Fan shows how Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Ep. 1 music should sound

[Deleted_171835]

When I heard the first song from Sonic the Hedgehog 4...I wanted to cry. This music, in my opinion, isn't very good at all. The only thing that sounds old-school is that one drum beat in the background. Even without the old-school flare, this song is just boring to me! Thankfully, another Sonic fan out there agrees. Better yet, he did a 16-bit remix of this track, and turned it into something that puts a huge smile on my face.

Original



Fan Made Version



I like the fan-made version much more than Sega's version. I shouldn't complain, though. At least Sega didn't destroy the gameplay in this game based on what I've seen about it like they did with all the other Sonic games.

Source: GoNintendo

 

[Hop2089]

I like both but the fan version is better.

 

[raulpica]

The original one SUCKS compared to the fan-made one.

 

[Deleted User]

The fan-made one sounds much better than the original. I agree with the comment on the gameplay though, but if that's the music of the game I'll have to mute it in the options menu, which will hopefully be possible.

 

[Slyakin]

The fan-made one sounds much better than the original. I agree with the comment on the gameplay though, but if that's the music of the game I'll have to mute it in the options menu, which will hopefully be possible.

Or you can mute your TV.

 

[Deleted_171835]

The fan-made one sounds much better than the original. I agree with the comment on the gameplay though, but if that's the music of the game I'll have to mute it in the options menu, which will hopefully be possible.

Or you can mute your TV.

Sound effects will be gone too. :[

 

[Deleted User]

The fan-made one sounds much better than the original. I agree with the comment on the gameplay though, but if that's the music of the game I'll have to mute it in the options menu, which will hopefully be possible.

Or you can mute your TV.

Sound effects will be gone too. :[

Yes, playing without sound effects would really suck. It's released on XBLA isn't it? If it is, I can download a trial and check it out before I buy it.

 

[RupeeClock]

Well holy SHIT.
What sounded so bad now sounds amazing!

I actually thought there might've been something wrong with the composition, but wow!

 

[FlameTakuya]

I thought the official music was okay when I heard it.

But WOW, doers the fan made version pwn it like mad. Hands down the better one.

 

[redact]

they are both meh, move on people

 

[GameDragon]

I do kinda agree they are pretty meh, but the fan made version is better hands down.

 

[Forstride]

They sound extremely similar in terms of instruments. I don't see why everyone has to make a big fuss about it. It's not supposed to be so retro that they have to use sound tracks based off of the 16-bit sounds. In my opinion, they both sound good, and whatever else is in the game will be what it is, not what the fans want it to be.

 

[zuron7]

The original is much better but the fan made one matches the shape of track more.

 

[Juanmatron]

We MUST hack the game to put fan music! But, wait, is channel format right?

 

[YayMii]

The fan-made one sounds much better than the original. I agree with the comment on the gameplay though, but if that's the music of the game I'll have to mute it in the options menu, which will hopefully be possible.

Or you can mute your TV.

Sound effects will be gone too. :[

Yes, playing without sound effects would really suck. It's released on XBLA isn't it? If it is, I can download a trial and check it out before I buy it.

BTW, most (if not all) Xbox 360 games have a custom soundtrack feature. So if you don't like the default music, load up the Xbox Guide and play mp3s of the 16-bit songs.

 

[shadow1w2]

Genesis style chiptunes for the win.
The overall music itself, not very sonic like.
Maybe more Ristar ish but not even that good.
More like cruddy Sonic Advance music all over again.
Good enough to play a game with but not fun or invigorating like the genesis games.
Really sounds more Pokemon ish than Sonic ish.
Though it'll fit the level design. Knowing DIMPS they probably still think its a good idea to put walls and endless pits right after a blind jump.

(not to mention blind jumps to small floating platforms over an insta death pit after a long smooth run just to piss everyone off I mean its a sonic game isnt it? Why do they think thats good design

)

Kudos to the guy that made this better version of a sadly oddly placed song.

Sounds tons better with genesis sounds ofcourse. (dunno why they don't just go 16-bit and save themselves the effort, could probably focus more on the horrid level design {compared to classic sonic games} )

 

[Hop2089]

If you see the vid on YT there's a download link to the song, I even have the song on my PSP.

 

[Elritha]

I didn't think either was that great to listen to. I guess the fan one is marginally better.

 

[GameSoul]

The fan-made one sounds like some high-class menu music.

 

[Demonbart]

Wow, the fan-made one is so much better, Sega should hire that guy!