Johnny vs. Sonic The Hedgehog CD

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  • @SomecallmeJohnny
    @SomecallmeJohnny  3 года назад +1290

    Sorry for the wait on this one, had some scheduling hiccups throughout the last couple of weeks. The good news is you won't be waiting that long for the next video. Now watch the video, or the Surfshark VPN gets it.

  • @CrazyPartyable
    @CrazyPartyable 3 года назад +1822

    The sudden non-sponsorship threw me for a loop. Ain’t gonna lie.

    • @Mekboy_ComputerMonster
      @Mekboy_ComputerMonster 3 года назад +126

      It feels so weird to jump into a review nowadays and not be offered to buy earbuds.
      Or get a website.
      Or get into a 5 minute course.
      Or become an untraceable user.

    • @IronBahamut
      @IronBahamut 3 года назад +50

      @@Mekboy_ComputerMonster Yeah I get why every RUclipsr is doing it nowadays but goddamn is it insufferable. Least Sponsorblock exists

    • @lynxfresh5214
      @lynxfresh5214 3 года назад +8

      I believe that's the correct application of "subverting your expectations".

    • @FoolishBanana
      @FoolishBanana 3 года назад +10

      Thank God tbh. Ads are so annoying.

    • @sehtuk3953
      @sehtuk3953 3 года назад +21

      One of these days he's gonna stop saying the bit at the end about wearing a mask and other stuff about Covid, and it's gonna feel strange after a year of reviews in Covid times.

  • @psychie8625
    @psychie8625 3 года назад +1193

    "No sponsor this time, whaaat?"
    This is why we love you.

  • @pseudoworx
    @pseudoworx 3 года назад +611

    Sonic CD is the best sonic soundtrack. It even came with a free game.

    • @ShadowOfMassDestruction
      @ShadowOfMassDestruction 3 года назад +6

      Lmao

    • @bensell982
      @bensell982 3 года назад +27

      Hey interesting little tid bit about old CD games. Before developers started compressing sound files you can put the game disc in a regular CD player and it'll play the game's soundtrack. The reason is simple the devs of the games used to store game soundtracks on the CD a music disc would.

    • @RadikAlice
      @RadikAlice 3 года назад +28

      I like this joke, it's like "Guilty Gear is a metal album that comes with a free game"

    • @marksamazingchannelbymd9799
      @marksamazingchannelbymd9799 2 года назад +1

      Thats a good one

    • @michaeloverton04
      @michaeloverton04 2 года назад

      Kind of like Final Fantasy 14 having a $200 emote. It comes with a free statue.

  • @Super_Suchi
    @Super_Suchi 3 года назад +811

    But Johnny? Who will tell us to buy Raycons or Surfshark VPN?
    EDIT: gonna use my top comment status for a PSA here.
    It is actually possible to beat Metallic Madness Zone 2 in the past. The slow moving pillar actually bounces you upwards really high for some bizarre reason, allowing you to reach the top path and continue progressing. And the reason why I know this is because that was actually covered in Johnny's old review!

    • @mjc0961
      @mjc0961 3 года назад +72

      Hopefully nobody. Let those terrible products and terrible companies go away forever.

    • @SEESBoy-hy8jz
      @SEESBoy-hy8jz 3 года назад +24

      Kairi holding a pistol, obviously

    • @IamaPERSON
      @IamaPERSON 3 года назад +14

      @@mjc0961 problem is, YT has to improve

    • @elhugox1
      @elhugox1 3 года назад +6

      Internet historian

    • @Mr3DLC
      @Mr3DLC 3 года назад +5

      Avgn

  • @DesignDoc
    @DesignDoc 3 года назад +403

    CD brought over a lot of staple elements and I'll always appreciate its aesthetics and ideas but I wish there was a 2nd iteration of the time travel gimmick that took full advantage of the concept. Like make the actual time traveling easier and making exploring all versions of the stage a core gameplay element. Have moments where you have to find items in the future to bring back to the past or something along those lines. As is, there's no real gameplay incentive to go to the future, making it kind of a wasted opportunity.

    • @sodaftpm185
      @sodaftpm185 3 года назад +9

      Yeah, hopefully the time traveling gimmick can return to later installments. It's a great premise for a platformer that's main objective is going from point A to point B as fast as possible knowing the insides and out of the level design thus fully mastering the game. CD's time travel opens so many possibilities...

    • @therealmariofan
      @therealmariofan 3 года назад +6

      The only reason to go to the future is to see the good future version instead of the bad version.

    • @darthvidar-spiller5343
      @darthvidar-spiller5343 3 года назад

      @@therealmariofan True.

    • @saiqa7130
      @saiqa7130 3 года назад +6

      Going to the future is a punishment for not paying attention.

    • @darthvidar-spiller5343
      @darthvidar-spiller5343 3 года назад

      @@saiqa7130 True, always pay attention in video games.

  • @jacobrodriguez7780
    @jacobrodriguez7780 3 года назад +372

    Fun Fact: The past version of Emerald Hill in Sonic 2 was going to be Hill Top Zone.

    • @andreistroe8973
      @andreistroe8973 3 года назад +40

      And Aquatic Ruin was supposed to be called Neo Green Hill

    • @TheSydneyLad
      @TheSydneyLad 3 года назад +3

      @@andreistroe8973 So, was Aquatic Ruin meant to be a future version?

    • @neoskeptic
      @neoskeptic 3 года назад +11

      Fun Fact: These facts aren't actually fun.

    • @plagueofangel8694
      @plagueofangel8694 3 года назад +10

      Wood zone was gonna be the "past versions" of metropolis zone, iirc

    • @mason2978
      @mason2978 3 года назад +1

      Sonic 2 SMS borrows music from CD

  • @icedcapplord710
    @icedcapplord710 3 года назад +246

    That time Sonic Team took some LSD and went, "You know what would be funny? Quartz Quadrant Zone"

    • @lynxfresh5214
      @lynxfresh5214 3 года назад +1

      Q.Q

    • @THENAMEISQUICKMAN
      @THENAMEISQUICKMAN 3 года назад +25

      That time they were like "You know what would be funny? Let's prank people who forget to pause and insta-Game Over them, brooooo I'm fucking buzzed"

    • @smcrevival1467
      @smcrevival1467 3 года назад +2

      @@THENAMEISQUICKMAN *Doooooooooood...*

    • @BrickmanZero
      @BrickmanZero 3 года назад

      And it all was funny lol, i LOOOVEEE Quartz Quadrant x)

    • @eyeguydojima7131
      @eyeguydojima7131 3 года назад +1

      I always thought that Sonic would be into meth.
      I mean, SPEED is a street name for it.
      He'd go too fast...

  • @pizzacade8594
    @pizzacade8594 3 года назад +124

    4:40 According to the "Instructions" section in the options menu of the HD rerelease; "Amy is drawn to Little Planet after a tarot card reading which tells of a destined encounter with Sonic."

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 3 года назад +36

      Yep.
      Amy is like a fortune teller.
      This is something I would like to see more in future games but the actual sega doesn't care for the side character at least for modern Sonic

    • @ShadowOfMassDestruction
      @ShadowOfMassDestruction 3 года назад +11

      "The Enclosed Instruction Booklet"

    • @Future_Vantas
      @Future_Vantas 3 года назад +5

      Only learned that in the final Archie Sonic comic. It was a neat bit of trivia in that story.

    • @akor7035
      @akor7035 3 года назад

      don't say it don't say it don't say it

    • @pizzacade8594
      @pizzacade8594 3 года назад +3

      @@meganinten0078 it was a trivia answer in M&S Tokyo 2020.

  • @somecitrus7561
    @somecitrus7561 3 года назад +213

    Remembering Elliot's eyes exploding into flames after seeing special stage 6

  • @FletcherReedsRandomness
    @FletcherReedsRandomness 3 года назад +281

    Sonic CD’s reception feels like Sonic Unleashed in reverse. It used to be a top contender for the best Sonic game, but now it’s getting a lot more detractors in recent years. I used to really like this game, but as I played it more, I started to like it less. It’s not bad or anything, and I prefer it to Sonic 1, but I’d MUCH rather play Sonic 2 or 3 & Knuckles.

    • @ghostninja5035
      @ghostninja5035 3 года назад +50

      Eh, it also kind of reminds me of in the early 2010s when everyone went from loving the Adventure games to suddenly hating them, then loving them again. I feel a similar thing is happening with Sonic Colors.

    • @bensell982
      @bensell982 3 года назад +75

      Scott the woz's video on Sonic CD sums it up perfectly. He basically said that for years this was the elusive Sonic game that not many people played, so it was held in high regard. Once it started to get released on systems people actually own it went from being the hidden gem of the series to just another game in the series.

    • @ghostninja5035
      @ghostninja5035 3 года назад +8

      @@bensell982 Is that really true though? It become more readily available in 2011, during the early 2010s and I still remember people praising it then. I feel the backlash came during more late 2010s-ish.

    • @bensell982
      @bensell982 3 года назад +15

      @@ghostninja5035 back then it was still fresh and new to a lot of people. The critism started once it was as wide spread as Sonic 1 and 2, so people started to see it's faults more easily. I'll say it's better than Sonic 1 but Sonic 2 beats it by a landslide. Granted I'm also in the group that grew up with the adventure games and heroes on the GameCube(got really good at riders well though I never did finish mission mode) and my favorite sonic game is colors.

    • @Jackattack359
      @Jackattack359 3 года назад +9

      @@ghostninja5035 I dunno, Sonic Colors has been praised non-stop and the remaster is only further evidence of that

  • @JJ_R
    @JJ_R 3 года назад +109

    8:20 “I speed’ed too fast.” Sounds like Sonic if he had a bad night.

    • @53Spawn
      @53Spawn 3 года назад +12

      Reminds me of the Sonic Boom episode where he got a speeding ticket 🤣🤣
      "I'd fight this in court, but I don't think they'll accept 'Gotta go fast!' as a medical condition. 😑"

    • @beesree39
      @beesree39 3 года назад +15

      "I speeded too fast" is the Sparknotes version of that one Lost World cutscene

    • @RadikAlice
      @RadikAlice 3 года назад +3

      He went too hard on a speedball and almost left the land of the living, that's my take

  • @jesusa.adorno6933
    @jesusa.adorno6933 3 года назад +255

    15:14
    "Sonic CD Sonic is best Sonic."
    -SomecallmeJohnny.

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 3 года назад +29

      I totally agree.

    • @Sniper5875
      @Sniper5875 3 года назад +12

      i oddly enough love the sonic movie that is animated like CD because its more sonic cd sonic

    • @ShadowOfMassDestruction
      @ShadowOfMassDestruction 3 года назад +3

      @@Sniper5875 Same even the music is Sonic CD like in the movie

    • @dragonmaster3030
      @dragonmaster3030 3 года назад +4

      @@Sniper5875 sonic ova

    • @apathy2454
      @apathy2454 3 года назад +7

      CD Sonic is freaking awesome so I see no problem with him saying that

  • @chosoi1873
    @chosoi1873 3 года назад +454

    This game makes it so hard to look up Sonic CD’s.

    • @SomecallmeJohnny
      @SomecallmeJohnny  3 года назад +275

      It's like searching for Sonic Chaos.

    • @PilloTheStar
      @PilloTheStar 3 года назад +18

      Or sonic movie, referring to the fan project nostalgia critic had a cameo in.

    • @scopicaplays
      @scopicaplays 3 года назад +23

      Or Sonic colors, if you wanna look up his color pallete.

    • @ibraheemali7028
      @ibraheemali7028 3 года назад +15

      Some Dude jokes on you am into that shit.

    • @zidanetribal1406
      @zidanetribal1406 3 года назад +5

      @@roslynnerentas8939 You can also just turn on safe search

  • @DoctorDisasterDracula
    @DoctorDisasterDracula 3 года назад +173

    I hate to steal a joke from Johnny, but I’m not going to be able to process all this blast.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 8 месяцев назад

      "Processing, stop being so blast!" - AVGN

  • @MDWolfe-ks5fu
    @MDWolfe-ks5fu 3 года назад +37

    Johnny: I hope these sparkly things that aren’t made out of plutonium.
    Me: Worse, it’s electricity, 1.21 gigawatts.

    • @SomecallmeJohnny
      @SomecallmeJohnny  3 года назад +20

      The Hell's a gigawatt?

    • @MDWolfe-ks5fu
      @MDWolfe-ks5fu 3 года назад +4

      @@SomecallmeJohnny I don’t know how to respond to this but…
      A power unit so strong that can potentially overcook a turkey to burnt crisp.

    • @MDWolfe-ks5fu
      @MDWolfe-ks5fu 3 года назад +4

      @@SomecallmeJohnny Either that or I’m just a simple man who answers rhetorical questions.

  • @Rutgerman95
    @Rutgerman95 Год назад +28

    17:25 And finally with Sonic Superstars, here we are

  • @53Spawn
    @53Spawn 3 года назад +53

    *EY. EY. HA-WA- II.*
    My ears: Oh, This dude spittin

    • @nooneinparticular5256
      @nooneinparticular5256 3 года назад +8

      🎵THERE GOES HAWA-II
      EY-EY-THERE GOES HAWA-II
      OH, THERE GOES HAWA-II
      THE ISLAND IS GONE🎵

  • @dimitridsmoreira
    @dimitridsmoreira 3 года назад +47

    The fact that Sonic CD, which has one of the best Soundtracks in the series(more specifically the JP version), was composed by the same guy who did those awful Classic sonic songs in Sonic Forces....that still boggles my mind......

  • @daffyfable1983
    @daffyfable1983 3 года назад +30

    Sonic CD: Hey Sonic 2, can I copy your notes? I zoned out during the professor's spin-dashing lesson.
    Sonic 2: *Maniacal lauging*

  • @GhostNappa2k10
    @GhostNappa2k10 3 года назад +113

    Why yes, I did audibly shout "Fucking what?!" When you mentioned its been 10 years since the remaster. I remember buying that the bloody day it released. I feel old.

    • @poopoo-dk4hu
      @poopoo-dk4hu 3 года назад +3

      Old fuck! Oh wait I’m 26

    • @trevinodude
      @trevinodude 3 года назад +2

      @@poopoo-dk4hu I’m 22 now!!! Where did all the time go!!!!!

    • @GhostNappa2k10
      @GhostNappa2k10 3 года назад

      @@poopoo-dk4hu I'M 28!

    • @corbanhayes2476
      @corbanhayes2476 3 года назад

      22 Club. God I remember when I wasn’t old.

    • @poopoo-dk4hu
      @poopoo-dk4hu 3 года назад

      @@GhostNappa2k10 We grew up in a good time, I have many bald spots now from work 🤣

  • @KremBotop
    @KremBotop 3 года назад +172

    Ahh, the “Lost Levels” semi-equivalent of this series. (Non-numbered alternate sequel of the original that first came out in a console add-on and that in gameplay, setup and aesthetics is closer to the first game yet remains as the awkward cousin of the main classic trilogy)

    • @EWOODJ
      @EWOODJ 3 года назад +4

      @@Chad_Eldridge "Lost Levels" as in a game not many have played.

    • @RikouHogashi
      @RikouHogashi 3 года назад +2

      Wacky Workbench nonwithstanding thankfuly nowhere near as hard in comparison

    • @SlightlyCreative
      @SlightlyCreative 3 года назад +5

      CD is fun, Lost Levels makes me wanna get lost

    • @adamtaurusragnathebloodedg8407
      @adamtaurusragnathebloodedg8407 3 года назад +1

      You want to know what's funnier than Lost Levels?
      Megaman X6

    • @soni-switch5270
      @soni-switch5270 3 года назад

      @@adamtaurusragnathebloodedg8407 Nah, as bad as X6 is, it's still easier than Lost Levels.

  • @eight427
    @eight427 3 года назад +98

    The Japanese ost uses New Jack Swing which is perfect for classic/90’s Sonic imo

    • @sonikku956
      @sonikku956 3 года назад +14

      New jack swing and 90's house and techno. Some of my favorite styles of music ❤

    • @ItsTimeToBreakUpGoogle
      @ItsTimeToBreakUpGoogle 3 года назад +16

      It's very heavy on the early 90s techno, specifically a subgenre called breakbeat hardcore. Look up Praga Khan, Rave Alert and the first two versions of Injected with a Poison, specifically. Also, LA Style's James Brown is Dead. If you really want to fry your brain, listen to the boss theme from the Game Gear version of Sonic 2, and compare it to the grungy bass from 808 State - Cubik. There were a ton of techno heads at Sega in the early 90s, and they really, really knew the genre inside and out.
      I know this because I actually make the stuff. It's totally my jam. On that note, compare Streets of Rage 1 fighting in the street to Pump up the Jam and other Technotronic tunes. Also compare Streets of Rage 2's Underlogic to the Shamen's Ebenezer Goode and Move Any Mountain. :D

    • @SEGAClownboss
      @SEGAClownboss 3 года назад +2

      @@ItsTimeToBreakUpGoogle Thanks, I need to check those out. I know for a fact 808 State must have been biiiiiig on Sonic CD. I just recently listened to the Quadrastate and 90 albums and it's like - those could fit Sonic CD seamlessly. I can also hear a bit of Frankie Knuckles' Whistle Song and Silk's Love Can't Turn Around, a bit of Larry Heard, too?

    • @person.w9780
      @person.w9780 3 года назад +1

      CD's soundtrack has to be my favourite in the series.

    • @Sonicfalcon16
      @Sonicfalcon16 3 года назад +1

      Im searching those up

  • @Redhead_20567
    @Redhead_20567 3 года назад +130

    I actually liked the Special stages in this game. Imo they were better than both Sonic 1 & 2 Special stages.

    • @auralunaprettycure
      @auralunaprettycure 3 года назад +13

      This game as a whole is my favorite of the classic series, with S3K right behind it.

    • @deathofalltrades282
      @deathofalltrades282 3 года назад +8

      CD isn’t my favorite, but I still think it’s well worth playing.

    • @shaggydee91
      @shaggydee91 3 года назад +2

      I thank sonic 2 has the best special stage....I love it

    • @jaretco6423
      @jaretco6423 3 года назад +4

      Yeah. Especially better than Sonic 2's special stage. Screw that one.

    • @shaggydee91
      @shaggydee91 3 года назад +1

      @@jaretco6423 nooooo.....🤣

  • @bandicootsauce4569
    @bandicootsauce4569 3 года назад +35

    'Super Peelout' sounds like what you'd call it when ripping a band-aid off a hairy ankle.

  • @theyoshigangsta
    @theyoshigangsta 3 года назад +72

    The sponsor has vanished just like Johnny's current intentions to review Spyro lmao.
    Edit: Was a joke, he’s got a life.

    • @shis1988
      @shis1988 3 года назад +1

      @@Chad_Eldridge currently reviewing Spyro would be an endorsement nobody should want.

    • @theyoshigangsta
      @theyoshigangsta 3 года назад +3

      @@Chad_Eldridge T'was a joke my bro but you have a point and I know that, he's got a life.

    • @toamatoro570
      @toamatoro570 3 года назад

      He already did Kirby, what more do you guys want?

  • @finnbai
    @finnbai 3 года назад +104

    Just think, if Metal didn't appear in CD, that hunk of scrap Silver Sonic would have taken his place. I love Sonic CD though. It's not the most well designed game, but it's really fun. Props to the Japanese Soundtrack too!

    • @finnbai
      @finnbai 3 года назад +10

      @@2O73O40 Mecha is pretty cool too but I prefer Metal for a "mechanical doppelganger" type of look

    • @beesree39
      @beesree39 3 года назад

      No, no not really.
      Could've just not brought any of them back

    • @finnbai
      @finnbai 3 года назад +1

      @@beesree39 Fair enough, alternate timelines *could* exist irl.

    • @tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32
      @tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 3 года назад

      Nah, it'd probably be the mini silver sonic

    • @mastertjt56
      @mastertjt56 3 года назад +1

      The Japanese soundtrack for Sonic CD is AMAZING. The US version isn't bad but that boss theme gave me nightmares while the JP version has me doing full splits

  • @Razor-Blade
    @Razor-Blade 3 года назад +72

    Man I love CD’s soundtrack, both versions of it is so goddamn good

  • @FunBox.
    @FunBox. 3 года назад +126

    17:02 "But what a first impression for Metal Sonic to leave behind" - John 2021
    SGB Review of Sonic CD (ruclips.net/video/rpOr0LbMIiA/видео.html) at 1:34, "Metal Sonic will go on to be one of the most popular Sonic villians in the franchise, which is odd because I didn't think he left that much of an impression." - John 2010

  • @SlickEvan
    @SlickEvan 3 года назад +31

    It's so weird seeing this revisited. I watched the OG Sonic CD review.. a couple times lol. It's so great seeing you come back to these but also makes you realize how much time went by 😭

  • @RaidenPSX
    @RaidenPSX 3 года назад +43

    I know Sonic CD is kind of a polarizing game but man I love it. I've played through it countless times and love the exploration and music and atmosphere. I even went as far as to get all of the achievements for it on Steam lol.

  • @ChrisLT
    @ChrisLT 3 года назад +49

    That U.S. soundtrack is amazing. Eventually led me to getting a guitar.

    • @zer0name720
      @zer0name720 3 года назад +9

      Yes! I always viewed the JP ost to be Little Planet's themes (the past) whereas the US ost was Robotnik Planet's themes (present & future). Thus, the US ost always made those eras feel more distinctive to me

    • @mecburnablasta6811
      @mecburnablasta6811 3 года назад +11

      Yes, and while I still think the Japanese version is overall better, the US one is great. My personal favorite of it is Metallic Madness Bad Future as it’s so sinister

    • @grilledlemonsisathing1682
      @grilledlemonsisathing1682 3 года назад +5

      I used to be the kind of person that praised the jp soundtrack and denigrated the us soundtrack but one day I decided to listen to the entire us soundtrack in one go while trying to be as unbiased as possible and now I love it almost as much as the jp soundtrack

    • @TheWispGuy
      @TheWispGuy 3 года назад +4

      Glad to see someone give some praise to the US Soundtrack!
      I love both soundtracks equally, though there are a few songs that I think are better than its counterpart. (Wacky Workbench Present US > JP, Metallic Madness Good Future JP > US)
      Kind of wish some people would remix the US soundtrack some more, I'd love to hear a badass remix of Stardust Speedway's Good Future song. (always saw it as the counterpart to Stardust Speedway's Bad Future JP, at least for the Metal Sonic Race)

    • @TheDayd111returns
      @TheDayd111returns 3 года назад +5

      @@grilledlemonsisathing1682 Stardust Speedway's Present US track is magical. A lot of people missed out on the US soundtrack.
      It was amazing.

  • @HereComesBort
    @HereComesBort 3 года назад +25

    Man, CD’s JPN/EU OST is still my favorite of the classic games

  • @SegaNintendoGuy64
    @SegaNintendoGuy64 3 года назад +22

    Remember when he open up with his old review when he played that famous Sonic OVA clip and when he used an audio clip from Robot Chicken? Good times.

  • @FlameG102
    @FlameG102 3 года назад +29

    CD is if someone took Memphis Design, and made it a game. Sonic boxes were memphis design inspired all throughout his genesis days in japan, but the games themselves were rarely if at all. But CD? everything about CD, from the art direction to the soundtrack, just feels like that art style personified into a game

  • @meganinten0078
    @meganinten0078 3 года назад +54

    I would like to see Classic Amy (AKA Rosy the Rascal) in more Sonic games.
    Metal Sonic is Sonic's best rival imo
    He is the closest thing of a son for Robotnik.
    Edit: Hurray! Classic Amy will be playable after so long! :)

    • @fundayswithfox6706
      @fundayswithfox6706 3 года назад +1

      Unless you watch the adventures of sonic the hedgehog

    • @apathy2454
      @apathy2454 3 года назад +5

      Unpop opinion but I prefer Amy cd design than her modern design

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 3 года назад +2

      @@fundayswithfox6706 You mean Robotnik Jr.
      Right?
      I have watched that show.
      It was funny like classic Looney Tunes 😆
      I also like the gorgeous Breeze and I was happy when she appeared in the archie comics.

    • @ibraheemali7028
      @ibraheemali7028 3 года назад +2

      Apathy it shouldn't be an unpopular opinion if it's true😤👌🏻.

    • @esmooth919
      @esmooth919 Год назад

      Until he *_[SPOILER ALERT!]_*
      betrayed Robotnik in Sonic Heroes by kidnapping him and locking him in a cell on Egg Fortress.

  • @thedarkmasterthedarkmaster
    @thedarkmasterthedarkmaster 3 года назад +66

    The lack of a Sponsor was funny

  • @JJ_R
    @JJ_R 3 года назад +52

    Finally, straight to the content!

  • @misterzygarde6431
    @misterzygarde6431 3 года назад +79

    My biggest complaint with the HD version is that you can’t replay levels unlike in the later released remakes of Sonic 1 and 2 or the previously released Sonic 3
    Hope they rectify that in Sonic Origins.

    • @Jose-se9pu
      @Jose-se9pu 3 года назад +1

      They are probably re-releasing the same set of roms they keep releasing every few years...

    • @hibubgames7667
      @hibubgames7667 3 года назад +11

      Jose Sonic 1, 2, and CD were all in 16:9 in the trailer, and they said on twitter Sonic 3&K will get the same treatment.

    • @klazomaniac3890
      @klazomaniac3890 3 года назад +5

      I mean in the HD version you can unlock a stage select in the extras menu through speedrunning all of the levels/special stages in time attack mode, of which are unlocked by beating them in the main game. It's definitely more hoops to jump through than the later remakes though.

    • @ThatSneakman
      @ThatSneakman 3 года назад +8

      @@hibubgames7667 This is what excites me about Origins. Finally 16:9 on consoles

    • @kellenwong1321
      @kellenwong1321 3 года назад

      My personal gripe is that you can't play as Knuckles but you can in 1 and 2.

  • @bobbomb8330
    @bobbomb8330 3 года назад +18

    Just wanted to say you’re the best game reviewer on here, easily. Your character shines through each video and that’s what I find myself rewatching old videos for. Keep at it!

  • @MattCrossMedia
    @MattCrossMedia 3 года назад +12

    This has always been my favorite 2D Sonic game. I treasure it so much, even though I agree that the level design is a bit wack and cumbersome at times. The momentum-based physics and exploration were fun to play around with in 1 and 2, but CD is where I felt it really mattered to go fast (for time travel) and find collectibles (for the good ending). It's also just an uplifting as fuck adventure that shows Sonic performing one of his earliest but most heroic feats - changing the future of a would-be doomed planet.
    As a shy and socially-awkward dude, starting the game with Toot Toot Sonic Warrior telling me "you can do anything", then beating the game with Cosmic Eternity telling me to "have faith and respect in yourself" from that point on are just sentiments that have always stuck with me when playing it. Sonic has always been cool, but this is one of those exceptional times where he's really inspiring to me.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 3 года назад +61

    Johnny :”No sponsor this time”
    Me :”IS THAT EVEN LEGAL FOR A RUclips VIDEO “???

    • @HaveYouTriedGuillotines
      @HaveYouTriedGuillotines 3 года назад +4

      It used to be the norm for RUclips videos back before RUclips started demonetizing and censoring everyone.

    • @MacenW
      @MacenW 3 года назад

      @@HaveYouTriedGuillotines he was talking about this video not the history of adpocalapse

    • @ItsTimeToBreakUpGoogle
      @ItsTimeToBreakUpGoogle 3 года назад +1

      ​@@MacenW
      The "history of the adpocalapse" is completely relevant here, and the way you phrase that really demonstrates how little you know.

  • @jib4622
    @jib4622 3 года назад +35

    Sonic CD is such a strange and interesting entry in the series. I always remembered liking the Super Peel-out move.

  • @elitef40
    @elitef40 3 года назад +16

    This is actually my favorite 2d Sonic game. Most people prefer Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Personally, I enjoyed CD more. It's just special.

    • @MerrickEgberMusicand
      @MerrickEgberMusicand 3 года назад +4

      It is one of my favorite Sonic games in general. Few Sonic games have given me the feeling of total liberation through gameplay as Sonic CD did.

    • @apathy2454
      @apathy2454 3 года назад

      Same

  • @Tezdude9
    @Tezdude9 11 месяцев назад +5

    And once again, Johnny predicts the future with classic Amy being playable in Sonic Superstars. Is someone at Sonic Team watching these videos?

  • @titanderp
    @titanderp 3 года назад +11

    It's been a while since I've played Sonic CD but it used to be my favorite. There's so much to love about this game.

  • @SilverEdge20
    @SilverEdge20 3 года назад +38

    Some people would assume I’m saying this just to get attention but it’s true. My aunt just passed away today, I can’t imagine what my cousins are going through because their mom is gone, lord help them, protect their mom, Rest In Peace, you will be missed.

  • @theARDISAN
    @theARDISAN 3 года назад +7

    I feel the US ost is extremely underrated and people should give it a good listen every now and then.
    Wish the "HD" version offered the ability to mix and match musical tracks so you can build your definitive music Gundam.

    • @jaredargento1511
      @jaredargento1511 Год назад +1

      I definitely agree that we should be able to mix and match songs from both soundtracks! I prefer the Japanese soundtrack on the whole, but both versions of Sonic Boom are my favorite songs to come out of Sonic CD in general.

  • @GameFrankAdvance
    @GameFrankAdvance 3 года назад +11

    Sonic CD is my favorite of the classic series, I've always been into the the more exploration this game brings and it's more vibrant feeling really hits for me. JPN soundtrack is also just the best.

  • @Ksawarrior
    @Ksawarrior Год назад +4

    The origins collection is the first time I ever got the good ending, thanks to being able to replay the special stages over and over again for my coins that you get as easy as extra lives.

    • @jaredargento1511
      @jaredargento1511 Год назад +2

      Not to mention, the addition of the drop-dash has (probably inadvertently on the developers’ part) created an exploit that allows the player to super easily travel to the past, which, in addition to the removal of the ten-minute time limit, also makes the robot generator method a bit more manageable. (But I still don’t exactly like Sonic CD.)

  • @TheBeird
    @TheBeird 3 года назад +12

    It’s nuts this game eluded me as a kid, yet I had Knuckles Chaotix and completed it numerous times. Didn’t play CD till the remaster. Lived up to the hype

  • @javiergomez9464
    @javiergomez9464 3 года назад +5

    I’m impressed how far you’ve come since your original look at the classic sonic games. You’re always improving your content as the years go by and it’s always a treat to see your vids in my sub box. Keep at it Johnny 👍

  • @NoahInfinity
    @NoahInfinity 3 года назад +26

    Sonic CD's always felt like an odd, more experimental Sonic game, similar in popularity to Heroes and Lost World.
    Also JPN/PAL soundtrack for life, but won't deny that the US soundtrack has some bops too

    • @ShadowOfMassDestruction
      @ShadowOfMassDestruction 3 года назад +1

      Palm-tree panic hits different in US

    • @Evilriku13
      @Evilriku13 3 года назад

      just that Sonic CD isn't as broken or ripped off as Sonic Heroes or Lost World.

    • @apathy2454
      @apathy2454 3 года назад +1

      @@Evilriku13 don’t even compare heroes to lost world because it’s a way better game than that corny mess.

    • @jaredargento1511
      @jaredargento1511 Год назад

      @@apathy2454 Honestly, I really enjoy Lost World and I’d definitely play it over CD and Heroes ANY day!

  • @Vuxlort
    @Vuxlort 3 года назад +4

    You're absolutely right in saying soundtracks can go a long way in carrying a game. One of my favourite things about Sonic CD is the OST. Genuine masterpiece.
    And of course, the debut of Amy Rose, a character that I have always loved. Like you said, it makes this game that much more significant :) And yes, some of the localisation has been really insulting, especially for her! Great review man. Keep doing what you do so well!

  • @misteradam3458
    @misteradam3458 3 года назад +24

    Changing the jump sound effect was the biggest crime of this game.

    • @lyrik2473
      @lyrik2473 3 года назад +22

      i am one of the very few people who actually likes that sound effect

    • @amarillodragon2702
      @amarillodragon2702 3 года назад +3

      @@lyrik2473 I also like it, or more so, personally don't mind it.

    • @abbaszaffarkhan1872
      @abbaszaffarkhan1872 3 года назад +1

      I like CD’s more because it’s less grating on my ears

  • @BraveSirRobin-hx2eq
    @BraveSirRobin-hx2eq 3 года назад +12

    So can we expect another look at Sonic 3CD & Knuckles & Knuckles by the end of this?

  • @kryptonavenger2024
    @kryptonavenger2024 3 года назад +12

    Okay, the lack of a sponsor caught me off guard for some reason.

  • @vinnysuperg123
    @vinnysuperg123 3 года назад +3

    Im not gonna lie Johnny, your videos never cease to cheer me up from bad days. Keep up the great work man, these videos are always killer.

  • @meganinten0078
    @meganinten0078 3 года назад +8

    15:16 Awww.
    That's the cutest thing I have ever seen 😊
    I agree with Johnny, Sonic CD has the best version of Classic Sonic.
    This is the game that make me like the Blue Hedgehog.

  • @Kushpeshin
    @Kushpeshin 3 года назад +19

    While I adore the JP OST, Stardust Speedway Good Future US is my favourite Sonic CD track.

    • @Cinko420
      @Cinko420 3 года назад +1

      Mine too, I really think that theme fits the race against Metal while also being happy enough to be a good future theme.

    • @grilledlemonsisathing1682
      @grilledlemonsisathing1682 3 года назад +2

      @@Cinko420 One thing I dislike about the remaster is that they made it so the metal sonic race always plays the bad future theme which is normal for the jp soundtrack since it did that in the original but in the us version both the good future and bad future could be played depending on the time line. It's a shame because the good future was meant to fit the race

    • @TheWispGuy
      @TheWispGuy 3 года назад

      @@grilledlemonsisathing1682 I'm with you there. Kind of wish they "fixed" that, as I always saw it as a counterpart to JP's Bad Future. Maybe Sonic Origins will, but I won't hold my breath.

  • @Iamdja9
    @Iamdja9 3 года назад +3

    Wow, uploading Sonic CD right on Sonic.exe’s 10th anniversary. Now that’s an accidental sense of humor.
    Love your vids and hope you have a fun time rapping up the classics with chuckles.

  • @BakiX
    @BakiX 3 года назад +2

    Fun review of my favorite old school 2D Sonic (pre mania), thanks! Little sad you didn't go a bit deeper into the HD remaster though. That remaster literally changes the entire game for the better, its a STARK difference thats done so subtlely you wouldn't even notice until you sit back and take it all in. Masterpiece 👍

  • @WigWoo1
    @WigWoo1 3 года назад +46

    I prefer the American soundtrack. More chill and atmospheric. Instead of the too much energy sound of the JP soundtrack

    • @TC7-Thecomplex7
      @TC7-Thecomplex7 3 года назад +1

      Interesting

    • @ermacn.cheese726
      @ermacn.cheese726 3 года назад +8

      Oh god, I disagree so much. Japanese soundtrack is super amazing. American soundtrack is just barely decent.
      I will admit the American Soundtrack fits the game's visuals and scenery better though. Japanese soundtrack fits something far more colorful, bright, and futuristic. Not so much the gritty Genesis-era graphics.

    • @mailman019
      @mailman019 3 года назад +4

      I prefer the Japanese one, but the US soundtrack has some major bangers in it.

    • @Lnblackberry48
      @Lnblackberry48 3 года назад

      I think palm tree panic is better USA wise

    • @ermacn.cheese726
      @ermacn.cheese726 3 года назад

      @@Lnblackberry48 Yeah, that's about it though. I don't like the Japanese Palm Tree Pic, except for the awesome Bad Future Version.

  • @game84cube
    @game84cube 2 года назад +2

    Those little anecdotes on the Japanese box arts for the Genesis games really exemplify, to me, what Sonic is really all about as a character. Freedom, courage, the willingness to do what's right (I think that's what the CD cover was saying) not being afraid to take the first step, living life to the fullest.
    That, to me, is who Sonic the Hedgehog is as a character.

  • @rokia360
    @rokia360 3 года назад +6

    I was waiting for you to say "... and Knuckles" at the end. Guess that's a seperate video

  • @theAG24show
    @theAG24show 3 года назад +8

    I was caught so off guard by the lack of sponsorship

  • @Aragorn7884
    @Aragorn7884 3 года назад +25

    I enjoyed Sonic CD's gameplay and levels, but I can't stand the time travel...

    • @lynxfresh5214
      @lynxfresh5214 3 года назад +6

      Sonic 06 and Generations be like... :P

    • @abbaszaffarkhan1872
      @abbaszaffarkhan1872 3 года назад +7

      I like the time travel but the level design gives me a headache lol
      EDIT: since this comment I actually fully completed the game for the first time and I like it a lot more now, it can still be annoying but i like the exploration

    • @cliffturbo2146
      @cliffturbo2146 3 года назад

      It's kind of easy.

    • @Aragorn7884
      @Aragorn7884 3 года назад +3

      @@cliffturbo2146 easy or not it's a "meh" game mechanic.

    • @cliffturbo2146
      @cliffturbo2146 3 года назад +1

      @@Aragorn7884 alright.

  • @omariwalker1006
    @omariwalker1006 Год назад +3

    17:22 Wow, somehow you called it just like Sonic Colors Ultimate!! I wouldn't be surprised if Sonic Team were taking notes from your videos at this point.

  • @Linkmstr
    @Linkmstr 3 года назад +5

    No sponsorship message? Feels like being back in the past. -Because you know Sonic CD and time traveling-

  • @SaturnSZN
    @SaturnSZN 3 года назад +23

    I’m a simple man. I see Johnny, I click.

    • @Dirvinator
      @Dirvinator 3 года назад +2

      Original comment

    • @SuperDanMan11100
      @SuperDanMan11100 3 года назад +2

      Makes wonder what you would do if you met him in real life. Would you click him if you saw him?

    • @SaturnSZN
      @SaturnSZN 3 года назад +1

      @@SuperDanMan11100 Lmao I never thought of it like that

  • @thegreatgatzby1997
    @thegreatgatzby1997 3 года назад +4

    Been waiting for this one.
    I don't decide when it's Johnny time, my notifications do

  • @HyperHunt621
    @HyperHunt621 Год назад +2

    13:00
    Oh hey, this video predicted Johnny's trip to play Frontiers early.

  • @feywinterfox9630
    @feywinterfox9630 3 года назад +4

    Me: This day SUCK! 😮‍💨
    *SomecallmeJohnny uploads a video*
    Also Me: YEAH! THIS IS A GOOD DAY!!!

  • @roiitzkovich4545
    @roiitzkovich4545 3 года назад +2

    I love how he made the comment on the next video short and to the point: "Next up is Sonic The Hedgehog 3".
    He knows we already know what he thinks about Sonic 3 so it's like "No punchline necessary".

  • @Saraxiify
    @Saraxiify 3 года назад +14

    Time

  • @jaggededge11
    @jaggededge11 3 года назад +1

    Quartz Quadrant (JPN) has to be one of my all time favourite tracks. The song is just a trip, and I can't help but get pumped when I hear it.

  • @chaospoet
    @chaospoet 3 года назад +3

    That living a life of power speech at the end on the Japanese version I feel like it makes more sense if you imagine it was written by The Ultimate Warrior. Just snarl or exhale really loudly at the end of each sentence for the full experience.

  • @Chconroy
    @Chconroy 3 года назад +1

    I've got a special place in my heart for Sonic CD. It was the first Sonic game I ever properly played and beat. It's full jank, but it's got an identity that I love. Now to jam to some Stardust Speedway.

  • @PurpleParrotLover
    @PurpleParrotLover 3 года назад +6

    All the people in the comments celebrating the lack of a sponsor in this video make me sick. If you're annoyed by a sponsor being in a video, just skip it. It's not that hard. Besides, I don't find them to be that intrusive or annoying. This is Johnny's job. Having sponsors helps to pay the bills and put food on the table. It allows him to keep making videos for you people. Don't be ungrateful and at least respect Johnny's decision to accept these sponsorships because again, it allows him to keep doing his job. Without these sponsors (especially during a global pandemic), who knows where Johnny would be now.
    Johnny, keep doing you. I respect what you're doing, unlike some of the top comments celebrating no sponsor and the people mass up-voting those comments.

  • @electronicoldman3976
    @electronicoldman3976 3 года назад +2

    I always appreciated the US version of Tidal Tempest for incorporating the dinging sounds that play at certain intervals when Sonic is underwater into the actual song.

  • @TheComicNerd97
    @TheComicNerd97 3 года назад +8

    This is my favorite sonic game of all time

  • @drejuego
    @drejuego 3 года назад +1

    One of the most consistent RUclipsrs I know, quality wise.

  • @mimaneneko8386
    @mimaneneko8386 3 года назад +3

    Here I am being one of those apparent few who've played it on the OG console, I even still have that old clanker of a piece of hardware with the disk...... I feel oddly old now.....

  • @shadic1988
    @shadic1988 3 года назад +1

    One of the things I like about Sonic CD is it’s massive Soundtrack. Almost every song is a joy to hear and it’s total ear candy. And I know some would say the songs in the US weighs it down, but to me I think the US helps provide a bit of contrast to the energetic Japanese Region.

  • @Kelis98
    @Kelis98 3 года назад +8

    I thought CD was originally going to be an enhanced version of sonic 1 not 2.
    Personally I really like the US soundtrack, but the Japan one is good too.

    • @batmanarkhamvengeancetm6358
      @batmanarkhamvengeancetm6358 2 года назад

      It is. It is the canonical sequel to 1, which is very obvious, but took longer to develop than 2 for some reason.

  • @Solsupreme
    @Solsupreme 3 года назад

    was watching johnny’s old vids waiting for him to upload, definitely worth it

  • @Roze_aye
    @Roze_aye 2 года назад +4

    I will have to honestly say. CD is my favorite of the classic games. i just really fell in love with the exploration. i loved spending more time in the stages exploring. to me it made each zone feel more like a location. since youre mostly just running through zones ignoring much of it, they always feel like hyper glorified set pieces mostly.
    Also the Japanese soundtrack is superior. but i do really love the us soundtrack a lot. ESPECIALLY Stardust Speefway Present US. god that song is a vibe

  • @serghini11
    @serghini11 3 года назад +1

    That beginning part... Yeah that hit hard lol.
    My first experience with CD was the HD port... And I was 11 at the time in early 2012. How time passes by...
    But hey this came out on my birthday and I feel happy for that since this is my most favorite Classic Sonic game.
    Perfect timing, Johnny!

  • @CheekyTankEngine
    @CheekyTankEngine 3 года назад +4

    I never hesitate to watch one of your reviews. Never change, Johnny.

  • @Skullpurp
    @Skullpurp 3 года назад +1

    Ahhhh just had a rough day at work took a nice shower and I come and see my favorite RUclipsr uploaded a video ☕️

  • @supervideomaker9136
    @supervideomaker9136 3 года назад +3

    I never really liked the gameplay of sonic CD but the art for the game was always super cool to me. I always loved going into the Gallery in gems collection and looking at the art

  • @DenilsonSa
    @DenilsonSa 3 года назад +2

    Some fans have created the "Sonic CD DVD". It's a DVD of all the FMV cutscenes from Sonic CD, from all regional versions, and in the best possible quality. And the DVD menus are quite well done, and even include a few easter eggs.

  • @Lordxzamasu
    @Lordxzamasu 3 года назад +6

    Sonic CD is definitely one of my favorite sonic games of all time only topped by Sa2

  • @boombox2ikik239
    @boombox2ikik239 3 года назад +2

    Now this is a nostalgia trip for me, as this was my first sonic game that I completed

  • @waterlegend72
    @waterlegend72 3 года назад +3

    Ive had such a long and exhausting day of training and work
    Its 10:30pm now UK time
    This is just what I need before bed
    Thanks Johnny, I salute you
    Cheers from the UK 👊🏽😎

  • @mohamedkoblawi4175
    @mohamedkoblawi4175 3 года назад +2

    man you're such a chill dude

  • @aaronwharram
    @aaronwharram 3 года назад +4

    Ah a new review, today is a good day.

  • @lynntheflareon5309
    @lynntheflareon5309 3 года назад +1

    I wasn't expecting the opening bit, but I love it XD

  • @alijahaskew4644
    @alijahaskew4644 3 года назад +7

    I'm surprised Johnny didn't talk about Fun is Infinite with Sega Enterprises.

    • @WindyREDPanda
      @WindyREDPanda 3 года назад

      I think he already nodded it in a older video and that comment has been done to death.

    • @DjShadFox
      @DjShadFox 3 года назад +1

      @@WindyREDPanda I dunno, he could've used that easter egg to show the difference between JP/EU and US soundtracks or something.

    • @WindyREDPanda
      @WindyREDPanda 3 года назад

      @@DjShadFox Maybe.

  • @MSCDonkeyKong
    @MSCDonkeyKong 3 года назад

    god damn! just as soon as i was going on a sonic binge, and a binge of SGB plays sonic heroes, i learn my mans is doing a sonic marathon. great timing