Yeah the game may be Fundamentally Flawed™ but I'm really glad it exists for the aesthetic alone, I can't tell you how much mileage I've gotten out of the soundtrack.

Nick's wife is called Not Nick? Truly it was fate, that the two would be together.

SCD: I can explain S1 & S2: you get widescreen ports on almost all platforms S3&K: you guys get ports all the time KC: you guys are getting ports?

Shadow's game: Guns and vehicles Tails' game: Bombs, napalm and vehicles Knuckles' game: R I N G

Fun Fact: the word "apologist" actually had nothing to do with apologising for anything. It comes from the Greek word apologia, which is a legal term meaning "a formal defense of one's opinions or conduct". So definitely an accurate name for the channel even if you were to never apologise for any games - you are making a formal defense for your opinions 👍🏻

"This level is called... Speed Slider." The way he said that just floors me xD

The faces he draws are just so expressive. Also knuckles looks like he's just trying to get this game over with to try and get to another stand alone title.

Alternate Title: The Game Apologist loses his friends.

This thumbnail is absolute gold.

The thumbnail is just people playing the game together One wants it to get over with The other refuses to continue

yesterday im like “why hasn’t he covered knuckles chaotix but mentioned it so many times” today i’m irrelevant

Fun fact: Chaotix was actually intended to be included in the Gems Collection but apparently they were having issues with the emulation.

Fun fact: espio still has his wall cling in sonic heroes but only during his triangle jump.

Looks like Nick doesn't want to be dragged into this. But Knuckles isn't leaving him off the hook.

Not Nick: “I sat down and played with Nick” Nick: “Yep” Is no one saying phrasing anymore?

One of the biggest hidden gems when it comes to Sonic soundtracks. As a kid with a 32X, I played this game a ton even though I knew it stunk compared to the Genesis Sonics

Fun fact: the current villain of the IDW comics, Starline, is inspired by Wechnia's level select name and his general color scheme

I didn’t even know this game HAD a 2 player mode.

Listening to you and your wife discuss the two-player experience was awesome! It was cool of her to do that with you. Your conversation reminded me of playing Chaotix with my brothers. This vid was so worth the wait!

The thumbnail reminds me of my parents dragging me to school

Honestly I feel like most of the problems with the tether could have been avoided by simply giving the player the ability to turn on an off the tether physics. With the physics off, the second character still follows around the player character in single player similar to Tails in Sonic 2, but doesn't pull at the player at all, nor does the player pull on them. At the press of a button, you can enable and disable those tether physics to make use of it when you want it without having to deal with it holding you back. Just imagine the new skill ceiling that would be created by giving the player that kind of power. That's the kind of thing I would love to see explored in a future game such as Mania 2.

So glad to see Not Nick back! Not Nick is delightful Edit: And Nick, too, of course!

My birthday just keeps getting better with coincidences, first the direct, literallynoone birthday video, and now this. It's great.

Me: sets reminder Reminder when premier starts: 😴 Me: damn it.

I can't wait of him to finally talk about this game btw Mighty and Espio are my boi's when I play Knuckles Chaotix

"And a bird shmup" is one of the best lines that i dont get of all time.

Honestly Knuckles Chaotix is like my ultimate guilty pleasure game, even though most people think it's terrible it still holds a very special place in my heart!

Excellent work, as always, man! I've never heard anyone elucidate what it was like to experience Chaotix as a kid in the 90s, and that really resonated with me, because it matched my experience. I owned the rest of the series on Genesis and Game Gear, and could dig into them as much as I wanted. But I could only play Sonic CD and Chaotix on those rare occasions, maybe two or three times a year, when my parents would let me rent a Sega CD or 32X for a weekend. Like you said, my time with them was like a dream, and because of that, they both had this air of special mystique to them.

I won’t be around for it, as I’ll be at work. But hope everyone enjoys watching, and thanks Nick! We appreciate you greatly!

I'm just gonna go ahead and defend the multiplayer in this game too, it's such chaotic (ha!) fun, THAT is what made me love this game.

This man has now made three hours of videos to discussing Knuckles's's Chaotix. That's what I call dedicated.

44:56 I was also quite disappointed that Chaotix wasn't on Sonic Gems. It seemed for a while that Sega was bringing every Sonic game they ever made onto the GameCube or PS2. Advnture 1 & 2 were remade. The Mega Collection included all of the Genesis Sonic games and even threw in Flicky and Ristar. MC+ threw in 6 of the Game Gear Sonics. Gems was made to fill out the roster for the CD, Saturn, and the rest of the Game Gear, but somehow the old 32x was ignored. Every non-arcade Sonic game made up to that generation was available in Gen 6, with 2 exceptions. Sonic Pocket Adventure, which is basically a reworked Sonic 2, and Knuckles Chaotix. Even the arcade title Sonic Fighters made it into Gems. They sent out all of those Sonic games, all of the spinoffs, and even several non-Sonic Sega games, but they still wouldn't make room for Knuckles Chaotix. Out of nearly 40 games Chaotix was still kept off the list. That's just insulting.

I dunno why, but the outro kind of hit me in the heart for a sec there. Never seen such a hard look on Knuckles' Chaotix before and I can def say that I'm glad I did now.

Not a game I necessarily love, but has a lot I appreciate about it. Metal Sonic Kai is still one of the coolest things in the franchise for me, that design has such a terrifying aura that it'd fit right in a Sci-Fi horror.

Nick, you knocked this one out of the weird Robotnik theme park. I also owned this solely for Chaotix, and my brothers and I got so much more mileage out of this for the same reasons you and your wife enjoyed it. Thank you for including her, by the way, getting the perspective of a non-Sonic fan was enlightening and engaging.

This debuts halfways through my first class still gonna watch it

I’m glad I was able to catch the back end of the premier. I finally was able to watch the whole thing and damn my dude. Not only do you convey your thoughts really freakin well, but you’re able to be genuinely entertaining through and through. Your longer videos are some of my favorites. Keep it up bro and thank you for including some of my music in the vid! It truly means a lot!

It’s here it’s here it’s finally here. Only 6 hours and 53 minutes to go Huh 6 more hours and 52 minutes to go.

​heroes is Knuckles Chaotix it has Chaotix , Knuckles , and metal sonic

"Don't buy a 32x Just to play knuckles Chaotix" About that...

The singing at 35:14 is genuinely impressive for a guest's cameo.

Bro cybershell being in this vid made my fucking day. You both are great.

5 bucks says he got a playful smack for "Toot-toot, Wifey Warrior". :P

And alas, Ben retired his alien career to be a KZfaq game reviewer, changing his name in the process.

At long last. The chaotix review is here after months of great content! It feels like the end of an era tbh.

Nick is losing all his friends over opinions of Sonic games

Man that's exactly how i feel about this game. I never played this as a kid (i was born in '99), and i knew it's existence but never really played it until recently, i always thought it was just a weird sega game that didn't even function properly, but something about it always made it so intriguing to me. I'm glad i played it because it's one of the most unique experiences i've ever had, the graphics, music, the theme of the levels, it all fits so well together in a way i just can't describe, the game feels more like a playground, just to have some fun, not exactly for any kind of challenge. I think the game would work way better if it didn't focus on being a sonic game, this game feels like it could work like a collect-a-thon, having collectables, objectives and npcs to interact, maybe connecting all the stages together and having a hub connecting them all instead of picking a stage. I dunno man i love this game so much, it's one of those experiences that only the genesis could provide.

I forgot that Nick wasn't a simp nerd but a married nerd

Another great video Mr. Apologist, loved the new credits too

My guy really calling me out for having the 3DS Amiibo adapter and still actively using it

I'd love to watch this live but it premieres at 5am in Canberra

Great video sir! I love when Chaotix videos pop up, it makes me feel validated for finally buying the beautiful, overpriced, relaxing, labyrinthine mess! 😎👍 I always wanted it way back when I was a teenager and I kept putting it off, but then I got the chance to pick up a cheap 32x with a few carts so I tracked it down and fell in love with it, warts and all 😍 I think I'll have a run through it tomorrow in celebration of watching this video 😁🎊🎉

Nice appearance from Game Apologistress. Never thought about the potential of this as a multiplayer experience

Honestly the thing i love the most about Chaotix and Sonic CD even is the atmosphere of the game, i just love to enter the wacky psychedelic world of those games when playing them and fantasize about them, the art and music is so beautiful, better than the gameplay even imo

If NOTHING else, this game gave us Door Into Summer. Thank you, Tee Lopes.

When you work in... TANDEM? g-gettit? like, because there's two...characters...?

Nice to the Chaotix Arc come to a good closing. Now how about that Adventure Arc? :)))

I wish he talked about how the 32X’s marketing was basically console sex, also Knuckles Chaotix was planned to be on the gems collection along with game like Sega Sonic the Hedgehog. They decided to not for “hardware limitations” which for Sega Sonic I understand but there is no way a 32x game couldn’t run on GameCube.

I've been talking about the multiplayer in this FOR YEARS. FINALLY someone else is talking about it XD

I may never play this, but somehow, after all the videos, it has gained some space in my heart, weird right? Hahaha, great video man, I can't wait for more content in your channel!

The long awaited review of this game. The is single handily the most justice, unbiased review I can now claim for this most in depth experienced coverage for this game. And The Chaotix as a whole. What an excellent way to end this series. I still wished it was given a second shot, and given a proper rerelease. :p

I’m so excited! Sing out you heroes!

"Wtf is a Sonic?" That JonTron reference. And your voice in that sketch, so JonTron too! Haha

Got so excited waking up to see this... And it's a coming attraction reminder .... Ohhhhh the anticipation!

It took me a sec to process Nick referring to his wife as someone bonded to him by a ring. Top tier joke 10/10 lol

Can't wait for the premiere!

That big ol' red final boss was nightmare fuel to young teen me. I saw that maw and memories flooded back to me. I loved this game so much, and it was definitely because of the music and Sound Test. Door Into Summer is still one of my favorite songs

It is going to be good

20 other people here and no one is chatting...

Those faces look at them they are epic pure epic faces

Nick: Can we still be friends? Cybershell: I don't even know you. LOL, I'll be your friend. My cousin and I played this a lot as kids. Like what the wife said, "dickin' around." We would carelessly spam the Call the button or fling each other around for the heck of it. My handle, Chaosdrako, is inspiration from the Chaos Emeralds and the Chaotix. Still love this odd gem in the Sonic franchise. Great video Nick 👍

You wanted all of this Knuckles Knovember to come out in one month?!? I'll gladly take the extra months if it leads to the polish like this video. Congrats on another *unapologetic*ally good video!

Taking into account your idea of Knuckles Chaotix focusing on Heavy and Bomb. How well would the game have been received if it had been developed around the two robots with Team Chaotix as characters you unlock by progressing through the game?

If you like a full game thats just like these cool special stages there is the mobile/flash game run. (No advertisment, just a recommendation) °^°

Seeing a new game apologist makes me happy. ESPECIALLY about Sonic. Gives me hope as a fellow Iowan with the dream of doing what you do ;).

there's so much heart in this video, and it really really shows

Honestly, I think Knuckles Chaotix kinda looks fun. I might play it.

4:06 Kolibiri was actually a pretty interesting game, and for the time it looked absolutely gorgeous with highly detailed sprites and lush backgrounds. It isn't much by today's standards, and it certainly isn't worth $100+ just to play it on the original cartridge.

Nick had so much nostalgia for the ring tether mechanic that he incorporated it into his love life. :o

One of the things I thought Knuckle's Chaotix played a hand in is this one detail found in Sonic Heroes: As you go through the game, at certain points two teams will interact with and battle one another. Team Sonic NEVER runs into Team Chaotix. When I first learned of Knuckles Chaotix, I figured that the reason for this would be because since Knuckles knows them all and he'd be happy to see his old buddies again after such a long time.

Yo, Gilly can sing

I’ve always liked Chaotix, despite its multitude of issues.

"This level, is called speed slider." "Mhm."

For me, with my personal history with the game, it took on a sort of mythical quality. I actually had a 32X as a kid (mom got it on clearance at Blockbuster for $15) and I remember getting Chaotix at a Walmart, and the cartridge.. would just freeze up randomly. None of my other 32X games had that problem, and it turned out the game had corrosion on the contacts, so I returned it, and the copy I exchanged it for had the same issue... and when I returned that copy, they Walmart associate told me that the entire shipment had to be recalled, and that they weren't going to be getting any more 32X games at all. So, I had this childhood snapshot of the game permanently in my mind, almost like a "lost" Sonic game, and it wasn't until I started watching KZfaq that I ever even saw gameplay of the game again. I hope one day it can get a modern rerelease in some compilation or another, if nothing else for its value as a part of Sonic's history

He’s just delaying for years for adventure but it could be how long he makes these

Was this man really planning to pump these all out by the end of November?

Incredible review. Loved your whole Chaotix series! Great job and the whole thing! 👏🏿

Brilliant video dude, subscribed! I love Knuckles Chaotix too I find it so fun and relaxing

I'd give many things for S3 to have the tether mechanic when i was a kid, the lack of proper multiplayer was really frustrating. And i still hope mb one day someone will make a mod with it. Too bad sonic classic heroes only has the first two games and mania didn't even have it as an option in &knukles mode. Also the game has great atmosphere and aesthetic, the art and music are godly. Chaotix's ost is probably my favorite in the series (btw now that i think about it, 8-bit Music Theory has a great video about the ost, very recommended

Great thumbnail.

17:05-- How I felt when I first played this game years ago...

Nick, thanks so much for being the biggest bro of last year (and this one so far) and covering all of this excellent material. The fact that you've trucked through Chaotix like you have while still providing your usual other content is staggering, tremendously so. I am proud to be one of your subscribers, and I, along with many here, will always support the passion that you exhume whenever you've got the mic about all these old games from our childhood. Toot-toot, Game Apologist!

Damn can’t wait!

I remember playing this game and being annoyed at the fact that it wasn't the sonic 4 I wanted(and it would be years before sonic 4 would actually make me feel depressed). I do like this game however, and actually got the best opening, and Door into summer and Just another day are still in my playlist today, over a decade and a half later. It's a decent game. Also, why was wild wild west so much better as a kid? I watched that movie as an adult and while it holds a special place in my childhood memories, it's a pretty bad movie.

I've seldom clicked on a video so fast, but I've been waiting on this video since this series started! It's finally here! Great work!

It's great to see this channel grow. Love the content and the balance of humor, discussion, and analysis.

Dang it I'm not gonna be able to watch the premier, I have school until 2pm

"Sega Stockholm Syndrome." If that's not the most perfect description of the disorder us Sega fans have...

30:28 I could have gone my whole life not knowing that piece of information. but such is the luxury of being a Game Apologist fan at this point. Goddamn it.

This is how history class should be