
There's a video up on YouTube showcasing the past 15 years of what can only be described as purely awesome Sonic-ness. This fast-paced video tribute takes you back through time to relive all the memories we have of that lovable blue-haired chap.
Our favorite moment: The totally kick ass early-90s cheese pop of Sonic CD. "You can fly! You can reach the other side!"
Our not-so-favorite moment: Anything that has to do with Knuckles. Sorry buddy, we just don't trust ya and that smarmy look.
Either way, very well done video and makes for a nice bit of nostalgia.



















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Much better than Mario.
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Ooh, it's ISOMETRIC! :)
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And sonic 3 brings back the good memories of my early childhood.
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A word of caution, John: it's not usually wise on internet forums to admit you're fifteen years old.
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Crystal Frost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzvS_beXtXk
Red Sands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZb7LE6G5Gg
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Anyway, I guess when it comes down to it, no matter how many times he disappoints me, I love Sonic!
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But if your can stifle the laughter, the music itself is quite awesome.
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The only thing even remotely "very well done" in this video is the mere compilation of source material. And then again, many commenters have already pointed out that it misses many games. Why have 'Sonic Riders', but not have 'Sonic R'? 'Sonic Rush' but no Game Gear / GBA love?
And frankly, the editing is terrible. In the modern age of Adobe Premiere, you should never have a scene cut that interrupts the music mid-beat.
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That game was _FUGLY_!!!
As for Sonic in general...I was never much of a fan. Why? All you did was run really fast, miss most of the level b/c you were going so fast and maybe collect some rings. Hence why it hasn't had the staying power as it's Mario counterpart.
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(Saturn) http://cheats.ign.com/objects/000/000573.html
...and...
(Genesis) http://cheats.ign.com/objects/000/000592.html
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Actually, sonic was as popular as mario was.
But the sonic team produced too many games..(allso, the 3d age gave sonic some beating)
Anyways, do u guys remember how difficult the master system games were compared to the genesis/mega drive?
I merely managed to complete sonic on the 8-bit system :O
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BTW... he/they never bothered showing the GBA sonic games? wierd...
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Now here's my favorite video of Mario throughout the ages in commercials. It may have been on Joystiq before, I don't know. I think it's cool though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkreaWxL224&search=go%20mario%20go
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"A word of caution, John: it's not usually wise on internet forums to admit you're fifteen years old."
I don't care if he's two years old - he's being polite and not obnoxious. Given that I've seen legal adults acting like complete jerks online, let John admit his age. In fact, I'll trumpet it - I hope seeing a 15-year old act like a reasonable human being might prompt some of the 20-somethings to do the same.
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Also, smarmy or not, Knuckles was a goddamn badass... way more than that Shadow guy (Shadow reminded me of goth kids in high school.) Plus Knuckles had dreads, raising his overall hipness quotient, and he taught young children the world over the word "echidna."
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