NeedleMouse VHS: What Sonic.Exe Could’ve Been

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  • NeedleMouse VHS is an analog horror series created by shutupjojo that in my opinion is what Sonic.Exe could’ve and should’ve been. Come with me as we explore this phenomenal series!
    My Twitter:
    / gearisko
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    ShutUpJojo’s Channel/Twitter:
    / @shutupjojo_
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    Needlemouse VHS playlist:
    • Needlem0use (OUTDATED )
    Songs Used:
    Sonic Exe - Eggman Stage: • Sonic exe music ost - ...
    DK64 - Creepy Castle Catacombs: • Video
    Sonic Exe - Green Hill Zone: • sonic exe green hill z...
    Onryou Senki - Onryou Investigation H-1: • Video
    Destruction - Nakiri Theme Type 1: • Video
    Quake 64 - The House of Chthon: • Quake 64 - 07(17) - Th...
    Majora’s Mask - Final Hours Extended: • Majora's Mask OST - Fi...
    Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 3 - E2 - And Heart Breaks: • The Caretaker - Everyw...
    Portal - Self Esteem Fund: • Portal Soundtrack - Se...
    Resident Evil 4 - Echo In The Night: • Resident Evil 4 Soundt...
    Everywhere At The End of Time - Stage 1 - B1 - All that follows is true (full album link above)
    Limbo - Alone: • Video
    Lavender Town 800% Slowed: • Lavender Town 800% Slower
    Exhumed Powerslave - Track 12: • Exhumed Powerslave OST...
    #creepy #disturbing #scary #needlemouse
    #sonicexe
    Like Scaretheater, Wowman, Wendigoon, Nexpo, and many others, I’ve decided to cover another scary TH-cam series, this one being Needlemouse VHS by shutupjojo! I hope you enjoy.
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  • @gearisko
    @gearisko  2 ปีที่แล้ว +724

    ShutUpJojo’s Channel/Twitter:
    th-cam.com/channels/xQvStdCO5nnn6W22NxKMcA.html
    twitter.com/shutupjojo_?s=21&t=Z4L3JSkL2AtvBNsZ_LEDyA
    Needlemouse VHS playlist:
    th-cam.com/play/PLaVkk8gg8voZquTgUmC0z5zuPU8YfObcf.html
    My Twitter:
    twitter.com/Gearisko
    My Instagram: instagram.com/Gearisko
    Songs Used:
    Sonic Exe - Eggman Stage: th-cam.com/video/LbvvnY8K3LU/w-d-xo.html
    DK64 - Creepy Castle Catacombs: th-cam.com/video/MR_qOFJTdTo/w-d-xo.html
    Sonic Exe - Green Hill Zone: th-cam.com/video/LudlqTyBNT8/w-d-xo.html
    Onryou Senki - Onryou Investigation H-1: th-cam.com/video/j-fBvTsVcXw/w-d-xo.html
    Destruction - Nakiri Theme Type 1: th-cam.com/video/8CMHAYxTG8g/w-d-xo.html
    Quake 64 - The House of Chthon: th-cam.com/video/wzYhEIhLF-8/w-d-xo.html
    Majora’s Mask - Final Hours Extended: th-cam.com/video/ZbR5WcyWl18/w-d-xo.html
    Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 3 - E2 - And Heart Breaks: th-cam.com/video/wJWksPWDKOc/w-d-xo.html
    Portal - Self Esteem Fund: th-cam.com/video/t9nocjg2OLI/w-d-xo.html
    Resident Evil 4 - Echo In The Night: th-cam.com/video/kn6RLuPEIZQ/w-d-xo.html
    Everywhere At The End of Time - Stage 1 - B1 - All that follows is true (full album link above)
    Limbo - Alone: th-cam.com/video/buxoBays5FU/w-d-xo.html
    Lavender Town 800% Slowed: th-cam.com/video/ChUB6PyAneo/w-d-xo.html
    Exhumed Powerslave - Track 12: th-cam.com/video/dpNh-eeld2I/w-d-xo.html

    • @LuaGunsX
      @LuaGunsX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      among us

    • @yousmelllike5082
      @yousmelllike5082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How do you type so fast

    • @sk33b07
      @sk33b07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LuaGunsX agreed

    • @LuaGunsX
      @LuaGunsX 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yousmelllike5082 a milisecond

    • @disappointeddegenerate3186
      @disappointeddegenerate3186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you want a funny Creepypasta, there’s a Seinfeld one called “The Mason”

  • @jerrysmithc-1313
    @jerrysmithc-1313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4221

    Hearing about wasted potential really makes me sad sometimes.

    • @TheKiddingStar
      @TheKiddingStar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      You should consider that potential is maybe not the way to view how people expend effort or how that effort materializes but instead view it as how the circumstances surrounding the creation of something played out. Like for instance, sonic 06 had the POTTENITAL to be sonic adventure 3, the circumstances surrounding that game though? It ensured that it would never come to fruition. It's better to smile with what we have and understand the world as a cause/effect kind of deal rather than pine about what could have been and upset ourselves

    • @RandomDrawer_tm
      @RandomDrawer_tm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@TheKiddingStar yeah that would be cool, but for some reason, people just love to be upset and complain about things. It's just the way we are.

    • @SwitchedUp08
      @SwitchedUp08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      " I hate wasted potential, that s*it crushed your spirits"

    • @S0me_Ann0ying_Guy
      @S0me_Ann0ying_Guy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Imagine jerry being dissapointed in you

    • @desthegamer2977
      @desthegamer2977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I swear I just saw u in another comment section

  • @theoverseer1775
    @theoverseer1775 ปีที่แล้ว +1845

    I really love the creative ways TH-camrs say the word “kill” without saying the word “kill”:
    “According to the tape, the entity is going to shorten Luther’s life expectancy a little bit.”

    • @reckobot
      @reckobot ปีที่แล้ว +51

      thanks youtube

    • @ssneakyandfriends1626
      @ssneakyandfriends1626 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      yeh.
      if you respond to this you give me full permission to make you a was.

    • @gnattgnert
      @gnattgnert ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ssneakyandfriends1626
      skee

    • @ssneakyandfriends1626
      @ssneakyandfriends1626 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@gnattgnert skedaddle scadoodle your now historicoodle.

    • @theoverseer1775
      @theoverseer1775 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Phil&Mind this video is probably the most creative avoidance of demonetization in the history of COPPA

  • @hollowedboi5937
    @hollowedboi5937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2410

    It’s interesting how people are so inspired by the Mandela Catalogue and Everything at the end of time. With the eye balls and stretched out features, and the old timey skewed music. Been seein’ it around a lot of media nowdays

    • @kaxcommentssomethingREAL
      @kaxcommentssomethingREAL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      yeah, i may have even got a bit inspired by them in the making of one of my vids...
      i was a horror genre loving guy, when Mandela catalogue first started getting popular i ignored it. i've seen people strangely bash on this thing when it came out, but when i watched it, time by time I started growing a strong appreciation for it!
      then after i discovered Needlem0use my appreciation grew even more, man how i love these videos!!

    • @accursivevideos4337
      @accursivevideos4337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      but the Walten Files was a good one too, it was an EXTREMELY Popular Analog horror video along with the fnaf V.H.S tapes. sadly mandela catalogue gets way more attention now.

    • @BendoTheMonster24
      @BendoTheMonster24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      pretty sure most of that stretched contorted face shit came first from the fnaf vhs series and the walten files..

    • @hollowedboi5937
      @hollowedboi5937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@accursivevideos4337 For any of these to get attention I think is a good sign if you're a fan of these types of series. I mean it's not the same genre but it's in the general same ballpark of online horrors, but Dad was fighting in the Content Clash, hopefully spreading the idea of ARGs and then horror content after that.

    • @switchr_
      @switchr_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't mean to be a smart-ass but it's everywhere at the end of time

  • @QuioQuioQuioQuio
    @QuioQuioQuioQuio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1564

    Seeing how sonic.exe has transformed over the years is just amazing. From a poorly written and un-scary creepypasta to actually good fangames and THIS. All of this makes sonic.exe look like baby's play even more.

    • @corporalcardiolog9922
      @corporalcardiolog9922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @Azal 423 Don't forget PC port.

    • @MichaelHawk455
      @MichaelHawk455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Don't forget spirits of hell

    • @thesupershinymegagengar2034
      @thesupershinymegagengar2034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean it still is.

    • @doggoadexx2680
      @doggoadexx2680 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Well no shit, it was made during the lazy creepy pasta trend. It’s not a baby game, it’s just evolved into something greater.

    • @UmiZoomR
      @UmiZoomR ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maybe for you but the way i encountered Sonic.exe was on a school PC and accessed some random drive on their network.
      Rambled trough the folders a bit until i found Sonic.exe, thinking it was an actual Sonic game so i played it until i realized something was odd.

  • @ender72a75
    @ender72a75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +618

    Exe has evolved from a joke that everyone laughed at to a joke everyone laughs at but can also be God damn terrifying if it wants to

  • @comixproviderftw_02
    @comixproviderftw_02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1325

    Needlemouse is a different kind of Sonic.exe. This one actually has depth to it.

    • @T1A9TY
      @T1A9TY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Sonic.exe is a creepypasta from 9 years ago with a simple story that got a game, needlemouse is a video series inspired by sonic.exe. Sonic.exe doesn’t have depth because it’s a one and done story with a game that doesn’t really need to be expanded on

    • @legioning
      @legioning 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@T1A9TY ok

    • @NightRaven5568
      @NightRaven5568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You could say maybe inspired to make something better then sonic.exe

    • @mypaldracunyan1223
      @mypaldracunyan1223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@T1A9TY You missed the point buddy, they were talking about Needlemouse. Needlemouse is everything Sonic.exe wishes it could be

    • @T1A9TY
      @T1A9TY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@mypaldracunyan1223 True to some extent while needlemouse does have a better story it always will have a better story since sonic.exe has no follow up. the game(s) weren’t even created by the creator. Sonic.exe won’t ever be what needlemouse is but needlemouse will never be what sonic.exe has been

  • @leadman7600
    @leadman7600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    I enjoy the emotional conflict that the series makes people feel about wanting to feel bad for eggman, tails,and knuckles because they talk wanting to see their families but it reminds you that they killed Sarah. Therefore you feel torn about not knowing who to feel bad for because Sarah is tormenting her friends but they killed her

    • @PhantomOfficial07
      @PhantomOfficial07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      But she's also going after tom who did nothing, so I think she's in the wrong

    • @midnightartist43
      @midnightartist43 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I like how everyone is in the shades of gray, how kids were selfish and hid a body, and the body came back for revenge but took it too far.
      It’s the sad tale of selfishness, regret, and revenge. No one is happy, and everyone is being tortured for what they did.
      No one is right, no one is wrong. It’s just ideas and sides of the story. Pieces of a twisted and torn puzzle.

    • @GOFFBITZH666
      @GOFFBITZH666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wait, I thought they just hid the body, but no one knows who actually killed her tho...

    • @chaossmith3864
      @chaossmith3864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I really hope they didn't, because if it really is as surface as that it's way too boring imo.
      But I'm so bored of humans are the worst monsters stuff too. I got bored of The Walking Dead and by the end of Home Sweet Home I actively wanted nearly everyone left to die. It's like wow people betray each other and suck, water makes things wet.

    • @frank-2martialoffrankoslav151
      @frank-2martialoffrankoslav151 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chaossmith3864 While I Agree that Overly Cynical takes are Bad,
      In This case, it was a Bunch of Teenagers being So Overly Stupid, they Killed their Friend,
      So, Fuck them, the Hypocrites.

  • @requiemthethethe
    @requiemthethethe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1614

    Been here and subbed since the trollge incidents. Came for trolling, stayed for narrative content. Keep up the good work

  • @noone5454
    @noone5454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    20:43 It's not a crystal, that's a Chaos Emerald, one of the artifacts that Sonic must collect to turn into Super Sonic. This is really interesting, because it implies that the characters reborn as Sonic characters do still follow the rules from the games inside of them. And keep in mind, the Chaos Emeralds' power turns thoughts into reality.
    Also, Kyle seems to have been turned into Silver-Sonic, one of Sonic's multiple robot copies, like Mecha or Metal Sonic.

    • @SpectacleSpark
      @SpectacleSpark ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Damn so they're THAT powerful LMAO

    • @SAOarmyVID
      @SAOarmyVID ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Plot device, the collectable

    • @Codename-Thefox
      @Codename-Thefox ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SAOarmyVID XD

    • @thalezito-4990
      @thalezito-4990 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@SpectacleSpark yep... sonic once stopped an asteroid bigger than earth.... with simply 4 of them, imagine what luthor could do with 7

    • @polkinidk
      @polkinidk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thalezito-4990 is gine 91

  • @ceekay5346
    @ceekay5346 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    24:20 Seeing that Kyle cosplayed as Mecha Sonic and actually became Mecha Sonic once he was captured makes me think that Tom will become Espio once he is captured by Sarah since he cosplayed as Espio in the image.

    • @ValentinaMQuetzal
      @ValentinaMQuetzal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like to be think of him as mighty or ray

    • @ValentinaMQuetzal
      @ValentinaMQuetzal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or hell even fang bc he’s the more important

    • @ceekay5346
      @ceekay5346 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ValentinaMQuetzal what do you mean by that?

    • @terrancebloxlore3209
      @terrancebloxlore3209 ปีที่แล้ว

      isn't Kyle now Silver Sonic

    • @ceekay5346
      @ceekay5346 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@terrancebloxlore3209 yeah, I just call the robot Sonic from Sonic 1 Mecha Sonic, I guess you call him Silver Sonic

  • @kinggalactix
    @kinggalactix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +675

    I feel like Sonic.exe could gave been two things:
    1. What needlemouse created.
    2. An AI program designed to study its players. If you lose a life, not much. Lose all of them, and you get seizures. Finish the game, and it will tell you the truth.
    But there's number 3, one I personally think is both pretty great and prefer:
    Metal Sonic wearing Sonic's corpse, and killing everything in its path with either no goal at all, or a very discreet one.

    • @magicfishhobo381
      @magicfishhobo381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      I think for number 3 you could change "I AM GOD" to "I AM SONIC"

    • @kinggalactix
      @kinggalactix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@magicfishhobo381 Sure, makes sense.

    • @muttonchops2232
      @muttonchops2232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Not gonna lie, but 3 would actually be a great story.

    • @romanplays1
      @romanplays1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @@muttonchops2232 there are versions of metal sonic (such as that of heroes or to a lesser extent. the archie cartoons) that think they are the real sonic. i could see the mental strain of seeing all the times he was beaten by a fake making his programming go haywire and he goes on a killing spree.

    • @minute0420
      @minute0420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      metal sonic DOES want to kill sonic, so whats stopping him from killing the rest?

  • @Turmpett
    @Turmpett 2 ปีที่แล้ว +479

    Honestly, how a Sonic.exe that came out of nowhere ended up being more popular then a Sonic.exe with lore is what disappoints me.

    • @T1A9TY
      @T1A9TY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I don’t think it’s more popular then sonic.exe

    • @mental_decay_
      @mental_decay_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      I think the story of a dead girl's revenge is more interesting than an interdimensional demon surrounded by weebs

    • @Turmpett
      @Turmpett 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@T1A9TY exactly

    • @shrimpsushi763
      @shrimpsushi763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Unfortunately, source material tends to be more popular than works that are derivative of it, even if those derivative works end up being better than what they're based on.

    • @mypaldracunyan1223
      @mypaldracunyan1223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because people have poor taste lmao

  • @notsogrand2837
    @notsogrand2837 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Honestly, the entire fandom lately has gotten very creative. There's all kinds of designs and reiterations that are genuinely pretty cool.

  • @PlasticChairVergil
    @PlasticChairVergil ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The virgin EXE Tails:
    *-Easily scared*
    *-Cries like a bitch*
    *-Unable to teleport*
    *-Trips and dies within seconds of facing Sonic.exe*
    The Chad Luther:
    *-Has awareness*
    *-Keeps his promise to be together forever*
    *-Can teleport*
    *-Forges a fucking diamond battle axe to fight an anime battle against Sarah to save his son*

    • @weirdobsessivemoron
      @weirdobsessivemoron ปีที่แล้ว

      FR

    • @IND3648
      @IND3648 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Tails is a child, Luther is a grown ass man

    • @wdg2384
      @wdg2384 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Alan (the Tails of the original story) was a teenager with 0 control of the world during the events of the story, Luther was a grown man that had as much control of the game as Sarah and realized soon after seeing her trying to go for his son

  • @hondababy12o88
    @hondababy12o88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +530

    Something that was made 10 years ago would become something big as the hedgehogs name would be changed to needle mouse to Sonic it surprises me how advanced everything has been coming this far for a game that released 30 years ago people who decided to make so much effort made it into so much of non-failure it’ll be such a surprise as they keep releasing the man and his new shows movies this legend might never end but how the storyline is made you have to literally think about how much work the Mandela catalog formed into this slow media that would game at the top of the hill of the dark side of TH-cam everything that’s been into this effort I got to say dude I can’t even see any more things like this is just too long but still like nobody ever got it would become this big from millions to billions to trillions everybody loves it fr bro.

    • @AnimeniacSimey
      @AnimeniacSimey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where's your periods bro 😭😭 that shit is unreadable

    • @LasagneAlForno8297
      @LasagneAlForno8297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      dude. punctuation. PLEASE.

    • @chillwithwill2236
      @chillwithwill2236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@LasagneAlForno8297 agreed. I can't really understand this person.

    • @PhantomOfficial07
      @PhantomOfficial07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Use punctuation, also use spaces every few sentences-
      -like this, because otherwise your comment is unreadable :/

    • @hondababy12o88
      @hondababy12o88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      People still like you guys comments even though I literally did what you asked!

  • @spikergames4259
    @spikergames4259 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Needlemouse really went from analog horror to a shonen anime.

    • @Azusashusband
      @Azusashusband ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean it doesn't seem like a bad thing here

    • @wafflecats
      @wafflecats ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah fr

  • @sufi5416
    @sufi5416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    What I think this story taught me was consensus of going down the path of revenge.
    Like Sarah over time it destroys you from the inside and over time you yourself has been consume by revenge until your not the same person anymore.
    But this is a good dive into Needlemouse series good vid.

    • @uncroppedsoop
      @uncroppedsoop ปีที่แล้ว +7

      To be fair, there are healthy ways to take revenge, and she's also being manipulated by whoever-the-fuck

    • @sufi5416
      @sufi5416 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@uncroppedsoop Good point

    • @YoutubeHatesJapaneseLetters96
      @YoutubeHatesJapaneseLetters96 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@uncroppedsoop Actually It's Her Own Rage And Anger That's F*cking With Her.

    • @uncroppedsoop
      @uncroppedsoop ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TH-camHatesJapaneseLetters96 then why does it literally speak in first person?

    • @YoutubeHatesJapaneseLetters96
      @YoutubeHatesJapaneseLetters96 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@uncroppedsoop Hmmm, According To Jojo (The Creator) That "Entity" Is The Personification Of Sarah's Rage And Madness, I Don't Think That There's A Entity Controlling Her.
      But The Last Episode Will Be Out In A Month And Maybe That Can Change Idk.

  • @renandstimpyfreak672
    @renandstimpyfreak672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I don't think I've yet seen people mention the clear Martin Walls-esque art style for all the drawings. I really love this, along with the Flash-style for the animation. It's a neat blend imo

    • @NoOne-fv6yh
      @NoOne-fv6yh ปีที่แล้ว

      really? i just thought it was the artist's art style

  • @Navegantetom
    @Navegantetom ปีที่แล้ว +43

    the horror is well written but i cannot get over how cute all the art is, it kills the tension so much

    • @Marytheshapeshifterisalive
      @Marytheshapeshifterisalive หลายเดือนก่อน

      It makes it more scary

    • @twistertornado677
      @twistertornado677 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I mean the author of the series did remove season 2 saying she wanted to revamp it so your wish may come true

  • @NakedWyverns
    @NakedWyverns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Analogue horror is amazing (if done right) as long as it doesn’t feel too repetitive and tedious, I think any analogue horror just needs something like that

  • @ConnorJem
    @ConnorJem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    I'm not going to lie, I haven't been a fan of analog horror for a while and I think it's a very oversaturated medium, but this series is a great use of the Sonic.exe source material if nothing else. I have a soft spot for the Sonic.exe story and find it nostalgic, so this series put a smile on my face while watching it and had me invested throughout the whole thing. Cheers and thank you for putting me on to this.

  • @evanlandis990
    @evanlandis990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    As someone who has a Vendetta against the OG version. I feel like in a story aspect, Needle mouse/Sarah, would be less of a "kill this monster" and more of a "I'm gonna try to redeem her"

    • @uncroppedsoop
      @uncroppedsoop ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well it also seems that in part she's being manipulated by some mystery person

    • @evanlandis990
      @evanlandis990 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@uncroppedsoop ..... I FEEL like I can guess... But I really hope I'm wrong

  • @moonlessnight2923
    @moonlessnight2923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Sonic.exe-esque style Analog horror? Count me in xD
    I love seeing this creepypasta I grew up with since age 10 be mashed with one of my favorite horror genres.

  • @Bruheko
    @Bruheko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Fun fact: The name needlem0use got is from when sega were planning to make sonic a bunny but didn’t have the cash to do so, so they chose between a armadillo and a hedgehog, which is obvious what they chose but they named the hedgehog needle mouse but changed it to sonic shortly after

  • @NoHandle44
    @NoHandle44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I love NeedleMouse so much,
    I've wondered if the basic plot could be adapted into another story? Like, a unique series with elements of NeedleMouse in it.

    • @MichaelHawk455
      @MichaelHawk455 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr hedgehog, would be needlemouse if mark was the one who died

  • @Edgerunner_77
    @Edgerunner_77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I LOVE how you used the caretakers music in the background! I also heard the track (self esteem fund) from portal which is my all time favourite track from portal. Love the sound design!

  • @KonroMan
    @KonroMan ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I think that “the stuck in here for 30 years” was slightly retconned to make it so that she was dead for 30 years instead of being stuck in the game for 30 years.

  • @carlosmunoz6952
    @carlosmunoz6952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    What i actually love about some people is they actually made sense kinda, of the story, games like nightmare beginning, spirits of hell, and whisper of soul, tied the story more and more together with fun endings, it honestly felt like an overall polished games

    • @nameman9997
      @nameman9997 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fellow spirits of hell enjoyer detected

    • @carlosmunoz6952
      @carlosmunoz6952 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nameman9997 my man 💪

    • @nameman9997
      @nameman9997 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carlosmunoz6952 My Man 💪

  • @TheBasedGreeg
    @TheBasedGreeg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    I feel like I'm the only person that finds Sonic.exe scary haha. I get scared easily though. The story is dumb as hell, but so are most creepypasta stories. I just personally find distorted faces terrifying. Altered, deformed, distorted features, or a complete lack of features (thanks Slenderman) just scare the shit out of me. Also Sonic.exe just freaked me out as a kid, so it's possible it's just those feelings influencing me.

    • @kaxcommentssomethingREAL
      @kaxcommentssomethingREAL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      yeah, distorted faces in the dark also gives me the heebiegeebies.
      that part in the first demo of sonic.exe PC port with sonic's mouth stretching downward and his weird, small eyeballs inside his sclera felt sooo uncomfortable to look at...

    • @throbbing_moist
      @throbbing_moist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      if you find distorted faces scary, you will absolutely LOVE mandela catalogue

    • @TheBasedGreeg
      @TheBasedGreeg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@throbbing_moist No I fucking don’t 😭😭😭

    • @gooxolotl
      @gooxolotl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SAAAME FR

    • @IDoFNaFLMAO
      @IDoFNaFLMAO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That scene in the matrix scared me so bad that I'm scared of humans lacking facial features

  • @gordon_freeman2542
    @gordon_freeman2542 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I want to take this seriously, But the art style is so f*cking hilarious to me.

  • @Fail-harold
    @Fail-harold ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I really like the rephrase of the "i am god" line. The original line still leaves the idea of something changing in your favor, whereas the new line emphasizes hopelessness by implying that not even a god could change your circumstances.

  • @memey822
    @memey822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    It’s nice to see this red eyed blue hedgehog made into something actually good for once

  • @dirtywyvern2991
    @dirtywyvern2991 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    While I can't deny that a considerable amount of effort was put into Needlemouse that's yielded a really great project(so far) I can't help but feel it's lacking in some way. It reads/watches more like a fanfiction, rather than feeling like an actual creepypasta. Perhaps this is because Needlemouse breaks outside the creepypasta format but it didn't do a lot to chill me to the bone. Is it interesting? Hell yes. But in terms of being scary it leaves a lot to be desired. I was terrified of Sonic EXE when it first surfaced(I was also like, 13 and stupid).
    In my opinion the reader/watcher/listener needs to feel personally threatened for it to be a truly scary pasta and we just don't get that here. Not to say i'm a fan of the cliche "YOU'RE NEXT" that a lot of pastas do at the end, but still. It's Luthor that's in trouble. It's tom that's almost killed. Comparing it to a more traditional creepypasta seems unfair. Because it's so much more than that. And I think it should be treated that way.

  • @MAXWELLGAMING123
    @MAXWELLGAMING123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    pretty sure the original creator of sonic.exe was a roleplay kink furry, now thats the scariest part of sonic.exe

  • @CustardGusher
    @CustardGusher ปีที่แล้ว +19

    they really hooked us in with interesting vhs horror only to just make us watch some weird shonen flash animations

    • @Garbo_trashcan
      @Garbo_trashcan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      kinda reminds me of Godzilla NES Creepypasta's ending

  • @Chris-jl6vp
    @Chris-jl6vp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Needlemouse doesn't need to be sonic.exe. It's its own thing and that's good. Maybe someday things will be referred to as "the next needlemouse" perhaps.

    • @fudgeboi9759
      @fudgeboi9759 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That will be mine...soon -Channel 9 slncg-TV

  • @amor1064
    @amor1064 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    i think the theory of victims getting taken to the virtual world while being alive is cool ,and plausible. Because eggman's real counterpart seems in massive pain , panicked and distressed .Maybe the ghost can lure peole to the game and when they are inside it can do whatever it pleases to the unfortunate souls .They can feel the pain again and again and they can't do anything about it.

  • @anonymous_moose
    @anonymous_moose ปีที่แล้ว +16

    People still used VHS for home recordings up until the early 2000's, well into the lifecycle of the DVD.
    Maybe that's the true horror of it all.

  • @arthurs.7741
    @arthurs.7741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Hell yeah, i love this analog horror series

  • @gunnest1237
    @gunnest1237 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The caped tails with a chaos emerald hammer made it impossible to take this seriously. That's straight out of a webcomic fanfiction.

  • @theproatthegame6160
    @theproatthegame6160 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “The suffering is *infinite* ”
    Majin Sonic: “HEY THATS MY LINE”

  • @beefoon9517
    @beefoon9517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    12:20 I think this conversation between the two happened in the past and it's giving us more information on their opinions of Sarah before her death

  • @lauralee1405
    @lauralee1405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I love this series
    Needlem0use is a masterpiece!
    10/10

  • @gmodstarstruct2815
    @gmodstarstruct2815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love this! Both this video and the webseries you talked about! It reminds me a lot of Walden files and the stories it tells are so fun!! Also the video itself was great, I loved the making theories as you go thing, even if it wasn't intentional, felt more grounded.

  • @SuperiorChaosIsChaotic
    @SuperiorChaosIsChaotic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Nah, nit should've been. Needlemouse has its own charm for being a well crafted story. Sonic.exe has a charm of a nostalgic sour spot in our fragic little child minds.

  • @YumeKitty0
    @YumeKitty0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    God i love essays like this, im really hyped for when it gets new videos so people can cover it, your channel is really good man

  • @TheBonneter
    @TheBonneter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I hold the original Sonic.exe story (and the original game too) so close to me, he was one of the scariest things to my 7 year old brain.

  • @unfunnyman5371
    @unfunnyman5371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    the quirky "really stretched out face and BIG scary eyes" cliche

    • @batzo7490
      @batzo7490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m really disappointed so far

  • @Charizardslash
    @Charizardslash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    24:20
    This confirms that if he gets turned to another Sonic character, he’ll be Espio.

  • @kaderen8461
    @kaderen8461 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    on a much more light note, good art! It's very well polished and the animation is smooth

  • @Boxolotl
    @Boxolotl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i honestly love the art style of this series, its so visually pleasing

  • @astrocat3434
    @astrocat3434 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Glad my boy Silver Sonic is finally getting some much needed love.

  • @frosted_glaceon5513
    @frosted_glaceon5513 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I used to be really into video game creepypastas in late elementary and through middle school. It feels like my childhood has come full circle that the fandom is rewriting these stories into something even better.

  • @Fuzed_Basquez
    @Fuzed_Basquez ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I also love how the story makes it so difficult to root for one side. For example, you wanna root for Luther and the others because they were killed and were taken away from their families but it’s really hard due to the fact that they killed Sarah, hid her body in a lake, and didn’t tell anyone about her death.
    And especially with Sarah since even though she killed her friends including Kyle who had nothing to do her death and trapped their souls in a game to torture them forever but she only did it because she was taken everything away from her and especially Lily which…
    (Spoilers for this next part)
    We now learn that she’s not only her girlfriend but Sarah’s wife and Kyle is Sarah’s son meaning that she could’ve had a family if not for that fateful day
    (Especially since we also learned that Sarah was the one that wanted to adopt a son)
    Overall this is one of if not the best analogue horror story I’ve ever seen and rightfully earns being called my favorite horror series ever, You’re right about this being what sonic.exe should’ve it takes the unscary story of sonic.exe and turns it into something that is so sad, so tragic, and especially something that isn’t so black and white.

    • @funtimecody800
      @funtimecody800 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the lore drop my friend.

    • @Fuzed_Basquez
      @Fuzed_Basquez 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@funtimecody800 YW 😁✌🏻

  • @missingnotheglitchmon
    @missingnotheglitchmon ปีที่แล้ว +5

    0:14 "Arguably"? I thought Ben Drowned was the #1 most popular creepypasta? I didn't even know about Sonic.exe until after reading Squidward's "Self Deletion".

  • @slicklyndon1756
    @slicklyndon1756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    ngl, I think Needlemouse is alright, but it's definitely a tad bit overrated imo. Still good but def not the best. Nor is it that scary either.

    • @nicestguyyoullevermeet4436
      @nicestguyyoullevermeet4436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I sometimes wonder how people call it like an "analog horror gem", "disturbing" and "terrifyingly awesome" because it's not scary nor disturbing. It's just "haha spooky sonic with your average vhs face distortion jumpscare" and the story isn't that interesting. It's quite overrated.

    • @mmgmagic
      @mmgmagic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@nicestguyyoullevermeet4436 Yeah, I agree. If people are looking for a "analog horror gem" based off a videogame, I'd recommend TMK. It's fairly new, and doesn't go through the same tropes as most other analog horror series on YT.

    • @Space_Cowboy.22.
      @Space_Cowboy.22. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mmgmagic i watched the TMK vids, they're really well done

    • @TryMyName56
      @TryMyName56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@nicestguyyoullevermeet4436 Walten files was the only analog that made me unable to sleep at night the series showing actual fire and good jump scares, voice acting, and not just creepy text on screen. I also love the twist of fnaf on it has with making it motr gorey

    • @TryMyName56
      @TryMyName56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @StrastTheFox I respect your opinion, I will admit that it’s not for everyone but I recommend watching a jumpscare compilation and film theory videos if it’s to boring to watch yourself.

  • @susly6023
    @susly6023 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like how it just stops becoming scary

  • @elpalito4538
    @elpalito4538 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    one thing i disagree is the "building up tention" part
    i found pretty much every episode boring, mainly because of how much text, empty time, and repeated "scares" there were
    the story, editing, and animation is good sure, but everything else i found pretty weak

  • @tippyfrog1210
    @tippyfrog1210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A couple predictions for who the characters will be reborn as:
    Tom: Metal/Mecha Sonic, just like how Kyle is Silver Sonic
    Sarah's Girlfriend (if she even appears): Amy, obviously.

  • @RedAndBlue82
    @RedAndBlue82 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The faces of the characters were really nightmare fuel.

    • @neru1584
      @neru1584 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea Sarah's face fucked me up a little bit, I can't use my laptop in the dark YIPEEE

  • @pg13edits
    @pg13edits ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Seeing this makes me sad that we didn’t get needlemouse, and instead we got a flopped opportunity to make a great story. We need NeedleM0use.

  • @punchaduck6946
    @punchaduck6946 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I watched this while at my dad’s right before we went out for dinner. You have no idea how scared shitless I was when I saw “Kernersville NC” I instantly took out my phone and made sure I didn’t live near the location. Luckily I believe it didn’t exist so I was chilling afterwards. Bruh I’m 16, how the hell did that get me?

  • @montezford8714
    @montezford8714 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video I watched the entire series and it was so good👍

  • @someveryaveragedude3574
    @someveryaveragedude3574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    21:25 I think the being is saying "not them". it would make the most sense given the context of what its saying to Sarah.

  • @Toby-Draven
    @Toby-Draven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Needlemouse has to be my favorite interpretation of sonic.exe (next to lord x, devoid, cyclops, and EXE)

  • @sir.andrews4080
    @sir.andrews4080 ปีที่แล้ว

    When this series wraps up a second video with your interpretation of what came from here on would be a good watch

  • @ZaidMustafa-bq2qq
    @ZaidMustafa-bq2qq ปีที่แล้ว

    Your channel is one of my favourites

  • @astriverofstrengthandknowledge
    @astriverofstrengthandknowledge ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This feels more like a video game fever dream turning into an anime. It’s definitely an interesting story that’s more fleshed out than .exe, but it seems like it’s deviating from the analogue horror aspect.

  • @boykisserreal
    @boykisserreal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The og story was shite, just like the person who made it. But admit, for some of us, the game spooked us a little bit.

    • @pixigirldust
      @pixigirldust 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yeah. sonic.exe, lets all agree, was shit. but that “one jumpscare” traumatized the hell out of me

    • @sundalosketch4769
      @sundalosketch4769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It was the first scream and those few seconds of Tails death animation that scared me to my core. I hate the thought of having your head ripped off while you're still alive.

    • @Mr.Galaxia
      @Mr.Galaxia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah that shit gave me nightmares when i saw it in fernanfloo's channel

    • @humantwister9209
      @humantwister9209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What did he do BTW? I've heard that the creator is controversial, but why?

    • @boykisserreal
      @boykisserreal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@humantwister9209 Jc was a pedophile I think

  • @halthebearded1904
    @halthebearded1904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    this sonic.exe feels just a cheesy as the og, but done in much better quality.

  • @Walking_Chez69
    @Walking_Chez69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My only complaint with needlemouse is that after luther gets dragged into the game it’s not really an analog horror and turns into a super hero story

  • @leavemealoneplease583
    @leavemealoneplease583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The only scary thing about sonic is the caterkiller hitbox

  • @ajflink
    @ajflink ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Analog horror for some reason never scares me because they are rarely subtle about the subjects.

  • @Cinnawolf3037
    @Cinnawolf3037 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Okay this is one of the best channels I've ever seen, amazing content

  • @KuboZNitry_91
    @KuboZNitry_91 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this really got me covering my eyes like a toddler this genuently scares a lot out of me

  • @vitamincakee
    @vitamincakee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Personally, I don't believe Needlemouse is good.
    It's miles better than the original pasta, but the pacing is so slow, with really unintentionally funny scenes that ruin the tone of the series and overall just really weird writing narratives.
    not to mention the really annoying cliches

    • @Galvatron102
      @Galvatron102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You're goddamn right

    • @batatolol9867
      @batatolol9867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i agree but the animated cutscenes are very gud

    • @BigBadKayy
      @BigBadKayy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @vitamincakee
      @vitamincakee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@batatolol9867 yeah, shutupjoseph is a very good artist, though i believe they could work on their writing skills.

    • @Fhadul-I-am
      @Fhadul-I-am 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      so what you are saying is that sonic.exe is a spaghetti without the sauce and meatballs
      but needlem0use is a spaghetti without the sauce but with meatballs

  • @dio-brando83
    @dio-brando83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i love the fact that the blood sprites from sonic.exe were directly ripped from mortal kombat.

  • @ButtersDClown
    @ButtersDClown ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been into creepy pastas for so long and this is my first time hearing of this

  • @LarryPoppinsX
    @LarryPoppinsX ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Sonic.exe is arguably the most popular gaming creepypasta ever made."
    Ben Drowned: Thems fightin words.

  • @CallingSkoot
    @CallingSkoot ปีที่แล้ว +10

    After watching the full series so far, I have to say, I liked it initially but around the end it started to get a bit too “DBZ anime battle”ish for me

  • @0wy_
    @0wy_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

    tbh this sounds like a shitty fan fiction that had sonic shoved in to make it more popular

  • @boop9382
    @boop9382 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    MAN... that was intense i hope sarah comes back and doesnt listen to the red eyes great vid!

  • @xxyoshi12xx6
    @xxyoshi12xx6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, Needlem0use has to be one of the best ever retellings of Sonic.EXE ever.

  • @Glenn_yourdone
    @Glenn_yourdone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m getting his world vibes from this whole needle mouse story

  • @realkrulian
    @realkrulian ปีที่แล้ว +4

    10:36 Jesse, I seem to be stuck inside of a Sonic CD.

  • @SirL_56
    @SirL_56 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dude this story started off as creepy and immediately turned epic and fun to watch

  • @Lx1mz
    @Lx1mz ปีที่แล้ว

    0:11
    I love how this was the day before my birthday the intro was edited on :)

  • @aesthetics7649
    @aesthetics7649 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To be honest despite everything I find myself preferring the original Sonic.exe story over the others and even Needlemouse because unlike the other stories it doesn’t tell much the whole things a mystery we don’t know what the original Sonic.exe is are they a demon, a sentient virus, corrupted code, or even a ghost possessing the game I find the more you know about something the less scary it is but the other forms of Sonic.exe are still good

    • @Mateo-qw9px
      @Mateo-qw9px ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait those people exist?

  • @TheTownNarcoleptic
    @TheTownNarcoleptic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Analog horror with fight scenes? Why is this so dope?

  • @dementiagaming8628
    @dementiagaming8628 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i like how the song Just a Burning Memory is still known for being about dementia, but is also used for moments of loneliness as well as suffering and spooky shit.

  • @DantheStormTracker2007
    @DantheStormTracker2007 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    17:05
    also the fact that the scene is earbleeding

  • @RainerCozmo
    @RainerCozmo ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's really fascinating that the community has made some amazing things from one of the worst creepypastas ever. Needlemouse, sonic.eyx, sonic.exe pc port, etc. Are all pretty fantastic

    • @luffaplaysstuff
      @luffaplaysstuff หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fnf kinda fucked sonic exe up now it's just gay demonic hedgehog vs rabbit femboy twink

  • @reddietheglizzyreaper9587
    @reddietheglizzyreaper9587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think sarah created the being we see in the video by using her anger as a way of wanting to kill her friends and using her so it can play with others lives

  • @SwaggyG_2102
    @SwaggyG_2102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now that we're talking about Sonic.exe vhs tapes, there's another vhs series that also does the Sonic.exe story pretty well, but doesn't get much attention.
    It's a channel called jordangaming101, and they also made a Sonic.exe VHS series, and that one is as good as the one made by ShutUpJoeseph.

  • @unixuex
    @unixuex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the fact how sonic and tails are best friends but in Needlem0use their enemies is just sad despite tails is my fav. And the fact her face is so CREEPY i think this was good if more comes out i want a part 2

  • @goosifyed9717
    @goosifyed9717 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    oh i really wanna see the series, it looks so nea-
    *13 unavailable videos are hidden*

    • @arlisbloxer05
      @arlisbloxer05 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      something tells me the author ended up not liking how the series turned out after a while

    • @Demicleas
      @Demicleas 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@arlisbloxer05kinda? It had more to do with the fanart of the series. But there is a reupload of all the videos including the ending.

    • @twistertornado677
      @twistertornado677 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Author hid those videos cause they wanted to revamp it

  • @liamjellybean
    @liamjellybean 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m not sure cuz it’s been awhile but I’m pretty sure needlemouse was originally the name of the old version of sonic, explaining the year.

  • @clayturtle9256
    @clayturtle9256 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am glad to have found someone discussing creepypastas who's voice doesn't sound like it's trying to seduce me

  • @gp-1542
    @gp-1542 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The og .exe was a pice of its time (granted that aged badly) but it played a massive part in many childhoods
    Indeed the sudden resurgence of the story gives opportunities to improve it