0:03 WHAAAAT!? The fact you got sponsored by a game from a franchise you love is FUCKING INSANE! Soon It’s like a teaser for you Sonic X Shadow Generations Review which I will patiently and eagerly be waiting for. Reach for the Stars, Nick! Sega must be proud of you!
You got sponsored for the new game?! That’s so cool! 🤩🤩 “Look at this stupid, beautiful thing!” Those are my favorite word combinations ! That screen is so cool! “I am totally normal.” No one is normal in the Sonic fandom, and that’s how we like it! 😊 Wait, Evan’s art got featured on a Play Station?! WOW!!!
Really loved seeing my country being represented in the video. My master system 3 collection was my first console (I'm only 24, but consoles are reeeealy expensive here) and though it doesn't have any sonic theming outside of the box and some stickers that come with it, but it still was my introduction to the blue rat that ruined my life, so I still keep it.
That second SEGA employee exclusive Sonic themed Dreamcast made me do a double take, because the Sonic head emblem through the lid looked like the Twitter logo and my brain could NOT handle that
Nice to see Sega sponsoring you. I haven’t played the remaster of sonic generations but I have played Shadow Generations and well… to say I was impressed is an understatement it’s fantastic
Firstly, congratulations on the sponsor! Shadow Generations is awesome, I’m currently going for 100% completion. I thought it was weird that this video had old Nick and not the Scourge Man, but the video being made a while ago explains that. And the helium arc is never truly over.
Sega’s marketing strategy is gold, paying diehard fans to gush about their games instead paying some rando to do it and them not being passionate, that ad made me want to buy the game
Sad thing is I actually own the @Games Sega Genesis plug and play. Saw it while I was out and saw that it could play actual Genesis cartridge's which a lot of plug and plays don't do, which I thought was really neat. I hadn't heard of the infamy of @Games at the time because I tried to avoid drama in the gaming space. It wasn't until I plugged it in and heard the wonky sound did I realize I had made a mistake.
✨The most recent "sonic exclusive🦔🌟" themed console I've seen, is the "🧡❤💙Sonic 2 Movie". I agree that it was insane 💀. I wish the fur addition was planted on the back of the product🎮. Congrats with the Big Bro sponsor from SEGA! Take care & God bless🙏💚💙.
I shouldn't be surprised that Nick is also interested in collecting weird Sonic consoles like myself but ... I guess seeing them in a video and someone else knowing about them is always a wild trip
19:44 honestly that probably made it easier for kids to play through the game since they can just continue where they left off a little bit more easily
I'd love to see you do a follow up to this list with controllers, I've been curious about them since I found out about the sonic movie ones. At some point I really want to get custom xbox series controllers to remake the movie controllers in order to play every sonic game with them. so I'd love to find out about more, similar curios in a convenient list like this one
If I was a kid, I'd probably shave the controllers too. What were they thinking not giving a usable controller with a console?? Oh well, congrats on the sponsor, now how about a review?
The older Master System versions manufactured by Tec Toy used to be pretty good. They started declining in quality around 2008, when they started using single-chip variants of the hardware, and didn't give you cartridge slots anymore. They got visually cooler, yes, but they kinda stopped caring about quality. But, these were made primarily for very cheap/poor consumers that didn't know any better (i.e. my parents in 2008, though luckily I got a model that didn't sucked), so it's understandable. If you convert their prices to USD, they were basically sold for pennies, and included like 100 decent to pretty good games on them, so we can't complain much. Also, Tec Toy re-released the Genesis a few years ago, and it was actual hardware not emulation, but, since not all parts of the original hardware are available these days, the quality is subpar. Especially in the sound department. It was still cool to see the console in a box very close to the original, with the original shell design, being displayed in stores out there, though. But that thing didn't had a market. It wasn't cheap enough for the Master System re-releases market, nor it had enough quality to cater to the retro market. Also you can basically buy an original used Genesis here for a couple hundred brazilian bucks, they're pretty common.
I've been seeing that here and there in the comments. I'd love to get down there some time and do a proper deep dive into Tec Toy and their business model.
Thanks for this to tide us over but I want your shadow generations review and how it’s a companion piece to Shadow the light in the darkness video. I want it now! After playing Shadow Gens.
28:14 The sad part is, the only thing that made this game bad was the Kinect controls. When you slap on a controller mod, you actually learn it’s a pretty decent game when not limited to your whole body.
The atgames has changed a lot over the years. I think some variants have a rubber grip on the And some came with different games I believe the early ones from 2012 only had 20 and later ones had 80 but 40 of them were random aftermarket games bye like tectoy The last model also added stereo audio instead of just mono audio before sega cut them off There were also some bigger HDMI versions that looks like a model 1 genesis
once I saw the AtGames genesis, it brought back a flood of memories of me playing sonic 2 and 3&k with my dad (god rest his soul 🙏) when i was 3 or 4 years old. made me emotional ngl, thanks for the nostalgia trip nick 🥲
as much as i'm not too big on the freedom fighters that is a awesome sally acorn figurine.(first 4 figures should do that with the new project they're doing for series request with the creator in november i get to be part of.:3) those console editions look awesome especially the dreamcast,sega saturn(wish it's games were re-released as it had awesome 2d games.),cursed pug n play(compared to lego shadow outside sonic's murder scene doesn't look that bad.),the 2nd movie controllers looking like they ripped part of sonic/knuckles fur off & neo geo pocket color(wish pocket adventure had been included on those bundles seeing sonic & friends with with terry,mai,kyo and the other snk characters/somehow shadow get in just to see with iori and bass.).
Congratulations 🎊 you got sega to notice you I'm so happy for you nick now they better let you go to that movie premiere or I'll riot its the least they could do for stealing your jacket lol
Timestamp at 13:37 them sonic adventure toys I had both Sonic and tails. They were cool but they broke so easily. One accidentally dropped and they brake apart like glass. 😂😂 but it was still great having them back then.
It's not unlikely Chaomix has one too and just hasn't released his video yet. I just didn't wanna put a preroll ad about Shadow Generations on my actual review. I have no idea what CM is up to though. Just speculating.
The beginning section of this video wasn't even part of the advertisement, it was just our regularly scheduled Game Apologist content
forgot it was an actual ad until the end of the ad lol
Least lifeless sponsor.
Well, of course. The Ultimate Life Form is sponsoring.
It definitely would’ve been ashamed if he wasn’t enthusiastic. But then again, I’ve seen some very bad ad reads
Nice job Nick on getting the Sega sponsorship.
Getting sponsored to do your job normally is fucking crazy. Congrats man
0:03 WHAAAAT!? The fact you got sponsored by a game from a franchise you love is FUCKING INSANE! Soon It’s like a teaser for you Sonic X Shadow Generations Review which I will patiently and eagerly be waiting for. Reach for the Stars, Nick! Sega must be proud of you!
If only Maria was here to see this...
Congratulations, Nick. You finally have made it to the big leagues with the Sega endorsement
The sega logo scream is fully endorsed and we're here for it.
0:08 Clap it UP for my man. I don't think sponsors get better than one of the best Sonic games ever. Hard work pays off. 🔵💨⚫️💨
Lol it was an honor to talk to you about the Xbox, man! :]
You got sponsored for the new game?! That’s so cool! 🤩🤩
“Look at this stupid, beautiful thing!” Those are my favorite word combinations ! That screen is so cool! “I am totally normal.” No one is normal in the Sonic fandom, and that’s how we like it! 😊 Wait, Evan’s art got featured on a Play Station?! WOW!!!
Really loved seeing my country being represented in the video. My master system 3 collection was my first console (I'm only 24, but consoles are reeeealy expensive here) and though it doesn't have any sonic theming outside of the box and some stickers that come with it, but it still was my introduction to the blue rat that ruined my life, so I still keep it.
how was it
That second SEGA employee exclusive Sonic themed Dreamcast made me do a double take, because the Sonic head emblem through the lid looked like the Twitter logo and my brain could NOT handle that
Sounds like an incredibly expensive collection, but with a SEGA sponsorship it makes a bit more sense
Nice to see Sega sponsoring you. I haven’t played the remaster of sonic generations but I have played Shadow Generations and well… to say I was impressed is an understatement it’s fantastic
1:25 caught me of guard 😂
That feeling when the Sponsor is actually something everyone wants
My guy made it big.Congrats man
I've paused the video 7 seconds in. Congratulations on the sponsor. On this sponsor. Long overdue!
Dude! Congrats on the Sonic(and Shadow) Sponsor. I bet this is big for you!
3:55 are there going to acknowledge who has that strangely proportion Sally Acorn
I refuse to believe that's an official product, It'd be wild if it was
In a time before virtual console, collections, and switch online; I did give ATGames a shot just for the Sega titles I missed out on.
Firstly, congratulations on the sponsor! Shadow Generations is awesome, I’m currently going for 100% completion.
I thought it was weird that this video had old Nick and not the Scourge Man, but the video being made a while ago explains that.
And the helium arc is never truly over.
Sega’s marketing strategy is gold, paying diehard fans to gush about their games instead paying some rando to do it and them not being passionate, that ad made me want to buy the game
Preach!❤
You know you're a good Sonic TH-camr when Sega themselves sponsor you 👍
18:22 I was chuckling a bit because of how relatable that moment was.
4:16 No Shadow Basketball!!
I know, tragic
best sponsor segment ever
0:12 oh yeaaaaaa
Sad thing is I actually own the @Games Sega Genesis plug and play. Saw it while I was out and saw that it could play actual Genesis cartridge's which a lot of plug and plays don't do, which I thought was really neat. I hadn't heard of the infamy of @Games at the time because I tried to avoid drama in the gaming space.
It wasn't until I plugged it in and heard the wonky sound did I realize I had made a mistake.
✨The most recent "sonic exclusive🦔🌟" themed console I've seen, is the "🧡❤💙Sonic 2 Movie". I agree that it was insane 💀. I wish the fur addition was planted on the back of the product🎮. Congrats with the Big Bro sponsor from SEGA! Take care & God bless🙏💚💙.
The scream in mic at the bottom of the sponsor was gold
The most on brand sponsor possible
Kinda of odd you called the Saturn a failure but not the Dreamcast.
A nick. Your simpmunk is showing. 3:55 🤨
This video has Stop Skeletons from Fighting energy, and I love it!
I shouldn't be surprised that Nick is also interested in collecting weird Sonic consoles like myself but ... I guess seeing them in a video and someone else knowing about them is always a wild trip
Congrats on the sponsorship Nick!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥💙💙💙
This was a nice dive. I knew of the At(ass)games ones but didn't know much beyond that so I learned a lot from this!
great job for the sponser, thats amazing!
Great background music choices
21:58
I had to that one!
The good ol' "Firebox"
Saying that that controller looked like Arlo’s crotch made me laugh so hard
The only sponsor I don’t wanna skip
Man's finally getting some sega recognition hell yeah
He sounds so excited
19:44 honestly that probably made it easier for kids to play through the game since they can just continue where they left off a little bit more easily
My jaw dropped when you mention SXS Generation as a sponser lol but nice though.
I had the AT games sega in the shape of sonics head as a kid and the AT mini megadrive got lots of memories with both
Oh man congrats on the sponsor!
23:32
I had this blue one when I was a kid (I'm Brazilian), when I get the chance I'll buy one of these
20:27 That’s like if Sonic got crossed with Faith: The Unholy Trinity. …. Dang, now I have inspiration for art…
I'd love to see you do a follow up to this list with controllers, I've been curious about them since I found out about the sonic movie ones.
At some point I really want to get custom xbox series controllers to remake the movie controllers in order to play every sonic game with them. so I'd love to find out about more, similar curios in a convenient list like this one
If I was a kid, I'd probably shave the controllers too. What were they thinking not giving a usable controller with a console?? Oh well, congrats on the sponsor, now how about a review?
From a hawk to a dove, that's crazy.
The older Master System versions manufactured by Tec Toy used to be pretty good. They started declining in quality around 2008, when they started using single-chip variants of the hardware, and didn't give you cartridge slots anymore. They got visually cooler, yes, but they kinda stopped caring about quality. But, these were made primarily for very cheap/poor consumers that didn't know any better (i.e. my parents in 2008, though luckily I got a model that didn't sucked), so it's understandable. If you convert their prices to USD, they were basically sold for pennies, and included like 100 decent to pretty good games on them, so we can't complain much.
Also, Tec Toy re-released the Genesis a few years ago, and it was actual hardware not emulation, but, since not all parts of the original hardware are available these days, the quality is subpar. Especially in the sound department. It was still cool to see the console in a box very close to the original, with the original shell design, being displayed in stores out there, though. But that thing didn't had a market. It wasn't cheap enough for the Master System re-releases market, nor it had enough quality to cater to the retro market. Also you can basically buy an original used Genesis here for a couple hundred brazilian bucks, they're pretty common.
I've been seeing that here and there in the comments. I'd love to get down there some time and do a proper deep dive into Tec Toy and their business model.
That sonic movie xbox one looks alright, but the controller for it is such a dope design even if it doesn't have the hedgehog explicitly on it.
"Is he gonna talk abou the Master System Evolu-"
HE HAS 3????
...
no wait, HE GOT 4!"
thought peter knetter would have done this kinda thing first in a silly way
33:34 heartbreaking, they took an angel's wings 💔
Thanks for this to tide us over but I want your shadow generations review and how it’s a companion piece to Shadow the light in the darkness video. I want it now! After playing Shadow Gens.
Crazy man. I remember watching your shit when you were at like 6k
I remember seeing the Sonic dreamcast being on sale in a swedish website and the price was litteraly out of this world.
That sponsor is fire 🦔
YES MY FAVORITE TH-camR HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY SEGA!!! IM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!
I would love a video of all sorts of officially licensed sonic Controllers and gaming accessories
Hey can I ask you a random question?
26:51 i had this one! The mario and sonic edition came out before they made the blue wii a generic wii
21:58 i think i had that one as a kid
28:14
The sad part is, the only thing that made this game bad was the Kinect controls. When you slap on a controller mod, you actually learn it’s a pretty decent game when not limited to your whole body.
It makes you wonder how much of the actual development was done WITH a controller.
I honestly want that sonic head tv to be referenced in future have a room of ridiculously stupid metal sonic prototypes
I am shocked we still haven't reached the Dreamcast
The atgames has changed a lot over the years. I think some variants have a rubber grip on the
And some came with different games I believe the early ones from 2012 only had 20 and later ones had 80 but 40 of them were random aftermarket games bye like tectoy
The last model also added stereo audio instead of just mono audio before sega cut them off
There were also some bigger HDMI versions that looks like a model 1 genesis
I need a sonic themed ps5 to complete my setup
once I saw the AtGames genesis, it brought back a flood of memories of me playing sonic 2 and 3&k with my dad (god rest his soul 🙏) when i was 3 or 4 years old. made me emotional ngl, thanks for the nostalgia trip nick 🥲
as much as i'm not too big on the freedom fighters that is a awesome sally acorn figurine.(first 4 figures should do that with the new project they're doing for series request with the creator in november i get to be part of.:3)
those console editions look awesome especially the dreamcast,sega saturn(wish it's games were re-released as it had awesome 2d games.),cursed pug n play(compared to lego shadow outside sonic's murder scene doesn't look that bad.),the 2nd movie controllers looking like they ripped part of sonic/knuckles fur off & neo geo pocket color(wish pocket adventure had been included on those bundles seeing sonic & friends with with terry,mai,kyo and the other snk characters/somehow shadow get in just to see with iori and bass.).
Best sponsor ever
The holy Sega sponsor!!
Congratulations 🎊 you got sega to notice you I'm so happy for you nick now they better let you go to that movie premiere or I'll riot its the least they could do for stealing your jacket lol
That design at 7:25 looks familiar? That’s the silhouette used in Sonic Pocket Adventure!!!
I should add that it is an animated image for the Title Cards at the beginning of each zone.
Seriously thank you Ian Flynn for that base Generations script rewrite, it's a vast improvement.
Nice Sponsors bro
As a brazilian because of tec toy i saw a lot of the master systems on some stores, i dont remember how expensive they were tho.
You forgot the sonic the hedgehog 10th anniversary birthday pack dreamcast
Litteraly it just came out i bought it litteraly the first monosecond
Timestamp at 13:37 them sonic adventure toys I had both Sonic and tails. They were cool but they broke so easily. One accidentally dropped and they brake apart like glass. 😂😂 but it was still great having them back then.
But now can we trust the inevitable review on the game?
If he got sponsored to gas Sonic x Shadow Gens, imagine if Sega saw the Hyper Sonic video.
Imagine playing ristar, mickey mania, toy story, Toejam&Earl with motion controls. HA
Tectoy consoles were made more cheaply so that the cost of the console would not increase, video games in Brazil are very expensive
That makes a lot of sense!
Fun fact, theres actual genesis consoles that are made in Brazil and arent plug n plays
How we feeling that SaltyDKdan got sponsored by Sega itself before Chaomix?
It's not unlikely Chaomix has one too and just hasn't released his video yet. I just didn't wanna put a preroll ad about Shadow Generations on my actual review. I have no idea what CM is up to though. Just speculating.
No not the wii controller for a Sonic game!
I NEED THAT SALLY STATUE, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT
When the sponsor does their homework.
😄
13:32 I still own these two and they still work!
I think the TV was supposed to be designed after the chao which are from sonic so accounts
thaaaaat's why he like to dark beginnings so much
I actually hade the SEGA arcade motion back in 2021
So many consoles. So much green.
22:39 Brazil Mentioned!!!
*Still waiting on those Archie Sonic comic reviews* 😅
3:00 *concern*