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Chaotix is actually canon since it appeared in Tails Tube and Chaotix island appeared in IDW

When I tried this game I hated the movement... then it clicked. I finally realized how the rubber band works and everything became amazing. Going though three floors with well executed rubber jump is the most satisfying thing ever. Love this game.

If ever there was a Sonic Mania 2, I want them to remix levels from Chaotix and turn them from the five somewhat repetitive acts into a more "classic" two act structure. I feel like these stages may have some good ideas but are hampered with how Chaotix chose to handle them, so a "streamlined remix" could help salvage them.

Chaotix was meant to be included in gems collection.

We can't even get Sega to include the superior Master System versions over the Game Gear in compilations for seemingly no reason. A 32x game is just out of the question. Now imagine if Sega had the stones to include the Saturn version of 3D blast.

Knuckles chaotix is not a good game, but it DOES need a re-release

Man, I never realised how much of a band of misfits the Chaotix are in terms of origins. Everyone except Espio came from an obscure source (whether it's a scrapped character or a Japanese-only game/manga) and even Espio arguably counts, considering Knuckles' Chaotix's obscurity. It's actually quite a nice aspect to tie them all together.

I fucking love the everything including character designs from this game and it hurts that this game will never get a re-release or a remake because SEGA probably thinks it won't sell 😭 like the only problem I had with then game is probably the level design /system

This is one of those times where I *VOID* Flynn's testimony. Of course Knuckles' Chaotix is canon! Even TailsTube has Knuckles acknowledge his adventure with them (Mighty included). People rave over there being one world, so by logic, they have to accept that episode of TailsTube as well.

This game is one of the most underrated sonic franchise games out there. I had it on the 32x. After it crashed, many retailers marked it down to a mere $30 with the games being $20 and under. My mom saw this and went nuts. She bought the 32x and all of the games in its library. That was my 15th birthday. One of the games she got--Knuckles Chaotix. When I first plugged it in, I was taken aback by the fact that Sonic wasn't in it. Within 5 minutes of playing it, I realized that not only was it visually the most beautiful sonic franchise game of the time, it also had one of the most awesome sound tracks. I'll never forget this title and eagerly hope that it will be remade on retro engine someday.

I had this game. Was one of five people in the world who had a 32X. I remember enjoying it because I was ten and just loved everything Sonic related. It did feel like the next step from Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Problem is, it’s too barren of enemies, stages go on to long and the rubber band mechanics sporadically work at least. Hey, I remember those Sonic the Comic issues. Good times

I'm surprised that none of the other comments mentioned this but the game did have a two player mode similar to Sonic 2 & 3 you simply plugged in a second controller, it actually makes the game much easier to play as long as you don't get stuck with Bomb or Heavy.

I don’t care how bad the gameplay is, but if it has that trippy 90s sonic aesthetic, I’m playing it

Someone needs to provide SEGA with a really good emulation engine for the 32x so they can FINALLY add Chaotix to a compilation.

The non-canon status not set on stone nowadays and it's a bit more blurry, Tails Tube pretty much use it for lore between Knuckles, Mighty and the Chaotix. Sonic Mania Plus marketing also feeds into that idea.

Actually, Sega has changed their minds about Knuckles' Chaotix being non-canon because in a recent Tails Tube video, Knuckles mentions a time back when he hung out with the boys showing footage of the game's title screen.

Something funny about this video is I’m a graphic design student and one of my current projects is designing the packaging and potential extras for if this game was re-released and now KZfaq has recommended me ur video

Not gonna lie this would be the perfect time to add knuckles chaotix into into sonic origins and I know they won’t

SEGA probably won’t re-release this because they’ll have to develop 32X compatibility to work whatever Genesis emulator they use

I always thought the Chaotix were so cool, especially Espio. When I found out they were bringing them back as playable characters in Sonic Heroes, I shit my pants! I didn't mind the mission style gameplay all that much - the boys were back!

Also knuckles chaotix is a game I really enjoy but it's current price to get a copy off means it will likely forever be out of my grasp same with a 32x

Great video! Subscribed! I played this for all of 2.5 seconds at a display case in 1995 at my local mall. So I really didn’t get a feel. It would be nice to see an official re-release of this. I’m kind of surprised that this and Spinball were left out of Origins. (To be honest, I’ve never liked Spinball. I always found it sluggish to play.)

I grew up with the SNES during this era, and only got to experience the Sonic series later on. I've never known much about this game, but you've left me with an urge to check it out. Fingers crossed for some sort of re-release.

Oh man I remember the first time I saw the Chaotix Crew coming in STC coming out of the Omni-viewer! (Jeez remember him? Loved that character too) As for Chaotix game itself, I'm actually a fan of it and quite nostalgic for it. Newcomers can find the mechanics awkward, but I find that if you give it a chance to learn it, it becomes really intuitive and works well with the stage design. Totally agree on the soundtrack being awesome too. Plus the end Metal Sonic Kai always reminds me of a Xenomorph for some reason lol. I'd love to see a re-release of this, maybe in a new collection, bundled with SegaSonic Arcade etc, like we had Sonic Gems collection, with a follow up Sonic Emerald Collection? Maybe Christian Whitehead could make a Sonic Jam style Hubworld to traverse and pick features etc. But I can dream haha. Love the video dude great seeing you back!

I think difficulty emulating the 32x could be another reason it hasn't been rereleased. The canon thing is so silly though. I never hear Mario fans complain that Paper Mario, Mario Galaxy, and Mario Kart aren't all canon with each other. Sonic fans didn't used to care either, when did this thing start where everything had to be fit together or be declared "non-canon"?

The depth at which you were talking about the bungee cord (ring tether) made me think you completely mastered it, unlike everybody else. It sounds like you figured out how to use it well, "skill issue" or not.

TailsTube has "recanonized" Knuckles Chaotix. Knuckles references the game in one of the episodes.

Dude the render of knuckles on the thumbnail is actually sick

Great video as always. Keep up the good work.

...Knuckles Chaotix is non-canon now? ...But they later updated Sonic Mania's Metal Sonic race to have him transform into the giant monstrous form he had in Chaotix as a boss fight... I'm just gonna be left to assume it's non-canon to the 3D era of games

Would be my dream to develop a remaster/remake of this gem . We all know it had its issues yet its a gem all the same

Knuckles has been on the ascendency since he smoked the smart weed.

Overburdened visual, random levels, random partners... This game is too chaotic, indeed. No wonder it called Chaotix. The fact that each character has unique gameplay is a cool feature though.

At the end of the 32X’s life, Toys R Us put the it on sale for $15. Probably to clear inventory. I bought it just to play Knuckles Chaotix. If you can get ahold of a 32X that’s still the best way to play I think, as the emulator footage here looks more choppy. My suspicion on why Sega never re-released it is technical reasons. Most of Sega’s earlier rereleases have been based on Genesis emulators. 32X emulation is probably comparable to Saturn emulation in complexity but with a much smaller library. Games on 32X like Chaotix used both the Genesis and 32X hardware simultaneously. As seen in your video, the emulation isn’t as good as actual hardware. Newer rereleases of classic Sonic games have been based on the Retro Engine, I think. I guess there may also be some technical limitations here that prevent a faithful Chaotix port using that engine. Not sure, just a guess. In any case, I liked the game concept, visuals and music. But it was a bit short, and the level design was a bit bland. While the levels are big and colorful, they are not particularly memorable, and there isn’t a meaningful difference in difficulty between the levels (which is perhaps why they can be played in any order).

If Sonic Blast for the game gear is able to get represented on Sonic Origins, then Knuckles Chaotix SHOULD get it! The fact SEGA won’t even mention this game’s existence is beyond cruel.

I begged and harassed my mom to take me to a off brand game store to buy this way back in 1995.i purchased knuckles chaotix from there and a $20 32x from a toys r us mark-down sale with the money I earned from cleaning offices of my grandmother's church friend.i am a HARDCORE SONIC FAN . I had/have ALL of the mainline sega genesis sonic games, collected the comics and watched EVERY episode of BOTH sonic cartoon series of that period. To this day I still have every item I just mentioned and YES that means I still have my genesis with the 32x WITH a copy of KNUCKLES CHAOTIX. It is very underrated .yes the rubber band mechanic was very odd and awkward BUT once you mess with it becomes fun to manipulate it to traverse the platform design this game presents. I used to dump HOURS into this just like I did all of the other genesis sonics.this is the origin story of the chaotix characters who were designed to be KNUCKLES' team.(they put mighty the armadillo from the segasonic arcade game of 1992 on the squad and left out ray the flying squirrel for some unknown reason to the fanbase)YES this deserves a re-release.

The low level of badniks confused me... I figured this was just an unfinished game

Always makes my day when you upload a new video. Being from the UK, I appreciate all the Sonic the comic mentions

This is probably the only major-ish sonic spin-off game I’ll probably never own it Knuckles’ Chaotix. One hundred dollars on top of an extra one hundred dollars.

What if Sega never made the add-ons? While Sonic remained a home console-exclusive series in the 1990s? And if Sega-Sonic, CD, and Chaotix were on standalone Genesis? While Fighters and 3D Blast were Saturn-exclusives(with the latter being full 3D, with multiple characters & antagonists, Super Forms, and having just the Saturn version ost)? Also if Spinball and MeanBean never existed(had Sega Japan & USA got along and Puyo Puyo was left unchanged as it came to the West)? Also if Sonic 3 never got split in-half had it not been for the McDonalds deal? And if Knuckles had been Sonic's friend from the start in Sonic 3 while Fang took his role as the antagonist(though irredeemable)? Imagine growing up in that parallel Earth with new memories replacing our current ones. How'd your AU self have liked about the Sonic franchise? And how'd these changes have helped both Sega and Sonic over the years?

it would need some more enemies in its zones for a rerelease. I am under the impression that they would if they could because even before they wanted to rebuild the brand there was no rerelease. I think they lost everything from the game internally and would probably have to recreate things kind of like they needed new assets for Stardust Speedway in Sonic Mania.

So wee bit of trivia for you the plan for sonic gems collection was to port sonic CD along with sonic R, sonic the fighters, Sega sonic the hedgehog and knuckles chaotix on one collection basically the games but we don't know how they didn't end up on the disc for knuckles chaotix while Sega sonic the hedgehog was omitted due to the emulation of the track ball was causing issues or so was reported and we only know knuckles chaotix was considered to be added was due to the artwork being in the gallery on the collection in the same way sonic CD and sonic r had their artwork in their own page.

By the looks of this game. Pros: - Great concept - Fantastic music - New Items exclusive for this game Cons: - Too short (if you go for the bad route) - Long process of zone - Heavy and Bomb could a bit better with better design and personality Overall: It needs to be remake.

Espio running on cielings is just the coolest thing. Robo blast 2 shows this in spades

I like it, it takes time to not suck at it though. Great music too

Knuckles Chaotix is a very good game and very fun game if you learn or mastered its physics and stages. It has excellent visuals, great colors and new gimmicks from the previous five 2D classics. People just saying that isn’t good either because it isn’t like its predecessors and the ring mechanism makes a different gameplay from what they have used to play, or because they have seen it from a video, or they red bad comment or because the stages are vertical etc. This game had a lot of potential to be so much better, but it is very fun as it is also. Sonic Mania which is one of the best Sonic games ever, has many gimmicks from this game and references, so if someone want to give it a try or a second chance, I think he or she will be have a fun time.

Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic each have their own timelines now, so the argument that this game is non-canon doesn't hold up anymore. Sonic Mania brought back Mighty and Ray, with a boss similar to Metal Sonic Kai. I think it has more to do with the stigma of the 32X being a commercial failure than the game's own quality.

Does this need a re-release. yes JUST YES as it is almost inposible to play without emulation

Knuckles Chaotix needs a remake.

Chaotix is dope I've played an emulator and managed to purchase an actual physical cart some time ago but I always love games with a variety of sonic characters the more the merrier and having the crew with diverse skills to approach the game with the different combinations was fun for me I say bring it back hell if you can rerelease sonic the fighters a bunch of times why not

As someone who grew up with Chaotix, I feel like Sonic Colors honestly did the theme park rescue thing better. Chaotix gets repetitive if the roulette keeps giving you the same stage since they don't vary much and there's 5 of them, and the bungie mechanic is kinda gimmicky to get to do what you need to clear some areas... I like the game, but its one of the few I don't have a lot of nostalgia for outside of the awesome music it had.

The one sonic game i can't finish not because i think it's bad but because the rom i was playing keeps crashing

Yes it needs one now

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Wow one hour ago , my earliest yet

This is very good, still got my copy. 32X did nothing wrong ha. Enjoyed the original gameplay and atmosphere. Yeah needs a re-release

This game gets unnecessary heat. Ya maybe some levels I found a way to trick to the roulette thing to get the bee and essentially pull a “tails” by flying through hard parts haha…but still. Come on who played as the armadillo or chameleon? The alligator was okay but no way anyone beat the bee.

all i can say with the visuals of the game, is that Philips would make big cash having their Ambilight televisions (a led lights that follow the content and beam it on the back of the tv). if they would have this game running on their tv's on a dark room. oh holy rainbow vomit, what a light show it os to have not only those light but also your ceiling hue bulb go all over the rainbow on this game.

Game's not quite shit but is so violently underwhelming due to the underlying gameplay concept being flawed and funny enough not working well with the hardware

Tbh after origins & colors ultimate i'd rather someone make an s3 air equivalent instead of a rerelease. I think sega mentioned something about remakes getting more time, effort, and budget onwards, but i just dont trust em.

Great review! I beated this game some years ago when I was in the middle of a Sonic marathon, but I really don't like it.. Don't get me wrong, i like the graphics for the most part, I loved the unique gameplay, love the characters, love the soundtrack, even liked the special stages a lot! But it all came down to the level design.. it's just so confusing and all over the place, it was a rough time for me because of it. Really wish it wasn't an issue, this game could be really great Also, on another note, I would like to ask a more personal question: Do you have interest in reviewing indie games that have Sonic inspirations on them?

If Sonic CD, a game that came out for the Sega CD that was another addon for the Sega Genesis could be re-released tons of times, why not Knuckles' Chaotix? What was so special about Sonic CD that Chaotix couldn't have?

let's say this... i was watching someone's video about this.... what if Knuckle's Chaotix takes place in a new timeline because of the timeline created by Generations ???

I would love to play this but I can't at present. As for why they never released it in any ports, I think it has something to do with the hardware being a nightmare to reprogram for it. So the game was so complicated to run on it's own console they just can't port it without burning effort into redoing it from the ground up.

sad wechidna wasnt mentioned but noice

You are 1000% correct that this is fun even if it has flaws. In my opinion flaws ≠ should be forgotten and that’s a harmful mentality because it’s erasing history. Advance and the others need some love too. Sega needs to stop the whole “no game below 70 on metacritic should be acknowledged”. It’s counterproductive to their strategy because cowardice still harms your image anyways.

Give us a remake

I´ve fell in love with this game thanks to Sonic Heroes and emulator scene It was also the reason, why I wanted to own a 32X. Thanks to the flashcards, it works the way it should, but I hope one day I can own this game as an original. Believe me when I say Mega Drive Model 1 + Mega CD II + 32X = A BEAUTIFUL LOOK AND AN AWESOME FEELING. It´s very a shame, that Sega didn´t re released Knuckles Chaotix yet. I had hope so many times. But if the rumours of a Sonic Heroes Remake are true, MAYBE THIS TIME, it will be re released. Even if as an unlockable bonus. I don´t give the hope up.

I have the cartridge. I played and loved it as a kid. Would not recommend it.

This may (as well as Sonic CD) be the ONLY sonic game I didn't play. It does looks interesting but Sonic was never my favourite game (shock horror I know). I used to enjoy watching my brother play it. I remember recently seeing a boxed copy in CEX for £375 & got a PS5 instead. Did I make the wrong choice? Probably.

Controversial take here. I kind of like that this game hasn't been rereleased. There's something super mysterious about this game that gives it an almost urban legend quality. Obviously with the prevalance of the internet, less so. But as a kid, I remember hearing about this game but never playing it until I loaded it up in the early 2000's on the emulator GENS. Honestly, it felt like a fever dream of the game, since nothing about the game makes sense. The colour scheme and level design has no clear vision and seems haphazardly thrown together. The main gameplay gimmick is not fun and it's incredible it made it past the prototype stage since I think most people will realise it sucks within the first 20 seconds. And the fact that it's on a failed console that most people don't own is just the icing on the cake. I mean, as far as I am aware, apart from Tails Skypatrol, it's one of the only Sonic games not to have 'Sonic' in the title right? And Tail's Sky Patrol is another game that feels just as mysterious.

It's weird that they e never rereleased this one on a compilation or something considering a lot of the other weird deep cuts they've rereleased. Sonic the Fighters is just OK, Sonic R is super devicive and a few of the game gear games are downright bad. My theory is that it's an emulation issue to poet it properly. It's the only game they have on the 32x and it was really bizarre hardware.

as someone who did play chaotix as a kid, no it's not good. The 5 acts per level setup is just exhausting. Music has always been a bop though.

I love this game! But it needs to not have that dumb ring connector shit! 👍

Sega pulls a Sony

It's pronounced "chow ticks"

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This guy.....THIS GAME LOOKS WIERD WHEN THE SPRITES SCALE. no mention of the fact this game is supposed to be run on a charged up gensis. WHY GRAPHICS BLOCKY!?!?! IT'S 2024!!!! never mind this game was made in 1995. rediculous arguements. go play fortnight if it bugs you so much.

Because it's HORRIBLE !! I challenge you to play 30 minutes of this $%;t !

Knuckles into Dreams✨🦸🌈💥🙃

Chaotix is great! I still have my 32X and the original cart. I was big into Sonic and Co. back in the pre-Dreamcast days. Have you played Penny's Big Breakaway? It's visual design takes a lot of cues from Chaotix. It was made by Evening Star, the company co-founded by Christian Whitehead. I get the feeling he's a fan, too.