Spring is finally here! I've got some exciting stuff coming soon (including volume 2 of the Blu-ray and a very big episode), so I hope you enjoy this fun video in the meantime. A huge thank you to LastPass for asking to sponsor this episode. I've been using their service since 2008 so I was very comfortable working with and endorsing them.
@@skipatrolslayer I remember hearing about it. So find it really interesting. It was one of those playground things to me. I thought it could be made up because it was such a crazy idea at them time. An the idea of my parents paying for such a thing! Nonsense.
@@mazor13 I know what you mean. None of my other friends or anyone at school had it. I remember several times eitherstaying up lateor waking up early to see what new games they were offering. We only had it for a few months, but man what a great few months lol. It's how I was introduced to some of my favorite games on the system.
@@RumchugMusic at least you could see the graphics on a Game Boy. When I played the Game Gear the screen was overly blurry and awful. The Game Boy screen, while not backlit, was surprisingly clear.
@PXLTRON both systems were the same age and owned by the same person since they were new. It wasn't just the age. The Game Gear's screen really was bad, as some reviews from the time show.
It's true, Ayrton Senna was in fact considered one of the best drivers in the world. He was not only good at what he was doing, but he was also incredibly loved and admired by the Brazilian people. He was a very kind person, but unfortunately he died in a tragic car crash during one of his races, my mother even told me that she cried a lot on the day of his death. Thank you very much for mentioning him, it really means a lot. :)
He died during the San Marino GP in 1994. That was probably the worst weekend in F1 history. Roland Ratzenberger died during qualifying. At the start of the race, there was a start line shunt that could have killed people. Ayrton died later in the race, bringing out the red flag. The race was restarted, which was disgusting. Later in the race, mechanics were hurt in the pit lane. Every F1 driver met at the Monaco GP to discuss safety. Senna was the Monaco master no doubt about it. Nigel Mansel said in an interview that he would give anything to have Senna back. He was his teamate
Come on, Sonic going faster than F1 cars in Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP2 is very cool. :) Also, another Easter egg in the same game: you can play with the Hang on bike on the practice mode using a secret code.
I was expecting Blue Sphere. That is a secret game that is actually a Sonic game. I love all the work Norm does and this video was well made. The title is just a small thing I would change.
@@petermcnallt12pm Just search "Blue Sphere Sonic" in google. It just involves using any other cartridge on top of the sonic and knuckles cart instead of sonic 2 or 3. The original sonic unlocks all the levels, most other carts only unlock one. It is just harder and harder versions of the blue sphere collection level.
Sonic made an appearance in 1991 in the Sega arcade racing game Rad Mobile as an ornament (air freshener?) hanging from the mirror while you drive. This was actually a few months before the Genesis game launched. It received a port to Saturn (as Gale Racer) in 1994.
@@ScottWozniak This video was specifically about the Genesis/Mega Drive, though. At least, until he got to the "bonus" section that covered the Game Gear's library. He should have just included Sonic's cameos across ALL Sega hardware, that would have been a more interesting video and also wouldn't have left him feeling like he needed to scrape the bottom of the barrel just to have enough content to cross the "10 minutes of original content" threshold. I don't know the details, but relatively recently, TH-cam added an incentive for creating videos with more than 10 minutes of originally produced content, at least that's what I gleam, my channel was demonetized long before this went into place. I'm not even sure WHY they gave me a partnership many years ago, I've never had many subs and my views typically don't reach 500 lol. But yeah, this episode would have benefited from opening up the restriction to encompass ALL Sega produced hardware. Counting Sonic cameo's after the demise of the Dreamcast would make it not fit in with the rest of this series, and also veer into the dreaded "not yet retro but not modern" territory that retro gaming channels seem to avoid with the diligence of a bureaucrat crafting the text for the paperwork required to keep his rival bureaucrat busy for the next four years. He uses the same typewriter he's had since he was a young bureaulad, aged 65, fresh out of Uni and the only thing that turns him on is hearing the click of a typewriter. Ah yes, what the fuck was I talking about? I forget, but that's ok, I am in a manic episode that isn't going to lead to full on psychosis, so I will enjoy this before the depression returns and cripples my commenting to "none at all" or "four words at most, once a day at best." Cheers! Xd.
I miss my Sega Channel! I had it in 1996-1997 and it was AMAZING! I remember waking up so happy when my brother said last night that there'd be new games on the Sega Channel tomorrow. It was like BlockBuster in our own home! I was 6, but I still remember being at Nana's house in Waco, Texas and my brother told me about a new Sega Channel game that has a new Sonic character who was red and named "Knuckles". I couldn't wait to get back home to play our new Sega Channel games! (Funny bonus fact: I asked him if I could play it on the computer at Nana's house). Nowadays, that's a reality. :)
I have played Ayrton Senna's Monaco GP to the point I won races and the championship with the Moon outfit skipping races, I haven't played it for over 15 years and still know the tracks by heart, and I had never seen that Sonic. Awesome.
Click bait titles for a quality channel such as this doesn't bother me so much. If it gets him a few more views and subs, so be it, he deserves it. Click bait titles for TH-cam trash on the other hand...
My favorite hidden Sonic cameo is in Bug! For Sega Saturn where you have to race him in a bonus round or in Christmas Nights where he can be unlocked as a playable character!
Another great video! "Trash talk" from console rivals could make an interesting secrets video. For instance, Sega or Nintendo subtly throwing some shade at the other's mascot.
The honesty is refreshing when he admits the cameos are disappointing. Most presenters would try and hype it up like it was a privilege to see Sonic on a billboard in a sports game.
Gotta do that Sega Channel video. I vividly remember playing that thing at my friend's house...was finicky as hell, but even as a Nintendo fanboy, I thought it was an awesome idea.
Fun Fact/Coincidence: Sega sponsored a Formula One race in 1993 (European GP), at Donnington Park, England. That race had Ayrton Senna as the winner. And it's very remembered as the best first lap ever.
Didn't realize I wasn't subbed before, but the music from "Panic!" at 6:24 sealed the deal. that's one of those games I played as a kid that nobody I knew, had heard of. GH you da man!
Great video as usual! You missed one - In Sega Bass Fishing for the Sega Dreamcast, if you do flawlessly in the tournament mode, the Sonic Lure is the final lure you earn in the game; It is literally a (very nice) 3d model of sonic scaled down to crankbait size with a treble hook and a crank bait lip on it. Also catches fish easier.
Fun video must say did noticed some of these sonic figures in other video games in the passed. Only did not know there where so many Sonic figures in other games.
Definitely do an episode on Sega Channel! That just seems like a crazy concept to me and I've been wanting to know more about it since I first heard of it.
This was pretty cool to see how many games had sonic in them as cameos. Speaking of cameos I highly recommend watching this video Sonics first Unknown home appearance by TH-camr Larry Bundy Jr. It states that Sonics first "official" home appearance wasn't actually the US release of Sonic 1 but an Amiga game
God, _Sports Talk Baseball,_ one of my favourites as a kid. The stilted commentary brings me back still, such a fun time. *Infield back! Infield in! Infield normal!*
I think a Tetris Secret Games episode would be a good idea. I found one in the Ghostbusters games, If you look at the computer screen after selecting your character you can see the Tetris game.
I had Sega Channel as a kid, I'd be totally down for a video on it. It was an interesting service, played plenty of games I never even would have heard of otherwise.
Sonic's first appearance anywhere was a cameo - it was in the 1990 arcade game Rad Mobile. Also, while OutRunners was the 3rd arcade installment, there were other games before OutRunners on the Master System (Out Run Europa & Battle Out Run, and if you want to count it, Out Run 3D).
If you’re here, just go to 1:02... Unless you really think the norm for TH-cam videos should be superimposing an Advertisement BEFORE a video. And if you’re not on TH-cam Red or Adblocker (use the browser if you’re on iOS/Android), then you might be stuck watching an Advertisement before the Advertisement before the video. Who would’ve thought when we first saw sponsors pop up for a few seconds at the end of a video that they’d start putting ads before ads? Great job content creators, way to avoid unnecessary redundancy...
One little curiosity/story about Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II. The game have this title and all of the Senna stuff because of Sega's Brazilian distributor Tec Toy. When Tec Toy learn about Super Monaco GP II, they pitched to Sega about making an Ayrton Senna game, and Sega accepted, mainly because Senna is a god in Japan, they love him much as we brazilians do, so was an easy pitch. Then, the game was suposed to feature Senna's voice acting giving the player tips about every F1 track of the season and his personal tracks (which was included on the game), and Senna actually recorded those lines, which leads us to another Senna episode: The game included every track of 1991's F1 season, included the NEW Circuit of Catalunya. Sega asked to Senna to record generic tips, with the circuit layout given, but Senna adamantly refused, stating that he would sound insincere and fake, so he goes to the weekend, qualified and raced, finishing in 5th place. Then, tired, but knowing about the circuit, he recored his lines, like a pro. Unfortunally, due to cartridge limitations, those lines with Senna's tips about the races were cut from the final game, but the story kinda shows, the kind of professional Senna was.
For people who are into this kind of thing, you should check out a game called Rise & Shine. It's basically video game references the video game. Sonic is even in the title screen art :)
He and a few ghosts appear in Mortal Kombat 1 as signs on a wall, not that crazy when you remember that Midway used to license out all sorts of arcade cabinets back in the day. (top right) i.imgur.com/YRGtDDN.jpg
Finally, a new Gaming Historian video I've been waiting for so long!!! I hope you can create contents on weekly basis. I love this channel very much because it reminds me of my wonderful childhood. Thank you Gaming Historian.
If you do a future video about Sega Channel, don't sleep on the game Pulseman! It was a Sega Channel exclusive in the US, made by Game Freak, and it's one of the best games on the Genesis.
I'd love to see a Pokemon episode. How many random games have slipped in a Pikachu or something? I know these cameos weren't super exciting, but it's still fascinating how many games he worked his way into. I do like how a lot of them were racing titles or other games where you...well...gotta go fast.
"I think a Final Fantasy episode would be good." For whatever reason, right at the start of the video, I thought of Cecil's cameo in Secret of Evermore.
I had SEGA Chanell from launch until the day it shut down. This was one of my favorite things my grandma ever did for me. I was finally able to play games I couldn't find like Shining Force II and others.
I may be 3 months behind, but just putting it out there: An episode on the Sega Channel, and its 4 year run, would make a damn good episode, I agree. 😀
Idk, personally there's something about handing over literally all my usernames and passwords to some company that just doesn't sit right with me...think I'll pass on Last Pass, no offense to them!
@@juandeereftw7197 everyone will hate you because of it, assuming they're a fan, at least, and he has a lot of fans, so they will attack you and put you to your knees, it's like attacking Beta64, everyone will hate you because of it, this is the internet, not to be serious, but you cannot control me, and you shouldn't try, you do not have the power to do that after all, if you still hate this channel, everyone might report you, just saying, i'm merely talking about the consequences that could happen, i'm not trying to warn you, after all.
Fun fact: When Ayrton Senna won the 1993 European Grand Prix, he was awarded a trophy shaped like Sonic. Sega was the main sponsor of the race, so he was given that one as a promotion, before being given the actual trophy.
I find it a travesty of epic proportions that Norm doesn't have at least a million subs. Lets go guys if anyone deserves it Norm does so lets spread the word and get him those subs!
Final Fantasy would be great! Could get too far down the rabbit hole for cameos depending on how you limit it though. Thanks for this one. Although his cameos were lack luster you're right -- still cool to see so many of them and actually makes me want to play some sports games next time friends come over for a retro game session.
In a development screen of Rave Racer 2 (a Ridge Racer game that got tossed out before development got very far), the in-car view of the Sega Car has Sonic in the windshield hanging from the rear view mirror. As far as I know, it is a showing of an attempt on Namco's behalf to team up with Sega. I would of loved to of seen the full game, even if like the first Rave Racer, it was strictly an arcade release. Actually, I'd love to see you cover the Ridge Racer games at some point, if you haven't already. It's actually a really good series with plenty of lore and mystery, not to mention history. Also, I fucking love Outrun, but I love it more as an arcade machine game with a sit-down console (sit in a chair like you're behind the wheel of the car itself).
Spring is finally here! I've got some exciting stuff coming soon (including volume 2 of the Blu-ray and a very big episode), so I hope you enjoy this fun video in the meantime. A huge thank you to LastPass for asking to sponsor this episode. I've been using their service since 2008 so I was very comfortable working with and endorsing them.
The first game we start off with in this episode is a baseball game? Didn't you do that in one of the Mario episodes.
Normogatari incoming...
@GamingHistorian Can u give me a shoutout, I'm well informed on video games an I wanna do an episode with u
@The SNES Man no, VHS
Thanks for continuing to make great and informative content! 👍
A Sega Channel episode would be incredible. Here's hoping it happens!
I agree! I remember having it for a while as a kid and I'd love to see a video on it.
@@skipatrolslayer I remember hearing about it. So find it really interesting. It was one of those playground things to me. I thought it could be made up because it was such a crazy idea at them time. An the idea of my parents paying for such a thing! Nonsense.
Yes
@@mazor13 I know what you mean. None of my other friends or anyone at school had it. I remember several times eitherstaying up lateor waking up early to see what new games they were offering. We only had it for a few months, but man what a great few months lol. It's how I was introduced to some of my favorite games on the system.
I remember wanting it as a kid, but my parents didn't want to get cable just for some games only I would play XD;
"There's a poster of sonic in the bookshop. He looks uhh...well it's game gear. They did their best." Lol
Still better than the Gameboys shitty graphics
@@RumchugMusic at least you could see the graphics on a Game Boy. When I played the Game Gear the screen was overly blurry and awful. The Game Boy screen, while not backlit, was surprisingly clear.
@PXLTRON both systems were the same age and owned by the same person since they were new. It wasn't just the age. The Game Gear's screen really was bad, as some reviews from the time show.
@PXLTRON The Atari Lynx is older, was more powerful, had slightly better battery life, and had a better screen.
@@daemonspudguy what kinda shitty game gear you had 🤣 a well functional game gear has graphics on par with playstation hand held
I remember as a kid when I spotted Chun Li eating noodles in the background in Final Fight 2 and I went bananas.
@BnaBreaker Since you were a kid I bet you started believing you could get Chun Li as a playable character.
@@lifeincolour09 Haha, yes I'm pretty sure I remember that rumor!
She's also a cameo in one of the Breath of Fire games and the newsreader in Mega Man 10 cosplays as her.
@@TheBlackSeraph *MegaMan 9
@@deadacclol5061 Oh yeah. I've only recently played 9 & 10 on MMLC2 so I get them mixed up.
It's true, Ayrton Senna was in fact considered one of the best drivers in the world. He was not only good at what he was doing, but he was also incredibly loved and admired by the Brazilian people. He was a very kind person, but unfortunately he died in a tragic car crash during one of his races, my mother even told me that she cried a lot on the day of his death. Thank you very much for mentioning him, it really means a lot. :)
Brazilian here. Everything you said is true , everyone here miss Ayrton , he was a good guy =/
As a fellow Brazilian, I second everything you said.
He died during the San Marino GP in 1994. That was probably the worst weekend in F1 history. Roland Ratzenberger died during qualifying. At the start of the race, there was a start line shunt that could have killed people. Ayrton died later in the race, bringing out the red flag. The race was restarted, which was disgusting. Later in the race, mechanics were hurt in the pit lane. Every F1 driver met at the Monaco GP to discuss safety. Senna was the Monaco master no doubt about it. Nigel Mansel said in an interview that he would give anything to have Senna back. He was his teamate
Senna is a legend. IMO, F1 racing kinda died with him.
long live Vettel
Come on, Sonic going faster than
F1 cars in Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP2 is very cool. :)
Also, another Easter egg in the same game: you can play with the Hang on bike on the practice mode using a secret code.
It's especially cool when you remember Sonic was created by a guy who loved F1 racing.
I enjoyed Super Monaco as a kid, but it was one of the few games i just couldn't seem to beat.
I was expecting Blue Sphere. That is a secret game that is actually a Sonic game.
I love all the work Norm does and this video was well made. The title is just a small thing I would change.
That is a combination of two sonic branded games.
What is Blue Sphere? Sounds interesting...is it available to own and play or was it only a production/fan made?
@@_PatrickO what is it? Never heard of it before.
@@petermcnallt12pm Just search "Blue Sphere Sonic" in google. It just involves using any other cartridge on top of the sonic and knuckles cart instead of sonic 2 or 3. The original sonic unlocks all the levels, most other carts only unlock one. It is just harder and harder versions of the blue sphere collection level.
um
you literally connect SONIC & KNUCKLES to the game
Sonic made an appearance in 1991 in the Sega arcade racing game Rad Mobile as an ornament (air freshener?) hanging from the mirror while you drive. This was actually a few months before the Genesis game launched. It received a port to Saturn (as Gale Racer) in 1994.
Scott Wozniak rad mobile also featured on the cinematic masterpiece, Encino Man. #WiezTheJuice
That is right. It was Sonic's first appearance in a video game.
But did the console versions have that sonic ornament I only played it in the arcade (and was trying to remember the games name)
@@gmcnewlook Yes. Sonic is bouncing around in the Saturn version. I own the game.
@@ScottWozniak This video was specifically about the Genesis/Mega Drive, though. At least, until he got to the "bonus" section that covered the Game Gear's library. He should have just included Sonic's cameos across ALL Sega hardware, that would have been a more interesting video and also wouldn't have left him feeling like he needed to scrape the bottom of the barrel just to have enough content to cross the "10 minutes of original content" threshold. I don't know the details, but relatively recently, TH-cam added an incentive for creating videos with more than 10 minutes of originally produced content, at least that's what I gleam, my channel was demonetized long before this went into place. I'm not even sure WHY they gave me a partnership many years ago, I've never had many subs and my views typically don't reach 500 lol. But yeah, this episode would have benefited from opening up the restriction to encompass ALL Sega produced hardware. Counting Sonic cameo's after the demise of the Dreamcast would make it not fit in with the rest of this series, and also veer into the dreaded "not yet retro but not modern" territory that retro gaming channels seem to avoid with the diligence of a bureaucrat crafting the text for the paperwork required to keep his rival bureaucrat busy for the next four years. He uses the same typewriter he's had since he was a young bureaulad, aged 65, fresh out of Uni and the only thing that turns him on is hearing the click of a typewriter. Ah yes, what the fuck was I talking about? I forget, but that's ok, I am in a manic episode that isn't going to lead to full on psychosis, so I will enjoy this before the depression returns and cripples my commenting to "none at all" or "four words at most, once a day at best."
Cheers!
Xd.
My friend, you are the most underappreciated youtuber there is. As a long-time fan, I seriously thank you for all these years of entertainment.
Daytona USA featured him in the first track, carved into the hill.
You know its a good day when a new gaming historian episode comes out! You are one of my favorite youtubers!
Big mood!
I agree my dude!
Was about to post similar. This sums it up nicely
I miss my Sega Channel! I had it in 1996-1997 and it was AMAZING! I remember waking up so happy when my brother said last night that there'd be new games on the Sega Channel tomorrow. It was like BlockBuster in our own home! I was 6, but I still remember being at Nana's house in Waco, Texas and my brother told me about a new Sega Channel game that has a new Sonic character who was red and named "Knuckles". I couldn't wait to get back home to play our new Sega Channel games! (Funny bonus fact: I asked him if I could play it on the computer at Nana's house). Nowadays, that's a reality. :)
I definitely want to see a Final Fantasy episode! Great work Norman! Keep it up. I've been a fan for years.
I have played Ayrton Senna's Monaco GP to the point I won races and the championship with the Moon outfit skipping races, I haven't played it for over 15 years and still know the tracks by heart, and I had never seen that Sonic. Awesome.
"Secret genesis games"
....you could just call them cameo appearances.
English native can't English...
Not clickbaity enough lol
"Sonic's Secret Genesis Games" is a much better title.
You could also just enjoy the video and the hard work he put into making it.
Memox TV where is the clickbait at you piece of 💩
I'd *LOVE* to see a Sega Channel episode of Gaming Historian. Sega Channel has always fascinated me.
"Don't mess around, or you'll get burned" why wasn't this used in a Sonic.exe fan game?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Gacha hater yeeeeeesssssss~~~...
when you dont completely deny it
Thanks lastpass! I have no need for your service, I'm just happy that you are supporting the Gaming Historian :)
My only complaint is the title is sort of click bait. "Sonic's Secret Cameo Appearances" is more accurate.
Very true
Click bait titles for a quality channel such as this doesn't bother me so much. If it gets him a few more views and subs, so be it, he deserves it.
Click bait titles for TH-cam trash on the other hand...
More like "obvious, not hidden at all cameos".
Clickbait title with filler content. Lousy video.
@@elgiacomo this is the first video ive seen of this guy. At 2:03 I've paused the video and am leaving no interest in returning
*claps*
My favorite hidden Sonic cameo is in Bug! For Sega Saturn where you have to race him in a bonus round or in Christmas Nights where he can be unlocked as a playable character!
9:23 uhhhhh tbh Gaming Historian Sonic looks like he doesn't want to be there!
Thanks Norm for a great cameo in Aladdin Deck Enhancer (NES) - Angry Video Game Nerd Episode! Hoping for a Solid Colab someday! Keep it up!
Shining Force 2. Sonic doesn't actually appear like your rules state! 😂😂😂
... Still a cool cameo with the map shape.
Another great video overall.
I love that you actually have the cartridges and not just a picture or title written
Re: You saying a Sega Channel episode would be a good idea,
YES PLS?!
There were shelves you could inspect in Phantasy Star IV in the town of Krup. Two of the titles were "A Day with Ecco" and "Run, Hedgehog, Run"
Another great video!
"Trash talk" from console rivals could make an interesting secrets video. For instance, Sega or Nintendo subtly throwing some shade at the other's mascot.
The Sonic reference in Donkey Kong Country 2 is a classic!
Sega's shade wasn't really that subtle to be honest.
Yeah, they were hilariously unsubtle at points, like the Mario and Luigi reference in Double Switch.
The honesty is refreshing when he admits the cameos are disappointing. Most presenters would try and hype it up like it was a privilege to see Sonic on a billboard in a sports game.
Glad you included Ayrton Senna Super Monaco GP extremely underrated game
I haven’t started the video yet, but I remember being amazed to see Sonic on the Jumbotron as a kid on Joe Montana Football 2 😭
Gotta do that Sega Channel video. I vividly remember playing that thing at my friend's house...was finicky as hell, but even as a Nintendo fanboy, I thought it was an awesome idea.
Fun Fact/Coincidence: Sega sponsored a Formula One race in 1993 (European GP), at Donnington Park, England. That race had Ayrton Senna as the winner. And it's very remembered as the best first lap ever.
I laughed when I saw the advertisement posters for the race, I thought it was photoshoped
Would love to see you do a video about the Sega Channel😁 Take your time if you got other stuff to cover, i can wait😉
How many more emojis can you cram into that post
@@7wrenchbench dude don't make a big deal out of it.
@@FutureRetroRoots dude, you're cringe normie 😠😠😠😠😠😠
Me too
Ive been wanting a Sega Channel episode for awhile. I still have the adapter, I wish it still worked.
Great vid. I think my all time most wanted video from you would be a history of Rares failed Stop n Swap feature.
In Outrun 2019, there's a billboard with a picture of Kilroi, the meme from WW II. For me, it's one of the best easter eggs ever
Blue Sky Software: exists
My brain: don't do it, don't you Dare-
Me: MR BLUE SKY
Super Monaco GP 2 was the game I played the 2nd most when I was a kid (the 1st being Sonic 2) and I never noticed the Sonic cameo in it!
Didn't realize I wasn't subbed before, but the music from "Panic!" at 6:24 sealed the deal. that's one of those games I played as a kid that nobody I knew, had heard of. GH you da man!
Great video as usual! You missed one - In Sega Bass Fishing for the Sega Dreamcast, if you do flawlessly in the tournament mode, the Sonic Lure is the final lure you earn in the game; It is literally a (very nice) 3d model of sonic scaled down to crankbait size with a treble hook and a crank bait lip on it. Also catches fish easier.
As soon as that shinning force music came on, I was sent back about 25 years. :)
A episode about pokemon should be good
Thanks for this content
Mr Harvey is a gay person
Fun video must say did noticed some of these sonic figures in other video games in the passed.
Only did not know there where so many Sonic figures in other games.
Definitely do an episode on Sega Channel!
That just seems like a crazy concept to me and I've been wanting to know more about it since I first heard of it.
This! I would like to see it up by next week. Thanks.
Came here just for the Crusader of Centy cameo alone. I'm glad some attention is being pointed to it!
I enjoy how he created the rules and then broke them more than once.
When?
This was pretty cool to see how many games had sonic in them as cameos. Speaking of cameos I highly recommend watching this video Sonics first Unknown home appearance by TH-camr Larry Bundy Jr. It states that Sonics first "official" home appearance wasn't actually the US release of Sonic 1 but an Amiga game
0:05 i still doing it... now i feel bad :(
Red shock inc? Que haces aqui? jaja
God, _Sports Talk Baseball,_ one of my favourites as a kid. The stilted commentary brings me back still, such a fun time. *Infield back! Infield in! Infield normal!*
Mike Matei, of Cinemassacre, cameo on the jumbotron at 6:19.
Holy shit lmao
Brown bricks
Definitely him
AVGN !!!!!
Hahahahahaha holy shit!
You forgot about Daytona USA - Sonic's likeness is carved into the side of the cliff Mount Rushmore style on the first race track.
Needed an honorary mention of his first ever appearance, in arcade "Rad Mobile", predating Sonic 1 on MD/ Gen
I think a Tetris Secret Games episode would be a good idea. I found one in the Ghostbusters games, If you look at the computer screen after selecting your character you can see the Tetris game.
Sonic's secret cameo in Tiny Toon Adventures for the NES. A very suspicious looking black hedgehog appears as an enemy, complete with spindash attack.
You mean that _black_ hedgehog?
That's not Sonic, it's a faker!
This was pretty cool. I really liked all the cameos! Sonic is everywhere!
I had Sega Channel as a kid, I'd be totally down for a video on it. It was an interesting service, played plenty of games I never even would have heard of otherwise.
Sonic's first appearance anywhere was a cameo - it was in the 1990 arcade game Rad Mobile. Also, while OutRunners was the 3rd arcade installment, there were other games before OutRunners on the Master System (Out Run Europa & Battle Out Run, and if you want to count it, Out Run 3D).
Suggestion: Secret Sonic appearances on Saturn/Dreamcast.
am i the only person who just lets his videos run in the background before they go to sleep? theyre really relaxing videos :D
If you’re here, just go to 1:02...
Unless you really think the norm for TH-cam videos should be superimposing an Advertisement BEFORE a video. And if you’re not on TH-cam Red or Adblocker (use the browser if you’re on iOS/Android), then you might be stuck watching an Advertisement before the Advertisement before the video.
Who would’ve thought when we first saw sponsors pop up for a few seconds at the end of a video that they’d start putting ads before ads? Great job content creators, way to avoid unnecessary redundancy...
It’s been 4 years Norm. Let’s get this series back up and running.
would really like to see you tackle SNK/Neo Geo history
One little curiosity/story about Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II. The game have this title and all of the Senna stuff because of Sega's Brazilian distributor Tec Toy. When Tec Toy learn about Super Monaco GP II, they pitched to Sega about making an Ayrton Senna game, and Sega accepted, mainly because Senna is a god in Japan, they love him much as we brazilians do, so was an easy pitch.
Then, the game was suposed to feature Senna's voice acting giving the player tips about every F1 track of the season and his personal tracks (which was included on the game), and Senna actually recorded those lines, which leads us to another Senna episode: The game included every track of 1991's F1 season, included the NEW Circuit of Catalunya.
Sega asked to Senna to record generic tips, with the circuit layout given, but Senna adamantly refused, stating that he would sound insincere and fake, so he goes to the weekend, qualified and raced, finishing in 5th place. Then, tired, but knowing about the circuit, he recored his lines, like a pro.
Unfortunally, due to cartridge limitations, those lines with Senna's tips about the races were cut from the final game, but the story kinda shows, the kind of professional Senna was.
7:15 that soundtrack actually does sound so good.
For people who are into this kind of thing, you should check out a game called Rise & Shine. It's basically video game references the video game. Sonic is even in the title screen art :)
This list missed the little blue hedgehog in Stage 2 of the Genesis version of "Hook" 😛. Underrated game btw
Yes a video about how finale fantasy went from a last ditch effort to make a profitable game to a triple A power house sounds great.
A Pac-Man secret games episode would be fantastic.
namcokid47 yes!
He and a few ghosts appear in Mortal Kombat 1 as signs on a wall, not that crazy when you remember that Midway used to license out all sorts of arcade cabinets back in the day. (top right) i.imgur.com/YRGtDDN.jpg
Reminds me of IK+ on the Amiga...
If I recall correctly, the ghosts appeared in Wolfenstein 3D, can't remember which port.
Finally, a new Gaming Historian video I've been waiting for so long!!! I hope you can create contents on weekly basis. I love this channel very much because it reminds me of my wonderful childhood. Thank you Gaming Historian.
If you do a future video about Sega Channel, don't sleep on the game Pulseman! It was a Sega Channel exclusive in the US, made by Game Freak, and it's one of the best games on the Genesis.
I'd love to see a Pokemon episode. How many random games have slipped in a Pikachu or something? I know these cameos weren't super exciting, but it's still fascinating how many games he worked his way into. I do like how a lot of them were racing titles or other games where you...well...gotta go fast.
i want to hear that smooth buttery voice talk about Sega channel and final fantasy :)
"I think a Final Fantasy episode would be good."
For whatever reason, right at the start of the video, I thought of Cecil's cameo in Secret of Evermore.
You should have mentioned his Rad Mobile cameo which was technically his very first video game appearance even before his very own game.
I'd hate to burst your bubble, but Rad Mobile NEVER made it to Genesis. I don't think that'll ever be mentioned.
I know that, but you realize he mentioned GameGear games yea?
I had SEGA Chanell from launch until the day it shut down. This was one of my favorite things my grandma ever did for me. I was finally able to play games I couldn't find like Shining Force II and others.
Norm watch the Senna documentary! It's one of the best docs ever and you don't have to be an F1 fan to enjoy
using the sponsored ad to get over the 10 minute mark is the ultimate youtube play
Should have called it cameos, not secrets.
Interesting to see how many sports games had Sonic cameos.
FINAL FANTASY episode would be amazing (maybe even just the SNES titles by themselves) since there are so many titles and those are the best two 😁
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, too…
As a creature of marketing, it's appropriate that many of Sonic's cameos would be in-game advertising.
Being a Final Fantasy fan, I'm on board with that.
I may be 3 months behind, but just putting it out there: An episode on the Sega Channel, and its 4 year run, would make a damn good episode, I agree. 😀
Idk, personally there's something about handing over literally all my usernames and passwords to some company that just doesn't sit right with me...think I'll pass on Last Pass, no offense to them!
I get the same enjoyment when I see references between the different channels I subscribe to.
A bit of a misleading title. More like games where Sonic makes a cameo appearance.
Tell us how you really feel.
DISLIKE THE VIDEO, 10:52 MINUTES TO EARN ADS MONEY, AND HE STILL CLICKBAITS FUCK HIM
It means pretty much the same thing.
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4:47-4:48 - ToeJam & Earl? Boy, does THAT bring me back…
Great video. Wasn't expecting it, but wanted it all the same. I'd like to see more on that Sega Channel you brought up.
awesome that you are being sponsored. and you presented it well
Excellent video Norm! I did not know about most of these!
Final Fantasy would be cool! I’d also love to see a Mega Man or Street Fighter one as well.
Fun fact: Sonic first appeared as an air freshener in the arcade game, Rad Mobile, which came out 5 months prior to the original game's release.
"Sonic's Secret Genesis Games"
You mean "Genesis Games with Blatant Sonic Cameos"
These two topics read differently.
Mostly Ghostly yes I think he is well aware of that and did it to bait more clicks.
Fun fact: When Ayrton Senna won the 1993 European Grand Prix, he was awarded a trophy shaped like Sonic. Sega was the main sponsor of the race, so he was given that one as a promotion, before being given the actual trophy.
3:17 "presented by sonic"
The Sega Channel is a fantastic idea for a future episode!
You should do a video on all the cameos of Commander Keen's Dopefish!
I find it a travesty of epic proportions that Norm doesn't have at least a million subs. Lets go guys if anyone deserves it Norm does so lets spread the word and get him those subs!
Bush did Sarah's HP 3:23
Nope
Final Fantasy would be great! Could get too far down the rabbit hole for cameos depending on how you limit it though. Thanks for this one. Although his cameos were lack luster you're right -- still cool to see so many of them and actually makes me want to play some sports games next time friends come over for a retro game session.
Well, it's April 1st. Where's Normogatari?
In a development screen of Rave Racer 2 (a Ridge Racer game that got tossed out before development got very far), the in-car view of the Sega Car has Sonic in the windshield hanging from the rear view mirror.
As far as I know, it is a showing of an attempt on Namco's behalf to team up with Sega. I would of loved to of seen the full game, even if like the first Rave Racer, it was strictly an arcade release.
Actually, I'd love to see you cover the Ridge Racer games at some point, if you haven't already. It's actually a really good series with plenty of lore and mystery, not to mention history.
Also, I fucking love Outrun, but I love it more as an arcade machine game with a sit-down console (sit in a chair like you're behind the wheel of the car itself).
wow, i don't know Rave Racer was supposed to get a sequel. Any screenshots or infos about this?