0.1

Release v0.1 (Beta)

First playable beta release of the Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II wrapper for the Nintendo Switch. The game is fully playable from start to finish at a locked 60 FPS.

What Works:

• Fully Playable: The game can be completed from start to finish without crashes.
• Locked 60 FPS: Core affinity pinning pins the rendering loop to Core 0, game logic to Core 1, and file processing to Core 2 to prevent any CPU bottleneck.
• Optimized Graphics Pipeline: OpenGL ES 2.0 direct mappings remove wrapper check overheads for maximum performance.
• Full Audio Engine: Stereo audio restoration using a custom SDL2 mixer, with full sound effects and background music.
• Music Fixes: Includes level BGM pause/resume logic in menus, drowning countdown theme support, and fixes for looping jingles.
• Offline Bypass: Seamlessly skips server-check connection dialogs and boot-movie hangs.
• Lock-on Feature Unlocked: Play as Metal Sonic in Episode 1 levels from the start.

Known Issues:

• Video Playback: Opening and cutscene MP4 videos are currently skipped/stubbed. The game will skip movies automatically to prevent hangs, so gameplay is unaffected, but videos will not play. (Planning to resolve this in future updates).