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- Hey, guys hope you all enjoyed checking out this INCREDIBLE concept art and real world inspirations of Sonic Adventure 2! This had some many cool inspirations and pieces of concept art that I found incredibly interesting. Thanks so much for watching guys and hope you enjoyed this video on Sonic Adventure 2's Concept Art and Real World Inspirations :D
Thanks for watching and if you have any suggestions let me know in the comments!
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Sources:
Sonic Adventure 2 - sonicretro.org
(info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Adv...)
Sonic Adventure 2 Development - sonicretro.org (info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Adve...)
Sonic Adventure 2 Green Hill - sonicretro.org (info.sonicretro.org/Green_Hil...)
Interview With Sonic Adventure 2 Director Takashi Iizuka - ign.com
(www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/...)
Sonic Official Season 3 Episode 2 - Sonic TH-cam youtube.com
( • Sonic Official - Seaso... )
EX-Sonic Team Sonic Adventure Artist Hiroshi Nishiyama Rejoins SEGA - sonicstadium.org
(www.sonicstadium.org/2019/04/...)
Sonic Adventure 2 - sonic.fandom.com
(sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_A...)
Sonic Adventure 2 Gallery - sonic.fandom.com (sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_A...)
Sonic Adventure 2 Dreamcast The Cutting Room Floor - sonicretro.org (tcrf.net/Sonic_Adventure_2_(D...)
Takashi Iizuka and Kazuyuki Hoshino interview is found in the HD versions of SA2
(Options then Bonus Video...I didn't know it was there either LOL)
Introduction - 0:00
Sonic Team USA's Inception - 0:23
Central City Level Concept Art & Inspirations - 1:37
Prison Island & Harbor Level Concept Art & Inspirations - 8:23
Pumpkin Hill's Surrounding Level Concept Art & Inspirations - 10:54
Forests' Level Concept Art & Inspirations - 13:15
Desert Levels Concept Art & Inspirations - 14:05
The ARK's Level Concept Art & Inspirations - 15:03
???? - 17:09
Miscellaneous Storyboards and Concept Art - 18:00
Profile Picture/Outro done by Jonni Salazar, check him and his gorgeous art out on IG: / jonni_salazar
Outro Music: Believe in Myself v.2 -Tails' Theme (From Sonic Adventure 2)
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I don't know about you, but I love seeing the artworks and concept arts, it's like I saw the creators drawing in front of me and seeing the ideas they had, makes me want to enter this industry and work in that area
Yes I 100% agree its so cool to see and how they reflect the final 3D counterparts. Thanks for watching my friend!
@@Eldarin You're welcome! 😁 I like this style of "artwork analysis" video your channel has a lot of potential man✌️✨
Aw thank yoy so much man! Stay tuned as I will be covering heroes next after we take a bit of a detour with delving into the adventure games soundtracks :)
@@Eldarin you can bet that I will continue to follow your videos, I liked this style of analysis, I like to see that kind of thing
I love concept art also!
Everyone: Sonic is destroying property! He's evil!
Developer's: Haha, parked cars go brrrr
SA2 feels like a late-90’s American government movie, with scientist making creations, space stuff, the military, I love it all
I agree! It’s so over the top yet grounded in its universe which is why I love it so much...then it hits ya with that final story ending and 😳😔 Maekawa knocked it out of the park!
Too bad there were no Biolizard and Finalhazard concept arts, who knows what monstrocities they imagined in a first place
I know!! I was really hoping to see some crazy bio lizard ones similar to the perfect chaos one from the SA1 vid. Hopefully as time goes on we get some, thanks for watching!!
Yeah maybe there is some concept art of it but they just haven’t shown it yet or they lost it lol hope they didn’t it’d be awesome to see some of it
This makes one wonder if San Francisco in the Sonic movie was a reference to Adventure 2.
GOOD POINT! I wonder or maybe it was just coincidence or fate pointing to a SA2 remake🤔
@@Eldarin considering that Jeff Fowler wants to make a cinematic universe, it's probably to set the stage for an SA2 adaptation should he get far enough.
God I would LOVE to see that happen, I do wonder if they would lighten the tone though
@@Eldarin They would have to I mean imagine Geralds Diary’s on the big screen with 5 year olds watching.......
That's the whole point, yes lol.
I think part of the reason why SA2 spoke to me as a kid so much is because I grew up in Marin County California and seeing all the references to the area where I lived at the time made me have a stronger connection to the game.
That’s so cool! I have only been to San Diego but I would imagine that seeing places you can recognize in real life would make the impact this game had even more! Thanks for watchibg
I am truly in love with Sonic Adventure 2’s art style in general.
It's so gorgeous I agree..thanks for watching :)
that’s why i want a hd remake or atleast an rtx remaster or something
Yeah, I’ve always found that fact funny how Sonic Team kept getting $30 parking tickets and decided Sonic and Tails could destroy the 3-wheeled police vehicles in their city levels.
I knew a lot about the San Francisco, Alcatraz, and conceptual space colony inspirations already, but I didn’t know about Yosemite inspiring Pumpkin Hill. That was neat to learn. Great job as always.
Thank you so much it really means a lot! Before researching this stuff I didn’t know ANY of it except for the San Fran stuff
11:40 The concept art does actually feature a coffin, it's just incorporated into the train's body and doesn't stand out very much. I think it was a good call to switch the passenger car out for the coffin, gives a better impression of what this train is all about.
I just can't believe how much love and effort went into this game! There's just so much content! It's sad that even decades later they can't do anything like sa2
Right?!? SA2 truly feels like a passion project from Sonic Team imo, I hope that one day we get something of similar quality from this franchise
Remember when this was accused of being an "Overrated game that was 1/3 good loved by nostalgic idiots" by nostalgic idiots? I'm so happy people love this game again.
Bruh unleashed
@@moosesues8887 i agree, Sonic Unleashed was nearly as great as SA2, along with SA1 they are easily the top 3 sonic games in my opinion.
I’ve never played unleashed but hear it’s fantastic though
Dang I guess Tails had enough of being a sidekick to Sonic 7:44
LOL truly
7:45 Tails kills all Sonic x Tails shippers
Watching this really makes you appreciate just how connected the world of SA2 is. The level select map really makes the world feel so much more alive too. Giving the player a visual representation of whats where relative to the events happening in game.
The concept art too is fantastic, makes me appreciate just...our world a bit more
I’m right with ya! The amount of detail that Sonic Team put into this game is absolutely incredible! Really shows how much of a love letter this was to the franchise imo. Thanks so much for watching and hope you enjoyed!
*turns on bell icon immediately*
😎😎😎
Once again it's very interesting to see these pieces of artwork as a lot of work went into SA2. It looks like Sonic Team really based the levels around real-life locations.
Hey BWF! Im happy to hear you found the video interesting and I agree the locations are very similar!
I love all these sketches and concept art it really shows the team's passion behind it, if a remake was true to happen i wish they could expand the levels with the art
Imagine Route 101 starting around a mountain and ending by the middle of the sea or Route 280 having a city in the middle, adding a Golden Gate bridge section to City Escape and being able to grind on the half pipe
Here's a little theory/thought i have
Angel Island is in the game, maybe the entire desert area is Sandopolis, i mean in 3&K shows that Eggman didn't build the pyramid, he took it over and the ghosts aren't happy about that, since Knuckles broke the Master Emerald it explains why GUN could send their units there since it's on the ocean again
Pumpkin Hill, Wild Canyon, Dry Lagoon and Aquatic Mine can be new zones; Even in 3&K there was Azure Lake Zone showing that we didn't get to explore the whole island, also Dry Lagoon's skybox reminds me a lot of Marble Garden
And i always like to think that the other city in the map on the left of Aquatic Mine is Station Square
Also i know it only says "Green Hill" but that also implies that is South Island
Mini theorys i have thought while playing
If A remake does happen I agree I’d love for them to expand the levels to make them flow even more like how the map shows. As for your theory I agree and that feels like a very plausible theory! Great catch with the 3K similarities also. Thank you for watching :)
@@Eldarinthanks to you, it's a pleasure
I love that everything connects to make a bigger world, like it's not just "a space level", it's the abandoned colony, it's not just "a mine level", it's a mine in Pumpkin Hill. So much creativity and thought went into SA2
it was so interesting seeing how they translated all these real world locations into a 3d game
Ayy it's you
@@chareels heyyyyy
I agree! Thanks for checking the video out it means alot!!
0:46 y'know from that picture alone, it becomes very obvious that city escape really is just San Fransico, like I could definitely see Sonic riding a broken piece of a helicopter down that road
I agree its such an incharacter sonic thing to do xD Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed :)
It's finally here. Major props for the research you must have done
Thanks! I hope it lived up to the hype xD and yeah the research was alot but thats some of the most fun!
I love how detailed the concept art is. I have always favored detail-heavy black and white art, and these are fantastic to look at.
Have I downloaded most of these concept images to computer already? Yes. Am I still going to enjoy this video whilst having lunch? Double yes.
Ayyy, the pieces in this were so cool I agree! I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!! (also hope your lunch is good xD)
Nice profile pic
I knew a lot of the "earth" half info but this was super cool to learn about the "ark" half of the game
Also funny edits. This got a laugh out of me.
the tails in shadow the hedgehog bit was so funny
@@lilpoppo Exactly
OK
I'm glad you liked it! the edits were super fun to make so im happy you guys were enjoying them :D
1:51 Wait...I knew it! No wonder these levels looks familiar to me.
Great video! Not a lot of people know about all the real life inspirations for the Adventure games settings so it's great to see it covered so well. Glad you decided to put in that Angel Island thing lol, it's a neat tidbit.
Thank you so much I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes and dude it was crazy looking at Angel Island on Google Maps because SA1's looks EXACTLY the same in the FMVS!
Another cool thing about the redwoods is that’s where they shot Endor for Return of The Jedi. So In a way you’re running around Endor lol
I've been living in the bay area for a little short of 7 years and it was dope to see all the inspiration from the game. Good stuff.
That’s awesome! I’ve never been over there myself so I could only imagine how cool it is to tangibly see the stuff this was inspired from irl. Thanks for watching!
I couldnt wait for this, since you announced it last stream :D.
Awww I hope the hype was worth it xD Thanks for watching!!
This was great video! I never knew that SA2 had real world inspirations and you explained everything very well!
Thanks so much! Im happy that I was able to share this with you guys and it was a clear explanation! Thanks for watching, means alot to me :)
Bruh, why did TH-cam not bother to tell me about this?!
I could not wait for this when u said you will be making one of these videos, it came out amazing!!
Yay!! Im so glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching
There's something about the skybox of night San Francisco in Radical Highway and Mission Street that really gives me a nostalgic feel. I've liked night city scape images because of it. The music of Mission Street always plays in my head when I'm on a bridge in New York, watching the city at night as the lights of the buildings illuminate the sky and reflects off the river. I just wish the city glowed a red/purple/green accent like they do in the skyboxes.
Just dropping a quick warning to drop your volume around the 8:57 mark.
Dang! This is sick!!! Like honestly! Great job dude!
thank you my man, really means alot coming from you
That is really high quality for such a small following! I can see the effort put into this man! I'm Forstaken from your Discord
Thank you so much it really means alot to hear that! Also welcome to the discord!
4:28 Honestly, that is an amazing choice, looking at the story of the game.
I agree, also its super cool the new sonic movie is going to be using the same GUN helicopter!!
Awesome video again, dude, and with you saying Prison Island being Alcatraz I was all "yea that totally makes sense!"
Thank you it really means alot! Yeah its crazy how similar yet SA2ified the locations are compared to real life :)
@@Eldarin I had seen with your video giving thanks you were going to be looking into the music as well from the games. I'm not sure if you knew with the original Japanese lyrics for Believe In Myself, there are slight variations in the three choruses? This it according to Deepl so the translation maybe a little rough
chorus 1
I want to fly higher, I want to fly even higher
I'm sure I'll reach a point where I can see everything
Someone's waiting for me, waiting for me to come flying
So I want to fly higher and higher
I just have to keep going
Everything's a new challenge for me
But it's all in my mind
I've got to believe in my own strength
I'm gonna step out on my own
chorus 2
I want to fly higher, I want to go as far as I can go.
I'm sure I'll reach a point where I can see everything.
Someone is waiting for me, I know they are.
I want to believe that and fly higher
I just have to keep going...
Everything's a new challenge for me
But it's all in my mind
I'm going to believe in my own strength
I'm gonna take the first step forward
chorus 3
I want to fly higher, just like myself.
I know I'll make it to where I can see everything
Somebody's waiting for me. It's got to be me.
I want to believe that, and I want to fly higher.
I just have to keep going.
Everything's a new challenge for me
But there's something that only you can do
I'm going to do my best and believe in my own strength.
I'm going to take the first step forward
I got that from the Japanese Adventure website. It also gave other tidbits on the songs, like did you know the ending noise on Open Your Heart was achieved by Jun Senoue using an electric drill on his guitar? I think he must have borrowed the idea from Paul Gilbert. I'll link it in another comment because when I was trying to post it before I don't think the comment was going through. Here's the original Japanese lyrics for the choruses of Believe In Myself as well btw
もっと高く飛びたい、もっと高く飛びたいなぁ
きっと何もかも見えるところまで行けるんだ
誰かがボクを待ってる、ボクが空を飛んで来ることを
だからもっと高く飛んで行きたいんだ
とにかく進み続けなきゃ...
何もかもが、ボクにとって新しいチャレンジだけど
全ては自分の心の持ちようさ
自分の力を信じて頑張るよ
自分から一歩踏み出して行こう
もっと高く飛びたい、行けるところまで行ってみたいなぁ
きっと何もかも見えるところまで行けるんだ
誰かがボクを待ってる、きっと待ってる
そう信じて、もっと高く飛んで行きたいんだ
とにかく進み続けなきゃ...
何もかもが、ボクにとって新しいチャレンジだけど
全ては自分の気の持ちようさ
自分の力を信じて頑張るよ
自分から一歩踏み出して行こう
もっと高く飛びたい、ボクらしくね
きっと何もかも見えるところまで行けるんだ
誰かがボクを待ってる、ボクじゃなきゃダメなんだよ
そう信じて、もっと高く飛んで行きたいんだ
とにかく進み続けなきゃ...
何もかもが、ボクにとって新しいチャレンジだけど
誰にでも自分にしか出来ないことがあるんだよ
自分の力を信じて頑張るよ
自分から一歩踏み出して行こう
@@Eldarin http Sonic Sega jp sonicadv snd index html (I don't think it likes outside links these days)
There's the site. Along with having bits from Senoue, it also has thoughts from other writers Kenichi Tokoi and Fumie Kumatani which you can find on both the lyrics page and the Music CD section. Also on the lyrics section, the thoughts from the writers only appear on the Japanese bit, so to get to that click この曲の対訳を見る at the bottom of the page and that will put the page in Japanese.
omg thank you so much! And yes that is my next two (potentially 4 videos depending if the vocal tracks need their own video). Really appreciate it and I will shout you out in the video for sending me this stuff! I also have some interviews I was able to get my hands on I havent seen on the web yet so stay tuned!! (btw I remember a week or two ago I saw you comment about the Tails' translation thing and TH-cam removed the comment due to the links..although I have links on..this has been happening to a few other commenters too, so I really appreciate you taking the time to repost this as the first time around I couldnt read the whole thing thanks to youtube's wonderful robot janitors LOL)
@@Eldarin no problem dude, and as for when I first posted about it I was really annoyed about it, as I spent a while typing it out and then when I tried adding an additional bit it was saying about errors, and then as I refreshed the page it was gone. So I tried again, and once again it was gone so I was all, "screw it, I tried..." XD but with this video I figured I'd at least try one more time, and try and keep the extra bits you need out of the link to see if that would do the trick. Also when putting Believe In Myself original Japanese lyrics through deepl, there's abit at the end thats abit... you'll see for yourself ^^"
いつも一人でいる時に空想していること...
強くなりたい
信頼されたい
いつも一人でいる時に夢見ていること...
カッコよくなりたい
憧れの彼みたいに
Things I always fantasize about when I'm alone...
I want to be strong.
I want to be trusted.
What I always dream about when I'm alone...
I want to be cool.
Like the man of my dreams
While I am quite sure Jun did not mean it THAT way, but with that line I can't help but think of this Sonic pirate AU I saw on twitter, by deiz2020, and Sonic and Amy were wandering through some crystal cave and it also had the added write up about someone had been appearing in Amy's dreams trying to warn her off about something, so when she and Sonic find him.
"That's him!" Says Amy pointing, to the figure in the distance. "The man of my dreams!"
To which Sonic replies, while rubbing the back of his head
"Did you really need to say it like that?"
But anyway hopefully you'll find some useful information for the videos :)
WOW that’s something new Metal Harbor, Weapons Bed, & all knuckles stage are my favorite stages. Never knew some of stages took place at the same time. Now we just need a remake of those stages it will be amazing.
I’d love to see what a remade version of those stages could look like. Metal harbor is tied for probably my favorite stage in the franchise especially with that HOLY track for it. Thanks for watching :)
@@Eldarin Anytime
Having the space colony attempt to collide with the Earth as seen in the final story reminds me of both Mega Man X5 and Mega Man Zero 4. Of course this game was released one year after Mega Man X5 and Mega Man Zero 4 came out 4 years after this game. It makes me wonder if both Capcom and Sega were inspired by each other.
Thanks for watching! I heard something similar about that with the MMX&Z games although I’ve never personally played them! That certainly could be though with both taking inspiration from each other
Wow, there's some wicked cool concept here! Aquatic Ruin, Pumpkin Hill, and that version of the ARK with a giant ring and a WHOLE CITY underneath it are AMAZING! Also, all of these places you informed us of that gave inspiration to all of these concepts, thanks for mentioning them. It's important for artists to keep looking inspiration everywhere to create such unique and interesting fantasy worlds.
I know right!!! I LOVEDD the Ark one, it would’ve been super cool if that piece was used that the final showdown between sonic and shadow took place on that ring like a giant drag strip. Thanks for watching and appreciate the support LSP :)
i like that part choose your memory card data... loading
I like the outro image! I am glad that you put all of your sources in you description. Fantastic video! It really makes me want to do my own research.
Hey there Memsly! I'm super happy to hear you enjoyed the video and I agree one of the coolest parts of the research side of this is seeing how detailed the art is, honestly some of it would make some super sick posters. I apologize about this not popping up earlier, it seems TH-cam has been bugging out recently with alot of glitches recently so hopefully they fix them. I truly hope this next Sonic game is exactly what you are speaking of, a game that the team is devoted and passionate about without the rush of time restraints. Also happy to hear you like the outro image and in all my videos I list the sources so always feel free to check them out. Thanks for watching it really means alot!!!
I love seeing the behind the scenes of video games! Already liking the video!
Aw thank you so much I'm really happy you enjoy it. I agree the BTS of the games is so cool :)
YOOO THIS WAS EPIC!
Thank you so much for making this lad! Now I know what to make the stages look like for MSA2 v6! 🤝
Hey thank you so much man it really means alot! I LOVE your modding work also for Generations SA2! Keep up the great work!!
@@Eldarin Didn’t see that coming lol. Glad you like my stuff man! Looking forward to what you’ll be up to next!
Dude this video was amazing
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much for watching :)
With all the light on in the city on the Ark (like in 17:07), I would wonder if anyone still lives there. It would be a massive waste of power to just leave them on.
If you can find concept art for sonic heroes please make it great vid btw
Yo
Sup dumbester saw you at the stream yesterday
Yep also do you think you could help me get mods for Sonic robo blast 2 on mobile I already have the game
@@chareels I don’t have it on mobile you just search it up
Hey thanks so much! Im happy you enjoyed the video and dont worry I plan on making one for heroes :D
Thanks again for putting so much effort into this video! Definitely some awesome comparisons from concept art to the final stages. Concept art is usually so imaginative and awesome and it’s very cool that a lot of it was carried over.
I have to be totally honest, I have been playing this game since 2001 and never gave a second thought about the missing parts of the bridges in Radical Highway... I just thought it was being a video game and out the bottomless pits there, never thought about it being under construction
Hey man no need to thank me, I’m just happy to be able to talk sonic with you all...thank YOU for watching! I love concept art too and about RH, yeah the little details Sonic Team throughout this game blow my mind to this date!
I just realized that concept art at 15:50 totally looks like High Charity from Halo 2, plus in Halo 3 there's a giant structure called the Ark... coincidence?
yeah probably lol
good catch! It certainly is interesting to see the connections across gaming and how they could've influenced each other! Thanks for watching
Love your videos man. Keep it up 👍
Thank you so much it really means alot to hear that!!!
I can't get enough of concept art! especially sonics, I love your videos keep it up!
Hey thank yoy so much it really means a lot to hear you are enjoying them! Thanks for watching :))
Well Researched, Eldarin
thank you m'lady
Subscribed. I love people who put so much effort into research.
I definitely did not know about the Team going to space, I mean how often do game companies did that back then.
Also You know the one thing i hate about this game is Shadow's Rocket Shoes. When Eggman Releases Shadow Cutscene, he is shown that he can fly with them (not hovering) I think this is the only time that it's shown, It Could have a mechanic/moveset to Shadow's gameplay, Yeah I bet they Forgot about that.
Yes I can't believe NASA let Sonic Team tour the ISS also..how crazy!😆 I agree I wish Shadow's rocket boots had more impact on the gameplay than just its look, either way, thank you so much for watching it really means alot!!
@@Eldarin You're Welcome👍
This is really awesome! I've grown up in the San Francisco Bay Area, right near where Sonic Team based SA2 off, and it's nice to find out even more about their inspirations, like the Angel Island one! Great video :D
Hey thank you so much really means alot! I've only been to San Diego myself but one day do wanna visit the rest of the state. I feel like that would make these games even greater that you are able to make that real life connection with the stages and see what they were inspired off of. Really glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
@@Eldarin no problem man, can't wait to see more from you!
1:46 that tails statue
You’re back with a amazing video, and with more information!! :D
Thanks so much it really means alot to hear you liked the video! Stay tuned for more as I am hoping to have the next one out this week :DD
Good work! Definitely trying to go to San Francisco soon if a killer military semi doesn't chase while I'm there I'll be disappointed
Thanks! Well...if it does, I will see you on the news at least🤪
Very cool video!
Hey thanks so much it means alot! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video!!
Gotta love these art analysis vids man
Thanks it really means a lot! New one is coming this Saturday
@@Eldarin can't wait! 😁
Ah yeah baby I loved this video it was soo interesting and fun to watch also lets just say this video helped me on a small school project that I'm working on and well keep it up Eldarin!!!
Aww thank you so much, really means a lot! Hope your project went well too!!
@@Eldarin thanks man close to finishing it up just doing some last minute editing!!
DAMNNN UR CHANNEL'S SICK!!!!! THX YT FOR RECOMMENDING ME THIS
great job dude ur future's bright
Thank you so much it really means alot to hear that! Stay tuned as friday a new video comes out :)
@@Eldarin I will!
amazing video. youtuber explaining sonic stuff in a great manner (good research, voice, delivery,etc) and is not annoying?? ez subscribe :D
Aww thank you so much it really means a lot! Stay tuned planning to have a video coming in the next week hopefully
Awesome video! Sonic adventure 2 is still so great! Love playing this game! 2001 baby!
Fantastic video man!
Thank you so much! Really means a lot to hear that and hope you enjoy what’s to come :)
El mejor puto vídeo que ví en mi puta vida, un abrazo te quiero mucho
¡Muchas gracias por vernos! Estoy muy feliz de escuchar que lo disfrutó y las amables palabras realmente significan mucho para mí. yo también te quiero mucho
Wait u speak Spanish??
@@user-dm4rt8hu5c Idk
@@newavedsynth1780 Who knows.
We may never know._.
@@user-dm4rt8hu5c @Newaved synth I tried my best, I hope it came out correct (I took 8 years of Spanish but had to use some google translate). Least I can do is if someone takes the time out of their day to comment &watch the video is comment in their native language :D
here we go!!!
you sound like you could do a very good sonic impression ngl
Aww thank you! Thanks for watching also
Quite interesting, I assume that you're going to do a sa1 video like this.
Thanks so much! And I certainly could at a later date! I’m revisiting SA1 for the next video so definitely stay tuned for that but now that you mention it SA1 certainly would have a lot of real life places too🤔🤔🤔
@@Eldarin looking forward to that
18:35 I believe that's Silicon Graphics 3D modeling software (that runs on their SGI workstations e.g. Onyx, Octane) I know from the TGS 1998 videos that Sonic Team had a SGI workstation in their offices.
I love this game and the stupid amount of content that was put into it, but this video has given me an even deeper appreciation for it. Great work!!
Amen to that! I am really happy that this video was able to deepen your appreciation for SA2, really means alot to me to hear that. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more :D
This game is my 2nd favorite game of all time. right behind CD
The ideas for each stage in my game idea are Glenville being based on... well nothing! It was my own idea! Wet Jungle is based on the Mystic Ruins, Beach Blast is based on Wave Ocean and Emerald Coast, Cloud Mountain is based on Hill Top Zone and Sky High Zone, Scorched Peak is based on Red Mountain, and The Final Factory is based on Scrap Brain Zone, Final Egg Zone, and Mad Gear Zone.
ah a man of culture i see ;) thanks for watching :))
@@Eldarin i edited it. look again
@@glenhaven721 This sounds awesome..keep me updated as you make it!
Do more sonic concept art from other games.
Thanks for watching! I plan to do one over every mainline game so dont worry :D
@@Eldarin that's cool bro. You do that and take you're best time dude:)
I knew the city stages were influenced by San Francisco, but it was cool to see a lot of the game was also inspired by local scenery!
I agree! It was super interesting to see how SA2 was inspired by its local scenery while I was researching this. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed!!
Hello eldarin I have finally gotten around to commenting on this video I watched a while ago. I enjoyed it very much along with the other video on the music development of Sonic Adventure. I'm not as fanatical about these games as I am about the classic games so I actually learned a lot from you this time around as opposed to you learning from me with my trivia comments (as you have told me you have).
That is not to say I don't like both Adventure games because I do. Though I always replay them mostly for the Sonic stages in both (including Shadow's) because they are so fun for me. I kind of wish this gameplay style would return someday. With proper physics implemented like the classics it would probably be so much better, absolutely perfect even.
I'm sidetracking myself so I'll get back on topic with this video. Radical Highway and City Escape were the more obvious ones to be based on San Francisco for me with the Golden Gate Bridge and steep hills respectively. It was genius to make Sonic go through a level that was inspired by a place like it. San Francisco would even serve as the basis for a part of the 2020 Sonic movie. What a perfect match for a character who already rolls down slopes. I think it was really funny that Sonic Team decided to add in the ability to destroy certain smaller cars based off of the real life vehicles that would give them parking tickets as a way to vent off at them. It was done in good fun but still very humorous all around.
By the way the small cars are apparently found on the Mission Street level as it was pointed out in the Sonic Adventure 2 video by the _Did You Know Gaming_ channel. You can see it in your own video at 7:33 It's alright you may have not known as the interview itself that you used didn't specifically show where they were. With the way Kazuyuki Hoshino worded it as just "one of the stages" and that Sonic attacks them it's clear they may have not remembered the exact details which is understandable because the interview was done as a bonus video for the HD re-release of Adventure 2 in 2012, over a decade removed from the original release.
What I didn't know was practically everything else. The fact that both Routes and Mission Street were named after actual places in the SF area was something I never would have made a connection to. I wasn't aware the team even went to Yosemite Park for more real life inspiration either. What better place to get ideas from nature than a national park. White Jungle and Green Forest are some of my favorite levels aesthetic wise but I would not have put two and two together with the sequoia and redwood tree forests from California. I mean I knew those types of trees existed but I didn't really put much thought into them or where they were particularly located. I love how they implemented the idea to walk through giant trees from these forests too.
15:09 No Way!!! Where did you find that photo? It looks so legitimate, it must be really rare. I didn't know they actually went to outer space for more inspiration 😱 Talk about dedication. Perhaps that's where they got the idea to destroy the moon in the story. Did SEGA finance the trip? Is that the real reason why they went bankrupt? Okay with all those jokes out of my system I have to say that the whole topic of the Bernal sphere space colony was very fascinating. I didn't know about it before this video. It is odd that a mistranslation/misinterpretation slipped through the English script that caused it to be called something else though. Tails actually references something else from real life in Sonic Riders. He brings up something called the Kutta-Joukowski theorem on how the extreme gear works. As a kid I thought it was something made up but it turned out to be real so it really adds to Tails' character with his intelligence.
Prison Island and Alcatraz seemed to be the more obvious in hindsight. By the way, what are you referencing at 8:57? I’m rather curious about it but if you don't want to explain I understand. At the very least I know about DirecTV satellite since I had it when I was a kid. Also, did you know that there was a Sonic & Knuckles competition aired on MTV called "Rock the Rock" that actually took place in Alcatraz. I think it's a rather peculiar place to host a video game competition in.
17:18 That’s definitely grounds for bragging rights. Getting all 180 emblems is no easy task, I’m impressed. I do like how this rendition of Green Hill is literally just a 3D layout version of the original Act 1. It must have been exciting for fans to see Green Hill return in 3D back in 2001, especially as a reward. Nowadays that kind of specialty has worn off as they just keep reusing Green Hill over and over again. I don’t know about you but I’m honestly tired of seeing it myself. They should have Emerald Hill come back for once just for variety. Green Hill showing up out of nowhere on the map also actually has an in-universe explanation too since South Island is said to never be set in one place and is constantly drifting across the ocean according to the Japanese manual of Sonic 1.
I have to commend the developers for using real life locations. I think they were clearly passionate during this era. It was to the point that they were willing to go on a real life expedition to South America for Sonic Adventure. They truly went on adventures of their own. I read that the team even used photos they took as textures for Adventure.
I'm aware this is yet another long comment but these thoughts have been simmering in my head for over a month now. Excellent job with this video it makes me see Adventure 2 in a different light.
P.S. I just want you to know that I did read the message you sent me over on Sonic Retro from April and I made a reply to it but I’m not sure if you read it. I have since started a new conversation in regards to your Sonic 3 video which contains more trivia. I have decided to preemptively leave it over there just in case it won’t show up on the comment section of that video so please check it out whenever you have the time.
Heyy! Long time no see! I totally understand where you are coming from, as tbh I am the same way with the classics..I love them and can appreciate them 100% but my bread n butter is with the 3D games (probably because I grew up with them). Im super happy to hear you enjoyed the two videos and learned some new things! I agree with you about the sonic movie, hopefully, for the sonic movie 2 we get a scene of him snowboarding down streets..I also agree about the aesthetics of Green Forest and White Jungle, I love how huge the trees are in those stages and what I always appreciated about SA1 and 2 was how the stages kept the real life inspirations but gave them the absolutely crazy proportions...anyways, the whole bernouli thing was so weird yet interesting to me and the more I looked I was like huh I could totally see how they took inspiration from that. I haven't played the Riders games but Im certainly going to need to check those out. As for 8:57, I just found that line funny as it really was a timecapsule of when it came out "I found it on satlittle TV" it always gave me a chuckle haha. Also thank you for the compliment on the emblems, I honestly highly recommend going for the A rank on the first mission for each stage as I feel the stages really flourish when going for those. I never got the 180 emblems till this year and there is nothing better than SA1 and 2's 100% completion of metal sonic and Green Hill its just amazing! I would really like to see Sonic Team (if they're going to go for nostalgia pandering) Id love to see an actual rendition of Angel Island zone in 3D or Emerald Hill like you said. These games much like the 2D games were filled with so much passion, and I apologize ive been off of sonicretro recently so Ill have to check that out. Thanks for reaching out to me on there! Also Thanks for watching and great hearing from you my friend...hope you are doing well :))
(also thanks for the heads up on mission street as I never put 2 and 2 together on that so thanks, makes sense :DD)
@@Eldarin I’m a 2000’s kid but I didn’t grow up playing any of the 3D games aside from Sonic Heroes and even then I never completed it because foolish little me could never pass Rail Canyon with any of the teams so I ended up just selling the game off to Gamestop. I was pulled more into the classic games after watching Cybershell’s LP’s of them and deciding to play them myself. When I mentioned I wanted the Adventure gameplay style to return in my original post I forgot to bring up the beta version of Windy Valley. That version is more akin to the classics with its sprawling level design. Some modders managed to restore it since it was found in the Autodemo build. Here’s a video of how it looks like in case you haven’t seen it: th-cam.com/video/3YhS4nhs8fM/w-d-xo.html
If a Sonic game had levels that were all just like it then I would definitely buy it.
I think it would be fun to watch Sonic snowboarding down streets in the movie sequel. Apparently there is a Sonic Adventure 2 reference already found in a set photo that contains a helicopter with the markings “SA-2” which can be an abbreviated version of what the pilots in the game call the helicopter there in, Sigma-Alpha 2. The Adventure games stories can already be great material for movies and the Echidna tribe was already shown in the first movie so I’m curious to see what the sequel will be about.
Thanks for answering in regards to what 8:57 was about too. I just went and watched the hero story cutscenes of Adventure 2 and just realized that was the line Tails was saying without the distortion effect you added. I haven’t played Adventure 2 in such a long time so I thought you were making a reference to something else. I suppose it is a time capsule of the period it was released in as cable and satellite TV subscription rates are dropping in favor of internet streaming services.
As for the Riders games, I only played the first one but it was pretty fun. Even my siblings who aren’t Sonic fans enjoyed the game as well. I love the opening animation of the game especially with the art style they gave to the characters. If you're curious where Tails mentions that Kutta-Joukowski theorem then it’s in the heroes story mode. It’s the cutscene in the Splash Canyon stage: th-cam.com/video/lDBcpqk11fQ/w-d-xo.html
It’s okay if you haven’t been on Sonic Retro lately either. It’s not like you have to be there all the time. Nowadays there’s too much social media to manage accounts for but that doesn’t mean I think Retro is considered a social media website, I'm just saying in general there’s a lot of options. Admittedly, conversations on Retro are getting less engaging for myself as we are still in a “drought” for games and there hasn’t been as much topics on stuff like prototype releases or major newly found information to tide me over lately. Hopefully, this “drought” will be over either in this year or the next but will just have to wait and see.
Anyways, I’m doing fine and I hope you're doing well too. I’m glad to hear that I helped point out the cars on Mission Street for you. :)
@@Eldarin Okay so I now just looked up an image of how the cars issuing the parking tickets look like in real life and they are definitely a match to what they look like in game @7:33:
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Really liked this one. Lots of fun
Hey thanks so much really means alot, hope you feel the same way about whats to come!
Great vid man!
Hey thanks so much really means alot!
Dang I knew it had alot or art but dang this art is awesome
Hi Winner! Thanks for watching and Im super happy you thought the art was awesome!
@@Eldarin no problem your videos are really cool
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Tails the doom slayer
this man really out here hearting every comment
boom. xD i do it to acknowledge I saw everyones comment and then reply!
Who was here for the stream yesterday
me!😜
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Another banger, keep it up
Thank you so much it really means alot, stay tuned as I have something coming later this week ;)
Man, you are blowing up each day I come back
Can say I have been here since the first 💯
Don't forget me
Thanks so much! Im just happy to be able to share this stuff with everyone! I really appreciate you sticking around and watching the video :)
SA2? WOOO!1 LET’S GOOOOO1!1!
I remember the first time I ever went to San Francisco, all I could think was... OMG CITY ESCAPE IN REAL LIFE!
That had to be a cool moment, I need to head out there myself at some point...thanks for watching!
@@Eldarin no problem! You’re content is so well made. You deserve way more subs!
nice. very informative!
Hey thanks so much! Happy to hear you enjoyed it :)
I wonder how much different the game's story would have been if the E10 rating had been introduced at that point. Nishiyama's concept art looks a lot more grimy and dark than the final game, and while that may have just been his art style, SonicTeam later toned down Shadow the Hedgehog to get the new E10 rating so we know they were designing around US ratings around that time, and SA2 IS a game where one of the main events is a teenage girl being shot to death. So...
Also unrelated, SA2 was SUPPOSED to release in late 2000 or early 2001, but was delayed. The US Official Dreamcast Magazine states in an issue that they were going to do an in-depth write-up on development in the next issue, but it didn't happen. When asked about it in a letter in one of the last few issues, the team replied that SEGA initially had an earlier release planned, and changed it between issues of the magazine. This initial release date likely would have been the one they went with if they just had Sonic, Knuckles, and Eggman's stories and gameplay [as shown in the E3 2000 trailer], and this delay was likely done to retroactively add in Tails, Shadow, and Rouge as playable characters and make their rehashed Eggman, Sonic, and Knuckles stages fit into the story.
You earned a subscriber!
Super happy to hear you enjoyed the video!
Awesome Video
Hey Clifford! Thanks so much it really means alot!
I visited San Francisco last Summer and it was just as beautiful as in SA2! As long as you ignored all the Trash and Homeless People on the streets…
Great video
Thanks so much it truly means a lot to hear this!
This video made me appreciate SA2 even more! 🤯
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Tails with gun
Tails with gun
its sad how many effort you put into this and u still have 2,4k subs bro... :(
goin to sub anyway
Thanks so much for watching it really means alot! I honestly dont really care in regards to subs as its been awesome just being able to discuss and talk about sonic..and without being cheesy thats what matters most imo! Thanks for subbing it really means alot..hope you enjoy whats to come soon :D
Can you please do these videos on every sonic game?
That’s the plan ;) for every mainline at least! Thanks for watching
@@Eldarin Sweet
I hope one day we get the full story of the production cycle of this game. Considering they originally had only Sonic, Knuckles, and Eggman as playable characters originally, I’m so curious about how the game was going to originally play out, it’s all been very well hidden.
I was today-years-old when I learned Angel Island was real.
Its crazy to me how similar the in-game version is to the one in Cali too...thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed!
12:20 nobody realising that Sonic’s feet are backwards and not cursed at all but the shoe design is… ._.
Next time I go to San Fransisco, I am going to take my Sonic plush and roll it down the the streets! 😂🤣😂🤣😂
YES!! And I appreciate the kind words on the other videos btw it really means a lot, as for the TMNT..I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to it in the future as I love TMNT myself!
@@Eldarin nice cause tmnt is a fan favorite of mine
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That tails statue...