Sonic Mania

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Sonic Mania
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Franchise Sonic the Hedgehog
Developed by
  • PagodaWest Games
  • Headcannon
Published by Sega
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
Genre Platform
First LP
Played by
Featuring
Intro theme "Green Hill Zone"
by TOY
Outro theme "Friends"
by Hyper Potions
Original run August 17 –
October 15, 2017
No. of episodes 42
Episode length 11–30 minutes
Playlist link
Playlist length 12:57:09
The Super Sonic Let's Play
Preceded by Sonic the Hedgehog
Pocket Adventure
Followed by Sonic Forces
Second LP
Played by Rick Desilets
Original run June 27, 2021
No. of episodes 1
Episode length 2:46:21
Playlist link
Sonic Weekathon
Preceded by Knuckles' Chaotix

Sonic Mania is a 2017 platform game developed by Headcannon and PagodaWest Games and published by Sega for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It is part of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and released as part of the franchise's 25th anniversary celebrations. Development was led by prominent members of the Sonic fan community Christian "Taxman" Whitehead and Simon "Stealth" Thomley, with the aim of designing a successor to the classic 2D Sonic games for the Sega Genesis, with a plot set shortly after Sonic & Knuckles, and the original trio of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles as playable characters. The game's look and feel are heavily reminiscent of the classic era, and many past levels, characters, and mechanics are featured or referenced.

Sonic Mania was covered on The D-Pad before its release in an episode of The D-Pad Reacts focusing on its announcement trailer, released on July 26, 2016. The Nintendo Switch version of the game was then played in full upon its release, as the forty-fifth game in The Super Sonic Let's Play. The LP consisted of 42 episodes; 30 covering a full run of the game with Sonic and Tails, and 12 covering the game's secret "& Knuckles" mode, released on weekdays from August 17 to October 15, 2017. Two supplemental episodes; an A Brief History installment covering the game's development, and an unboxing video of the collector's edition, were released on August 16 and August 20, 2017, respectively.

The game was revisited on The D-Pad in a one-off episode by Rick in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Sonic Week in 2021, as the sixth and final game in Sonic Weekathon. The episode was streamed live on the dpadfm Twitch account before being uploaded to YouTube on June 27, 2021.

Episodes

2017 LP

TSSLP#TDPR#TitleLengthHost(s)Release date
254"HIT THE GROUND RUNNING - The D-Pad reacts to Sonic Mania & Sonic Forces"10:40Rick, John, C/JJuly 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)
TSSLP#ABH#TitleLengthHost(s)Release date
2947"A Brief History of Sonic Mania"10:47Rick, JohnAugust 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
TSSLP#EpisodeTitleLengthPlayer(s)Commentator(s)Release date
2951"Just Like the Old Games"30:29RickJohn, C/J, LindsayAugust 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)
2962"Cool Bonus"16:38C/JRick, John, BenAugust 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)
297*"The D-Pad Unboxes the Sonic Mania Collector's Edition"9:21 Rick, John, C/JAugust 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)
2983"Lock-On Technology"13:44C/J, JohnRickAugust 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)
2994"The Fury of My Own Momentum"20:11JohnRick, C/JAugust 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
3005"Flagrant Story"19:02RickJohn, C/JAugust 23, 2017 (2017-08-23)
3016"A Warm Pizza on My Penis"18:59Rick, C/JJohnAugust 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)
3027"Less Precious with the Rules"11:48C/JRick, JohnAugust 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
3058"Lando Is a Man"21:41JohnRick, C/JAugust 28, 2017 (2017-08-28)
3069"Handle with Care"16:22RickJohn, C/J, BenAugust 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)
30710"The Blue Ball Whisperer"21:04Rick, C/JJohn, Felice, BenAugust 30, 2017 (2017-08-30)
30811"'90's Kids Jizz Themselves"12:15C/JRick, John, FeliceAugust 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)
30912"Perilous Pipeline"16:59John, RickC/J, FeliceSeptember 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
31013"Miami Nights"17:57RickJohn, C/J, FeliceSeptember 4, 2017 (2017-09-04)
31114"The Least Many There Is"15:38Rick, C/JJohn, FeliceSeptember 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
31215"Huge Asshole"14:42C/J, JohnRick, FeliceSeptember 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)
31316"Speed Limit the Porcupine"18:40JohnRick, C/J, FeliceSeptember 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)
31417"Almost Dicker"12:54JohnRick, C/J, FeliceSeptember 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
31518"What Are We Aiming For?"16:16John, RickC/JSeptember 11, 2017 (2017-09-11)
31619"Bouncy Juice"18:38Rick, C/JJohnSeptember 12, 2017 (2017-09-12)
31720"Less Clever Now"20:08C/J, JohnRickSeptember 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)
31821"Suckles for Days"15:17John, RickC/JSeptember 14, 2017 (2017-09-14)
31922"And by That I Mean Snow"15:28RickJohn, C/JSeptember 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
32223"A Weird Oval with Teeth"18:41C/JRick, JohnSeptember 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)
32324"You're Not Right"17:03JohnRick, C/JSeptember 21, 2017 (2017-09-21)
32425"Nothing Wrong with Sucking Dick"19:48John, RickC/JSeptember 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
32526"Basically Almost Kill Yourself"20:27C/JRick, JohnSeptember 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)
32627"Three Grown Men Screaming"20:06C/J, JohnRickSeptember 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
32728"Carry Me, Tails!"13:43John, RickC/JSeptember 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
32829"Human Bro Hormone"15:09C/JRick, JohnSeptember 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
32930"It's Never the End"16:33RickJohn, C/J, BenSeptember 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)
Sonic Mania & Knuckles
33031"Colon Parenthesis"20:25C/JRick, JohnOctober 2, 2017 (2017-10-02)
33132"Addicted to Cloacas"14:13JohnRick, C/JOctober 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
33233"No Goddamn Trapeze"18:50RickJohn, C/JOctober 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)
33334"Avionics the Hedgehog"25:49C/JRick, John, FeliceOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05)
33435"A Gentle Introduction to Dildos"15:59JohnRick, C/J, FeliceOctober 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)
33536"Be Irresponsible by Yourself"22:09RickJohn, C/J, FeliceOctober 9, 2017 (2017-10-09)
33637"The Biggest King Dorko"20:00C/JRick, John, FeliceOctober 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
33738"Oh My Stars"13:16RickJohn, C/J, FeliceOctober 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)
33839"Drinking a Cabinet"17:28RickJohn, C/J, FeliceOctober 12, 2017 (2017-10-12)
33940"Never Even Seen a Japanese Person"22:59C/JRick, John, FeliceOctober 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
34041"Baby Andrew Knuckles"12:28JohnRick, C/J, FeliceOctober 14, 2017 (2017-10-14)
34142"Yankee Zulu"27:05Rick, JohnC/J, FeliceOctober 15, 2017 (2017-10-15)

2021 LP

SWT#TitleLengthPlayer(s)Commentator(s)Release date
9"Canonize Omelette"2:46:21Rick June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27)
  • 0:00:00: Intro & Title Screen
  • 0:05:14: Angel Island Zone
  • 0:05:49: Green Hill Zone: Act 1
  • 0:06:52: Special Stage 1
  • 0:08:07: Green Hill Zone: Act 1
  • 0:09:03: Green Hill Zone: Act 2
  • 0:11:47: Chemical Plant Zone: Act 1
  • 0:15:13: Chemical Plant Zone: Act 2
  • 0:17:59: Special Stage 2
  • 0:19:14: Chemical Plant Zone: Act 2
  • 0:21:27: Studiopolis Zone: Act 1
  • 0:28:40: Studiopolis Zone: Act 2
  • 0:31:23: Special Stage 3
  • 0:34:08: Studiopolis Zone: Act 2
  • 0:36:08: Flying Battery Zone: Act 1
  • 0:41:21: Flying Battery Zone: Act 2
  • 0:41:58: Special Stage 4
  • 0:43:39: Flying Battery Zone: Act 2
  • 0:46:15: Special Stage 5
  • 0:48:19: Flying Battery Zone: Act 2
  • 0:52:41: Press Garden Zone: Act 1
  • 0:55:03: Special Stage 6
  • 0:56:50: Press Garden Zone: Act 1
  • 0:59:49: Press Garden Zone: Act 2
  • 1:04:50: Stardust Speedway: Act 1
  • 1:07:08: Special Stage 6, Attempt 2
  • 1:08:40: Stardust Speedway: Act 1
  • 1:11:50: Stardust Speedway: Act 2
  • 1:15:01: Special Stage 6, Attempt 3
  • 1:16:34: Stardust Speedway: Act 2
  • 1:19:41: Hydrocity Zone: Act 1
  • 1:27:24: Hydrocity Zone: Act 2
  • 1:30:54: Special Stage 6, Attempt 4
  • 1:32:34: Hydrocity Zone: Act 2
  • 1:37:04: Mirage Saloon Zone: Act 1
  • 1:39:17: Special Stage 7
  • 1:40:46: Mirage Saloon Zone: Act 1
  • 1:46:04: Mirage Saloon Zone: Act 2
  • 1:50:33: Oil Ocean Zone: Act 1
  • 1:51:12: Special Stage 7, Attempt 2
  • 1:52:14: Oil Ocean Zone: Act 1
  • 1:54:16: Oil Ocean Zone: Act 2
  • 1:57:27: Lava Reef Zone: Act 1
  • 2:02:17: Lava Reef Zone: Act 2
  • 2:06:26: Metallic Madness Zone: Act 1
  • 2:10:01: Metallic Madness Zone: Act 2
  • 2:14:09: Titanic Monarch Zone: Act 1
  • 2:19:55: Titanic Monarch Zone: Act 2
  • 2:27:24: Egg Reverie Zone
  • 2:36:04: Ending
  • 2:36:47: Credits

Gallery

Thumbnails
The Super Sonic Let's Play, default 
The Super Sonic Let's Play, Sonic Mania & Knuckles 
A Brief History of Sonic Mania 
The D-Pad Unboxes the Sonic Mania Collector's Edition 
Sonic Weekathon 

Trivia

  • The 12 episodes covering the "& Knuckles" mode were released under the title Sonic Mania & Knuckles.
  • The LP of Sonic Mania used a modified version of the standard The Super Sonic Let's Play outro, featuring the more detailed Sonic Mania sprites of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, and using "Friends" by Hyper Potions (the game's main theme) instead of the usual "Sonic 3" by Rare Candy. The Sonic Mania & Knuckles outro makes further changes to the formula, mashing up the intro theme with "Unknown from M.E.", Knuckles' theme from Sonic Adventure, and adding a second Knuckles to the outro. The finale takes this to its extreme; multiple words in the intro are replaced with "Knuckles", and the outro is also mashed up with "Unknown from M.E.".
    • The modified "Unknown from M.E." lyrics are as follows:
      Here I come, rougher than Knuckles
      The best of them, tougher than Knuckles
      You can call me Knuckles, unlike Knuckles I don't Knuckles
      I'd rather flex my Knuckles
    • The Sonic Mania & Knuckles finale outro also includes a small edit to "Unknown from M.E.":
      I break 'em down whether they're Sonic or Tails
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