Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has some fun and stylish lettering, and now the person who created it has shared how they did it.
The end credits are probably one of the most crucial parts of a film, firstly because they are an crucial step in appreciating the work that went into making the film, but also because they are the last thing you see. You want to leave in a good mood! Sometimes that means keeping it basic, other times you want to do something more, which is exactly what all three Sonic movies did. The first two, unsurprisingly, were based on a classic pixel art look, but Sonic 3 finally incorporated 3D. Instead of being based on Sonic Adventure like the film is, they are actually based on the fighting game Sonic the Fighters, the first 3D entry in the series.
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It’s a fun set of credits, and in a rather long YouTube video, the person who created them, SuitNtie22, explained how they were made. Personally, the most fascinating part of the video concerns how the models were made. For the most part, the models of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles were simply the original Sonic the Fighter models with a few minor tweaks – Sonic has completely blue arms, unlike his tanned arms in all the games, and all of their proportions also changed slightly.
The credits also required the creation of several unique Robotnik models for both Ivo and Gerald. They’re based on his appearance from the movie rather than the classic round Eggman from the Sonic the Fighters era, but they blend into each other quite naturally. The most fascinating of all, however, is the Shadow model. Being a character from Adventure 2, Shadow does not have the “classic” appearance of Sonic, and one of the key features of this design is his round belly. However, in the credits you will see that Shadow’s model has a round torso, which technically means that this is the first example of the classic Shadow in Sonic history. Fun stuff (even if it’s mostly for Sonic geeks like you and me)!
Sonic 3 was a major success, bringing the total value of the film series to $1 billion. The fourth film has already been greenlit anyway, but it’s clear that these adaptations are here to stay.
