History VideoGame / SonicManiaAndHatsuneMiku

The mod can be downloaded from [[https://gamebanana.com/gamefiles/6307 here]], as long as you own the original ''Sonic Mania'' game on Steam.

* DemotedToExtra: Heavy Rider's Boss battle in Mobage Mines/Lava Reef Act 2 is replaced with [[VideoGame/TheIdolmaster Iori Minase]] driving a police car while swinging a helpless [[VideoGame/DigDug Pooka]] around for her flail. Heavy Rider herself however appears unaltered in the BossRush section of Miku Expo Act 2's Boss stage.

** Family Mart Act 2's music is Metalic Madness Zone's Act 2 mashed up with of all things, Music/KanyeWest's "Good Life" and "I Am A God"[[note]]WordOfGod claims it's a reference to a WebAnimation/YoutubePoop reaction to the Miku-Family Mart ad[[/note]].
** Scott Oelkers is called the "President of Pizza" in the good ending, in reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlFiyihgMG8 a YouTube Poop of the Domino's x Hatsune Miku promotion]] that opens with him introducing himself as such.

* ProductPlacement: Exploited in-universe by Crypton's CEO and his allies. On a meta level, it is PlayedForLaughs by the mod developer, just to poke around for fun. Dominopolis takes this UpToEleven, by spamming the Domino's logo and having most of the SEGA-related advertisements retained. Even the Noid gets in on the action with his billboards appearing in that stage, before his imagery completely takes over [=DeepDish=] Cheeseway. Pepsea Max Zone also has oil cisterns marked with the Pepsi logo while Family Mart Madness has their logos printed all over the background.

** The panel seen right before Anime Aircraft Act 1's Boss shows a message: "CRUNCHYROLL PREMIUM REQUIRED".

** Shampuyo Zone add more blatant ''Puyo Puyo'' references, including [[Characters/PuyoPuyo Arle Nadja]]'s appearance due to their connection to ''Mean Bean Machine'', as well as the collaboration with Nadja's costume from the ''Project DIVA'' games respectively. In addition, the Amoeba Droid is re-shaped to look more like a SodaStream bottle (a nod to another unfortunate Scarlett ad), with Scarlett being a reference to a [[{{Japandering}} collaboration advertisement]] she did with Miku in 2016.

* TakeThat: In the True Ending, [[spoiler:Sonic himself explains that he was [[VideoGame/SonicForces helping another Sonic in an alternate dimension]], which he admits "sounded kind of naff". Considering ''Forces'' and its mixed reception, it's hard to blame him]].

** Family Mart Act 2's music is Metalic Madness Zone's Act 2 mashed up with of all things, Creator/KanyeWest's "Good Life" and "I Am A God"[[note]]WordOfGod claims it's a reference to a WebAnimation/YoutubePoop reaction to the Miku-Family Mart ad[[/note]].

** '''M'''obage '''M'''ines Zone [[note]]originally Lava Reef Zone[[/note]]* BadassCape: The CEO of Crypton Future Media sports a red flowing cape, to go with his sterotypically evil ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' villain-styled outfit.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Several stage titles have been altered with this in mind:

** '''M'''obage '''M'''ines Zone [[note]]originally Lava Reef Zone[[/note]]
* AffectionateParody: Of the whole issue of corporate collaborations and the selling out of brands and people. Each stage takes a known Miku collaboration and then pumps the imagery up to ridiculous levels.
* BadassCape: The CEO of Crypton Future Media sports a red flowing cape, to go with his sterotypically evil ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' villain-styled outfit.

** [=DeepDish=] Cheeseway Zone has The Noid, Domino's old mascot character who used to play the {{Foil}} to the delivery staff in many of their promotions. The music takes sound bytes from the old games ''Avoid The Noid'' and the ''Yo Noid'' series. Noid himself also uses some of his signature equipment like the [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/The_Noid_Dominos.png Pizza Crusher]] against the player during his boss fight.

* SmallReferencePools: Most players would know of Domino's Pizza and maybe even the bizarre collaboration they did with Miku back in 2013, but very few players and Youtubers actually managed to recognise [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noid the Noid]], Domino's old and largely-forgotten mascot from the 80s.

** In the vanilla ''Sonic Mania'' version of the mod, Crunchyroll-hime is seen getting therapy with [[{{Franchise/Danganronpa}} Monokuma]] in order to treat her {{Yandere}} personality. The narrator cheekily adds that while it did help her with her state of mind, it still [[TakeThat did not help her get the streaming rights]] to ''Franchise/PrettyCure''. In the ''Sonic Mania Plus'' version (which came out after Crunchyroll finally ''did'' get the rights to ''[=PreCure=]''), Crunchyroll-hime assumes that an evil spirit was to blame and visits [[Webcomic/MobPsycho100 Arataka Reigen]] for help.

** In the vanilla ''Sonic Mania'' version of the mod, Crunchyroll-hime is seen getting therapy with [[{{Franchise/Danganronpa}} Monokuma]] in order to treat her {{Yandere}} personality. The narrator cheekily adds that while it did help her with her state of mind, it still [[TakeThat did not help her get the streaming rights]] to ''Franchise/PrettyCure''. In the ''Sonic Mania Plus'' version (which came out after Crunchyroll finally ''did'' get the rights to ''[=PreCure=]''), Crunchyroll-hime assumes that an evil spirit was to blame and visits [[Manga/MobPsycho100 Arataka Reigen]] for help.

** In the vanilla ''Sonic Mania'' version of the mod, Crunchyroll-hime is seen getting therapy with [[{{Franchise/Danganronpa}} Monokuma]] in order to treat her {{Yandere}} personality. The narrator cheekily adds that while it did help her with her state of mind, it still [[TakeThat did not help her get the streaming rights]] to ''Franchise/PrettyCure''. In the ''Sonic Mania Plus'' version (which came out after Crunchyroll finally ''did'' get the rights to ''[=PreCure=]''), Crunchyroll-hime assumes that an malevolent spirit turned her evil and visits [[Manga/MobPsycho100 Arataka Reigen]] for help.

* BadassCape: The CEO of Crypton Future Media sports a red flowing cape, to go with his sterotypically evil DBZ villian-styled outfit.

** In the vanilla ''Sonic Mania'' version of the mod, Crunchyroll-hime is seen getting therapy with [[{{Franchise/Danganronpa}} Monokuma]] in order to treat her {{Yandere}} personality. The narrator cheekily adds that while it did help her with her state of mind, it still [[TakeThat did not help her get the streaming rights]] to ''Franchise/PrettyCure''. In the ''Sonic Mania Plus'' version, Crunchyroll-hime assumes that an evil spirit turned her evil and visits [[Manga/MobPsycho100 Arataka Reigen]] for help.

...... Yeah.

Despite the wacky premise, the mod has received much praise from the community as a whole due to the astounding amount of content put into it as well as the musical mashups of ''Mania's'' soundtrack. The brand new opening cutscene for the mod can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h23-47bydlY here]].

* BattleCry: The memetic/annoying "[[https://youtu.be/T4iC52d-fVY?t=4 NICO NICO NIIIIII!]]" soundbyte is heard immediately before the Tunnelbot, piloted by [[Characters/LoveLive Yazawa Nico]] herself comes crashing down during Mobage Mines Act 1's Boss stage.

* {{Crossover}}: '''Mainly''' between ''Series/SonicTheHedgehog'' and the ''Music/{{Vocaloid}}'' character, Hatsune Miku, [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover amongst others]].
* DemotedToExtra: Heavy Rider's Boss battle in Mobage Mines/Lava Reef Act 2 is replaced with [[Characters/TheIdolmasterAllstars Iori Minase]] driving a police car while swinging a helpless [[VideoGame/DigDug Pooka]] around for her flail. Heavy Rider herself however appears unaltered in the BossRush section of Miku Expo Act 2's Boss stage.

** The True Ending's stage has ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1's'' splash screen textured within the rolling storm clouds.
* GreenHillZone: As explained in SerialEscalation below, this the only level almost completely visually unmodified from ''Mania'', save for Act 2's boss.

** The Death Egg Robot from Green Hill Zone Act 2 is just re-coloured green, but the sprite of Eggman his been replaced with that of the Crypton CEO.

** The title of DLC Dunes Zone is a reference to the various character downloadable content of ''Project DIVA 2nd''; Yowane Haku, Akita Neru and Kasane Teto who incidentally appear on the [[WantedPoster Wanted Posters]] of Act 2 before being summoned as illusions by Heavy Magician during her boss fight. [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mikudayo Mikudayo]] also cameos as the Uber Caterkiller Boss in Act 1.
** Pepsiman's machine in Pepsea Max zone is based off the old 1990s Pepsi soda cans and still sporting the historically-appropriate Pepsi Globe. Pepsi's inclusion into the mod may have been inspired by them hosting the upcoming Miku US Concert Tour in 2018, with Pepsiman being added for hilarity and a throwback to the past.

* SmallReferencePools: While most players would know of Domino's Pizza and maybe even the bizarre collaboration they did with Miku back in 2013, but very few players and Youtubers actually managed to recognise [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noid the Noid]], Domino's old and largely-forgotten mascot from the 80s.
* StealthSequel: [[spoiler:The mod supposedly takes place almost immediately after the events of ''Sonic Mania'', but is also an {{Interquel}} to ''Sonic Forces'', as the Final Boss includes a hostile Super Sonic just returning from said events of ''Forces''.]]

** Crunchyroll-hime is seen getting therapy with [[{{Franchise/Danganronpa}} Monokuma]] in order to treat her {{Yandere}} personality. The narrator cheekily adds that while it did help her with her state of mind, it still [[TakeThat did not help her get the streaming rights]] to ''Franchise/PrettyCure''.

** Iori Minase and Nico Yazawa were each sentenced to 5 years of jail for their scheme in Mobage Mines Zone, with their franchise's respective bosses refusing to post bail for either of them.

** Following VideoGame/{{Pepsiman}}'s defeat, [=PepsiCo=] replaced him with [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Pepsi Convoy]].

** Crunchyroll-hime is seen getting therapy with [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Monokuma]] in order to treat her {{Yandere}} personality. The narrator cheekily adds that while it did help her with her state of mind, it still [[TakeThat did not help her get the streaming rights]] to ''Franchise/PrettyCure''.

** Heavy Magician's illusions have been replaced with [[Characters/{{Vocaloid}} Yowane Haku, Akita Neru and Kasane Teto]] in DLC Dunes Zone.

'''Sonic Mania & Hatsune Miku''' is a 2018 PC fan-made modification of the SEGA game, ''VideoGame/SonicMania'' created by Tracker_TD. It replaces the titular character with that of the popular Music/{{Vocaloid}}, Hatsune Miku. While it is mostly a re-skin of the original game keeping the core mechanics of ''Mania'', it surprisingly features an original story plot, cutscenes, remixed music mashups and even characters.

** Family Mart Act 2's music is Metalic Madness Zone's Act 2 mashed up with of all things, Creator/KanyeWest's "Good Life" and "I Am A God"[[note]]WordOfGod claims it's a reference to a YoutubePoop reaction to the Miku-Family Mart ad[[/note]].

* SelfDeprecation: In the True Ending, [[spoiler:Sonic himself explains that he was [[VideoGame/SonicForces helping another Sonic in an alternate dimension]], which he admits "sounded kind of naff"]].

* ExcusePlot: Really, Crypton's CEO trying to take over SEGA and the world is just an excuse to put Hatsune Miku into the world of Sonic Mania and have her fight an armada of funny references.

* MadeOfIncendium: Pepsea Max Zone, being a re-skin of Oil Ocean Zone illogically renders the ocean of ''Pepsi Cola'' as HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: With many of Miku's past sponsors and collaborations, the list is ''huge''. There are characters and references to the ''Music/{{Vocaloid}}'' series, ''VideoGame/HatsuneMikuProjectDiva'', ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'', ''Anime/LoveLive'', ''Franchise/TheIdolmaster'' and many, many more.

** The Normal Ending: [[spoiler:Miku escapes the exploding Miku Expo Zone and simply returns to Tokyo finishing her concert, but sometimes wondering if she would ever see the strange world of Sonic again...]]
** The True Ending: [[spoiler: Super Sonic Miku defeats both the Crypton CEO and ''Super Sonic'', triggering the Phantom Ruby's power. Miku and Sonic are teleported back to Green Hill Zone where Sonic explains his disappearance and then apologies to Miku for attacking her. Having saved Sonic's world, Miku returns to Japan finishing her concert which was a smashing success. The Epilogue explains the fates of the various Bosses as seen below in WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue.]]

** The CEO of Crypton Future Media greatly resembles it's current president, [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/vocaloid/images/a/a9/Vocaconfhiroyukiitoh.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140210053828 Hiroyuki Itoh]]

** Anime Aircraft Act 2's Spider boss is also this, but changed to orange, the abdomen changed to that of the Crunchyroll logo and finally piloted by Crunchyroll-hime herself.
* ProductPlacement: Exploited in-universe by Crypton's CEO and his allies. On a meta level, it is Played For Laughs by the mod developer, just to poke around for fun. Dominopolis takes this UpToEleven, by spamming the Domino's logo and most of SEGA-related advertisements retained. Even the Noid gets in on the action with his billboards appearing in that stage, before his imagery completely takes over [=DeepDish=] Cheeseway. Pepsea Max Zone also has oil cisterns marked with the Pepsi logo while Family Mart Madness has their logos printed all over the background.

* SelfDeprecation: In the True Ending, [[spoiler:Sonic himself explains that he was [[VideoGame/SonicForces helping another Sonic in an alternate dimension]], which he admits "sounded kind of naff".]]

* SigilSpam: Dominopolis Zone had the Domino's logo popping up ''everywhere'', replacing the windmills, advertising billboards and neon signs.

-->-- '''The opening disclaimer,''' ''warning of the many things to come....''

Despite the wacky premise, the mod has received much praise from the community as a whole due to the astounding amount of content put into it as well as the musical mashups of ''Mania's'' soundtrack. The brand new opening video for the mod, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h23-47bydlY which has to be seen to be believed]].

** '''A'''nime '''A'''ircraft Zone
** '''D'''eluge '''D'''ancehall Zone
** '''D'''LC '''D'''unes Zone
** '''M'''obage '''M'''ines Zone
* AffectionateParody: Of the whole issue of corporate collaborations and selling out. Each stage takes a known Miku collaboration and then pumps the imagery up to ridiculous levels.

** Heavy Magician's illusions have been replaced with Yowane Haku, Akita Neru and Kasane Teto in DLC Dunes Zone.

* DemotedToExtra: Heavy Rider's Boss battle in Mobage Mines/Lava Reef Act 2 is replaced with [[Characters/TheIdolmasterAllstars Iori Minase]] driving a police car while swinging a helpless [[VideoGame/DigDug Pooka]] around for her flail. Rider however appears unaltered in the BossRush section of Miku Expo Act 2's Boss stage.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Noid's advertising billboards and Domino's branding in Dominopolis and Deep Dish Cheeseway foreshadows his attempted comeback in the latter level's Act 2.

** The various constellations seen in the sky of Deep Dish Cheeseway Act 1 features Sonic Miku, Domino's logo, the Noid and ''the smiling face of the CEO of Domino's Japan''. The gaudy Eggman statue near the end of Act 2's boss battle is also replaced with a giant Domino's pizza box.

* MadeOfIncendium: Pepsea Max Zone, being a re-skin of Oil Ocean Zone illogically renders the ocean of ''Pepsi Soda water'' as HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: With many of Miku's past sponsors and collaborations, the list is ''huge''. There are characters and references to the ''Music/{{Vocaloid}}'' series, ''VideoGame/HatsuneMikuProjectDiva'', ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'', ''Anime/LoveLive'', ''Franchise/TheIdolmaster'' and many more.

** Averted for the Domino's Japan's CEO, [[http://dominosinvestors.com.au/people-view/scott-oelkers-19 Scott Oelkers]]. Dominopolis Act 1's theme is that of Studiopolis' mashed up with sound bytes taken from the infamous [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVV95JQcWhg promotional video]] of Miku-branded pizza boxes and the related app. The TV station multi-screens in Act 2 even plays a loop of the opening snippets from the same video then fading out to the Domino's logo. The level also concludes with Scott himself piloting the Weather Globe Eggmobile as the Boss.

* ProductPlacement: Exploited in-universe by Crypton's CEO and his allies. On a meta level, it is Played For Laughs by the mod developer, just to poke around for fun. Dominopolis takes this UpToEleven, by spamming the Domino's logo and most of SEGA-related advertisements retained. Even the Noid gets in on the action with his billboards appearing in that stage, before his imagery completely takes over Deep Dish Cheeseway. Pepsea Max Zone also has oil cisterns marked with the Pepsi logo while Family Mart Madness has their logos printed all over their distribution centre.

** Deep Dish Cheeseway's Act 1's Boss spawning phase plays ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s infamous '''"WELCOME TO DIE!!!"''' sound byte from the 1992 X-Men Arcade game.

** News Three Nine and Senbonzakura Zones shares their names with known Miku music.
** Deep Dish Cheeseway Zone has The Noid, Domino's old mascot character who used to play the {{Foil}} to the delivery staff in many of their promotions. The music takes sound bytes from the old games ''Avoid The Noid'' and the ''Yo Noid'' series. Noid himself also uses some of his signature equipment like the [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/The_Noid_Dominos.png Pizza Crusher]] against the player during his boss fight.

* WaddlingHead: Well more like, ''Swimming'' Head, in the case of Tako-Luka's appearances in Deluge Dancehall Zone.

** Iori Minase and Nico Yazawa were each sentenced to 5 years of jail for their scheme in Mobage Mines Zone, with their franchise's respective bosses not even bothering to post bail for either of them.

** Following his defeat, the banished Crypton Future Media CEO is forcibly teleported and [[EpicFail crash lands into SEGA's staff carpark]], while the CEO of SEGA looks on disapprovingly with [[BatterUp baseball bat]] in hand, having earlier learned of his plans for the takeover...

** Shampuyo Zone add more blatant ''Puyo Puyo'' references, including [[Characters/PuyoPuyo Arle Nadja]]'s appearance due to their connection to ''Mean Bean Machine'', as well as the collaboration with Nadja's costume from the ''Project DIVA'' games respectively. In addition, the Amoeba Droid is re-shaped to look more like a shampoo bottle, with Scarlett being a reference to a [[{{Japandering}} collaboration advertisement]] she did with Miku in 2016.