It ditches pixel art for a cartoony new visual style that looks pretty good. But if you were hoping for a future Sonic game to return to its classic pixel-art roots, that might not be happening ...

With the iconic title screen, pixel graphics, and classic maps, Classic Sonic Simulator is a nostalgic remake of the old Sonic games from the early 1990s. After joining, you can select from a ...

It's important to note that Iizuka-san's comments about pixel art not being a viable gaming art style only applies to Sonic, not other games in general. Pixel art sustained itself remarkably well ...

Few video game characters are as iconic as Sonic the ... superb level design, and excellent pixel art. Sonic Mania would’ve been great even if it just stuck to the remastered and new versions ...

In fact, it quickly became the highest-rated Sonic game in 15 years, so palpable is its love for the pixel era. It was a return to the side-scrolling days of Sonic, featuring some resuscitated ...

Sonic Superstars is aiming to put a modern ... more "viable art style" for the long-term future of 2D Sonic games. "We look at the pixel art--it's great--but when we think about 10-20 years ...

and those buttery smooth physics making a beautiful pixel art return. However, Sonic Mania 2 never happened, but we've got a clearer picture as to why. In an interview with Game Informer — whose ...

Whether fans take to the game as they did with Sonic Mania, though, remains to be seen. Indeed, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka recently commented that pixel art wasn't a "viable art style" for ...

Sonic Mania – was this the last time fans will ever see a Sonic game with the classic pixel art? (Picture: Sega) The makers of Sonic Superstars think pixel art is going to become an even bigger ...

Iizuka described the game as an "evolution of the 2D Sonic gameplay," saying that "we look at the pixel art - it's great - but when we think about 10-20 years in the future, we don't think it's ...