You may remember how Sonic Manie developer Headcannon was involved with Sonic Origins. Now, following the announcement of Sonic Origins Plus, the developer of “indie games and utilities” has confirmed that it has “once again” worked with Sega to update the project.
In a long series of tweets, it explained how it helped put Amy in the spotlight, helped with Knuckles in Sonic CD, and was able to provide “a few additional updates and improvements” to make this collection “the best it can be”. Here is the announcement in its entirety:
Main cannon: Coming – Sonic Origins Plus! We are happy to announce that we have once again collaborated with SEGA to update this project; you know we can’t resist Sonic! Here’s some of what you can look forward to in Origins Plus:
We were excited to hear that SEGA wanted to make Amy playable, and we couldn’t resist the chance to help bring her into the spotlight! New playable characters need new sprites, including our own @AStartShow he was certainly up to the design task while @DashPadSPD performed data management.
Knuckles is now also playable on Sonic CD! As well as including a playable Amy, we were delighted to offer some new graphics to complement SEGA’s efforts to make this possible.
Along with SEGA’s work on updating the collection, we’ve also been able to deliver a few additional updates and improvements to make the title the best it can be! We appreciate their openness to our feedback and suggestions.
We are very proud to have played a part in bringing out the best in this collection; Sega put a lot of trust in us by allowing this, and we really appreciate it! We can’t wait for you to experience it!
As previously revealed, Sonic Origins will add 12 Game Gear games. And as mentioned above, there will even be some new playable characters. It arrives on June 23rd and this time it will be a physical release. You can find out more in the announcement post:
