Game Idea I had. (Sonic Drift?)

[Jim Prower]

Please, if this is the wrong forum, move this thread.

Sonic The Hedgehog racing game idea that I've had for awhile. If you were expecting Go-karts....well...uhhh....

The premise: Sonic and friends are now all driving cars, real-world, licensed cars. Eggman’s holding a race to prove the dominance of his new “Egg Driver” robot, and it’s up to Sonic (again) to keep Robotnik in his rearview mirrors.

Races are conducted in various locales, different places and times. Touge battles, Wangan-style highway races, Street Circuits and road courses, Drift battles and time trials, all part of the run. Basic playthrough is similar to Electronic Art’s more recent Need for Speed games, as you participate in races that pop up in a free roam mode throughout different regions, while the actual races are more like Genki’s Kaido Battle and Shutoko Battle. Driving real world automobiles, and adding functional upgrades, along with fairly realistic (though no Gran Turismo, thankfully) physics is what separates this from less serious character racing games, like MarioKart and Crash Team Racing. There are Speed, Power and Fly characters, a trait since Sonic Heroes, but this time, it has more to do with the types of cars: Speed characters have ultra-fast cars, Power (Accel) characters have big Musclecars with fantastic acceleration, and Fly (Handle) Characters have light cars that grip the road like nobody’s business. As well, Characters have nicknames, similar to those seen in Kaido Battle. No CG other than automobiles and roads in the game's cutscenes, basically like Initial D, if you've even seen that Anime.

After you beat Egg Driver, you’ll be summoned by a mysterious “World Champ” to prove that you’re really all that.

Character list

Super Sonics
Sonic the Hedgehog - Toyota Supra JZA80 - Mach 5
Miles “Tails” Prower - Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 - Lightning (after the P-38. Two tails, get it?)
Knuckles the Echidna - Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 - Fists

Babylon Rogues
Jet the Hawk - Mazda Efini RX-7 FD3S (RE- Amemiya kit) - Wind Rider
Wave the Swallow - Mazda MX-5 Miata NB - Violet Waves
Storm the Albatross - Mazda RX-8 FE3S - Thunder

Chaotix
Vector the Crocodile - Pontiac GTO - Mean Green
Espio the Chameleon - Honda S2000 - Ninja Power
Charmy the Bee – Dodge Neon SRT-4 - Superbee

Freedom Fighters
Sally Acorn - Mazda Savanna RX-7 FC3S - Freedom Fighter
Antoine D’Coolette - Renault Clio Sport V6 24V - Viva La France
Bunnie Rabbot - Dodge Challenger Concept - Dixie

Route 99 Special Team
Sam Thorndike - Caparo T1 Pursuit - Lawman #1
Lamborghini Gallardo Pursuit – Lawman #2
Porsche 993 Carrera Pursuit – Lawman #3

Not in a team
Amy Rose - Audi TT (DTM bodykit) - Pinks
Cream the Rabbit - VW Rabbit - Ears
Shadow The Hedgehog - Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nur R34 - Black Bullet Wound
Rouge the Bat - Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 - Sky Spy
Blaze the Cat - Nissan 350Z Z33 - Flashfire
Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik - 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery - The Walrus
Nack the Weasel - Chrysler 300C SRT-8 - Gunner

Egg Driver - Mitsubishi HSR II Concept - Invincible

Jim Prower - Dodge Charger R/T 426 '69 - World Champ/Red Nine

((I must admit, the Princess Elise/Lotus Elise pun was hard to resist, but I decided against))

“Unknown” drivers
Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX AE86 - Ghost of Haruna
Toyota Sprinter Trueno GTV AE86 (TRD) – Dori-Dori
Mazda Efini RX-7 FD3S Type-R - Rotary Bro. #2
Mazda Savanna RX-7 FC3S Infinii III - Rotary Bro. #1
Nissan Skyline GT-R Vspec II R32 - Night Kid
Hinda Civic SiR II EG6 - Gum Tape
Nissan Sileighty ERPS13 - Impact Blue
NIssan Fairlady 240Z S30 - Devil Z
Gemballa 964 Turbo - Blackbird
Nissan Silvia Spec-R Aero S15 - N.O.B.
Nissan Skyline 2.5GT-T 4-Door ER34 - Nomuken
Ford Gran Torino '75 - Zebra 3
Dodge Charger R/T 440 '69 - Lost Sheep
Hudson Hornet '51 - Doc
Mitsubishi Eclipse - NOS
Nissan 240SX RPS13 - Hi-wing
Scion xB - Woofer
Plymouth 'Cuda 440-6 - Hot Rod
Plymouth Superbird 426 '70 - The King
Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V - Game Master (Suggested by a friend, fanfic author who owns a Sentra SE IRL)
DeLorean DMC-12 - Out of Time
Shelby Mustang GT500-E - Gone
Mustang GT 390 '68 - Steve

Undrivered cars (can be raced in arcade mode, also, there are normal versions of character cars)
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec R33
Ruf Rt12
Ruf CTR3
Lamborghini Gallardo Superlegerra
Audi RS4
Dodge Charger SRT8
Chevrolet Camaro Concept
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III-VI-IX
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R-RA FD3S
Honda Civic Type R EK9
Honda Integra Type R DC2
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe

Regions
Green Mountain (Green Hill)
Babel Canyon (Babylon Desert)
Station Square and Route 99
New Mobiotropolis
Egg stadium
Final circuit

Arcade Stages
Haruna
Hakone
Tsukuba Circuit
Wangan highway
Fuji Speedway
Nurburgring Nordschleife

Co developers: Sega, Genki

So how harebrained are we?

 

[Keichi Tsuchiya]

Hmmm...isthis a race series for GT4? If so I'm sticking w/ Shadow.

 

[Jim Prower]

No, It's an idea for an actual videogame that I've been playing around with for about a year now. It's nothing too horribly serious.

 

[Tornado]

Sonic The Hedgehog racing game idea that I've had for awhile. If you were expecting Go-karts....well...uhhh....

That, when combined with the thread title, is either the very best inside joke I have ever seen or the very best unintentional irony I have ever seen.
I wouldn't want Sega touching it, nor would I want Sonic to be a Supra (the TVR Sagaris just screams Sonic). Now would I want any SatAM/Archie characters in it, because as awesome as that would be, Sega would just screw it up.

 

[Jim Prower]

Not to mention, a 4Kids chara (Sam Throndyke = Sonic X, chris's uncle, and the guy with the F1 car.) with the Caparo. As for the Supra/Sagaris idea...I actually like the Supra better. I know, the Sagaris is wicked fast, but I can't see Sonic in a british car.

 

[MasterGT-R34]

I think it would be a very intersting game that i would like to play if sega can take a page out of enthusia/foriza and the cars aren't to goofy. Would their be any modifications And I mean add turbos and stuff NOT LIKE GADGET RACERS!!!!!!!!!

 

[MasterGT-R34]

for sonics car what about the CCX?

 

[MasterGT-R34]

oh yeah what about the Delorean?

 

[Jim Prower]

Uhhhh.....well...triple post.

next time, use the edit button.

ANY-hoo, The gameplay would be simialr to NFS: Carbon...that is, the free-roam part, less the cops and, in some cases, the traffic. Physics would be like Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift, as would modifications. (No autosculpt, bodykits from real vendors.) There'd be some urban circuits, some mountain races, professional circuit races, and Wangan-type highway battles.

On Sonic's car...no, the CCX is too expensive a car for Sonic's tastes. I dont' see Sonic in an exotic; yeah, he's a bit of an extrovert, but I don't think he's a rich snob. That's why I like the Supra: something to tune with his own two hands. Or Tails's. Can't keep that kid away from a machine for the life of him.

I thought about the Delorean as a character car, but I've already got a "Doc." (Play on Doc Hudson)

Hmm...what about "out of time"...like the plates on the B2TF DMC-12...

 

[barryl85]

There was a sonic racing game on the saturn - some was on foot tho.

I think something like this would be fun but i cant see alot of people taking it seriously.

Idea is cool tho, but a major issue is with an iconic game like sonic or mario the player wants to visibly see the character - if they were all in cars then it kind of makes the game a bit pointless.

Thats why mario kart is in karts so you can see the characters - maybe the cars in your game could be all convertibles.

 

[Jim Prower]

Ah, a good point. I do remember that there was a Sonic Drift for Game gear, they were all karts. and then there's Riders, with boards, skates, and bikes.

But I think if the storyline's interesting enough, you can get away with it. Perhaps Star Fox/Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune type "talkie" characters.

 

[MasterGT-R34]

Puls I don't want to see Eggman's big head blocking my view as I take the Wangan

Would this be in the Future or just a Alternate universe?

Also would there be any power-ups?

 

[Danny]

Cream the Rabbit

No thankyou.

On an unrelated note, I'd play it. It sounds cool.

 

[Jim Prower]

No thankyou.

On an unrelated note, I'd play it. It sounds cool.

oh, come on, think about it, she'd be a TEENAGER by this time.

 

[Danny]

I don't really think that's appropriate behaviour with a rabbit.

 

[Jim Prower]

You knew I was joking around, right?

 

[Danny]

I am aware. Are you aware that so was I?

 

[TopHat]

I'd play it! SOunds cool.

 

[Jim Prower]

Oh, If only I had a job at Sega...

 

[Tornado]

Not to mention, a 4Kids chara (Sam Throndyke = Sonic X, chris's uncle, and the guy with the F1 car.) with the Caparo.

No thanks. Sonic X was for gays and hookers. And, more realistically, stupid little kids. Season 2 was fricken' sweet like a Trans Am, though.
Anyways, Sam Speed was his name.

Oh, If only I had a job at Sega...

Could you disban Sonic Team if that occurs? Thank you. Naka already left, so you wouldn't need to fire him.

I do remember that there was a Sonic Drift for Game gear, they were all karts.

Ah, so it was an intentional joke.
Anyways, I would literally buy an arcade cabinet if Namco collaborated and released this game using the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune engine.

 

[Jim Prower]

No thanks. Sonic X was for gays and hookers. And, more realistically, stupid little kids. Season 2 was fricken' sweet like a Trans Am, though.
Anyways, Sam Speed was his name.

Technically, he was a Thorndyke, if I remember correctly, you could be right, though.

Could you disban Sonic Team if that occurs? Thank you. Naka already left, so you wouldn't need to fire him.

probably not. But my team'd be Scuderia Prower.

Ah, so it was an intentional joke.
Anyways, I would literally buy an arcade cabinet if Namco collaborated and released this game using the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune engine.

Yes, it was...I guess. I mean, I didnt' know how many remembered the original Sonic Drift. Also, wasn't WM:MT also worked on by Genki?

By the by...I just got some ideas for hidden cars...In a limited-production Nintendo Wii exclusive version.

Space Dynamics Landmaster - Dogfighter (Fox McCloud)
Honda RA300 - Plumber (Mario - I remember a Mariokart game where his vehicle looked like one.)
'59 Cadillac Eldroado - GUNNA WEEN! (Guess...)
Blue Falcon (Wheeled version) - Formula 0 (Captain Falcon)

 

[MasterGT-R34]

Why not thow in some Ridge racer cars for the PS2 or PS3 version.

(Gotta Love the Pac man Car!)

Oh yeah for the wangan would you have actual Trafic? That would make it cool.

 

[Jim Prower]

Why not thow in some Ridge racer cars for the PS2 or PS3 version.

(Gotta Love the Pac man Car!)

Oh yeah for the wangan would you have actual Trafic? That would make it cool.

Well...If I could get Namco's permission, remember, I'm at Sega, working with Genki (Kaido Battle, Shutoko Battle, WM:MT) on this one, not Namco. I'd be more likely to get more D1 cars for PS2/PS3/Xbox than anything else.

((And if i DID include Namco cars in it, It'd be the Corolla and Hiace form WM:MT))

The Wangan, Route 99 (F1 Chase scene in Sonic X), and the streets of Station Square and New Mobiotropolis would have traffic, I imagine, and Hell, I could do that for the Nordschliefe, make it like a real-life trackday. Imagine whipping past an 80hp Fiat to be blown off by a GT3 RSR

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