Somari

, and Mario as the player instead of Sonic The gameplay and plot of Somari is substantially similar to that of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. The game follows the player's quest to defeat Dr. Robotnik, who has converted all the animals of South Island into evil robots. However, the game features Mario as the main character, rather than Sonic. golden rings in order to enter the bonus stage at the end of the level, As in Sonic, each level is divided into three acts, and the third act ends with a boss fight with Robotnik. Although Somari borrows the concepts for its game dynamics from the original Sonic the Hedgehog, the implementation of them differs in many ways. Unlike the original Sonic the Hedgehog game, the player character can use the "spin-dash" feature first implemented in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992). ==Development==

Somari was developed by the pirate homebrew developer Hummer Team, though they are credited in-game as Somari Team. It is unknown precisely how, when, or where the game was created, The movement of Mario is based on the mechanics and physics of the Sonic character from Sonic the Hedgehog 2. during the late 1990s, and it can be found today in the United States in specialized gaming stores. The game also remains a popular title for emulation. ==Reception==

The concept of a crossover and/or mashup title bringing the popular video game characters Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog into one game had been a long-running dream in video game culture. Although Somari does not feature both characters in the same game, the fact that Mario had been placed into the world of Sonic the Hedgehog was registered with astonishment. and the game was characterized as having complex controls (although reviews claimed that these could be mastered in time). GameSpy, however, described the game as "a remarkably good port/hack of Sonic to the NES," and Atari HQ described it as "amazing[ly] original" with "more than adequate[]" level-porting. ==Notes==