![]() The player must also avoid touching rows of sharp spikes, falling into bottomless pits, and being crushed by moving walls or platforms, as well as drowning, which can be circumvented by breathing air bubbles periodically released from vents. Robotnik has trapped animals inside destroying one frees the creature, but is not necessary to complete the game. The levels are populated with hazards in the form of robots (named 'badniks' in the Western game manuals) that Dr. The gameplay centers around Sonic's ability to run at high speed through levels that include springs, slopes, high falls, and loop-the-loops. Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus plays as a 2D side-scrolling platformer. The player controls the titular Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus, who aims to stop Robotnik's plans by freeing his animal friends and collecting all Chaos Emeralds himself. ![]() Eggman' in the original Japanese release) has trapped the animal inhabitants of South Island in cybernetic shells and metal capsule prisons. In an attempt to steal the six Chaos Emeralds and harness their power, the game's antagonist Dr. Its success led to the development of subsequent games in the Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus series, as well as the creation of a media franchise of spin-off products featuring the character. It was commercially successful, increasing the popularity of the Mega Drive/Genesis and establishing Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus as the company's mascot. Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus received positive reviews from critics, who praised the game's visuals and its sense of speed. After a hedgehog was decided on as the main character, the development group was renamed Sonic Team. Robotnik has trapped, and collect six magical emeralds known as the Chaos Emeralds.ĭevelopment of Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus began in 1990, when Sega ordered its AM8 development team to develop a game featuring a mascot for the company. ![]() Robotnik's plans for world domination, release the animals Dr. The game's story focuses on Sonic's efforts to stop Dr. First released in North America, Europe, and Australia on June 23, 1991, the game is the first installment in the Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus series, chronicling the adventures of the titular character in his quest to defeat the series' antagonist Dr. Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus is a platform video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. In December 2021, he organized a live concert featuring his arrangements of music from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, which was performed at Berklee.Sonic and Knuckles – Blue Sphere Plus is a 16-bits classic Game released for the Mega Drive video game console (named Sega Genesis in North America). In November 2021, as a part of Zoe Sparks’ band, he played Boston’s Royale venue, opening for soul-pop band Lawrence.Ĭharles also holds a bachelor’s degree in Contemporary Writing and Production from Berklee College of Music, with a minor in Video Game Scoring. He has arranged and performed for Zoe Sparks, Madds Buckley, Emi Jones, and Dov Beck-Levine. Inspired by projects like Multiplayer Charity, he has contributed to labels like GameLark, and directed his own collaborative album of Nintendo 64 arrangements, "GET N!: Celebrating the Nintendo 64".Ĭharles is proud to regularly collaborate with young, cutting-edge creative people. A part of the thriving video game music community since 2013, he loves to reinterpret these classic songs in new and unexpected ways. A Brooklyn-born composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist, Charles Ritz made his first mark online by arranging the video game music from his childhood.
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