Pagodawest, Headcanon and Christian whitehead did an amazing job of balancing the gameplay and gathering the memorable stages, bosses, gimmicks that we all loved in the 16 bit sonic era and put their own signature names on it. From Tyson Hesse animation to Tee Lopes soundtrack passing by Hyper Potion music for the trailers we can feel the passion this game tries to convey. Sonic Mania is a product of love, a collaboration of long time sonic fans and SEGA. Sonic Mania is a Sonic Mania should be praised not only for how awesome this game is but the context this project came out to existence. Sonic Mania should be praised not only for how awesome this game is but the context this project came out to existence.