Motobug the Badnik in Sonic the Hedgehog (2010)

Motobug the Badnik in Sonic the Hedgehog cover

Developer: Polygon Jim
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres: Platform
Main story: about 2.4 hours
Completionist: about 3.3 hours

How it feels

Play as Robotnik's own Motobug badnik in Sonic 1 — slower, quirkier, and surprisingly charming.

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About

A ROM hack of Sonic the Hedgehog in which the main character replaced by Motobug, one of Dr. Robotnik's Badniks. The new protagonist has a much lower speed, unless when using power-ups.

Screenshots

Motobug the Badnik in Sonic the Hedgehog screenshot 1

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