<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
art	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arcane	O
Kids	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
unofficial	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
that	O
compiles	O
four	O
minigames	O
presented	O
as	O
unfinished	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
later	O
reveals	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
psychological	O
horror	O
game	O
satirizing	O
the	O
modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
fandom	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
peculiarities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
the	O
character	O
creator	O
Make	O
My	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
the	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Eggman	O
Origin	O
,	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
game	O
My	B-Application
Roommate	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
described	O
in-game	O
as	O
having	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
nonexistent	O
Sega	O
studio	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originated	O
from	O
concepts	O
several	O
individuals	O
made	O
during	O
a	O
Sonic-themed	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
event	O
on	O
the	O
game-sharing	O
website	O
Glitch	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
satirical	O
press	O
release	O
claiming	O
the	O
contents	O
were	O
discovered	O
in	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
Arcane	O
Kids	O
purchased	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
quickly	O
caught	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
many	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
intrigued	O
by	O
its	O
absurd	O
nature	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geek.com	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
name	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
single-player	O
parody	O
minigames	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
game	O
franchise	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
unofficial	O
,	O
the	O
minigames	O
are	O
presented	O
as	O
real	O
,	O
unfinished	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
MJSTUDIO	O
,	O
a	O
nonexistent	O
Sega	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Make	O
My	O
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
a	O
glitchy	O
character	O
creator	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
alters	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screenshots	B-Application
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
states	O
Make	O
My	O
Sonic	B-Application
was	O
MJSTUDIO	O
's	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
and	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
apparently	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
defunct	O
internet	O
service	O
SegaNet	O
so	O
users	O
could	O
import	O
their	O
character	O
into	O
supported	O
games	O
,	O
believing	O
Sonic	B-Application
would	O
work	O
in	O
any	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eggman	O
Origin	O
is	O
a	O
vestigial	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
alleged	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
opening	O
a	O
separate	O
file	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
directory	O
folders	O
(	O
Seganet.exe	O
)	O
and	O
using	O
Make	O
My	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
create	O
an	O
avatar	O
and	O
"	O
upload	O
it	O
to	O
SegaNet	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
an	O
untextured	O
map	O
populated	O
by	O
several	O
bipedal	O
,	O
egg-shaped	O
creatures	O
and	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
finding	O
a	O
camera	O
and	O
filming	O
a	O
six-second	O
film	O
to	O
proceed	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
areas	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
films	O
are	O
populated	O
by	O
ragdoll	O
models	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
other	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Tails	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
,	O
Rouge	O
,	O
or	O
Blaze	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
pull	O
cords	O
,	O
speech	O
bubble	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
include	O
a	O
garage	O
,	O
a	O
prom	O
dance	O
floor	O
and	O
a	O
hospital	O
room	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
increasingly	O
voyeuristic	O
and	O
fetishized	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
states	O
Sonic	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
technological	O
achievement	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
1998	O
when	O
Sega	O
management	O
discovered	O
its	O
dark	O
and	O
sexual	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Make	O
My	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
videos	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
My	B-Application
Roommate	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
,	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
bonus	O
level	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
film	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	B-Application
Roommate	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
game	O
presented	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
sits	O
on	O
a	O
couch	O
next	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Eggman	O
encouraging	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
text	O
message	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
romantic	O
interest	O
in	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
all	O
the	O
tasks	O
Eggman	O
assigns	O
them	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
prepare	O
to	O
kiss	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
pupils	O
to	O
converge	O
into	O
a	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
that	O
sucks	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
their	O
phone	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
watches	O
their	O
character	O
running	O
through	O
a	O
distorted	O
Green	O
Hill	O
Zone	O
and	O
slowly	O
morphing	O
into	O
a	O
realistic	O
,	O
headless	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigame	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
VR	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
suggests	O
My	B-Application
Roommate	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
1999	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Sega	B-Device
VR	I-Device
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Arcane	O
Kids	O
,	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
known	O
for	O
releasing	O
joke	O
video	O
games	O
like	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bubsy	I-Application
Visits	I-Application
the	I-Application
James	I-Application
Turrell	I-Application
Retrospective	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Millennial	O
Edition	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
conceived	O
and	O
designed	O
it	O
to	O
celebrate	O
and	O
satirize	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
modern	O
fandom	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
peculiarities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
references	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
compilations	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigames	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
separately	O
during	O
the	O
game-sharing	O
website	O
Glitch	O
City	O
's	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
My	O
Boyfriend	O
"	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
event	O
;	O
Sonic	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
former	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
employee	O
Arjun	O
Prakash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
Prakash	O
and	O
two	O
Arcane	O
Kids	O
members	O
decided	O
to	O
merge	O
the	O
games	O
they	O
made	O
(	O
Sonic	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
Make	O
My	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
My	B-Application
Roommate	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
)	O
to	O
form	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
computers	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
hedgehog.exposed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
contained	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
in	O
which	O
Arcane	O
Kids	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
discovered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
contents	O
in	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
they	O
purchased	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
and	O
posted	O
them	O
online	O
as	O
a	O
protest	O
against	O
Sega	O
's	O
apparent	O
attempts	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
existence	O
a	O
secret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
press	O
release	O
does	O
disclaim	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
parodical	O
work	O
,	O
discounting	O
any	O
affiliation	O
with	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
quickly	O
caught	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
for	O
its	O
absurd	O
content	O
and	O
intention	O
to	O
lampoon	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fandom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	O
Screen	O
wrote	O
that	O
although	O
inappropriate	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
provided	O
a	O
thoughtful	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fandom	O
;	O
Geek.com	O
found	O
it	O
took	O
what	O
was	O
good	O
about	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bubsy	I-Application
Visits	I-Application
the	I-Application
James	I-Application
Turrell	I-Application
Retrospective	I-Application
and	O
"	O
expands	O
on	O
it	O
in	O
glorious	O
ways.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Esposito	O
has	O
said	O
some	O
Sonic	B-Application
fans	O
were	O
offended	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
they	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
ridiculing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Dot	O
questioned	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
even	O
existed	O
and	O
wrote	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
fandom	O
's	O
weirdness	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
Polygons	O
authors	O
expressed	O
concern	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
write	O
about	O
its	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
and	O
Kotaku	O
were	O
lost	O
for	O
words	O
in	O
describing	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collections	I-Application
content	O
,	O
with	O
Kotaku	O
describing	O
the	O
whole	O
experience	O
as	O
haunting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
disagreed	O
with	O
The	O
Daily	O
Dots	O
comment	O
about	O
the	O
peculiarities	O
of	O
the	O
fandom	O
,	O
saying	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
"	O
is	O
n’t	O
even	O
scraping	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
places	O
those	O
people	O
go.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
mocking	O
the	O
fandom	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
found	O
the	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
comment	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sullied	O
reputation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
characterized	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collections	I-Application
minigames	O
as	O
unsettling	O
and	O
bizarre	O
;	O
Destructoid	O
wrote	O
they	O
ranged	O
from	O
"	O
creepy	O
sexual	O
fan	O
service	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
community	O
parody	O
to	O
something	O
truly	O
nightmare-inducing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
its	O
games	O
,	O
writers	O
were	O
most	O
intrigued	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
—	O
which	O
produced	O
walkthroughs	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
minigames	O
—	O
described	O
Make	O
My	O
Sonic	B-Application
as	O
random	O
,	O
Eggman	O
Origin	O
as	O
scary	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
as	O
horrifying	O
,	O
and	O
My	B-Application
Roommate	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
as	O
"tak[ing]	O
things	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
wrote	O
players	O
would	O
finish	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
within	O
minutes	O
but	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
likely	O
come	O
back	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
"	O
uncanny	O
at	O
recreating	O
both	O
the	O
vibe	O
of	O
crude	O
fan	O
art	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
turn-of-the-century	O
zeitgeist	O
,	O
that	O
sense	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
would	O
usher	O
in	O
a	O
brave	O
new	O
era	O
for	O
the	O
blue	O
hedgehog	O
and	O
his	O
friends.	O
"	O
</s>
