Ok a lot to get through
might be difficult to schedule across timezones though with me being away on weekends quite often
This could be the biggest obstacle, I think everyone who is interested should give general times where they would be available and in UTC (GMT) if possible. I know myself and Proxima are in (GMT+1) so what is everyone else's timezone? (Nessy, geoo and 607)
I know my availability will be all over the place, at least if some of us have static and consistent availability at particular times, that could be a nice jumping off point.
But dying might not be such a big deal, if you can restart from the level you ended at if you game over.
If you game over, we can allow you to use the level select "cheat" to get back to the level you were at if you have no continues left.
(I've also got Sonic Advance)
Sonic 1 Game Gear
Sonic Advance is more faster paced than the Genesis games I find, as long as you're comfortable with Sonic on Genesis/Mega Drive then you should be ok
Sadly we're sticking to Steam games, you're welcome to record the game another way on consoles if you want but you might be at a disadvantage due to the consoles being slower possibly, it would also raise a question whether that is a fair race really.
I also suggested sticking to Steam versions for simplicity to allow more people to take part. As long as you are able to record the game in some form, I'd say that is acceptable.
GlitchesRegarding glitches, I think we're all in agreement that they are out of the question in these races.
To clear up what Nessy said
There is one slight concern I have that isn't a big deal but when a player reaches the goal they get more points if they got there faster. That means that a player can get to the goal at a faster time than the other players but since they have to wait for a larger score to count down the other players have the potential to catch up. Perhaps this is just a simple fix as we don't allow intentionally slowing down to do this. I think we have good trust here so no one will do it intentionally anyway. The only thing I can think of is that some people might go out of their way to collect rings or lives for the run (I'll definitely be one of those people) but I don't consider this intentionally trying to get a lower score to catch up to other players.
Intentionally slowing down to avoid the higher score bonus is allowed, it's entirely up to you. As long as you are playing the game without glitches then it is legit.
CharactersRegarding characters, I could set up a poll about that but I'm not going to, I'd rather people replied with their choices. The options are
Sonic only
Tails only
Sonic and Tails (no Tails assist allowed)
Sonic and Tails (Tails assist allowed)
The reason I mention Tails assist is because geoo brought this up, this was implemented in Sonic Mania when playing as Sonic and Tails where you can press a button combination to get Tails flying and then you jump into him as Sonic, Tails will then carry Sonic for a limited amount of time until he can no longer fly. While in this state, you can move Tails carrying Sonic upwards quite a significant amount which is why this is a valid point of discussion, it's not urgent to the first race since it's a Sonic only game anyway.
I think it is possible to get this Tails assist to work in Steam versions of Sonic 3 and Knuckles.
I don't think anyone is objecting to excluding Knuckles either so we'll leave him out.
First RaceMe, Nessy and Proxima have already decided the first race will be Sonic 1 on Genesis, we thought it was best to start on the very first game and it's a nice way to ease into it on a significantly shorter Sonic game.
Again as mentioned above when it will be will be a question of availability.
So I assume there will be 5 of us (Myself, Proxima, Nessy, geoo and 607) and Sonic 1 should only take 1-2 hours depending on how good you are.
My availabilityLuckily I do know when my days off are up until October 28th so I'm available all day (mostly!) on these days.
September: Tues 18, Wed 19, Sun 23, Thurs 27
October: Thurs 4, Fri 5, Sun 7, Mon 8, Tues 16, Wed 17, Fri 26, Sat 27
However on my working days.
On the following weeks, my shift pattern is
12pm-9pm: W/C 24th Sept and 15th October - I can do much later times on these weeks (up until possibly 12am).
6am-3pm: W/C 17th Sept and 8th October - I can do early evening times (4-8pm) on these weeks but not later than.
Any other weeks, it's more unpredictable than this.