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Spontman
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The name's Spontman. On this channel I upload retrospective video game reviews, usually pertaining to a certain blue hedgehog. I tend to be very critical of him, but I assure you it's from a place of love (mostly).
I've found that video essays on this platform are usually either bloated with needless fluff, or too short to make any real commentary. My content aims to strike a good balance between thorough analysis and reasonable length. As such, you'll find that most of my reviews land in the 20-30 minute range.
While I love making RUclips videos, my main passion is game development. If you'd like to follow that side of my career, be sure to check out SpontGames in the featured channels or the links below.
Enjoy my videos, but more importantly, enjoy life.
I've found that video essays on this platform are usually either bloated with needless fluff, or too short to make any real commentary. My content aims to strike a good balance between thorough analysis and reasonable length. As such, you'll find that most of my reviews land in the 20-30 minute range.
While I love making RUclips videos, my main passion is game development. If you'd like to follow that side of my career, be sure to check out SpontGames in the featured channels or the links below.
Enjoy my videos, but more importantly, enjoy life.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles is Mostly a Masterpiece
The Lock-On power duo of Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles is widely regarded as a masterpiece... but is it really THAT good?
WISHLIST MY GAME: store.steampowered.com/app/2859940/Nuclear_Cheetah/
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Join my Discord: discord.gg/BN7aa8BWf5
Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
WISHLIST MY GAME: store.steampowered.com/app/2859940/Nuclear_Cheetah/
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Join my Discord: discord.gg/BN7aa8BWf5
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Sonic CD is Conflicting
Просмотров 32 тыс.2 месяца назад
Is Sonic's journey through time and (disc) space as bad as some people say, a diamond in the rough, or... both?! Become a channel member: ruclips.net/channel/UC7JjYNHDXZEzZYCe-vEBq-Qjoin Join my Discord: discord.gg/BN7aa8BWf5 Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is Almost Perfect
Просмотров 63 тыс.2 месяца назад
Sonic 2 is often held on a high pedestal in the Sonic community, and for good reason; it's a great game. However, this Genesis classic has a few more problems than you might remember. Become a channel member: ruclips.net/channel/UC7JjYNHDXZEzZYCe-vEBq-Qjoin Join my Discord: discord.gg/BN7aa8BWf5 Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic the Hedgehog is Imperfect but Important
Просмотров 17 тыс.3 месяца назад
Despite not aging as gracefully as the other Genesis games, Sonic the Hedgehog laid down an incredible groundwork that goes unappreciated in the modern day. Become a channel member: ruclips.net/channel/UC7JjYNHDXZEzZYCe-vEBq-Qjoin Join my Discord: discord.gg/BN7aa8BWf5 Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8
Rapid-Fire Review: Those OTHER 3D Sonic Games
Просмотров 4,9 тыс.4 месяца назад
With the 3D Sonic marathon concluded, it's time to tie up loose ends and review the minor 3D Sonic platformers... fast! 00:00 - Introduction 01:53 - Sonic 3D Blast 05:12 - Shadow the Hedgehog 08:33 - Sonic and the Secret Rings 11:58 - Sonic Unleashed (Wii) 15:39 - Sonic and the Black Knight 18:57 - Sonic Lost World (3DS) 21:15 - Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric 25:05 - Sonic Dream Team 27:33 - Final R...
The ULTIMATE 3D Sonic Retrospective
Просмотров 14 тыс.5 месяцев назад
A compilation of every 3D Sonic retrospective I've made, from Adventure to Frontiers. Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H 00:00 - Sonic Adventure 20:53 - Sonic Adventure 2 41:12 - Sonic Heroes 1:01:08 - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) 1:32:14 - Sonic Unleashed 1:56:21 - Sonic Colors 2:13:52 - Sonic Generations 2:28:39 - Sonic Lost World 2:53:52 - Sonic Forces 3:20:5...
Did the Updates Fix Sonic Frontiers?
Просмотров 8 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Fans have been raving about the three content updates Sonic Frontiers has received over the past year. Were they worth the hype? Check out Part 1 here: ruclips.net/video/yd5fYdEO5do/видео.html Become a channel member: ruclips.net/channel/UC7JjYNHDXZEzZYCe-vEBq-Qjoin Join my Discord: discord.gg/BN7aa8BWf5 Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic Frontiers is Afraid to be Amazing
Просмотров 11 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Sonic Frontiers was one of the most hyped-up Sonic games ever. Does it live up to the mania, or have we been kidding ourselves? TRY MY GAME: spontgames.itch.io/nuclear-cheetah-the-final-preview Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic Forces is Short and Sour
Просмотров 26 тыс.7 месяцев назад
It's no secret that Sonic Forces is lacking in content and originality, but that's far from the biggest problem this game has. TRY MY GAME: spontgames.itch.io/nuclear-cheetah-the-final-preview Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic Lost World is Needlessly Terrible
Просмотров 17 тыс.8 месяцев назад
After Generations gave Sonic fans hope for the future, Lost World came along and smacked us all in the face with a harsh reminder of reality. Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic Generations is a Modern Classic
Просмотров 6 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Ah, Sonic Generations. The one game in the series that everyone can agree is good. How does it hold up over a decade later? Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
AbandonedSD: Sonic Colors Ultimate
Просмотров 9 тыс.10 месяцев назад
The colors don't feel so right... Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic Colors is a Good Video Game
Просмотров 5 тыс.10 месяцев назад
While Sonic Colors certainly has its issues, it also does a lot of things right. Let's talk about it. Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic Unleashed is Exactly Half Bad
Просмотров 7 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Sonic Unleashed was a drastic departure from Sonic's roots, but it left quite an impression on many fans. Is it any good? Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
You CAN Legally Play Sonic Unleashed
Просмотров 31 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Sonic Unleashed hasn't gotten a PC port after over a decade of existence. Not all hope is lost, though. Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.com/artist/28JyJk2rmTteu0UMxL6B8H
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Destroyed an Icon
Просмотров 17 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Destroyed an Icon
Abandoned By SEGA: Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Просмотров 8 тыс.Год назад
Abandoned By SEGA: Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
ModernSD - Sonic Adventure 2 (SA2 Mod Loader)
Просмотров 11 тыс.Год назад
ModernSD - Sonic Adventure 2 (SA2 Mod Loader)
Sonic Adventure 2 is the Best 3D Sonic
Просмотров 26 тыс.Год назад
Sonic Adventure 2 is the Best 3D Sonic
ModernSD - Sonic Adventure (SADX Mod Installer)
Просмотров 26 тыс.Год назад
ModernSD - Sonic Adventure (SADX Mod Installer)
23:30 lightnign playtedo utside as soon as this happened
THANK YOU for talking about the OST. I always thought that it was overhated and the complaints people had about it made no sense. They complained about it as if it was OBJECTIVELY bad, not that it's just not their type of music. And people still complain about this type of music in Frontiers and premydaremy(a popular Sonictuber) calls making this type of music or remixing it "Ohtanifing" it, which he uses it as a way to show that Ohtani is ruining Sonic music. I always thought that it was a great change and that it gave these games its own identity, and it was especially fitting for Cyberspace.
The Deathball gravity reverse boss was actually a great idea with two flaws. The first is that nothing tells you the spiked rollers are the way to damage the boss unless you manage to by accident. The second is that you should not be able to go back through the same elevator. You should have to switch sides each time by jumping over the rolers. It's a much better idea for the challenge. I suppose they could have made 2 rollers hitting it do 2 damage for a quick kill strategy.
6:24 Skyrim came out in 2012 though... This applies more to Oblivion
19:08 Splatt the Bird
I really don’t like this game, but his running animations are some of the best in the series.
Fantastic! Thanks! Mod does the game the justice it deserved. It even lags LESS on my lenovo laptop. Crazy!
How the actual f*ck did Elise’s dad expect her not to cry?
3:14 this made me laugh more than it should’ve
i agree, I just finished this game last night on twitch with the 14 chaos emeralds... its a masterpiece...
9:30 as a 20 year veteran musician, both the original prototype music & the origins versions of said music are terrible when compared to the original brad buxer/michael jackson tracks that were removed. they would've been better off replacing the missing tracks with the sonic 3 multiplayer level themes. i even have a video on my main channel (not this one) where i replace & edit in the sonic 3 multiplayer themes & its a million times better than what they did in the final product of sonic origins. if you're a music lover, there's no way one can prefer the new tracks over the old ones. not only that, the new tracks are low bitrate. its like someone at sega took an unmastered bootleg MP3 & just threw it into the game. every track & sound effect sounds like a wet blanket is covering your speakers, which is why sonic 1, 2 & CD in the origins collection sound clearer & crisper than sonic 3 origins. nevermind Amy's rolling sprite & hitbox being smaller than everyone else's, causing physics problems. this is just a botched collection all around.
You could be the inventor of music for all I care, that still doesn't make you the authority on whether or not people are allowed to like different music.
@@spontman most casuals who grew up with the game & like 95% of the sonic fanbase hate the music. i think you're the outlier on this one.
@@asdfxcvbn746 I never said I wasn't.
@@spontman well, when someone is that much of an outlier, they're usually wrong. its like being the one guy that believes the earth is flat.
@@asdfxcvbn746 ...Except this is music taste which is purely subjective. There is no right or wrong.
8:23
6:18 TRUE.
All the Sonic games (1-3 & Knuckles) are G.O.A.T. I’m experiencing a deja that Sonic 3 & Knuckles will be back to play on all of the more updated iOS and android devices. They have the money for the copyrighted music and the technology to digitally remaster it. They’ve already done it with Sega’s Golden Axe trilogy, the very first Streets of Rage and a few days ago I see they now have the GTA trilogy. There’ll be a day when consoles will phase out and everything game wise will be able to be done on a ios or android device
23:26 FINALLY SOMEONE WHO FELT MY PAIN AFTER DOING THAT 😭
I’m so in love with this game
theres only two things wrong with sonic 2 mystic cave pit special stages other than that game is perfect
The Buxer tracks are much better than that trash bro. You clearly didn’t grow up with the genesis games having that opinion.
Wait Hydracga What ! ((- U Said Hydrocity Wrong Note -))
"with that amount it's inevitable that a few stinkers slipped through the crack" you got me with that line.
I'm cursed to write fart jokes even when I'm not trying to
The prototype soundtracks were also used for the PC version, which was my first version of Sonic 3. I'm a little thrilled to see them make a come back. Fun fact: For the finger portion of the final boss fight you can spin dash and it counts the hits without killing you.
Making good music for the Genesis was an art and a science, the best chip tunes on the system were done by people who had both music experience and programming experience like Yuzo Koshiro for example was quite fluent in programming Z80 assembly getting his start making games for the PC 88. If the Brad Buxer guy was coming from a record label studio experience he must've lacked technical know-how.
The problem sonic 1 has is that Marble Zone is the second level of the game. Switch it and Starlight zone and the game gets significantly better
I must be the only sonic fan in the world that likes sonic 2's special stages. Yeah, they certainly have their faults to be sure, but I dunno. Maybe it's nostalgia, but I simply can't hate sonic 2's special stages. Blue sphere, meanwhile... It's a great special stage to be sure, but I dunno... I've gotten bored with it over the years.
Um yeah nah original was better
I don't think it's nitpicky, I think you did a good job with your points. Good video.
HI-DO-ROCK-ITY You win an internets.
sonic mania better
PEAK SONIC!!!!
1998 is when i was born
Sonic on the GameCube was my sincere intro to sonic and its still 1 of my fav sonic games ever ❤....but sonic adventure 2 done everything this 1 done and much better...2 would forever hold a special place in my heart
10:00 Ice Cap Zone was sequenced by Buxer, but he took the melody from the 1982 song "Hard Times" by The Jetzons, who he had previously worked with. Also, it's almost without a doubt Jackson helped with the sound track (voice and some melodies), but did not fully compose any songs, thus not credited (unfairly). Nonetheless, most music wasn't brought over to the releases due to copyright restrictions, because of these involvements.
Son is 2 was almost percent , For me 1. It is too short not enough stages 2. Tails was not utilized well enough *the hitch on ability that allow him to be a hand glider for Sonic *a more Sonic 2-player team aspect That split the screen when Sonic & tails separated
I am a forces enjoyer and I am ashamed
One of the greatest games ever made
Am I the only one thats sad THIS is the game that got sonic back on track, some ok bosses with really cool music but everything else around the game is filled with a myriad of issues and If sonic were to come back I really wished they came back with a bang rather than a game that feels like its in its alpha build
Just beat it for the first time recently and Sonic 3 + knuckles is by far THE best classic sonic i played but.....Sonic adventure battle 2 is the best sonic game ever in my eyes...(so far)
why didn't you talk about mecha sonic WTF UNSUBSCRIBED UNFAVORITED UNILIKED UNLOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm personally amused by the fact that most Sonic 3 zones have water, but there's not a single drop in S&K.
Wait you're right what the heck
I actually like what the songs the Origins versions are based on, but I hate how Origins fucked them up (especially Carnival Night Act 2), listen to the prototypes vs the origins versions