In early prototype versions of Knuckles Chaotix, Metal Sonic’s reveal used a much higher resolution sprite compared to the one used in the final. This sprite was also used in a screenshot at the back of the American box.
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When Metal Sonic plugs itself into a machine in Sonic Mania, it’s actually a reference to the penultimate boss of Knuckles Chaotix, where it uses a very similar mechanism.
Knuckles’ walking animations through the 90′s – from ‘Sonic & Knuckles’, ‘Knuckles Chaotix’, ‘Sonic Blast’ and ‘Sonic Mania’.
Comparison: Knuckles’ gliding animation, across ‘Sonic & Knuckles’, ‘Knuckles Chaotix’ and ‘Sonic Mania’. Bonus ‘Sonic Blast’ animation, which was his only 8-bit playable platformer role.