Despite the fact that I didn't exist in 1992, I did have a rather long history with this game. I first played it in 2005 on the Mega Collection plus for the PS2 and this game and Sonic & Knuckle were 2 of my favorite games on the PS2. I sucked balls at first but I practiced and practiced and when I finally got to the final boss in 2006, (yes the year of the 06 abomination) I was given Heroes, Shadow and Riders all for the PS2 for christmas and gave a shot at those games after I got a Game Over at the final boss with no continues. 4 years later, My older cousin (Annie) gave me a fully functional Genesis along with the complete Sonic Trilogy, Spinball, Golden Axe, Ristar, Cool Spot and my least favorite Awesome Possum. At first I thought the Genesis was broken when I first tried it out till I figured out that there was dust all over the bottom of the cartridges so It's now a sensation where it's mandatory for me to blow on the cartridges before playing them. Sadly all I have left now is this game, Spinball and Cool Spot (on the bright side. No more Awesome Possum. Good F#cking Riddance!) Also I got an 360 in 2011 with 2 of my fist games for the system being Ultimate Genesis Collection and Generations. Even though I'm 8 years younger than this game, I still playing this game to this day and loving every single minute of it. Probably one of my favorite Sonic games. BTW I finally managed to beat the final boss in 20...12 I think?
Blast processing just a commercial gimmick to proteome the Genesis's sipped while Nintendo does have better graphics and better sound, still I love sonic 2
Brian Gorski Blast processing is an actual thing. It's a cooler way to say that the Genesis had a faster processor than other consoles, meaning the games could be/run faster.
Brian Gorski It was a gimmick, but reality though, Genesis/MegaDrive had a much faster processor than SNES, though as you mentioned the SNES outshines and mortally demolishes the Genesis/MegarDrive in just about every other catorgy from available colors to sound cards lol, I also love Sonic 2, and Sonic 2 with Knuckles as the character.
FunkMastaMegaFlex Nope, the Genesis had a high-resolution mode outshining the SNES and does not rely on low-quality sound samples with tons of reverb for music playback, but the great YM2612 which is apparently based on *the* keyboard of the 80s: Yamaha DX7.
That Sonic saved cute animals from being batteries to robots made it a very good/moral game!!! Too bad it hasn't been a trend starter (like at all!), all games should be this moral!! !!
My favourite level in this game was Casino nights Zone! it had many improvements like the spin dash mode! Tails was not really fully featured though until Sonic 3 when he gained the ability to actually fly!
Classic Sonic really enforces the idea of practice making perfect. Seriously the more you play the better you will get. But I'm guessing that's true with many 2D platformers.
Some people complained that the levels were too short in 2 so they made big elaborate levels for three. If you want an elaborate game 3 and the Knuckles are great in that aspect. 2 is a game about speed. 2 captured that flawlessly.
My favourite video game of all time. 2998 videos and Mark still has epic games to review - Keep up the great work Mark! (but bring back the old intergalactic space arcade)
I still remember being blown away by the graphics and gameplay when sonic 1 and then this game originally came out. For someone who had only played Atari and NES games this was unreal and certainly not overrated at the time.
I remember getting my Genesis with Sonic 2. I just remember how bright and colorful everything was. The speed when you get into loops was so different than anything else I played before.
Watching this video blew my mind by making me realize that tubular underwater level with the dope track is a blueprint for Sonic Adventure games and the perfect background layers make the game seem fast.
Sonic 2 was my first game I owned, and have the most of. I have 3 copies of it on the SEGA Genesis, one on the PC, 2 on the PS2, and 1 copy on the XBOX 360. It's an awesome game!
i think this is my favorite sonic games, as well as one of my favorite platformers for just picking up and playing at any given time. it's only fault is it's a little too easy until the last couple levels
Sonic 2 was basically my favorite game as a kid. (either that or Rocket Knight Adventures). I still think this game has pretty much the best video game music ever. I love this game. It's by far my favorite Sonic game and I'd probably put it in my top 10 games. I still play it a few times a year.
Sonic 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. I absolutely LOVE the music from that game. Marble Zone from Sonic 1 reminds me more of Altered Beasts than Aquatic Ruin Zone
First of all I must say I really liked your comment, and you come of as a nice person, something you don't see enough in the comment section. But I want to clear some things up about myself. I did not grow up with the classic games, my first one was Sonic Heroes, which many people seem to hate. I stuck around because the Sonic franchise I think has a lot of great atributes. I grew up with the 3d games, but I have the 2d ones now, and my Sonic collection is pretty admireably huge, 2d and 3d.
Good review! Loved it when you touched on the consolewar we had back than, now that was a war! :D Whenever I see sonic I have to think of those times, the drawings we send to gamemagazines ... yeh.
I freaking love these sonic games. Huge fan. I grew up with them back in the early 90s. I was so happy to get a sega genesis model 2 for my birthday. I played sonic 2 for hours. I still remember most of the codes like debug code, level select and all chaos emeralds. I can easily make the game glitch out so bad it resets itself lol. I own all 1-3 sonic games and sonic and knuckles even own sonic spinball. Btw sonic and 3 and knuckles is so fun.
Sonic 2 is a fun game. It may not have save data back up like Sonic 3, but it is a really fun game. The only complaint I have with Sonic 2 is it's crappy half-pipe special stages. I hate them so much. I prefer getting Super Sonic the easier way by using the "All Emeralds" cheat. The best special stage ever in my opinion is the Blue Sphere special stages. Just collect all the blue spheres, retrieve the emerald, and get on out of there.
By far Sonic 1 and 2 have the best sound tracks out of all games for the Sega Genesis.. Brings back memories every time I hear them.. Very catchy tunes..
stuff going on at once. There are so many parts where you can finally go fast but then get hit almost exactly as you get to a dead end. Carnival Night Zone is actually pretty good in my opinion. It has a flow that actually feels like Sonic Games. You can actually kinda go fast which is the point of Sonic. But that's how far I got before a game over. There are also way too many parts where you get caught into a corner and you're forced to play Blue Sphere (which I don't like as much as the others
Sonic 2 was one of the first games which I beat on Sega, and it was just awesome. I still remember that totally crazy and insane last level and boss, when you was forced to beat metal sonic and giant robot wihtout a single ring.
Unfortunately the Ultimate Genesis Collection is NOT on PC, HOWEVER there is a collection you can get called the Sega Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition. I got the physical copy for like 10-15 bucks and it has a TON of awesome Genesis games, many of which are not even on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. They have this Gold Edition collection on Steam...sorta, but it's WAY more expensive than what I paid for the DVD-ROM version of the game.
Mark's videos have been 1080p for years, until the Bionic Commando one the other day when 720p became the max. Maybe it's TH-cam, I haven't checked other channels.
I played this game when I got a special Genesis cartridge that had Sonic 1, Sonic 2, and Doctor Robotnix Mean Bean Machine. I was like two or three and it rocked
Actually, you can plug in a second controller during single-player and play Co-Op. The screen just focus' on Sonic only so if you leave your buddy behind, he just flies in. There is in fact Co-Op in this game.
The DLC's interact the same way as always:Get S&K then get the other game you wish to Cartridge Lock and that's it,you get the alternate game.As for he other collections,it has the same formula of Mega Collection...
Me and my cousin were playing to the friggin Casino Zone with the most amounts of lives and were just gambling in these slot machines until the time ran out. "Ahaha! Jackpot" (goes in another time) "Haha, Robotnik -50 rings!". Jeez... That is really like 18 years ago? Yes, the splitscreen options to select the Casino Zone directly, but with that small screen parents used to put in the children's rooms it was hard to figure out what's going on.^^
Like I said,it works the same as it's cartridge counterparts.Just buy one and get S&K and it will auto Cartridge Lock.You will have the option for playing either the result or the normal game.
Im onto my second MD pad because of this game and the second pad is starting to wear out now, Definitely one of the bet games of all time, up their with ocarina of time which im playing properly for the 1st time ever on the 3ds
The only problem with this game (besides it not being on the GameCom) is that if you have a lot of rings, and are playing two-player, this game has slowdowns when you get hit and lose the 469 rings you collected. Some other games made near the end of the Genesis's lifespan also had slowdown. The solution is to simply turn on blast processing with a 10MHz crystal oscillator and three wires. The only problem with that is it then won't work with the 32x and Sega CD... Oh well, I don't use those anyways because I don't own either on those, and the Genesis's power brick barely fits on my power strip alongside my TV, Modded original Xbox, 360, Xbox One, Raspberry Pi, GameStick, ChromeCast, a kinect for the 360 and one for the XBOne, and N64, which are all plugged into a massive HDMI hub controlled by another Raspberry Pi, which I can control over WiFi to switch the HDMI hub to whichever device I want to use at the moment. And there's barely enough space to fit Sonic the Hedgehog, Halo 2, Halo 4, Minecraft 360 edition, and MarioKart 64 off to the side.
Nate Dude It had slowdowns in splitscreen when losing rings AND at that special part in Mystic Cave Zone, where these platforms on a rope were seen. As soon as they appeared on one player's screen it slew down. After this, it was fine again. ^^
I got into buying a retro gaming system recently and it took a while before I settled with the Sega Genesis. I had okay memories with it, but SNES was so much more to my liking when I was younger. To my surprise, I started getting into the Genesis way more when revisiting the older consoles.. largely because I got into streets of rage 2. Games like these really highlight the good parts of that console! Great music & vibrant colors which were sorely lacking in the ps3/xbox360 era of sepia games. It's a console that gets a bad rep for sound quality but that's only because Sega started making cheaper, worse versions as time went on :/ Had I played all the amazing american/japanese games when I was younger, I would have had an entirely different childhood. Air Buster, After Burner 2, Alisia Dragoon, Castlevania, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage 1 & 2, Phantasy Star 4, Bomberman, Rolling Thunder, Rocket Knight, Valis 3, ... This system was amazing, but all we had was Sonic 1 & 2 .. and even then we played it for hours.
I like all your reviews Mark some more than others, but this one is one of the best ones I've seen, I laughed so many times, specially the first time Sonic drowned and you couldn't save him (although drowning is no laughing matter)
I had a Genesis, and then switched to Nintendo consoles for N64 onward pretty much. I'm sure a large part of it is because I owned the Genesis, but the same could be said for NES owners as well I suppose. That being said, I have played the original Mario games several times.
This inspired me to play Sonic 2 again (well this video and the Con I picked up my Used Genesis and Game from). I got all the way to Metropolis Act 3 (something I never did as I child). It's not nearly as difficult as I remember but, still great fun!
personally I like this better than the first. and I cant say that about Mario. but I think sonic cd was a little bit over the top. I think james rolfe said it best. sonic cd is like sonic on crack.
I'm confused about the collections and downloadable versions after the Gamecube version. Can any of them actually properly connect the cartridges together with Sonic & Knuckles? I refuse to buy any of them because I'm too worried they won't actually synergize. :/
The Intergalatic Space Arcade's looking much nicer with its less-bare features. More stuff on the wall and a disco ball! Seriously, keep that thing on from now on. It looks cool.
Never did like water levels in games, this one in particular. I played this at my mom's friends house back in the 90's. This is how I was introduced to the the Sega Genesis. This game made me motion sick. Later I found other Sega games that I enjoyed. I did play Sonic Pinball and got to the last level, yet it was a pain just playing, trying to get sonic to go where you wanted him and do what needed to be done, to get to the next level.
Sonic 2 was the first genesis game i had =p. I still remember (well since i recently played it) the cloud stage. That music is so damned good. Matter of fact so are most of the songs in the game.
Well, I just played Sonic 3 and yeah sonic controls the same but the level design and enemies are what you have to deal with. Angel Island Zone is not too bad besides some annoying springs. Hydro City Zone has the end where you can drown from the water because you can't move until the music ends and stuff. The rest of that zone almost plays itself with the weird hands that make you do a Super Peel Out (Which I kept missing since they're hidden underground. Marble Garden Zone has way too much
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This was the first video game I ever touched, such nostalgia.
Same here for Christmas I got a Sega TV plug in game collection back in 2004
Despite the fact that I didn't exist in 1992, I did have a rather long history with this game.
I first played it in 2005 on the Mega Collection plus for the PS2 and this game and Sonic & Knuckle were 2 of my favorite games on the PS2. I sucked balls at first but I practiced and practiced and when I finally got to the final boss in 2006, (yes the year of the 06 abomination) I was given Heroes, Shadow and Riders all for the PS2 for christmas and gave a shot at those games after I got a Game Over at the final boss with no continues.
4 years later, My older cousin (Annie) gave me a fully functional Genesis along with the complete Sonic Trilogy, Spinball, Golden Axe, Ristar, Cool Spot and my least favorite Awesome Possum. At first I thought the Genesis was broken when I first tried it out till I figured out that there was dust all over the bottom of the cartridges so It's now a sensation where it's mandatory for me to blow on the cartridges before playing them. Sadly all I have left now is this game, Spinball and Cool Spot (on the bright side. No more Awesome Possum. Good F#cking Riddance!) Also I got an 360 in 2011 with 2 of my fist games for the system being Ultimate Genesis Collection and Generations.
Even though I'm 8 years younger than this game, I still playing this game to this day and loving every single minute of it. Probably one of my favorite Sonic games. BTW I finally managed to beat the final boss in 20...12 I think?
Is?
+Spidertendo 64 LOL KID
Grigori Rasputin How old do you think I am? Just wondering.
First rule of a video game sequel:
Be even bigger and even better than your predecessor.
Daniel Anyamele Which is why Sonic and Knuckles is the best Sonic EVER!
A rule Sonic '06 made good on
Sonic 2 is fantastic. So beautiful it's like watching an anime, the soundtrack is awesome & it's a blast to play!
Parallax Craze Agreed!
I'm 32 and this is still my all-time favorite "Sonic" game. Hands-down, no question. :-D
I'm 26 and yeah easily the best sonic game ever.
i'm 14 and i agree
IWALVG Im 10 and a half and I agree.
IWALVG i'm 29 and a half and i agree
I'm 16 and I agree.
I think 2013 was the BEST year for CGR. All of these reviews are extremely hilarious, awesome space arcade, El Camino, you can't ask for more really!
Peter Kaminsky 2013 was a good year for CGR.
blast processing at its finest
Blast processing just a commercial gimmick to proteome the Genesis's sipped while Nintendo does have better graphics and better sound, still I love sonic 2
Brian Gorski Blast processing is an actual thing. It's a cooler way to say that the Genesis had a faster processor than other consoles, meaning the games could be/run faster.
Brian Gorski It was a gimmick, but reality though, Genesis/MegaDrive had a much faster processor than SNES, though as you mentioned the SNES outshines and mortally demolishes the Genesis/MegarDrive in just about every other catorgy from available colors to sound cards lol, I also love Sonic 2, and Sonic 2 with Knuckles as the character.
FunkMastaMegaFlex Nope, the Genesis had a high-resolution mode outshining the SNES and does not rely on low-quality sound samples with tons of reverb for music playback, but the great YM2612 which is apparently based on *the* keyboard of the 80s: Yamaha DX7.
Brian Gorski The SNES doesn't have better graphics.Its the cartridge with some chips inside.
The thing I appreciate the most of this review is that the ngame is reviewed on an actual Genesis.
Great nostalgic review.
*Says "Miles Prowler"*
*Pretends to understand pun*
Who else is here from the spider verse
That Sonic saved cute animals from being batteries to robots made it a very good/moral game!!! Too bad it hasn't been a trend starter (like at all!), all games should be this moral!! !!
My favourite level in this game was Casino nights Zone! it had many improvements like the spin dash mode! Tails was not really fully featured though until Sonic 3 when he gained the ability to actually fly!
Classic Sonic really enforces the idea of practice making perfect. Seriously the more you play the better you will get. But I'm guessing that's true with many 2D platformers.
Yeah, many 8/16-bit games enforce that idea, Mario, Sonic, Castlevania, Shinobi etc.
best sonic game ever made
Adan Delgado It's a masterpiece.
What about Sonic 3 k
Sonic 2 is the best in the series along with Streets of Rage 2! 🎮 👍
Some people complained that the levels were too short in 2 so they made big elaborate levels for three. If you want an elaborate game 3 and the Knuckles are great in that aspect. 2 is a game about speed. 2 captured that flawlessly.
The music before he drowns is some of the most intense music ever. It really stresses you out.
My favourite video game of all time. 2998 videos and Mark still has epic games to review - Keep up the great work Mark! (but bring back the old intergalactic space arcade)
Sonic 2, 3 and Knuckles are all amazing, they stand up so strongly, shame they're not made like this nowadays
I still remember being blown away by the graphics and gameplay when sonic 1 and then this game originally came out. For someone who had only played Atari and NES games this was unreal and certainly not overrated at the time.
You passed up 3 air bubbles when sonic was drowning.
I remember getting my Genesis with Sonic 2. I just remember how bright and colorful everything was. The speed when you get into loops was so different than anything else I played before.
One of my all-time favorites - I've played through this game countless times and its still enjoyable to this day
The pinnacle of Sonic games. I love going back to this on my gen 2 Sega and 27” Sharp crt doesn’t get any better.
Watching this video blew my mind by making me realize that tubular underwater level with the dope track is a blueprint for Sonic Adventure games and the perfect background layers make the game seem fast.
Very happy to see the VF machine right there in the background.
Sonic 2 was my first game I owned, and have the most of. I have 3 copies of it on the SEGA Genesis, one on the PC, 2 on the PS2, and 1 copy on the XBOX 360. It's an awesome game!
one of my favourite classic games and one of the first game memories I have as a kid playing in 1994 as a 5 year old
FIRST VIDEO I WATCH ON MY BIRTHDAY AND THE EL CAMINO IS BACK! THANKS MARK!
you can't say it enough the music in this game is amazing! the bass lines in Sonic 2 are the definition of FUNKY
i think this is my favorite sonic games, as well as one of my favorite platformers for just picking up and playing at any given time. it's only fault is it's a little too easy until the last couple levels
Good ol memories. Taking me back. Christmas of '92 when i got my sega genesis, with sonic 2.
4:41 Yeah, I kind of figured that when you in panic of drowning with still 4-3 left on the counter just ran right pass an air bubble, lol.
Sonic 2 is my fave Sonic game of all time
Sold out? How was Generations selling out?
Sonic 2 was basically my favorite game as a kid. (either that or Rocket Knight Adventures). I still think this game has pretty much the best video game music ever. I love this game. It's by far my favorite Sonic game and I'd probably put it in my top 10 games. I still play it a few times a year.
I don't really care about how big the game is. The gameplay is what matters.
Sonic 2 and Toe Jam & Earl both were bundled in my Sega Mega Drive Box. Was the best Christmas :D
Sonic 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. I absolutely LOVE the music from that game. Marble Zone from Sonic 1 reminds me more of Altered Beasts than Aquatic Ruin Zone
First of all I must say I really liked your comment, and you come of as a nice person, something you don't see enough in the comment section. But I want to clear some things up about myself. I did not grow up with the classic games, my first one was Sonic Heroes, which many people seem to hate. I stuck around because the Sonic franchise I think has a lot of great atributes. I grew up with the 3d games, but I have the 2d ones now, and my Sonic collection is pretty admireably huge, 2d and 3d.
My favorite sonic and favorite Genesis game
Jackson Petryka Same here
Good review! Loved it when you touched on the consolewar we had back than, now that was a war! :D Whenever I see sonic I have to think of those times, the drawings we send to gamemagazines ... yeh.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2=my favorite video game of all time! That is all.
adgtheone It truly is a masterpiece.
I freaking love these sonic games. Huge fan. I grew up with them back in the early 90s. I was so happy to get a sega genesis model 2 for my birthday. I played sonic 2 for hours. I still remember most of the codes like debug code, level select and all chaos emeralds. I can easily make the game glitch out so bad it resets itself lol. I own all 1-3 sonic games and sonic and knuckles even own sonic spinball. Btw sonic and 3 and knuckles is so fun.
Sonic 2 is a fun game. It may not have save data back up like Sonic 3, but it is a really fun game. The only complaint I have with Sonic 2 is it's crappy half-pipe special stages. I hate them so much. I prefer getting Super Sonic the easier way by using the "All Emeralds" cheat. The best special stage ever in my opinion is the Blue Sphere special stages. Just collect all the blue spheres, retrieve the emerald, and get on out of there.
By far Sonic 1 and 2 have the best sound tracks out of all games for the Sega Genesis.. Brings back memories every time I hear them.. Very catchy tunes..
Respectable but Sonic 3 & Knuckles’s soundtrack is easily better than the first 2 especially when it comes to the songs Micheal Jackson produced
My favourite game of all time. Have so many fond memories of Sonic 2.
This was the first game I ever had, I was 4 back then! Changed my Life!
This is my #1 favorite game of all time! So glad to finally see you review it Mark! Im wondering what part of the game did you get stuck in?
Is your Genesis modded? If so you can absolutely receive better contrast and sound from your harware.
Congrats on 3000 videos! :)
stuff going on at once. There are so many parts where you can finally go fast but then get hit almost exactly as you get to a dead end. Carnival Night Zone is actually pretty good in my opinion. It has a flow that actually feels like Sonic Games. You can actually kinda go fast which is the point of Sonic. But that's how far I got before a game over. There are also way too many parts where you get caught into a corner and you're forced to play Blue Sphere (which I don't like as much as the others
It was about time, Mark! This game should've been reviewed a looong time ago!
Sonic 2 was one of the first games which I beat on Sega, and it was just awesome. I still remember that totally crazy and insane last level and boss, when you was forced to beat metal sonic and giant robot wihtout a single ring.
HELLO CHILDHOOD ITS GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN LOL I MISS THE SEGA CONSOLES AND SONIC
I can never get enough of old school sonic games
Unfortunately the Ultimate Genesis Collection is NOT on PC, HOWEVER there is a collection you can get called the Sega Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition. I got the physical copy for like 10-15 bucks and it has a TON of awesome Genesis games, many of which are not even on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. They have this Gold Edition collection on Steam...sorta, but it's WAY more expensive than what I paid for the DVD-ROM version of the game.
I had an awesome childhood playing the old sonic games.
Mark screaming at the TV was so epic and hilarious.
Mark's videos have been 1080p for years, until the Bionic Commando one the other day when 720p became the max.
Maybe it's TH-cam, I haven't checked other channels.
I played this game when I got a special Genesis cartridge that had Sonic 1, Sonic 2, and Doctor Robotnix Mean Bean Machine. I was like two or three and it rocked
One of the best reviews yet!
I just love the Intergalactic Space-arcade... Its like heaven for gamers and it has an "El Camino"...
Cant even begin to describe how much i loved this game. Xmas 1992.
This could be one of the best game of all time ... Love sonic 2 , I think this game and Mario 3 made as a kid become a gamer thank you sonic
Actually, you can plug in a second controller during single-player and play Co-Op. The screen just focus' on Sonic only so if you leave your buddy behind, he just flies in. There is in fact Co-Op in this game.
The DLC's interact the same way as always:Get S&K then get the other game you wish to Cartridge Lock and that's it,you get the alternate game.As for he other collections,it has the same formula of Mega Collection...
Ah, the very first Genesis game I ever played. Love the levels and music. Great times!
I just love when Mark says "intergalactic space arcade"
Oh my god the nostalgia! This makes me want to play the game again. Too bad sounds stopped working on my cartrage
Mark review Sonic Generations! It was an absolute blast, big, fast, beautiful, and just amazing, have fun with it!
I played the super Nintendo entertainment system and original sega Genesis
Actually, there are many TH-camrs that suck at a game but still enjoy it. Mark is not the only one.
This made the Genesis for professionals.
Me and my cousin were playing to the friggin Casino Zone with the most amounts of lives and were just gambling in these slot machines until the time ran out. "Ahaha! Jackpot" (goes in another time) "Haha, Robotnik -50 rings!".
Jeez... That is really like 18 years ago?
Yes, the splitscreen options to select the Casino Zone directly, but with that small screen parents used to put in the children's rooms it was hard to figure out what's going on.^^
Like I said,it works the same as it's cartridge counterparts.Just buy one and get S&K and it will auto Cartridge Lock.You will have the option for playing either the result or the normal game.
Im onto my second MD pad because of this game and the second pad is starting to wear out now, Definitely one of the bet games of all time, up their with ocarina of time which im playing properly for the 1st time ever on the 3ds
Interesting fact, you can use Master System controllers to play Genesis sonic games 1 - Acts as the Action Button
2- Acts like the start button
I remember this game when I was a kid, gotta love it. One of the best games to play in the Sega Genesis :]
DON'T DROWN IN THE WATER!!!! :)))
Your new studio looks awesome! Love the disco ball, but where's the beer?
The only problem with this game (besides it not being on the GameCom) is that if you have a lot of rings, and are playing two-player, this game has slowdowns when you get hit and lose the 469 rings you collected. Some other games made near the end of the Genesis's lifespan also had slowdown. The solution is to simply turn on blast processing with a 10MHz crystal oscillator and three wires. The only problem with that is it then won't work with the 32x and Sega CD... Oh well, I don't use those anyways because I don't own either on those, and the Genesis's power brick barely fits on my power strip alongside my TV, Modded original Xbox, 360, Xbox One, Raspberry Pi, GameStick, ChromeCast, a kinect for the 360 and one for the XBOne, and N64, which are all plugged into a massive HDMI hub controlled by another Raspberry Pi, which I can control over WiFi to switch the HDMI hub to whichever device I want to use at the moment. And there's barely enough space to fit Sonic the Hedgehog, Halo 2, Halo 4, Minecraft 360 edition, and MarioKart 64 off to the side.
Gam.com?! What u smoking??
EVERYBODY LIKEZ DA GAMECOM, RIGHT?
Nate Dude I GUESS
Nate Dude It had slowdowns in splitscreen when losing rings AND at that special part in Mystic Cave Zone, where these platforms on a rope were seen. As soon as they appeared on one player's screen it slew down. After this, it was fine again. ^^
Seriously did anyone even own the 32X? I think more people had the Saturn/ Dreamcast in the 5th gen than the 32X.
This game brings me back goooooood memories from my childhood!! After the Atari, Sega Genesis was my second console...
Damn, look at that garage/game room. I fucking love you Mark. Badass bro!
I got into buying a retro gaming system recently and it took a while before I settled with the Sega Genesis. I had okay memories with it, but SNES was so much more to my liking when I was younger. To my surprise, I started getting into the Genesis way more when revisiting the older consoles.. largely because I got into streets of rage 2. Games like these really highlight the good parts of that console! Great music & vibrant colors which were sorely lacking in the ps3/xbox360 era of sepia games. It's a console that gets a bad rep for sound quality but that's only because Sega started making cheaper, worse versions as time went on :/
Had I played all the amazing american/japanese games when I was younger, I would have had an entirely different childhood. Air Buster, After Burner 2, Alisia Dragoon, Castlevania, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage 1 & 2, Phantasy Star 4, Bomberman, Rolling Thunder, Rocket Knight, Valis 3, ... This system was amazing, but all we had was Sonic 1 & 2 .. and even then we played it for hours.
I like all your reviews Mark some more than others, but this one is one of the best ones I've seen, I laughed so many times, specially the first time Sonic drowned and you couldn't save him (although drowning is no laughing matter)
Do you have a VCR player if you do could we see your collection of VHS tapes?
I had a Genesis, and then switched to Nintendo consoles for N64 onward pretty much. I'm sure a large part of it is because I owned the Genesis, but the same could be said for NES owners as well I suppose. That being said, I have played the original Mario games several times.
This inspired me to play Sonic 2 again (well this video and the Con I picked up my Used Genesis and Game from). I got all the way to Metropolis Act 3 (something I never did as I child). It's not nearly as difficult as I remember but, still great fun!
Is it me or gets the Intergalactic Space Arcade more awesome with every video? I didn't even know that was even possible.
personally I like this better than the first. and I cant say that about Mario. but I think sonic cd was a little bit over the top. I think james rolfe said it best. sonic cd is like sonic on crack.
You're nuts Mark.
The new intergalactic space arcade looks great by the way, but I find the lack of flamethrowers in there disturbing.
I'm confused about the collections and downloadable versions after the Gamecube version.
Can any of them actually properly connect the cartridges together with Sonic & Knuckles?
I refuse to buy any of them because I'm too worried they won't actually synergize. :/
So they can read through and interact with the other save files some how? Wii / Wii U / Xbox 360? That's what I was always afraid of.
The Intergalatic Space Arcade's looking much nicer with its less-bare features. More stuff on the wall and a disco ball! Seriously, keep that thing on from now on. It looks cool.
Never did like water levels in games, this one in particular. I played this at my mom's friends house back in the 90's. This is how I was introduced to the the Sega Genesis. This game made me motion sick. Later I found other Sega games that I enjoyed. I did play Sonic Pinball and got to the last level, yet it was a pain just playing, trying to get sonic to go where you wanted him and do what needed to be done, to get to the next level.
i love the intro music, it makes me feel and calm so relaxed,anyone agree?
Sonic 2 was the first genesis game i had =p. I still remember (well since i recently played it) the cloud stage. That music is so damned good. Matter of fact so are most of the songs in the game.
You know I never got that Miles Prower pun until you mentioned it in this review.
MY favorite game of all-time! Classic! I can play that game all day! :) Glad you had some fun with it, even though you're not that great! lol
Well, I just played Sonic 3 and yeah sonic controls the same but the level design and enemies are what you have to deal with. Angel Island Zone is not too bad besides some annoying springs. Hydro City Zone has the end where you can drown from the water because you can't move until the music ends and stuff. The rest of that zone almost plays itself with the weird hands that make you do a Super Peel Out (Which I kept missing since they're hidden underground. Marble Garden Zone has way too much
i love how you are ejoying the end of the aquatic ruin zone :D
this game is much better than generations
I used to play this all the time back in elementary!