This week marks the seventh anniversary of Sonic Mania and while there’s no big announcement attached, game developer Christian Whitehead took to social media for the special occasion – sharing some trivia you might not have known.
He detailed the ‘Special Stage UFO’ and how it was “designed to piss you off after you reach the Chaos Emerald and chase you in sudden death”. Fortunately, the team showed mercy in the end:
Other talents who contributed to Sonic Mania also joined the special occasion, including composer Tee Lopes and pixel artist and animator Paul Veer. Lopes decided to celebrate the occasion with an unreleased song, and Veer showed some early sketches:
Sonic Mania was followed by Sonic Mania Plus in 2018, and earlier this year, Evening Star (an indie studio co-founded by Whitehead) released the 3D platformer Penny’s Big Breakaway.
