Cinematic + stage intro before stage starts.There is also no timer (sorry speedrunners!). Sonic has all basic movements from Sonic 1 but lacks look up and double-jump powers (there are no item boxes for shields anyway). Sega Games Co., Ltd owns the Sonic the Hedgehog trademark and copyrights on the original assets. Pico sonic is a fan game distributed for free and is not endorsed by Sega. However, I do respect the (compressed) characters limit for each cartridge.

Consider it a technical demo with some exploration challenge.ĭisclaimer: the game runs on a patched version of PICO-8 that doesn't have the original token count limitation. The project was started as a personal challenge and was meant to be a fully-fledged fan game, but I eventually dropped many features to focus on Sonic's main movements and the exploration of the stage. Various classic Sonic games were used as reference, including the 8-bit games (Game Gear and Master System), which have sprites closer to PICO-8's resolution and color palette, and the GBA titles, which have more clear-cut graphics. It features a simplified version of Angel Island Act 1 with some tweaks. Pico sonic is a partial demake of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 made with PICO-8.

The 8 Pico Emeralds have been scattered! Sonic arrives on Pico Island, ready to collect them all! If you experience audio crackling when playing the web version on mobile with Chrome/Opera/Vivaldi, please try another browser like Firefox or download the standalone version. If you experience audio lag when playing the web version on PC with Firefox, please try another browser like Chrome/Opera/Vivaldi, or download the standalone version.

Sonic 1 mobile port sprites