{"id":1290839,"date":"2026-03-28T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mynintendonews.com\/?p=381707"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:43:00","slug":"christian-whitehead-shows-off-sonic-mania-2-prototype-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/christian-whitehead-shows-off-sonic-mania-2-prototype-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Whitehead shows off Sonic Mania 2 prototype images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many were hoping for a follow up to the excellent Sonic Mania but it never came to be and the team went on to release Penny&#8217;s Big Breakaway, which sadly failed to set the world alight. 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