I just found a scan of the manual for Sonic 1 on the Master System, the first Sonic version I ever played, which refers to that monitor as “Invincible”
Confirmation from the Sega Genesis Sonic 2 manual:
Two images, one of the front cover of the instruction manual for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (giant shadowed Doctor Robotnik head and arm in the background, reaching for and clutching a giant checkered numeral 2 in the middle ground, with Sonic and Tails in the foreground, with game title and the text INSTRUCTION MANUAL below them, with the console logo at the top with stylized text reading SEGA GENESIS / 16 BIT CARTRIDGE.
Second photo: the manual opened to page 10 (greyscale), title text Super Items, description text: Spin, bash or bounce to break open monitors any way you can -- to get the Super Items inside.
Five square pixelated images are arrayed in a row beneath the text: a shoe, a ring, Sonic's face, three four-pointed stars, and a circle with a horizontal gradient.
Beneath these is a bulleted list of names and descriptions:
Power Sneakers make you run like the wind!
Super Rings give you ten rings at once!
One-ups give you 1 more Life. (You also earn an extra Life when you collect 100 Rings and 200 Rings.)
An Invincible protects you from attacking enemies, but only for a short time.
Each Shield protects you from damage 1 time only.
Under this list is a cropped screenshot of Sonic in a shield sphere, with Tails behind him and a mechanical preying mantis in front, the latter of which has launched small curved blades at Sonic's shield.
The following page is visible in the photo but is outside of the scope of this post. It's about Star Posts.
Also, the lyrics to Chemical Plant Zone are "I took a job would you pick up Bob? I took a job, would you pick up Ba ba ba ba bada Bob?" And the ones for Metropolis Zone are "He's just a FATASS MAN!"
Nobody ever talked to me about Sonic lore as a kid, so I never had a word for it. I was too busy playing Cyborg Justice and wishing I was good at it. That game pulled me in with the cool vibes then dashed me to bits with bad controls.
Cyborg Justice was great. I only learned recently that no, pits were not just a death sentence if you didn't have the pneumatic legs, you can transition out of a jump into a forward lunge to get the distance you need.
Pulling robot pieces off and attaching them to yourself was an amazing mechanic. Same as kicking legs back upright and slamming torsos on to resurrect enemies (and possibly allies?)
And the music is peak Genesis music.
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msokiovt@lemmy.today · 80 pts · 289d
popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 289d
This is the way.
HexagonSun@lemmy.zip · 76 pts · 289d
Invincibility!
I just found a scan of the manual for Sonic 1 on the Master System, the first Sonic version I ever played, which refers to that monitor as “Invincible”
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 289d
Confirmation from the Sega Genesis Sonic 2 manual:
Two images, one of the front cover of the instruction manual for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (giant shadowed Doctor Robotnik head and arm in the background, reaching for and clutching a giant checkered numeral 2 in the middle ground, with Sonic and Tails in the foreground, with game title and the text INSTRUCTION MANUAL below them, with the console logo at the top with stylized text reading SEGA GENESIS / 16 BIT CARTRIDGE.
Second photo: the manual opened to page 10 (greyscale), title text Super Items, description text: Spin, bash or bounce to break open monitors any way you can -- to get the Super Items inside.
Five square pixelated images are arrayed in a row beneath the text: a shoe, a ring, Sonic's face, three four-pointed stars, and a circle with a horizontal gradient.
Beneath these is a bulleted list of names and descriptions:
Under this list is a cropped screenshot of Sonic in a shield sphere, with Tails behind him and a mechanical preying mantis in front, the latter of which has launched small curved blades at Sonic's shield.
The following page is visible in the photo but is outside of the scope of this post. It's about Star Posts.
theherk@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 289d
Power Slippers? Red Shoes for sure.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 289d
Bro, the alliteration was right there!
Speed shoes!
victorz@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 289d
JohnnyWishbone@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 289d
Speed boots
hypnicjerk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 289d
sneakests
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 289d
I always thought of it as the "go super fast straight into a spike" power up since that's how it usually worked out.
meekah@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 289d
Subaru
whelk@retrolemmy.com · 43 pts · 289d
Another one who called it "invincibility" checking in
DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org · 37 pts · 289d
Invincibility IIRC.
stinerman@midwest.social · 17 pts · 289d
Stars
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 289d
Or star (singular)
We had all played Super Mario Bros first though.
cfi@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 289d
Casting another vote for Invincibility
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 289d
Sparkly Star Juice. It even comes with a little song.
You cannot touch me, I've got sparkly star juice.
You cannot touch me I've got sparkly star juice.
STAR JUICE
STAR JUICE
sparkalilly sparkalilly sparkalliy sparkalily... repeat
Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 289d
I heard this perfectly in my head to the theme tune.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 289d
Also, the lyrics to Chemical Plant Zone are "I took a job would you pick up Bob? I took a job, would you pick up Ba ba ba ba bada Bob?" And the ones for Metropolis Zone are "He's just a FATASS MAN!"
SuperEars@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 289d
I love these. I'd make songs like this all the time, though never made one for this game.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 289d
I can't take credit for Chemical Plant Zone, that was Smooth McGroove.
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 289d
A trap. It always runs out right when I need it.
radiouser@crazypeople.online · 8 pts · 289d
Huh, I never thought of naming it. I guess I thought they looked like a TV a little.... so I'm going to go with that lol.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 289d
The manual for the game calls them "monitors" so yeah. But I think we mean the specific power-up inside this one.
MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social · 8 pts · 289d
Stars.
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 289d
Quick get the stars get the get the star no over ahhh you missed it it's ok
MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social · 3 pts · 289d
Sir/Ma'am, did you bug my brother and my room during my childhood?
yakko@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 289d
Nobody ever talked to me about Sonic lore as a kid, so I never had a word for it. I was too busy playing Cyborg Justice and wishing I was good at it. That game pulled me in with the cool vibes then dashed me to bits with bad controls.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 289d
Cyborg Justice was great. I only learned recently that no, pits were not just a death sentence if you didn't have the pneumatic legs, you can transition out of a jump into a forward lunge to get the distance you need.
Pulling robot pieces off and attaching them to yourself was an amazing mechanic. Same as kicking legs back upright and slamming torsos on to resurrect enemies (and possibly allies?)
And the music is peak Genesis music.
irish_link@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 289d
Strap power or invincibility
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 6 pts · 289d
Invulnerability.
LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 289d
Sparkles as well.
JohnnyWishbone@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 289d
We called the shield power up Dome
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 289d
We just called it the WOOM.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 289d
We always called it the bubble, or the BWAA after it's sound effect.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 288d
Yeah we just called it the sound effect it made when you got it... it's just hard to type out the exact sound.
butwhyishischinabook@piefed.social · 4 pts · 288d
Stars, but we all knew that meant invincibility.
ADTJ@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 288d
Star shield, as opposed to shield, fire shield, bubble shield, lightning shield.
BussyGyatt@feddit.org · 3 pts · 289d
Star power!
drspawndisaster@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 289d
Hedgehog juice
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 289d
Jazzy.