SONIC POCKET ADVENTURE: The Obscure Glory of the Clicky Stick | GEEK CRITIQUE
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- A look at one of the most fascinating, and most doomed, of the Game Boy's many competitors. This was originally released on April 1, which is why it seems to tease a completely different game.
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This is classic modern sonic
No worries! As a fan of the Classic Sonic games/characters/aesthetics, if I finally get a NeoGet Pocket Color, I will very gladly give Sobic Pocket Adventure a shot!
I watched this video primarily because I was hoping to hear your comments on the ending, because this game, taken at face value, actually takes a rather dark twist towards the end: You look for all the world like you straight-up _kill_ Robotnik at the end, because there's no way he survived that. A friend of mine had this game when I was a kid, so I played it with him and saw this ending and came to that conclusion. He also had a Genesis so I played 2 and 3, and the heavily story-focused Sonic games just weren't really a part of my childhood despite the fact that I am actually more part of the generation which _usually_ experienced Sonic Adventure 2 as their first Sonic title. So I kinda just made the assumption that Sonic was a far more serious character more in the vein of a traditional superhero. Since this was before I knew about the "no killing rule" so many superheroes seem to follow, it only seemed natural to me that a madman who tried to conquer the world for his own greed and ambition _would_ have to be put down. Funny how my experience was so different from the norm, and I wondered if this game made a similar impression on you, too.
The Geek Critique My theory is that Adventure and modern sonic are not the same but, are actually 2 different possible futures for classic sonic
The Geek Critique If sonic gets all of the time stones then Sonic pocket adventure and sonic adventure take place but, if he misses one then Sonic 4 takes place.
ALL HAIL THE CLICKEY STICK!!!!
DICK VITALE!
It's awesome baby!
It's awesome baby!
CLICKY STICKS
Heil clicky stick.
"Nobody bought this thing!"
Apparently I'm nobody.
Thanks.
From one nobody to another, it's not so bad. :P
I only had two games for it.
...I forget which ones.
Either way, had a blast, eventually got replaced with a PSP several years later.
Heh, yeah, I got Sonic Pocket Adventure in 2000, then 13 years later I bought Pac-Man.
Now I remember! Metal Slug and a fighting game.
Either way, I wish it could have gone further, because our current lineup consists of mainly 2 companies -- and to be quite honest, the options kinda suck.
Being a nobody is a compliment people love Roxas and Axel
Oh hey, an April Fools gag with actual meaningful content. I like this channel better already.
I appreciate it! I didn't want to just do some dumb April Fool's gag.
I just bought a neogeo pocket color because of you
Alex Nunes I'm considering one now!
Lucky
The clicky stick!!!
Some random Idiotic nerd Same here
Best April Fools ever. I'd much rather watch a video telling me things I don't know about an obscure gem in the Sonic game library over Sonic Adventure any day.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, I had fun putting this one together.
My older brother traded a Gameboy Color for a NeoGeo Pocket with 4 games when I was a kid, I was kinda mad at first but since it came with Metal Slug I loved it. Also the fact that it had more battery duration than the gbc was a big plus.
I once saw arguments in the Amazon reviews from 2000 over whether this or the GBC was better.
That thing about both designs of Sonic and Eggman being transition points between their classic Mega Drive look and their more modern Dreamcast look is honestly quite beautiful!
I honestly wish they would release neo geo pocket color games on 3ds virtual console
ImGonnaKillYou2nd hope so and coincidentally just got a Nintendo switch add before watching this video and reading your comment
emptyspotlight if you have a switch they've added quite a few neogeo games to the virtual console
I think the switch did get some games at least themed to the pocket color
Interesting. I'm not sure if I'm more amazed at your description of the uniqueness of the game or the fact that you owned a Neo Geo Pocket at its time of release
So you troll us while giving us actual, interesting content? I don't know if I should be salty or impressed...
Yeah, I didn't want to just make a stupid April Fool's video, especially if I was going to actually hype it up in advance.
The Geek Critique So is DKC Returns next?
+The Geek Critique hey could you give me a geo
Finalblue1234 he always does give us interesting content
I thing it's worth mentioning that many people that worked on Sonic Pocked adventure would latter go on to create Dimps and work on the Sonic advance games.
And this is something that you really note in Pocked adventure because it shares a specific different to the Classic's physics with the advance games namely the Rolling speed at average is going to be slower than the running speed making a huge change in the overall handling were the fastest movement option all of a sudden wasn't also the safest anymore (something that prior only Cd did with the Super Peel out beating the rolling in all most any scenario) creating a far bigger risk Vs Reward structure than the classics did.
sticky got the clicky uh
quality shitpost
*IT'S THE CLICKY STICK*
"But they conceded to the GameBoy when Sega went all in on the Saturn."
Oh. RIP Sega.
Hey, just wanted to say I saw your videos show up on my homepage, subscribed after I saw your Sonic Adventure video. I'm really enjoying these man, keep it up!
Played it at toys R Us, my friend had one, and I was so hooked, I drafted a schedule to adhere to to get allowance to afford one. I was weak and failed at it though. I would have loved to get into it, but sadly, by the time I got the money , it was discontinued :( similar to the virtual boy, it was a system I adored more than the others that died all too soon
Coming back to viewing this after some time. For anyone who likes the clicky stick there's two gamepads you can buy that have said stick which you can use to play games on your PC right now. There's the Neo-Geo Pad (4 face buttons) controller for Neo Geo systems that came with the Neo Geo CD and the Neo-Geo Pad 2 (6 face and 2 shoulder) which came out for the Playstation 2. The CD has a stronger spring in it but they both have microswitch driven thumb sticks instead of d-pads. (I got my Neo-Geo Pads used and my Neo-Geo Pad 2s brand new btw.)
This brings back a shit ton of nostalgia I had one of these as a kid and these chip tune symphony’s bring back a simpler time
Really cool video! I'd never heard of this Sonic game before. Especially interesting to see the early lanky Sonic screen.
Oh god i didnt know this was a april fools thing until 4 Y E A R S later
I wanted a NGPC from the moment I saw screenshots of Sonic Pocket Adventures in a magazine, but I don't think it ever got a release in Australia. Looks like I missed out on a pretty rad Sonic game ._.
Yeah, I don't think it did, either.
Looks like a faithful recreation of the classic game with a blend of their levels and music.
Your scripts are well written. I enjoy watching.
Damnit, I had one of these. God damn loved that micro-switch control stick.
Idk why but I really love the colors and color palettes of NeoGeo Pocket games
this game has
T A I L S T H E F O X...
No?
Okay...
Fire Blades he’s avalible in the multiplayer
I would have never tried this game if you hadn't reviewed it and it's now my favorite after CD and 3&K!
Clicky joystick levers come in handy when you're playing fighting games such as 2D fighting games and 3D fighting games. The clicks in joystick levers can easily read your inputs when you're playing as a favorite character of your choosing in 2D and 3D fighting games.
Most underrated hand held ever made. I played one when my friend Dan bought in 2001 and was amazed on how much better it was in content than the absymal Game boy color (there was shovelware galore on the system,fuck off). I spent SO much time on Sonic,SNK VS Capcom match of the millenium and beast busters. Great stuff!
I loved my Neo Geo Pocket, and I seriously went into denial over the idea that it had been discontinued.
This is literally the only joke I fell for today.
Glad to hear it!
@@GeekCritique i feel dumb i font get the joke
@@nathanoliveros2198 He was showing clips of a bad Sonic game calling it good but then switched over to the Neo Geo Sonic instead 0:42
@@peterchrist1945 You just called sonic adventure bad. Lol
@@peterchrist1945 wdym sonic adventure is god-like
Oh man, the Neo Geo Pocket Color. I've been wanting to do a video on this thing for a minute now. It really is as great as you say!
I got mine way after the system was dead, but interestingly enough, it was packaged as the "American Pocket Station" at certain GameStops around the US. It was clearly a NGPC, but it came in this plastic packaging with the vaguest label ever.
I'm not sure what the incentive behind this was. But whatever the case, it came with 6 games (and another additional pack with 4 more, including Sonic) and so I found out I loved Metal Slug and Capcom vs. SNK thanks to this thing.
Neo Reviews I never heard about that, that's really strange. Sounds like a great deal, though! I'm kind of hoping to find a copy of SNK vs. Capcom. Can not BELIEVE you could get a portable fighting game that good in 1999.
6:16 exactly. So did I never had any friends I knew who had a game boy
The start is beautiful
First time I heard about this thing was in the Street Fighter Alpha movie.
Sakura had one with SF Alpha on it in the scene when Ken comes to visit her at the hospital.
My first handheld was a Gameboy Advance.
I was way too poor to buy a Gameboy back then.
I really dig your enthusiasm :)
Man, now I really want a Neo Geo Pocket Color!
TheS2Guy I took a look around, and they're still quite affordable! It is REALLY weird going back to a non-backlit screen, though.
The Geek Critique Huh, that's sort of surprising. Especially when you consider how much the Gizmondo goes for, or even the original GameBoy...
Can't imagine the back-light would be that much of an issue when I still use my GBC and GBA fairly regularly.
TBH anything with neo geo or snk on it..........is incredible. If you are into fighting games it's like dying and going to heaven. :O
Last Blade KOF Fatal Fury Samurai Showdown Capcom vs Snk.
All Brilliant series.
Nowadays no longer the case, they don't have any in-house engineering left and their new Chinese partners really can't quite be arsed.
I've never seen one except one that I got from a shop two years ago. I didn't know about it till only 4 years back.
AHHH THE CLICKY STICK !! HNNNNG !!!
This is the first I’ve ever heard of it, but it’s already on my bucket list.
every handheld needs a microswitch joystick. The NGPC clicky stick was the best thing and was so nice to use for so many games.
I worked in Game when this came out, i sold 4 ,no other staff sold any , i loved them
I LOVED my Neo Geo Pocket Color and that clicky stick was the highlight of my young life.
Hey, just came from your Classic Retrospective series, and I saw you reference the Sonic Movie. I know it's just a tad bit out of your realm, but would you consider reviewing it. Again, that's diverges a lot from what you're accustomed to, but your thoughts on it would be enough for me.
Just noticing that the NGPC in the commercial is backlit! No way you will ever get such a bright picture out of a stock one!
4:57 Do I look... Like I need YOUR power?!
no way was this video 5 years ago now.......... why am i aging so fast
This is one of my favorite games of all time
The music at the beginning with the sega saturn guy dancing is hilarious...
SSBfangamer Haha, thanks. I just pulled from my own older footage. I originally used him here, at around 5:35: th-cam.com/video/SQGMWydeecg/w-d-xo.html
So GameCube wasn't the first to have connectivity with a handheld? Mind blown
Nope, it was the N64, in Mario Golf, you can transfer character data from the Game Boy Color version to the N64 version using the N64 Transfer Pak so to unlock the GBC characters in the N64 version. It also allows for transferring monster stats from Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow to Pokemon Stadium.
I know it's called sarcasm
@@Sjono try again
terrible attempt at sarcasm
I had no idea this game had such an amazing 16 bit tribute soundtrack!
the neo geo twist was awesome xD
This is actually one of my favorite sonic games.
I got my NGPC in a clamshell package with about 6 games packaged with it (or maybe it was 8). The Pac-Man for the system is my favorite handheld version of the classic arcade game.
A bit late comment - but thanks for this review. I didn't even know earlier about NGPC (it was never released in Poland, as far as I know), and it's really interesting and intriguing handheld. I've bought it on ebay + a couple of games of course. And I completely agree, that Sonic Pocket Adventure is really well made and entertaining title. I only wish that bonus levels could be something different than this awful tunnel from Sonic 2... And unfortunately, this little stick is not the best thing for 2D platform game. But still - for owner of NGPC it's absolutelly must-have. And that's a real shame, that it's history is quite similar to Dreamcast's fate - very good device, but competition, "bad time" and some mistakes on the side of the company which made it, have caused it's dusk and eventually "demise".
I have my neo geo pocket colour and with Sonic Pocket Adventure plus other games, such a cool machine.
I really dig the sprites in this
This is the best Sega SNK collab game with the second being Puyo Pop.
Pokemon, the reason I actually did extra chores for those good boy points for Christmas.
Oh I'm surprised something like that on a controller hasn't come back, the steam controller had like these virtual notches and haptic feedback so you have full 360 control but let's you know your "clicking" into certain areas like a dpad would.
I still have a Neo•Geo Pocket Color.
Only got 4 games though.
Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, King of Fighters, Turf Masters.
I should look into buying some more someday.
damn that stick was awesome. loved that little console
Thanks for letting me know this game even exists 🤷♂️ another fun diversion as usual
If the Sega-Bandai merger had gone through, Sonic games could’ve appeared on the Wonderswan. Bandai was counting on Sega to provide support for the Wonderswan, but as the merger never went through, Bandai didn’t have the capital for an American launch, and overall failure.
always wanted 1 of these....wanted all the fighting games
I always wished I had bought it. Always wanted this Sonic game and the fighting games this system had. Sadly when I was able to, they were gone. I had only one friend who had one.
The clicky-stick is literally the best D-pad controller ever invented. I have my NGPC right next to me as I'm typing this; I still play SNK vs. Capcom: MotM on it, and I can perform moves on it just as well as I can on any full-blown joystick.
Vids like this are why I have the Clicky Stick
I think I might get a Neogeo pocket color, they're not too expensive given how rare they are and sounds like they have some good games
I never knew this game existed. That's awesome!
These TGC videos are on fire I just love this channel. Aren't you from Sonic Retro or something?
Over Bound Yeah, I've been a regular there for years. My name is simply "Josh." Thanks for the compliments, I love doing this.
The Geek Critique Its good to do what you love. I image it feels similar to how I feel when I get positive feedback on my craft.
I grew up with that "unfortunate trend" of Super Sonic. I always thought of Super Sonic as being this secret thing that was reserved for the climax of a Sonic game and signified when crap was about to get real. When I started playing Classic Sonic, I thought that was awesome because I never could play Super Sonic on normal stages before.
This is the true sonic mania
HOLY CRAP WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THE NEOGEO THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN A GBC
I bought a neogeo pocket color a couple weeks before it got recalled. Sonic is the only game I ever had for it. I was beyond pissed at the time. It was a great little ha d held.
I still have mine with Sonic, SNK vs Capcom, Metal Slug 2 and Pacman. I had Mega Man the Power Fighters too but my battery cover is broken :(
This game plays like a Master System port of Sonic 2
Your thoughts on the Neo Geo are nearly the same as my thoughts on the Wii U
I've played that sonic game somewhere it wasn't on the neo geo. It was cool but the casino level reminds me of sonic rush's casino level
Jesus, just LOOKING at that clicky stick is satisfying. I wish the 3DS had something like that.
The Neo Geo CD got the first microswitch thumbstick...and my ultimate emulation controller would be a controller shaped like the Sega Saturn MK-2 controller but with the "clicky stick" instead of a d-pad.
clicky stick was awesome, it should be default for all portable devices including the switch
Just the short length alone was enough for me to see this wasn't really going to be about Sonic Adventure. But what that short length didn't tell me, was that I was going to watch an actual interesting video about a game I knew very little about instead. I'm both dissapointed and thankful at the same time... XD
In my defense, the Sonic 1 video wasn't much longer than this. But yeah, I'm sure plenty of people put the pieces together. For those who did, I guess the gag is that, indeed, this isn't just a joke video.
Had to check release date. Wasn't surprised.
You should do a neogeo pocket color review 25% of this review basically is and I would love to hear more about it
Always wanted to pick one these up with sonic. The price has went up the past few years. Should have got it when it was really cheap but it's still not super expensive.
Neo geo pocket is a hidden gem to me while I did not had a lot of games but this game is what I like about this game is a mix of sonic 1 and 2 mind you I only played sonic 1 till mega drive broke on me. So when I saw the special stages I was the heck half pipes? But this version of special stages I found easy now if I play sonic 2 I still like the special stages sonic 2 version just sad that there hasn't been a digital release for this game and my favourite sonic 2d game is sonic cd due to pocket adventure gameplay reminded me of that
Look when it was uploaded
I want this handheld... it has Sonic, some of the best 2d Fighting games to grace a portable system, *and Pac-Man!*
My brother and I owned one each. The system was awesome!
hey! i have this one around somewhere. the cart is fine but the neo geo didn't suffer time well.
i still got my neogeo. i have no idea why i bought it, but im glad i did.
The clicky stick is far better than a dpad, yet more satisfying than the circle pad.
NGP has an amazing clicky stick, you are correct.
Wait...I'm Not Boy came from an ad? Damn it SNK, I guess Neo Geo Battle Colisseum is even more of an All-Star game than I thought
Its kinda hilarious what Sega did with the music. Dreams Come True was getting too expensive (I presume) and they wanted to lighten things up a bit. So what did they do? They went to Michael Freaking Jackson of all people.
Its like, oh, Dreams Come True is getting too popular? Okay, lets get someone who makes them look like a footnote.
I can only presume that MJ *wanted* to make Sonic music and was willing to do so for less than the combined net worth of the entire observable universe - and so it made sense for Sega.
Man I remember these when they came out. You could really only ever find them at anime conventions.
Yeah, I don't remember ever seeing one at a chain store or anything. I got mine at a retro game store.
Quite literally hands-down, the NGP has _THE_ best stick of _ANY_ handheld gaming device ever made.
Mannn I remember when I was little my friend had one with the Sonic game as well and I wanted one sooooo bad after he let me play with it and my mom never got me one...I was so devastated 😔 lol good ol days