Johnny vs. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
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In today's episode, the trip through memory lane continues. Let's talk Sonic The Hedgehog 2 next.
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Fun fact: According to the game's story from the manual, Tails invented the Spin Dash while in an attempt to chase the Blue Blur, which Sonic later learn from Tails.
Wrong
In return, it was Sonic who first suggested Tails use both his tails to fly. I find it really charming how they basically invented each other's abilities.
I thought Death Battle made that up. Who would've thought?
@@cixlo doesn't seem to be wrong to me
@@alakazamlover4908 that because you're not a cruel hard to impress adult that has had other cruel hard to impress adults tear down their work.
Sonic invented the spindash on his own. Tails invented the spindash on his own. Tail also invented twirling his tails to keep up.
No ambiguity, no room for assumption, just no.
Sonic: “Get 100 rings!”
Tails: “GET 100 BOMBS”
He was obviously collecting bombs for his solo game lol
Noble 6: survive
when an unstoppable force meets a very moveable object
He was saving up his bombs for sonic 06
@@UNSCMarine117 That's basically how I approach emerald 7. Try to get as many rings as possible before the last round, then survive.
Miles "Tails" Edgeworth is the only thing I could think of with the Ace Attorney comparison
…that joke is now living rent-free in my house thanks
Objection! This comment is... objectionable!
@@MAXY44444 {OBJECTION!}
... ... ... ...
I was hoping to come up with a comment
while I was objecting, Your Honor... I didn't.
@@King_Luigi Indeed. Verily, I say. Ergo...
I want fanart of that.
"Why does Sonic need a plane?"
Hedgehog that can't swim lives on an island. That's why.
Tbh he has been shown to be able to run on water in other games
"I've been hitting the gym lately."
I can see that Johnny. I'm very proud of you. I need to get on the treadmill myself. I'm not fat but I've got a bit of a belly.
I used to use the treadmill and bikes alot, before EVERYTHING Hit...
…Then rewarded myself with the Sauna. I miss that thing...
Pro tip workout out side in this terrible heat it makes you fitter faster, but remember LOTS of water.
Me too. Except gyms are expensive where I'm at so I can't afford it.
I used the treadmill at my grandparents house and scraped my knees
I noticed that too. This man is doing great!
1:11 HOLY CRAP, THAT'S ME.
Miss you, Johnny ❤🙌🏾😭😭😭
I hope you can be in a video with him again soon!
Good luck with that, IDK about PK and IDK if you're aware but Johnny moved to Georgia recently, so it might be hard for them to get together again to do a video.
@@courtemanche437 As long as our main men are happy!
@@courtemanche437 they could always do a virtual collab. That’s what a lotta RUclipsrs do. That’s all up to them though
I was wondering if that was you!!!!
Real talk, that Rosie the Riveter-styled Tifa shirt Johnny is wearing is sick.
I love it too.
Its wack as af
You can always count on Johnny for a good shirt
Well, thanks to the Inkling Girl in MK8, I now know that this is actually offensive in some countries.
That along with the one with eggman and The Infinity gauntlet, and Samus going through the Hall of armors iron Man style
I got to know where he gets these shirts because God damn I want them
"How are you gonna sue a cat?"
Well, if you can cross-examine a parrot or defend an orca...
*long exaggerated GASP* Ace Attorney Marathon after Metroid???
Big will find a way
17:54 “Sonic cannot breathe underwater. He is, of course, fine in space where it is easy to breathe because there’s no water in the way.” -Jelloapocalypse
I think it's because sonic can't swim.
@@PIKACHUxSNEASEL64 for whatever reason.
The Placebo effect is a bitch
John: The Death Egg
“WHAT?”
I love that reference to the original
Man i miss that Vader joke good times
I know man
ruclips.net/video/_Z2sHIECjvw/видео.html
@Morgan Wheeler Year 11 response: 🖕
...sir I believe he sent you a bird
Random Fact: The special stages actually have a perfect reward for collecting every ring, but generally the ring layouts will make you miss some
Perfect on stage 7 🤪🤪🤪
yes, there exists graphics relating to the Special Stages for a Perfect Bonus, but in the code this instead is used for the "Gem Bonus" when you collect the emerald upon exiting the stage
@@icedt513 Using a game genie code to never miss a ring in special stage will still trigger the "perfect" bonus to show up~
@@KitoBallard weird
It's just impossible without help for the second player
As someone who grew up with his channel, it makes me genuinely happy to see Johnny doing so well. He’s been working to get healthy, he’s found a loving partner, and his videos have been getting even more refined and well edited. Good for him, dude :,-)
Same dude he's come so far and it's great to see how good he's doing
I’m really digging this new SomecallmeJohnny intro.
Seriously really slick ngl
Absolutely agreed.
Me too.
@@LucasBradleylpbproductions6 Self advertising at it's best.
someone call me john
“…until his unfortunate relapse in Forces, where he hasn’t recovered since”
Sonic Frontiers: Tails has thankfully recovered
Gotta say Johnny, this is one of your best videos yet. I feel like you hit a great balance of objectively reviewing the game and what makes it great; providing history and context; and explaining the amount of sentimental value it holds for you. Been watching since your Generations review, and I’m so proud of the reviewer that you have become! Looking forward to the CD and 3&K reviews, dude.
So glad he brought back the Vader “what?” from the old SGB review.
Sonic 2 is like the empire strikes back of the sonic franchise.
*Darth Vader in his **-X-Wing-** TIE Fighter*
"WAT?"
80% of franchise is episode 7 8 and 9 tbh.
@@thelightseeker94 Sonic Forces is Episode 2, the one where nothing happens and it's either completely boring or painful.
@@Da_ComputerMonster *TIE Fighter
I look like a fucking nerd now.
@@CatacombSaint Its been awhile since I used muh brainpower for some Star Wars references/lore, so I was bound to mess up the most basic stuff...
…But that scene were Gandalf was using his Heat Vision on The Borg was great stuff.
I'm surprised Johnny wasn't freaking out and raging over the Slicer.
he's all calm and zen and peaceful now. cool character arc for the dude ngl
brad that and the beard.
It’s not the late 00’s/2010’s anymore: You can still be funny & entertaining while not yelling and being the “Asshole, loud edgy RUclipsr” not saying Johnny was (He was never) but it was clear he was influenced during that time.
I do reviews here and there myself and my biggest inspiration is from Johnny. Loved his style nowdays.
Coffee
Honestly I prefer that. I’m not a big fan of the “screamy” type of youtuber
"Genocide City Zone? That's metal as fuck. There's nothing here, though...just like Untertale." -Hispanic AVGN
Now if Rugal from KOF showed up, different story.
@@eyeguydojima7131 GENOCIDE CUTTAH
Hispavgn if you would
interesting
Wood Zone is much more metal
6:57 Johnny used the same Darth Vader back when he made his original Sonic 2 Review
Good memories 😌
This remake review is Miles better
“The Death Egg”
Darth Vader: WHAT?!
Love that joke.
Classic yet effective ;)
Good memories of his original Sonic 2 review
I miss it yeah
The very mixed development between America and Japan strikes me as something Sonic has been missing for a very long time. Back in the 90s they had some serious interplay, notably with 2 and with Michael Jackson's soundtrack for 3. I wish Sonic Team of Japan would coordinate with the Mania crew, maybe.
Sega seems to forget the West gave them the shot in the arm needed to refine the prototype. Also, the West gave them the freedom that Japan did not.
@@sonicmastersword8080 SoJ should stop having the lead
The fighting between Sega of America and Sega of Japan basically almost killed the company.
@@raxadian Along with Sony and the fact that Sega mishandled the transition to 3D as well.
@@ikagura it's ironic that Mark Cerny worked with Universal and under Cerny advice hired ND and Insomniac to made the game on PlayStation and Sony partnered with Universal and published those game which becoming Crash Bandicoot and Spyro The Dragon
Loving that Tifa shirt you're wearing.
Same
Same
@King Slayer
I thought that was samus?
@@UNSCMarine117there IS a Samus one in the same style.
Can I just say I appreciate that you kept the Vader "WHAT?!" gag from the original review? That was one of my favorite parts of that old review
Slicers: Hey John, Did you really think we forget about you? Alright boys... LET'S GIVE HIM SOME HELL!
Kinda funny how two of the most dangerous badniks are the ones that can only directly attack you once. Yet they make it count.
@@lynxfresh5214 I haven't really thought of that.
STI is a very unfortunate acronym.
It sure is.
It wasn't at the time, though, so that's fortunate.
“STI? WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD NAME THEIR GAME COMPANY STI?!”
@@superizillian957 A company that was founded before the term "Sexually Transmitted Illness" even existed. Super new medical designation that only replaced "Sexually Transmitted Disease" in this century, where the company was created in the previous century. They stole their acronym.
@@Shalakor thanks for telling me I didn’t see your first reply, I was quoting the angry video game nerd
Don't worry Johnny if he does press charges I'll be your cats Lawyer.
Well I bet it’s going to be an open and shut case.
OBJECTION!!!
@@wwetitle818 Overruled. She’s just a cat.
Arma E dill
I'd argue that the half pipe was done the best in Sonic Colors DS. The stylus controls made precise movement easy and the music was really cool.
My entire life, since I was a child, I have thought they looked like green turds and never told anyone.
Release your inhibitions. The truth shall set you free.
@@SomecallmeJohnny Was that a reference to something? It feels like a Persona reference, but I can't be sure.
@@smashmaster521 Possibly (I have to still play a Persona game), but when I read "release your inhibitions" I immediately heard "FEEL THE RAIN ON YOUR SKIN!" in my head.
OOF.
@@ShiroTori47 I never asked for the rainfall...
"never take game devs for granted"
*stares straight at yanderedevs discord*
i dont get it
The guy behind Yandere Simulator is an utter twat and incredibly lazy, that's all you need to know
@@whatshappeninganymore2473 ...fair enough i guess, is that why that game has so many fan-mods
*C* *O* *N* *S* *U* *M* *E*
There are always exceptions
AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO LOVES HIS DAMN BEARD SO MUCH
Nope
Mans rocks that beard like an absolute champion
69 thumbs up now.
Beard is legendary
Really like the idea of switching to a slightly more fuzzy version of the game anytime Johnny speaks about his past experience with the game as a kid. Really adds to the 90s feel and just overall a little detail I admire to give it nostalgia.
Sonic 1 walked... wait, that doesn't sound right. Sonic 1 ran so Sonic 2 and 3 could run even faster.
Sonic 1 ran so sonic 2 and 3 could boost
@@jac_238 Well no, I think that goes to Advance 2, who ran, so that Rush and the coming 3D games could boost.
Genocide City Zone.
That sounds so Grim, but metal as hell.
The reason why sonic can breathe in space is because there’s no water out there
To be fair, this is about as logical as anything else in the game so I can't fault it.
I never got that trope in fiction that characters can survive the vacuum of space yet suffocate underwater (even tho space is quite literally an infinitely more hostile environment).
Alien.
@NS 317 Maybe they're secretly Batman. Batman can breathe in space.
@Games 👌
I love that the "WHAT?!" clip still made it in. Can't wait for Sonic CD!
The ring requirement for special stages is increased when you are playing with both Sonic and Tails. I assume they figured we would collect more with him as a help, but the AI reaction does not help with that.
20:43
we don't deserve you johhny :(((( thank you for all your contributions to this platform. In a similar way that Sonic 2 and 3 got me thru elementary school, your videos helped me get thru middle and high school, To this day as a close to college graduate, I can say with total affirmation you are one of the best individuals I have the pleasure of listening to, ever. No hyperbole. Your voice is powerful man.
“…the only time they got it right was 3D Blast on the Saturn…”
Sonic Rush: “Am I a joke to you?”
Yeah
was wondering too, like did he forgot that game or is he disliking it?
Real talk, the stages only got easier for me (Specifically the 7th one) when I realized I didn't have to lift my pen off the screen at all.
That said, I agree with Johnny. Saturn Flickie's Island (3D Blast for us American) feature the absolute _best_ halfpipe special stages.
Half-pipe was also good in Sonic 4 Episode 2 and Sonic Generations 3DS.
Not classic
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks those things in Mystic Cave Zone look like turds.
You guys!
I can’t unsee it now
Or more accurately, TURD CABBAGES.
13:47 Who remembers the Pirate Curse review with the Slicer Johny shot down mercilessly.
🙋🏿♂️
Interesting how Metroid Prime, another of our favorites, had an even rockier development cycle
I’d love to see Johnny dive deeper into the development of games. A “Making Of” series would be sweet
@@SmurffNationn I'd enjoy seeing Johnny do that, but that kind of stuff is already covered by people like Matt McMuscles and Shesez. Johnny joining in would be a little redundant.
Majoras Mask, re4, galaxy 2, etc
Smash Melee as well. Seems like a rocky dev. cycle results in either a gem or a flop like Cyberpunk or Mass Effect: Andromeda
I still believe Aquatic Ruin is an underrated Gem of a zone
absolutely
I accidentally had my audio muted and as soon as the first shot came on at 0:03 I was laughing so hard from confusion lmao, what a perfect intro frame
6:55: well that was a fucking throwback lol
The only reason I ever got into Sonic was because my dad brought home a Genesis with the bundled Sonic 2. I personally wanted a SNES, but it was cheaper so that is what we got. I was upset at the time then, but I learned to love Sonic and appreciate Sega as a whole.
Real Talk Johnny’s weight lost journey has really encouraged me to go back to the gym and lose weight
I can’t really put my finger on it, but your humor is just more, I don’t know, vicious on these last two videos and I’m all fucking for it.
Hell. Yes. Was not expecting this so soon after the Sonic 1 video. These revisits have been great.
I mean it's Sonic after all.
18:35 “He was easy in Sonic 2”-Uncle Greg.
To be fair, his pattern is extremely predictable. After you've played it as many times as Johnny has and learned the periods that he's safely vulnerable, it's literally just a waiting game.
@@jacobmonks3722 fair enough after multiple play throughs.
“The only time they got it right was sonic 3D blast on the Saturn”
Sonic Rush and Colors DS block your path.
Yup, the half-pipe in Rush was absolutely fantastic! 3D Blast (Saturn) was great too, especially compared to to the nightmare pipes of Heroes... >.>
the special stage music in colors ds is one of my favorite sonic tracks, period.
@@dialga236 same.
6:56 "WHAT" that clip of Vader made me spit out my drink!
6:36 I've seen enough episodes of Home Improvement to recognize those two kids!
9:00 Bruh😂😂😂 love your reviews dude been watching since the old days especially this one for the first video game i've ever played🔥
9:00 Must be how the ghosts in Pac-Man feel when they hear an eerily similar sound lol
Which is considerably funny, considering they make that exact same sound when they just walk around. Lol (at least in the original game)
Seeing the "what" when he brought up the death egg brings a smile to my face
Johnny whenever he sees Slicers:"Aw shit , here we go again"
This marathon would be the best time for Johnny to bring back a certain evil doll for a cameo
7:31 HA! Good one 😆
I like to think after the events of this game Sonic gave his plane to Tails forever because of his good help and the fact that Tails saved his life at the end
I just love the level of stakes this game reaches by its ending zones. The tranquility of Sky Chase where you take to the skies to prepare for the bigger threat. The caution and vertigo you experience at Wing Fortress. The fragility and urgency by the time you're at Death Egg and have to face two of the most lethal bosses in the whole game with no rings. A truly excellent Sonic endgame to overcome.
Oh hi!
6:56 Ah man, it's great to see him bring back that joke.
6:55 the fact you kept that in made my childhood self smile, seriously time goes by fast
Johnny not screaming in anger over the slicers just showing up is the biggest character growth I’ve ever seen
Johnny, I've been watching you since your original Sonic Colors review wayback when. I just wanted to say that when you said "Playing Sonic 2 otherwise, is like slipping into a pair of cozy slippers every single time," just reminds me of my relationship with your channel. Thank you for the years of entertainment man, you are seriously the GOAT. Here's to many more!
Ok. I'm surprised everyone is still like "why does sonic have a plane?? Why don't he just run everywhere?" The guy lives on an island, and can't swim. He needs the plane
He can run on water due to the physics of travelling that fast.
@@reshawshid If I were sonic, I would absolutely not want to chance running for extended periods of time on the one thing that's pretty much guaranteed to kiil me
@@reshawshid I can KINDA let it slide in the Classic games since he wasn't AS fast in the older titles.
Modern Sonic now? Doesn't really need it anymore, probably why he eventually gave it to Tails.
Dude can run across water, especially as super sonic
@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 ok, if you could run accross water and couldn't swim, would you run accross the ocean not knowing where you were going or how long it would take to get there? I know I wouldn't because I'd be scared of getting tired and drowning
"I said fuck it but then one morning I decided to try it again and I won" you almost sent me to tears with the fucking nostalgia of that statement that shit is the most relatable thing I've ever heard
5:53
Dat face speaks many volumes.
I know you probably won’t see this Johnny, but here’s MY story with Sonic 2.
I had the Sonic Classic Collection on the DS as a kid, and I remember HATING not being able to get past marble zone in Sonic 1, Hydrocity in Sonic 3&K or rather Knuckles in Sonic 3 as it was called there for some reason, and FAILING the dreaded Chemical Plant water climb. But then I managed to overcome that challenge, both as Sonic, and Knuckles. Eventually getting to Wing Fortress Zone as Sonic and I kept DYING over and over again to it. But Knuckles managed to get to Death Egg Zone, and it SUCKED! I remember HATING the Death Egg Robot fight and dying to it constantly. But I eventually managed to beat it as Knuckles. It was a glorious feeling, even when I faced it in Generations and had sweet revenge.
Now cut to years later when I decided to play Sonic 2 via Origins Plus late last year, I decided to go through it 100%. And with trial and error, I did it… I managed to unlock super sonic and made my inner child self dance with joy. Then I managed to beat Wing Fortress and Death Egg, with some lives lost, but I won. I finally beat a game that taunted me in my youth. 13 years later
“Snooping as usual I see”-Robotnik
Sonic 2 turns 30 years old next year and the same year, it'll mark 10 years since I discovered this channel. Good god, where does the time go...
Wouldn't be surprised if Yasuhara took player feedback into consideration when designing the zones of Sonic 2, I'd imagine most people preferred the faster zones over the slower ones.
Also always play as either Sonic or Tails alone when playing Sonic 2 solo, the ring quota for the chaos emeralds goes down if you do so.
I always figured that Sonic got a plane for two reasons: 1. Dr. Robotnik (Eggman) might use the sky as a base of operations, and Sonic needed a way to get to him; 2. The world of Sonic is almost entirely composed of islands, and he can't swim, so he has to travel between the islands somehow.
18:46 How dare you use the insta-shield in this video. You know that move wasn't around until Sonic 3. You fight Robotnik like a man.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The fact that I immediately recognized that the footage from 4:05 is from the making of documentary for Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance scares me
What I loved from the updated Sonic reviews was that it went into more research of the games giving the fans insight of how the games are developed, how the characters were introduced, and also with other media along with the games such as commercials, merchandise, and the HD renditions of the games. It goes to show that you were off to a great start with the games a decade ago, only to bring them back for redemption!
I love how SCMJ uses the specifics of how difficult the special stages are…and gives us a number on which special stage is the most difficult..instead of saying these special stages are hard and reaction based
I’m Glad this storytelling is a fixture in these reviews, really makes it stand out more in the sea of Sonic reviews today.
I’d like to highlight the simple conveyance of Eggman Aggrandization with the final bosses.
His Robotic version is Sonic is larger than Sonic and just to outdo that the robotic version of the man himself, is humongous.
A representation of how he sees himself, larger than life.
6:57 I am so glad you used this clip again
Was watching the SA2 revisit on Brainscratch and immediately jumped ship when I got this notif.
I was watching Suction Cup Man
Will you go back to the SA2 revisit when you're done here?
7:09
Probably those pesky oceans. Surely he cant run on top of the water that long
Great to see this marathon, I still remember when I first subbed when your sonic 3 sgb review came out! Keep on being great johnny!
Johnny recording his Raycon ad at the gym is the type of BDE needed to motivate me to go to a gym myself.
I'm sure he used his plane as a means for over seas travel...
I had seriously forgotten all about that Darth Vader ”What?!” clip so it made me laugh so hard!
God, going to a gym that empty sounds friggin delightful.
It *_iiiissssssssss!!!!_*
Not really
If you're lifting free weights and you go too high you got no one to spot you
@@drasconboy6349 ...Which would be why you don't lift too heavy on your own.
@@Xenoforge78 You realize you can vastly overestimate your limits or have your body suddenly give out?
I tried increasing the weight by 10 lbs once a chest press, was completwely fine for the first 6 then my arms gave out on the 7th,
mind you I was doing this for over a year and had no problems doing so previously
17:36 excuse me, Sonic Colors DS is right there.
This is the first video game I ever got. I’ll never forget...I got the bundle for Christmas back in the 90s. It was my favorite in the series until Sonic 3 😭
The way you eloquently described your feelings & experience with chipping away with the game, getting over the hurdles you had in certain zones and then getting to Death Egg Zone & managing to finish Sonic 2 for the first time really mirrored much of my feelings for achieving that for the first time as a kid and that big wave of satisfaction warming me up inside that "fuck... I did it! I actually managed to beat Robotnik...". Sonic 2 wasn't my first video game and like yourself wasn't the first that I got to the ending, but it certainly was the one that made me fall in love with video games. Great review again, John. Looking forward to the rest of your Classic Sonic Revisit dude.
When the room started shaking, I legit thought Tails Doll was coming back.
Glad to know I wasn't the only one.
I don't know why I thought it was his Metroid Alarm at first. Dread doesn't come out for another 3 months.
I punched the air in happiness when he reused the Darth Vader "WAT" from the SGB reviews xD. Hearing Johnny say "Death Egg" without that following at least once would have left a hole in my heart.
"Whats next?"
"Sonic CD"
"Yeah fuck that im out"
*accurate response*
This intro is the best ones ever. It helps us to understand why we love Johnny arfter all these years and why we are still subscribe to him. Btw. I want to thank Johnny for inspiring me to collect games of Sonic and now my brother is now inspire of collecting old games like Mario, Kirby, and even Earthbound and Mother 3.
6:56-6:57 Glad to see you kept that joke : )
been a long time fan since i don’t even remember what marathon, maybe modern sonic or pokémon, but this video does everything and more for me, even reminds me why i think of you as a friend instead if just a regular awesome you-tuber, one of your greatest reviews yet dude.
This was my first game as a kid… playing it on my dads Genesis. Of course, I never beat it until I got older (because of the stupid final boss) but I loved it.
Me and my brother used to play the multiplayer, and I used to love playing it. My brother was always bad at it, so I always won. (He still sucks at it)
I love this game
6:56 IT LIVES!!
I believe the reason Sonic owns a plane is because he cant run across the fucking ocean. Sonic has gradually become faster and faster as the games go on, but even then, Sonic cant exactly stop once he starts running on water, or else he'll just drown.
As for why he wanted one, he wanted to be able to explore new lands, which is how he eventually met Tails on West Side Island.
Also, Sonic Rush has an okay half pipe, but to play devil's advocate, you're controlling that with a stylus, so make of that what you will.
How did he get the plane tho
The mega collection music at the end was a nice touch
Johnny: "As always, thank you all so much for watching, stay safe, wash your hands, wear a mask if you decide to go outside, get vaccinated if possible-"
Gil: "Uhhh... Did I... Did I miss something?"
With how much I watch extremely long, deeply "surgical" critiques and analyses on games, especially on Sonic game design... there always is something fun and _valuable_ about coming to your channel to get that sort of "simpler" perspective on games, their features, and their quality.