The Sonic the Hedgehog development team would like to attempt a remastering of the Sonic Advance games. The three games, which were released between 2000 and 2004, are regarded as a fan favorite among the several 2D Sonic the Hedgehog games available. Since the Sonic Advance series was first released more than 20 years ago, fans are expecting that it would eventually make a comeback, either in the form of a restored collection of games or perhaps a new version optimized for contemporary devices.

With Sonic X Shadow Generations scheduled for release in October, Sonic Team has been working diligently on the game. The fan base of the franchise has high hopes for Sega and Sonic Team to provide even more attention to games from the long history of the Sonic series, since a portion of this game is a remake of 2011's Sonic Generations. The team appears enthusiastic about that idea, although it looks like a complicated problem.

Sonic franchise head Takashi Iizuka said in an interview with VGC that Team Sonic would "love to" update the Sonic Advance trilogy. Team Sonic has not been given the chance to work on that kind of project, despite the possibility that company members may be interested. Though he made it apparent that there are no plans for any Sonic Advance projects and that the future is unknown, Iizuka's statement showed confidence toward the Advance series.

"Would Love To" Remaster The Sonic Advance Trilogy By Sonic Team

Iizuka brought out the precedent for remaster compilations in the genre, pointing out that Katsuyuki Shigihara, a game designer for the Mario & Sonic series, recently directed Sonic Origins, the combination of Sonic 1-3 and Sonic CD. Though he's not tied to any one format, Iizuka would be open to giving the Sonic Advance series a similar kind of re-release. Iizuka expressed his willingness to consider "whatever circumstances may pop up." If Sega finds enough interest, it might eventually convince Sonic Team to begin work on a remaster of the Sonic Advance trilogy; however, there are a number of variables that could affect this.

The same kind of attitude was shown by Takashi Iizuka in response to reports of a long-awaited release of Sonic Adventure 3 and another mini-game set in Chao Garden. The staff would be pleased to work on either kind of game, even though there aren't any plans to develop either. Working on a Chao Garden game is comparable to working on a Sonic Adventure game, according to Iizuka, who also stated that "it's integrated into the whole Adventure series gameplay, so we can't just break it off and make it a thing." It might be some time before fans see another Sonic Advance or Sonic Adventure game, even though Team Sonic demonstrates the motivation for this kind of work.