Fan Games Here Are The Winners Of The 2022 Sonic Hacking Contest

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Many entries were submitted, many live streams have occurred, many votes were cast, but this year's Sonic Hacking Contest has come to an end. The only thing left is to reward the best of the best with some trophies, and the winners have been announced!

This year marked the debut of Sonic 3 A.I.R., and it made quite an entrance. It had a lot of entries this year, and needless to say, it did well with winning various 2D PC trophies. Check out the full list down below.

Top 3 of Each Category

Sonic Trophies (1st Place)

• Retro (Judged & Community):
  Sonic the Hedgehog: Isle of Magnetic Artifacts by Neo Team Kyukyoku

• 3D (Judged & Community):
  Frozen Hill by Nikauu

• 2DPC (Judged & Community):
  Knuckles’ Emerald Hunt DX by MainMemory & KarlEmerald

Tails Trophies (2nd Place)

• Retro (Judged & Community):
  Sonic & Johnny by Lone Devil

• 3D (Judged):
  Sonic 06 Definitive Experience v4.0 & STH2006 Project Demo 5 Mission Extravaganza by brianuuu

• 3D (Community):
  Sonic Forces Re-imagined - SHC 2022 Demo by brandonj

• 2DPC (Judged):
  Sonic 3 Redesigned by GFX32

• 2DPC (Community):
  Mighty and Ray in Sonic 3 A.I.R by iCloudius

Knuckles Trophies (3rd Place)

• Retro (Judged & Community):
  Sonic Sunventure by Scrap Sorra

• 3D (Judged):
  SADX Chaos Edition V2 by VeritasDL

• 3D (Community):
  Sonic 06 Definitive Experience v4.0 & STH2006 Project Demo 5 Mission Extravaganza by brianuuu

• 2DPC (Judged):
  Sonic 3 A.I.R: D.A. Garden Edition by Thorn & D.A. Garden

• 2DPC (Community):
  Eggman 3 Angel Island Revisited by Bluesteak

Retro Category

• Quartz Quadrant (Best Visual) - Judged & Community
  Sonic the Hedgehog: Isle of Magnetic Artifacts by Neo Team Kyukyoku

• D.A Garden (Best Audio) - Judged & Community
  Sonic the Hedgehog: Isle of Magnetic Artifacts by Neo Team Kyukyoku

• Hexadecimal (Best Technical) - Judged & Community
  Sonic Delta 40Mb (Sonic Delta Next) by Neto

• Chemical Plant (Best Level Design) - Judged
  Sonic & Johnny by Lone Devil

• Chemical Plant (Best Level Design) - Community
  Sonic the Hedgehog: Isle of Magnetic Artifacts by Neo Team Kyukyoku

• Professor Pickle (Most Entertaining) - Judged & Community
  Sonic & Johnny by Lone Devil

• Polygon Jim (Most WTF?!) - Judged & Community
  SHC2022 Sonic.EXE mega drive by lavagaming1

• Chaotix (Best Team Entry) - Judged & Community
  Sonic the Hedgehog: Isle of Magnetic Artifacts by Neo Team Kyukyoku

• Rivals (Best Multiplayer) - Judged & Community
  Sonic & Johnny by Lone Devil

• Storybook (Best Cutscenes) - Judged
  Sonic Delta 40Mb (Sonic Delta Next) by Neto

• Emerl (Best Character Implementation) - Judged & Community
  Sonic & Johnny by Lone Devil

• Eggrobo (Best Boss Design) - Judged
  Sonic Skychaser by GTKoopa

• Eggrobo (Best Boss Design) - Community
  Sonic & Johnny by Lone Devil

• Motobug (Best Enemy Design) - Community
  Sonic the Hedgehog: Isle of Magnetic Artifacts by Neo Team Kyukyoku

• Mania (Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone) - Judged & Community
  Sonic 1 - Score Rush by Giovanni

• Spinball (Best Entry of a Game Not Commonly Modified) - Judged & Community
  Silver Sonic: Rise of the Death Egg by Roebloz & TheLesha

• Blaze (Most Potential) - Judged
  Sonic Sunventure by Scrap Sorra

• Blaze (Most Potential) - Community
  Sonic the Hedgehog: Isle of Magnetic Artifacts by Neo Team Kyukyoku

• Silver (Most Improved) - Judged
  Sonic Sunventure by Scrap Sorra

• Studiopolis (Best Voted By Media Panel)
  Sonic the Hedgehog: Isle of Magnetic Artifacts by Neo Team Kyukyoku

3D Category

• Quartz Quadrant (Best Visual) - Judged & Community
  Frozen Hill by Nikauu

• Hexadecimal (Best Technical) - Judged
  DLC Restoration by ĐeäTh

• Hexadecimal (Best Technical) - Community
  SM64 Generations by Skyth

• Chemical Plant (Best Level Design) - Judged & Community
  Frozen Hill by Nikauu

• Professor Pickle (Most Entertaining) - Judged & Community
  SADX Chaos Edition V2 by VeritasDL

• Polygon Jim (Most WTF?!) - Judged & Community
  SADX Chaos Edition V2 by VeritasDL

• Chaotix (Best Team Entry) - Judged & Community
  Sonic Riders DX Version 2.0 by Extreme Gear Labs

• Rivals (Best Multiplayer) - Judged & Community
  Sonic Riders DX Version 2.0 by Extreme Gear Labs

• Emerl (Best Character Implementation) - Judged
  Sonic 06 Definitive Experience v4.0 & STH2006 Project Demo 5 Mission Extravaganza by brianuuu

• Emerl (Best Character Implementation) - Community
  SM64 Generations by Skyth

• Mania (Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone) - Judged & Community
  Customizable Sonic by Lady_Lunanova

• Spinball (Best Entry of a Game Not Commonly Modified) - Judged
  DLC Restoration by ĐeäTh

• Spinball (Best Entry of a Game Not Commonly Modified) - Community
  Sonic Riders DX Version 2.0 by Extreme Gear Labs

• Blaze (Most Potential) - Judged
  Customizable Sonic by Lady_Lunanova

• Blaze (Most Potential) - Community
  Sonic Forces Re-imagined - SHC 2022 Demo by brandonj

• Silver (Most Improved) - Judged & Community
  Sonic Forces Re-imagined - SHC 2022 Demo by brandonj

• Studiopolis (Best Voted By Media Panel) - Four Way Tie
  DLC Restoration by ĐeäTh
  Sonic Forces Re-imagined - SHC 2022 Demo by brandonj
  Sonic Riders DX Version 2.0 by Extreme Gear Labs
  Customizable Sonic by Lady_Lunanova

2D PC Category

• Quartz Quadrant (Best Visual) - Judged
  SONIC MANIA VR - Mission Mode by jubbalub

• Quartz Quadrant (Best Visual) - Community
  Agent Stone in Sonic 3 A.I.R by HazelSpooder

• D.A Garden (Best Audio) - Judged
  SONIC MANIA VR - Mission Mode by jubbalub

• Hexadecimal (Best Technical) - Judged
  Sonic CD Randomizer by MainMemory

• Hexadecimal (Best Technical) - Community
  Achievements Plus+ (and Coins!) by fadeinside

• Chemical Plant (Best Level Design) - Judged & Community
  Sonic 3 A.I.R: D.A. Garden Edition by Thorn & D.A. Garden

• Professor Pickle (Most Entertaining) - Judged & Community
  Eggman 3 Angel Island Revisited by Bluesteak

• Emerl (Best Character Implementation) - Judged
  Additional Characters by Sotaknuck

• Emerl (Best Character Implementation) - Community
  Mighty and Ray in Sonic 3 A.I.R by iCloudius

• Eggrobo (Best Boss Design) - Judged & Community
  Agent Stone in Sonic 3 A.I.R by HazelSpooder

• Mania (Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone) - Judged & Community
  SONIC MANIA VR - Mission Mode by jubbalub

• Blaze (Most Potential) - Judged & Community
  Sonic the Hedgehog Vintage - 2022 Demonstration by ZachmanAwesomeness

• Studiopolis (Best Voted By Media Panel)
  Knuckles’ Emerald Hunt DX by MainMemory & KarlEmerald

via Sonic Hacking Contest Newsletter

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