Sonic fan film proves the continued existence of Sonic fandom
by JC Fletcher 
on Feb 22nd 2011 2:15AM
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Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:17AM Stuwie said
Pretty neat
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:21AM Ryan P said
He used the SatAM styling and characters, which are still awesome. I grew up watching that show.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 4:37AM thelolotov said
@Ryan P I have the box set, :D
Sonic is so depressing these days, he used to be so awesome, I grew up with both Sonic and Mario, but Sonic was always my favorite by far...
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Sonic is so depressing these days, he used to be so awesome, I grew up with both Sonic and Mario, but Sonic was always my favorite by far...
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 8:49AM Urethra Alfredo said
@Ryan P
Uh...which one?
The Archie Comics one that was the basis for Sonic Spinball, or the really weird one where Sonic was voiced by Steve Urkel?
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Uh...which one?
The Archie Comics one that was the basis for Sonic Spinball, or the really weird one where Sonic was voiced by Steve Urkel?
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 1:46PM Drakkenfyre said
I still don't think Sonic sounds right unless he's voiced by Jaleel White.
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Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 1:59PM erh said
It's a shame that SEGA took Sonic in a completely different direction than it's fans wanted. Fans wanted more 2D side-scrolling, SEGA produced a string of crappy 3D games. Fans liked SatAM's storyline and secondary characters, SEGA introduced their own inferior storyline and secondary characters. It seems that either SEGA is completely out of touch with their fans, has a big ego believing their ideas are better, or intentionally want to destroy the franchise.
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Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:39PM Drakkenfyre said
@erh
Want a kick in the balls?
They were developing a SatAM-based game, but it only got so far as a prototype before it was canned.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnsn0_w6K9Q
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Want a kick in the balls?
They were developing a SatAM-based game, but it only got so far as a prototype before it was canned.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnsn0_w6K9Q
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:41PM StrudelB said
@erh
More like it's a shame that the fans have no idea what they want. They wanted a 3D Sonic, they got Sonic Adventure. They wanted a more serious plot, they got Adventure 2. They wanted it to return to its roots, they got Sonic Heroes. They wanted more Shadow, they got Shadow. And every single time one of those games came out that answers the fans' requests, they complained. That's why I'm usually ashamed to call myself a Sonic fan because it means I'll be lumped together with the braindead morons who can't decide what they like. And while I agree that the pre-Colors 3D Sonics were above average at best, and terrible at worst, I still had fun playing them and, from the looks of Sonic Colors and Sonic 4, Sega IS indeed listening to the fans.
Also, this video was news-worthy... how?
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More like it's a shame that the fans have no idea what they want. They wanted a 3D Sonic, they got Sonic Adventure. They wanted a more serious plot, they got Adventure 2. They wanted it to return to its roots, they got Sonic Heroes. They wanted more Shadow, they got Shadow. And every single time one of those games came out that answers the fans' requests, they complained. That's why I'm usually ashamed to call myself a Sonic fan because it means I'll be lumped together with the braindead morons who can't decide what they like. And while I agree that the pre-Colors 3D Sonics were above average at best, and terrible at worst, I still had fun playing them and, from the looks of Sonic Colors and Sonic 4, Sega IS indeed listening to the fans.
Also, this video was news-worthy... how?
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 3:50PM Drakkenfyre said
@StrudelB
I seem to remember Sonic Team saying they had requests for years for a traditional 2D Sonic, but they ignored them, because they wanted to do other things.
How does that give the fans what they wanted?
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I seem to remember Sonic Team saying they had requests for years for a traditional 2D Sonic, but they ignored them, because they wanted to do other things.
How does that give the fans what they wanted?
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 4:11PM DrDrew Pinsky said
@erh Except you're wrong. When Sonic made the shift to 3D, so was everything else. It was the next shift in gaming, everybody wanted 3D, nobody really sat there and predicted that the franchise was going to take the drastic and embarrassing downturn that it did.
The American versions of Sonic died on their own. SatAM failed to maintain ratings and got canceled, for example. Games are much more narrative now than they were back then, so it kind of became the task of localization teams to insert their own twists on the story to make it accessible. That is no longer the case.
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The American versions of Sonic died on their own. SatAM failed to maintain ratings and got canceled, for example. Games are much more narrative now than they were back then, so it kind of became the task of localization teams to insert their own twists on the story to make it accessible. That is no longer the case.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:28AM Polymorphic Ninja said
I thought Kuta got beat down by Sega's lawyers over this.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:29AM Flapjackal said
Meh.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:33AM Gaddes said
I think more people are keeping tabs on THIS Sonic fan film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbTsOvW-RAI
They even acquired Jaleel White for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbTsOvW-RAI
They even acquired Jaleel White for it.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:56PM DrDrew Pinsky said
@Gaddes Wow this is still really bad. At least it's maintaining the franchise's level of quality!
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Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:42AM SgtDookie said
Wow,did mecha sonic just quote Charles Darwin?
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 2:49AM Hibiki Rush said
The voice acting sounds terrible... and it looks... eh.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 3:25AM The Only Girl said
I pity the Sonic franchise. 40% of the true fans are furries.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 3:30AM sam3388 said
it was awkward starting a conversation from the back view, I thought at first sonic was talking but without moving his lips lol. He should research what's known as the "shot reverse shot" method to smooth that out and or have mecha sonic move a little more while speaking, this is a cartoon after all, movement needs some exaggeration.
not too bad over all
not too bad over all
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 4:33AM New Waster said
Riveting. He's really managed to capture high octane action and frantic energy that keeps the Sonic franchise alive and viable to this day.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 5:03AM Shinta said
Sonic Colors sold almost 2 million copies. There are still fans out there.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 5:07AM peternography said
wtf? sonic never lost popularity, sega did
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 5:46AM D3m0sthenes said
Kuta... the legend returns.
I BOW BEFORE YOU
=w=
I BOW BEFORE YOU
=w=
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 7:08AM Zeoinx said
I would totally support this if he could get his hands on the SATAM voice actors. No offense to the ones currently being used, it just sounds like crap.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 7:11AM TheShaper said
Sonic fans will eat up just about anything that's fed to them, aren't they? That was awful.
Sonic Fan Remix. That's where our hearts (and hopes) should be at.
Sonic Fan Remix. That's where our hearts (and hopes) should be at.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 11:07AM DreadArrow said
@Shadow Hog
This isn't going to go down well, but I actually think that Sonic Adventure is a terrible game.
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This isn't going to go down well, but I actually think that Sonic Adventure is a terrible game.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 11:33AM TheShaper said
@Shadow Hog
@DreadArrow
I don't know, maybe the times are to blame, but I'd rather play Adventure or even Heroes over Sonic 4 any day. Don't get me wrong, I'm as old-school, 2D-loving gamer as gamers get, unfortunatelly Sonic 4 is just broken. I haven't even played the full game, went through the trial a couple of times and that was enough.
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@DreadArrow
I don't know, maybe the times are to blame, but I'd rather play Adventure or even Heroes over Sonic 4 any day. Don't get me wrong, I'm as old-school, 2D-loving gamer as gamers get, unfortunatelly Sonic 4 is just broken. I haven't even played the full game, went through the trial a couple of times and that was enough.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 7:23AM Zorque said
Unfortunately, one need only look to Deviantart to see that Sonic fans have never died out, and have always been disgusting people.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 8:32AM TCJJ said
There are still Sonic fans?
I'm just kidding. Sonic is cool. Although I sometimes wonder if he's on acid...
I'm just kidding. Sonic is cool. Although I sometimes wonder if he's on acid...
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 8:43AM Barry Burton said
Pretty bad.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 10:23AM ExoBandy3 said
Is this a parody? I really hope so.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 10:27AM DarkSonata said
I've never been TEH SONICU PHANNN but I really like him as a character, I'm still trying to get my hands on a Sonic Colors copy and see how it is, reviews are positive at least
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 11:13AM ccrosby said
To be completed? I hope not. That was just horrible.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 12:18PM n1ner6er said
That was all kinds of terrible. I don't know where to start.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 12:39PM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said
It's certainly better than anything I'd do, but the voices...I know it's fan stuff and Jim Cumins isn't available, but they're annoying on their own right.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 12:59PM arrrdawg said
I don't understand why Sonic has such a screwball fanbase and I'm not talking about fans of the games. I'm talking about the furry people who worship Sonic. Some freak on deviantart (yeah that narrows it down, right?) made a 3D model of Sonic with a butt and genitalia and somebody with 3D studio max noticed that he used more polygons to create the butthole than the rest of the model's polygons combined. What is wrong with people!!!?!
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 1:09PM johnnyex said
Richard Kuta, what are you doing with your life?
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 1:21PM Themariohenri said
GET OUT OF HEREEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 1:37PM saturn118 said
If you're going to create an animal with breasts, at least cover them up.
Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 1:54PM Drakkenfyre said
It's the same design as the original Sally for the SatAM cartoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clpl2FGmUbc
Altho, he did give them more individual definition than the original version did.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clpl2FGmUbc
Altho, he did give them more individual definition than the original version did.
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