Create And Share Your Own 2D Sonic Levels

By Mike Fahey (Edit, to draft, Slurp)

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PlaySega.com has recently launched a flash version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, complete with a level editor that allows fans to create, share, and play their own Sonic levels online.

The Sonic the Hedgehog level editor, a creation of Mediatonic, lets VIP members of PlaySega create Sonic levels relatively easily. Using a simple interface creators lay down scenery tiles, place obstacles and enemies, and set starting and ending points, resulting in a somewhat primitive but definitely playable Sonic the Hedgehog level.

The bad news? You can only create your own levels if you sign up for a VIP subscription to PlaySega, which starts at $5.95 a month. The good news is that even free members can play the levels, and should you choose to upgrade, a three-month subscription for $14.95 nets you the free Sega Saturn-styled PC controller, seen below.

Worth it?

Sonic the Hedgehog Level Player [PlaySega via GameSetWatch]

So let me get this straight...

SEGA wants me to spend my time making content for its game, donate that content to SEGA for free, and then pay SEGA for the privilege of doing this?

looks pretty cool.

I wish the editor was free though.