket Knight is Konami, not Sega. There was actually a Sparkster game made for SNES, so it can't've been Sega lol.

The most recent Rocket Knight was actually released for the digital XBLA and PS3 stores in 2010. That's more recent than you might have imagined for one of those mascot platformer games.

Go on, give us the Adventure series on Switch and other new consoles Sega 😉

If I'm not being greedy, I'd just ask for Phantasy Star. If I'm being a greedy goblin on the other hand I'll ask for:
Phantasy Star
Skies of Arcadia
I don't care if it's not a classic give me a new Valkyria Chronicles Sega
Remasters/Remakes of SMT 1 & 2 since Sega owns Atlus now
Crazy Taxi

Please stop ignoring your RPGs Sega! PSO2 NGS is not the answer!

I just want a new Virtua Fighter. It has been way too long.

New Shinobi, please.

@EarthboundBenjy See this is what happens when ya get old. You forget who developed what. Don’t get old. 😉

Sonic trilogy remade?. You know they will make even more money on the first three.

This year I plan to get a Dreamcast. I want to at least get Sonic Adventure 1, Jet Set Radio, Shenmue 1, Power Stone 1, Ecco The Dolphin, Toy Commander, Rayman 2 and Crazy Taxi.

Sega please remaster or remake Skies Of Arcadia. From what I have seen on Youtube the game deserves to be played.

@Jhena dreamcast mini just a fantasy for now but I wish they would. It's a long way off if ever cause they haven't even done the Saturn mini yet. best to get a dreamcast for now like you are.

Just Skies of Arcadia for me please and thanks.

@bones
I love playing with original games and hardware. Even so, a Dreamcast mini would be great and a good way to get the games alot cheaper.

I swear, Sonic is all Sega even cares or talks about anymore. I know some folks here have taken issue with my posts criticizing them for that (some citing various, mostly outsourced-to-third-parties or Kickstarter projects as evidence that Sega still makes games other than Sonic or Yakuza), but look no further than the headlines here at Nintendo Life; the sheer number of Sonic-related news, headlines, and announcements runs circles around most Nintendo IPs and probably gives even Mario and Zelda a run for their money.

So, just a couple of honest, simple questions. First, is anyone else here even the least bit sick and tired of yet more Sonic talk out of Sega, especially when A) they're sitting on a MOUNTAIN of other, incredible and varied IPs for years or even decades now that many of us would readily pay to see again, and B) when most of the Sonic games they've been punching out have been of middling quality and/or been remakes, reboots, or compilations of the same games they figure you'll buy anyway? Second, how many of you would support other Sega IPs if given another opportunity, say like Shining Force, Skies of Arcadia, or a comprehensive Arcade compilation?

Maybe those questions are moot anyway, and the reason is actually quite simple: Sega is so obsessed with "playing it safe" that they've grown completely out of touch with ALL their consumers despite the token surveys they send out every year to try and maintain the farce that they ever listen or care.

Give me a remake of the Sonic Adventure games & Skies of Arcadia and I’m sold!

@ChongLiVsTongPo

In case you hadn't worked it out I was joking.

Try not to take life so seriously

"Sega's president went on to mention how he's received a lot of messages "mainly from users in North America", saying how they feel Sonic is "heading in the right direction" once again."

This is exactly how I feel. Sonic fans since the earliest glory days have been somewhat long suffering but I feel the 2d games, 3d games, and the brand as a whole with movies, tv shows etc are in a stronger position than ever, and Kishimoto is saying ALL the right things and seems to be coming through. Even just watching the Sonic Central streams and getting all the little updates from all the different individuals on different teams like the heads of marketing, merchandise, comics, animation, the new "lore" consultant dude, everyone seems so passionate and onboard and true fans, trying to make the IP the best it can be and finally have a more consistent quality. Pretty much everyone on the teams at every level are genuine fans, many of whom were hired from social media because they were producing their own Sonic fan games, fan art, animations, music, comics... and the level of genuine interaction with the fanbase and listening to feedback rather than just paying lipservice to it is unprecidented for a brand of this size. And unlike the 90s, the Japanese teams are truly listening to the ideas, advice and opinions of the American team. I truly feel positive about Sonic projects moving forward.

I think this is why I and many other feel so much more strongly loyal to Sonic as a "brand" than to other games that I may enjoy just as much - I love Mario games just as much as Sonic ones, in fact I rate Mario 64 higher than any Sonic game, its my #2 favourite game of all time! But I don't feel like Nintendo even slightly cares my opinion on their games or IP, and if I made a fan game, fan art or even YouTube video I'd more likely be sued than hired. I know there are good reasons for why Nintendo can't treat Mario as Sega do Sonic, and in many ways its meant the quality of Mario products has been more consistent. But while I always buy every single game and play and enjoy them, I don't have that same emotional connection to the brand as it feels more corporate and less "for me" specifically.

Don't really care for Sonic but I've always liked Sega's catalogue of JRPGs. I would love to see Sega remake the Phantasy Star games since in my opinion those are long overdue or make one that's focused on a traditional single player experience. Same with Skies of Arcadia, some sort of HD remaster would be nice.

Then there's the Sakura Wars games which most of them still haven't got official Western releases and Valkyria Chronicles 3. There's lots of things they can remake or localize still.

How about just remakes Sega, Sonic 06 & Sonic Boom were attempted reboots and... yeah...

Though I'd prefer seeing a few more spin-offs too. A new Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing would be cool. A Chao Garden Virtual Pet game filled with a bunch of mini games to earn Rings and compete with the Chao would be a Day One purchase from me.

@Poodlestargenerica yeah somethign that doesn't goteam sonic racing route

I would not mind a remake of the Sonic Game Gear/MS games. Altered Beast or at least a Sega All-star fighter with guest characters. Super Thunder Blade, Shadow Dancer 2d remake of both the arcade and genesis games I need my floor flipping and dog distraction.

I have always loved the characters in the Sonic universe. A new Sonic JRPG could be awesome if they did it right.

A “Pilot Wings” style game starring Tails would be amazing.

I know I am probably the only person on the planet, but Big the Cat is one of my favorite video game characters. A “Legend of the River King” type game with him it would be my dream game.

Sonic ‘06 remake. Do it.

@LimitedPower Agreed. A collection of the GameCube era Sonic titles would be pretty cool to have on newer consoles. Both the enhanced Adventure titles, Heroes, and maybe a couple of the spin-offs like Riders and the Shadow game.

So, is that true Sonic Superstars will be No Game Over screen since I didn't see multiple lives ?

@EarthboundBenjy after all, the last reboot they did for sonic was a bit of a clusterfudge. 06 didnt exactly turn out great for them thats for sure

@Member_the_game NUH UHH SONIC WOULD KICK MARIO'S ASS DUDE HES FASTER AND COOLER

@Anti-Matter Sonic Origins has no lives / gameover (unless you set it to "classic mode") so I would expect Superstars won't either.

@fpcreator2000 When you say a remake of the 8-bit Sonics, are you thinking of a straightforward graphical overhaul, or a more dramatic reimagining?

On a related note, be sure to check out the fan-made Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit remake, if you haven't already done so!

Yes a Skies of Arcadia and Golden Axe Warrior remake would be nice.

What do they mean by “reboot?”

Having never played them, I'd love to get the Adventure games and Sonic Generations on Switch someday. Even a port of Lost World--I never beat it, but I thought it was good.

When they say SEGA revivals...could...could it possibly mean Skies of Arcadia?
Please say yes.

Crazy Taxi omg

I've always wanted Golden Axe to return to its side-scrolling roots with the benefit of modern tech. Would settle for Revenge of Death Adder finally scoring a port

They should get Naughty Dog to do them. I'm sure they've got to be experts at remakes and remasters by now.

Would love to see a remastered version of the crazy taxi games!

@fpcreator2000 @smoreon @Bunkerneath One of my hobby side projects for the last year or so has been developing an Origins style remake of the four 8bit Sonic Platformers with all the bells and whistles you could want as far as multiple playable characters, customising the movesets, skins, HUD etc to emulate your favourite Sonic game's look and style of play.

I'm also turning the code into a mulipurpose Sonic engine for people to make their own fangames, and my own "Mania 2" style game to show what it can do. I'm currently trying to get splitscreen multiplayer working, I've already got partners working for single player (IE Sonic and Tails, Knuckles & Amy, or whatever combination you want). I've recently brought in all the Chaotix characters too, so I'm considering implementing the ring-rubberband mechanic for those that might want it for their games.

Skies of Arcadia port for modern consoles, please and thanks

@samuelvictor Nice! I look forward to hearing more about this as it comes together.

@smoreon Thanks! It'll either be at SAGE this year or next depending on how much free time I get

@samuelvictor very nice! do you have a site or a page we can follow the progress on?

@smoreon graphical overhaul. 2d ala Sonic Origins or 3d ala Superstars.

Thanks for the info regarding the 16bit triple trouble remake.

@fpcreator2000 @smoreon @Bunkerneath Sorry I didn't respond earlier, I've been taking a mental health break from social media, but wanted to let you guys know progress on the 8bit Sonic remakes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUTkCp485BA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTiAmOH8MM

The entire collection (along with other titles like Chaotix and the 16bit spinoffs) should be complete by SAGE '24. You can follow progress on the channel. Hope this is taken in the spirit intended and not seen as spam. If so, sorry 😇

@samuelvictor No worries, thanks for remembering!