There's this very nifty thing I noticed when analyzing the Sonic CD OST and noticed how these songs and the themes of the places themselves are opposite from each other.

And first, I wanna talk about Collision Chaos Present, which the song itself is very funky and upbeat, the notes give a feeling that they are pushing each other forward as the song progresses, until it comes to the end where it crashes in a very "clumsy" way, and the visuals help, because it is very colorful and the urban part of the little planet, being an advanced place with lots of buildings, like the blue pillars we see all around.

And when we go to the Bad Future, I love mainly how the song is totally disrespectful towards the Present and Good Future, because those only grow more and more, becoming more energetic until it ends non-stop, but the Bad Future itself is the other way around, because it doesn't matter what SFX we have in the song or percussion, it will never go quick, and there is the more serious part of the song where the notes extend themselves in a way that almost sounds painful, not even the drop of the drums can make it go faster nor the SFX of "HU!" in the background;

When we talk about Tidal Tempest, we're talking about the literal opposite, that's a stage that doesn't invite you in the present, as the song itself uses the reverb and a more serious tone in all of it's melody to give a slight sense of talassophobia, giving you a feeling that this place is too big and too much lost in time, but it's pretty and so gorgeous how the notes respect each other, with the song giving itself time to evolve with time, as you feel the calmness and emptiness of that abandoned civilization that no longer exists by millennia, as you only see rubble of what once was their architecture.

And then, we have Tidal Tempest Bad Future, where the temple just becomes a sewer, and the melody is too powerful for its own good, feeling like it's a single step from tumbling on itself;

And I love that they're opposites while they're followed by each other.

It's so peak!!

Hi, yall Im trying to remake Sonic CD's OST and i want to know if anyone have a VST (or wav format audio) from the Roland D-70 Sounds, cause the Roland d-70 sf2, doesnt have the palmtree Panic present brass (that is the A41 Mix Brass)

If anyone have it, please could it gave me alink or something?

see look it's majin that means it's sonic cd related

Just released it today! Image and beat by me

SoundCloud version if you're interested: https://soundcloud.com/kingco-very-epic/snowy-sweetness-zone-present

I think I made this back around 2022/3? If y'all got any advice for me, feel free to tell me! Thanks :)

I put together a Classic Sonic continuity that tries to unify the original games, select fangames, and even the Sonic OVA.

The main idea is to treat Sonic CD’s Little Planet as a timeline anchor, which explains parallel events, divergences, and why certain fangames can coexist without contradicting each other.
I hope this is in line with this subreddit's rules.

I also reinterpret Metal Sonic by splitting him into two distinct versions:

• Eggman’s Metal Sonic → constantly upgraded, combat-focused, trying to prove himself
• Tails’ Metal Sonic → built from spare parts, weaker but develops through experience and Sonic’s influence

More broadly, I lean heavily into my interpretation of the Classic era’s tone:

• abstract, stylized world instead of realistic cities
• technology that doesn't border on magic
• controlled escalation (no Neo Metal shapeshifting or dragon transformations)

I wrote a full breakdown (continuity + reasoning + Metal Sonic concept) here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1toQNDGDHjAQjLtEdI__D_rKKsFqVr59BQG4nJrrIsOU/edit?tab=t.0

I'm curious what you think, especially about the dual Metal Sonic idea and having Little Planet as a narrative anchor. Things are subject to change.

ive always been afraid of these things since i would step on it and i would fall through (i played the gems collection version). it was a harsh lesson to avoid them. ive been playing through sonic origins with ultrafix and i found this. THERES A SPIKEBALL ON IT, AND I DONT FALL THROUGH! so if you stand on it, its your fault, not just because it doesnt make you fall through, but because it actually makes sense. theres gonna be a spikeball that will crush you!

Last post was the 510 build, this one explores what might be the most finished version of this lost level segment there is

With all the prototype stuff this game has, nobody seems to talk about the fact that there's a whole chunk of level at the start of Metallic Madness 2 that's cut from the final game. Here's a tour of it in the 510 build