Update [Sun 7th Aug, 2022 01:55 BST]: Sega has released a complete list of patch notes for Version 1.04 of Sonic Origin. It includes updates for several titles and numerous bug fixes. Here is the full summary (via Sonic Origins website):
Sonic Origins – Version 1.04 (August 5, 2022)
Make sure to update your game for a smoother and more stable experience.
Update details
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Added a function to Sound Check.・ Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Fixed an issue where Tails wouldn’t return from outside the screen and sound effects would keep playing.
・Fixed a bug that caused some songs from the Classical Music Pack with titles to display incorrectly in the Museum.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Fixed an issue where the sound effect when collecting Rings would be interrupted when collecting them in quick succession.
・Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Competition mode adapted on Nintendo Switch™ so that it can be played without registering two Joy-Cons™/Pro controllers. * There is no need to register two Joy-Cons™/Pro controllers in Time Attack and controllers can be unregistered in other modes.
42 other fixes.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug where having multiple Item Boxes in front of Hydrocity Zone Act 1’s sub-boss would cause the game to crash when defeating the sub-boss and moving on to the Next Stage.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug that made it difficult for players to play the Special Stage from the level selection menu after playing Time Attack Mode.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog: Fixed a bug where retrying a level in Classic Mode from My Data and ending the Game would cause the player to get stuck on the Title Screen.
・Fixed a bug in the “Fireball Dash” mission where it was possible to move outside the mission area and completing the mission would result in the player getting stuck.
・Fixed a bug in the quest “Smooth Swim” that caused invisible blocks to appear in areas where they were not supposed to appear.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Competitive mode that caused players to go back a circle when they took damage or fell off the stage.
・ Fixed a bug in the “Animal Rescue” mission where the player would stand on top of clouds instead of bouncing or falling off them.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Angel Island Zone Act 1 that caused players to teleport when the island was on fire.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Carnival Night Zone Act 2 where the boss would leave the area if attacked from the air while entering.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug that caused the sound effect to keep playing when the player switched levels after defeating the boss of Death Egg Zone Act 1.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Flying Battery Zone 1 Act that caused a sound effect to continuously play if the player switched phases when approaching a magnetic object.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Fixed a bug that caused Tails’ flying sound effects to continuously play after moving to the next stage if you were flying with Tails during the transition.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Fixed a bug in VS 2 Player mode where the time would never run out if it went to zero in a single player mistake.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Match Mirror Mode that caused pitches not to be reflected.
・ Fixed a bug in the quest “Bounce House” where characters would become inactive if they collided with the Bounce Pad from below when the time expired.
・ Fixed a bug in the mission “Extreme! Super Sonic Finish” where falling off the platform immediately after reaching the goal would cause the camera to lock and prevent the player from progressing.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug that caused Sonic and Tails to get stuck on a burning rope in the middle of Angel Island Zone Act 2, preventing you from progressing.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: When starting in Classic Mode with a save file where the game was deleted, entering and exiting the Special Stage without touching the checkpoint will cause game time to start not exactly at 9:59.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: When starting a game as Sonic with a deleted game save data file, performing certain actions in Angel Island Zone Act 1 will cause the player to move incorrectly. to the Knuckles boss area route.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Classic Mode where performing certain actions during Lava Reef Zone Act 2’s boss battles would cause the camera to teleport and the character to drop off the screen.
・Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Angel Island Zone Act 1 where performing some actions after the stage was burned caused the player to lose his life.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Lava Reef Zone Act 2 that allowed players to avoid falling rocks to move them to the boss level.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Story Mode: Fixed a bug where the transition time from Mystic Cave Zone Act 2 to Hidden Palace 2 would be added to the player’s Best Time.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Hydrocity Zone Act 2 boss battles that caused an invisible ceiling to appear that prevented players from jumping higher.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug that immediately opened the pause menu when entering the first Special Round in Mushroom Act 1 and selecting “Restart” would cause the player to start the level from one unusual position.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Starting the game in Classic Mode using saved data with the Elapsed Time recorded in Action 1 of Angel Island Zone, then ending the game will cause the player immediately loses his life when approaching the sub-boss.
・Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Fixed a bug that caused crashes due to incorrect object calculations.
・Fixed a bug in the “Air Attack” mission where players would get stuck on blocks and unable to move.
・Fixed typo in the credits section.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug where opening the pause menu just before entering a Special Stage and then selecting “Restart” would switch the player to a different Action.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug where coins would be increased in debug mode.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug that caused the soundtrack during Special Stages to slow down after 50 Rings have been collected.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: When starting a game in Classic Mode on a save file with a Recorded Time, Time will not reset from 9:59 a.m. after clearing a level.
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in Death Egg Zone Act 2’s Classic Mode where opening the pause menu and selecting “Restart” after entering the boss fight phase would cause the player to catch Restart the boss battle with Time 0:10.
・ Removed an extra space from “PlayStation™ Store” in simplified Chinese text. (PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4)
・Fixed an issue where exiting when connecting to Xbox Live and syncing data would cause the game to crash. (Xbox Series X | S)
・ Fixed a bug where multiple autosaves in a short period of time would result in them not being saved correctly. (PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4)
・ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: Fixed a bug in the Mushroom Hills Act 2 that caused the textures of objects to not render correctly. (Nintendo Switch™)
・Fixed a bug that caused the save file content to differ from when saving the game manually. (Xbox One / Xbox Series X | S)
・Fixed a bug that caused the game to hang for about 10 seconds when going offline after launching the game in online mode. (Xbox One / Xbox Series X | S)
・Fixed an issue where launching the game while connected to a network, disconnecting from that network after going to the Main Menu, playing a sound in the Museum, then returning to the Main Menu would result in a crash after 15 seconds. (Xbox One / Xbox Series X | S)
・ Fixed a bug that caused lower performing GPUs to be automatically selected in multi-GPU systems. (Steam / Epic Games)
Original article [Fri 5th Aug, 2022 06:05 BST]: Sega is currently in the process of rolling out a new update for Sonic Origin on all platforms including Nintendo Switch. Currently, we only have access to the patch notes on PlayStation, but the update could be the same for all versions.
Tails’ channel shared details on what to expect – note how Tails will no longer work offscreen, background and music speed adjustments, plus additional bug fixes. Here are the details:
If Sega mentions this latest update, we’ll be sure to let you know. And if you haven’t played Sonic Origins yet, be sure to check it out our Nintendo Life review. We awarded this compilation of four Sonic games 8/10 stars.
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