Sonic Mania DX (Sonic Mania mod)

Sonic Mania DX, known as Sonic Mania: Director's Cut or Sonic Mania DX: Definitive Edition — Mod for the game Sonic Mania Plus, created in March 2022. 
==Changes==
===Characters===
====Playable====
*New Speedster Sonic replace Sonic from Sonic Mania
*Amy Rose replace Tails
*Sailor Nikita replace Knuckles
*Shadow the Hedgehog replace Mighty
*Silver the Hedgehog replace Ray
====NPC-characters====
*Mecha Sonic replace Heavy King
*Marine the Raccoon replace Heavy Magician
*Metal Tickal replace Heavy Gunner
*Metal Sonic mk2 replace Heavy Rider
*Sarinno the Raccoon replace Heavy Shinobi
*Garyck the Gardevoir replace Fang the Sniper
*Ray the Flying Squirrel replace Bean the Dynamite
*Mighty the Armadillo replace Bark the Polar Bear
*Tickal the Echidna replace Phantom Gunner
*Metal Sonic replace Phantom Shinobi
*Zavok replace Phantom Magician?
*Chaos 0 replace Phantom Rider
*Infinite the Jackal replace Phantom King
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===Zones===
*Green Hill Zone = Sea Wide Hill Zone
*Chemical Plant Zone = Chemical Plant Zone
*Studiopolis Zone = Smolensk-City Zone
*Flying Battery Zone = Wing Fortress Zone
*Press Garden Zone = Mystic Cave Zone
*Stardust Speedway Zone = Building Site Zone
*Hydrocity Zone = Tidal Tempest Zone
*Mirage Saloon Zone act 1 SASS = Sky Chase Zone
*Mirage Saloon Zone act 1 N = Mirage Saloon Zone
*Mirage Saloon Zone act 2 = Dellusional Pub Zone
*Lava Reef Zone act 1 = Lava Reef Zone
*Lava Reef Zone act 2 = Magma Rock Zone
*Hidden Palace Zone (N only) (NEW)
*Metallic Madness Zone = City Horror Zone
*Titanic Monarch Zone = Titanic Monarch Zone
*Egg Reveries Zone = Comet Panic Zone
===Bosses===
*Death Egg Robot from Sonic Heroes 2
*Quadruple DD-Wrecker
*Cooler Amobea-droid
*Spider-Mobile now similar Black Widow
*Five-Shard Uber (Charge Uber)
*Giga Metal Sonic Crab
*G-merl in Big Arms over Klepto-Mobile
==Characters==
===Playable===
Image	Name 	Description 	Replace
 	Sonic 	Sonic is one of the fastest hedgehogs in the universe. It's blue. His main enemy is Eggman, as he wants to experiment on Sonic. After meeting with Amy and Nikita, Shadow and Silver, they tried to stop him. 	-
 	Amy 	Amy is Sonic's assistant when Tails goes missing. She can sometimes get bored saying something clever. But, otherwise, a very kind and cheerful hedgehog. 	Tails
 	Nikita	Nikita is one of the former employees of the Eggman Empire. He is considered the guardian of the Time Stones, and wants revenge on those who want to take them. He is armed to the teeth with his Frost Sword. Sometimes it can be extremely dangerous for human life.	Knuckles
 	Shadow	Shadow is one of the prototypes of the Long Life. He's 70 years old, but he's still young because he's considered Gerald Robotnik's secret project along with Garyck and Biolizard. 	Mighty
 	Silver	Silver is considered a hedgehog from the future. He can move objects by the power of thought, Can fly by levitation, hero of his world 	Ray
===NPC-characters===
====Story mode====
Image 	Name 	Description 	Replace
 	Dr. Eggman 	Eggman is an insidious villain, a genius. His IQ is about 300 points. His dream is to kill Sonic and his friends, but often comes from him.	-
 	Team Bad Nerds	Bad Nerds is the gang collaborating with Phantom Nerds. 	Hard-Boiled Heavies
 	Team Bad Nerds	Bad Nerds is the gang collaborating with Phantom Nerds. 	Hard-Boiled Heavies
 	Team Bad Nerds	Bad Nerds is the gang collaborating with Phantom Nerds. 	Hard-Boiled Heavies
Metal Tikal 	Team Bad Nerds	Bad Nerds is the gang collaborating with Phantom Nerds. 	Hard-Boiled Heavies
Sarinno the Raccoon	Team Bad Nerds	Bad Nerds is the gang collaborating with Phantom Nerds. 	Hard-Boiled Heavies
 	Metal Sonic 	Metal Sonic is Eggman's robot, Sonic's enemy, a robotic clone with hyperintelligence. 	Metal Sonic
 	Phantom Nerds 	Phantom Nerds are a gang that collaborates with Bad Nerds. 	Phantom Heavies
 	Phantom Nerds 	Phantom Nerds are a gang that collaborates with Bad Nerds. 	Phantom Heavies
 	Phantom Nerds 	Phantom Nerds are a gang that collaborates with Bad Nerds. 	Phantom Heavies
 	Phantom Nerds 	Phantom Nerds are a gang that collaborates with Bad Nerds. 	Phantom Heavies
 	Phantom Nerds 	Phantom Nerds are a gang that collaborates with Bad Nerds. 	Phantom Heavies
====Cameo====
Image	Name 	Description 	Replace
 	Mighty	Mighty is a forgotten Sonic character who returned to Sonic Mania Plus. He is now missing along with Garyck and Ray. 	Bark the Polar Bear
 	Ray 	Ray is a friend of the Mighty. He, like Garyck and his bro, went missing, so there are ads in the Dellusional Pub Zone. 	Bean the Dynamite
 	Garyck	Garyck — A Pokémon that is considered, like Shadow with Biolazard, the Prototype of the Higher Life Form. It was created by Gerald Robotnik. Now Garyck is missing along with Mighty and Ray.	Fang the Sniper
==Levels==
Name 	Level theme 	Enemies	MiniBoss 	Boss
Sea Wide Hill Zone 	
*Green Hill theme
*Underwater theme
*Coastal theme
*Ancient Ruins theme	
*Rhinobot
*Bloominator
*Chopper
*Buzz Bomber
*Newtron	DD-Wrecker 	Death Egg Robot
Chemical Plant Zone 	
*Urban theme (act 1)
*Underwater theme (act 1)
*Industrial theme	
*Spiny
*Grubber
*Catekiller, Jr (act 2)	Amobea-droid 	Mean Bean Machine (VS. Garyck)
Smolensk-City Zone 	
*Urban theme
*Underwater theme
*Amusement theme (act 2)
*Store theme (act 2)
*Coastal theme	
*Firebot
*Smilespike
*Catekiller, Jr
*Octus (act 2)
*Mic Drop (act 1)
*Newtron	Metal Tickal 	Weather Globe
Wing Fortress Zone 	
*Sky theme
*Industrial theme
*Space theme (act 2)
*Amusement theme (act 2)	
*Clucker
*Blaster (act 2)
*Mad Mole (act 2)
*Techosqueek (act 2)
*Crawl (act 2)	Big Compression 	Spider Mobile
Mystic Cave Zone 	Underground theme	
* Crawlton
* Flasher
* Burrobot (act 2) 
* Blastoid (act 2)	Shiversaw 	Sarinno the Raccoon
Building Site Zone 	
* Industrial theme
* Sky theme
* Underwater theme (act 2) 
* Forest theme (act 2)	
* Clucker
* Dango
* Yago
* Mad Mole
* Spiny
* Unidasu
* Hotaru	Hotaru Hi-Watt 	Metal Sonic
Tidal Tempest Zone 	
* Industrial theme (act 2 only) 
* Underwater theme	
* Amenbo
* Taga-Taga
* Tomba
* Yago
* Mad Mole
* Monkey-Dude	Dive Eggman 	Laudro-Mobile
Dellusional Pub Zone 	
* Canyon theme
* Desert theme
* Sky theme (act 1, Sonic, Amy, Shadow & Silver only) 
* Railway theme	
* Roller mk2
* Bumpalo
* Armadilloid
* Cactula
* Rattlekiller
* Vultron	Charge Uber 	Marine the Raccoon
Coral Cave Zone 	Underwater theme 	
* Octus
* Aquis	Meter-Droid 	Big Octus
Magma Rock Zone (Lava Reef Zone)	
* Underground theme
* Fire theme	
* Iwamodoki
* Fireworm
* Rexon
* Toxomister	Driller-Droid 	Metal Sonic mk2 (Sonic, Amy, Shadow & Silver only)
Hidden Palace Zone (Nikita only)	
* Underground theme
* Ancient Ruins theme	- 	Mecha Sonic (Nikita only) 	Mecha Sonic (Nikita only)
City Horror Zone 	
* Urban theme
* Underwater theme (act 1 only) 
* Fire theme
* Space theme (act 2 only)	
* Firebot
* Smilespike
* Catekiller, Jr
* Rexon
* Chainspike
* Ball Hog	Egg Pistons Mk2 	Gachapandora
Titanic Monarch Zone 	
* Urban theme
* Industrial theme	
* Ball Hog
* Flasher mk2
* Sentry Bug
* Turbo Turtle	Crimson Eye 	Phantom Egg & Phantom Nerds
Space Madness Zone 	Space theme 	- 	Infinite the Jackal & Big Arms	Infinite the Jackal & Big Arms
==Music themes==
Name 	Music theme origin
Title Screen 	Title Screen from Sonic 3
Main Menu 	Main Menu from Sonic Mania (Comfort Zone)
Sea Wide Hill Zone act 1 	Splash Hill Zone act 1 (The Adventure Begins)
Sea Wide Hill Zone act 2 	Seaside Hill Zone act 1 (Sonic Generations)
Chemical Plant Zone act 1 	Chemical Plant (Sonic Forces)
Chemical Plant Zone act 2 	Network Terminal
Smolensk-City Zone act 1 	Chost Town
Smolensk-City Zone act 2 	Labyrinth Zone Modern (Sonic Generations)
Wing Fortress Zone act 1 	Wing Fortress Zone (Sonic 2)
Wing Fortress Zone act 2 	Flying Battery Zone act 2 (Sonic Mania)
Mystic Cave Zone act 1 	Mystic Cave Zone act 1 (Sonic Mania)
Mystic Cave Zone act 2 	Mystic Cave Zone act 2 (Sonic Mania)
Building Site Zone act 1 	Sunset Heights
Building Site Zone act 2 	Luminous Forest
Tidal Tempest Zone act 1 	Tidal Tempest (Present)
Tidal Tempest Zone act 2 	Tidal Tempest (Good Future)
Dellusional Pub Zone act 1 SASS	Mirage Saloon Zone act 1 (Skyway Octane)
Dellusional Pub Zone act 1 N 	Mirage Saloon Zone act 1 (Wildstyle Pistolero)
Dellusional Pub Zone act 2 	Mirage Saloon Zone act 2 (Rogues Gallery)
Coral Cave Zone act 1 	Labyrinth Zone act 1 (Sonic Mania)
Coral Cave Zone act 2 	Labyrinth Zone act 2 (Sonic Mania)
Lava Reef Zone 	Lava Reef Zone act 1 (Sonic Mania)
Magma Rock Zone 	Lava Reef Zone Classic (Sonic Generations)
Hidden Palace Zone 	Lava Reef Zone Classic (Sonic Generations)
City Horror Zone act 1 	Hill Top Zone Modern (Sonic Generations)
City Horror Zone act 2 	Crisis City Zone Modern (Sonic Generations)
Titanic Monarch Zone act 1 	Titanic Monarch Zone act 1 (Build to Rule)
Titanic Monarch Zone act 2 	Titanic Monarch Zone act 2 (Steel Cortex)
Mini-Boss theme 	Boss theme Sonic 1
Boss theme 1 	Boss theme Sonic 4 episode 1
Boss theme 2 	Boss theme Sonic 4 episode 1 (Pinch)
Mean Bean Machine theme 	Brandon/May theme Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Saphire
Bad Nerds theme (Cutscene) 	Boss theme Sonic CD JP
Bad Nerds theme (Boss) 	Metal Sonic theme Sonic 4 episode 2
Metal Sonic theme 	Metal Sonic (Sonic Forces)
Mecha Sonic theme 	Big Arms (Sonic Generations)
Final Boss theme 	Death Egg (Sonic Forces)
Comet Panic Zone 	Death Egg Robot phase 3 (Sonic Forces)
Stage Clear SASS 	Stage Clear (Sonic Mania)
Stage Clear N 	Stage Clear (Sonic CD JP)
Temporary Invulnerability 	Temporary Invulnerability (Sonic Mania)
Speed Shoes 	Speed Shoes (Sonic Mania)
Super Sonic 	Super Sonic (Sonic Mania)
Angel Island Zone (Encore) 	Angel Island Zone (Sonic Mania Plus)