Hi! If you hear my voice being a little tin-sounding towards the end, I got copyright-striked and had to erase that part of the song. Thank you guys for your support and I hope you enjoy this video! 😁
In every sonic game there is a different story depending on what language it is in even the 3d games have multiple different lines of dialogue which are very different from the English versions with the only exceptions being the 2010 games
I get so frustrated when people do the whole "play/rate every Sonic game" and they blast through all the Game Gear/Master System games without saying anything about it. The Master System games were my childhood.
@@RobotnikHolmes extra feedback, it’s genuinely nice to hear someone be so chill when doing a review! Sonic Chaos was one of my all time favourite games as a kid. I had this from a friend, Alex Kidd built in, Batman Returns from another friend, I had Shinobi and another had Golden Axe. We would all swap and rotate our games for a few months. Back when games felt like they lasted forever but can’t be beat in less than an hour 😂😂
Had this game as a kid. I loved it, it was much more accessible than Sonic 2 GG, which was really, really hard. Graphics were a big improvement, and having Tails as a playable character was awesome. The Special Stages were good too, very challenging. The music was great, very memorable tracks. Unfortunately, Sonic Chaos may have aged the worst though because it's too easy. This was a welcome change at the time when I was a kid, but not so much as an adult. Getting all the chaos emeralds is still a challenge though, some of those Special Stages are tough. It's still a great game though! All Sonic fans should give it a shot at some point.
This is top-tier documentary material, very well scripted, enjoyed it very much as always and I thank you for making it and loved all the detail added and I didn't even know there was a third fan game remake of Sonic Chaos? Have to agree with you on the audio that although the music is good, it doesn't quite hit the same spot that the first two 8-bit soundtracks touched on, this game's soundtrack feels too much like it tries to capture the same vibe of the second game's music as a carbon-copy but can't quite do it. Verdict: Good and passable but not great. The only thing I think you didn't touch on (unless I missed it) was why the Mecha Green Hill Zone green background was changed to orange on the Game Gear? Anyway, well done! 🥰
I've just discovered your channel, and it looks severely under-rated, good sir! I have "subscribbed" I remember really wanting Master System version of this game one year for Christmas, and being extremely happy when I got it! Looking back, it's a very easy game that can be completed in 20 minutes, but I still have a soft spot for it, particularly the Master System version
😁 Your subscrib is greatly appreciated, as is your kind comment! That's awesome that you grew up with the game even if it was particularly short. Part of these retrospectives I love is hearing peoples' own stories and experiences with them! ✨
It is rather quant! I don't see many peeps talking about it so I'm happy to bring attention to it. 😁 Sleeping Egg Zone out of context does sound odd, indeed. Maybe they should have leant more into the "dream" theme? 😅
This was my favorite Sonic game on the Game Gear back in the day. The very first time I ever faked sick to miss school, I stayed home and played this all day lol. Still find myself humming different tunes from the game nearly 30 years later. I really, really wish the SAGE 2018 demo had flourished into a full blown remake.
Great video! Definitely worth the wait. Looking forward to you talking about Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine next as it’s actually one of my favorite Sonic games.
Thanks a lot! 😊 I work hard on these classic game retrospectives and hearing peoples individual memories on them makes me happy. Hope I can do Mean Bean Machine justice. 🤣
once again great video on a game i actually didnt know about lol. thanks for shining a light on literally the entire sonic series that i was too young for even tho im an old man now hearing eggmans mean bean machine was getting a video at the end was a crazy reveal one thing, the cartoon video isnt in the "retrospectives" playlist, at least on my end of youtube. i woulda skipped it on accident if i wasnt excited
Gonna be honest, I had sonic 1, 2, and chaos on game gear here in USA. Hated 1 and 2, loved Sonic Chaos. One day I sat down and said 'alright, I'm gonna beat this today!' and made it all the way to the egg base at the end and then my batteries died. Never did beat it, and that's my only complaint is that the game is longer than a fresh set of 6 AA batteries
Thoroughly enjoyed this. I loved Chaos I just wish sonic didnt just warp off into a special stage after 100 rings. It destroyed the enjoyment of running through a level so I focused on Tails for that game. I remember figuring out that most the bosses could be cheesed and you just bounce on top of them and left the controller to one side. I was thrilled to play that demo such a shame there has been no update since. Any loved the video and I am on board.
Thank you for pointing that out! I tried it out and there is indeed an invincibility effect, but only for a split second after initiating it, and also you pass through enemies instead of defeating them. 😅 I will remember this for next time!
i love this game! the master system are definitely a very underrated console, and this game is much more approachable than the previous ones! nice video! ❤
Not sure about other versions, but I played the US Game Gear version before, exclusively as Tails back when I had my actual Game Gear, and he can access the special stages in that version.
i don't know if they've actually made any statements about it, but one of the reasons why the sonic chaos mania-styled remake has been silent could be because A+Start, the creator of it actually ended up working on sonic origins' sonic 3 remake. again, i'm not sure if there's anything they've said about it, but there could be something related to that
Okay. So I stand corrected later in video by the official name they are given but they look more a lot more like wasps than bees the way their in game sprite is drawn.
You know, if Sleeping Egg Zone is a manifestation of Eggman's mind.... It's surprising tame compared to his actual hand built bases. Like... I feel like someone with a psych degree should study the meaning of this zone. =V
I played this game a lot. I found it way harder than the mega drive games, but I think that was because of the jankiness. As much as I played it, probably hundreds of hours, I don't think I actually liked this game. That being said, the sound track and sound effects live rent free in my head to this day.
@RobotnikHolmes that's brilliant news! I have only recently discovered your channel, and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed your Sonic videos. I mean I watched an hour long video on Sonic CD, I have never even played the game and I still had a good time. Keep up the good work!
... so many AA batteries game their lives for me to play this game... Saved up my paper route money to get a Game Gear (you see, the Game Boy was in black and white, clearly Sega was the smart money for the portable gaming market--with its jaw droppingly better graphical capacity in the Game Gear)--one of the first games I got for the system was this one The music and sound effects make me feel something. A reminder of when my brain produced happy brain chemicals at much less messed up rate/manner
Faster level finishes equals higher speed ratings which results in the cracked ton of multiple of 10 points. Time is a Big score. (if this is someone's thing, show off your big ego and your big high score. When in reality it meant nothing but bragging rights.)
Am I the only one who found Sonic chaos extremely difficult? I have no trouble with the classic Sonic games but I game overed this one so many times and I still can’t beat the final boss 😭 the death egg robot is extremely easy for me though
I always thought that egg mobile looks more can-like then egg-like. I used to call it the can-o-matic because the shape of it... Kind of like foreshadowingly the Mac Pro cylinder that has this trash can design. I used to get a giggle out of this.
What I don't understand was that why this was the only 8-bit Sonic game never released for the 3DS Virtual Console. Even Sonic Blast, which is a game that is the definition of forgettable and viciously mediocre, had a rerelease there, but not Chaos.
Hi! If you hear my voice being a little tin-sounding towards the end, I got copyright-striked and had to erase that part of the song.
Thank you guys for your support and I hope you enjoy this video! 😁
In every sonic game there is a different story depending on what language it is in even the 3d games have multiple different lines of dialogue which are very different from the English versions with the only exceptions being the 2010 games
I get so frustrated when people do the whole "play/rate every Sonic game" and they blast through all the Game Gear/Master System games without saying anything about it. The Master System games were my childhood.
You're quickly becoming one of my favorite Sonic type content channel on youtube.
Ditto to this ❤
Bless, you have my thanks for the kind comment. 😊 I hope to make more vids dissecting all the Sonic games!
@@RobotnikHolmes extra feedback, it’s genuinely nice to hear someone be so chill when doing a review! Sonic Chaos was one of my all time favourite games as a kid. I had this from a friend, Alex Kidd built in, Batman Returns from another friend, I had Shinobi and another had Golden Axe. We would all swap and rotate our games for a few months. Back when games felt like they lasted forever but can’t be beat in less than an hour 😂😂
Complete empathy for this comment.
3:51 my god that ed edd n eddy sound clip warrants a sub on its own
Love your channel, the 8 and 16 Bit Sonics were a massive part of my Childhood, and I learn new things every tme I watch one of your videos
Thanks a lot! ✨
Had this game as a kid. I loved it, it was much more accessible than Sonic 2 GG, which was really, really hard. Graphics were a big improvement, and having Tails as a playable character was awesome. The Special Stages were good too, very challenging. The music was great, very memorable tracks. Unfortunately, Sonic Chaos may have aged the worst though because it's too easy. This was a welcome change at the time when I was a kid, but not so much as an adult. Getting all the chaos emeralds is still a challenge though, some of those Special Stages are tough. It's still a great game though! All Sonic fans should give it a shot at some point.
This is top-tier documentary material, very well scripted, enjoyed it very much as always and I thank you for making it and loved all the detail added and I didn't even know there was a third fan game remake of Sonic Chaos?
Have to agree with you on the audio that although the music is good, it doesn't quite hit the same spot that the first two 8-bit soundtracks touched on, this game's soundtrack feels too much like it tries to capture the same vibe of the second game's music as a carbon-copy but can't quite do it. Verdict: Good and passable but not great.
The only thing I think you didn't touch on (unless I missed it) was why the Mecha Green Hill Zone green background was changed to orange on the Game Gear? Anyway, well done! 🥰
Bless your heart, thank you for the supportive comments as always, buddy! 😊
Bruh, I wasn't even aware there was a FIRST fan remake. 🤣
Happy to see this. My youngest son had a seizure and had to be rushed to hospital. I needed some cheering up. Thankfully my son is ok at the moment.
Oh dear, I hope he is okay now. 😢 Happy the video helped kinda!
@@RobotnikHolmes All is well that ends well. He’s soldiering through like Sonic with the badniks
I've just discovered your channel, and it looks severely under-rated, good sir!
I have "subscribbed"
I remember really wanting Master System version of this game one year for Christmas, and being extremely happy when I got it! Looking back, it's a very easy game that can be completed in 20 minutes, but I still have a soft spot for it, particularly the Master System version
😁 Your subscrib is greatly appreciated, as is your kind comment!
That's awesome that you grew up with the game even if it was particularly short. Part of these retrospectives I love is hearing peoples' own stories and experiences with them! ✨
I love how the final boss theme has a bit of the first level theme in it
I think STC got the idea of Sonic keeping the emeralds in North Cave on South Island from the Sonic Chaos manual
You're right, tand thank you for pointing that out! Must have completely overlooked that. 😅
I've always had a soft spot for this little game. Plus Sleeping Egg is one of the funniest level names in any game, period.
It is rather quant! I don't see many peeps talking about it so I'm happy to bring attention to it. 😁
Sleeping Egg Zone out of context does sound odd, indeed. Maybe they should have leant more into the "dream" theme? 😅
I’ve been waiting for this. Thank you for another amazing video!
💖 Thank you very much!
Aw, yeah, here we go. Been looking forward to this one.
Happy to know another Sonic Chaos appreciator! 😊
Getting frustrated as a little kid at the final boss of Sonic Chaos is a core memory for me.
This was my favorite Sonic game on the Game Gear back in the day. The very first time I ever faked sick to miss school, I stayed home and played this all day lol. Still find myself humming different tunes from the game nearly 30 years later. I really, really wish the SAGE 2018 demo had flourished into a full blown remake.
Same here! Its so well-done and with just a little more polish and a few more levels it would make for a great fan game. 😭
Great video! Definitely worth the wait. Looking forward to you talking about Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine next as it’s actually one of my favorite Sonic games.
Thanks a lot! 😊 I work hard on these classic game retrospectives and hearing peoples individual memories on them makes me happy.
Hope I can do Mean Bean Machine justice. 🤣
once again great video on a game i actually didnt know about lol. thanks for shining a light on literally the entire sonic series that i was too young for even tho im an old man now
hearing eggmans mean bean machine was getting a video at the end was a crazy reveal
one thing, the cartoon video isnt in the "retrospectives" playlist, at least on my end of youtube. i woulda skipped it on accident if i wasnt excited
Love your retrospectives. Appreciate the 8-Bit love.
Thanks a lot! 😊
Gonna be honest, I had sonic 1, 2, and chaos on game gear here in USA. Hated 1 and 2, loved Sonic Chaos. One day I sat down and said 'alright, I'm gonna beat this today!' and made it all the way to the egg base at the end and then my batteries died. Never did beat it, and that's my only complaint is that the game is longer than a fresh set of 6 AA batteries
Thoroughly enjoyed this. I loved Chaos I just wish sonic didnt just warp off into a special stage after 100 rings. It destroyed the enjoyment of running through a level so I focused on Tails for that game.
I remember figuring out that most the bosses could be cheesed and you just bounce on top of them and left the controller to one side.
I was thrilled to play that demo such a shame there has been no update since.
Any loved the video and I am on board.
Happy you enjoyed the video! 😁 Its super easy but still kinda fun.
The peel will make sonic invincible if you charge it long enough
Thank you for pointing that out! I tried it out and there is indeed an invincibility effect, but only for a split second after initiating it, and also you pass through enemies instead of defeating them. 😅 I will remember this for next time!
5:20 Australia IS a PAL region.
Didn't want Brazil to be lonely. 🤣
i love this game!
the master system are definitely a very underrated console, and this game is much more approachable than the previous ones!
nice video! ❤
Thanks a lot! I'm happy to call attention to these old games and help spark discussion about them. 😁
@@RobotnikHolmes thank you! ❤
I love the soundtrack to this game. Aqua Planet is still my jam.
Not sure about other versions, but I played the US Game Gear version before, exclusively as Tails back when I had my actual Game Gear, and he can access the special stages in that version.
Huh, maybe there were some US versions that had that, though for life of me I couldn't find anything. 😂
i don't know if they've actually made any statements about it, but one of the reasons why the sonic chaos mania-styled remake has been silent could be because A+Start, the creator of it actually ended up working on sonic origins' sonic 3 remake. again, i'm not sure if there's anything they've said about it, but there could be something related to that
"SNOO - OO - E -OOHOO"
-Robotnik
8:20 I got an ad at this exact moment. Is that what the special stages look like in Sonic Chaos? :D
Gosh, imagine a special stage but the background is just TH-cam ads! 😬
Sonic Chaos be a good video for sure
Rather than a figure 8, I believe his legs turn into a, wait for it... Möbius Strip during his run-dash
🤯 Yeah that's probably more accurate term, the sprites alternate between that and an 8 shape.😂
Lovely video.
Wait the game secretly sonic 3 8bit or sonic cd 8bit
It was called "Sonic 3" when it was starting to be made, but it wasn't its official name. 😊
12:42 I think that is a wasp, not a bee.
Okay. So I stand corrected later in video by the official name they are given but they look more a lot more like wasps than bees the way their in game sprite is drawn.
No worries, buddy! I think I called it a bee because the phrase just sounded funnier in my mind. 😂
You know, if Sleeping Egg Zone is a manifestation of Eggman's mind....
It's surprising tame compared to his actual hand built bases.
Like... I feel like someone with a psych degree should study the meaning of this zone. =V
What if sonic chao was released in 2017 make talking about the fan remake
Every single one? He's been replaced with a Sonic Forces loving robot!
Its just a Moto Bug in a red cap! 😨
Licked and subscrib'd!
What would we do without ya, Scruffy? 😁
I played this game a lot. I found it way harder than the mega drive games, but I think that was because of the jankiness.
As much as I played it, probably hundreds of hours, I don't think I actually liked this game.
That being said, the sound track and sound effects live rent free in my head to this day.
Sorry if you have already answered this, but are you doing retrospectives on every sonic game?
Yep! Except perhaps SegaSonic the Hedgehog and any others that weren't re-released. 😊
@RobotnikHolmes that's brilliant news! I have only recently discovered your channel, and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed your Sonic videos. I mean I watched an hour long video on Sonic CD, I have never even played the game and I still had a good time. Keep up the good work!
Will you be covering the mega collection as a game, or as an alternative method to play other games
I do plan on giving it some attention in my eventual Archie Sonic vid. 😊
... so many AA batteries game their lives for me to play this game...
Saved up my paper route money to get a Game Gear (you see, the Game Boy was in black and white, clearly Sega was the smart money for the portable gaming market--with its jaw droppingly better graphical capacity in the Game Gear)--one of the first games I got for the system was this one
The music and sound effects make me feel something. A reminder of when my brain produced happy brain chemicals at much less messed up rate/manner
Your game gear vids makes me wanna pick up sonic origins plus.
😁 That makes me so happy to hear!!
@@RobotnikHolmes Took the plunge. Really enjoying Sonic 8bit and chaos so far.
"snoOoOoOo"
PINGAS
My name is Holmes as well
Nice to meet another Holmes! ✨
Faster level finishes equals higher speed ratings which results in the cracked ton of multiple of 10 points. Time is a Big score. (if this is someone's thing, show off your big ego and your big high score. When in reality it meant nothing but bragging rights.)
Am I the only one who found Sonic chaos extremely difficult? I have no trouble with the classic Sonic games but I game overed this one so many times and I still can’t beat the final boss 😭 the death egg robot is extremely easy for me though
I always thought that egg mobile looks more can-like then egg-like. I used to call it the can-o-matic because the shape of it... Kind of like foreshadowingly the Mac Pro cylinder that has this trash can design. I used to get a giggle out of this.
I like all the originals the most probably Colours was the OG and the best.
The Game Gear is a great system.
The original way to play Sonic games on the go! 😊
What I don't understand was that why this was the only 8-bit Sonic game never released for the 3DS Virtual Console. Even Sonic Blast, which is a game that is the definition of forgettable and viciously mediocre, had a rerelease there, but not Chaos.
Honestly I am as confused as you are, if not more so. 😅 Sonic Chaos is 1000 times better than Sonic Blast!
Why does Sonic's sprite look so bored?
US defaultism detected!
I was raised on US cartoons during my childhood so it tends to slip in here and there. 😂