"SRB2 Is Still The Best Sonic Game" Propaganda
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- Is the TH-cam title intentionally inflammatory to get views? Absolutely, but not disingenuous coming from me. I find it increasingly difficult to replay Sonic games, no matter how critically acclaimed, from the classic Sonic games and Sonic Mania all the way to modern 3D games like Unleashed and Generations and even the recently released Sonic Frontiers. Granted when you play the same game over and over again you tend to get bored and or sick of it, that's a given. And even the amazing Sonic community can't make much of it if you're someone like me too invested into the Sonic community for their own good (Sonic Frontiers modding is still in its infancy so I'll reserve my judgement for its long term replayability).
But Sonic Robo Blast 2, or more specifically the 2.2 version, I can always return to and never get bored of, be it the main campaign or the plethora of stages and mods that completely change your experience. And I get it, I'm a broken record at this point for shilling hard for SRB2, I'll never convince younger Sonic fans, let alone people outside the Sonic fandom, to try out SRB2, it's a niche Sonic fangame for momentum and game feel obsessed weirdos like me. But you'd think with the amount of effort, dedication and creativity the community for this old Sonic fangame has, it would've garnered more attention from other TH-camrs, Sonic fans or not.
I mean, the only character mod used in this video is a lua script (link below) that adds default Sonic a customizable dashmode that you can edit yourself and still makes the gameplay feel balanced while not completely breaking it. This simple mod reshaped how I approach SRB2 when playing and reminded me why I enjoy it so much. It's the sheer versatility of the gameplay, helped by just how moddable the Doom legacy engine is, which gives it an edge over any other Sonic game, official or fanmade. It's honestly amazing to behold.
TL; DR: THIS IS SRB2 PROPAGANDA AND YOU WILL OBEY ME AND GO PLAY SRB2 NOW!!!
Get Sonic Robo Blast 2 from here: www.srb2.org/
Mods used:
- Custom Dashmode by Bluetorch: mb.srb2.org/addons/custom-das...
- Speed Highway Zone by LucasLixoso: mb.srb2.org/addons/official-l...
- Egg TV Network by Rogerregorroger (Roger van der Weide): mb.srb2.org/addons/official-l...
- Seaside Sunrise Zone by The Shadow: mb.srb2.org/addons/v1-4-unoff...
-SRB2 Uncapped by Fafabis: mb.srb2.org/addons/srb2-uncap...
0:00 - Speed Highway Zone (now with more speed)
2:43 - Egg TV Network
8:02 - Seaside Sunrise Zone
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#srb2 #sonicfangame #propaganda - เกม
Almost in time for SRB2's 25th anniversary (you are 2 days late lo l)
This game will forever remain as my favorite Sonic game (aside from Sonic Heroes), it just has so much content and mods, some of them being REALLY high quality
I love this game to death
I know and I'm sorry for that. I'm on vacation at my mom's house and am using my laptop for making videos. Better late than never I guess.
25 YEARS!!! Dang it's that old that's almost twice my age also pretty sure marriage edition came out when I was born 2009
The whole video I was like "please let there be running down the building section please please"
Awesome!
Favourite game my ass couldn't even finish the first level
In the 25 years since its development this is the first time I have ever heard of this game.
Creator of the Speed Highway stage here :) glad you've played it, its my first map that i've made
For a first map, it's crazy good even with default Sonic without the lua script. Amazing job dude!
@@MariusUrucu Thanks! Can't wait to do more when i get more experience >:) Imagine the new assets that SRB2 might get as time passes by, like rail grinding or something simillar to change the level design formula
Looking forward to do more
@@lucaslixoso5420Could you make a version where Speed Highway has it's original level layout from Sonic Adventure 1 since I belive that when reusing a level it should have the original layout .
And I am a Classic and Adventure games purist .
@@Vrabsher_-Supreme_Perhinther- I must admit, i attempted but once i notice that it wouldn't fit in srb2 in terms of gameplay i remade it
Althought it is possible to remake it 1:1 with the new UDMF software that lets slopes way easier to setup
@@lucaslixoso5420Sounds cool .
that Eggman Tv Level was actually awesome, and had a bit of comedy and easter eggs sprinkled here and there.
*But the music in the second part got me boppin'*
What was the song btw?
@@aaron1138Oh no riding the xtc
The 2nd part was hell for me! I even had to install the Modern Sonic mod to Wall Jump back to the circuit every time I fail!
That speed highway level is very creative in its interpretation. I wish more of the "remake" stages were as creative.
Thank you :) Its my very first map. I'd like to go even further with newer experiences
Best game my ass couldn't even finish the first level
@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775 i think you meant to make this a regular comment instead of a reply to my comment
@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775the fuck you mean????
If youre saying its too hard then thats a skill issue
@@rashidarahman2171 if it is a skill issue then make me not have skill issues
Roger's levels never fail to endlessly entertain me, i never knew an awesome animator like him could make the same amount of awesome mods that perfectly blend his style into the game!
Such an awesome guy. might check out his levels one day
I like how getting the helicopter ride working was probably a weird technical limitation issue so they had Sonic riding gusts of winds off the blades of them instead, neat touch
25 years later and SRB2 is still going strong, providing an experience that not even the best of the official Sonic games can. Happy (belated) 25th anniversary, Sonic Robo Blast 2!
wait, 25 years!?
Yes. March 8, 2023 was Sonic Robo Blast 2's 25th anniversary.
Not surprising, no Sonic game is this moddable, if it was, it'd probably be Skyrim level broken, which wouldn't work so well in a Platformer.
Wait, SRB2 is 25 years old? As old as the Genesis games basically?
Close, but not quite. The Genesis game SRB2 released the closest to was Sonic 3D Blast (the last Sonic game to release for the Genesis), so it's technically younger than all of the Genesis games.
The description is interesting to me because the main reason SRB2 is my favorite Sonic fan game is that I feel like it's less momentum obsessed than other 3D fan games, and less speed-obsessed than the official 3D games (Frontiers notwithstanding.) I never feel like SRB2 sacrifices platforming and exploration to put me in a linear corridor and go a morbillion miles an hour like SA2 does, or shoot me ten feet in the air and skip a bunch of the level like Sonic GT does, I'm always actually playing a level.
The two-layered "Moon Landing" joke on the Egg TV Level perfectly encapsulates everything I love about Rogerregorroger's levels.
I like how it's authentic to the real Sonic Adventure 1+2 experience: The sound effects are louder than everything else and completely overpower them! 🤣
The only Sonic fan game I grew up with since the late 2000s. Very happy to see how far the game has come since then
Ever since I played Generations Speed Highway again I've been jonesing for a level that involved having Sonic speed through a mall or some sort of building in that nature and that Speed Highway stage came awfuly close. Too bad they couldn't' manage to have the night change to day/dawn it would have damn near perfect
I does change to dawn near the end. But its not that noticeable
The thing that I love from this fangame it's the actual "freedom" that gives you in the levels, entirely the best, or at least in the top 3 best Sonic fangames of all time
I remember absolutely hating this fangame. After replaying it I changed my mind about it and now it's one of my favorite Sonic games, up there with SA1/2 and S3&k!
Really love Speed Highway's interpretation here. A lot of the major setpieces are implemented from the original stage, but still adds a lot of its own twists to stand out as its own level. I think it even surpasses Generations in that regard, by letting you run through more of the building interiors and adding the final dawn section.
Ah yes. The tf2 of sonic games.
Glad to see this game is still going really damn strong
As graphic design student, this is so far one of the best levels I've seen. It brings fresh ideas to the game, while keeping it dynamic. I like the cameos and references to the late 90s culture. Hope this can be a milestone that becomes a full game using srb2 engine. I wonder if there's a way to have not so intense colors in the game, like more pastel like colors. Hope someone's hosts this on a server to give it a try myself. Combine it with the modern monitors mod for best results. That mod replaces classic monitors with the ones featured on sonic riders and related.
Well said. Love your insight!
@@Alex-Defatte someone had to say it. I will test it later myself, I feel happy to see stuff from my childhood to be used on this map.
Yeah it references late 90's culture cause it was made in the late 90's lol
Me personally I don't mind replaying official Sonic games and I think the difference in replayability is that SRB2 is replayable due to all the mods, and the official games are replayable due to trying to reach for a faster time and get better. That's not to say SRB2 doesn't have those too, but the main aspect in replaying the game itself are the mods
SRB2 is awesome but i still love the official games
Don't forget that official games have mods too
@@midi_feline yeah, but the official games aren't as easy to do so and doesn't have as much mods, the only ones that probably come close to SRB2 are the classic genesis games and generations
I feel that sometimes fans can over-glorify certain fan games. I'll admit that to an extent, I was one of those people, but I've always enjoyed a lot of the official games for what they were and root for Sonic Team because I know that good official Sonic games CAN be made by them and they are at least trying.
With all of that said, I do still love SRB2 so damn much and while I do enjoy the main campaign, the modding community especially is what keeps me coming back. But yeah. I too still will play the official Sonic games I love too like Sonic Adventure 2, Generations, Frontiers, etc. I love the passion that goes into fangames, but fans don't always do better than Sega as some people will say.
@@DADA-yt1pt completely agree with all of that
i feel that way with utopia, that game feels a bit overhyped for what it is
its a tech demo where you run around an empty open world green hill with no incentive to explore and all its really good for is movement, its not really a game i would play more than once cuz by then you've experienced everything
not to mention the main dev sucks ass
i hope the remaining utopia team can finally make a more complete game to where i think it would be deserving of praise
Speed Highway was great!
And the Egg TV Network stage hit me in EVERY nostalgia bone! I haven't seen Swatbots in a LOOOONG time!
I played this game in 2004 at the age of 6 years old everyday for damn near 10 years. Good old times 💙
I think i saw this fangame a lot of years ago mentioned by a friend, but i never tried it and forgot it, until today, i saw this gameplay and i had to test it, and holy smokes, man!! this is incredible! i'm a old school fan of Sonic, i grew with the Mega Drive, Master System and Game Gear games and i totally love how they recreated the same feeling in 3D!!!
Recently replayed the main campaign with a whisper mod I found, absolute blast of a time to see so many sonic characters be playable and have various unique mechanics to them, another example being the Tanlge mod that basically lets you go spiderman all around every single level out there as long as you know what you're doing, and it's SO GOD DAMN FUN.
This game is so customizable that even if you don't make a mod yourself there's enough good quality content out there to basically make your own sonic game with whatever playable characters you want and whatever stages you want, no playthrough gets to be the same, and the best part? it also has multiplayer with up to other 31 people on the same map, plus gamemodes too. also system compatibility, you can get a friend on an android device to play with you if you wanna, and modding that version is as easy as the pc version too.
After playing this games hours and hours on end, I still have so much difficulties to control Sonic, but you're making him cruise around the level like it's nothing. Your gameplay is impressive !
Speed highway starting inmidietly to a Left Turn is the most cursed thing I ever seen
Seeing swatbots in any sort of capacity makes me feel very nostalgic. I'll have to give this a look at some point.
I remember putting SRB2 and Stick Soldier 2 on every computer in my old school's computer lab near the last day back in 2007. Even my math teacher joined us on my Ring Battle server.
Man, that glass breaking sound in speed highway is loud...I love it!
That Sam and Max reference at 5:00 warms my heart and makes me full of joy
great video, would love it if the camera was zoomed in closer to Sonic for these clips like in his usual games though. i feel like i could use this video to advertise the game that way, but zoomed out cameras makes things look less official and more detached, really highlights the empty space in these stages.
This game refuses to die, its been around since I've been in pre-school up to this point in my life where I'm done with college... that is fucking insane!
To date it's the only 3D Sonic game I can fully enjoy. Never completed most others cause I can't be bothered to but SRB2 is beyond amazing ! I 100%ed it no matter how hard it was (I think I did watch bits of hints for the last 2 Nights stages but mostly on what was the best approach to get the score medal) and I loved it. Only tried a few mods so far, but I can't wait to get full steam ahead into it !
To date, it's the only 3D game I enjoy. Move over zelda, SRB2 is the greatest game ever.
@@troywright359 I do love 3D games personally but for people who have a hard time with these, I can see SRB2 being one of if not the best 3D game indeed ! It has clear 2D inspirations visually and often calls back to 2D platformers gameplay !
Mad props to the creator(s?), never actually played or heard of this prior (most unfortunately) but youve succeeded and have convinced me so there ya go haha, looks fun af! I feel like if something like this, or well more like literally this had come out on saturn, it could have maybe saved it. Seriously has a huuuge saturn vibe and the way it handled 2d and 3d on doom's engine would have played reeaally well to that consoles strength. Hell I'm pretty sure the saturn had a doom port iirc.
Best thing imo about srb2 is how free it feels, you're not limited to 1 or two path or made to go one way, it's nonlinear and I love it
It's weird to see glass shattering without the crumbled rock effect
Bro this might be a bit obscure but the way you jump from building to building at 0:14 reminds me of the original Carmageddon game where you can drive off ramps on buildings onto other buildings
I love how the little teddy bear things in egg TV explode so violent but amazing.
I'm going to use this in my presidential campaign, if I ever get around to starting one.
Thanks for showing man, this is a gem! :)
jesus christ the sound of glass breaking in Speed Highway could not possibly be any louder
Srb2 is my favourite fan game and It still is to this day even with sonic frontier’s and all which i love btw. However with new frontiers updates coming out its nice to take a break and watch for those to release and play srb2… if my pc didn’t stop working
I’ve been a huge sonic fan since I was 6 (37) now
And I gotta say , this looks absolutely fantastic and definitely feels like a proper Sonic game and a really amazing one too
Been a while since I've seen Roger, didn't know he was making SRB2 levels.
DAMN 25 YEARS AND IM JUST PLAYING IT YO THANKS BRO
I love SRB2 to bits, but MAN after getting so used to the Adventure play-style it's tricky for me to adjust to not having a homing attack when coming back to it. I like to think of it as an homage to Sonic 3D Blast though since one of the shields does give you a homing attack, plus there's always the option to mod it in haha
I mean, you could always play the Adventure Sonic mod, he pretty much plays exactly like he does in Adventure 1.
The running style of sonic and the controls are awesome.
I LOVE THAT CARNIVAL EGGMAN LEVEL. THE DEATH BATTLE REFERENCE WAS AWESOME TOO!!!
What was this made on it makes me think of doom almost, It's awesome.
Because it was made in the Doom Legacy Engine lol
my favorite snick-like fangame
Nice gameplay walkthrough ❤️💪❤️
I always wondered why nobody did a full game in the UFO stage style. Looks brilliant.
Is this a fan project?? This looks incredible!
If this game was official, I wouldn't be suprised if it got a Game of the Year nomination
man speed high zone could have being a bit better back in the day if it had some of this stuff, like entering a shopping mall in middle of the escape.
Cant wait for sol sestancia 2! The level looks amazing!
This game is like taking all 7 Chaos Emeralds plus the Master Emerald, crushing them into pixie dust, snorting them and then tripping absolute rings for stages and stages.
That majora's mask caught me off guard.
I need to properly play this game. I had done controller issues the first time and kind of bounced off of it.
NEVER seen this game before in my life and I want more. I seen the kart versions though.
My first time hearing about the game. I will check it out.
When I was a kid and they announced Sonic 3D (I believe it was late in the Genesis life cycle) this is what I imagined they were working on and hoped for.
Took me a minute to realize that Egg TV was Roger Van Der Weide’s level lol
I hope they will find a way to implement loop-de-loops soonTM
5:00 Sam & Max ?! This game has everything!
Im fascinated in your SRB2 videos. I always feel the same satisfaction watching them. Could you please tell me what settings you use in the Custom DashMode mod?
Here's the copy pasted values
local TOPSPEED = 68*FRACUNIT -- Cap speed for dashmode.
local RUNTIME = 10*FRACUNIT -- How long do you have to run for to activate dashmode.
local DEFNORMALSPEED = 39*FRACUNIT -- Put your default normal speed here.
local OVERRIDESPEED = 100*FRACUNIT -- Automaticly activates dashmode at a certain speed.
local MAXJUMPHIGHT = 1*FRACUNIT -- Maximum jump power when in dashmode.
local SKIN = "sonic" -- Your character's skin name goes here
Honestly, I'm just impressed that you're this precise with Automatic controls. I've tried using them and I just can't, I have to go Manual all the way. What settings are you using for it?
A PS4 controller (Steam launched) with custom deadzone on the left stick, R1 is jump, L1 and L2 are roll, right stick is camera. Also experience playing rally games and twin stick shooters help a lot in SRB2 for me lol
@@MariusUrucu I was more on about the settings for Automatic Mode itself, hahah! Though that's mostly how I play on Steam Deck.
the heck is that song playing halfway though the tv network level?
That was rad, ima have to look into this
My good friend you have any other stage mod recommendations? Been looking for some outside of the contest and older releases
now speed up this video and overlay all the music with pizza time and the mach 4 sfx, you have a pizza tower meme.
I am consistently wowed by the sheer aerial control this game gives you.
Man, SRB2 has come a long way. Has it really been 25 years??
The music in the second half of Egg TV Network is "Riding the XTC" from Oh No, and obscure PS1 game. But what the hell is the music in the first half? I've looked everywhere and can't find it.
It’s called Black Hot Vodka, and it’s by none other than Hideki Naganuma.
Lol that description. "I got a new mod that rebalanced the dash attack and it was like receiving water in the desert. Like holding the new born baby in your hands. In an instant, everything I knew about life was reshaped, and I now had the confidence to trust me and finally escape from the city."
Ive' never been into any "fandom" or anything like it. But, why haven't I heard of this my entire life? And how come can it looks and feels so incredible? What is this? A fangame in doom engine for PC? I'm serious, I can't tell what it is (an animation?) by looking at it. Just that it's incredible.
Yes, made in Doom Legacy engine and worked on for 25 years
25 years?! Jeez, that explains why this mod feels so much like an old Sega licensed game done on an old system. I love it!
IT. IS. NOT. A. MOD. Stop believing this!
Yep. This game still gives me major motion sickness *sigh*. At least I made it through the whole video this time 😢
Omg how am I just now discovering this, this is f$%!n9 surreal, awesome as heck and downright classically epic!
This is Spark 3 slander and I won't stand for it
Tbh I tried srb2 for a bit.
My problem with it is ironically, the level design is a little slow for my liking. I love all the details in each area level modders and the original designers did, but admittedly it causes the timer to suffer cause of it
The only issue for me it's the camera, it makes me feel sick when I play it.
I played this with xmomentum, peelout, and the speediest characters I know on my mobile. It's very fun.
25 years strong
instructions unclear
my main is now Jana the Fox and I almost exclusively use her and her megaman zero abilities to play through SRB2 with a little Mecha Sonic and Tails on the side
3:27 I suspect this is a van Der Weide level. I thought I recognized his voice
4:15 Yeah, it has to be
Stimulation - Capcom vs. SNK 2 sample was godly
With graphics accessible enough to run on anything, tight controls, a great cast, awesome levels and amazing mods why would I accept the jank of Sonic's growing pains during his first 3D outings?
Fan made stuff like this really highlights how bad SEGA dropped the ball in using the Sonic franchise to it's full potential.
Waow its like the open source game has endless amounts of modding potential
And it is!
Yes, I did just ruin the joke, cry 😈
Yep, I need to go update srb2 and play again. It just kicked down the gamedar like it owned the place
Whats the music that plays at the end of the speed highway level
god fucking damn the glass breaking sound effect is so much louder than everything else
Have you seen that dev footage where they got 360-degree movement working? Shit is INSANE
wheres this footage?
@@raiverns9620i also gotta see this
I’ve never heard of this game but it looks fun as hell
Would SRB2 have been able to run on the Saturn if it was made in an engine optimized for the Saturn? It apparently barely ran on the Dreamcast with the Doom engine.
I'll sleep on Sonic Robo Blast 2... but Sonic Robo Blast 2 KART? Now THAT'S where it's at.
2:44 what is this song? I can’t find it anywhere
i would agree if i could find the mods that make all of the characters 3d again
It's actually a built-in feature now as of 2.2.7!
In video options, set the Renderer to OpenGL
Then at the very bottom find "OpenGL Options..."
Then just turn the models on from there!
The default models are by Jeck Jims and he's also made models for modded characters, available on the forums
At least, until Sonic Utopia is finished
They gotta figure out how make loops soon, but the game's great.
It worked. I played it and loved it. TYSM