Sonic Origins Nintendo Switch Review

Sonic Origins is SEGA's latest release starring their classic Blue Blur mascot. It brings together Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Sonic 3D as well as including some extra features. It has just released on the Nintendo Switch but is it worth getting? Well, let's find out...

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Review written by Dave Morrish. Narrated by Mark Walker. Video created by Glen Bolger.

[matthewlong]

My biggest criticism of this package is the cost, there was clearly a lot of effort in this but part of me just wishes they had gone that extra mile. As it stands I'm going to wait for an eShop sale on this one which is a shame as the games here are quality, I just don't think there is value at this price point.

[leospanghero]

"So, did I have a blast processing this collection?"
This review started to get a 10 out of 10 right here hahahahahahaha

[NYCJoeBlack]

I want a physical release for the Nintendo Switch!!

[Nedwig]

Seems like a fantastic collection for those that love the old school sonic games

[dabestspaceman]

Sonic music is some of my favorite music in gaming, removing songs from sonic 3 is kind of a deal breaker for me. I’ll probably pick this up on pc since modding those songs back in will be fairly easy

[teneesh]

The music changes are a big deal. They are a part of the game's history

[davidcbeaudoin]

Nice review, about what I expected. I appreciate the love and care the developers put into this compilation. The involvement of the Sonic Mania devs is evident and welcome. Still, I've got the "3D" versions of Sonic 1 and 2 on my 3DS, Sonic CD on my Xbox One, and the Mega Collection on GameCube, so I'm not exactly starving for this release. I may consider it on sale somewhere down the line though, because who doesn't want everything on their Switch? :D

[austinholt]

Good balanced review. As a thirty year old who has wanted to play S3&K on updated hardware for some time, I haven’t understood alot of the outrage about Sonic Origins online.

[dynastymusou]

Since the recent announcement of the delisting of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic CD from most digital storefronts, I quickly jumped on the chance to still get all these games on the Xbox 360, since they are also playable on Xbox One and Series.

While I will eventually get the Sonic Origins collection (hoping for s physical) I am more than happy with the versions I currently got. It's just too bad they suddenly had to delist this stuff after 15+ years. I'm sure some people didn't get them while they were up...

[Gameitupchannel]

Thanks for this one guys. Really enjoyed playing through them again xD

[johntziannis]

With Sonic the hedgehog, you can't go wrong. I just bought Sonic Mania plus on the Switch.

[WaterMusic]

Great video guys! And well done, SaveDex!
Well I need to go hear these new tracks and see what they're like. S&K is my all-time favorite Sonic game so seeing no option to play it seperate is a bit disappointing.
But these are definitely classic Sonic games and I think objectively the best ones of the franchise.

[whatifguy]

Upon hearing the music from Sonic Jam, I wish they had included the actual 3-d stage from the Saturn version (or at least "modernized"), where low-poly Sonic can run around and look for the classic games to play.

[SomaKitsune]

I feel like for the price it would have been nice to at least have included the Master System and Game Gear Sonic games as well. I loved those as a kid. Maybe even Sonic 3D and Chaotix.
Sega should have looked at how Konami handled the Castlevania and Contra collections. WAY more value.
I'll still get this eventually but it'll be on a deep sale, like at least 50% off!

[doubleog]

AERO THE ACROBAT, I just recalled that game, I totally forgot about that game until now!

[VOAN]

Guys Sonic Origins, the digital deluxe edition is now $9 off on the PS Store and Nintendo eShop.

[peedipiper]

As much as was excited to replay the collection, my biggest drawbacks is that pricetag for 4 games alittle overpriced. I wish Knuckles Chaotix, 3d blast, and spinball was on there *I mean the soundtracks for those games are in the collection*.

P.S. whomever bought the collection that in the comment section, I have a quick question, did anyone notice that some of music from 3D blast and Knuckles Chaotix don't the match their name???

[paulpope]

My biggest bugbear was the price, but I’ve just grabbed the Deluxe edition for £18, that seems far easier to swallow for games I’ve bought and played many times before!!

[MrGlenbw]

6:53 Even with some of the bugs probably squashed in future patches, I still can't give this game a full score due to some missing Genesis tracks in Sonic 3 (the new (old) tracks feel like placeholders and sound too Game Gear-ish for my taste) and even more baffling is the fact that the MJ composers are still listed in the end credits despite the former. (Here's the silver lining though: the original JP opening track for Sonic CD called You Can Do Anything, which is missing the vocal in the 2011 version due to music licensing issues at the time, has been fully restored in Sonic Origins!)

[happyspaceinvader]

Not sure if this only affects the Nintendo versions, but the entire soundtrack is a bit glitchy (occasional stuttering when the screen is busy, e.g. the bonus stages in Sonic 1), and severely lacking in low-end frequencies (when compared to the games running on an OG mega drive through the same sound system). This was something that affected Streets of Rage 4 on the Switch as well, so possibly due to the compression used for audio files? Except Animal Crossing doesn't suffer this problem at all, with a number of tracks really putting my subwoofer to work.