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As long as there's a compatibility maintenance for the older allegro I wouldn't mind.

I'd say the Dreamcast is on-par with a PII 450 with a TNT2 when it comes to performance and features. Delusioned DC fans strongly believe otherwise though (especially in the homebrew scene)

If that would happen, it'd just have the OS confuse them as treated as written documents. If one wanted to open them (in Windows), a double-click, then associating it to Notepad in the Open With... dialog would be enough.

I think the first level should start on a landlocked polluted region in night time with sad music.

Isn't it already portable without needing an instal? What's the point?

I don't like that one as much as this, it's 224kb and it's very faithful to the original song:
http://modarchive.org/data/downloads.ph … eascape.it
Bigger size doesn't always mean better.

Pentium III is a very fast CPU. Why not take some 5th or 6th generation processor (Pentium, Pentium II) and test for that? You're already using Allegro, you can still aim for that limited setup.

Unauthorized use when the GPL license comes into mind if you intend to have the data under that. GPL strictly allows commercial selling.

At that point you might as well call it something else that doesn't involve the Sonic trademark, if you want to get serious with original contributions. Sonic fan communities are some of the worst to ask for that, because you'll just be fed recolors and derivative art with very strict "do not steal, credit me or tails will murder your family" licensing.

The first step of this is to conceptualize a non-stylized-hedgehog character that is made without the existence of any Sonic game in mind. Maybe an anime boy with rocket shoes, with a dragonfly having a mental illness.

And if anyone wanted Sonic in it, they would have some separately available Sonic replacement pack that would not be included with the game for legal reasons. This would not be in the software repositories, or even on Sourceforge.

I suggested to use more simpler music, like ones with 8-10 channels only and slow pattern speeds with low frequency for samples. Dirty midi imports and slow processors do not go well together.

You could also save some CPU power and memory by having more optimal music files with small samples and tight patterns. The MIDI->IT imports it is using now may be a bit of a strain for the ol' DreamCast, and don't take advantage of the format it uses anyway.

I do not know if any optimal alternatives for the current music exists, though. People rather MIDI than do tracker. I heard one seascape .xm that sounds a lot like Chaotix though.