SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: BORDERLINE (SHC'25 Demo)

By DarkexNarukami
   

Sonic the Hedgehog: Borderline (Formerly known as: Sonic Megadriven)

This hack it's a reimagination of Sonic the Hedgehog, adding new art to the existing zones, as well as new habilities and new music

This demo contains 7 acts.

  1. Sunset Coast Act 1
  2. Sunset Coast Act 2
  3. Destroyed Castle Act 1
  4. Chaos Casino Act 1
  5. Lost Temple Act 1
  6. Stardust City Act 1
  7. Robotnikland Act 1

The full version will contain the whole 6 zones, releasing on Early 2026

HABILITIES:

  • Air-Roll (Press B or C mid-air)
  • Double Jump (Press A after jumping)
  • Insta-Shield (Press B or C after jumping)
  • Super Peel-Out!!
  • Spin-Dash

CHANGELOG:

  • Reworked Sonic Sprites
  • New zones and art compared to SHC'22 version (Destroyed Castle | Chaos Casino | Stardust City and Robotnikland, also some reworks to existing acts)
  • A New Soundtrack
  • Reworked Title Screen
  • Some new easter eggs added
Credits
  • Hack by DarkexNarukami, Axel_SRH and all the members of the Team Duality.
  • Level Layouts by Team Duality
  • Art and Palettes of Sunset Coast, RobotnikLand, Destroyed Castle and Lost Labyrinth by Hachikyu
  • "Borderline Sonic" Sprite Sheet by Axel_Srh, Ninjacat25 and christina
  • Title Screen Sonic art by Atzel_SRH | Title Screen Logo art by Klashicola (Background from "Sonic Advance 2")
  • MegaPCM2, Nemesis / Kosinski Optimized Decompressors and Error Handler by Vladikcomper
  • HUD, Stardust City Act 1, and the art of Chaos Casino by TheDarkParadox (SCZ from his cancelled hack: Sonic Return to South Island)
  • "Lost" (Speedlight City Act 1) and "Shadow of the Day" (Lost Temple Act 1) originally composed by Linkin Park
  • Smooth Rings Animation guide by Devon
  • WinPose code by EddyTF
  • Title Cards Font by Techokami
  • Super Peel-Out!! Code by luigixhero in the SCD Art Test disasm
  • Insta-Shield port by Team Duality
  • Double Jump implemented by Dewmer Dewar (Original code in Sonic 1 Hacking Studio 3.0)
  • Special thanks to AleDrawer2008 for helping with the SHC screen implementation during the SHC'25 demo development :P
  • SonicRetro / SSRG guides about bugfixes (Also, ProjectFM with his Skid/Splash guide in SSRG, Thanks to Undying_Star too)

Team Duality Is:

  • Darkex Narukami
  • Axel_SRH
  • Rene_SF
  • Hachikyu
  • Red2010
  • AleDrawer2008

SOUNDTRACK TRACK BY TRACK CREDITS

  • SUNSET COAST:
  1. Act 1: Bridge Zone Act 1 from Sonic Superstars | VGM BY JX
  2. Act 2: Bridge Zone Act 2 from Sonic Superstars | VGM BY JX
  3. Act 3: TBD (Unused on Demo)
  • DESTROYED CASTLE:
  1. ACT 1: Sylvania Castle Act 3 from Sonic 4 Episode 2 | VGM BY JX (Slightly Altered)
  2. ACT 2: Golden Capital Act Knuckles from Sonic Superstars | VGM BY JX (Unused on Demo)
  3. ACT 3: Lagoon City Act 1 from Sonic Superstars | VGM BY JX (Unused on Demo)
  • CHAOS CASINO:
  1. ACT 1: Pinball Carnival Act 1 from Sonic Superstars | VGM BY JX
  2. ACT 2: Frozen Base Act Tails from Sonic Superstars | VGM BY JX (Unused on Demo)
  3. ACT 3:
  • LOST TEMPLE:
  1. ACT 1: Shadow of the Day by Linkin Park | Converted by Team Duality
  2. ACT 2:
  3. ACT 3:
  • STARDUST CITY:
  1. ACT 1: Lost by Linkin Park | Converted by Team Duality
  2. ACT 2: One Way Dream from Sonic Frontiers | VGM BY JX (Unused on Demo)
  3. ACT 3
  • ROBOTNIKLAND:
  1. ACT 1: Eggmanland from Sonic Unleashed | Converted MIDI from VGMusic
  2. FINAL: Perfect Dark Gaia from Sonic Unleashed | Converted MIDI from HogeezHoagies (Unused on Demo)
  • Title Screen: Menu from Metal Gear Solid (PSX) | Made by Team Duality
  • Invencibility: Super Sonic Theme from Sonic Superstars | by JX
  • Level Select / Continue Screen: SA2 Groove | VGM by JX (Unused on Demo)
Gallery
Download

File Type: rom/mega-drive

File Size: 1.25 MB

DarkexNarukami @ 2025-10-04 05:41:08

Discord Server for Updates on the Project: https://discord.gg/6Zn5gSEkAV

If someone finds an Easter Egg, let it on the comments

Also, shoutouts to Ninjacat25 and Axel_SRH for their wonderful work with the sprite sheet

Last modified by DarkexNarukami @ 2025-10-04 18:16:19

Adriano88 @ 2025-10-04 07:20:49

This hack from my friend turned out really well. I'll be rooting for you this year :)

Red2010 @ 2025-10-04 12:07:38

Cool Hack :D

Speems @ 2025-10-04 12:48:53

Good job with the demo, this game's got potential to be something great!

Ijome_Ynnuf @ 2025-10-04 21:32:13

Sonic Superstars Music? Nice!

Mostafa @ 2025-10-05 12:53:19

This trick is awesome lol we will see you in 2026