Just as we received Stealth’s great GBA hack, another technical hack has appeared. Drx, with the help of Puto, Upthorn, and Hivebrain, has created a version of Sonic 1 for the 32X. This has required extensive code changes and, most importantly, moving a sound channel based on the new hardware. More importantly, this hack has been made open source, allowing anyone with enough knowledge to try their hand at Sonic 1 with the possibility of using 32X features.

Since the hack is, currently, mostly Sonic 1 with changes to make it work on the 32X (mostly behind the scenes), rather than go on about it in length here, I invite you to see it at the thread here.

In other breaking news, drx has released five new Sonic protos. Sonic CD Prototype 806, several versions of Sonic Adventure, and Sonic Adventure 2. For more details, visit the thread here.

It’s been a very exciting time for Sonic hacking in general. Who knows what the future will hold?

British gaming mag DC:UK decided to forgo the Happy Meal-style of tie-ins for the release of Sonic Adventure, opting instead for Happy Hour. Phil Westoby, manager of The Hush, came up with cocktails for each of the main characters of the game. Details on drinks such as “The Knuckles Duster” and “Formula 102″ can be seen on the scan thumbnails, shown at right.

Tails’ drink is described as being both “sugary sweet” and looking like “a cloudy urine sample.” Ironically enough, it’s also the one of the only drinks without the word “fruity” used to describe it.