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Hedgehog Abuse Simulator

This is a very tiny hack, only consisting of three stages. "Demo Stage" is the only complete stage which is a single continuous loop to show off the different spike types. The other two test stages are very bare-boned WIPs, with which you can test some basic concepts, freely create your own courses, or just do plain stupid stuff for giggles!


Background:

A small hack that was originally intended to become a full-fledged puzzle platformer by the time the contest hit, but due to technical issues and many time constraints never made it past the first few test milestones. For the contest, those few assets have been taken and reordered in a short, albeit (hopefully) polished way. There is no real game here, just a couple of demonstrating concept levels as well as an intro cutscene. The only reason why I decided to submit it anyway was because a lot of people told me to, saying that there's nothing to lose, really. But I hope you'll enjoy this short experience nonetheless!

(Partially inspired by whoisthisgit's "Tails Abuse Debug" series.)


Controls:

With Sonic:
• B, while on the ground: Enter SpikeDebug™ Mode (and leave Sonic waiting where he was)
• C + A: Jump. Duh. Should I also explain what the D-Pad does? Yes. Yes I should.

In SpikeDebug™ Mode:
• D-Pad: Move around (in an 8-pixel grid)
• C: Place a spike / remove spike(s) when hovering over them
• B: Leave SpikeDebug™ Mode (and return back to Sonic)
• Hold A + Press Left/Right: Cycle through spikes

Misc:
• A, while game is paused: Return to stage select (you will need this!)
• A, on stage select: Toggle DevMode (disabled by default; only kept in because otherwise some things are unable to be done and you can get stuck sometimes)

When DevMode is enabled:
• B, anywhere and not just ground: Enter SpikeDebug™ Mode
• Hold A + Press B, when in SpikeDebug™ Mode: Leave SpikeDebug™ Mode (and teleport Sonic to that location)