Sonic 2: Every Video Game Reference You Missed

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  • Sonic 2 now has the best selling opening for any video game movie ever and it's looking like its sales aren’t slowing down anytime soon! One of the reasons for the movie's astronomical ticket sales are the film's dedication to the fans and the source material, specifically the video games! The sonic franchise has a very scattered lore and it can be hard to place specifics about the universe, but the movie does a great job at creating its own from multiple iterations of sonic! In this video we explore as many sonic video game references we could catch in sonic the hedgehog 2 to illustrate just how dedicated the movie is to the source material! But the challenge for this video is fitting all those references within 10 minutes. Join us as we explore how the movies draw from the games for our favorite characters like sonic, knuckles, tails, eggman and shadow! Also BIG BIG SPOILERS ahead, watch the movie before you watch this video! Lets get it!
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    Chapters:
    0:00 - Intro
    0:29 - Drowning Theme
    1:14 - The Mean Bean
    1:35 - Sonic 06 Reference
    1:54 - Sonic Adventure
    2:21 - Sonic Heroes
    2:39 - Sonic Adventure 2
    3:06 -Death Egg Robot
    3:36 - Miles Electric
    4:05 - The tornado
    4:18 - Knuckles Ability Pt. 1
    4:41 - All the Level References
    5:12 - Everything Eggman
    5:35 - Angel Island
    5:53 - Sega Genesis Manual
    6:19 - Miles “Tails” Prower
    6:38 - Sonic Riders References
    7:11 - Knuckles Abilities Pt. 2
    7:25 - Buzz Bombers
    7:51 - Shadow in Sonic Heroes
    8:14 - Chaos is Power
    8:38 - Sonic Taking Damage
    8:57 - Sonics Waiting Pose
    9:13 - Speed of Sound
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  • @ScreenRant
    @ScreenRant  2 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Which Sonic game is your favorite?

    • @Subbefore-di7eo
      @Subbefore-di7eo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hi

    • @aarongisclair4803
      @aarongisclair4803 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Subbefore-di7eo I subbed so you can reach your 2023 goal😂

    • @AgentAnime95
      @AgentAnime95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well I actually have two favorites which are
      1. Sonic Adventure 2: it's just so much fun to play and I love the little chao garden side game they have.
      2. Shadow The hedgehog: It's a guilty pleasure of mine that I loved playing since I was a teenager cause Shadow to this day is my 1 favorite Sonic character and I cannot wait to see what they have in store for the third movie!

    • @light_37m
      @light_37m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They have like 80000000 references
      JK

    • @ladygreenwithenvy
      @ladygreenwithenvy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Sonic Unleashed, that's the one that introduced me to the franchise

  • @samielkhoury2712
    @samielkhoury2712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    An obscure reference is that when robotnic is explaining his evil plan he mentions putting people inside of his robots which is a clear reference to how he puts animals in robots in the games

    • @jokerlyzermedia6603
      @jokerlyzermedia6603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Roboticization like the og Archie comics too. And Sonic Underground.

    • @cube4547
      @cube4547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don't think that's obscure lol

    • @darkprincesora8091
      @darkprincesora8091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i got a Sonic SatAm vibe with that

    • @meggubravo8373
      @meggubravo8373 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cube4547 that was part of the joke
      The title of this video says these are obscure but they obviously aren't

  • @pandaloutre
    @pandaloutre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    They had the kindness to put Sonic underwater without the stressfull music, and when I saw Sonic using the bubble of air I was so happy! They respected the fans.

    • @wolfenden9805
      @wolfenden9805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      There was the drowning music. If you listen in sonic movie 2 soundtracks. You could hear a faint jingle of it

    • @NinjerWreck
      @NinjerWreck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@wolfenden9805 saw the movie twice and the little hint isn’t enough imo. listened for it both times but the other audio in the movie drowned it out i feel. and we need more prominent music references in general imo

    • @stepbros6997
      @stepbros6997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When Sonic fall off the boat with Tom you can hear it

    • @tails-spin0139
      @tails-spin0139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kindness? So the lack of an iconic theme is kind? I don't agree. While it was there, it should have been much more prominent.

    • @cube4547
      @cube4547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NinjerWreck nah, I absolutely adore sonic music but I think I'd be pretty cringe if they directly played music from the games in the movies. It amazes me that to this day people fail to comprehend that catchyness in music is completely a decision, not a virtue.
      Sonic music is really playful (at least the well-known songs) and that wouldn't really work in a movie at ALL. It's mostly funk music anyway, there's not many scenes where you'd be able to fit that in... Unless it's one of those cringe dance scenes, but that can't happen because you need a marketable song.
      The soundtrack already has some subtle references and it's just great as it is. Robotnik's theme in the movie somewhat resembles the one in AoSTH without being too cartoony for a film and breaking the tone or being distracting.
      I feel like the drowning music in the movie would've been TOO much. The drowning music is EXTREMELY incidental... It's literally just a repeated alternating octave rising a semitone. Honestly I would've vomited in my mouth if that happened in the movie, way more than I did in the dance scene. It would've COMPLETELY ruined whatever emotion and immersion the scene had and almost feel like a meme because of how painfully incidental the music is. I think that having it play very faintly with strings was more than enough.
      And again, don't get me wrong, sonic music is FANTASTIC. Especially Sonic 3, Sonic lost world and even Mario and sonic winter Olympic games... But that sort of music simply doesn't go well with this type of film.
      If anything I'd like the orchestra to be arranged differently... maybe something that sounds more like the opening to Sonic unleashed and have robotnik's themes be more electronic.

  • @92tresha
    @92tresha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    Did anyone notice that Eggman was using chaos control to teleport after he got the master emerald? Also like how the chaos emeralds scattered like dragon balls leaving them with only the master emerald

    • @superdrifter-1773
      @superdrifter-1773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Didn’t knuckles remake the master emerald using the chaos emeralds?

    • @jayku8857
      @jayku8857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@superdrifter-1773 No, sonic sent the Emeralds away after the end fight.

    • @sbdevon9700
      @sbdevon9700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @ElSonikero idk about that one

    • @BoyleVoices
      @BoyleVoices 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@sbdevon9700 They scatter in Sonic X a lot. There’s no evidence of the emeralds scattering in the main canon beyond Sonic 1.
      He keeps them all from 2-3. They seemingly scatter after Adventure 1, considering they need to be found again. Tails even gets 1 of them in SA2 as a reward for saving the city, at least I think. Beyond that, I don’t think it’s ever mentioned whether or not they scatter.
      I like to assume they scatter each time a major event with super sonic happens, but one hole in that theory is they didn’t scatter at the beginning of Sonic Unleashed. Maybe because they were drained of their power? Lots of questions!

    • @0nmg
      @0nmg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jayku8857 actually if you watch the baseball part to the end you can see they have the master emerald, also the chaos emeralds land in knuckles hand after he send them away edit: ive rewatched the movie 20 times he used shards off the master emerald and made a new one like sonic adventure

  • @GiggleFist720
    @GiggleFist720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    I noticed that right before the Sonic 06 shoe tap finisher reference in the final scene, Sonic shares a very similar attack that he did in Metal Overlord in Sonic Heroes

    • @khalifeh22
      @khalifeh22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh you mean the super team blast..... Damn

    • @AxisSpark
      @AxisSpark 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No wonder that felt so familiar!

    • @freeziboi3249
      @freeziboi3249 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can hear the laser gun sounds from the attack now

  • @videodvd
    @videodvd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    When Sonic arrives at the shore after running through the sea, a small crab appears next to him. This could be a reference to episode 16 of "Sonic X", when he tries to get underwater to find a Chaos Emerald, and all his attempts are ruined by an annoying crab.
    Super Sonic stopping Robotnik's robot with one hand is similar to how he did it with the Eggsterminator in episode 26 of "Sonic X".

    • @SonicTheSpeedGod
      @SonicTheSpeedGod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah I get that too

    • @playerback7722
      @playerback7722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same

    • @RetroGameSpacko
      @RetroGameSpacko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I thought that was just supposed to be a reference to the very first badnik in Sonic 1

    • @rakusin
      @rakusin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought the crab was a ref to those crab badniks from Sonic 1.

    • @videodvd
      @videodvd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RetroGameSpacko Yeah. That could also be possible.

  • @yeahitsscott
    @yeahitsscott 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    When Sonic Tails and Knuckles do a "power bump" the top-down camera angle positions the characters in such a way that their colors match up with that of the Sonic Heroes emblem.

  • @RobloxFlipSkool1234
    @RobloxFlipSkool1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    You'd be surprised. Some of the guys who made the movie are the guys who made the cutscene where he lightly tapped the robot.

    • @windy3935
      @windy3935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sourcee?

  • @ladygreenwithenvy
    @ladygreenwithenvy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    You know, that one part when Sonic and Knuckles are fighting each other in the temple, there's this one part where Knuckles gives these multiple punches all at once right at Sonic (you showed a clip of that at 5:35)... It kind of reminds me of an episode of Sonic X.
    As usual, Knuckles believes a lie that Eggman says and goes to confront Sonic, which ends in a fight. Knuckles pulls that exact move mid fight (even Sonic dodging it perfectly!!), could this be a reference to that episode?

    • @playerback7722
      @playerback7722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep

    • @KazumiKiguma
      @KazumiKiguma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Someone I watched it with said that it might have also been a reference to Sonic the Fighers, an old arcade fighting game, but I'm not entirely sure if he had a similar move in it.
      Something else that might've been a reference though is right before that, when Eggman is about to betray Knuckles, he's about to do so using the electricity in his glove. When Eggman betrays Knuckles in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Knuckles grabs onto the Master Emerald and Eggman proceeds to use 2 tendrils from his vehicle to zap him off.

    • @user-bg5dr2zk8z
      @user-bg5dr2zk8z 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I noticed that too

  • @dakotamatheson9884
    @dakotamatheson9884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    There was also a scene where Wade was riding through Green Hills and said the name "Maria" while addressing the citizens which is probably another reference foreshadowing the appearance of Shadow in the post credit scene.
    Edit: You also missed the Classic Eggman suit when Agent Stone was looking for a new outfit for Eggman.

    • @EarReadMusic
      @EarReadMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No he didn't he mentions it at 5:20

  • @wmv8996
    @wmv8996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Such a good movie. It's great that the creators respect the source material, wish I could say thr same for the Halo tv show.

  • @trailnutz4261
    @trailnutz4261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My favorite detail is Knuckles asking about ‘grapes’ at the end, which is his favorite food according to Sonic 3 Manuel - the game he first appeared in.

  • @Kerrogann
    @Kerrogann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's one very subtle reference, when Tom is watching the boys being bros, talking to Maddie about how he wants that for Sonic, there's a short shot of the hotel, with the pool, and the way it's filmed resembles the Station Square hotel in Sonic Adventure.

    • @drummatik2412
      @drummatik2412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And that is the entrance to…. *gasp* EMERALD COAST!!!

  • @jolo6051
    @jolo6051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Yes, you can definitely tell that the writers and director REALLY care about the source material they're taking from. The Sonic movies so far have earned my respect and I imagine a lot of others. And I'm not even a Sonic fan! I've just been dusting up on the Sonic franchise now since before the first move I had no idea what Sonic was REALLY about. I knew about Robotnic, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and the rings, but that's just because they're common characters with pop culture references. I had to look up what the Chaos Emeralds are. But this movie remained entertaining and even heartwarming even without me knowing anything about the franchise. So that should earn the movie creators some BIG respect.

  • @paulcobb352
    @paulcobb352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the end credits scene with Shadow is more a reference to the SA2 Dark story opening when Eggman releases him.

  • @clspriggs83
    @clspriggs83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I felt like they tried to sneak in a small nod to Chemical Plant Zone in the part where Maddy & Tom left for Hawaii and Sonic starts his alone at home shenanigans. He set up a track for skateboarding on, and as he zooms around we see portions of the curvy track that have the yellow and black caution stripes like you see a lot in that level.

  • @thesonicenjoyer7026
    @thesonicenjoyer7026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:22 FINNALLY, SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT IT

  • @JasonTate08
    @JasonTate08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Sonic 2 is just amazing. It is such a great movie even better than the the first movie. It is alot of fun. Jim Carry is even better than in Sonic 1. He is way funnier and even more intimidating even creepy sometimes he was in the predecessor. Robotnik knew that he is evil and just had fun with being the villain. The freindship with his assistant was a nice little touch, which gave him more dimensions. And the ending, oh boy the ending was so freaking epic. It really felt like an epic bossfight in a video-game, just how it should be. And they handled the growing freindship between Sonic, Tails and Knuckles really good so you are invested in their interaction and you just want these three as freinds together.

    • @whatifguy9675
      @whatifguy9675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I gotta confess, I thought we were gonna get Metal Sonic as Eggman's back up plan if failing to defeat Sonic (for the film Sonic 3). But Shadow? It's going to be a literal Sonic Adventure 2: The Movie, and we'd expect to see comparison videos soon after the premiere! But it would be nice if we'd see Super Sonic flying to angel island and grumpy Knuckles taking away his powers, not because he is the villain, but maybe telling Sonic that the chaos emeralds are not to be taken lightly.

    • @Ladywizard
      @Ladywizard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And he just felt more like Robotnik instead of just Jim Carrey being a narcisstic jerk

    • @JasonTate08
      @JasonTate08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Ladywizard yeah. He became to this character. This is the best villain role he ever played. He is just so damn great. Even his introduction was so damn awesome. He even didn't give a damn he hurt someone for his egoistic plans. And he was even sadistic, destroying the home of Sonic's human freind for the second time and just smiling at it and even eating popcorn while Knuckles beats up Sonic in their first encounter.

    • @ashokadhshd3438
      @ashokadhshd3438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ladywizard yup

  • @averagejojoenjoyer4076
    @averagejojoenjoyer4076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Missed the part where Sonic fight's Knucles, he references a move first appearing in SA2, the bounce. In the game, he can equip the bounce bracelet to jump higher. He can also use it as an attack

  • @ElladanKenet
    @ElladanKenet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The movie was great! Looking forward to Sonic 3!
    Also, is there a lowkey connection between Longclaw, the Babylon Rogues, and Professor Owl from the OVA?

    • @XxGamerLordxX
      @XxGamerLordxX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hopefully Jim is still gonna be Eggman cuz he said he’s retiring from acting. Eggman not being there wouldn’t be the same.. It’s a low chance that he won’t retire yet because Jim likes doing the role so much

    • @kingnathannn207
      @kingnathannn207 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@XxGamerLordxX he said he’s retiring but he said he will come back for a roles here and there if it’s a really really good role that he likes

    • @RedlikMusic
      @RedlikMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kingnathannn207 and he seems to like be robotnik so i dont feel too worry about him in the 3rd movie

    • @jepjep6740
      @jepjep6740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@XxGamerLordxX I think Sonic Movie 3 is going to be his last acting role. Since his wish is he wants Eggman in Sonic movie 3 to be fat. So there's a chance he's going to be acting again.

  • @zylinderkatze
    @zylinderkatze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The "M.D." before the date (at 4:00) might stand for "Mega Drive", the name of the Genesis outside of North America.

    • @michaelwhitehead6594
      @michaelwhitehead6594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was called Sega Mega Drive here in the UK because of copyright issues. There was already a Genesis model computer by another company, So Sega had to change its name to Sega Mega Drive. I only knew it as a Mega drive for a very long time!

    • @pvzmariosonica8fan
      @pvzmariosonica8fan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be a nice callback to the first movie, which had a street sign reading "MEGA Drive"

  • @megaman8599
    @megaman8599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pretty cool that they referenced some of the Sonic games for the GameCube (Sonic Heroes and Sonic Riders).

  • @doubleabattry
    @doubleabattry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    FINALLY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE REFERENCES 👏

  • @legomaster2538
    @legomaster2538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:35 Glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed that reference 😅

  • @sunidaze
    @sunidaze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I seem to remember Knuckles jumping on the side of the eggmobile and flying away at the end of the levels. Like he did after the avalanche in the movie. Ive been looking for a video to show the kids. Maybe im just remembering wrong though

  • @boll2.094
    @boll2.094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone else notice in the end credits, the animated ice cap bit features Sonic going off a ramp that is the same design as the ramps in SA1’s ice cap? That checkers pattern will never leave my head from trying to complete that one snowboarding mission in DX…

  • @derpycows671
    @derpycows671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At the beginning of the the movie when Sonic’s stopping a robbery, the bombs in a basket all flare up at once. It sounded kinda like the bomb explosions/airship destruction sound effect

  • @MLBlue30
    @MLBlue30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Stone searches for outfits for Robotnik on computer before he comes back. One of the outfits he cycles through is the classic Robotnik outfit from the Genesis games (although it just doesn't look right on a not fat enough yet Jim Carrey.

    • @lambasted6886
      @lambasted6886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @5:21 That factoid is nestled in there. I hope we see "Eggman" in 3!

  • @snipinpixihunter
    @snipinpixihunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Super sonic reference and chaos emerald abilities was awesome reference. Makes me think of super sonic and hyper shadow in end of sonic adventure 2 i hope to see that one day in movies

    • @RapidRaichu
      @RapidRaichu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Uhhhh it wasn't hyper shadow at end of SA2, it was super shadow

  • @ankushgogna4628
    @ankushgogna4628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There are MANY TV show & comic references as well in the Movie!

  • @Marvelsdisneydreamuniverse
    @Marvelsdisneydreamuniverse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The "do i look like i de need your power" "for a big guy named Knuckles you are really bad at punching" and the whole Knuckles teaming up with Eggman is a direct reverence to Sonic X ep 5 where Eggman tricked Knuckles and fought Sonic.

  • @plagueofficiale
    @plagueofficiale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think I noticed half the references when watching the movie but I can't believe that wasn't the end of it either.
    I was also incorrect with some of them too, like the Master Emerald hiding place looked similar to Light Gaia's final form in Sonic Unleashed.
    There was also one reference which Sonic releasing the emeralds from his body to make the world a better place. Which might've referenced Sonic 1 at the end when you get all the emeralds.

  • @moriaty123
    @moriaty123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Eggman logo in the transformed coffee shop is a bit of a goof, because when Stone sees Robotnik at the beginning of the scene he's surprised by the new big moustache, but the logo on the screen he uncovers seconds later already has the moustache

  • @The_4everstory
    @The_4everstory 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That drowning music gave me flashbacks of the anxiety I felt playing sonic underwater levels

  • @t-nator8333
    @t-nator8333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The part of the final battle where Eggman says that they should just let bygones be bygones trying to get Sonic to drop his guard made me think of the intro of Unleashed. The difference is he doesn’t fall for it in this movie.

  • @Heather4Ever-
    @Heather4Ever- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think that the attack Sonic and Tails did in the final battle when they do a doin or something together was a reference to a thing they can do in Sonic 4 ep 2

  • @BibsZL
    @BibsZL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The emblem on the back of tails's tornado is the classic Sonic emblem combined with a spring from the games

  • @sosansational
    @sosansational 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i think the snowboarding scene was a reference to white acropolis, personally, but that may be because i was obsessed with sonic 06 as a kid.

  • @HopefindersProductions
    @HopefindersProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The camera anglewhere sonic explodes the sewer and the four manholes burst into the sky is a reference to one of my favourite cutscenes from Sonic, the Adventure 1 opening

  • @inthemist9dtm742
    @inthemist9dtm742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YES!!! He also realized that the drowning theme played! 0:57

  • @ChristopherToro
    @ChristopherToro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That Snow area was a reference to SA1, but yeah that movie had a TON of OG references. Loved it!

    • @jamiewilliamson9829
      @jamiewilliamson9829 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah it's more referencing Sonic 3.

    • @ChibiOnVR
      @ChibiOnVR 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a reference to the ice cap zone in sonic three, in the first level for it sonic goes snowboarding down a slope and he then goes underground into ice caves. These caves, like the rest of angel island, are connected to the ruins just like in the movie.

    • @ChristopherToro
      @ChristopherToro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChibiOnVR Ah I thought they went straight to SA1 since they show Shadow at the end, the next movie's going to probably cover either SA1-heroes or SA2 through heroes. Can't wait!

  • @memeboi6942
    @memeboi6942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Every Video Game Reference you missed in Sonic 2"
    Me, who played every sonic game: Yep.

  • @alexanderwsm6296
    @alexanderwsm6296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In final battle, after Sonic cuts away the top of Egg Robot, Robotnik tries to talk to him "Let's bigons be bigons" - that's very similar to his trick in Sonic Unleashed intro.

  • @donny268
    @donny268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video. I saw a game reference with the little crab that woke up sonic when he first got to the island

  • @hyliankirbythesecond
    @hyliankirbythesecond 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm not entirely sure about this one, I've only seen the second move once, but when Sonic gives himself a mohawk at the start that could be a reference to _Sonic Underground,_ a somewhat forgotten-about TV series.

  • @chosinsin
    @chosinsin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In my opinion Sonic snowboard scene is a reference to Ice Cap level from Sonic Adventure, also Temple with emerald looks like Lost World level from Sonic Adventure as well

  • @pedroantunes896
    @pedroantunes896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think the place they found the Chaos Emerald and the way it was positioned on it refers to the Hidden Palace that would appear in the Sonic 2 game. They cancelled the Hidden Palace in Sonic 2, but you still can check it in the beta version of Sonic 2, and access the deleted data from the stage, (without any data) in the original Sonic 2 game.

    • @ChibiOnVR
      @ChibiOnVR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hidden palace wasn't canceled, they reused it in sonic 3 and knuckles as the temple in the depths of Angel Island where the Master Emerald (and if you got all the chaos emeralds in the sonic 3 portion of the game the super emeralds) are kept. The ruins being underwater can also be a reference to the hydrocity zone from sonic 3 which is also in Angel Island and is underwater.

  • @hitmiccs
    @hitmiccs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great list and the most complete I've seen so far. In the fight between the Egg Robot and Sonic Robotnik even says SNOT ROCKET before the robot blocks one of its nostrils and shoots fire at Sonic on the bridge, it perfectly resembles the fight against the Master Emerald-powered Egg Robot at the end of S3K :)

    • @fourstar7
      @fourstar7 ปีที่แล้ว

      the bridge section had me getting flashbacks of SNK+3 final boss with the fingers. i memorized all the genesis games, and that bridge sequence was highly reminiscent of it.

  • @AlastorNahIdWinRadioDemon
    @AlastorNahIdWinRadioDemon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sonic actually uses a variation of a power up you get in Adventure 2 while fighting Knuckles on the stairs in front of the Master Emerald. He bounces up and down over and over again on Knuckles which is a reference to the Bounce Braclet you get in that game.

  • @jestinaedwards1614
    @jestinaedwards1614 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was beautiful and literally bought some tears to my eyes man this was awesome

  • @hexagonstudios5601
    @hexagonstudios5601 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how the Temple the master emerald is in is litterally a labyrinth zone reference

  • @skywolfgiannos7757
    @skywolfgiannos7757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When Sonic is about to run through Labyrinth Zone, the camera pans behind him just like in Sonic Unleashed.

  • @RetroJedi9
    @RetroJedi9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The story element of robotnik turning knuckles against sonic is in sync with the story used in sonic 3, same with the showdown between sonic and knuckles in the temple, this showdown happens in the hidden palace and after sonic defeats knuckles they team up just like the movie.

  • @godzila70
    @godzila70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is a scene in sonic 2 where sonic is running across a bridge i think and the giant egg robot kinda creeps up into view. To me it was very reminiscent of the way a boss would appear in the side scrolling boss battles in 3d sonic games like unleashed.

  • @reloadpsi
    @reloadpsi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You missed the use of Barracuda by Heart in the wedding rampage scene. It's a reference to the level select cheat in Sonic 3D.

  • @darkprincesora8091
    @darkprincesora8091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    a obscure reference you easily miss when Sonic is getting to run through Hidden Palace the camera turns and Sonic does one of the getting ready poses from Sonic Unleashed or Generations before taking off

  • @WieJamin
    @WieJamin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They mentioned Knuckles liking grapes twice I think. That's explicitly mentioned in the original Sonic the Hedgehog 3 manual for Sega Genesys.

  • @peterlane7128
    @peterlane7128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The iconic sonic vs knuckles pose featured in the sonic 3 and knuckles kles CD-ROM for windows 98 can be seen during their fight in the Master Emerald Temple.
    There's sort of a meme reference when Robitnik tells knuckles that he'd be happy to "show him the way"

  • @AlexJoneses
    @AlexJoneses 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i'm so happy we got this movie, and yes after understanding that it's meant to be a kids movie, I very much enjoyed it

  • @chrispixel
    @chrispixel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Screen Rant: watch the movie first! Me:shames on you I have watched both

  • @AP-Design
    @AP-Design 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I didn’t catch some of those deeper callbacks. Especially that Tikal quote. Great video! A few things unmentioned were the scene of Knuckles climbing up the side of the cliff just like he does in the games, the fact that Knuckles “can” swim, Knuckles riding the side of Eggman’s pod just like in S3&K, and Super Sonic.

  • @mrbushido56
    @mrbushido56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You missed some.
    When he dropped his rings is a reference to him dropping rings when he's hit.
    When he's going through the maze we hear the sound affect of him being hit before he crashes through the wall.
    And he says his catch phrase gotta go fast

  • @TheOneTrueSonic
    @TheOneTrueSonic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you missed one. the 3 masked people that showed up before knuckles at mushroom zone in the beginning, were the babylon rogues!

  • @ENNARDENTERTAINMENT19871983
    @ENNARDENTERTAINMENT19871983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When Knuckles asked sonic if ice cream had grapes in it it was a reference to the manual for sonic 3 where it said Knuckles' favorite food was Grapes

  • @trevionsmith3187
    @trevionsmith3187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Y’all missed the “this is the way” reference

    • @SohiHien
      @SohiHien 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that was in his other video. This was just for game references his other video was for comic and other media references

  • @mspdgamer
    @mspdgamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In sonic 06 there was a level where you had to snowboard down a mountain so that was the reference to the snowboarding

  • @xen1814
    @xen1814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You did a very good job!

    • @Patricesroom
      @Patricesroom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Appreciate you 🧡

  • @HunterDrone
    @HunterDrone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shadow's intro isn't just a refrence to heroes the capsule design is a 1:1 recreation of the capsule he was in in SA2

  • @Supermariorpg6
    @Supermariorpg6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Yeah, you really have proven me that you're the Sonic guy for ScreenRants.
    Not offense to the other hosts, but your knowledge of the series does seem to be by a person who actually understands the franchise than someone outside who takes random facts and adding it to the video without any research... Keep it up! So far I haven't seen any misinformation yet, so you're doing an amazing job!

    • @Patricesroom
      @Patricesroom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! I really appreciate this! Hoping to do more sonic videos in the future!

  • @thedman1754
    @thedman1754 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The snowboarding sequence is most likely a reference to Ice cap zone from Sonic 3.

  • @Rabbit-zs7sr
    @Rabbit-zs7sr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A few others I noticed was a mural of perfect chaos in the background of the ice cap temple, and while the interior of master emerald temple was based off of labyrinth zone, I think the exterior was based off the temples used to recharge the the chaos emeralds in sonic unleashed

  • @supersonicheros2626
    @supersonicheros2626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They did more than just reference Sonic games, they also did a megamind reference having to do with the black mamba suit and eggman's ruler suit. If you watch Dr. Stone browsing around the suits, you'll see what I mean.

  • @CaptBlock
    @CaptBlock ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After Knuckles throws Sonic, Tails picks Sonic up, spins, and throws him, referencing Sonic Mania Adventures. SA-2 is the GUN helicopter that Sonic is held prisoner on in the SA2 Hero opening cutscene. Tails' translator (like you said) is a reference to Colors, but it also messes up what Sonic and Tails said, further referencing Colors. The Emerald's temple also houses quite a few references from Lost World (the stage from Adventure, not the game) specifically with the fire traps and boulder chase sequence. Tails isn't Tails' middle name, but rather a nickname. Also Tails' past of being bullied is a reference to his origin in the games. Knuckles breaking the Emerald was a reference to SA2. The GUN logo took heavy inspiration from it's appearance in Shadow.

  • @stereoplayerdx2308
    @stereoplayerdx2308 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When Sonic, Tails and Knuckles fist bump, they are placed exactly like the Sonic Heroes logo

  • @marcusrichardson2215
    @marcusrichardson2215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I hope they make a Sonic 3 movie if so I hope Shadow the hedgehog is in it.

    • @snipinpixihunter
      @snipinpixihunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They are making sonic 3, and shadow is in it (post credit scene of sonic 2 movie)

  • @alphaanastasis5307
    @alphaanastasis5307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did no one else notice that in the 2nd sonic movie knuckles actually glides a few times as a reference to his ability in the sonic games?

  • @stevesamuals2651
    @stevesamuals2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did anyone else notice the sonic x reference when knuckles was rapidly punching sonic and he kept dodging?

    • @dakotamatheson9884
      @dakotamatheson9884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dude I'm pretty sure Screen Rant (The maker of this video) is the only person I have seen not talk about that reference.

  • @Karma-dt1sf
    @Karma-dt1sf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    another thing i think is a reference is from sonic unleashed when eggman is trying to get on sonic's good side to distract him to land a suprise attack like he did in the game but in the movie it didnt work

  • @gamekid2310
    @gamekid2310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You seem very passionate about the franchise

  • @Silverx721
    @Silverx721 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How has no one picked up on the reference to the Babylon Rogues yet??? They're introduced as the bounty hunters, look at their helmets. They all have specific designs that look exactly like Jet, and similar to Wave and Storm.
    I still have not seen a single video mention these guys yet and its driving me insane. Someone please finally acknowledge this reference. The first guy even sounds like Jet when he's yeeted away from Eggman!!!

  • @youngcnyce
    @youngcnyce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It is unfortunate they didn't use more sonic game music. While watching the snowboard scene it would've been epic if the ice cap zone music played in the background

  • @JariakaBroekie888
    @JariakaBroekie888 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am happy that they actually listen to the fans and adjust the movie from feedback and are using the games as source

  • @ArgyrosVivum
    @ArgyrosVivum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want to see Sonic and Tails and maybe even knuckles go trough a chemical plant zone , hopefully in a next movie , hopefully 🙏🏽.

  • @LitacaleYT
    @LitacaleYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    After 4 weeks I can finally watch this

  • @joseferrerjr2710
    @joseferrerjr2710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There was a scene where Tails grabs Sonic by the arms so Tails can lift him up. Which is a reference to Sonic the hedgehog 4 episode 2 and Sonic Mania

  • @david88esteban
    @david88esteban 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The callback to fricking Olive Garden was the best 😂😂

  • @queazy03
    @queazy03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    not a game reference, but there are memes of Uganda Knuckles who always say "Do you know the way?", and in the movie's first meeting between Robotnik & Knuckles, Robotnik will say "I can show you the way"

  • @kyuubi088
    @kyuubi088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When sonic calls knuckles knucklehead that’s a reference from sonic adventure

  • @DekuKinnie152
    @DekuKinnie152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know if it's a reference or not, but I recently replayed SA2. And I noticed during one of Knuckles and Rouges cutscenes, that after Rouge gives him the emerald shards (I think) Knuckles does fix the emerald when he scoops it up! And near the end of the movie, after movie Sonic disperses the 7 emeralds, Knuckles fixes the shattered master emerald by cupping it in his hands! Maybe it's a reference, maybe not. But that's all I could think about when I saw that scene in SA2 LOL.

  • @Aidenthegobbleygourd
    @Aidenthegobbleygourd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Silver is my favorite sonic character. So the Sonic 06 reference was really cool

  • @IamLegendaryguy1998
    @IamLegendaryguy1998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When knuckles try to punch sonic a lot of times that’s a reference to sonic X

  • @smilex2091
    @smilex2091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    in sonic boom, episode 1 season 1, Sonics exact words were “I promise I will never let this happen to you again” when tails was unconscious after getting in a plane crash.
    But in sonic 2 tails goes unconscious from being hit with rockets. Looks like sonic didn’t keep his promise..

  • @Tofu_Kiki
    @Tofu_Kiki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Snowboarding Scene could've also been from Sonic 06 or Sonic Riders

  • @NaOkii
    @NaOkii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When Sonic gets ready to go through labyrinth zone it resembles his starting position from Sonic Generations/Unleashed

    • @Patricesroom
      @Patricesroom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yo!!! Yes I did not catch that! Good eye!

  • @ShadowStar-wo8vi
    @ShadowStar-wo8vi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:41 I thought this close to resembled the temple from the mystic ruins in sonic adventure one.

  • @waypastcoolkid
    @waypastcoolkid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was Sonic who said Miles “Tails” Prower at the baseball scene

  • @JoeBo1202
    @JoeBo1202 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The snowboarding scene was a reference to Ice Cap Zone Act 1. Sonic enters the level by snowboarding down a hill

  • @thedragonborn
    @thedragonborn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When he loses his coins it also makes the noise for coin loss

  • @dddc13
    @dddc13 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did anyone else notice when Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails fist bump at the end of the movie the overhead angle they show is the Sonic Heroes logo?

  • @DZlegend
    @DZlegend 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:19 Sonic was the one who announced Tail's real name. But great catch to all these.