Headcannon says Sonic Origins is “purely a SEGA-developed product”

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Headcannon previously tweeted that they were “proud to announce that we have been working with SEGA to re-create Sonic 3 & Knuckles for their upcoming Sonic Origins collection!.” However, in a series on tweets published yesterday, the company said that the Sonic Origins compilation is “purely a SEGA-developed product” and that the company didn’t work on the actual collection. However, Headcannon are renowned for developing the Retro Engine version of Sonic 3 and Knuckles. In a series of tweets on Twitter, Headcannon explained they were

“contracted to build a Retro Engine version of S3&K as a separate project from Sega’s Sonic Origins.” So while it’s slightly confusing, it seems as though SEGA’s internal development teams took over the Retro Engine and tweaked it to their satisfaction, while Headcannon clearly played an integral part in its creation.

To address a misunderstanding regarding Headcannon’s involvement in #SonicOrigins– We DID NOT work on Origins itself, nor did we do any additional work on Sonic 1, 2, or CD. We were contracted to build a Retro Engine version of S3&K as a separate project from Sega’s Sonic Origins

— Headcannon (@Head_cannon) May 18, 2022

To further clarify, as it’s been asked, yes, this includes Mission Mode. Sega’s team developed the missions, as well as Boss Rush, Mirror Mode, etc internally. The only distinct mode that Headcannon created was Blue Spheres, and its implementation into Origins was handled by Sega

— Headcannon (@Head_cannon) May 18, 2022