Third Time The Charm? | Sonic Advance 3 - The Lonely Goomba
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- Time to end the Sonic Advance Trilogy with perhaps the most controversial of the three. But what do I think about the game? Let's find out!
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Keep making the great content, my friend!
Enjoying your videos as always, Goomba. Your content entertains me every time!
what did you think nintendo direct also really good vid
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At last. The long awaited third video we wouldn't shut up about
It's about time
Boss fight jack in the box is my favorite 7:30
His name was Roger ghost pot 7:50
Adorable ending 19:00
I like Sonic pinball party
Sonic Advance 3 is one of the most underrated games in the franchise. I wish the partner mechanic came back because it has so much potential with the amount of Sonic characters we have. I also think the hub world is actually really neat since it allows every playthrough to be different since you can choose which order you can beat the 3 acts of each world.
I think the partner stuff is probably the ideal way 2D Sonic should work, especially 2 player. They should bring it back in a game with perhaps more forgiving level design imo.
Maybe people didn't like how the partner mechanic was like in Sonic Heroes and thought Sonic Advance 3 was just a 2D version of Sonic Heroes, since it only came out about a year later. I enjoyed Sonic Heroes as a kid (don't know why anymore), but the partner mechanic in Advance 3 was much better handled, and the ROM Hack (for the first 3 Genesis/Mega Drive games) Sonic Classic Heroes proves that the mechanic seems to work better in 2D Sonic games in general.
@@TheLonelyGoombathey kind of had it in mania but it was locked to encore mode dlc and you could only use their own abilities not combine them
@@JeffreyThrash I never saw someone complain about how the partner system works in Heroes, you can do so many great combos by switching characters and the character you switch to teleport where you are so I don't see why people would complain about it
@@generaljf7233 It’s still one of the better gimmicks in 3D Sonic games, it’s just that Sonic Heroes was a very rushed release that really could have used more polish to turn what is one of the most divisive Sonic games ever into one that is at least good.
But you’re right, I think it’s actually the combat, the cutesy, corny dialogue, and the floaty controls that people don’t like about Sonic Heroes, not the team mechanic that did what it set out to do. When I was 9, I thought Sonic Heroes was the greatest game in existence and still revisit it from time to time, so I don’t understand how people could outright despise Heroes to the point where it actually makes them angry, in general.
Goombas videos are consistently some of my favourite content on this site and have been for 5+ years. I'm glad he still has a loyal fanbase that see how amazing his content really is.
Goomba on the off chance you do see this, it has been great to have your videos over the developing years of my life, you helped me through some really rough times. As such as little as it does mean in the TH-cam machine, I will always be a fan no matter the direction you go. I sincerely hope that other viewers can come to your channel and recognise how amazing you have actually been doing.
He's really reachable too. I often put all of his videos on autoplay while I game or workout.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Gemerl has always been super cool to me when I played this game when I was younger
So happy Gemerl makes appearances in Archie and IDW at least, not entirely forgotten
Ian Flynn does our android boy so much justice.
He keeps Cream company when Sega doesn't use her either
I like that IDW confirms Gemerl doesn't have Emerl's memories and personality, so it doesn't diminish the impact of his death in Battle
In the case you decide to get all the chaos emerald before the final boss, it will show you the normal ending and you have to do it again to get the true final boss and the true ending, man, this game really has a obsession with wanting you to unlock things in a specific method or order.
Cream and her mom truly are underrated these days.
Basically dead, just like Daisy. Spin-off appearances at most.
Is vanilla THAT underrated, I mean just ask rul-
Well actually Cream was mentioned twice in Sonic Frontiers, but Vanilla is still forgotten
I've always liked cream the slug
@@Daan_Knobbout these days IDW Sonic is the only official Sonic media that's keeping these characters alive.
It’s been 3,000 years… 😭😭
I am so glad you enjoyed the game! It was one of my absolute favorites as a kid, but there’s so many negative reviews for it. It’s like people completely ignore all the good Advance 3 has and don’t give it a chance.
I think a lot of people get crushed on the first level and base the entire game based on that tbh.
@@TheLonelyGoomba The crusher traps are annoying, I will admit they are a stain on Advance 3’s legacy.
SomecallmeJohnny would have a field trip with this review.
@@TheLonelyGoomba now it’s time to review first super Mario advance games ok?
Thank you for always making me laugh my ass off
Thanks a ton. I’m honoured
@@TheLonelyGoomba why every time you have a man’s body with a goonba’s head on it?
@@mariotapawan5521 might need to elaborate a bit on what you're asking?
If you're asking why I tend to use a man's body when editing a Goomba head on it, it's cos long hair tends to make the edit look bad so it's easier to use people with short hair.
Great video. From what I can remember, the special stage keys stack so you can get a bunch of them and can try the special stages more efficiently.
After 100%ing this game last summer I came to appreciate it a lot more. I liked the final boss and the true ending which gives closure to the plot of Sonic Battle
thanks, love your videos
Thank you very much. Very appreciated 🙏
Good stuff! I never played the Sonic Advance series, but I did get Sonic Rush for the DS. Now I do hope you plan on reviewing that one, so I can get your opinion on how it holds up compared to the older games!
THANK YOU for covering the sonic gba games, and even including sonic battle in it, I love these games and they are so underrated, I remember people complaining about having no 2d titles while these games and sonic rush had came out and NOBODY was playing them, also some of the story elements like emeryl are pretty hype and the secret bosses are awesome and I LOVE the character mechanics of 3, super cool games glad you showed them off
Intro never gets old
I agree with everything you said about this game.
Aside from all the cheap instant kill tricks, it’s a very well put together threequel to end off the Advance series that combines all of the mechanics of the last three games together perfectly.
Yet another great video, Goomba!
Nice work!
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1:58 “I know people don’t like this level, but nah, you just suck” is probably the funniest thing I’ve heard all day LMAOOO
also MAN I loved this game as a kid. Cream and knuckles was always my favorite combo. One thing I love about this game is the true ending. It kinda feels like that sonic and tails cutscene in sonic 2, but for the advance games. And the credits music always hits so hard for me. Great video all around!
I really liked this game. I'm glad a third video was made for it, and I hope your channel gets more attention eventually! You put more effort into your videos than most big TH-camrs do, and I really respect it
Tails and Knuckles teaming up for the exploration segments makes perfect sense! Tails is smart and intuitive and Knuckles has a sixth sense and mystical sense for finding treasures and things tied to Chaos.
Sonic Advance 3 is definitely the best one yet by its idea of creating duos with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Cream. It’s amazing because using different characters changes their abilities which changes the gameplay of the game. There are some points where the game gives you the middle finger with enemies being everywhere and annoying you, even the bosses are ridiculous because even they are sometimes annoying but at least it ain’t the running crap in Sonic Advance 2.
11:21 "You go up, and down and all around."
I see what you did there ;)
Never stop making videos because I love your voice and your work. You are amazing!
You are so consistently informative and hilarious. Keep it up!
I loved the team up aspect of Sonic Advance 3 as it was a great way to showcase how the characters bond and use their unique powers together.
The only downside of these reviews is they don't emphasize enough how beautiful and expressive the character sprites were in all 3 games. Yes, I know graphics and visuals aren't everything, but in this case I really do think the personality added to each character's movements add to the game.
SEGA tried to bring back Sonic's expressiveness in Sonic Frontiers a bit, but it wasn't enough and Sonic, like most company mascots, seems to have lost a lot of his animated personality and even ability to make interesting facial expressions in recent 3D games, most notably in Sonic Forces.
Not to mention how, at the time, those sprites would show up everywhere in Newgrounds and early TH-cam animations, most notably in Super Mario Bros Z. That only ensured that I would get even more nostalgic for that particular art style over time.
Just like the Mario and Luigi RPGS sprites. Especially the Classic ones
@@JeffreyThrashI couldn’t agree more ! Years later playing it again on my iPad using an emulator, I can only appreciate so much how great the sprite animations were
This video series has convinced me to pick up and try the Advance Series again sometime. My memories are only years ago from the early 2000s, so I should definitely give it a modern shot.
Yes, I enjoyed it. In fact, I loved it. This video is fantastic, and I loved every second of it! Thank you so much for making me patron of the week!
5:35 that was an excellent visual gag
Your dry humor was really killing it today
Good job goopyGoomba! I really enjoyed this! Strange how a game franchise that I dislike so intensely... is somehow so enjoyable to watch you review!
Hey, great video! I also just wanted to say that I used to watch your videos all the time quite a few years back. It was only recently I remembered, so I decided to check if you were still around, and sure enough, you're still uploading. I checked this video out since it was the most recent, and it's still got that exact same charm. Can't wait to see what you'll cover next.
Brilliant video, Goomba. I completely agree with everything you said. I feel 3 is the best of the Sonic Advance series because like you said, it has the level design of 1 with the speed of 2.
And as complicated as it is, getting the Emeralds is better here than 2 because at least there’s SOME form of progression. You didn’t need to get all the rings EVERY TIME.
Also, you know you can get multiple keys, right? You aren’t tied to just one key. You can collect multiple keys for multiple tries.
Anyway, I’m glad to see we see the game the same way. Brilliant assessment of the game and the series as a whole. Keep staying awesome, Goomba. Hopefully you’ll get out of those two pipes someday.
Honestly I thought his favorite Sonic Advanced game would be Sonic Battle because of Knuckles’ Mine Hunt
I know your videos take a ton of effort, but it's totally worth it. You are such a grossly underrated youtuber.
I do believe he still has the dark brotherhood game to worry about.
19:08 The IDW Sonic comic series actually finally referenced Gemerl and refers to the events of Sonic Advance 3, even with a flashback panel recreating the artwork here. Maybe a new game will feature him again but who knows.
This game is an interesting step for the Advance series, but it almost feels like the levels were designed to annoy the player, especially on the first playthrough.
I would have liked to see an Advance 4 just to see how the formula would evolve further
God so nostalgic. I remember buying this game from my grade school book order. I tried to talk to one of my teachers about it.
Great video as always Goomba! Glad you could finish the Sonic GBA quartet; I really enjoy your deep-dive, level-by-level approach to game reviews =D
if it were a good day, there'd be a new Lonely Goomba upload
looks like it's a good day
5:36 C'mon dude is that seriously the best pic of tails sitting you could get? Jesus fucking Christ
Hell yeah goombas back for the 2nd time this month lets go
21:03 don’t even fret goomba, it was an amazing video as always
I always love the coverage of classic handheld games. Those systems don't get enough love.
The moral of the story is that SEGA should make Sonic Pinball Party 2
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This one is my favorite of the three. I like the partner mechanic and I thought the zones were cool
Great video as always, Goomba! Longtime fan here!
I was just wondering about where this was, thank you!
First time i'm blessed by a new upload not even an hour in, let's gooo!!! Been waiting for this one!!
3 fantastic videos in a row! You’ve been doing well! Keep it up!
Also, if you don’t mind, what are your thoughts on Sonic Frontiers?
I liked Frontiers. There’s not a whole lot to say really. I wish the open zones were a bit more interesting design wise and visually but I think as long as they build upon this premise they could bake something really special. The bosses were insanely hype tho
Interesting. I also liked the game. Although Chaos Island did nearly consider making me ragequit the game. But I decided not to cuz I’d never be able to get over the fact that I spent $60 on it only to give up on it halfway through if I did.
Also, seeing as Origins came out last year, what’s your favorite game included in the collection?
First a Lowart video archie sonic comic video and now Lonely Goomba video on a gba sonic game. Truly I'm blessed to see my era of sonic get some coverage.
I hear this 100%
7:13 I spat out my water hearing that 😂
Now we just need Goomba to play Wario land 3 to finally close out the series. A video series 10 years in the making
Been watching your videos since like 2014. Your videos have been there for me during many periods of depression in my life. Life is going great now but I love going back and rewatching your old and new videos. Idk they serve as comfort food in a way in a youtube format. Keep the content up I hope you reap your rewards you deserve mate!
05:38 was a fucking jump scare that worked.
8:50 Sadly, Game Theories will no longer be a thing soon. Unless there's a replacement for MP
I guess the waiting paid off!
Great Video!
This was the only game I had on an old GBA, it truly was fantastic, but I remember struggling a lot on the fifth boss
The hammer idea was probably implemented from Sonic pocket adventure aka Sonic Advance 0.1
Just in time to enjoy another video from this talking mushroom.
Im proud to see how long you’ve come you lonely goomba you.
when the lonely goomba releases a video you know its a good day, brilliant video as always mr goomba!
I finally joined your patreon, best decision I made all month! I love your videos so much
gemeryl actually does use emeryls stuff btw, if you look it up you’re right about that, that’s why the whole thing where you fight it with eggman feels kinda like a poetic ending to the character since both of you were trying to fight over emeryl before, think of the way its presented as similar storytelling the s3 & k
Whoo I’ll do all I can for this channel it’s one of my favorites thank. You so much goomba
My boyfriend always says I'm watching the talking poo again when I'm watching this channel. And he knows because this channel is great and I watch it a lot.
That panda head tho... It's up to something!
It’s not just the fact Cream hasn’t appeared in sonic games lately that bothers me. It’s just she’s been absent from the shows and movies lately too! :( (AND Team Chaotix). For me what I loved about Sonic over Mario when I was younger was being able to play as different characters in a story game (not just like in Party or Racing). Sigh~
Goomba: I work for bowser for years, and I haven’t got paid at all. Maybe I should become a TH-camr
Goomba now:
It feels kinda weird that this was one of the first channels I saw on TH-cam and it’s one of the only ones I still watch new uploads of.
So about the Egghammer; this actually continues from Sonic Pocket Adventure, the first Sonic game made by Dimps. It really does appear in some form in every Dimps 2D Sonic game.
Great video!
I’ve got a recommendation for you to investigate.
I really enjoy your videos making fun of old bad GameBoy games with a bit of a twist.
Not sure if you have heard about Noddy as apparently there’s actually 3 Nintendo games from GBC then GBA and the DS.
The first one is called Noddy and the birthday party on the GBC I’m pretty sure you’ll have a good go at this one.
The second one is for the GBA is called Noddy: A day in toyland. I think this one gets a bit meh.
Last one is for the DS as let me tell ya it’s absolutely rubbish it’s called Noddy in toyland.
Oh just to let you know about the GBC one it’s based on the classic 90’s stop motion tv series exclusively for the Children’s BBC back in the day as the title of screen plays the opening of the into song from Noddy’s Toyland Adventures.
The GBA one is based into the early 2000’s as the intro song is opening theme song called Make Way For Noddy as it’s in CGI after the 1900’s stop motion series ended.
So I gave you a bit of a history if you have never even knew Noddy had 3 Nintendo games as I’m pretty sure you’ll have a good go with the first as I’m pretty you’ll make fun of it.
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17:43 AHA! lonely goomba lore! thats the lonely goomba's not so lonely twin brother
Another enjoyable yet very hilarious video goomba! Keep 'em coming, but try not to burn yourself out, I do worry about you bro! Hope this comment/like keeps the algorithm going! 👍
I actually made a Boss Theme for GEMERL because of how much I love his boss evolution throughout the game. Sometimes 2:51 It fits the Cyber Track Act 3 boss so well surprisingly.
Your ranking of the Sonic Advance games is the exact opposite of mine… with, of course, the exception of Sonic Pinball Party AKA “The Shawshank Redemption” of video games. Gonna name my first born after that masterpiece.
For some reason everyone I talk to seems to hate this game with a major passion like if it killed their dog. I actually really love this game because its fun and I like the team up mechanic. I remember my favorite combo was Tails and Amy because it actually boosts Tails' flying abilities on top of giving him a hammer to attack in the air. Sonic and Cream gives Sonic a little inner tube when he touches the water which is pretty cute. But yeah its legit pretty good though I'd have to replay them sometime.
Just commenting for the algorithm.
Still, nice to see you giving positive reviews when they're earned. The original style only worked when the Goomba was waging war on the cruel plumber.
Finally, the BEST Advance title.
Sonic Advance 3, Mega Man Battle Network 6--great conclusions to the glorious GBA eras for both of these franchises! Both felt like fantastic "bookend" games to me!
Yeah BN6 was great. 4 and 5 were a bit wonky for me but I still enjoy them. But 6 smashed it out the park and is probably the best in the series
Commenting for the algorithm so one of the best content creators hopefully, finally, gets some of his due.
01:03 I always assumed you were a Yorkshire man TLG!
Advance 3 is awesome. You can stack the special keys to a total of 9.
i love how content the goomba is with being only able to play games for the rest of his life
This was my first sonic game this video makes me so happy
Oh,i really like Advance 3 and its good that find someone that likes his special stage
I love the combo Cream + Knuckles
Awesome job on the video enjoy the game thank u super review rock on the lonely goomba ✌️😎👍
Multiplayer for these games was always a hoot.
This video is amazing
Sonic Advance 3 was the first one I played thanks to the decent reviews from magazines at the time. Yeah i thought it was pretty good. It was also one of the last games where you hear Deem Bristow as Eggman before he passed away and the Voice cast was replaced by the 4kids Sonic X cast.
04:32 - I can’t tell if that was genially sincere moment or not.
i cant wait for the chuchu rocket review to be the finale of this series; since it is clearly part of the sonic advance games judging by my sonic advance + chuchu rocket gameboy advance cartridge
I don't know what Dimp's obsession was with making Cream the Rabbit of all characters stupidly overpowered, but here we are
Probably for people new to the series if bosses are a bit difficult for them like Team Rose in Heroes.
It made sense in advance 2 cos she’s basically easy mode. But in advance 3 I dunno. Since you get her near the end so she doesn’t get much use.
Well its partly because she is the "easy mode" character in Advance 2, her OP design stuck for Advance 3.
And really Cream somehow ended up really powerful in a lot of her future appearances.
Chao attack in Heroes is a lot more useful than dumby rings, her heal in combination with her good moves make her one of the best characters in Battle, she is the ultimate white mage in Chronicles. You get the idea.
We all know what that Ham Fist is being used for Goomba 👀
Now you're obligated to review Pinball Party.
I’m thinking about doing a video where I play every pinball game on the gameboy so it might just be included in that
fun fact: Gemeral actually does come back in the IDW Sonic comics!
and yea, he's still all about protecting Cream The Rabbit and being a good robot boi.
Non aggression zone doesn't sound good, but I get it. 2 countries that (have been at) each other's throats usually have a little bit of land between their borders called a non-agression zone. Since Sonk and egger team up for the greater good they thought about it and that's pretty neat.
Still though, they could have gone with ceasefire zone or something.
I LOVED this game as a kid. I played it ALL THE TIME. Even today i find the quality and replay ability of this game QUITE high. It held up so well.
So the plot of Advance 3 is all in the GBA manual back when games still did that:
Eggman used the Chaos Emeralds and broke the dimensions of the world, splitting it in to the 7 Zones you go through during the game that are held together by the 7 Chaos Emeralds. When you beat the final boss, the Master Emerald puts the dimensions back together again.
As for Sonic and Gemerl transforming, they pulled the same gimmick with Perfect Chaos in Sonic Adventure 1: Gemerl used the Negative Energy of the Emeralds, and Sonic used the Positive Energy.
Fun Fact: The Nonaggression Zone is named after a Nonaggression Pact, where two enemies work together for a common goal. Also, the names of the Secret Final Areas before this were "X Zone" and "XX Zone". As weird as Nonaggression Zone sounds, I think they were right to not go for "XXX Zone".
Finally, as to why Gemerl exists, this game takes place after Sonic Battle and Eggman basically built his own copy of Emerl. In the true ending, Tails reprograms Gemerl to have free will, and he just chills with Cream. This is even referenced in the IDW comics series as Gemerl is basically Cream's bodyguard.