The stop-motion duo of Wallace and Gromit are one of the UK’s top exports and, even though it’s been 15 years since A Matter of Loaf and Death, still as beloved as ever. Wallace is a half-clumsy inventor who loves cheese, while Gromit is his dog and the real brains of the operation. And now, for reasons known only to the mod’s creator, Wallace is in Sonic Adventure 2 (among others).
The Wallace mod (opens in new tab) replaces the character model for Dr. Robotnik/Eggman and, as you can see, the walkway suits everyone’s favorite Yorkshireman very well. The mud made this about seven months ago and I came across it thanks to the Garbage day newsletter (opens in new tab) and this video (opens in new tab) show the limitless possibilities.
I don’t know why either. I asked the creator of the mod, which is called Hell Inspector, who wrote back, “Just something funny I wanted to do, I [have] something for making weird character mods for certain games”.
Hell Inspector’s other work includes Wallace in The Simpsons Hit & Run (opens in new tab), Wallace in Mario Kart (opens in new tab)and Wallace as a fighter in Smash Bros (opens in new tab).
I’m not sure what makes me more nostalgic here: Wallace running around, or the throwback to the Sonic Adventure years. The series would spawn some real 3D disasters, but the Adventure games, Sonic’s first true 3D forays, were both pretty good (and the recent Frontiers had a similar vibe: something to love despite the messy bits (opens in new tab)). The Wallace & Gromit movies, meanwhile, still beat every Hollywood CG hedgehog in a hat with a sting.