History VideoGame / Somari

Given that it was only the second year of Hummer being on the market not thoroughly explored by [[MediaWatchdog Nintendo]], the engine wasn't entirely purified, resulting in a decent and mostly playable port which, however, was [[ObviousBeta chock full of glitches]], such as loop sections ''never'' allowing you to get one out of six rings, and somewhat heavy controls that, for instance, made the already devilish Labyrinth Zone of the original look like a child's game. It, however, featured the Special Zone from the Master System port, complete with its music, and the Spin Dash that haven't made a debut in the actual game. In spite of such omissions and edits, reportedly, it was one of the few Hummer's games to go among the lines of DevelopmentHell.

'''''Somari''''' is an UnlicensedGame produced by [[http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Hummer_Team Hummer Team]], which attempts to mash up the looks (and [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem the platform]]) of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and the gameplay of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] in a (seemingly) [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct quick attempt to]] [[{{Mockbuster}} cash in]]. And yet, despite the fact that it wasn't the best game by said team, it still remains their most well-known product up to date, especially in the States (never mind the fact it was originally spread over such countries as China[[note]]Somari's country of origin[[/note]] and Russia[[note]]Imported and sold by Steepler Ltd., who are best known as the guys who got UsefulNotes/{{Dendy}} running there. It was also shown on TV on the show organized and sponsored by Steepler, by no other than Sergei Suponev himself![[/note]]), alongside ''VideoGame/KartFighter''.

See also the polar opposite of this game, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Svz2E_uCyE Sonic Jam 6]]'' ([[VideoGame/SonicJam no relation]]), was also made for UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis.

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog (NES): Improvement'': A GameMod of Sone 3D Blast 5 with a restored Green Hill Zone and improved sprites, music, and palettes. The rest of the game remains unchanged, however.

A FanRemake called ''Somari 3D Blast 5'' is also available [[https://info.sonicretro.org/Somari_3D_Blast_5 here]].

* NumberOfTheBeast: [[http://cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/cartsbase/NT-616.jpg A KaSheng rerelease]] of the game has the ID number NT-616.

* MixAndMatch: Somari is [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Mario]] who now has all [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Sonic]]'s abilities and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking wears]] [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Tails]][[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking 's shoes]], nonetheless.

* ObviousBeta: Let's run through the basics... There are a lot of game breaking bugs in this port. Some of the environments in the first act, where the titular character can end up trapped in a spike pit with no escape, forcing him to die. The physics and controls are clearly not there. For instance, it's very well possible for Somari to jump and miss a platform or hit an enemy at the wrong time.

'''''Somari''''' is an UnlicensedGame produced by [[http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Hummer_Team Hummer Team]], which attempts to mash up the looks (and [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem the platform]]) of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and the gameplay of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] in a (seemingly) [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct quick attempt to]] [[{{Mockbuster}} cash in]]. And yet, despite the fact that it wasn't the best game by said team, it still remains their most well-known product up to date, especially in the States (never mind the fact it was originally spread over such countries as China[[note]]Somari's country of origin[[/note]] and Russia[[note]]Imported and sold by Steepler Ltd., who are best known as the guys who got UsefulNotes/{{Dendy}} running there. It was also shown on TV on the show organized and sponsored by Steepler, by no other than Sergei Suponev himself![[/note]]), alongside ''VideoGame/KartFighter''.

* OneUp: Unlike the original game, getting 100 rings does not grant you an extra life, which makes the game even harder. You can find the occasional 1-up monitor sitting around, though.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The game eschews the 10 minute per act time limit of Sonic The Hedgehog, which makes it feasible to beat this game's ultra sluggish Labyrinth Zone. It doesn't work on any other stage, however.
* AutoScrollingLevel: Labyrinth Zone's boss uses this, unlike the original game.
* AWinnerIsYou: Essentially an extract of the bad ending of the original game, which shows Dr. Robotnik juggling the Chaos Emeralds. Because there's no way to collect the Chaos Emeralds, there is no good ending in this version.

* CheckPointStarvation: Unlike the original game, ''Somari'' contains no checkpoint poles.
* CopycatCover: The original release's box art is a complete ripoff of the Japanese ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' box art.
* CoversAlwaysLie: Surprisingly averted, as screenshots on the back of the box are actually from this game. Ka-Sheng's latter prints of the cartridge art, however, did feature Sonic and Tails, which were more like the sources for Somari, but not the playable characters here.

Originally distributed by ''[=JY Company=]'' under its first monkier, ''Somari'' then got [[CapcomSequelStagnation rehashed, rehacked and rereleased]] as ''Family Kid''[[note]]where Somari gets spriteswapped (although the signposts still show his face)[[/note]], ''Sonic 3D Blast 5''[[note]]Somari replaced with Sonic, the game starting at Spring Yard Zone (despite featuring a couple of mercy edits on Green Hill Zone) and the new title screen; note that this version is more known just as ''Sonic the Hedgehog''[[/note]], ''Sonic And Knuckles 5''[[note]]new title music and the title screen, [[WolverinePublicity totally featuring Knuckles]][[/note]], ''Sonic 3D Blast 6''[[note]]new title screen and the mock-up of the original menu screen of ''VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland'', which shows up every time you start a stage[[/note]], ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''[[note]]a complete overhaul of the game by Waixing, which is not afraid to steal some graphics from anywhere else[[/note]] and ''The Hummer''[[note]]the most recent one, featuring the newly-established Hummer Team's mascot; comes in two flavors: one is no different from ''Sonic 3D Blast 5'', while another, with the all-new stage graphics, appeared exclusively on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YKOfOtpb_A Samuri 60-in-1]][[/note]].

* AWinnerIsYou: Essentially an extract of the bad ending of the original game, which shows Dr. Robotnik juggling the Chaos Emeralds. Because they're nowhere else to be found in this version, the good ending is nowhere to be found here.

* CheckPointStarvation: Hummer Team didn't bother porting the {{check point}}s from the original version.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: The ending implies this.
* FakeLongevity: Especially noticeable with Labyrinth Zone, which [[CopyAndPasteEnvironments repeats the same sections several times]] and makes the underwater parts even slower than in the original game.

* MixAndMatch: If the rest of the article doesn't say it to you, Somari is [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Mario]] who now has all [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Sonic]]'s abilities and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking wears]] [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Tails]][[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking 's shoes]], nonetheless.

'''''Somari''''' is a bastard child from 1994, and also an UnlicensedGame courtesy of [[http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Hummer_Team Hummer Team]], which attempts to mash up the looks (and [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem the platform]]) of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and the gameplay of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] in a (seemingly) [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct quick attempt to]] [[{{Mockbuster}} cash in]]. And yet, despite the fact that it wasn't the best game by said team, it still remains their most well-known product up to date, especially in the States (never mind the fact it was originally spread over such countries as China[[note]]Somari's country of origin[[/note]] and Russia[[note]]Imported and sold by Steepler Ltd., who are best known as the guys who got UsefulNotes/{{Dendy}} running there. It was also shown on TV on the show organized and sponsored by Steepler, by no other than Sergei Suponev himself![[/note]]), alongside ''VideoGame/KartFighter''.

* CharacterTitle

* UnfortunateNames: ''Family Kid''. Okay, so the game and its protagonist were named after the publisher, but does that really matter?

* FanRemake: ''[[http://info.sonicretro.org/Somari_3D_Blast_5 Somari 3D Blast 5]]'' by Caverns 4. It uses Sonic Worlds physics, features Sonic, Somari and Hummer and also has a couple additions such as bubble shields in Labyrinth Zone and collectable Chaos Emeralds that can enable Super Sonic. Scrap Brain remains absent.

* {{Bite the Wax Tadpole}}/UnfortunateNames: Somari is Italian for "donkeys".

* [[DetailHoggingCover Detail-Hogging Title Screen]]: Green Hill Zone is a lot more detailed on the title screen than it is in the rest of the game. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], given the limitations of the Famicom.

* {{Sequel Hook}}/ShoutOut(?): [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "I WILL BE BACK."]]

* DummiedOut: Scrap Brain Zone was considered to be included in, but was never finished, with only the collision and tile data making it into the final game. It uses glitched-out graphics from Final Zone, level-entry screen from the same stage and music from Star Light Zone. Oh, and it can't be accessed from the level selection menu at all.
** There were supposed to be Chaos Emeralds at one point, except in the final release, the only thing that's left is the "You got the Chaos Emerald" jingle. And Robotnik juggling said Emeralds in the ending. It's not known, however, whether there was supposed to be any kind of code for this.
** This game (and moreso its' hacks) is full of buried graphics - one of those, in particular, stands out in that there was a placeholder for the title screen called just "Mario". Then there's the Running Shoes monitor.

* DummiedOut: Numerous examples:
** The "Somari Team Presents" screen was removed/replaced for obvious reasons, although the graphics for it can still be found in most hacks.
** Green Hill Zone (and Marble Zone, depending on the hack) can only be accessed by level select in the Sonic hacks. More interesting, given that these versions of [=GHZ=] are actually edited to be a bit easier.
** Special Stage is omitted in ''Doraemon'', and can only be accessed by save state hacking. On the other hand, there is a new zone which occupies the Scrap Brain Zone slot.

Originally distributed by ''[=JY Company=]'' under its first monkier, ''Somari'' then got [[CapcomSequelStagnation rehashed, rehacked and rereleased]] as ''Family Kid''[[note]]where Somari gets spriteswapped (although the signposts still show his face)[[/note]], ''Sonic 3D Blast 5''[[note]]Somari replaced with Sonic, the game starting at Spring Yard Zone (despite featuring a couple of mercy edits on Green Hill Zone) and the new title screen; note that this version is more known just as ''Sonic the Hedgehog''[[/note]], ''Sonic And Knuckles 5''[[note]]new title music and the title screen, [[WolverinePublicity totally featuring Knuckles]][[/note]], ''Sonic 3D Blast 6''[[note]]new title screen and the mock-up of the original menu screen of ''VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland'', which shows up every time you start a stage[[/note]], ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''[[note]]a complete overhaul of the game by Waixing, which is not afraid to steal some graphics from anywhere else[[/note]] and ''The Hummer''[[note]]the most recent one, featuring the newly-established Hummer Team's mascot; comes in two flavors: one is no different from ''Sonic 3D Blast 5'', while another, with the all-new stage graphics, appeared exclusively on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YKOfOtpb_A Samuri 60-in-1]][[/note]].

* FanRemake: ''[[http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=34175 Somari 3D Blast 5]]'' by Caverns 4. It uses Sonic Worlds physics, features Sonic, Somari and Hummer and also has a couple additions such as bubble shields in Labyrinth Zone and collectable Chaos Emeralds that can enable Super Sonic. Scrap Brain remains absent.
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog (NES): Improvement'': A GameMod of Sone 3D Blast 5 with a restored Green Hill Zone and improved sprites, music, and palettes.