@@kazakhstanianantifemboyxd02 No they're not. Knuckles has no jacket or shoes while RedXVI does. He's also smaller than Knuckles and his left eye is patched.
"Please note that the flashing lava effects in this level can cause RUclips compression, if you are sensitive to RUclips compression, you may now leave the video."
I remember suggesting something like the rocket at the end of 2.2 version way back when (around when 2.0.4 or 2.0.6 were the current versions) on the Message Board's suggestions/ideas thread. I'm glad to see it's there now.
It still feels a little weird to me that this zone has the same name as an official zone. Granted, the official zone is from Sonic Blast (8-bit), which people tend to want to forget about, so it is what it is.
Late reply, but in Blasts Red Volcano, the rocks seem more purple. Plus SRB2s Red Volcano (atleast the current version), is way less generic and stands out more.
Very good video, I really like to watch the long history of one the best and longest fangames ever created (this game is older than me just by a month!) But just like some else mentioned in the comments, I think you should have included Blue Mountain, considering it was gonna be the Act 2 of Red Volcano. I remember the many frustrations I had when playing 2.0, dying at the very beginning and seeing my way blocked because the lava rose. It's gonna be interesting to see how you tackle Egg Rock Zone, considering it has been pretty much the same for the past 10+ years, only removing a few sections to make shorter and easier for multiplayer (the blowing fans section on 2.0 Act 2 was hell to do online, too much lag made it almost impossible) Also at 10:23 if my memory serves correctly, the outdoor section also existed in 2.0, however it was only a small section of land that had a few extra lives, an elemental shield to go back safely through the same place, snd I think an emerald token too? I could be totally worng, it's been like 7 years since I last played that version.
i think that iteration of the outdoor section was specifically in 2.1.6, and it became a full section in 2.1.7. the section didnt exist at all prior. but im just going off memory from srb2 the past so i could be wrong lol.
I absolutely love the changes of this map over the years, from the previous indoor volcano with a very hidden secret outdoor room in v2.1.7 to a prehistoric indoor and outdoor volcano in v2.2 with many new badniks. I know that the Unidos got introduced in v2.1, but Pyre Flies, Dragonbombers and Pterabytes were introduced in that version.
@@midi_feline Could be, my memory is a little fuzzy since I used to play during the era of 1.08 moving to 1.09.4. Having to move back and forth between versions to play on different servers. Since in this video it says Final Demo, I assumed to be 1.9, but you might be correct.
I like these Throughout History videos of yours, they are so entertaining to watch. How about making next Throughout History video about a bonus stage like Aerial Garden or Pipe Towers? I just think that Egg Rock history might be not too interesting, considering it have barely been changed since its debut in version 2.0
Ah yeah, I remember the "Jump on that random roof and you get banished to the super hard volcano bonus level" XD And now it's one of the best levels in the entire game. Genuinely cannot wait until we someday see an Act 2.
Making the lava solid makes sense anyway, because that's how it is in every Sonic game I know of. Might even be that way in real life as far as walking on it goes; of course if you were trying to walk on lava in real life you'd have much bigger problems.
In real life, lava is really viscous and behaves like jelly (jell-o) so while you could sink in it if it was runny enough, it would take some time, plus lava hot enough for that would literally turn you to steam if you touch it so you wouldn’t get the chance to immerse in it. In Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow sinks under instantly and in Sonic P-06, lava’s realistic jellylike prosperities are simulated by making it work like Dusty Desert’s quicksand, with the except that it also slowly burns away rings like the tornado in Crisis City does. The lava in SA2 is weird because there’s a constant updraft that prevents Knuckles & Rouge falling in. (Lava only appears in Meteor Herd and the character boss battle that takes place there)
I actually completely forgot about Blue Mountain. However, I don’t think it’s a huge omission, given that it was just a proof-of-concept. Apologies for forgetting it, either way.
Fun facts: Did you know that Red Volcano Zone is actually from Sonic Blast and that the zone is on located on South Island meaning that Sonic and his friends have travelled to South Island just to stop Eggman
4:41 Tails: NO PLEASE DON’T SENT.. unknown: WHATS THE BIG IDEA? DO YOU JUST JUMPING ON PEOPLE’S ROOF TOPS FOR FUN DISTRUBING THEIR SLEEP? GO TO HELL! Tails: *Dies* *faked go to hell*
In the final demo, the people said "go to hell", and tails die and send to red volcano or i call it...... The hell, no wonder the people said "go to hell"
Red volcano went from boring platforming and maze levels with frankly poor graphics to a beautiful masterpiece of a level, and I hope act 2 is just as good
Are the Demo 2 levels you find only accessible through the launcher? Because when I play Demo 2 it only has GFZ Acts 1-3 and THZ Act 1. Edit: I'm asking this because apparently THZ Act 2 was only found in the launcher so I would think these were too.
The Demo 2 levels were private betas released to the public in 2010, they aren’t part of the regular Demo 2. THZ2 was not in the launcher, it was among these betas. In Demo 4, however, the THZ2 beta was hidden inside the game’s folder as “update.dll.”
@@DylanDude I swear there used to be this ugly looking structure at the end of the level (didn't move or react like the 2.2 one) Guess I need to go version hunting
I know I'm very late, but which version did you use for the Final Demo? Because in the one I downloaded, I jump in the roof of the house and nothing happens.
Not trying to nitpick here (because I LOVE this video series), but god damn the RUclips compression is killing your videos. This one is almost unwatchable for the Demo 2 era footage. Any chance you can reupload the really poorly-compressed videos using better encodes (at least double the bitrate)? Or, if you happen to have videos available for download via Google Drive link or something, I'd love to watch them that way to avoid RUclips's compression.
I feel like you should've showed off the Blue Mountain test level in 2.0, it's a small yet interesting part of Red Volcano Zone's history.
oh yea like the frozen over area above the volcano
@@TARDISES we need a shirt with Knuckles saying "run it back"
Jesus Christ, the Demo 2 stages are just extremely maze-like and would've taken the fun out of playing it.
Every level past techno hill zone act 1 was like that, to be honest
The early demos just feel like Mine Maze Zone but its the entire game
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@@poiberry8956 Doom Ship:
Ahem, ahem.
Fun fact: slopes weren’t added until 2.2
4:53 Turns out Hell isn’t so bad after all. There’s free 1-ups!
They're useless because you're dead by the time you go to hell
I guess if i didn’t touch a checkpoint and having to restart from the beginning upon dying, i could grab that monitor to avoid getting a game over.
I can't get over just how faithful Tails' sprites are to the Mega Drive games.
For those with epilepsy problems, skip to 7:32.
Wow, it just hit me how long I've been playing and following Sonic Robo Blast 2... For almost 18 years. Man, this game has come a long way.
I like how in demo 2. You can do a frame perfect jump to avoid getting damaged by the lava.
In 2.2, in the lava wave section, the waves are extremely buggy, so you can actually survive without taking damage.
@@SomeRobIoxDude Yeah, on the "going down" side of he waves.
Knuckles literally sending Tails to hell for jumping on his roof is hilarious.
That's RedXVI.
@@Herobrine100xKnuckles and Red are the same person
@@kazakhstanianantifemboyxd02
No they're not. Knuckles has no jacket or shoes while RedXVI does. He's also smaller than Knuckles and his left eye is patched.
@@THSGC TRUE
"Please note that the flashing lava effects in this level can cause RUclips compression, if you are sensitive to RUclips compression, you may now leave the video."
everyone pog until weird knuckles comes out and sends you to re volcano zone
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You mean RedXVI?
@@SRBluke122 Yep, it's RedXVI.
demo 2 lava: the bitrate killer
Love to see the History for the last Level for SRB2 Egg Rock Zone, And Finally the Extra Zones of SRB2
I remember suggesting something like the rocket at the end of 2.2 version way back when (around when 2.0.4 or 2.0.6 were the current versions) on the Message Board's suggestions/ideas thread. I'm glad to see it's there now.
It still feels a little weird to me that this zone has the same name as an official zone. Granted, the official zone is from Sonic Blast (8-bit), which people tend to want to forget about, so it is what it is.
Late reply, but in Blasts Red Volcano, the rocks seem more purple. Plus SRB2s Red Volcano (atleast the current version), is way less generic and stands out more.
I remember jumping on the house in Final Demo, wondering why it won't let me to Red Volcano Zone. I didn't know you had to unlock it first.
Because you need 7 Chaos Emeralds to go in there.
7:42 this is the version i had when i first played the game..
Very good video, I really like to watch the long history of one the best and longest fangames ever created (this game is older than me just by a month!) But just like some else mentioned in the comments, I think you should have included Blue Mountain, considering it was gonna be the Act 2 of Red Volcano.
I remember the many frustrations I had when playing 2.0, dying at the very beginning and seeing my way blocked because the lava rose.
It's gonna be interesting to see how you tackle Egg Rock Zone, considering it has been pretty much the same for the past 10+ years, only removing a few sections to make shorter and easier for multiplayer (the blowing fans section on 2.0 Act 2 was hell to do online, too much lag made it almost impossible)
Also at 10:23 if my memory serves correctly, the outdoor section also existed in 2.0, however it was only a small section of land that had a few extra lives, an elemental shield to go back safely through the same place, snd I think an emerald token too? I could be totally worng, it's been like 7 years since I last played that version.
i think that iteration of the outdoor section was specifically in 2.1.6, and it became a full section in 2.1.7. the section didnt exist at all prior. but im just going off memory from srb2 the past so i could be wrong lol.
Red Volcano from Demo 2 is basically eclipsy zone on both Act 1 and 2.
2:09 so.. act 2 existed, and this clearly shows it was real. Great
I absolutely love the changes of this map over the years, from the previous indoor volcano with a very hidden secret outdoor room in v2.1.7 to a prehistoric indoor and outdoor volcano in v2.2 with many new badniks.
I know that the Unidos got introduced in v2.1, but Pyre Flies, Dragonbombers and Pterabytes were introduced in that version.
Red Volcano Zone's act 2 music is panic inducing
its good, though
"hmm, i wonder if theres a video for RVZ?"
*checks dylan's YT channel*
*video uploaded 5 hours ago*
see the future, kids
(Lava in demo 2 exists) *RUclips bit rate disliked that.*
Act 2 will happen, eventually.
We can only hope
In 2.3
Finally I history lesson I will actually listen too and there’s a ACT 2?! (Edit: I subbed)(Edit again: Demo 2’s music sound like it’s from doom lol)
well, it IS a doom mod, and earlier versions used midi music like doom did, so thats proly why
@@dededesgustingtkemylife4825 it’s not a mod, it just runs on it’s engine
Now this was unexpected! This is gonna be a good watch! :)
I remember playing online coop modes in Red Volcano with 1.9, fun times!
Wasn't Red Volcano removed in the later versions of Final demo?
@@midi_feline Could be, my memory is a little fuzzy since I used to play during the era of 1.08 moving to 1.09.4. Having to move back and forth between versions to play on different servers. Since in this video it says Final Demo, I assumed to be 1.9, but you might be correct.
Version 1.9???
I like these Throughout History videos of yours, they are so entertaining to watch.
How about making next Throughout History video about a bonus stage like Aerial Garden or Pipe Towers? I just think that Egg Rock history might be not too interesting, considering it have barely been changed since its debut in version 2.0
I don't know what he's doing after Egg Rock, but I think a "Bonus levels" video and a "Dark City/Grand Eggship" video would be neat.
A Throughout History video on the Special Stages might also be neat. Might also include 2.2's MP Specials
Another awesome video. This zone's music is quite good!
Ah yeah, I remember the "Jump on that random roof and you get banished to the super hard volcano bonus level" XD
And now it's one of the best levels in the entire game. Genuinely cannot wait until we someday see an Act 2.
11:33 I LITERALLY DIDN'T KNOW THIS SECTION EXISTED UNTIL REWATCHING THIS VIDEO RECENTLY, WTH
Making the lava solid makes sense anyway, because that's how it is in every Sonic game I know of. Might even be that way in real life as far as walking on it goes; of course if you were trying to walk on lava in real life you'd have much bigger problems.
In real life, lava is really viscous and behaves like jelly (jell-o) so while you could sink in it if it was runny enough, it would take some time, plus lava hot enough for that would literally turn you to steam if you touch it so you wouldn’t get the chance to immerse in it. In Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow sinks under instantly and in Sonic P-06, lava’s realistic jellylike prosperities are simulated by making it work like Dusty Desert’s quicksand, with the except that it also slowly burns away rings like the tornado in Crisis City does.
The lava in SA2 is weird because there’s a constant updraft that prevents Knuckles & Rouge falling in. (Lava only appears in Meteor Herd and the character boss battle that takes place there)
Correction to Final Demo:
Red Volcano's BETA was added in 1.09.4, but not in 1.01.
Knuckles banished Tails to the underworld! 😅
Ngl the old rvz music reminds me of music in the original DOOM
The early RVZ music sounds like it belongs in another iD Tech game
The "Demo 2-Era" version is actually from September 1999 according to the file dates, making it predate even the Halloween release.
It's not. The file I used in the video is from 2001, as it was worked on further and scrapped around then.
finally, also, wheres blue mountain????
Yeah! Blue Mountain, although short, *_was_* planned to be the Act 2 at some point
I actually completely forgot about Blue Mountain. However, I don’t think it’s a huge omission, given that it was just a proof-of-concept. Apologies for forgetting it, either way.
@@greenknight9000 Who's Blue Mountain?
@@mattybsonicroboblast2yesja221 You're a newbie, aren't you?
wiki.srb2.org/wiki/2.0:Blue_Mountain_Zone_Act_2
@@DylanDude Egg Rock Zone's history, plz?
Red Volcano was originally added in 1.09
i used to hate old tails cuz he would never do his full speed run animation
Fun facts: Did you know that Red Volcano Zone is actually from Sonic Blast and that the zone is on located on South Island meaning that Sonic and his friends have travelled to South Island just to stop Eggman
The devs have said the two zones have nothing to do with each other, it's just a coincidence.
4:41 Tails: NO PLEASE DON’T SENT..
unknown: WHATS THE BIG IDEA? DO YOU JUST JUMPING ON PEOPLE’S ROOF TOPS FOR FUN DISTRUBING THEIR SLEEP? GO TO HELL!
Tails: *Dies* *faked go to hell*
@Legacy George :Game Developer bruh
tails gets strangled to death and gets sent to hell blast 2
hype
Very great man! :)
0:50 DooM music be like:
In the final demo, the people said "go to hell", and tails die and send to red volcano or i call it......
The hell, no wonder the people said "go to hell"
Could you link the beta releases in you videos because I can't find them online and I really want to play them!
your*
They got taken down unexpectedly a while back, I’ll look into getting permission to host them elsewhere.
They do exist on a certain Wayback machine link
@@DylanDude Egg Rock Zone history?
Red volcano went from boring platforming and maze levels with frankly poor graphics to a beautiful masterpiece of a level, and I hope act 2 is just as good
Wow Red volcano kinda sucked for most of its existence. But it is cool to see a well hidden side path in 2.1 get turned into the main path in 2.2.
Rvz1 have never have a 2nd act ever and that why stjr never need 2nd act & 3rd act making it in 2001 to 2021
Finaly!
want mario koopa blast history and aerial garden
my best game
Are the Demo 2 levels you find only accessible through the launcher? Because when I play Demo 2 it only has GFZ Acts 1-3 and THZ Act 1.
Edit: I'm asking this because apparently THZ Act 2 was only found in the launcher so I would think these were too.
The Demo 2 levels were private betas released to the public in 2010, they aren’t part of the regular Demo 2. THZ2 was not in the launcher, it was among these betas. In Demo 4, however, the THZ2 beta was hidden inside the game’s folder as “update.dll.”
@@DylanDude Ah, I think I got mixed up with Final Demo and Demo 2.
@@DylanDude there wasn’t a thz2 beta in final demo, it was demo 4
@@CoolicReview Thank you, I jumbled my words. The Demo 4 beta was later made official in Final Demo.
@@DylanDude upd_net.dll*
Didn't one of the later 2.1 releases add that rocket to the end?
No, 2.2 did.
@@DylanDude I swear there used to be this ugly looking structure at the end of the level (didn't move or react like the 2.2 one)
Guess I need to go version hunting
This gave birth to a transition to the Egg Rock?
POG
Hey uploader, DOES TAILS GO TO HELL REALLY FAST AND HE’S NO DIE FOR YEARS!?
No, he does not.
@@DylanDude the sonic team junior is dosen’t matter whay tails just go to hell XD
@@DylanDude in 2.0 i almost saw a note
@@DylanDude final demo just made tails Go to *hell*
I like old music 👍
I know I'm very late, but which version did you use for the Final Demo? Because in the one I downloaded, I jump in the roof of the house and nothing happens.
1.09.4. You have to beat the game first.
I like act 2 old music in srb2 2000 👍
Not trying to nitpick here (because I LOVE this video series), but god damn the RUclips compression is killing your videos. This one is almost unwatchable for the Demo 2 era footage. Any chance you can reupload the really poorly-compressed videos using better encodes (at least double the bitrate)? Or, if you happen to have videos available for download via Google Drive link or something, I'd love to watch them that way to avoid RUclips's compression.
DylanDude, does *Egg Rock Zone* have previous versions?
Yeah, even in demo 2 there was a ERZ
@@kamotesadagattv6090 Will He Do Throughout History of Egg Rock Zone?
Demo 2 Era:
Doomship Zone
Robotnirock Zone
2.0, 2.1 ,2.2:
Egg Rock Zone
How do i download SRB2 Demo 2 Era?
I Think It's Just All Of Demo 2's Versions.
@@floofmcfloof Download od Demo 2 era with Scrapped Levels?
@@BrianFan7650 Maybe, IDK. Im On A Mac.
@@floofmcfloof Send me a Download, Please?
@@BrianFan7650 ok....
I don’t like the 2.2 version because it looks more like a green jungle that just so happens to have lava
holy fudge my bit rate is committing suicide
no boss in finaldemo yay
the fact that the game was very cringe and now its mind blowing
Tails for hell is sucks
Demo 2’s RVZ1 is kinda boring.
oh my god i hate this zone
Ah yes the worst zone that became the best (in terms of level design
Im RUclipsr