


Following this statement, Sega worked with Headcannon to issue a patch to fix important bugs such as the AI-controlled Tails partner not respawning properly, but fans have commented on some important issues like the muffled music in S3&K not yet being adjusted. Headcannon has publicly stated that the team was "unhappy" with the state of the game at launch, saying Sega meddled with the version it submitted according to strict deadlines. However, as great as Origins is for 2D Sonic fans who wanted more alongside Mania, things are still a bit skewed in Mania's favor due to a rocky launch for the compilation title. Origins also comes packaged with the Sonic Mania Adventures shorts as a nice bonus for collectors. After over ten years without a re-release for S3&K, the remaster was more than overdue. Sonic 3 & Knuckles had never been remastered prior to Mania, but Whitehead had passed the baton to Simon Thomley and Headcannon to allow his team to finish the set for Origins. These remasters were made by Christian Whitehead, the project lead of Mania, meaning that every Classic Sonic game has been re-tooled to match the latest title. On top of that, Origins is specifically a collection of remastered versions of Sonic 1, 2, and CD that were originally found on mobile devices. Now with Sonic Origins on every console that has Mania in its lineup of games, the series feels rather complete as the collection title brings Sonic 1, 2, CD, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles as one full game to stand next to Mania on fans' shelves. Outside new players, Sonic Mania was meant to follow where Sonic 3 & Knuckles left off, and series loyalists on certain platforms had no way to marathon all the titles if they desired to. While Mania is a game that can be played without understanding the games that came before it, if newer fans wanted more to play, they'd be out of luck. When Sonic Mania was released onto every major platform in 2017, some of those platforms weren't able to provide its users with the other four Classic Sonic titles, which considering how heavily referential Mania was, didn't bode well for many new players.
