One thing that's actually amazing about the game, is its soundtrack. Its OST was so good that its composer Jun Senoue, was even like, "This music is too good to be wasted on Sonic 3D Blast" and then re-used some of the songs for the first Sonic Adventure game.
To be fair, it was less "this music is too good to be wasted on 3D Blast" and more "Japan has never heard this music before so they won't notice if I just reuse them". Japan wouldn't get 3D Blast until a year after Adventure came out and even then it was only the Saturn version with its completely different soundtrack. Mega Collection was their first exposure the Genesis version.
honestly I thought it was going to lead into a Christmas special in another video where it was going to be like the ghost of Christmas past but the only ghost was Scott
Fun fact: The opening cut scene takes up the majority of the game cart's memory. I think it's like... 4 times bigger than the whole game? It's crazy. Furthermore, to circumvent debuging testing, if you ever encounter an error in the game, it's programmed to take you to a stage select menu, making it appear as if you had accidentally found a secret! You can trigger that menu by just jostling the cart in the Genesis itself. And if you want an earlier exemple of Isometric 3D-like games, I highly recommend Rare's 'Snake Rattle & Roll' on the NES!
There is a legit code for the level select: B, A, Right, A, C, Up, Down, A on the title screen, then start a new game. It's certainly better for the long-term health of your cartridge and console than applying physical force.
Fun fact: there is a RUclipsr who used to work for travelers tales the company that helped with this game. His channel is called coding secrets, you should check it out! He talks about the beginning intro of this game and how things are made like animation and such, it's really cool! 😊💖
2:29 Challenge Accepted 1. Streets of Rage 2. Golden Axe 3. Altered Beast 4. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master 5. Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium 6. Gunstar Heroes 7. Comix Zone 8. Vectorman 9. Ecco the Dolphin 10. Toejam & Earl 11. Columns 12. Ristar 13. Splatterhouse 2 14. Shining Force II 15. Dynamite Headdy 16. Landstalker 17. Crusader of Centy 18. Beyond Oasis 19. Zombies Ate My Neighbors 20. Kid Chameleon 21. Mutant League Football 22. Outrun 23. Thunder Force III 24. Super Hang-On 25. Virtua Racing 26. The Revenge of Shinobi 27. Fatal Labyrinth 28. M.U.S.H. A. 29. Light Crusader 30. Elemental Master 31. Alien Soldier 32. Target Earth 33. Road Rash II 34. General Chaos 35. Herzog Zwei 36. James Pond II: Codename RoboCod 37. The Immortal 38. Shadowrun 39. Super Street Fighter II 40. Mortal Kombat II 41. Ghouls 'n Ghosts 42. Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse 43. Strider 44. ESWAT: City Under Siege 45. Phelios 46. Turrican 47. Thunderforce IV 48. Mega Man: The Wily Wars 49. Jurassic Park 50. Splatterhouse 3 51. Shining in the Darkness 52. Sol-Deace 53. Flashback: The Quest for Identity 54. Dune: The Battle for Arrakis 55. Haunting Starring Polterguy 56. Cannon Fodder 57. Kick Off 3: European Challenge 58. Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure 59. World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck 60. Forgotten Worlds 61. Sword of Vermilion 62. The Lawnmower Man 63. The Lost Vikings 64. The Ooze 65. John Madden Football '93 66. Pirates! Gold 67. Double Dragon 68. Super Off Road 69. Micro Machines: Military 70. Alien 3 71. Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II 72. Barkley Shut Up and Jam! 73. California Games 74. Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf 75. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 76. ESWAT Cyber Police 77. Midnight Resistance 78. Mercs 79. Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi 80. Truxton
Sonic 3D Blast is kind of like putting wings on your Dog and calling it a bird: it obviously isn't a bird but it's still pretty good at being a Dog, and it looks really cute. It's a terrible attempt at actually being a bird, but it's a hell of a lot less painful than Frankenbird.
Let’s all take a second to acknowledge the fact that in the past 4 weeks Scott has put out nearly 4 hours worth in heavily edited, well written, high quality, and engaging content and just as an added flex he prefaced the month by saying “sorry guys… I’m behind. I’ve been slacking lately”
@@gabrielcamiloanunciatodeol2566 same graphics same tiled levels same sprite art same number of bits same isometric perspective but instead of rings, you collect stars and then go into holes
Thinking about how Crash Bandicoot used corridors and camera angles makes me realize just how much of the real thing Mario 64 was. It was a 3D game where you'd be in a field and could move the camera anywhere, up, down, forward, wherever. Kind of the first legit 3D game
@@duncancowan4944 I mean, sure. I can think of a few others like "Jumping Flash" was fully 3D. I personally enjoy it, but it wasn't very good objectively, or at least it's not considered to be. Love Quake though! Quake is incredible. Big Trent Reznor fan as well
@@duncancowan4944 I don't think it's fair to compare a launch N64 game with a PC game of the same era on a technical level, especially frame rates. You'll always get more frames with faster hardware. Mario 64 isn't even that impressive by N64 standards, as most launch titles are. What it excels in is design. It essentially pioneered modern third person camera movement, and had verticality in levels that was rarely seen before. Crash Bandicoot levels all feel very flat, whereas in Mario you can climb mountains. It is simply a new experience that couldn't have been replicated before, unlike most 3D games at the time. As great as Quake is, it is simply an evolution of Wolfenstein and Doom. The camera is also the same as before, but now with vertical movement as well. It isn't a leap in design that says "this experience needs 3D!", just like how Crash Bandicoot is the natural evolution of 2D Super Mario games into 3D. Perhaps Donkey Kong Country would be a more accurate comparison though, given that they were more like collectathons than Mario and the crate collecting in Crash.
Honestly though? I think I prefer Crash, at least for going back to. Mario 64 was a watershed moment in gaming for sure, but the weird 2½-D format of the first three Crash games is something you don't get anymore (with the obvious exception of the game that was explicitly made as a sequel to the first three Crash games.) It's a novel format in this day and age, whereas there are dozens of full 3D platformers and shooters.
One of the rare games I actually owned during my childhood. My parents were very much into the "why buy games when you can rent it at the video store" mentality so I didn't own many games. =(
I mean, as long as the rental lasts long enough to get what you want out of the game, it ain't that unreasonable, just look at my game "collection" (I have exactly like six physical Switch games), they're almost all used, and do I look like I give a sh*t? Sorry I went a little too long
Oh really? My dad was the complete opposite, he didn't allow me to rent games at all whenever we went to Blockbuster. There were 3 times where I managed to rent 3 games, I think he was just didn't want to end up buying them if I liked them too much
23:49 "Are you really playing Sonic 3D Blast for a good time, or to look back at history...and chuckle?" That is the best description possible of why people come back to this game lmao
The developers at Traveler's Tales in the 90s are an interesting bunch. They made some very impressive software with amazingly creative use of each platforms' hardware to pull off things that shouldn't have been possible for games that no one cared about. They knew how to program games really well, but actually designing fun and interesting gameplay seemed to be a challenge. As a programmer myself I know the struggle, it takes a very different mindset to design games rather than just coding them. It probably didn't help that they almost never had much time or budget to polish their games as they were just cranking them out within a matter of months most of the time.
@@thomasstone3480 This game is a good example of how, even if the final product isn't technically GOOD, the audience can tell, if I might say, when you put your whole ass into a work. Sonic 3D Blast, especially on Genesis, sure as shit didn't slack on anything. It was a genuine technical achievement that, yeah, kinda sucks, but the audience, in time, catches on to the heart that went into a given work. That's why games like Sonic 3D Blast are fondly remembered and the latest installments of Call of Medal of Duty and Honor XXXI aren't.
@@traewilson5127 people argue that art is a counterpoint to the labor theory of value but honestly it still kinda applies it's just that it's not simply the amount of labor it is the amount of like, joyful engaged labor, like the quality of the working experience comes through in the work itself
Shoutout to @Gamehut for his video on the intro of Sonic 3D Blast! It’s always interesting learning about the tricks they came up with to make such impressive technological improvements back in the 90’s.
8:05 in a previous video, can’t remember which, he had a similar bucket list that said “Don’t die” and “Meet Lincoln” on it. Considering that the “Don’t die” item is still there, this is probably the same list. However the “Meet Lincoln” item is not, which leads me to believe that he met Lincoln at some point and crossed it off his list. Congrats on meeting Lincoln, Scott, I knew you could do it!
@@matuzaato I assume because they are given to what journalists wanted because they have 90% of the vote. It was why Last of Us 2 swept the 2020 awards
i swear, scott makes juuuust enough videos in a row about small elements of the video game market to make me wake up in a cold sweat at night wondering if he's given up on game reviews and then out of the corner of my eye: sonc the hog
The more I look back into the development history behind this franchise, the more I wonder how they managed to make the classic games as solid as they did.
@@spacebassist what a pun. :) Very blasting people's processing speeds though. :) Sonic Blast might also be the victim of this. Nah, more like the cause for victims.
I played this game on genesis as a kid and honestly loved it. If you would have asked me back then I would have said its 10/10. Looking back now, I tend to agree with Scott's analysis. But when I revisit it, part of me is still that little kid just happy to be exploring a sonic world. Helps that the OST is filled to the brim with bangers.
Ever since I clicked on this video, I've wanted to see Scott talk about Sonic "3D" "Blast", I'm glad that my 5-second long dream is finally coming true.
9:00 Resolution 256x80 streched with off-set to make it look high resolution Color depth - 16 colors with vertical lines that became the checkerboard pattern because of the off-set, simulating more colors Frames per second - 15 Size of the entire game - 4MB Size of the intro - 0.7MB This is really damn impressive!
8:34 I genuinely nearly cried that theme is so nostalgic to me because my dad used to emulate sonic games on his Mac and I loved this but also never beat the level and just that theme brought back so many fond memories even though all I would do was run around
I decided to complete Sonic 3D Blast earlier this year. I actually ended up enjoying it way more than I thought I would. Some of it was frustrating but once learning how things worked the gameplay became way more enjoyable. I also really do love the music in this game.
The whole concept of collecting Flickies and losing them when you get hit and taking them to the goal in each level is the same as the original arcade/Genesis game "Flicky" made by Sega back in the 80s. That's also why they appear in Sonic games when you destroy enemies. They're even in Sonic Adventure.
I remember one winter, I got sick. My mom asked me what I want to make me better, and I said "A new Sonic Game". She brought me 3D blast, which for some reason kept crashing on my Genesis. But you know what did not crash? The sound test. I love this game's OST, and I love that Sega still honor it, as we've seen this music get rearranged many times over the years. I finally played 3D Blast on the Mega Collection, and I really liked it. Sure, it's no S3&K, but as far as Sonic spin-offs go, it's a solid one.
Hey Scott, not sure if you’re going to see this or not but I’d really like to thank you for the pure joy and positive energy you bring with your videos. This past year has been very tough for me and your videos are one of the few things that put me can make me momentarily forget all of the hardships and be truly, truly happy. Thank you for everything you do Scott.
The 6:08 joke caught me so off guard, I spilled cereal on my laptop. I'd be pissed if wasn't laughing so hard. And if my roommate wasn't facing me from across the room,
Putting this out there super late, but Scott, huge thanks for getting around to adding the music used in this video. I tried desperately to track down the Rusty Ruins Zone (Act 1) theme by ear, but I had no luck until you added it to the description. Appreciate it so much man, it did not go unnoticed!
I remember having my pre teen mind blown when I first played this game. I mean the novelty definitely wore off by like the second zone but having not played any true 3D games at that time it was genuinely impressive. I also remember it being a two and a half trawl to complete with no save function which was kindof weird considering sonic 3 had a save system and this was in my mind at least the next evolution of Sonic games.
If anything needs to be said about this game, it's that you've done yourself a disservice if you've even remotely touched the Genesis version. The Saturn version is the way to go, but even then you could do much better.
I actually really like this game, admittedly, and somehow that’s grown for me over the years. It feels like a sort of intermingling of a ‘Sonic game’ and a isometric platformer rather than one being the other, and since both appeal to me independently, I think that’s why I enjoy it. But I definitely think it’s influenced by nostalgia too! Those soundtracks for both the Genesis and Saturn respectively are very much favorites. Great video, Scott :)
I just wanted to say that 2:54 unlocked a core memory of myself playing BUG! when I was very, very young. I had literally forgotten about it COMPLETELY until seeing this footage. Very surreal!
this man should be given an award. I mean 20-30 minute videos with great comedy every week or two. and if he's gone for a month he's either taking a well-deserved break or making a movie-length piece of content. he is one of the greatest RUclipsrs ever. (In my opinion)
We're so lucky to get so much Scott the Woz at the end of this year. All though I am happy that his content is on other platforms, it was quite sparse in the beginning of the year. Have a great 2023 Scott the Woz.
7:28 When I attempted to play Sonic 3D Blast on this collection as a kid, the "SEGA!" shout always scared me out of my bedroom because i wasn't cognitive enough to remember those versions of the ads that used that shout for the marketing 😰
11:25 even better examples are the arcade games Qbert and Crystal Castles, released in 1982 and 1983 respectfully. Sure, they didn't have eight-directional movement, but the isometric top down view was already being utilized over a decade before 3D Blast.
Scott the Woz is the channel I come to to watch a video longer than the actual time I spent playing these games that lived as random distorted memories in the back of my head
Scott’s content really does somehow bring my mood up, especially with the high anxiety I deal with in my life. Always enjoy the things you do Scott! You’re awesome!
Being a Sonic fan who likes this game and this being the first thing you watch of Scott is something else, lemme tell ya. Watching this was like watching a kid get punched in the mouth but then the person who punched them bought Ice cream for them later. Good video lol
how do you know it increased that much? Did you measure the before and after? If so, why did you measure your heart rate before he uploaded? Did you predict he was going to upload or do you measure your heart rate every so often just in case it happens? (or maybe you just missed a "to" and meant "goes up to 102.3", in which case my reply is stupid and dumb)
The developer Jon Burton has a channel (shown at 20:06) where he shows the making of the games he worked on. For example, he explained how it's possible for that intro cutscene to work so well on a 4 MB Sega Genesis cartridge. Also, he follows me on Twitter for some reason.
I was so excited to see this video pop up in my notifications. I never owned a Sega console, but I experienced games like BUG and 3D Blast through the Jack in the Box promo CDs on PC (late 90s/early 00s). Not owning any consoles meant I played the absolute hell out of these games and enjoyed every minute of it. Granted I always went back to Sonic 3, but many childhood hours were spent exploring the "3D" worlds as Sonic.
It’d be great if there was a sort of directors cut of the Saturn version. I think it’s a neat enough game that if it had the strengths of both the Saturn and Director’s cut versions then it’d be something that I could recommend more people check out. I mean the special stages on Saturn are some of the best in the series, and that counts for something. Also Jon Burton’s work on his RUclips channel GameHut is really cool, he did a video talking about how the intro for the Genesis version works. Great watch if you’re interested in that.
You nailed it right on the head. It's a game I had growing up, I loved and hated it. I never beat level 2. Honestly, I spent most of my time on the Sound Test menu (Genesis Version). The best thing that came from this game is absolutely it's Soundtrack, I still listen to it today.
Scott is literally a videogame poet by far the best game reviewer its actually fun to watch and thats why hes one of my favorite youtubers his content emits personality and as ive played a lot of these games i feel a certain connection to his content. Dude your content is awesome =)
These scripts are soooo tight. It’s just joke after joke after joke after joke, and every one of them lands. There isn’t a single filler sentence in any of Scott’s videos
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One thing that's actually amazing about the game, is its soundtrack. Its OST was so good that its composer Jun Senoue, was even like, "This music is too good to be wasted on Sonic 3D Blast" and then re-used some of the songs for the first Sonic Adventure game.
Huh, didn't know that. What songs in particular were reused?
@@jedimasterpickle3 Twinkle Park was a special stage theme in 3D Blast
@@jedimasterpickle3 Green Grove was reused for the second half of Windy Valley, and one of the other tracks was reused for Twinkle Park.
To be fair, it was less "this music is too good to be wasted on 3D Blast" and more "Japan has never heard this music before so they won't notice if I just reuse them". Japan wouldn't get 3D Blast until a year after Adventure came out and even then it was only the Saturn version with its completely different soundtrack. Mega Collection was their first exposure the Genesis version.
@@IcyWind14 Honestly, I'd argue it's both
I can't believe Scott actually died for this video to be made. That's dedication right there.
Legend says he'll resurrect in 3 days, right?
@@JessP1 Late Easter Friday?
Ah he's died before it's just a bit difficult once every 2 months
honestly I thought it was going to lead into a Christmas special in another video where it was going to be like the ghost of Christmas past but the only ghost was Scott
Here lies Scott Wozniak
1969-2022
"He owned Sonic Jam."
Fun fact: The opening cut scene takes up the majority of the game cart's memory. I think it's like... 4 times bigger than the whole game? It's crazy. Furthermore, to circumvent debuging testing, if you ever encounter an error in the game, it's programmed to take you to a stage select menu, making it appear as if you had accidentally found a secret! You can trigger that menu by just jostling the cart in the Genesis itself. And if you want an earlier exemple of Isometric 3D-like games, I highly recommend Rare's 'Snake Rattle & Roll' on the NES!
There is a legit code for the level select: B, A, Right, A, C, Up, Down, A on the title screen, then start a new game. It's certainly better for the long-term health of your cartridge and console than applying physical force.
@@NerfPlayeR135 Oh for sure
@@Undravei like your way better lol
Fun fact: there is a RUclipsr who used to work for travelers tales the company that helped with this game. His channel is called coding secrets, you should check it out! He talks about the beginning intro of this game and how things are made like animation and such, it's really cool! 😊💖
@@grimphantom99insaneenderma85 didnt he also make sonic 3d blast definitive
2:29
Challenge Accepted
1. Streets of Rage
2. Golden Axe
3. Altered Beast
4. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
5. Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
6. Gunstar Heroes
7. Comix Zone
8. Vectorman
9. Ecco the Dolphin
10. Toejam & Earl
11. Columns
12. Ristar
13. Splatterhouse 2
14. Shining Force II
15. Dynamite Headdy
16. Landstalker
17. Crusader of Centy
18. Beyond Oasis
19. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
20. Kid Chameleon
21. Mutant League Football
22. Outrun
23. Thunder Force III
24. Super Hang-On
25. Virtua Racing
26. The Revenge of Shinobi
27. Fatal Labyrinth
28. M.U.S.H. A.
29. Light Crusader
30. Elemental Master
31. Alien Soldier
32. Target Earth
33. Road Rash II
34. General Chaos
35. Herzog Zwei
36. James Pond II: Codename RoboCod
37. The Immortal
38. Shadowrun
39. Super Street Fighter II
40. Mortal Kombat II
41. Ghouls 'n Ghosts
42. Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
43. Strider
44. ESWAT: City Under Siege
45. Phelios
46. Turrican
47. Thunderforce IV
48. Mega Man: The Wily Wars
49. Jurassic Park
50. Splatterhouse 3
51. Shining in the Darkness
52. Sol-Deace
53. Flashback: The Quest for Identity
54. Dune: The Battle for Arrakis
55. Haunting Starring Polterguy
56. Cannon Fodder
57. Kick Off 3: European Challenge
58. Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
59. World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
60. Forgotten Worlds
61. Sword of Vermilion
62. The Lawnmower Man
63. The Lost Vikings
64. The Ooze
65. John Madden Football '93
66. Pirates! Gold
67. Double Dragon
68. Super Off Road
69. Micro Machines: Military
70. Alien 3
71. Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II
72. Barkley Shut Up and Jam!
73. California Games
74. Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
75. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes
76. ESWAT Cyber Police
77. Midnight Resistance
78. Mercs
79. Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
80. Truxton
neat
Woo
This was bound to happen lmao
uuuhh eeh you uhh cheated uhuh
/jk
Ok tough guy how many of these you googled
I love that Scott talks about this game like it’s a macaroni portrait that Sega made for him.
That's the best metaphor for this game.
Maybe even amusing enough to put on the refrigerator.
I genuinely didn’t expect Scott to stay a ghost for the entire video
yea
Ra
is it just me or he gets pinkier the longer he stay?
aaand then he lied
didn't know you were interested in such high class internet content
I cant believe Scott died for us to make the ghost effect work!
Now that's dedication
No.
he died so that we could live 🙏
@@austins.2495 dont worry, he discovered the secret to stay alive
RIP Scott the Woz, the guy who owns Sonic Jam.
he's so good to us.
I’m amazed with scott.
He somehow got 25 minutes out of Sonic 3D Blast
True
so he can definitely get 23 minutes out of the L button
The people who make the Sonic movie got 90 minutes (twice) out of Sonic 3D Blast.
and i watched the whole thing :D
Someone needs to go and ahead and give him a proper budget and time slot on a streaming service.
Sonic 3D Blast is kind of like putting wings on your Dog and calling it a bird: it obviously isn't a bird but it's still pretty good at being a Dog, and it looks really cute. It's a terrible attempt at actually being a bird, but it's a hell of a lot less painful than Frankenbird.
Oh my god this sounds like something Scott would say.
@@tolstartheking the ultimate compliment
@@tolstartheking totally
The “3D” and “Blast” being in quotes is so funny
do you laugh at your own toes
@@SuperM789 considering I have only 9, yes 😂
"joined 15 years ago"
I love how Scott manages to go from “yeah it’s boring, frustrating, and hard to look at” to “it has its flaws but it’s not terrible”
@Scott_the_woz0150you’re not scott the woz
@@HanSanwich maybe he's not, maybe it is his actual telegram account. :)
But seriously, I dunno, but this account looking pretty sus right here. 🤔
@Scott_the_woz0150 thank you, Scott_the_woz0150. I will claim this gift right this minute! I trust you 100%.
@@SN64YT It's a scam. These are all over youtube.
It honestly sounds like coping. This game is ass
Let’s all take a second to acknowledge the fact that in the past 4 weeks Scott has put out nearly 4 hours worth in heavily edited, well written, high quality, and engaging content and just as an added flex he prefaced the month by saying “sorry guys… I’m behind. I’ve been slacking lately”
unironic sigma male grindset
I think he wants episode 250 to be the Christmas episode.
Not to mention the 50 extra episodes he did secretly for the trading cards
yeah, good.
Did Scott stand in the middle of a Smackdown ring and ask to be acknowledged tho?
This man can talk about Sonic 3D Blast for longer than 5 minutes. Impressive.
He is that guy who owns Sonic Jam
I mean the soundtrack is good enough (on any format) that you could probably talk about that for the 5 minutes alone
if you liked Sonic 3D Blast, you should check out Kirby's Dream Course, it has similar aesthetics but totally different, more puzzle oriented gameplay
@@secretjazz93 there's absolutely nothing similar in both of those games
Dream course slaps though
@@gabrielcamiloanunciatodeol2566 same graphics same tiled levels same sprite art same number of bits same isometric perspective but instead of rings, you collect stars and then go into holes
Thinking about how Crash Bandicoot used corridors and camera angles makes me realize just how much of the real thing Mario 64 was. It was a 3D game where you'd be in a field and could move the camera anywhere, up, down, forward, wherever. Kind of the first legit 3D game
And it was fucking awful
@@duncancowan4944 I mean, sure. I can think of a few others like "Jumping Flash" was fully 3D.
I personally enjoy it, but it wasn't very good objectively, or at least it's not considered to be.
Love Quake though! Quake is incredible. Big Trent Reznor fan as well
@@duncancowan4944 I don't think it's fair to compare a launch N64 game with a PC game of the same era on a technical level, especially frame rates. You'll always get more frames with faster hardware.
Mario 64 isn't even that impressive by N64 standards, as most launch titles are. What it excels in is design. It essentially pioneered modern third person camera movement, and had verticality in levels that was rarely seen before. Crash Bandicoot levels all feel very flat, whereas in Mario you can climb mountains. It is simply a new experience that couldn't have been replicated before, unlike most 3D games at the time.
As great as Quake is, it is simply an evolution of Wolfenstein and Doom. The camera is also the same as before, but now with vertical movement as well. It isn't a leap in design that says "this experience needs 3D!", just like how Crash Bandicoot is the natural evolution of 2D Super Mario games into 3D. Perhaps Donkey Kong Country would be a more accurate comparison though, given that they were more like collectathons than Mario and the crate collecting in Crash.
@@duncancowan4944 he's talking about 3d platformers on consoles you mong.
Honestly though? I think I prefer Crash, at least for going back to. Mario 64 was a watershed moment in gaming for sure, but the weird 2½-D format of the first three Crash games is something you don't get anymore (with the obvious exception of the game that was explicitly made as a sequel to the first three Crash games.) It's a novel format in this day and age, whereas there are dozens of full 3D platformers and shooters.
One of the rare games I actually owned during my childhood. My parents were very much into the "why buy games when you can rent it at the video store" mentality so I didn't own many games. =(
Spoken like true boomers
Hope you work that out with your therapist.
I mean, as long as the rental lasts long enough to get what you want out of the game, it ain't that unreasonable, just look at my game "collection" (I have exactly like six physical Switch games), they're almost all used, and do I look like I give a sh*t?
Sorry I went a little too long
Oh really? My dad was the complete opposite, he didn't allow me to rent games at all whenever we went to Blockbuster. There were 3 times where I managed to rent 3 games, I think he was just didn't want to end up buying them if I liked them too much
Hey if all you had was Sega Saturn, you didn't have a video game machine either.
Scott’s the only RUclipsr that’s made me laugh from the title of the video alone
I laughed because it reminded me of a RelaxAlex stream where he discovered Siivagunner
Ikr
Would've been funnier if he included "'Sonic'"
same here
same
With Scott's Charity Bonanza 2022, Pack-In Games, and now this, this has been an amazing week for Scott The Woz fans.
Thank you, Scott.
Indeed it has been an "it's awesome baby" week
not to mention the weekly clubhouse games video last friday
Fr bro it’s wild
I think We might be getting. TOO much ScottTheWoz
@Mark DiSalvi Yes.
God I love the limited 3D they use for this game. It’s so charming.
It makes me charmingly motion sick
Landstalker did it too sort of.
oh my god
I love how nobody gets that this is a Saltydkdan reference
this is the fuckin 3d ever
23:49 "Are you really playing Sonic 3D Blast for a good time, or to look back at history...and chuckle?"
That is the best description possible of why people come back to this game lmao
Please report the channel of the telegram bot is a scammer that put a trap for you
The developers at Traveler's Tales in the 90s are an interesting bunch. They made some very impressive software with amazingly creative use of each platforms' hardware to pull off things that shouldn't have been possible for games that no one cared about. They knew how to program games really well, but actually designing fun and interesting gameplay seemed to be a challenge. As a programmer myself I know the struggle, it takes a very different mindset to design games rather than just coding them. It probably didn't help that they almost never had much time or budget to polish their games as they were just cranking them out within a matter of months most of the time.
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Shadow in Sonic movie 3 be like "You're an, interesting bunch."
thank you for teaching me the difference between a hernia and sonic 3-D blast Scott, couldn’t have done it without you
I'm sorry I think I missed that part. Can I borrow your notes?
@@captaincomet9963 hernias are more exciting
@@captaincomet9963 i think it’s the fact that Sonic 3D Blast says either Saturn or Genesis, idk, maybe the hernias say it too?
@@captaincomet9963 one is usefull
the biggest hernia is knuckles chaotix
GameHut's videos documenting some of the tricks he and his team put in to make 3D Blast possible are very good. Made me appreciate the game even more.
I was thinking the same thing! That video on how they made the opening is even more meaningful when put into context of amazing it was.
yeah, they made me feel a lot of affection towards the game, like say what you want about it but it's not halfassed
This made me go check out the GameHut video and, yeah, that IS cool! Love seeing technical tricks like that from the 16-bit era.
@@thomasstone3480 This game is a good example of how, even if the final product isn't technically GOOD, the audience can tell, if I might say, when you put your whole ass into a work. Sonic 3D Blast, especially on Genesis, sure as shit didn't slack on anything. It was a genuine technical achievement that, yeah, kinda sucks, but the audience, in time, catches on to the heart that went into a given work. That's why games like Sonic 3D Blast are fondly remembered and the latest installments of Call of Medal of Duty and Honor XXXI aren't.
@@traewilson5127 people argue that art is a counterpoint to the labor theory of value but honestly it still kinda applies
it's just that it's not simply the amount of labor it is the amount of like, joyful engaged labor, like the quality of the working experience comes through in the work itself
Shoutout to @Gamehut for his video on the intro of Sonic 3D Blast! It’s always interesting learning about the tricks they came up with to make such impressive technological improvements back in the 90’s.
8:05 in a previous video, can’t remember which, he had a similar bucket list that said “Don’t die” and “Meet Lincoln” on it. Considering that the “Don’t die” item is still there, this is probably the same list. However the “Meet Lincoln” item is not, which leads me to believe that he met Lincoln at some point and crossed it off his list.
Congrats on meeting Lincoln, Scott, I knew you could do it!
Didn't he grow a Lincoln one time?
@@JoshTheWoz yknow that would definitely make sense
Scott deserves to be nominated for content creator of the year at the game awards and has been since he's been making videos
Game awards are irrelevant though, people just watch for the announcements
Scott should be nominated every year moving forward
@@matuzaato I assume because they are given to what journalists wanted because they have 90% of the vote. It was why Last of Us 2 swept the 2020 awards
@@matuzaato true
i swear, scott makes juuuust enough videos in a row about small elements of the video game market to make me wake up in a cold sweat at night wondering if he's given up on game reviews
and then out of the corner of my eye: sonc the hog
sonc the hog
I have fond memories of sonic 3d blast, it was the first game I ever returned.
💀
The more I look back into the development history behind this franchise, the more I wonder how they managed to make the classic games as solid as they did.
Thanks Scott for showing us past the first level. You should get a Nobel Peace Prize for this
There's a stage select menu that's programmed to trigger if you ever encounter a bug. You can trigger it by jostling the cart in the Genesis port.
@@Undrave and how would you do that on a genesis mini 2?
@@-crazycat Ah... good question... I think there might also be a way to do it through a cheat code but I don't know it off the top of my head.
@@Undrave It's B, A, Right, A, C, Up, Down, A (BARACUDA)
Nice to know they've been struggling to make a good 3D Sonic since beginning
Jesus Christ 7 months ago with only 57 likes and no reply’s… until now. Love your videos btw, keep up the good work!
sonic adventure 2
@@DecidiousGreensbad example sa1 is much better
I can really relate to scott here
Believe it or not I was also a victim of a sonic 3d blast related death.
Couldn't *process* the blast huh?
@@spacebassist what a pun. :)
Very blasting people's processing speeds though. :)
Sonic Blast might also be the victim of this. Nah, more like the cause for victims.
Damn, hope you get better :(
she blast on my sonic til im 3d
Everyone blaming it on 3D blast but he very clearly died while talking about Puggsy.
For all its flaws, Sonic 3D Blast was mindblowing to play in the 90's on the Genesis. And the music still slaps.
I played this game on genesis as a kid and honestly loved it. If you would have asked me back then I would have said its 10/10. Looking back now, I tend to agree with Scott's analysis. But when I revisit it, part of me is still that little kid just happy to be exploring a sonic world. Helps that the OST is filled to the brim with bangers.
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Im 32, had this game as a kid. Pissed me off so bad one day that i hit it and it took me to the level select screen.
Ever since I clicked on this video, I've wanted to see Scott talk about Sonic "3D" "Blast", I'm glad that my 5-second long dream is finally coming true.
Finally
Me too! When I saw this I shouted “hot digety dog!”.
@@gragerus so true
The bgm for Volcano Valley is still one of my favourite tunes to date. Gives me goosebumps. Panic Puppet is almost as good.
genesis or saturn version?
@@dylanpotato8739 Genesis. I've never heard the Saturn version.
I actually love how charming this game is
with its limited 3D
Not really, it's still vomit, Scott is not wrong there 🤣🤣
@@HUYI1 Meh, it's looks alright for what it is
9:00
Resolution 256x80 streched with off-set to make it look high resolution
Color depth - 16 colors with vertical lines that became the checkerboard pattern because of the off-set, simulating more colors
Frames per second - 15
Size of the entire game - 4MB
Size of the intro - 0.7MB
This is really damn impressive!
its also repetitively inverting the Checkerboard pattern each frame
@@matijalenic2923 completely forgot that, that was originally what impressed me the most when I heard about it.
8:34 I genuinely nearly cried that theme is so nostalgic to me because my dad used to emulate sonic games on his Mac and I loved this but also never beat the level and just that theme brought back so many fond memories even though all I would do was run around
2 episodes in a week!?! And the charity bonanza!?! This is an incredible week for all scott the woz fans
It cannot be overstated how much the music and art in this game deserves a better game to be in. Especially the music.
A few tracks were re-used in Sonic Adventure
@@stupiddumboidiot1 Didn't realize that, that's cool!
@@Klatchan I know at least Green Grove was reused for Windy Valley part 2
The pc version has the sonic 2
Bonus stages.
@@stupiddumboidiot1 the pc versions of
The tracks were nice.
I decided to complete Sonic 3D Blast earlier this year. I actually ended up enjoying it way more than I thought I would. Some of it was frustrating but once learning how things worked the gameplay became way more enjoyable. I also really do love the music in this game.
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I love this stupid game
yes
same
Its a blast
Do you?
Ain't you nathaniel B.?
I'm 10 minutes into the video and Scott is really sticking to this bit, and I highly respect it
At this point, Scott The Woz is like an anime, where death is just an inconvenience.
and there are arcs........he's beaten barrel blast :O
@@ddjsoyenbyand gone from throwing chibi robo ziplash into the toilet to throwing it into the toilet AND discussing the game
And thw manga was actually worse
You mean roguelikes?
The whole concept of collecting Flickies and losing them when you get hit and taking them to the goal in each level is the same as the original arcade/Genesis game "Flicky" made by Sega back in the 80s. That's also why they appear in Sonic games when you destroy enemies. They're even in Sonic Adventure.
Now we know that the reason Scott got a PC is for Sonic 3D Blast: Director’s Cut. Glad to know he’s spending money responsibly, like always!
I remember one winter, I got sick. My mom asked me what I want to make me better, and I said "A new Sonic Game". She brought me 3D blast, which for some reason kept crashing on my Genesis. But you know what did not crash? The sound test. I love this game's OST, and I love that Sega still honor it, as we've seen this music get rearranged many times over the years. I finally played 3D Blast on the Mega Collection, and I really liked it. Sure, it's no S3&K, but as far as Sonic spin-offs go, it's a solid one.
At least you didn't lose any progress when the game crashed. Turning the crash handler into a level select was genius.
Hey Scott, not sure if you’re going to see this or not but I’d really like to thank you for the pure joy and positive energy you bring with your videos. This past year has been very tough for me and your videos are one of the few things that put me can make me momentarily forget all of the hardships and be truly, truly happy. Thank you for everything you do Scott.
Didn't know Scott could make a video on an single game anymore.
the mario sports superstars one was just 4 months ago
@@user-gb7cl8np3p that was five bleh games on a cheez-it games your point?
@@user-gb7cl8np3p didn't count
He also did that one zombie bikini game and ride to hell: retribution
@@donovanjoseph737 "anymore"
Edit: plus those videos are/or nearly a year old
The 6:08 joke caught me so off guard, I spilled cereal on my laptop. I'd be pissed if wasn't laughing so hard. And if my roommate wasn't facing me from across the room,
Putting this out there super late, but Scott, huge thanks for getting around to adding the music used in this video. I tried desperately to track down the Rusty Ruins Zone (Act 1) theme by ear, but I had no luck until you added it to the description. Appreciate it so much man, it did not go unnoticed!
Sonic 3D Blast, the "one truth two lies" of videogame history.
Every Scott video is great, this one felt particularly like his older stuff and I love that
Yea cause it wasn't fucking 40mins+
@@dmed5480 nothing wrong with that either
The only difference now is that the videos have more of an emphasis on the narrative and characters
I remember having my pre teen mind blown when I first played this game. I mean the novelty definitely wore off by like the second zone but having not played any true 3D games at that time it was genuinely impressive. I also remember it being a two and a half trawl to complete with no save function which was kindof weird considering sonic 3 had a save system and this was in my mind at least the next evolution of Sonic games.
If anything needs to be said about this game, it's that you've done yourself a disservice if you've even remotely touched the Genesis version. The Saturn version is the way to go, but even then you could do much better.
Scott, I've been very sick this past week and your videos are absolutely saving me. Thank you
I actually really like this game, admittedly, and somehow that’s grown for me over the years. It feels like a sort of intermingling of a ‘Sonic game’ and a isometric platformer rather than one being the other, and since both appeal to me independently, I think that’s why I enjoy it. But I definitely think it’s influenced by nostalgia too! Those soundtracks for both the Genesis and Saturn respectively are very much favorites. Great video, Scott :)
I loved Sonic 3D Blast back in the day and it will always hold a special place in my heart.
I didn't love it but I did come to like it, eventually.
I just wanted to say that 2:54 unlocked a core memory of myself playing BUG! when I was very, very young. I had literally forgotten about it COMPLETELY until seeing this footage. Very surreal!
Evil isn't born, but that was
Scott always manages to take memories I didn't remember having from the bottom of my brain
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this man should be given an award. I mean 20-30 minute videos with great comedy every week or two. and if he's gone for a month he's either taking a well-deserved break or making a movie-length piece of content. he is one of the greatest RUclipsrs ever. (In my opinion)
You got that CRT you wanted, I'm so happy for you!
Glad Scott giving us excellent content before his huge 10th anniversary Wii U video.
We're so lucky to get so much Scott the Woz at the end of this year. All though I am happy that his content is on other platforms, it was quite sparse in the beginning of the year. Have a great 2023 Scott the Woz.
Scott the Woz casually just gives me life support when he uploads.
Madcatz only gives me breadboxes 😔
painty go back to i.i
You should probably find another source.
Studies show life support is more effective when administered consistently.
@@pooppooper9033 thank you for the advice Poop Pooper
And undoes his too
7:28 When I attempted to play Sonic 3D Blast on this collection as a kid, the "SEGA!" shout always scared me out of my bedroom because i wasn't cognitive enough to remember those versions of the ads that used that shout for the marketing 😰
11:25 even better examples are the arcade games Qbert and Crystal Castles, released in 1982 and 1983 respectfully. Sure, they didn't have eight-directional movement, but the isometric top down view was already being utilized over a decade before 3D Blast.
Scott honestly be having me crack up, his quick lil jokes are the best
Scott the Woz is the channel I come to to watch a video longer than the actual time I spent playing these games that lived as random distorted memories in the back of my head
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Scott’s content really does somehow bring my mood up, especially with the high anxiety I deal with in my life. Always enjoy the things you do Scott! You’re awesome!
Being a Sonic fan who likes this game and this being the first thing you watch of Scott is something else, lemme tell ya. Watching this was like watching a kid get punched in the mouth but then the person who punched them bought Ice cream for them later. Good video lol
I'm crying right now, my late brother used to play this game when we were young. I just remember he used to play some old 3D sonic game.
10:22 made me laugh so hard, I cannot explain why
9:52 plot of the u.s government
My heart rate goes up 102.3 when Scott the Woz uploads.
Mine goes up 102.4 😏
@@ElonMuskrat1930 I go up to 103.1.
@@whoisanarnb cap
how do you know it increased that much?
Did you measure the before and after?
If so, why did you measure your heart rate before he uploaded?
Did you predict he was going to upload or do you measure your heart rate every so often just in case it happens?
(or maybe you just missed a "to" and meant "goes up to 102.3", in which case my reply is stupid and dumb)
@@ElonMuskrat1930 cope
Every day I wake up knowing that there isn’t a Director’s Cut of the Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast
Watching Scott get impressed by that FMV is so heart warming
The developer Jon Burton has a channel (shown at 20:06) where he shows the making of the games he worked on. For example, he explained how it's possible for that intro cutscene to work so well on a 4 MB Sega Genesis cartridge.
Also, he follows me on Twitter for some reason.
Scott is the only RUclipsr I will drop everything I'm to watch. Great job
0:48 did he predicted Yuji Naka's arrest or referenced it?
This was released literally the day before Naka was arrested for the Square Enix scandals.
I’m happy Scott went back to his sonic series. It’s nice to hear about a sonic game from the perspective of a gamer rather than a sonic fan.
I was so excited to see this video pop up in my notifications. I never owned a Sega console, but I experienced games like BUG and 3D Blast through the Jack in the Box promo CDs on PC (late 90s/early 00s). Not owning any consoles meant I played the absolute hell out of these games and enjoyed every minute of it. Granted I always went back to Sonic 3, but many childhood hours were spent exploring the "3D" worlds as Sonic.
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I absolutely loved this game growing up, easily one of my favorite games on the Genesis!
Scott's been giving us so many videos lately, thank you so much
The best way to say thank you is to get down on your knees for a couple hours, and Cry tears of joy
It’d be great if there was a sort of directors cut of the Saturn version. I think it’s a neat enough game that if it had the strengths of both the Saturn and Director’s cut versions then it’d be something that I could recommend more people check out. I mean the special stages on Saturn are some of the best in the series, and that counts for something. Also Jon Burton’s work on his RUclips channel GameHut is really cool, he did a video talking about how the intro for the Genesis version works. Great watch if you’re interested in that.
3d blast was one of the firsts games ive ever played it brings back so many memories, for me it's so nostalgic i actually play it sometimes
Something about this video is especially cozy and I find myself watching it more often than other Woz related content
God I love the limited 3D in this game, its so charming
I love the videos where Scott specifically talks about a single game, such as Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
black people
Man this game was such a huge part of my childhood, I'm so excited Scott is taking about it lol
8:45 was that Sonic, With BIRDS
You nailed it right on the head. It's a game I had growing up, I loved and hated it. I never beat level 2. Honestly, I spent most of my time on the Sound Test menu (Genesis Version). The best thing that came from this game is absolutely it's Soundtrack, I still listen to it today.
I feel like this is one of the funniest videos Scott has made recently and holy hell is that saying a lot.
Over a thousand views in two minutes. Scott you've come so far. I'm proud of you.
One positive thing I can say about this game: this was the closest we got to a mainline 3D sonic game during the Saturn era.
“This is Sonic 3D Blast, this is a hernia. Spot the difference.”
Scott is literally a videogame poet by far the best game reviewer
its actually fun to watch and thats why hes one of my favorite youtubers
his content emits personality and as ive played a lot of these games i feel a certain connection to his content.
Dude your content is awesome =)
These scripts are soooo tight. It’s just joke after joke after joke after joke, and every one of them lands. There isn’t a single filler sentence in any of Scott’s videos
Thank goodness Scott finally covered my favourite game with "Sonic", "3D" and "Blast" in its title.
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"""""""Blast"""""""