Misc

Sonic: Lock & Load v1.4 “Horizons” will probably not be at SAGE 2023. As much as I'd love to present it at SAGE 2023, and garner even further interest in my silly little project, I've decided it's more important to prioritise the quality and completeness of the update. The third level...

BOOM! Bomb your foes in Power Bomberman, a fan game at SAGE 2020 that pays tribute to, well, Bomberman. Up to 12 players can participate in Battle Mode and Score Mode. Quick Battle, Local Battle and Online Battle can be found in Battle Mode, while a remake of the NES Bomberman, as well as a...

2D platforming and brick-breaking collide in an arcade nostalgia trip. Ball included. Antonball Deluxe is here to greet you for SAGE 2020. Unfortunately for our heroes, a trip to a SAGE of their own, the Super Anton Game Expo, results in a trip to the sewers and an encounter with the Snick...

It obviously isn't a Sonic game, but don't let that stop you from enjoying this at this year's SAGE. Nova the Squirrel is back for a sequel! Nova the squirrel 2 is "an open source 2D platformer game for the SNES". It has heavy inspiration here, including IPs like Kirby and Mario and specific...

We're going really retro with this article's SAGE 2020 spotlight, it's time to look at Sonic 2.5! This fan game is very simple. As the creator, Slow the Snail, puts it, it's "a fan game that aims to mix elements of my favorite Classic Sonic games, Sonic 2 and Sonic 3". Sonic 2 gets the "music...

Another article, another SAGE 2020 game. This time, we take a look at Kirby's Dream Land Plus! This game "keeps true to the original Game Boy Kirby formula, while adding more modernized twists and turns to it like Squeak Squad akin ability movesets, multiple playable characters, bonus minigames...

Believe it or not, there is more than just Sonic content at SAGE. Other gaming IPs are featured there, as well as more original creations. For example, Super Mario Flashback is at this year's SAGE. It's "a fanmade love letter to the Mario franchise that brings back stages from his former 2D and...

Like Sonic Mania? Like Knuckles Chaotix? Like both games? Then this is the SAGE mod for you. Chaotix Mania "will attempt to remake the game, Knuckles Chaotix, into Sonic Mania". You don't have to worry about dragging a partner character around with any ring bonding, and there's no roulette wheel...

I'm no stranger to the Syobon Action games. I've played them for years, somehow. They're...uh...pretty infamous. So of course, there's another one, and it's appearing at SAGE 2020. Syobon Action is infamous for one reason and one reason alone. Trolling. Imagine Kaizo and Troll levels from the...

Next up in my SAGE 2020 coverage is a fan game that has been getting a lot of attention this year. It's Sonic GT! Believe it or not, Sonic GT's SAGE appearance is not just as a demo. It's the final release, a full version of the game. The game has "4 huge levels, more than 3 unique characters, a...

The first SAGE 2020 game I'm covering for SFGHQ is none other than Sonic Galactic! Sonic Galactic is a "2D Fan-game inspired by the Classics". The game features new sprites, new levels and zones, as well as a new character. Speaking of the characters, there are 5 of them that are playable...

SAGE is coming up soon! As a developer that’s submitted to SAGE multiple times, I’d like to give you some healthy tips that should help you have a good SAGE. #1- Don’t be intimidated! (THIS IS NOT THE MIDDLE-SCHOOL LUNCH TABLE) Don’t curl up in the corner fearing like you’re game “isn’t good...

The fan fic reading crew get together for another year to read Sonic fan fictions of dubious quality, along with Adam and Dom of MAGFest once again providing their complimentary fancy. This time around we do a reading of Tails' Birthday and Hunger Pains. Join Adam, Dom, Erika, Dave K, Neo...