User:SkyTheWanderer/Sandbox

Gameplay

The game starts with the main intro reminiscent of the classic 1991 Sega Genesis title, Sonic the Hedgehog. However, this intro is changed by a sudden shift in scenery. Sonic changes into a form of himself with pitch-black eyes and fiery red pupils. The game then cuts into a character selection screen, giving players the choice of three characters. Each character can be unlocked progressively in the order they're introduced.

Tails route

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If Tails is chosen, players starts on Act 1 as Tails in the "HILL" area. The background features a reversed version of the Green Hill Zone theme. The level mirrors the original Green Hill Zone, but now rendered as an empty space. Players can go left or right, though the left path offers no significant events. Proceeding forward reveals a gruesome scene—lifeless animal corpses hang from trees, with their intestines gruesomely exposed. After encountering dead animals, the music abruptly stops. Soon after, Tails encounters Sonic with closed eyes. A cutscene unfolds as Tails approaches Sonic amidst increasing static, accompanied by eerie white noise. As Sonic's eyes open, the screen fades to black, and the text appears: "Hello, Do You Want To Play With Me?" This marks the beginning of a hide-and-seek level. Tails finds himself in a burning Angel Island Zone, with flames in the background. As players progress, a scene unfolds requiring them to outrun Sonic. Escaping proves inefficient, as Sonic.exe catches and killed Tails in a cutscene where Tails cries, accompanied by a scream from the 1988 film "Slugs."

Knuckles route

With Tails' fate killed by Sonic.exe, players assume control of Knuckles, who has an ability to punch by using the "X" key. The game shifts to "YOU CAN'T RUN", set in the Scrap Brain Zone. This echoes Tails' experience, with static effects and a blood-stained terrain. Sonic.exe would then appear in front of Knuckles, with the ominous message: "FOUND YOU." This triggers a battle against Sonic.exe, who teleports behind Knuckles every time when approached. Despite Knuckles' efforts, a cutscene plays wherein Knuckles appears fatigued, and Sonic approaches behind him, ultimately ending his life.

Robotnik route

The game shifts to Dr. Robotnik as the last playable character. Appearing in a Marble Zone world labeled "...," the level is set in a castle with walls covered in blood and ghostly blue flames. As Robotnik walks down the staircase, the scene becomes erratic, culminating in Sonic.exe's intervention. An abrupt static screen transitions to an image of Sonic.exe with the text "I AM GOD" (only in the old version), followed by eerie silence. This scene depicts Green Hill Zone in flames, Sonic.exe moving past mutilated Knuckles, Tails, and Robotnik. An effort to escape triggers another image of Sonic.exe grinning with the phrase "I AM GOD". The screen shifts to an image featuring Japanese text and Sonic.exe in the background, accompanied by an eerie melody from the game's song Crytopia.

Secret ending route

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While playing as Tails, progress until you come upon the remains of deceased animals strewn across the ground and among the palm trees and run to take the left path. Navigating through this will guide you onto an unfamiliar level. In this location, you'll spot Sonic positioned below. Upon making contact with Sonic, more static follows, accompanied by the message "The fire awaits." Subsequently, Tails returns to HILL. As you proceed left, you'll notice a luminous black ring that you can collect.

When assuming the role of Knuckles, proceed along the same leftward path as Tails. Upon reaching a sizeable pit, jumping into it sets off a series of glitches alongside the message "Don't like playing by the rules?" Keep moving forward to the FFFFFFFFF course, where Knuckles encounters a succession of "hypnotizing" screens. Navigating through these distorted words ultimately leads to a definitive message: "YOU'RE NEXT," followed by static. Knuckles subsequently returns to "You can't run" and continues to the left, discovering a second radiant black ring that they can collect.

As Robotnik, begin by veering to the right and then proceed to the left, following a route akin to that of Tails and Knuckles. As you opt for the left path, static emerges, leading Robotnik to an unnamed course. Text becomes visible: "Why do you persist in fighting? My game has only just commenced." Further static follows, and Robotnik returns to "...". Move left once more to locate the third black ring, available for you to collect.

After obtaining all 3 black rings, the game wraps up and transitions to an image that brings to mind the Japanese text, now translated into English. The text conveys: "There is a way to release ourselves. A spell to obtain our souls once more. But we must speak it — but when we speak — No sound. We are all deaf. So failure is inevitable. And I regret ever entering my internal bet with the devil inside of me. Immortality vs. soul snatching. Gary Crook vs. Jake Shanley. Ambition is overrated." Following this, the display shifts to an unnamed static course, and the player assumes control of the authentic Sonic. Advancing to the right, they will come across the phrase: "You had a chance to complay, but now you've come too far." Upon finishing the course, final words emerge: "The time has come for your soul to join theirs." A visage of Sonic.exe surfaces, Sonic vanishes (his fate remains unknown), followed by a malevolent, distorted laugh. Japanese text emerges amid the static.