History VideoGame / SonicPocketAdventure

''Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure'', or just ''Sonic Pocket Adventure'', is a side-scrolling ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[PlatformGame platformer]] for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo Pocket Color, released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''.

''Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure'', or just ''Sonic Pocket Adventure'', is a side-scrolling ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[PlatformGame platformer]] for the [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color, released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''.

It was developed by the SNK company (who were also responsible for creating the [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color itself), including people who would later establish the Dimps company. Dimps went on to develop games starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy (the first of which has several nods towards this game), the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[=/=][[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS 3DS versions]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' and ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''.

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* BonusLevel: The half-pipe Special Stages from ''Sonic 2''. They're acessed via giant rings at the end of each first act that spawn if you have 50 rings on, as in ''Sonic 1''.

* BonusLevel: The half-pipe Special Stages from ''Sonic 2''.
* CasinoPark: Cosmic Casino Zone.

* FakeDifficulty: Some Slicers and Shellcrackers are set in rather unfair places yet again towards the end of the game. Also worth of note are the [[DifficultySpike two last special stages]]. They feature absurd ring and bomb patterns that the original ones from ''Sonic 2'' didn't dare to present.
* GottaCatchEmAll: Dozens of puzzle pieces are hidden through the game.

* LetsYouAndHimFight: Seems Knuckles won't give Sonic his Chaos Emerald without having a little brawl first...
* MegatonPunch: [[spoiler:Knuckles punches Sonic alllll the way to Sky Chase Zone.]]

* RecurringBoss: Some other boss concepts are also reused in the ''Advance'' series (including an early version of the Egg Hammer Tank), not to mention that you'll fight [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Knuckles]] and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Robo Sonic]] during the game.
* SoundtrackDissonance: The musical choices start to get a little off in terms of appropriateness following Cosmic Casino Zone, such as placing the jumpy Mushroom Hill BGM (Act 1 to be precise) from ''S&K'' in act 1 of Aquatic Relix, which is modeled after the not so jumpy Aquatic Ruin Zone from ''Sonic 2''. The most {{egregious}} instance of this trope, however, must go to the final boss battle, where the tranquil Sky Sanctuary BGM (also from ''S&K'') makes the epic showdown with Dr. Robotnik a little less epic (unlike the rest of the game, which takes inspiration from ''Sonic 2'', the final boss is a spin on [[spoiler:The Doomsday Zone from ''S&K'' and Sky Sanctuary's theme is not what one would expect for a final struggle above the Earth's atmosphere]]).

* UnderwaterRuins: Aquatic Relix Zone.

* NostalgiaLevel: This game is made ''entirely'' of Nostalgia Levels with some new level design mixed in. Particularly interesting in this regard are Neo South Island Zone and Gigantic Angel Zone, which are pretending to be ''different'' Nostalgia Levels--Neo South Island is Emerald Hill disguised as Green Hill, and Gigantic Angel is Metropolis dressed up to resemble Scrap Brain.

It was developed by a company called SNK(who were also responsible for creating the [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color itself), not to be confused with the Dimps company, who would go on to develop games starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[=/=][[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS 3DS versions]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' and ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''.

* GuideDangIt: There are only six Special Stages in the game and seven Chaos Emeralds, so only the first six can be obtained during normal play. The seventh Emerald (the one that Dr. Robotnik stole from Knuckles in Aquatic Relix Zone) is used by Dr. Robotnik in the Last Utopia Zone boss battle. However, you can jump on the Emerald during the fight and after hitting it enough times it will drop and you can collect it. The game doesn't tell you this. [[spoiler:This is necessary to access Chaotic Space Zone]].

* BonusLevel: Special Stage.

* MegatonPunch: [[spoiler:How Knuckles sends Sonic to Sky Chase Zone.]]
* NostalgiaLevel: This game is made ''entirely'' of Nostalgia Levels. Particularly interesting in this regard are Neo South Island Zone and Gigantic Angel Zone, which are pretending to be ''different'' Nostalgia Levels--Neo South Island is Emerald Hill disguised as Green Hill, and Gigantic Angel is Metropolis dressed up to resemble Scrap Brain.

* VillainsWantMercy: Dr. Robotnik in the normal ending. [[GoodIsNotSoft Sonic then crushes his Egg Mobile.]]

* AlliterativeName: Cosmic Casino.

''Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure'', or just ''Sonic Pocket Adventure'', is a side-scrolling ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[PlatformGame platformer]] for {{SNK}}'s [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color, released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''.

It was developed by a company called SNK, not to be confused with the Dimps company, who would go on to develop games starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[=/=][[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS 3DS versions]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' and ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''.

A side-scrolling ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[PlatformGame platformer]] for {{SNK}}'s [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color, released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''.

It was developed by a company called SNK, not to be confused with the Dimps company, who would go on to develop other games starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[=/=][[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS 3DS versions]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' and ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''.

It was developed by Dimps, who would go on to develop other games starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[=/=][[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS 3DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''.

* RecurringBoss: Some other boss concepts are also reused in the ''Advance'' series (including an early version of the Egg Hammer Tank), not to mention that you'll fight [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Knuckles]] and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Mecha Sonic]] during the game.

* VillainsWantMercy: Dr. Robotnik in the normal ending. [[GoodIsNotSoft Sonic then crushes his Eggmobile.]]

A side-scrolling SonicTheHedgehog [[PlatformGame platformer]] for {{SNK}}'s [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color, released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''.

It was developed by Dimps, who would go on to develop other games starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[=/=][[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[Nintendo3DS 3DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''.

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* AlliterativeName: Cosmic Casino.
* ArtShift: In Gigantic Angel Zone, Dr. Robotnik starts using his modern clothing. When he starts the battle in his machine, he's suddenly in his classic clothes again, but then he runs off in his modern clothing once the battle is over.
* GuideDangIt: There are only six Special Stages in the game and seven Chaos Emeralds, so only the first six can be obtained during normal play. The seventh Emerald (the one that Dr. Robotnik stole from Knuckles in Aquatic Relix Zone) is used by Dr. Robotnik in the Last Utopia Zone boss battle. However, you can jump on the Emerald during the fight and after hitting it enough times it will drop and you can collect it. The game doesn't tell you this. [[spoiler:This is necessary to access Chaotic Space Zone]].
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Seems Knuckles won't give Sonic his Chaos Emerald without having a little brawl first...
* MegatonPunch: [[spoiler:How Knuckles sends Sonic to Sky Chase Zone.]]
* NostalgiaLevel: This game is made ''entirely'' of Nostalgia Levels. Particularly interesting in this regard are Neo South Island Zone and Gigantic Angel Zone, which are pretending to be ''different'' Nostalgia Levels--Neo South Island is Emerald Hill disguised as Green Hill, and Gigantic Angel is Metropolis dressed up to resemble Scrap Brain.
* RecurringBoss: Some other boss concepts are also reused in the ''Advance'' series (including an early version of the Egg Hammer Tank), not to mention that you'll fight [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Knuckles]] and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Mecha Sonic]] during the game.
* SoundtrackDissonance: The musical choices start to get a little off in terms of appropriateness following Cosmic Casino Zone, such as placing the jumpy Mushroom Hill BGM (Act 1 to be precise) from ''S&K'' in act 1 of Aquatic Relix, which is modeled after the not so jumpy Aquatic Ruin Zone from ''Sonic 2''. The most {{egregious}} instance of this trope, however, must go to the final boss battle, where the tranquil Sky Sanctuary BGM (also from ''S&K'') makes the epic showdown with Dr. Robotnik a little less epic (unlike the rest of the game, which takes inspiration from ''Sonic 2'', the final boss is a spin on [[spoiler:The Doomsday Zone from ''S&K'' and Sky Sanctuary's theme is not what one would expect for a final struggle above the Earth's atmosphere]]).
* SuperTitle64Advance: One of a number of games for this system with the word "Pocket" in the title.
* VillainsWantMercy: Dr. Robotnik in the normal ending. [[GoodIsNotSoft Sonic then crushes his Eggmobile.]]

It was developed by Dimps, who would go on to develop other games starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the UsefulNotes/{{PS2}}[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[Nintendo3DS 3DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''.

* RecurringBoss: Some other boss concepts are also reused in the ''Advance'' series (including an early version of the Egg Hammer Tank), not to mention that you'll fight Knuckles and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Silver Sonic]] during the game - Silver Sonic having [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Mecha Sonic's]] moveset.

It was developed by Dimps, who would go on to develop other games starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the {{PS2}}/{{Wii}} versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[Nintendo3DS 3DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''.

A side-scrolling SonicTheHedgehog [[PlatformGame platformer]] for {{SNK}}'s [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color, released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''.

It was developed by Dimps, who would go on to develop other games starring {{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the {{PS2}}/{{Wii}} versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[Nintendo3DS 3DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''.

A side-scrolling SonicTheHedgehog [[PlatformGame platformer]] for {{SNK}}'s [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color, released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles]]''.

It was developed by Dimps, who would go on to develop other games starring {{Sega}}'s prickly little mascot, such as the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Advance]]'' trilogy, the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Rush]]'' titles, the {{PS2}}/{{Wii}} versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', the [[NintendoDS DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and the [[Nintendo3DS 3DS version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''..

* ArtShift: In Gigantic Angel Zone, Eggman starts using his modern clothing. When he starts the battle in his machine, he's suddenly in his classic clothes again, but then he runs off in his modern clothing once the battle is over.
* GuideDangIt: There are only six Special Stages in the game and seven Chaos Emeralds, so only the first six can be obtained during normal play. The seventh Emerald (the one that Robotnik stole from Knuckles in Aquatic Relix Zone) is used by Robotnik in the Last Utopia Zone boss battle. However, you can jump on the Emerald during the fight and after hitting it enough times it will drop and you can collect it. The game doesn't tell you this. [[spoiler:This is necessary to access Chaotic Space Zone]].

* RecurringBoss: The "Egg Hammer Tank" from the Advance series first appeared here. Some other boss concepts are also reused in the Advance series, not to mention that you'll fight Knuckles and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Silver Sonic]] during the game - Silver Sonic having [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Mecha Sonic's]] moveset.
* SoundtrackDissonance: The musical choices start to get a little off in terms of appropriateness following Cosmic Casino Zone, such as placing the jumpy Mushroom Hill BGM (Act 1 to be precise) from S&K in act 1 of Aquatic Relix, which is modeled after the not so jumpy Aquatic Ruin Zone from ''Sonic 2''. The most {{egregious}} instance of this trope, however, must go to the final boss battle, where the tranquil Sky Sanctuary BGM (also from ''S&K'') makes the epic showdown with Eggman a little less epic (unlike the rest of the game, which takes inspiration from ''Sonic 2'', the final boss is a spin on [[spoiler:the Doomsday Zone from ''S&K'' and Sky Sanctuary's theme is not what one would expect for a final struggle above the Earth's atmosphere]]).

* VillainsWantMercy: Dr. Eggman in the normal ending. [[GoodIsNotSoft Sonic then crushes his Eggmobile.]]

* SpaceZone: Last Utopia Zone [[and spoiler:Chaotic Space Zone]].

* SoundtrackDissonance: The musical choices start to get a little off in terms of appropriateness following Cosmic Casino Zone, such as placing the jumpy Mushroom Hill BGM (Act 1 to be precise) from S3&K in act 1 of Aquatic Relix, which is modeled after the not so jumpy Aquatic Ruin Zone from ''Sonic 2''. The most {{egregious}} instance of this trope, however, must go to the final boss battle, where the tranquil Sky Sanctuary BGM (also from ''S3&K'') makes the epic showdown with Eggman a little less epic (unlike the rest of the game, which takes inspiration from ''Sonic 2'', the final boss is a spin on [[spoiler:the Doomsday Zone from ''S3&K'' and Sky Sanctuary's theme is not what one would expect for a final struggle above the Earth's atmosphere]]).

A side-scrolling SonicTheHedgehog [[PlatformGame platformer]] for {{SNK}}'s [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color, released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]''.

* BonusLevel: The Special Stage.
* CasinoPark: Cosmic Casino.
* EternalEngine: Secret Plant and Gigantic Angel Zones.

* SpaceZone: Last Utopia and [[spoiler:Chaotic Space]] Zones.

* DummiedOut: Tails.

* MegatonPunch: [[spoiler:How Sonic gets into Sky Chase Zone.]]

* SoundtrackDissonance: The musical choices start to get a little off in terms of appropriateness following Cosmic Casino Zone, such as placing the jumpy Mushroom Hill BGM (Act 1 to be precise) from S3&K in act 1 of Aquatic Relix, which is modeled after the not so jumpy Aquatic Ruin Zone from ''Sonic 2''. The most {{egregious}} instance of this trope, however, must go to the final boss battle, where the tranquil Sky Sanctuary BGM (also from ''S3&K'') makes the epic showdown with Eggman a little less epic (unlike the rest of the game, which takes inspiration from ''Sonic 2'', the final boss is a takeoff on the Doomsday Zone from ''S3&K'' and Sky Sanctuary's theme is not what one would expect for a final struggle above the Earth's atmosphere).

* VillainsWantMercy: Dr. Eggman in the normal ending. [[GoodIsNotSoft Sonic then crushes his Eggmobile.]]
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A side-scrolling SonicTheHedgehog [[PlatformGame platformer]] for {{SNK}}'s ''Neo Geo Pocket Color'', released late 1999-early 2000. The level art and setpieces are mostly based on the [[SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', while the music is primarily taken from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]''.