If this wasn't a TAS, I would probably do something bad out of frustration. Not sure about the real console, but playing this on keyboard is friggin' impossible unless it's a TAS video. But...yeah, my point was to make a nice looking run showcasing the graphics and stuff. Mission accomplished.
I would go as far as to say those old games look better than some newer titles which use the poorly detailed minimalistic and overly cartoony art direction.
Some of the best level design in Sonic history. Everyone hates it because of motion controls and the total inability to go back. Decisions like this are why this series is so universally panned. They never use the good game design principles from the games everyone hates, so they have now run out of ideas entirely.
supersmily 5 so true. There is nothing wrong with the hallway concept as long as it is challenging. This being the base foundation for boost games, I personally think it did it better than any boost game that came afterwards besides unleashed coming close. No other boost game has obstacles that are actually threatening. You can boost through everything now.
I'm not a fan of the gameplay of this game, but the soundtrack, visuals (Especially for a Wii Game) and story are top notch. And it looks fantastic at 60fps.
Monkey D. "Straw Hat" Luffy Agreed. It's basically a prototype Boost game. I do enjoy it though, equipped with Skills. My favorite stage would be probably Skeleton Dome. And I love the soundtrack too ! This is also where Griffith and the rest of the 4Kids cast got better. It's baffling also how the story is so much better handled here than the anniversary game, plus Sonic gets some really good lines in this game. P.s. : Have you guys noticed how the OC choices for Farces are basically Secret Rings' Skills ?
Cybernik The Hedgehog Pretty much. It's basically every Skill System we've had in Sonic Games thus far. Which easily could have been applied to Modern Sonic and his friends all being playable.
***** Probably it was the only game Pontac bothered watching some cutscenes from. Too bad he captured none of the charm and energy, and took a quote out of context.
Shara:''The air is so hot in here'' Sonic: *Cocky grin*, Take off your shirt then (shes mad) *Heh-heh* nervous chuckle, I'm joking. In his head:(thirsty)BBUUT I could wish it
Bro you make this game look amazing, randomly saw the stage song come up so I looked up the stage, and wow, as mentioned, you make the game look great.
I realized something. Although the controls take some getting used to, Secret Rings is not rushed or low quality. The cutscenes and backgrounds look stunning, the level design and soundtrack are top notch, the bosses are creative and exhilarating, and so on. Obviously, Sonic Team was at a disadvantage with the motion controls, considering the Wii was pretty new at the time, and they obviously didn't have the same knowledge of the console that Nintendo did, but it was still commendable that they chose to be bold. That's what this era of Sonic represents to me: Boldness and wacky ideas. Somewhat explains why Unleashed is the only Sonic game I prefer over this one.
It’s so weird that like… I remember thinking oh shit this is gonna be difficult… then I’m watching this and like… this whole level can just be ran through if I had all the upgrades… XD
It's probably irrelevant now, but you can tap the brake button to cancel out of a slide/charge jump. It's a lot faster than jumping out of it like you had to at 0:10 I can't wait to see an HD 60 FPS Levitated Ruin! That stage is hands-down the fastest stage in the game when you're fully leveled up.
You are sick mahman! If I remember correctly I have 60-70 hours in my save file and I'm at lev. 96-98 atm which means that I have the vast majority of equippable skills unlocked, but I NEVER equipped the last(fastest) versions of either the "speed" or "handling" skills simply because the gameplay becomes so fucking fast and the tilting so fucking precise that I just can't react to it properly let alone have fun while playing it. Thankfully they are not essential for a Gold medal, also to be honest, I'm quite pleased with the solution that ST found for this game as dying doesn't take away the chance of getting the Gold medal. It was quite a pleasant surprise to have after suffering an awkward death (either in this stage or Night Palace) that I got a Gold medal regardless of my one death and my gathered XP wasn't lost either. :D One of the many reasons why I tend to prefer this game over Black Knight. P.S.: Night Palace. I need it now.
I will definitely do Night Palace if it doesn't have that catapult or I will need a TAS file from somebody else who completes the level, so I could record it.
Night Palace doesn't have any catapults in it, mahman. Skeleton Dome does have one, but it's on an optional (shortcut) path which can be ignored if necessary.
Since the catapult as a gimmick is introduced at the Dino level which is the second overall level, there definitely isn't any catapult at the first level either methinks. As of Skeleton Dome: right after finishing the first longer area which is one long narrow path filled with skeletons you're entering a more open area where you can use a spring to reach an alternate route. That's where the catapult is as far as I can remember though on second thought I'm not sure. Skeleton Done might not have any catapults at all. Howewer I'm 1000% sure that Night Palace doesn't have ANY catapults period. It's my favorite and therefore my most played level in this game, so that's the one I know the most. :D
I see. I still hope someone can record a TAS file for Pirate Storm though. Arguably the best stage in the entire game, beaten only by Night Palace itself.
sadly that was one of the first sonic games I've ever played in my life. playing that game on the wii being a child is really a different kind of suffering 😭
i liked this song so much that in middle school i used those cheap mp3 players to record my tv so i could hear the music at school. i didnt have an ipod yet
I dont know about you guys but I like whenever you go into the game right and sonic just blast off, and mean it, there was this one day my brother unlocked every skill(I was to young to know how to do it)and he must've did something because even he had no idea why the game makes you go that fast enough to fly of the map(a few zones we will not discuss)
You know I remember when my brother first fought the ifirit of he played the game without me there so I didn't even know why it was trying to kill em but what he told me was that it was cause he had no legs, I felt so bad for him that was until I was old enough to actually get the hang of those freaking Wii controllers god they suck
If I recall right, it's the wind type skill at the very bottom of the skill list. Something like "This skill activates if you have 8 (or 10) wind skills equipped".
No you are right the skill is Called the Crest of Wind, when equipped with 10 wind basic skills crest of wind activates, this increases Sonic's acceleration and Maximum Speed at the cost of 1 ring per second.
I really like this game. First game for the Wii, so they were forced to use motion controls and honestly, they're not that bad, especially after a while. Great story too. Obviously better than 06 by default, but this game is probably - from 1998 to 2007 - the second best Sonic game after Adventure. That shows how much I hate the others I guess
+Great story and epic final +Wii Graphics Exploding +Sweet Soundtrack -Controls at suck -HTU Abillities -VERY HAAAARD LEVELS -Youre too slow! HTU = Hard To Use
Well La Wella Depends on the game. SA1, SA2, Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Riders, and Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity all use the ADX format, which there are converters for. Then he simply has to rebuild the ISO.
Who's gonna rock the place?
ArtFenixAsordis NO ONE CAN TOUCH THIS
SKAAADOOOSH
cobi
he's gonna rock the place
my name is sonic the hedgehog, and i'm the fastest thing alive
Get ready to show them team rose! FROOGGY
sonic's so damn fast that whenever shara tells him instructions to do something sonic is already halfway across the freaking stage past that
@Orochi HD
GOTTAGOFAST
Sonic is probably cool af with all that wind around him
“I’ve never seen a spirit”
Shara, 2007
Is this a castle?
No, it's Cobi's place, and he is gonna rock the place!
Totally never seen comment
Shut up
That was bad 🤮
Yeah
This aged horribly
"Use the 1 button to mo-"
"SPEED BREAK!"
XD
True xD
"and move carefully"😂
Wow. You actually made this game look playable.
If this wasn't a TAS, I would probably do something bad out of frustration. Not sure about the real console, but playing this on keyboard is friggin' impossible unless it's a TAS video. But...yeah, my point was to make a nice looking run showcasing the graphics and stuff. Mission accomplished.
Well the game still looks great even though it was released in 2007.
I would go as far as to say those old games look better than some newer titles which use the poorly detailed minimalistic and overly cartoony art direction.
Yeah, I still think Sonic Unleashed (360/PS3) and Sonic Colors are the best looking sonic games to date.
Unleashed ? Yes, absolutely.
Colors ? Pfff Passable, but far from the best looking, since it's looks all blocky and polygonal.
This game is the definition that first playthroughs means everything. The game is decent when you upgrade Sonic.
I'm so used to hearing this song as Cobi's theme, that it sounds extremely out of place for this game.
Xcalibur64 yeah, isn’t it crazy?
It doesn't.
Same.
Sonic will never not be able to rock the place, and neither will Cobi.
VideoWizard what makes you say that?
I can’t watch this without thinking of Cobi’s intro
Same
Me too
Sonic 2007: That was tight!
Sonic 2024: That was lit!
Some of the best level design in Sonic history. Everyone hates it because of motion controls and the total inability to go back. Decisions like this are why this series is so universally panned. They never use the good game design principles from the games everyone hates, so they have now run out of ideas entirely.
Sad but true.
supersmily 5 so true. There is nothing wrong with the hallway concept as long as it is challenging. This being the base foundation for boost games, I personally think it did it better than any boost game that came afterwards besides unleashed coming close. No other boost game has obstacles that are actually threatening. You can boost through everything now.
@@ArtFenixAsordis so true
What do you mean? You can go back. Kind of.
I'm not a fan of the gameplay of this game, but the soundtrack, visuals (Especially for a Wii Game) and story are top notch. And it looks fantastic at 60fps.
Ditto. ;)
Monkey D. "Straw Hat" Luffy Agreed. It's basically a prototype Boost game. I do enjoy it though, equipped with Skills. My favorite stage would be probably Skeleton Dome. And I love the soundtrack too !
This is also where Griffith and the rest of the 4Kids cast got better. It's baffling also how the story is so much better handled here than the anniversary game, plus Sonic gets some really good lines in this game.
P.s. : Have you guys noticed how the OC choices for Farces are basically Secret Rings' Skills ?
Cybernik The Hedgehog
Pretty much. It's basically every Skill System we've had in Sonic Games thus far. Which easily could have been applied to Modern Sonic and his friends all being playable.
Cybernik The Hedgehog
What comment?
***** Probably it was the only game Pontac bothered watching some cutscenes from. Too bad he captured none of the charm and energy, and took a quote out of context.
0:11 She's never seen a spirit, that's interesting
Arin & Danny: WHOA, OH MY GOD! CHILL THE FUCK OUT, SONIC!
I didn’t even KNOW you could TAS Secret Rings and Black Knight tbh
This level totally doesn't remind me of Cobanermani456
ikr
Mike The Cat but it does to ME
Mike The Cat sarcasm (it's a joke don't worry)
The theme song ikr
IKR totally doesn’t remind me of Cobanermani456
Shara:''The air is so hot in here''
Sonic: *Cocky grin*, Take off your shirt then (shes mad) *Heh-heh* nervous chuckle, I'm joking.
In his head:(thirsty)BBUUT I could wish it
Meanwhile it'd take me ten years just to get past one obstacle 😂
Soon as it came on we automatically knew who it reminded us of
Bro you make this game look amazing, randomly saw the stage song come up so I looked up the stage, and wow, as mentioned, you make the game look great.
WHOS GONNA ROCK THE PLACE PLACE PLACE WITH ME
1:32 Shahra: You can use a Homing Attack on that machine!
Sonic already clearing the obstacle: Y'all say something?
Jeez, Secret Rings was a lot faster than I remembered
don't be fooled
I realized something. Although the controls take some getting used to, Secret Rings is not rushed or low quality. The cutscenes and backgrounds look stunning, the level design and soundtrack are top notch, the bosses are creative and exhilarating, and so on. Obviously, Sonic Team was at a disadvantage with the motion controls, considering the Wii was pretty new at the time, and they obviously didn't have the same knowledge of the console that Nintendo did, but it was still commendable that they chose to be bold. That's what this era of Sonic represents to me: Boldness and wacky ideas. Somewhat explains why Unleashed is the only Sonic game I prefer over this one.
I 100% agree I would love if people took this game more seriously.
Dang! Now i really wanna play the game again😨
This actually looks fun!
I really loved this games art style and environments.
He did indeed rock the place.
Feel so bad for cobanermani456 prayers up for him and his loved ones
Still love this game today. Everything.
Sonic is just casually making 90 degree turns going at the speed of light
It’s so weird that like… I remember thinking oh shit this is gonna be difficult… then I’m watching this and like… this whole level can just be ran through if I had all the upgrades… XD
‘I’ve never seen a spirit!’ - Shara, 2007
Not a lot of sonic games with live ost holds a candle to this ost. This looks so beautiful 4k. I had forgotten what the game looks like, heh.
how my parents got to school:
I think this stage of all the ones in Secret Rings deserves a "Generations" treatment. Either this one or Night Palace.
And then they say this is a slow game xd
I miss Cobi! 😢😢😢
I love this song, and downloaded it from iTunes. :) And God do I miss Jason Griffith.
MGSDude01 damn straight my friend....
50%=gameplay
50%=PLACE
and other 50%=cobi
Rip cobi
I remember playing this level on repeat because the song was a banger
HEY WHATS UP EVERYONE, COBANERMANI456 HERE
It's probably irrelevant now, but you can tap the brake button to cancel out of a slide/charge jump. It's a lot faster than jumping out of it like you had to at 0:10
I can't wait to see an HD 60 FPS Levitated Ruin! That stage is hands-down the fastest stage in the game when you're fully leveled up.
Thanks for the advice! It's very hard to control Sonic using the keyboard)).
Yeah, I'll get to Levitated Ruin too.
How to sum up this entire video: *speed*
Cobi: *SKADOOOOOOOOOOSH!!*
You are sick mahman!
If I remember correctly I have 60-70 hours in my save file and I'm at lev. 96-98 atm which means that I have the vast majority of equippable skills unlocked, but I NEVER equipped the last(fastest) versions of either the "speed" or "handling" skills simply because the gameplay becomes so fucking fast and the tilting so fucking precise that I just can't react to it properly let alone have fun while playing it.
Thankfully they are not essential for a Gold medal, also to be honest, I'm quite pleased with the solution that ST found for this game as dying doesn't take away the chance of getting the Gold medal. It was quite a pleasant surprise to have after suffering an awkward death (either in this stage or Night Palace) that I got a Gold medal regardless of my one death and my gathered XP wasn't lost either. :D
One of the many reasons why I tend to prefer this game over Black Knight.
P.S.: Night Palace. I need it now.
I will definitely do Night Palace if it doesn't have that catapult or I will need a TAS file from somebody else who completes the level, so I could record it.
Night Palace doesn't have any catapults in it, mahman.
Skeleton Dome does have one, but it's on an optional (shortcut) path which can be ignored if necessary.
Then ignored it shall be like the Dinosaur jungle catapults.
Since the catapult as a gimmick is introduced at the Dino level which is the second overall level, there definitely isn't any catapult at the first level either methinks.
As of Skeleton Dome: right after finishing the first longer area which is one long narrow path filled with skeletons you're entering a more open area where you can use a spring to reach an alternate route. That's where the catapult is as far as I can remember though on second thought I'm not sure. Skeleton Done might not have any catapults at all.
Howewer I'm 1000% sure that Night Palace doesn't have ANY catapults period. It's my favorite and therefore my most played level in this game, so that's the one I know the most. :D
I see. I still hope someone can record a TAS file for Pirate Storm though. Arguably the best stage in the entire game, beaten only by Night Palace itself.
sadly that was one of the first sonic games I've ever played in my life. playing that game on the wii being a child is really a different kind of suffering 😭
Hope the best for you cobi
Why do I feel like Secret Rings canonically takes place before 06?
He makes it look like this game is easy to control, ha
Vince Fiore it is, very easy actually.
Vince Fiore If you're used to it its not that bad
Vince Fiore And I'm pretty sure it's TAS
It just takes practice and memorization of each levels you play. Also once you upgrade in the game it becomes more fun
Yeah he even said he was using TAS
The nostalgia is real! 😆
How the heck did my 10 year old mind keep up with this speed lol
damn this game is fast even without boosting! Sega needa take notes from this for the next Sonic game
Place... Place.... Place...
This game needs an HD remaster.
i liked this song so much that in middle school i used those cheap mp3 players to record my tv so i could hear the music at school. i didnt have an ipod yet
Can’t wait to play this on project reignition
Cobi is gonna rock the place
Cobi will always rock the place
Lore accurate Sonic run
PEAK speedrun!
Overpowered sonic 9000.5
Man I would kill to replay this game lol
I dont know about you guys but I like whenever you go into the game right and sonic just blast off, and mean it, there was this one day my brother unlocked every skill(I was to young to know how to do it)and he must've did something because even he had no idea why the game makes you go that fast enough to fly of the map(a few zones we will not discuss)
I just wish I was a kid again 😢
*How the fuck do you see?* I loved the speed that the crest gave me, but the constant wind was annoying.
It's a TAS run. :D
Gotta go fast. I think I want this game.
Why does sonic suddenly have his dreamcast design in this game?
This game should get a remake with no motion controls and maybe a bit more of a modern sonic boost inspired gameplay
Imagine a version of this game in the style of Unleashed (360, PS3).
dude! how tf are you so fast! it takes me at least 3-5 minutes to beat this level!
Power of TAS :D
WHOS GONNA ROCK THE GODDAMN PLACE?!?!
The answer is coban------NOBODY!!!
Mushroom378 That's right.
Fuck cobi.
yeah cobi sucks
How many times did you replay this before you memorized where you need to be for all the obstacles??
Koolmoose he uses TAS, so that’s why he is so good with controls.
What's that wind skill?
Crest of wind
Idk why people say that sonic and the secret rings was a unplayable game. I mean, I was 10 when I beat it :D
Cobanermani456 fans Whos watching this in 2024?
You know I remember when my brother first fought the ifirit of he played the game without me there so I didn't even know why it was trying to kill em but what he told me was that it was cause he had no legs, I felt so bad for him that was until I was old enough to actually get the hang of those freaking Wii controllers god they suck
TO COBI
I can't be the only one who's hear beacuase of
cobanermani456
Cobamasama is that you???
What are your ring customs?
3...2...1...GO!
cobi aint rockin the place no more
He still is, i hope he gets better
What skill is generating the whirlwind around Sonic?
If I recall right, it's the wind type skill at the very bottom of the skill list. Something like "This skill activates if you have 8 (or 10) wind skills equipped".
Ah I see I kept thinking it was the Wind Crest or something like it lol.
Quante McCray It's technically not,the animation speed is dependent on Sonic's speed.Although in Black Knight the animation speed is capped
No you are right the skill is Called the Crest of Wind, when equipped with 10 wind basic skills crest of wind activates, this increases Sonic's acceleration and Maximum Speed at the cost of 1 ring per second.
Somebody needs to make a fan game losing this game that allows you to use control stick and buttons
What is the TAS you use?
stop making shitty games look good, holy crap you're too good.
What's the skill list for sonic
man i feel like secret rings is such a more fun idea than black knight, it was just executed poorly
I really like this game. First game for the Wii, so they were forced to use motion controls and honestly, they're not that bad, especially after a while. Great story too. Obviously better than 06 by default, but this game is probably - from 1998 to 2007 - the second best Sonic game after Adventure. That shows how much I hate the others I guess
Jesus there's too much happening on screen right now
+Great story and epic final
+Wii Graphics Exploding
+Sweet Soundtrack
-Controls at suck
-HTU Abillities
-VERY HAAAARD LEVELS
-Youre too slow!
HTU = Hard To Use
How did you get 60fps? The game is capped at 30 fps in dolphin emulator, please tell me
Gecko codes.
And which Dolphin version do you use? Can you give me the gecko codes? Is there also a gecko code for 120/144fps?
You can easily find the codes if you google them. Only 60 fps gecko codes exist. Any latest version of Dolphin would do.
okay because i have the problem that the game is running at 30 fps and 60 vps
I have to add the codes in Patches right? Not in Gecko Codes. Also i have cheats enabled still doesn't work :(
*Sigh* When Cobimani456 was a decent person back then
you're a pro 👍
Can you make more 4K vids of this game?
I can make a few but unfortunately some levels are not possible to complete with the keyboard controls and I don't have a wiimote.
@@ArtFenixAsordis hey i know I am a year late but you can always use a ps4/xbox controller to play this game
And how do you speed up
Barely saw anything with how fast you were going.
How do you change the music to some of your games?
Well La Wella Depends on the game. SA1, SA2, Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Riders, and Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity all use the ADX format, which there are converters for. Then he simply has to rebuild the ISO.
I miss cobi
Isn't this game on xbox 360?
Wii exclusive
Sega please make this DLC for Forces.