Tag: Sonic The Hedgehog

Review #1338 – Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis)

I am legally required to identify this video upload as a “video review of Sonic & Knuckles for Sega Genesis.”

Because calling this “a cavalcade of technical calamities and seemingly endless hours of video capture and audio dubbing to say that any game that hosts a level as insipidly dreadful as Sandopolis should be disqualified from being deemed the greatest at anything” doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.

This was meant for yesterday as a special Sunday upload, but the fact is that a lot of stuff had to be redone before it was marginally within acceptable parameters. Honestly, if there was a better note to take a week long break on, this would be it.

Reviews will resume on July 6th.

#FuckSandopolis

Review #1337 – Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Genesis)

Raise the flame shields, kids. We’re diving into the holy cash cow of 2D Sonic games… or was that Sonic CD? Who even knows anymore?

Before anyone asks, yes, there is a means of getting vintage Sonic & Knuckles Collection from 1997 running on modern Windows. There’s also a thing that creates your own save files so that you don’t have to. These are required tools that saved me a lot of anguish for what are essentially throwaway video fodder.

Perhaps some day [REDACTED] will get their time in the sun. For now… the Sonic 3 video review. Sonic & Knuckles video coming out tomorrow night… maybe earlier if you’re lucky.

Then I’m off.

Rewatch #1200 Before #1337 Hits

Yes, you’ve already seen this before. But let’s remind people that on this day last year, after over 500 reviews since we did the first game, we finally reviewed Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on Sega Genesis. Honestly, anything more at this point should have been scrubbed from memory, but now that I’ve played more than enough Sonic The Hedgehog to last a lifetime…

I’m giving things away, aren’t I?

Anyway, you can scroll down and watch the Sonic CD review if you want, but I might do a replay of that in a little bit. In the meantime, Sonic 3 should be up later tonight while Sonic & Knuckles is up tomorrow night. After that, no new video until next Sunday.

Review #1336 – Sonic The Hedgehog CD (Sega CD)

The good news is that this is going to be the longest review of a single game this week. The bad news is that it’s the only review that’s going to be up on schedule… although purely for reasons that satisfy my desire to make you people wait longer for the inevitable.

Less than thirty-six hours to rip.

Sonic CD (Sega CD) – Special Stages (Minus THAT One)

All seven special stages that earn you Time Stones… including THAT one. A bit of a sampler for the festivities coming up in a couple weeks.

Please ignore the fact that I’m absolutely @$$ at these things when they’re running at peak efficiency via the recent remaster and Sonic Origins, never mind playing the original versions that are jankier than jank.

Greatest Sonic Evar, they say… yeah, we’ll see about that.

How Many Of EGM #100’s Top 100 Games Of All Time Have I Actually Played?

About a decade ago… but not quite a decade ago because 2016 was a leap year… I did a quick lookback at The 100 Best Games Of All Time from the 100th issue of esteemed publication Electronic Gaming Monthly. For those who want to read said lookback, click here.

Today, we’re doing something different and we’re going to list how many of these games I’ve actually played. A lot has happened in ten years and I’ve played slightly more games than I did originally, so… yeah, here we go.

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Fun With Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Genesis) – Special Stages

A video showcasing all seven special stages in Sonic 2. Just the special stages and my successful completion of said special stages… for whatever that’s worth these days, let’s be honest. Not bad for something made from a space age polymer plastic for years of family fun.

Though, my pet didn’t love it too.

This is the Genesis/Mega Drive version, not the nicer, smoother mobile version or the subsequent Sonic Origins version. One of these days, we’ll get to those for giggles, but not anytime soon.