History VideoGame / SonicTimeTwisted

* FanSequel: To both ''VideoGame/SonicCD'' and ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. The takes place sometime after the entire story of ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' and involves Little Planet from ''CD''. The gameplay is based on both games, as well, such as having multiple playable characters like in ''3&K'', and TimeTravel as a gameplay mechanic like it was in ''CD''.

* NoNonsenseNemesis: We all know Sonic isn't above destroying Dr. Robotnik's escape pods and abandoning him to a grim fate, but the evil scientist always turns out alive later and everthing's all cartoonish enough for viewers to make light of it. Here, though? At the end of this story, [[spoiler:Sonic flat-out kills the giantfied Robotnik and tears him to pieces.].

* FanSequel: To both ''VideoGame/SonicCD'' and ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. The game takes place on Little Planet like in ''Sonic CD'', but takes place sometime after the entire story of ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles''. The gameplay is based on both games, as well, such as having multiple playable characters like in ''3&K'', and TimeTravel as a gameplay mechanic like it was in ''CD''.

* NoNonsenseNemesis: We all know Sonic isn't above destroying Dr. Robotnik's escape pods and abandoning him to a grim fate, but the evil scientist always turns out alive later and everthing's all cartoonish enough for viewers to make light of it. Here, though? At the end of this story, [[spoiler:Sonic flat-out kills the giantfied Robotnik and tears him to pieces]].

* TimeTravel: The main mechanic of the game, albeit simplified from ''Sonic CD'' from having a Past, a Present, a Good Future, and a BadFuture into having just a Past and Future version of the first 6 zones, with the Future being compressed the Present timeline of the zones. This time, the mechanic is mainly utilized for the player to find the 7 Chaos Emeralds, and 7 Time Stones that can only respectively be found in the Future and the Past.

** Raging Ruins Future theme contains a segment of the 8-bit ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''[='=]s Scrap Brain Zone theme.

* WeirdCrossover: By the time you discover the FinalBoss, you’ll find out that this game is one between ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' and [[spoiler:[[Creator/{{Marvel}} Marvel Comics]]]].

''Sonic Time Twisted'' is a ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' PC fan game developed over the course of 12 years in [=GameMaker=] Studio by Overbound and finally released in April 2017. Its WhatIf premise takes place after ''Sonic 3 and Knuckles'', with Dr. Robotnik [[DeathByAdaptation having been killed]] after Sonic destroyed his escape mech at the end of that game. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles begin cleaning up the leftovers of the late doctor's robot armies, but they soon come across Metal Sonic, who wants to employ alien technologies, the Time Stones, and the Chaos Emeralds in a plan to resurrect his master...

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* BackgroundMusicOverride: Averted in the case of Super Sonic, who has no unique theme.
* BadFuture: The "Future" versions of several zones in this game aren't as [[SceneryGorn extreme]] as the Bad Futures of ''Sonic CD'''s zones, but they still come off as less-than-ideal compared to than their "Past" counterparts, which can be heard in their music:

* GagNose: [[spoiler:Galacnik's]] weak point is his huge purple nose. After the guy is torn to pieces, the scene is made BloodyHilarious by the sight of his nose still drifting around in space.
* GoldenSuperMode: Super forms become available once you collect all Chaos Emeralds, and there's a secret final boss for them, too.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The fake score tally that appears before the Drifting Dynamo Zone boss appears and disrupts the victory animation has one detail that immmediately gives it away: all totals appear as 0.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Throughout the game, there are a few hints, such as the appearance of characters from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' and Knuckles' cowboy hat, that this is based on the western ''Sonic'' continuity. [[spoiler:Comes full circle once Metal Sonic succeeds in reviving his master, where he changes from his in-game Japanese-based "Eggman" design to the Western-based "Robotnik" redesign (in ComicBook/{{Galactus}}' body, no less).]]

* LevelsTakeFlight: Drifting Dynamo Zone is named for the airship that takes up part of act 1 and all of act 2 in the future. Subverted in that in the past, it's still under construction, and is relegated to the background as you play entirely in the surrounding desert.

* GuideDangIt: The Special Stages are, like in ''Sonic 3 and Knuckles'', accessed through hidden giant rings. The latter zones are increasingly large and genuinely maze-like, making finding all 14 special stages in your first attempt a very difficult task. It's worth remembering a hint from the developers: the big rings are always hidden close to where the time warps take you.

* TheJuggernaut: Knuckles gets a unique ability in this game called "Fist of Rage", where he wildly swings his arms around at full speed, allowing him to bash through enemies and obstacles while running instead of using a [[RollingAttack Spin Attack or Spin Dash]].

* NoFairCheating: Clearing a special stage removes the big ring you used from that save file, so no playing the first stage over and over to get all 14 {{MacGuffin}}s.

* BadFuture: The "Future" versions of several zones in this game aren't as extreme as the Bad Futures of ''Sonic CD'''s zones, but they still come off as less-than-ideal compared to than their "Past" counterparts, which can be heard in their music:

** Chaos Emeralds-Only Ending: [[spoiler:With the emeralds’ power, Super Sonic utterly demolishes Galacnik, freeing Little Planet from his control, but Little Planet itself will remain in ruins from Metal Sonic’s destruction of it with no other way to fix its damage.]]

** Attraction Attack, the first zone, has its Future self shows that it has already been influenced by Robotnik's evil methods, such as having [[OurFounder a giant golden statue of his head overlooking the entire city]] similarly to his statue in the Bad Future of Stardust Speedway.

** TimeTravel is much easier to pull off compared to ''Sonic CD'', where you needed to run for several seconds after picking up a Time Warp. This time, you just have to run towards and twirl around a Time Post in order to time travel. Also, these posts can be reused, and can even be canceled at will by jumping before your character finishes twirling around it.

* BloodyHilarious: The fate of the TrueFinalBoss. [[spoiler:After ramming on Galacnik's face a few times, ''IT GETS RIPPED OFF'', with ''actual display of gore''. Super Sonic then goes and ''bursts through him'', tearing him to [[LudicrousGibs bloody pieces]]. And yet... his mustache stays attached to his desembodied nose. All of this happens in the blink of an eye and [[MoodWhiplash is followed by]] Sonic calmly flying alongside his friends back on Mobius as cheerful music plays.]]

** Time Stones-Only Ending: [[spoiler:With the stones’ power, Little Planet can be fixed back to normal, but with Galacnik still alive, the planet’s fate remains quite dire.]]

* MultipleEndings: The ending varies depending on whether or not you collected all the Chaos Emeralds and Time Stones.

** Time Stones-Only Ending: [[spoiler:With the stones’ power, Little Planet can be fixed backed to normal, but with Galacnik still alive, the planet’s fate remains quite dire.]]

* MusicalNod: Raging Ruins Future theme contains a segment of the 8-bit ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''[='=]s Scrap Brain Zone theme.

** Half-and-Half Endings: [[spoiler:If you collected all of the Time Stones, but not all of the Chaos Emeralds, the Time Stones can fix Little Planet, but Galacnik is still around to ruin it all over again at anytime. If you instead get all of the Chaos Emeralds, but not all of the Time Stones, Super Sonic utterly demolishes Galacnik, but Little Planet remains in ruins with no other way to fix its damage.]]
** Good Ending: [[spoiler:Galacnik and Metal Sonic are flipping dead and Sonic fixes Little Planet with the power of the Time Stones before resuming his quest to rid Mobius of all robots.]]