Sonic is such a fun and interesting franchise because of how much just completely random and insane shit SEGA did during almost his entire lifecycle. It's a very surreal mix of the Genesis doing gangbusters, then the 1-2 punch of the Saturn and Dreamcast as they desperately tried to get people to buy them. They really, REALLY wanted you to think Sonic was cool and prayed that would get consoles sold, and I guess it worked because here we are. Personally, my favorite Sonic is that very specific Jam-Adventure 1 era, he's awesome. I just lied, actually, the best Sonic is his art from Sonic Screensaver. No, seriously, look up his sprites in that, it is peak Sonic I think.
A bit more info on the sonic jam jam: it was a promotional item given to people who pre ordered sonic jam on the sega saturn in japan only. Each flavor apparently tasted like what they look like: Blueberry jam for sonic, Orange marmalade for tails, and Strawberry jam for knuckles. All 3 came in a box with a big sonic jam sticker on the top.
It's always been surreal to me that the "Man of the year" short was done by the same people that did the 90's Warner bros cartoons. Look at it, it's just an episode of animaniacs with Sonic dumped into it.
This script was so much fun to work on with you, and it’s awesome seeing you bring it to life with the final video. Really makes me happy seeing everyone get a kick out of it too!!
01:21 Despite Xtreme looking absolutely abysmal from a gameplay perspective, I can't help but marvel every time I see it. The style - with the fisheye lens, combination of sprites and polygons, the twisting geometry - is so neat. I really wish it hadn't been slated for use as the next Sonic game because it looks so wholly unsuited to Sonic-style speed and gameplay. With the right character and gameplay style (something more exploration and challenge based, ala Gex) I think it could have been a great game. The worlds look so fun to explore, but not in a Sonic way, if that makes sense. I'm getting a more of a "contemplative" platformer sort of vibe, with the levels opening out as you fulfil certain challenges (extending a bridge, diverting a river into a waterfall, an avalanche revealing a long-forgotten cave entrance etc.)
I think it's a waste that not much of it was repurposed in later titles. Like maybe at least have the fisheye lens style as special stages instead of the whole game revolving around it, or even at least remixing Space Queens.
I’m so glad to have stumbled across your channel back in the Pokémon video, you just have this very chill style to your presentation that makes watching so much fun. Can’t wait for more 💜
I love the 3D hub world so much and till this day, I just wish they made an entire game out of that. If they could make that Hub world, I don't see why they couldn't make more of them and set them up as the levels. Basically yeah like sonic Xtreme was suppose to be. But I mean this would have been different, it wouldn't have exactly been sonic Xtreme, but it would have been a 3D sonic running around in a 3D world and that would have been amazing on Saturn. In fact, I said the same thing about sonic r, which I also loved. If they can make these 3D levels to run on, they could have made a whole mainline game out of that concept
I just realized, if you were to fuse the concept of Sonic Jam Hub World, with Sonic R tracks, with the plot, story, and level themes of Sonic 3D Blast, you would get an amazing mainline 3D Sonic game on Saturn. Like the biggest complaint towards 3D blast was that it wasn't true 3D, it was Isometric, but if they had made the game in the style of Sonic Jam Hub World, and Sonic R track design, they could have made 3D blast the perfect game for Saturn. Things id do if I had a time machine lol
Yeah the TT trilogy is really interesting in retrospect, perhaps if they were given more time and freedom we couldve gotten a single good game out of it
Im mad that Sonic Origins was not like Sonic Jam. An original 3D Low Poly Sonic World to run around in would have paid homage to the missing Sega Saturn Sonic Game that never happened.
I was expecting a deep dive into Sonic Jam itself but instead what I got was a whole lot of random Sonic trivia only tangentially related. And trust me I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I love the Sonic 2 sprites, one of the best in the series. You might wonder, what does this have to do with the video? Well, our friend mentions how the concept art shows Tails maintaining his speed by spinning his tails, the thing is, to get to that there are some small animations before getting to that. Between Sonic and Tails there is a difference in frames for their jogs. While Sonic has more frames and shows a confident walk, Tails has the same amount of frames as Sonic in his first installment, apart from that, since his shoes are extremely long, he pushes his body forward while stretching his small legs, all of this to show you that Tails is not good at running.
15:30 Archie's Sonic comics, Sonic Quest Issue #1. I think that artist of the cover (Patrick Spaziante) was trying to basically pay homage to this exact render.
22:13 i agree with you. The Japanese box art of Sonic 3D Blast is really rad. But there is one issue with it. You see Sonic 3D Blast was released for the Sega Saturn in America in 1996, in Europe in 1997 and in Japan in 1999. Making Sonic 3D Blast as the Sega Saturn's final sonic game in Japan. And we all know that Sonic Adventure was released in Japan in 1998 so that art from the Japanese box art from Sonic 3D Blast came after Sonic Adventure.
Y'know, I love Sonic Jam with all my heart, but I somehow never bothered watching this until now. Better late than never, I guess! Great video! I'll always be intrigued by the Sonic media Japan got around this time!
3:19 Fun fact: Kellogg's UK actually had exactly that. I was thinking about the yo-yos that came with Frosted Flakes (or as the Brits call it Frosties lol)
Cool vid, lots of interesting info in here. I'm glad you mentioned the actual Sonic Jam... jam. No idea if it was released in Japan. I don't think I've ever seen other pics of it anywhere else. Also, 7:39 that one upload of OVA was actually taken down after like 10 years of being on YT by... Bandai in 2021. I think they still take it down from time to time? Maybe they stopped. But you can still easily find it on YT ... and anywhere else. Again, cool video!
I recall reading somewhere that the Sonic Jam Jam was a pre-order bonus for the game at a certain store in Japan. I think it was a convenience store, but don't quote me on that haha
this video is so good, i thought you were some 100k sub channel but nah this video has like 500 views. keep doin what youre doin, its great :) (also sonic lighter goes crazy)
Thank you for making a video on my all time favorite Sonic compilation of games. Even since I played Sonic 1 for the first time on my Dreamcast (worst way to play that game btw), I’ve always been a fan of him. Sometime last year I had gotten a physical version of Sonic jam for my Saturn because I heard how great it was & damn it was amazing. It holds up ridiculously well today, especially compared to the shit show that is origins (thanks Sega for always having strict deadlines). Anyways I think if you collect Saturn games, spending $300 for a physical version of Sonic jam complete in box is absolutely worth it
Actually loved this video, would gladly listen to you talk about random Sonic shit for an hour more if the video .lasted that long! This comment also serves as a petition for Amy Rose Raspberry Jam.
20:34 the only good thing about speed battle is the cool skina that people with skill can extract and then use to make mods for generations or frontiers That's it.
@@unlikelyveesonics spaceship looks a lot like a mixture of tails’ mecha legs in sonic adventure 2. The thing he rides in the game. As well as the egg mobile that egg man uses in the last act of angel island in S3&K and I’m talking about sonics spaceship not the egg shaped death egg. Which I know is a copy of the Death Star.
I'm breaking into the Sega warehouse and I'm eating the sonic jam
Tell us if it taste good
SONIC JAM EATERS RISE UP
Mix it with 20+ y/o Sonic spaghetti o's
sonic jam for breakfast and gender fluid for dinner
Sonic is such a fun and interesting franchise because of how much just completely random and insane shit SEGA did during almost his entire lifecycle. It's a very surreal mix of the Genesis doing gangbusters, then the 1-2 punch of the Saturn and Dreamcast as they desperately tried to get people to buy them. They really, REALLY wanted you to think Sonic was cool and prayed that would get consoles sold, and I guess it worked because here we are. Personally, my favorite Sonic is that very specific Jam-Adventure 1 era, he's awesome. I just lied, actually, the best Sonic is his art from Sonic Screensaver. No, seriously, look up his sprites in that, it is peak Sonic I think.
all the screensaver art is in jam and i mention cybershells video i didnt wanna be redundant
I thought the jam in the thumbnail was a joke edit someone made, was floored to find out it was real
IT'S REAL??
A bit more info on the sonic jam jam: it was a promotional item given to people who pre ordered sonic jam on the sega saturn in japan only. Each flavor apparently tasted like what they look like: Blueberry jam for sonic, Orange marmalade for tails, and Strawberry jam for knuckles. All 3 came in a box with a big sonic jam sticker on the top.
where did you hear that it was a pre order bonus? id love to find more sources on this because it was impossible for me to find info
@@unlikelyvee eh like google or something. It was a tumblr thread from somebody who got it.
Found it thank you!
It's always been surreal to me that the "Man of the year" short was done by the same people that did the 90's Warner bros cartoons.
Look at it, it's just an episode of animaniacs with Sonic dumped into it.
thats so true i can totally see that
For the quality you have, you’re way underrated. I really enjoy the laid back format.
This script was so much fun to work on with you, and it’s awesome seeing you bring it to life with the final video. Really makes me happy seeing everyone get a kick out of it too!!
the script is so great and you man have such a fiting vibe to it. Watched till the end, love it. I hope you will make more sonic content in the future
@@DLGanimatorI have an hour long video on SA1 on my channel if you’re interested!
i would LOVE to hear more about this sonic sydney thing - fantastic presentation though, loved this
5:19 'I don't know how it happened, but I found it in Sega's warehouse' reads like the start to some crazy ass creepypasta lmao
damn, i shouldve just wrote a creepypasta about it instead of making a whole dumb video
01:21
Despite Xtreme looking absolutely abysmal from a gameplay perspective, I can't help but marvel every time I see it. The style - with the fisheye lens, combination of sprites and polygons, the twisting geometry - is so neat. I really wish it hadn't been slated for use as the next Sonic game because it looks so wholly unsuited to Sonic-style speed and gameplay. With the right character and gameplay style (something more exploration and challenge based, ala Gex) I think it could have been a great game. The worlds look so fun to explore, but not in a Sonic way, if that makes sense. I'm getting a more of a "contemplative" platformer sort of vibe, with the levels opening out as you fulfil certain challenges (extending a bridge, diverting a river into a waterfall, an avalanche revealing a long-forgotten cave entrance etc.)
I think it's a waste that not much of it was repurposed in later titles. Like maybe at least have the fisheye lens style as special stages instead of the whole game revolving around it, or even at least remixing Space Queens.
I’m so glad to have stumbled across your channel back in the Pokémon video, you just have this very chill style to your presentation that makes watching so much fun. Can’t wait for more 💜
god im so glad people other than me are interested in little facts and trivia like this i love this series for the weird shit
Alternate universe cybershell
gay cybershell
*ungays cybershell
The Sonic origins we deserved.
Also americans when they can't find the Sonic Jelly.
Yo this is exactly the type of niche pondering i like to see, you're super funny lmao
Yo ty so much! youre super funny yourself :)
As the stereotype strengthens, sonic autism.
There's no denying the connection between sonic and autism, its like a chicken and the egg sorta deal
I love the 3D hub world so much and till this day, I just wish they made an entire game out of that. If they could make that Hub world, I don't see why they couldn't make more of them and set them up as the levels. Basically yeah like sonic Xtreme was suppose to be. But I mean this would have been different, it wouldn't have exactly been sonic Xtreme, but it would have been a 3D sonic running around in a 3D world and that would have been amazing on Saturn. In fact, I said the same thing about sonic r, which I also loved. If they can make these 3D levels to run on, they could have made a whole mainline game out of that concept
I just realized, if you were to fuse the concept of Sonic Jam Hub World, with Sonic R tracks, with the plot, story, and level themes of Sonic 3D Blast, you would get an amazing mainline 3D Sonic game on Saturn. Like the biggest complaint towards 3D blast was that it wasn't true 3D, it was Isometric, but if they had made the game in the style of Sonic Jam Hub World, and Sonic R track design, they could have made 3D blast the perfect game for Saturn. Things id do if I had a time machine lol
Yeah the TT trilogy is really interesting in retrospect, perhaps if they were given more time and freedom we couldve gotten a single good game out of it
i need to eat the sonic jam so fucking much. idc how old it is i need. it'd fix me
Sonic, he can really ball.
Sonic, he's gotta ball attitude.
Sonic, he's the ballest thing alive!
Im mad that Sonic Origins was not like Sonic Jam. An original 3D Low Poly Sonic World to run around in would have paid homage to the missing Sega Saturn Sonic Game that never happened.
This was a great video, well researched. Hope to see more from you soon!
Apparently Sonic: The Animation/Man of The Year was created for Sega’s theme parks
Oh wow that's interesting i wish i found out before haha. that makes a lot of sense
very happy abt the badnik appreciation section of the video
motobugs are just the most unbelievably little fella shaped little fellas ever
i heard golden boy bgm in this video and jumped with joy
Love the chill humor and overall vibe of your video. Hope you cover some more Saturn era stuff.
After WW 1 and 2, the Sonic Arcade album was definitely the worst crime we started.
I was expecting a deep dive into Sonic Jam itself but instead what I got was a whole lot of random Sonic trivia only tangentially related.
And trust me I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Thats was my goal theres already plenty of reviews and stuff on this game id rather skip to the silly stuff
Mad respect for that honestly@@unlikelyvee
I love the Sonic 2 sprites, one of the best in the series.
You might wonder, what does this have to do with the video? Well, our friend mentions how the concept art shows Tails maintaining his speed by spinning his tails, the thing is, to get to that there are some small animations before getting to that. Between Sonic and Tails there is a difference in frames for their jogs. While Sonic has more frames and shows a confident walk, Tails has the same amount of frames as Sonic in his first installment, apart from that, since his shoes are extremely long, he pushes his body forward while stretching his small legs, all of this to show you that Tails is not good at running.
so much character is poured into tails' sprites in sonic 2, he fills me with so much joy
22:40ish
The S3 File Select theme was also remixed for Windmill Vilage Modes 1-4 in Rush Adventure. Fantastic video btw!
oh really? thats rad :)
wow just listened what a great track, thank you!
3:56 my favourite part of sonic lore is when tails developed lung cancer
I'm glad that this video blew up, I watched it yesterday and it only had like 100 views. I really enjoyed watching this. Immediatly subbed.
15:30 Archie's Sonic comics, Sonic Quest Issue #1. I think that artist of the cover (Patrick Spaziante) was trying to basically pay homage to this exact render.
Hell yeah i loved all of his covers so much. Probably still my favorite sonic artists to this day
22:13 i agree with you. The Japanese box art of Sonic 3D Blast is really rad. But there is one issue with it. You see Sonic 3D Blast was released for the Sega Saturn in America in 1996, in Europe in 1997 and in Japan in 1999. Making Sonic 3D Blast as the Sega Saturn's final sonic game in Japan. And we all know that Sonic Adventure was released in Japan in 1998 so that art from the Japanese box art from Sonic 3D Blast came after Sonic Adventure.
oh wow that actually makes alot of sense why the art turned out that way. thanks for the insight!
Having actually played the shadow game I know that the hedgehogs will kill us long before the cigarettes start wrecking our lungs.
Y'know, I love Sonic Jam with all my heart, but I somehow never bothered watching this until now. Better late than never, I guess!
Great video! I'll always be intrigued by the Sonic media Japan got around this time!
Noway real sonic jam certified moment
My humor must be broken because I fucking exhaled at the thumbnail
surely i'm not the only one who got cybershell vibes from this video
8:49 oh mein gott!!! Dat blue rat got toes moveing man
Yeah you’ve definitely been inspired by cyphershell and I love it keep it up
I've never been the biggest Sonic fan but for some reason I really really really really love this video, think I might like Sonic more now
10:45 This mascot costume for Sally looks more low quality than the early fursuits
Fantastic video, very entertaining commentary and editing!
My favorite piece of Sonic merch is Sonic Jam branded jam
Cybershell vibes /pos
hes totally a huge inspiration, i like his stuff alot obviously
9:57 why does the ship have an eerie similarity to the tornado mech from SA2? I just had a revolution.
i totally see it
You are my new favorite TH-camr!! This video was such a vibe
Absolutely loved the video, great work! Keep at it!
Literally Cybershell mixed with Bizabizow. Love it
absolutely lost it at the yuji naka bank vault joke 💀
WOOT JUMPSCARE
you won me with the kojima smoking joke
good i was worried that was gonna be too stupid of a joke haha. also nice bebop pfp
3:19 Fun fact: Kellogg's UK actually had exactly that. I was thinking about the yo-yos that came with Frosted Flakes (or as the Brits call it Frosties lol)
Cool vid, lots of interesting info in here. I'm glad you mentioned the actual Sonic Jam... jam. No idea if it was released in Japan. I don't think I've ever seen other pics of it anywhere else.
Also, 7:39 that one upload of OVA was actually taken down after like 10 years of being on YT by... Bandai in 2021. I think they still take it down from time to time? Maybe they stopped. But you can still easily find it on YT ... and anywhere else.
Again, cool video!
Best wishes, hope you get better soon :D
Ty :)
4:20 Vicious slander. That'll get you a stabbin around these parts!
Shit was excellent.
Great video for such a small channel. Didn't even relaize it was edging towards the 30 minute mark. 😂
i like the reference to cybershell when you say BONUS
I recall reading somewhere that the Sonic Jam Jam was a pre-order bonus for the game at a certain store in Japan. I think it was a convenience store, but don't quote me on that haha
This is one of my fav videos ever, you give off the same vibe as Hazel it's great くコ:彡
Hazel's vids are a huge inspiration :)
this video is so good, i thought you were some 100k sub channel but nah this video has like 500 views. keep doin what youre doin, its great :) (also sonic lighter goes crazy)
Awesome video.
I like your oc.
the tails art is so good omg
Very fun video, super cool art n stuff i've never seen before, you seem really cool
14:39 ya know, if you look at em the right way, they look kinda like Soap shoes.
HOW DOES THIS HAVE LESS THAN 300 VIEWS?? amazin vid
December 15th, 2006 was a day after I was born. I don't know if I feel young or old...
I thought the title screen was a joke image and that there was not any such thing as Sonic Jam.
then there's sonic jam for the game com
One day we will get the true sonic yo-yo
Thank you for making a video on my all time favorite Sonic compilation of games. Even since I played Sonic 1 for the first time on my Dreamcast (worst way to play that game btw), I’ve always been a fan of him. Sometime last year I had gotten a physical version of Sonic jam for my Saturn because I heard how great it was & damn it was amazing. It holds up ridiculously well today, especially compared to the shit show that is origins (thanks Sega for always having strict deadlines). Anyways I think if you collect Saturn games, spending $300 for a physical version of Sonic jam complete in box is absolutely worth it
ooo new yummy sonk faks :3
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Cool Cybershell impression
10/10 content. Sperg over the anime movie and I'm there sperging with you.
THE COKE WITH COFFEE WAS GOOD GRAAAGGGGH
(also ur voice is cute 🫵)
That coffee coke was terrible and thanks :)
I would like some of Sonic's Jam 🤤
she’s like woke cybershell cool
woke cybershell that doesn't swear every 5 seconds (which i don't mind cybershell swearing, i think it's funny)
the cadence of your speech in the videos intro makes you sound like cybershell if he woman
this isnt a bad thing
4:55 so fucking funny I am subscribing without watching the rest of the video
it's certainly better than sonic oranges
Actually loved this video, would gladly listen to you talk about random Sonic shit for an hour more if the video .lasted that long!
This comment also serves as a petition for Amy Rose Raspberry Jam.
i dig this video, you should make more 😎
if you want sonic to be a little ball, try robo it up for srb2! :3
i prefer sonic jelly
cybershell
unrelated to the video but i really like your voice
20:34 the only good thing about speed battle is the cool skina that people with skill can extract and then use to make mods for generations or frontiers
That's it.
are you cybershell 2
Banger ✨
0:11 what the hell is your search history
its from a fan continuation of sonic underground from tamers12345 lol, its definitely a strange series
hehehahahaha i turned sonic into jam and put him on bread
why is w00t000 in one of the transitions
cat funny
10:00 how did you not see tail’s mecha legs from sonic adventure 2?
huh?
@@unlikelyveesonics spaceship looks a lot like a mixture of tails’ mecha legs in sonic adventure 2. The thing he rides in the game. As well as the egg mobile that egg man uses in the last act of angel island in S3&K and I’m talking about sonics spaceship not the egg shaped death egg. Which I know is a copy of the Death Star.
@@Cartooony3265 WOAH IT TOTALLY DOES THAT COOL
loved your video.
LETS FUCKING GOOO!
I never play Sonic Jam for the Sega Saturn
19:38 what’s the song here?
19:25 Extras Menu - Sonic Mega Collection By Hideaki Kobayashi
i
me too
HOWWW ARE YOU SO UNPOPULAR YOU ARE SO FUCKING HILARIOUS HAHAHA HELL YEAH