However, the decision to start with the Green Hill Zone certainly makes sense. Most notably a Death Egg Robot build, from Sonic 2.
It’s interesting to see how the finished article has changed when compared to the fan designer’s original concept. The build-progress bar that runs along the bottom of each page throughout the instructions features a running Sonic, who is seen falling and losing his rings on the pages where you finish piecing together an enemy – a neat touch. The game’s start screen adorns the front cover of the instruction booklet and on the back is a trio of Doctor Robotnik sprites, stamping on the word ‘end’, as happens during the video game’s good ending.Īs we’ve come to expect from Ideas sets, you’ll find a few pages of information regarding the fan designer, Viv Grannell, as well as information on Sonic himself. But the designers’ acute attention to detail doesn’t stop with the set itself. The set looks remarkably faithful to the video game and its side-scrolling design means you shouldn’t have any problem displaying it on a shelf, beneath your TV, or on your desk.
