ROR: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) (Sega Genesis Vs. GBA)

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  • You wanted it, you've got it. It's Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis for the Game Boy Advance, otherwise known as the worst remake/port of all time. I've gotten so many requests for this game it's not even funny. Try to enjoy the video, because there's no way in hell to enjoy the game itself.
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    Remake or Rebreak Scores:
    1- Rebreak: Fails to resurrect the same quality standard as its original due to incompetent design, technical failures, etc.
    2- Re-Meh: Not quite as good as the original, but a relatively competent recreation that is still very playable. Fails to add any new content or fix problems of the original.
    3- Remake: Superior to the original, but not necessarily worth it if you already own the original. May add some new content or fix some problems of the original.
    4- Replace: So much better than the original, that there's no reason for new players to own the original. Not only a faithful recreation of the original, but fixes old bugs and adds new content.
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  • @NathanielBandy
    @NathanielBandy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1275

    I remember playing this as a kid..the only way to speed up the gameplay is to turn off all sound effects and sound, but even then screen is too zoomed in

    • @AwesomeCoolGuy2133
      @AwesomeCoolGuy2133 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Nathaniel Bandy Oh, hey. A Nathaniel comment no one replied to. Neat.

    • @ToadRoasted
      @ToadRoasted 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Oh hey, A Nathaniel comment one person replied to. Huh. Neat.

    • @BrVendan
      @BrVendan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Hey. A Nathaniel comment 3 people replied to. Cool.

    • @IbarraFilm
      @IbarraFilm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Nathaniel Bandy

    • @sneku8966
      @sneku8966 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Hey a Nathaniel comment that 5 people replied to. Neat.

  • @thomasfan69
    @thomasfan69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    I'm not going to lie, this is how I was first introduced to Sonic 1 and probably to the Sonic series as a whole.
    Considering all the problems you mentioned, I have no idea how I found it perfectly okay.
    It doesn't help that I actually remember playing through this game back then, and it took me nearly 2 months to beat Labyrinth Zone.

    • @justanotheryoutubechannel
      @justanotheryoutubechannel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ExpitheCat because you'd never seen how it is so much better.

    • @soleanna14
      @soleanna14 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sonic 06 was my first Sonic game...

    • @yoshi24_
      @yoshi24_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I also got introduced to sonic from the gba version I still have that cartdridge

    • @chuyrenteria6252
      @chuyrenteria6252 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yoshi Washere your profile pic matches your comment.

    • @Bonetrousle
      @Bonetrousle 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ExpitheCat SEGA portable gamer introduced me to sonic

  • @tails230
    @tails230 8 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    They did great with Sonic Advance 1, 2, 3, why not the same with Genesis?
    Its like 'Sonic the Hedgehog without the Blast Processing...'

    • @Majokodomo
      @Majokodomo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Funny thing is, for this game, the development team simply ported the Sonic Advance engine to it. Thing is, that engine was not meant for the original's sprites and stuff, hence the slowdown.
      -_-

    • @ArmaBiologica35
      @ArmaBiologica35 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      It was just done lazily.
      I mean for example "Rayman Advance" was a GBA port of the original Rayman, and even though it also suffered from having large sprites and screen crunching the physics, framerate and everything else worked just as well as they did in the original.
      And that was a launch title and it was a port of a PlayStation game.
      You´d think it would be easier to make a port of a Sega Genesis title.

    • @tails230
      @tails230 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      ArmaBiologica35
      Yah. But the Game Boy Advance didn't have Blast Processing. ... ... ...
      Joke aside. The Game Boy Advance's programming is totally different from the SEGA Genesis. They may have changed the Resolution and a few things, but they didn't edit the programming and format of Sonic 1 for the Game Boy Advance.

    • @VOAN
      @VOAN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sonic Advance 1, 2, 3, Rush, and Rush Adventure were all made by Dimps, not Sonic Team. Sonic Team only made Sonic Genesis and Sonic 2006 and both failed miserably. The only good Sonic game that Sonic Team ever made afterwards is Sonic Generations which like Sonic Genesis is a remake title as it is a game with remake levels.

    • @VOAN
      @VOAN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +ArmaBiologica35 It's obvious they rush the game out just so to not miss Sonic's 15th birthday. If anything they could had just port it to the Nintendo DS with five extra games(which later they did).

  • @speedfreak2406
    @speedfreak2406 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Everytime a TH-camr goes to college, they never come back.

    • @mikeshmit1363
      @mikeshmit1363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      well do i have news for you

  • @SumeaBizarro
    @SumeaBizarro 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    in sonic team:
    WHAT THE FFFUCK IS A GBA?!

    • @GribbleGob
      @GribbleGob 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      WE DON'T KNOW WHAT A SONIC IS AND THEY EXPECT US TO MAKE A SONIC ON A GBA?!

    • @kingskylord6099
      @kingskylord6099 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dimps: Need some help, guys?
      Sonic Team: *STFU!* We are the motherfrickin’ pros. All of our games are great af and instant classics. This game won’t be a bombshell like Shadow the Hedgehog, and neither will Sonic ‘06!

    • @tahamohammad8842
      @tahamohammad8842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sonic advance anybody?

  • @SethMinerMC
    @SethMinerMC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    Wait the GBA had double the power of the genesis....

    • @ChaseMC215
      @ChaseMC215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      But this game was a shit port.
      I bet it was made on a windows 3.1

    • @Cool2Smart
      @Cool2Smart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@ChaseMC215 it was made on Windows 95 you twat

    • @becus3000
      @becus3000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Cool2Smart Profanity for the sake of it...
      Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn...

    • @carotteatomique
      @carotteatomique 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      It did not have blast processing

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@carotteatomique Blast processing was made up shit to shit on the SNES

  • @bigbangbot-SuperSqank
    @bigbangbot-SuperSqank 8 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    Before this was made, it's gonna be a rebreak!

    • @theblueyoshi3414
      @theblueyoshi3414 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      bigbangbot if i had a time machine,and tried to sabatoge the game...They would still release it!

    • @connorschultz380
      @connorschultz380 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the blue yoshi and the game would be better.

    • @jetster4117
      @jetster4117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who thought it was a good idea to put it on the gba. The ds was out at the time.

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jetster4117 Nobody started using its full potential until 2009 unless if its Mario 64 DS

    • @reallyspingebillboxpants
      @reallyspingebillboxpants 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PeruvianPotato factually incorrect

  • @jerryalexis576
    @jerryalexis576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Joke is, someone actually did a rom hack to Sonic Genesis, and it was so high quality, I couldn't believe my eyes.

    • @luisjogos821
      @luisjogos821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it wasn't an ROM hack,it was made from the ground up.

  • @cursedkevin
    @cursedkevin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    Its about f*cking time you gave a game a rebreak.

    • @ABCDEFGHdumbo
      @ABCDEFGHdumbo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +Kiddy Kong Honestly, it made me think rebreaks were bad ports of already bad games. At least I know the difference now?

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +People actually look at this? Well I feel Sonic 1 wasn't very good to begin with. It;s lacking in aspects like variety that are in the sequels.

    • @ABCDEFGHdumbo
      @ABCDEFGHdumbo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      tim5fl It is nowhere near the best, but it's not bad enough to be considered bad from the start. It had tolerable gameplay, at least...

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Deadman I don't think it's bad. Just okay.

    • @ArstotzkaEmpire
      @ArstotzkaEmpire 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kevin Synan I have Sonic Forces stages on my channel.

  • @Spaztron64
    @Spaztron64 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I still cant believe this was the first Sonic game i ever played.After my GBA died out in 2008,i was glad to throw this game in the trash.Then through emulation i played the Genesis version in 2010(for the first time),and i was shocked.
    About the music,yes its utter bullshit,and after extracting it to Impulse Tracker format,and messing around with GM.DLS (The MIDI soundfont),ive noticed that literally every instrument in Sonic GBA is from the General MIDI soundfont that comes with Windows.

    • @emilyapricot1313
      @emilyapricot1313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That is the saddest part of this. For some people, this was their only Sonic game.

  • @TheRogueMaverick
    @TheRogueMaverick 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    The music is insulting to the GBA! I’ve always believed that a good composer determines the quality of a sound chip and not the chip itself. There was EXCELLENT music on the GBA, such as Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the Sonic Advance trilogy, the Metroid games among many others! In fact, some Sonic 1 music was in Sonic Advance, which sounds great, especially for the hardware! What on earth happened here?

    • @TheRogueMaverick
      @TheRogueMaverick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Radicola - Now that you mention it, it does sound like it. If that’s the case, they picked a very subpar set of sounds to use.

    • @g-forcefgt323
      @g-forcefgt323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Radicola ! also there is no soundchip. The CPU makes the sound

    • @luisjogos821
      @luisjogos821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      even the SMA series doesn't have that bad music

    • @TheRogueMaverick
      @TheRogueMaverick 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@g-forcefgt323 - I think I remember hearing that somewhere. It certainly does limit the complexity, but it can be done well.

    • @thewanderinggamer1369
      @thewanderinggamer1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Even if the MIDI Music was the only option, Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe showed that you can do great with compressed music.

  • @SunkythePootis
    @SunkythePootis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    9:05 - 9:21 I still find it odd how they were able to screw up the remixes in Sonic Genesis yet they were able to do good remixes for Star Light Zone, Scrap Brain Zone and the Boss theme in Sonic Advance and keep in mind that game came out in 2002, those tracks were pretty much small extras, and if from what I've heard was right Sonic Genesis was running on the same engine Advance 1 used. "Strange isn't it?"

  • @elliott1781
    @elliott1781 8 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    The Sound Card Is No Fucking Excuse For Bad Sound Quality On The GBA. Metroid Fusion Sounds Fantastic On It.

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  8 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      I'm not saying it's an excuse. I'm saying that it would be near impossible to recreate authentic Genesis sound on a GBA; it would've sounded different no matter what. Even given that, Sonic Genesis still sounds terrible.

    • @elliott1781
      @elliott1781 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I Understand That. I'm Just Saying.

    • @N0rlight
      @N0rlight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +Elliott Domokos I agree. They could of used the same sound quality that Sonic Advance Series have.

    • @DurradonXylles
      @DurradonXylles 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      +ExoParadigmGamer One of the two guys responsible for the mobile ports of Sonic 1 and 2 made a proof-of-concept demo port of Sonic 1 back in 2007 that aimed to properly recreate the game on the GBA because he was irritated at how bad Sega screwed it up. Other than the change in audio fidelity, possibly because of the 144p recording, the demo sounds pretty authentic compared to the original Genesis version. Here's the video from his channel showing some gameplay: th-cam.com/video/bFwxF-7vSrQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @AlexPerrine
      @AlexPerrine 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They tried again on the DS

  • @mrmajikjr
    @mrmajikjr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    How fitting you released this on September 11th.

  • @JosephObsidian
    @JosephObsidian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    you know SHIT about Sonic 1's worst version, you all were spared from it, i used to have a Panasonic Cell phone, the one with the clamp shell desing and low and behold, it came with Sonic the Hedgehog, you think the GBA version is bad?, try playing it at 2 frames per second, with a cell phone keyboard and the worst sound chip posible, every time you jumped or killed an enemy the BGM would mute to play the SFX, yet it was all i had back then... AND I BEAT IT!

    • @morgatious
      @morgatious 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      never heard of it

    • @jonasking9587
      @jonasking9587 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I beat Sonic on Gamegear and N-gage.

    • @TheOmegaSquadHD
      @TheOmegaSquadHD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Was the game's name Pana-Sonic?

    • @Axl4325
      @Axl4325 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      when i was a kid i didnt had consoles, my uncle had that game on his phone, and everytime i visited him iplayed that, maybe it was shit, but it was my shit and i loved it

    • @aGrafimir
      @aGrafimir 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Most people don't consider them part of new IOS/Android and console games or don't even know about them.

  • @Thehunterpwn
    @Thehunterpwn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    from what I hear, they put the old Genesis software through the Sonic Advanced engine and patched up what didn't work.
    They spent as little time on this as they could to get it out the door, mayhap if they didn't rush 06 out the door for the holiday release they could have made 2 decent games
    but you know...
    Sega with their firsts of stone gripping Sonic Team by the nads and all...

  • @SQGReviewShow
    @SQGReviewShow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    A certain trilogy of Sonic games, eh? Would you say they're....advanced?

    • @Haedox
      @Haedox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Nah they are great adventures

    • @Haedox
      @Haedox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      SuperUnknownPerson tfw you don't get the joke and/or pun

    • @MariusUrucu
      @MariusUrucu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Funny how you can classify Sonic games in groups of three. Valve, on the other hand, still have trouble finding the word "three" in the dictionary.

    • @SuperUnknownPerson
      @SuperUnknownPerson 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Haedox yeah I do get the joke

    • @ABCDEFGHdumbo
      @ABCDEFGHdumbo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Haedox Do you consider the cut versions the third one? I'd battle you if you said yes.

  • @Haedox
    @Haedox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Also, I wonder who that someone could be? ;)

  • @anasazilespider5574
    @anasazilespider5574 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    When i played the remake
    GBA: Remake or BREAK IT

  • @looshkin66
    @looshkin66 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I wish more people did GOOD Gameboy Advance content like this.

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      lel

    • @AlexPerrine
      @AlexPerrine 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ExoParadigmGamer I hope Sega tries again on making Sonic 1 for the 3DS

    • @AlexPerrine
      @AlexPerrine 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Francisco Reyes huh?

    • @baddumbaccount
      @baddumbaccount 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Alex Perrine 3D sonic 1 for Eshop
      They even did sonic 2.

    • @novatheetheral6776
      @novatheetheral6776 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Fleetway Sonic Lmaof= Laughing my ass off fucker I'm guessin?

  • @theshadowdirector
    @theshadowdirector 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I dare you to seek out the old mobile port of Sonic 1 from the pre-smartphone era. I had it on an old flip phone. There were no sound effects and you actually had to press 'up' on the phone.so control pad to jump, no joke.

    • @coreylineberry8557
      @coreylineberry8557 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Louis Thrift Really?

    • @ryguy07777
      @ryguy07777 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @nicholas bradferd no he means the old s1 parts 1 & 2

  • @Brad-cb2dt
    @Brad-cb2dt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Welcome back gentle and laidiesmen"

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ah the nostalgia from a half-decade ago hits us like a truck!

  • @shakefan1484
    @shakefan1484 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Spring Yard Zone music in Sonic GBA=What Hell sounds like.

    • @justanotheryoutubechannel
      @justanotheryoutubechannel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ShakeFan14 Nah, Axel F in IBM PC is worse.

    • @bunnyboyking5215
      @bunnyboyking5215 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ShakeFan14 Nah the sound of a TH-camr making a poorly made rant is what hell sounds like.

    • @ym2612girl
      @ym2612girl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Star Light was the best song in the genesis version, gba fucks it up.

  • @cesarsepulveda7604
    @cesarsepulveda7604 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I see the title and immediately start laughing
    REBREAK

  • @NICKtendoReviews
    @NICKtendoReviews 8 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I never knew about the Earthworm Jim GBA remakes, or how good/bad they were.
    It would be cool if you reviewed them sometime...

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I plan to wait until I have access to all the different versions of both games.

    • @NICKtendoReviews
      @NICKtendoReviews 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +ExoParadigmGamer Hope your able to do that

    • @josikia6245
      @josikia6245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@NICKtendoReviews nice

    • @auralunaprettycure
      @auralunaprettycure 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now you twoTeam up to review Johnny Test on DS
      Or something good. Like the GBA spongebob games. Fricking love those

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ExoParadigmGamer Almost all of us in the world couldn’t be more grateful that you gave Sonic Genesis a “Rebreak” score, mariotehplumber always owed his haters an apology for telling people that Sonic Genesis is “okay, you modern morans just suck at it! 6/10”!

  • @DrumstickGaming
    @DrumstickGaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wait...the Badnik “boop” sound is the Pokémon RSE EXP sound?
    Mind blown, it totally is! Just...wow.
    Great video!

    • @luisjogos821
      @luisjogos821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah,i didn't know that.

  • @gavinphoenixballesteros3080
    @gavinphoenixballesteros3080 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Welcome to The Salty Spittoon how tough are ya?
    How tough am I? I got all the Chaos Emeralds in Sonic 1!
    Yeah so?
    On the GBA...
    Uhh, Right this way sir.

  • @JUSXTREME96
    @JUSXTREME96 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    They had 3 great sonic sidescrollers on GBA. They could have based this off Sonic Advance.

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *2 and a half

    • @becus3000
      @becus3000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Th-they did...

    • @marx4538
      @marx4538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@becus3000
      And that's the worst part - porting S1 to Advance engine in a month without any S1 source code or anything at all is a terrible move, but they still did it. And it turned out horrible.

    • @thewanderinggamer1369
      @thewanderinggamer1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah.
      Maybe a secret
      'Sonic 1 Mode.' with remade levels in the Advance engine.

  • @Ghaleonh41
    @Ghaleonh41 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Memories of this game: I bought it when it first came out. I was so outraged that Sega/Sonic Team allowed such a DISGRACE of a port that I went on eBay & bought Sonic Jam for the Saturn & returned this game to the store that I bought it from.

  • @markvd1008
    @markvd1008 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Genesis: 30 FPS
    GBA: 15(10 underwater)
    Gameplay 2-3x slower.

    • @haydens.2755
      @haydens.2755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The original ran at 60

    • @myristicina.
      @myristicina. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Genesis was 50-60 FPS

    • @becus3000
      @becus3000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      More accurate...
      Genesis- 50(PAL)/60(NTSC).
      + slowdown (40).
      GBA - 15-60, without
      slowdown compensation.
      The GBA version just has a much, much more inconsistent frame rate.

  • @hotcocoabomb_
    @hotcocoabomb_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sega had a lot of nerve to make 2 awful sonic games both called Sonic the Hedgehog and release them on the same day

  • @allthingsgaming6
    @allthingsgaming6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    A 20 minute ROR... Times have really changed.

  • @Lachlant1984
    @Lachlant1984 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I've never heard the word pestiferous before.

  • @electricmastro
    @electricmastro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I could understand a company deciding to release a remake on GBA in 2006 since it's probably cheaper for both the company and consumer. Also the fact that the DS came with backwards compatibility with GBA anyway, so it's not like a lot is that in that regard, but it's too bad the game turned out the way it did.

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +electricmastro But it IS awkward when you consider that Sonic Rush the first Sonic game on the DS had been out for a year.

    • @electricmastro
      @electricmastro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      tim5fl
      I suppose Sega wanted to make extra sure that this version of Sonic 1 was bad.

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      electricmastro True

    • @ikagura
      @ikagura 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +electricmastro sonic collection on DS contain sonic 1-2-3&K in, doesn't it?

    • @electricmastro
      @electricmastro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      IKAGURA96
      Yup. That was when Sega phased out of their "wanting to be hated by everyone" phase.

  • @ghost_type_gaming670
    @ghost_type_gaming670 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sonic the hedgehog for game boy advance was the first game boy advance game i ever played

  • @GaminTank
    @GaminTank 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I don't see how others argue the GBA Mario and DKC remakes had bad screen crunching. I never saw them as a huge problem and at some point, never noticed them. I guess people are too picky.
    Goodness Sonic Genesis is bad. I can defend some parts of games like Sonic 06, but damn this game will never get the same treatment. As someone who really loves the Spring Yard Zone theme, it hurt listening to the GBA version.
    Great review and I look forward to the other Sonic reviews you have planned. If only I can figure out who the person joining you is.

  • @KhAnime
    @KhAnime 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That means you have to do Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 ROR lol

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That means he has to do Comix Zone RoR

  • @Haedox
    @Haedox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You know, out of curiosity, I purchased this dang ol' game and I was not disappointed

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Haedox Earlydox

    • @PKspectre
      @PKspectre 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ExoParadigmGamer Nice.

    • @kholdkhaos64ray11
      @kholdkhaos64ray11 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ExoParadigmGamer Aaayyyy *AIRHORNS*

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Haedox The only thing that's better than the original is the music & the Special stages which are a lot easier so they're at least a lot less frustrating than the genesis version.

    • @kholdkhaos64ray11
      @kholdkhaos64ray11 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** Why? For hilarity?

  • @PercyandDuckfan94
    @PercyandDuckfan94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I still remember the review Spax3 did of this game. I'm still kinda baffled why Sega never released it on the DS at the time, since there's enough room for the game, rather than the GBA.

  • @falsehero2001
    @falsehero2001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The gba didn't have enough blast processing.

    • @VOAN
      @VOAN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It had, Sonic Team just sucks at making a port. Sonic Advance 1, 2, & 3 already proves how Sonic games would be perfected on GBA.

    • @benjaminwilliams7554
      @benjaminwilliams7554 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Voan Siam they could have made it in the sonic advance engine.

    • @MissNaomyo
      @MissNaomyo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The funny thing is, they actually *did* remake the game using the Sonic Advance engine. It's why the game ended up having so many problems. I'm not saying that the Sonic Advance engine was bad or inferior to the Genesis engine, not at all, but it was designed for the Sonic Advance graphics and physics in mind, so when Sonic Team tried porting Sonic 1 to the GBA using said engine, it obviously created a *lot* of problems. And given that they ignored Quality Assurance for Sonic 06, which was Sonic Team's main focus at the time, you can imagine they *just* didn't give a shit with Sonic Genesis.

    • @subzerotheiceninga8254
      @subzerotheiceninga8254 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well Genesis does what Nintendon't u know what i'm saying.

  • @Poever
    @Poever 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    (Sees upload date)
    Sonic GBA is kinda like the 9/11 of remakes

    • @TheKing-kd9li
      @TheKing-kd9li 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's not funny...

    • @user-mq1ng6sj7b
      @user-mq1ng6sj7b 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Considering all of the dark jokes people make, I wouldn't be surprised if more than a few people laughed at this comment.

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@user-mq1ng6sj7b But yet people despise me for making jokes on the Mosque Shooting on NZ

    • @goiabexp
      @goiabexp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, no.

  • @SeekerLancer
    @SeekerLancer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2006 really was Sonic's darkest hour. Even the GBA wasn't spared.

  • @TheRedCap
    @TheRedCap 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:44 first sonic game i owned

  • @sykotiksonik
    @sykotiksonik 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Exo, I'm so happy I found you about 2 months ago. I watch these kind of videos, and some of your other reviews every day. They're that good, man. I mean that sincerely

  • @Minisaaga
    @Minisaaga 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    God bless your soul for playing Labyrinth zone. sounds like hell on that port

    • @Z3RO5286
      @Z3RO5286 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even green hill zone that music is dumb do not listen it's bad

  • @averytubestudios
    @averytubestudios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    8:27 WHY DID THEY RUIN MY FAVORITE SONG?!

  • @theretrogamer14
    @theretrogamer14 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just found your channel and I love your reviews. You aren't typical as most retro gamers are and you actually review it!

  • @TheRealDustinNunn
    @TheRealDustinNunn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The GBA version of Sonic 1 is horrible. It has slow-downs, glitches, bugs, bad frame rate, screen crunches and ruined music and ruined sounds. Want a good version of Sonic 1? Then get the game on compilations such as the Sega Smash Pack series, Sonic Jam (Sega Saturn version), Sonic Mega Collection/Sonic Mega Collection Plus and so on and also play the iOS/Android version.

  • @At0micPunk90
    @At0micPunk90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The irony: Sonic '06 & Genesis were meant to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Sonic, instead they almost marked the death knell for the little blue hedgehog.

  • @MarkCabaniss
    @MarkCabaniss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ya had one job, Sonic Team. *ONE JOB!!*

  • @stegsaurus
    @stegsaurus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoyed this one! Sorry to hear you're having to take a break, but I surely understand college. I'll be waiting whenever you're ready to review more!

  • @TheRyanSucksAtGames
    @TheRyanSucksAtGames 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Oh believe me dude... you know I'm going to talk about this game in the future; Gamecube/GBA games are my thing.
    ...Buuuuuut I'm in no rush X'D

    • @3DWorldMan
      @3DWorldMan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ryrule is this a sonic rush pun?

  • @theundead5548
    @theundead5548 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You've always made great videos. I think you should review Sonic 4 episode 1 and 2 and make them a part of this and maybe Knuckles Chaotix. Or maybe the gamegear games like Sonic 1, 2, Chaos, Triple Trouble, and Blast, not 3D Blast, Blast. These are the best Sonic reviews I've seen on youtube.
    Keep making great videos and I will keep liking ;)

  • @Captain_Ineptitude
    @Captain_Ineptitude 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man, I'm glad I got Sonic Advance instead of this as a kid

  • @SpeedWarrior93
    @SpeedWarrior93 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I've got a game for Remake or Rebreak: Megaman and Bass (Originally an SNES game, was ported to GBA)

    • @gaz9434
      @gaz9434 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This game was hard enough, and they HAD to add the freaking screen crunch.

    • @Nieveria
      @Nieveria 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and plus, mm&bass snes is japan exclusive

    • @firewarrior8298
      @firewarrior8298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The gba version had a much better soundtrack

    • @ym2612girl
      @ym2612girl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      2019 has that on ror

    • @nicthecat
      @nicthecat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      don't make him play it

  • @ChefPeneEnorme
    @ChefPeneEnorme 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really appreciate you committing yourself to put out so much content over this past Summer, EPG. I had only just found you in July and was hooked instantly. I went back and watched just about every video on this channel; consistently top-notch programming all around. It's a shame your schedule won't permit as much due to school, but that is totally understandable. I am sure i speak for everyone when I say we look forward to what you put out next!

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Chef Pene Enorme Thanks, mang.

    • @empgkrazer_5124
      @empgkrazer_5124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ExoParadigmGamer love your vids bro keep it up main

  • @antusFireNova64
    @antusFireNova64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The ironic thing Is that One fan on the internet managed to singlehandedly fix the game.
    I mean it's completely normal, it's the Sonic modding comunity we're talkingg about

  • @Muetzi
    @Muetzi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This game looks like a bootleg and sounds like a 2005 fangame with paint graphics

  • @ppgcspc
    @ppgcspc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man i really enjoy your videos , such a professional way of reviewing and comparing different versions of games, will you do this also with games like castlevania and megaman? hoping to see more content.Thanks for the good ride!

  • @anthonybarber3220
    @anthonybarber3220 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m very glad I grew up with Sonic Classic Collection instead of this handheld version.

  • @mutsuloveproductions9695
    @mutsuloveproductions9695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sonic uses two frames in his death sequence in this GBA port while in the other ports he only has the one. The latter frame is normally used when he drowns.

  • @elrobotbastard
    @elrobotbastard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fun fact: this version of the game is based off a J2ME version released for java based feature phones

    • @gamingnubs7628
      @gamingnubs7628 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But the J2ME game is way better than this shit

  • @SirCalalot
    @SirCalalot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Pestiferous", eh?
    I learned a word today.
    Great vid, keep up the awesome!

  • @stygiann
    @stygiann 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this channel. Just discovered it and I'm hooked!

  • @accuratememin
    @accuratememin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As someone who has memorized the entirety of Labyrinth Zone, and enjoys it a lot, not even I'm willing to try it on the GBA.

  • @kylecampbell565
    @kylecampbell565 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ideas for future RORs: Kingdom hearts chain of memories
    Mario Kart Super Circuit (All the SNES tracks are unlockable)
    Sonic Adventure Games

  • @bigbangbot-SuperSqank
    @bigbangbot-SuperSqank 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm glad you spoke about the graphics since nobody else on the planet has done that before and I don't think that the music is that bad. I also managed to beat the game but I probably won't do it again.

  • @PLATINUM_Rook
    @PLATINUM_Rook 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You wanna hear something funny, Exo?
    This was the second game I ever played, at the age of 6.

  • @IbarraFilm
    @IbarraFilm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This game and PAC man world Gba got a re break exactly 2 years from each other

  • @gamestation2690
    @gamestation2690 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Ever saw the BrainScratchComms playthrough?

    • @munsi0121
      @munsi0121 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Johnny:YAY! Trial and error!

    • @TheBlueTyphoon17
      @TheBlueTyphoon17 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +GameStation3 Remember what happened to Johnny in the final boss battle?

    • @ez11_
      @ez11_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +GameStation3 I know for a fact he has. ;)

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +GameStation3 Yeah. at this point its my favorite commentary on BrainScratch.

    • @ScatterbrainPete
      @ScatterbrainPete 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +GameStation3 Ryan: WHY? WHY? WHY?

  • @jamclock5855
    @jamclock5855 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    YAY I requested this review and you reviewed it, cheers.

  • @sugarhieroglyph
    @sugarhieroglyph 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just wanted the commwnts to be at 700, nice channel!

  • @vengeflyking2722
    @vengeflyking2722 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8:45 Listen to the soundtrack of Mother 3 and you will hear that the GBA does have quite amazing potential. Yes, it wouldn’t be possible to implement the music without remixing it but they should‘ve at least tried to do so. Speaking of Mother I heard that they ironically butchered Mother 2 on the GBA.

    • @theimperfectgod7140
      @theimperfectgod7140 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree... Mother 2 on the gba is... EXTRA HORRIBLE.
      but mother 3 is flawless 😎👌

  • @nanight2353
    @nanight2353 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I prefer Genesis version

    • @Sonic-vb8sn
      @Sonic-vb8sn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I prefer the IOS version

    • @Laventory
      @Laventory 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      even the panasonic cell version?

    • @ShadowtheYouTuber523
      @ShadowtheYouTuber523 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yellow Metal said everyone

    • @earlduran6419
      @earlduran6419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      iOs/Android is much better
      Sega Genesis - Original version
      GBA - Rebreak and the worst version of remake.
      iOs/Android - Remake version of replacing original Sega Genesis with a iOs/Android.

    • @subscribetopewdiepie6914
      @subscribetopewdiepie6914 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Duh

  • @wonderfulwardy
    @wonderfulwardy 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    great review once again. i love your remake or rebreak series. please review sonic classics collection on ds next.

  • @nimaiiikun
    @nimaiiikun 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your remake or rebreak series! do Crystalis next! that was such a big difference from NES to GBC

  • @Bardockssj2003
    @Bardockssj2003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    4:17 you mean somecallmeJohnny said that not the AVGN,

  • @dsdude8441
    @dsdude8441 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ngl, I respect that you quit the game. Too many people are like "You can't say it's bad until you complete it", but I feel like even if it's better at that point, games shouldn't take forever to get to "the good part", which may not even be there in a case like this.

    • @tnt1770
      @tnt1770 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He got to the end of Labyrinth Zone, the fourth zone out of six, which is about 2/3 of the way through the game. If over half the game is bad to play, I think it's fair to say the whole game is more bad than good.

    • @dsdude8441
      @dsdude8441 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tnt1770 agreed

  • @TurboThunderbolt
    @TurboThunderbolt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Bubsy is by Accolade which I'm pretty sure is defunct by now" Ah 2015, how naive we were

  • @Webhed-sc8ev
    @Webhed-sc8ev 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy your videos, bro.

  • @LostSoulSilver
    @LostSoulSilver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You can't spell Incompetent without Sega

  • @OneCalledRPG
    @OneCalledRPG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Actually, there are even some graphical flaws. Sometimes, the sprites will move a pixel or two up and to the right from where it should be (look at the looking up and crouching animations). Also, sometimes the backgrounds don't work, like in Scrap Brain where they don't even try, and sometimes the camera doesn't even block off what you aren't supposed to see (the void under the levels).

  • @jamesnelson5618
    @jamesnelson5618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    6:31 let also not forget Crash Bandicoot the Wrath of Cortex.

  • @PKpaula425
    @PKpaula425 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh yes, a game i've been waiting for you to review on this segment for quite a while. As that one kid from The Wizard would say: Its so bad.

  • @pgj1997
    @pgj1997 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey! You should do an episode on Pokemon Red & Blue and their Remakes, FireRed & LeafGreen, for the 20th anniversary!

  • @pizzahutlucas
    @pizzahutlucas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I feel bad for the people who wasted their money on this game.

    • @JUSXTREME96
      @JUSXTREME96 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      LucasPlayz_PHN I remember watching a kid play this on the bus in Middle school. I didn't hear the sound, but I seen the slooooow gameplay. I felt bad XD

    • @An_average_BA_enthusiast
      @An_average_BA_enthusiast 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I legit was typing slow cause of sonic GBA.

  • @LivingInAFantasy16
    @LivingInAFantasy16 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:52 super man 64 “Fly through rings!”

  • @raylewis60
    @raylewis60 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    do more of this stuff I love these videos!

  • @dariusvilla5680
    @dariusvilla5680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I still have a GBA SP. I was looking for Sonic games for the GBA. I'm so glad that I watched this video and saw reviews for Sonic Genesis for GBA before deciding which Sonic one port to buy. I'm so glad I avoided wasting about at least $15 on this piece of junk. I'm so glad got the Android version for my Fire Tablet instead. Not only I would've wasted at least $13, but if dodging enemies and stage hazards at high speeds and crawling through Labyrinth Zone is already frustrating enough in the Android version (and the original Sega Genesis version), then I can't imagine how I would feel if I played these same levels on the GBA port.

  • @starryanise07
    @starryanise07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Finally someone agrees with me on the worst game: Sonic Genesis.

  • @papyrussemi2848
    @papyrussemi2848 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:12 And it's kinda funny when you suddenly send Sonic flying into outer space, because space is outside the skybox.

  • @winterbonnie_8
    @winterbonnie_8 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Exo Paradigm Gamer, I get the struggle of playing through Labyrinth Zone for Sonic Genesis GBA. But then again it took me 20 minutes to beat the game.

  • @ultraninja_19
    @ultraninja_19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    13:40

  • @superstar64official
    @superstar64official 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    ... i haven't even got a GBA stock pile. I would rather play a sonic ROM hack than this crappy remake that deserves to be smashed on bored smashing

    • @superstar64official
      @superstar64official 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sonic 06 on the other hand i may give a try at some point

    • @gabrieltorres6633
      @gabrieltorres6633 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +superstar64 sonic 0-Glitch go ahead

    • @warv6552
      @warv6552 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Future Trunks It's not that bad when you actually play it.

    • @gabrieltorres6633
      @gabrieltorres6633 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      GameCityGaming I played the first level and I started to warp all over the map. Never again

    • @warv6552
      @warv6552 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Future Trunks I got through the whole game without glitches taking my lives

  • @gameshock2916
    @gameshock2916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @ExoParadigmGamer If you wanna know some technical information about Sonic Genesis (GBA), it's running this game in the Sonic Advance engine. This is why slowdown and frame rate stuttering is common. They have two different graphics, so they put the Sonic 1 sprites and assets with Sonic Advance coding. There's proof of concept for Sonic 1 running on the GBA just like the SEGA Genesis version. A guy going by Taxman and Stealth proved that.

  • @Sonic1994CD
    @Sonic1994CD 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    16:41 - 16:49 has to be the funniest part of the video. I know exactly what you mean ExoParadigmGamer! Just that name gives me the chills -_-

  • @dragonstormx
    @dragonstormx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This game is worse than Free Riders? What the hell did that game do right?

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +dragonstormx That's a good question. I'll let you know when I actually play it.

    • @dragonstormx
      @dragonstormx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Okay then, good luck. From the footage I've seen that game's controls look barely functional.

    • @smuglutena3254
      @smuglutena3254 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've played the game once before. The controls are atrocious and barely functional. So, good luck.

    • @beta511ee4
      @beta511ee4 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe the soundtrack?

    • @iconiclocal9279
      @iconiclocal9279 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Free riders was the one where they were on the boards it isn't that bad and was pretty fun

  • @gallium711
    @gallium711 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    James Rolfe? As in the Angry Video Game Nerd? Sir, you have good taste indeed.

  • @hipsterelephant2660
    @hipsterelephant2660 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How appropriate you uploaded this on 9/11, because this port is a fucking tragedy.

  • @CarfDarko
    @CarfDarko 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow... Just the intro screen indeed already showed what was coming. First the sound... Being an 8bit music creator myself and a big fan of the original Mega-Drive (it was my first console) it felled wrong on all levels possible. No animated background... something was missing right away. And the font... Awesome review of a horrible port indeed, btw, love the channel, keep up the awesomeness!!