Sonic R Mania (SHC 2020) :: First Look Playthrough (1080p/60fps)

Sonic R Mania is a mod of Sonic R made by Ryan Langley (aka. Rlan), featured as an entry for this years Sonic Hacking Contest.
So basically, this mod for 'Sonic R' here switches out all the textures from the original game, and uses sprites from 'Sonic Mania'.
Resort Island is now Green Hill, Radical City is Studiopolis, Regal Ruins is Mirage Saloon, Reactive Factory is Chemical Plant, and Radiant Emerald is Egg Reverie!
As mentioned from the creator on the entry page, a ton of effort went into this mod, converting all sprites over was a LOT of work. This also includes switching over most of the sound effects, all the music, and also including Snow and Rain versions of the stages too, which can I say, I left the weather option for this on random, and I was somehow given only Sunny stages, how convenient is that lol.
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It's insane to me how it's been many many years since I've last played Sonic R on PC, like I'm talking childhood, probably say around 14 years. I never thought that I would get the PC version to work out so well but it was a lot easier to set up which was great!
For those who are interested in trying this out, there is a small description on how to install everything, but of course the first thing you will need is the game, specifically the 2004 version.
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[@ZonicMirage]

While I love this, it just isn't the same without the R music.

[@R03N_01]

Agreed

[@arthurenrico7750]

You got 50 likes, you can now turn into *Zuper Zonic!*

[@ZonicMirage]

@@arthurenrico7750 Aww yea.

[@Dark_Dagger_]

CAN YOU FEEL THE SUNSHINE

[@inazumanfrash]

LIVIN IN THE CITY...

[@ChaotixBR]

Nice mod, but I couldn't feel the sunshine....

[@starkdavid]

Same....

[@Gladson]

Yeah, it didn't brighten up my day either...

[@Lol-lq5hd]

Same

[@chromeheirst388]

right when I need to run away

[@themegamorph]

Ngl it's really sad they didn't add tha beautiful music

[@hattoripool1533]

I thought someone heavily modified sonic mania for a second

[@l-eaglestone]

Same here. I thought at first that this was a mod that focused on Mania's special stage (engine?) and changed up the UI a lot. Whoops. Nevertheless, gotta appreciate this mod.

[@joseverse2839]

Same

[@Imadeyoumad288]

@@l-eaglestone that would be nice tho. A mod based from the special stage engine

[@the245th]

same

[@Zaphod-ef9yz]

@@the245th Same here for a moment. I wonder what the 3D stage of Mania is capable of? Could make for a very interesting project for somebody.

[@KorinuLetsPlays]

Title: "First Look" Video: beats the game 100% Bruh

[@coolswag33]

I mean, they didn't say they weren't gonna beat it.

[@wherfus]

Maybe they plan to change around some level geometry and gimmicks? Idk if that's even possible in sonic r but it sure would be cool

[@Helicopter7]

O

[@PukeTops]

Well, this is amazing but... To be honest this is just Sonic R with some menú changes and new textures in the maps, anyways i like it

[@KALABUR]

Lol my thoughts exactly 🤣🤣🤣

[@JASpiring]

Yeah, it's a good technical achievement, but if you're familiar with the original game you can still complete it in half an hour, as this video proves!

[@TheFellerHasAChannelGodDamnIt]

It is actually a revolution. There are barely any full mods for Sonic R. And to see this is incredible.

[@theguest103]

@@TheFellerHasAChannelGodDamnIt it's a more of Sonic r, not mania I think

[@TheFellerHasAChannelGodDamnIt]

@@theguest103 Shoot. That was a typo. I meant Sonic R.

[@Chrishall10100]

Looks like a pretty good mod. The only thing I feel it could do without is the annoying noises when Tails and Metal Sonic are running.

[@NoahInfinity]

I’m pretty sure those noises were there in Sonic R anyways so that isn’t really the mod’s fault, it’s Sonic R itself

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

Sonic R has bad audio balancing. As someone who played it before, I'd know.

[@JAY-1-2-3-4]

Yeah I wish they could put in more than 5 stages

[@Chrishall10100]

@@JAY-1-2-3-4 Yeah, I think so too, but then again, that could also be said about the original game.

[@JAY-1-2-3-4]

@@Chrishall10100 wish they'd just remake this game in general, then again, I want the same for 06

[@xRocketzFighterx]

I really love the work put into this mod. I did at first think this was a fan made game that just got popular, with hopes that mah boiz, Fang, bean, bark, ray and mighty would be playable. Still this is an amazing mod.

[@mypkamax]

Never in a million years would I have expected a Sonic R mod in Sonic Mania that would work and change everything down to the title screen! Brilliant! This is a phenomenal mod! It makes great use of the Star Engine's 3D capabilities with plenty of 3D models! Jon Burton would be proud! For those who don't know who Jon Burton is, he is a British video game designer, director, writer and programmer who founded the studio called Traveller's Tales.

[@alexanderisrael2715]

This is a mod of Sonic R, not a mod of Mania lol

[@mypkamax]

@@alexanderisrael2715 'Kay... But still, a game like Sonic R would be a great thing to revisit. And since Sonic Mania supports 3D models, I don't see how this wouldn't be possible to make in Sonic Mania.

[@alexanderisrael2715]

@@mypkamax same! I'd like to see that

[@nickfuckface1444]

This is a hilarious comment

[@robertbegg_gaming]

@@mypkamax you realize that Mania is 2D, right?

[@joseverse2839]

What an interesting idea, Very creative, I must say. Also, Am I the only one that likes the idea of Sonic R? Edit: Holy moly! Thanks for all the likes everyone!

[@thememer3813]

Nope. Not at all. I love the game.

[@joseverse2839]

I have never played it myself, But I have seen gameplay so I can’t judge the game itself, But I really like the idea of it, And it looks like one of those very underrated games that don’t get enough love.

[@MGSCOBRAgames]

I loved playing sonic r. Both saturn and pc version. Wish I could get a working version easily now

[@ashkoby]

I think everyone likes the idea pf sonic r but the way its been executed has been terrible

[@AizakkuAnalysis]

I think everyone liked the idea of sonic R. It's natural to have a sonic racing game. It's the execution people didn't like

[@RhythmOSauce]

This feels really cursed, no Sonic R music. I DONT FEEL THE SUNSHINE NOW!

[@jerrodkilla23]

This didn't make me feel like I was Livin' The City.

[@sozaj]

I didn't know I had to survive.

[@ExcaliburDarkspine]

It didn't keep that dream alive.

[@URFTBOUND4LIFE]

He needs to Work it Out

[@cookieblobber]

This is a cool mod! Honestly looks a lot more brighter and beautiful than the original Sonic R

[@kingofheroes2711]

I cant get over how well these sonic mania skins go with the original race tracks. Its almost too perfect lol

[@JamesR624]

I love this. The textures are REALLY good. That Green Hill Zone I think is more like what everyone expected when Sonic R first came out. Gotta say, it looks amazing. Studiopolis and Mirage Saloon look really good too. AND, am I the only one that, as a Kid, felt that the Factory course felt a LOT like Chemical Plant in color scheme and feel even in the original? Needless to say, the mod fits PERFECTLY just like Green Hill Zone.

[@cat_alot5049]

Overused meme: Me: Mom can we get Sonic Mania? Mom: No we have Sonic Mania at home. Sonic Mania at home:

[@xenonbreakout]

this time i think i like sonic mania at home

[@bloosnoc]

the only time that the game at home is better then the real game

[@dougneon9550]

Nobody: Tails through most of the level: " Kansei Drifto?!"

[@JSevion]

This mod is clean. Outside of changing maps, I don't know what else they could have done to make it any better.

[@thalesaugusto4749]

It's a Sonic R mod

[@JSevion]

@@thalesaugusto4749 Yeah. What's your point?

[@byofg3514]

Kept the original music.

[@tyronejones1398]

This was really unexpected! Even if it's really just texture swaps, I'd never expect Sonic R to get it's own mod!

[@Max-tx5ul]

wait you've never seen a sonic r mod?

[@tyronejones1398]

@@Max-tx5ul No, this was my first time.

[@Max-tx5ul]

@@tyronejones1398 dude you really gotta check more mods,some guy added a motobug or something

[@arthurenrico7750]

I expected the models to be uptaded with the ones from sonic mania

[@bladewolfdarknight1605]

Finally, someone shows some love to this underrated game! It might be short as heck, but it can be fun sometimes!

[@KALABUR]

This game is a Gem, make more like it you buffoons! Don't make me come down there Sega of America! 😾

[@schizophist2963]

I thought this might've been a recreation of sonic R using the special stage 3D engine in mania but this is sweet too, I like the fact its widescreen and it looks like it controls better, hope they add more to this one.

[@rouferfoxrry5530]

This mod: *Exists* Me: I NEED MY SONIC R AGAIN

[@theedwardian]

Sonic R blew my mind the one time I ever played it. It was the first truly 3D 3rd person sonic experience. I played the Toys R Us demo for a good 30 minutes

[@KosmicSandey]

Does this fix the physics? It seems like you’re way more in control than on the original, I could be very wrong though

[@weirdproq]

I think the physics are the same. This guy's just really good at the game.

[@blockyvids2]

Remember tight turning with the shoulder buttons in conjunction with the turning on the stick. Oh, and to accelerate with B if you’re playing the GameCube re-release.

[@TristanLackey]

If you map the controls like a racing game, it controls much better

[@daseal1479]

People have always been anal about R’s physics, I dunno why, the game feels fine to me. Yeah it’s slippery, but not unplayable like some people make it out to be. I’m sure more than half of them haven’t ever played the game.

[@Mrspooky904]

Sonic R was built off of I scrapped Car Racing thing. I've never personally played it but I've heard you're meant to play it like a Car Racer kind of game but don't know how true that really is.

[@Jonjooooo]

As far as reskins go, this is one of the best I've ever seen. Nice work!

[@justinfitzpatrick013]

You know you got to survive; you gotta keep the dream alive! 🎶

[@SonicSkillsMUGEN]

After seeing this, all I wanna say is, thanks for buying gems collection when I was 3 dad. I saw this, sonic the fighters, sonic cd, and Tails adventures, with fighters being my fav. This game was always super hard for me but I still love it.

[@ianmoone4127]

I remember this game, it was over fifteen years ago when I first played it. I always had a hard time choosing which character I liked using more ... between Super Sonic and Metal Knuckles.

[@fruitlion8]

For a texture swap this is pretty imaginative! I'd be fascinated to see how far this idea can go :)

[@garrettchandler1948]

This is probably the first sonic R mod I've ever seen

[@JasonCameron774]

The hard work it must have taken to create the new landscapes, while still remaining faithful to the original Sonic R track layouts and character designs, this is awesome!

[@SgtSega]

I like the music as well as the textures. This is a good hack.

[@CT_Doll]

I Loved This Hack! And I Loved how the Creators maked the Sprites of the characters (Specially Tails Doll, I Love this Mysterious Character.), and I Waiting more updates, more like on the 3D Model of the characters.

[@patrickmilne828]

Oh my gosh, Sonic R Mania looks good, keep up the good work on making videos.

[@UmeastudentTV]

I like it a lot! The texturer fit Sonic better and the colors are really vibrant! It would have been amazing to be able to choose between the music you used and the old music, I'm a big fan of it. Great work!

[@totodile4271]

I knew that this mod would eventually happen

[@totodile4271]

Because of the special stages being similar to the gameplay of sonic r

[@ChaoticDrako]

I like the idea of having a remake off the Sonic Mania special stage's engine. I loved the original!

[@LevitationMaster]

Sadly, this isn’t a mania mod. It’s a retesture of sonic r

[@armsthefonocler]

@@LevitationMaster retexture*

[@LevitationMaster]

@@armsthefonocler Yeah, I kinda misspelled that. Thx for noticing that :D

[@DeePlayz]

Wow I really Love the mod it gives me the old good times of Sonic R maybe I should download it right now also keep up the good work Jaypin!

[@bingobo2551]

Dead ass thought this mod would have the players would have to do special stages in the form of sonic r tracks

[@joshshrum2764]

This gameplays makes Sonic R, look like a functional game, with fluent controls.

[@ryanm8529]

ha the physics are the same, you're just bad

[@youhoo2492]

All I had in my head while looking at this sick work is... cant you feel the sunshine does it brighten up your daaaaaaaay.....

[@TheGasMan666]

Hopefully this leads to full on custom levels and model mods, that would be awesome cause I love sonic R, it has such untapped potential.

[@jbru9576]

Who else is more impressed by how good this guy is at Sonic R

[@truemetalsonic]

"How loud would you like the character sfx?" TravelersTales: "yes" Interesting mod, I dont think I've seen R so beautiful and HD - I only got to play it through Gems Collection.

[@heroofthyme4237]

The level design is so true to the original 2D sonic this what his transition to 3D should have looked like

[@yagofazcoisaseuacho8035]

I mean Adventure 1's level design was pretty similar to the Genesis games, just in 3d :v

[@nibot0157]

This looks perfect

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

This looks so beautiful!!!

[@IronicSonic83]

As a hardcore Sonic R fan, I love this (texture work is top notch) but I would love even more if in the future we have new levels as well design as the originals.

[@setherfluous]

I was half expecting this to be the Mania special stage gameplay turned into actual race courses, but this is very cool too

[@gwicks]

Something about the pitter patter of Sonic's feet is kinda adorable. I thought it would get annoying but it kept being charming.

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

Looks legit! Nice job! :D

[@Kemix0711]

What’s funny is you probably could’ve gone through Chemical Plant Zone as Amy; the sheer amount of times Metal Knuckles glitches itself into a loop would blow your mind. 🤣

[@kellalizard]

I really hope Jon sees this!

[@astralmaster]

Jon from GameXplain (or now Nintendo Life)?

[@_pulstar]

@@astralmaster no GameHut jon the founder of travelers tails the people who made sonic 3d blast and sonic r

[@astralmaster]

@@_pulstar oh ok

[@imainyordles9498]

Somehow you managed to make Radiant Emerald waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy more difficulty than before by making it WAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY more tripping

[@mathiaslienafa789]

*CAN YOU FEEL THE SUNSHINE*

[@gorkuspraxus]

Awesome work, it's amazing how well done it is. I have always liked Sonic R and I think this mod shows and helps to preserve its possibilities. The only drawback is the sound that Metal Sonic makes when running, it's really annoying. It even overlaps the background music.

[@zerektorres9529]

It’s awesome but I just saw water in studiopolis who adds water in studiopolis?

[@deahanraney8700]

I wish it have bark, nack, bean and team chaotix on there. It would be so much better in the future, which plus you able to see a 3d mod game

[@qrrbrrbirbel12345678]

The graphics here are actually more appealing than vanilla Sonic R

[@Exemits]

the sonic R theme is stuck in my head so I guess this reduces the pain

[@AJ-fr9kh]

*sonic R mania looks so cool like damn*

[@ilikeminecraft1232]

I can't feel the sunshine!

[@crispy0range]

Sonic r is actually an amazing idea so seeing this actually gets me REALLY excited

[@mikesgamelab6369]

I wonder if this puts us on track to Sonic Riders R. That would be cool

[@coleminer8847]

I love how you refused to play Amy and went Metal Sonic instead Edit: yes I know you need to be able to jump, it’s just I forgot for a second

[@shellyvision9693]

I love the sound effects.

[@borediideath6526]

Anyone else find it funny how Sonic R has that loop in the first track that you can skip entirely by running around? It’s like why even have it if you don’t have to use it? It’s like it’s only there for the novelty and nothing else.

[@SonicUnderground316]

Nice, it's cool to see mods on Sonic R cause i haven't seen a lot. It's not a perfect game but i found it is really fun and has a lot of charm. It'd be cool to see some mods to fix some of its issues, new maps and new characters etc (a "ultimate edition", if you will). As for the mod itself, it's pretty neat but i feel they should have replace the Original Sonic R's models with those of Sonic Mania special stages (and perhaps import the running animation too). Also, i love _Sonic Mania_ with a passion but the music of Sonic R is a big part of it's charm, for me, so... i don't know.

[@ThatKoolKidNextDoor]

There's shadow & shiver in sonic R Mods

[@reigndoesthings]

I kinda wish that this had the character models from Sonic Mania, but still a great mod all around

[@Asurvivoroftheapp]

I love it, but I Need the sonic r soundtrack and the controls of the custom stage as a option

[@TreadTheDonutDuck]

I thought this would be a recreation of Sonic R using the Sonic Mania Special Stage physics.

[@sirfullofhimself]

Wow that's a really good idea too actually.

[@AverageGamer1996]

See Sonic R gets it’s (Deserved) criticism. However there’s enough people out there that love this game. Come on Sega give us Sonic R and Riders Remasters. Then we’ll be happy 😁😁😁

[@Expat_Out_Loud]

This didn't take me back in time, to another place...

[@FieryN8]

Two suggestions, the 1v1 race could maybe use act 2 music? If possible And maybe egg reverie zone could use the pinch mode on the last lap

[@sonicthehedgehog4306]

Wow thanks for playing my game the company will love this 😊👍👍👍✌️

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

This is so awesome 🌟

[@MauEvig]

This DOES look really good...but I thought it would be a 2D Sonic R with Mania graphics and Sonic R music. XD Oh well. I like the effort that went into this either way.

[@Devyatto9]

Not gonna lie, i was expecting remixes of the original songs. Pretty cool looking mod though!

[@georgieboysaxe3022]

This mod is dope! The only thing I could think of that would make it sooner is replacing the Metal Knuckles and Tails Doll Models for Mighty and Ray-then it would be Mania Plus.

[@tristantinethegreat]

A dream come true would be a Sonic 3 and Knuckles R with all the stages that the idea entails.

[@ThatKoolKidNextDoor]

I want to see sonic CD-R so i could race I star dust speedway jamm out to the bad future theme

[@zorebas]

At first, i didn’t think too much about this.. But when i heard that man go “ gUOwW “... That made me hap Edit : I don’t remember ever posting this. What the hell

[@RustyLeguito]

A pretty cool texture mod!

[@an0rangutan]

This dude is pretty good at Sonic R, I respect that.

[@TheDreamDojo]

I played a bunch of Sonic R as a kid -my gaming standards were kinda low... ^^;- so thinking about what the game was before, I can totally appreciate the change! I can understand there's only so much you can do with this game but, appearance and music wise, it really feels like you're in completely different race tracks from the respective game! I don't remember Metal Sonic being that noisy though... ^^;

[@st3pcr8r]

Every time I see the sega logo, I’m like “say it! SAY IT!!”

[@adrianafabila8193]

I think that it's pretty cool and they should make this a game

[@omegamorph8211]

I haven't played it in forever, but I feel like I'm one of the few people that gave Sonic R a chance and enjoyed it for what it was

[@stringfalafel7692]

By the look of the comments many people gave it a chance. Maybe from the people u know, im the only one in my friend group that played this as a kid

[@blockyvids2]

Radiant Emerald looks SO GOOD!

[@beluga3076]

Can You Feel The- *Doesent Start And Instead Plays Green Hill* Me: NYEAHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@halftime919]

Now the background looks gøød, and Amy... Well, it's Amy, with a car...

[@newbaggett]

Amy always had that car...and it's still as sad as it was years ago. They really undermined her then.

[@halftime919]

@@newbaggett I know, i'am sad because that

[@leocampo2755]

Exelent video smart boy😉👌

[@Luciel_yt]

Until i saw the description, i tought this was a sonic mania mod, goddman.

[@brunobelz]

I would add some things to This game… 1- More characters! Only five is such a poor thing! 2- Characters should have their signature voices here!

[@gabrielvaldez4042]

Actually there are 10 characters

[@fang7083]

Imagine the special stages models from mania being in sonic R

[@MadaraMarcExclusive]

You a big fan of sonic bro :) humm ?

[@jaypin88]

You can say that, yeah. 😂

[@MadaraMarcExclusive]

Me to bro don't worry 😏™️👏

[@jackfblades7528]

They should have imported the models from Sonic Mania for Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles and had a talented modeler (which there are fan models out there) for Eggman, Amy, Metal Sonic, etc. But that's just a minor nitpick by me.

[@GenEric1305]

Something that would be cool is if they used the 3D models used in Mania’s special stages. I imagine even creating new models of that poly count wouldn’t even be that hard.

[@ThatKoolKidNextDoor]

I was think that as well

[@Majimba_Enjoyer]

We need a sonic mania mod where the special stages are turned into sonic r race tracks

[@AmaroqStarwind]

6:29 “You had ONE JOB, Tails.”