<s>
It	O
features	O
remasters	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
platform	O
games	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
—	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
—	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	O
was	O
conceived	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2020	O
Sonic	B-Application
film	O
;	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
influx	O
of	O
new	O
fans	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
head	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
older	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
available	O
on	O
modern	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
at	O
Sega	O
,	O
though	O
Simon	B-Application
Thomley	I-Application
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
remaster	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jun	O
Senoue	O
replaced	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
following	O
speculation	O
of	O
licensing	O
problems	O
arising	O
from	O
Michael	O
Jackson	O
's	O
involvement	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
31st	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
enhancements	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
replaced	O
music	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
version	O
adding	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
12	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Device
Origins	I-Device
Plus	O
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
physically	O
and	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
original	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Device
Origins	I-Device
compiles	O
and	O
remasters	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
platform	O
games	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
—	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
—	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Miles	O
"	O
Tails	O
"	O
Prower	O
,	O
and	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
from	O
stealing	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
originals	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
Tails	O
and	O
Knuckles	O
in	O
any	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
notably	O
,	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Knuckles	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Blue	B-Application
Spheres	I-Application
"	O
minigame	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
all	O
new	O
version	O
called	O
New	O
Blue	B-Application
Spheres	I-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
additional	O
sphere	O
types	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	O
features	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
classic	O
mode	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
format	O
,	O
presented	O
in	O
4:3	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
anniversary	O
mode	O
"	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
widescreen	O
displays	O
,	O
removes	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
drop	O
dash	O
"	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
modes	O
use	O
the	O
Retro	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
version	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
aside	O
of	O
the	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
classic	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
in-game	O
museum	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
videos	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
Adventures	O
animated	O
shorts	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Menu	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
11	O
harder	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
tracks	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Knuckles	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Chaotix	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
museum	O
music	O
player	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Device
Origins	I-Device
was	O
conceived	O
alongside	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	O
:	O
Ultimate	O
(	O
2021	O
)	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2020	O
Sonic	B-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
film	O
brought	O
many	O
new	O
fans	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
head	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
older	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
available	O
on	O
modern	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
encouraged	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
still	O
an	O
audience	O
for	O
2D	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
provided	O
the	O
"	O
perfect	O
"	O
opportunity	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remasters	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
remakes	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
Retro	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
released	O
between	O
2011	O
and	O
2013	O
;	O
Christian	O
Whitehead	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Retro	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
updated	O
it	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
remakes	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Origins	O
team	O
prioritized	O
the	O
main	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
so	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
including	O
other	O
2D	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Knuckles	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Chaotix	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerhouse	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
produced	O
the	O
new	O
cutscenes	O
with	O
longtime	O
Sonic	B-Application
artist	O
Tyson	O
Hesse	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
script	O
written	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
comic	O
book	O
writer	O
Ian	O
Flynn	O
and	O
featuring	O
arranged	O
music	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
composer	O
Tee	B-Application
Lopes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
Thomley	I-Application
and	O
his	O
studio	O
Headcannon	B-Application
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Retro	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
remakes	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
the	O
Origins	O
remaster	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
marks	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
first	O
rerelease	O
since	O
2011	O
,	O
following	O
speculation	O
that	O
soundtrack	O
licensing	O
problems	O
arising	O
from	O
Michael	O
Jackson	O
's	O
involvement	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
were	O
preventing	O
new	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sega	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Origins	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
composer	O
Jun	O
Senoue	O
rearranged	O
several	O
tracks	O
originally	O
written	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
prior	O
to	O
Jackson	O
's	O
involvement	O
;	O
they	O
were	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
1997	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomley	O
said	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
Headcannon	B-Application
team	O
were	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Origins	O
that	O
Sega	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
represent	O
Headcannon	B-Application
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
they	O
developed	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
remaster	O
under	O
crunch	O
conditions	O
for	O
a	O
strict	O
deadline	O
,	O
that	O
Sega	O
would	O
not	O
delay	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Sega	O
had	O
introduced	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
when	O
integrating	O
it	O
in	O
Origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Thomley	O
,	O
the	O
Headcannon	B-Application
team	O
"	O
were	O
outsiders	O
creating	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
that	O
was	O
then	O
wrangled	O
into	O
something	O
entirely	O
different	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Device
Origins	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
livestream	O
commemorating	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
—	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
31st	O
anniversary	O
—	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
delisting	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
that	O
was	O
reversed	O
following	O
backlash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Device
Origins	I-Device
titled	O
Sonic	B-Device
Origins	I-Device
Plus	O
,	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
physical	O
edition	O
and	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
digital	O
version	O
,	O
adds	O
Amy	O
Rose	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
emulations	O
of	O
all	O
12	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Triple	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Patrol	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
also	O
makes	O
Knuckles	O
playable	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Device
Origins	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
;	O
it	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Shea	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
enhancements	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Anniversary	O
mode	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Sonic	B-Device
Origins	I-Device
package	O
is	O
terrific	O
overall	O
...	O
Having	O
the	O
best	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
saga	O
in	O
one	O
bundle	O
is	O
supremely	O
satisfying.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Heidi	O
Kemps	O
(	O
GameSpot	O
)	O
and	O
Stephen	O
Tailby	O
(	O
Push	O
Square	O
)	O
felt	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
additions	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
compilation	O
justified	O
the	O
purchase	O
for	O
fans	O
,	O
its	O
lackluster	O
presentation	O
and	O
unnecessary	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
hindered	O
Origins	O
 '	O
overall	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kemps	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
the	O
recreations	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
themselves	O
have	O
some	O
issues	O
,	O
with	O
strange	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
were	O
n't	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
originals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Linneman	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
stating	O
"	O
most	O
are	O
n't	O
game	O
breaking	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
sheer	O
number	O
of	O
them	O
impact	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
specifically	O
mentioning	O
a	O
recurring	O
bug	B-Error_Name
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
made	O
Tails	O
get	O
stuck	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Machkovech	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
criticized	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
rewind	O
or	O
save	O
state	O
option	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
delisting	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
versions	O
from	O
most	O
digital	O
stores	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
tragic	O
example	O
of	O
good	O
classics	O
ruined	O
by	O
greed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
bonus	O
content	O
,	O
VentureBeat	O
Mike	O
Minotti	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
explorable	O
world	O
with	O
its	O
multiple	O
media	O
museums	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
bit	O
bare	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
few	O
oddities	O
aside	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
fantastic	O
remasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
fan	O
who	O
already	O
owns	O
these	O
games	O
in	O
other	O
compilations	O
,	O
Origins	O
is	O
worth	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
replaced	O
music	O
received	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
felt	O
they	O
stripped	O
the	O
levels	O
of	O
their	O
nostalgic	O
feel	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
replacing	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
omitting	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
