One year later and my point still stands.

nice

@@maximumcrystal3562 one year later and your points still still stands

@@fernandothesailorwaddledee6237 two years, actually. guess i’m as timeless as sonic 3k.

@@maximumcrystal3562 I meant 1 more year to the comment but it’s the same as 2 years

Exactly! These special stages are some of the best Sonic gameplay ever. It's super underrated. There's so much going on. You're running uphill and downhill and avoiding spikeballs and collecting rings and running through boost machines and jumping here and there. Most of all I love the sense of gravity in these stages. I don't think ANY other Sonic game has ever captured the sense of gravity as well. The way you gain so much speed when you're running downhill feels so satisfying and exciting. The contrast between running slowly uphill and running super fast downhill is something that's missing in most 3D Sonic games. But that kind of contrast is important if you want to make satisfying gameplay. These special stages nail the spirit of Sonic so well. And the music rocks too.

I agree

I’m sick of seeing blue spheres to be completely honest lol.

@@TheGoldNShadow An interesting take, I believe they were used in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Sonic Colors DS (albeit repurposed), Sonic Lost World 3DS (ugh...), and in Sonic Mania. If I may ask, what makes you sick of Blue Sphere despite only being used twice?

But wasn't it made by Sonic Team and running on their engine for NiGHTS and the Saturn prototype for Sonic Adventure?

Ronyplay there was a sonic xtreme engine after the night’s engine. Basically, after the team lost the night’s engine, they had one last attempt to finish x treme and they failed. I think the team started working on the Saturn prototype not long after 3dblast

@@zapitnow5071 I've heard. Either way this special stage seems to be using the 3D character models provided by Sonic Team's artists. And some of the assets seen in this special stage were re-used in Sonic Adventure (like the starry skybox made it into Twinkle Park). And I found out the programmer of the Sonic Adventure games worked on the Saturn's Special Stages. segaretro.org/Tetsu_Katano But who knows, you could be right about some assets being used from Xtreme.

Ronyplay cool! I’ll definitely check out the sonic retro page

100% original sonic team Nights games engine.

The PC version made me feel like I was playing an early era Newgrounds flash game lol

@@Benjamillion There actually was an official Flash Game based on the Mega Drive Special Stages. It's much worse

Apparently, it's actually the PC version of Sonic R that gets ported. Though Sonic 3D Blast did get a PC port in 1997, it's a downgraded version of the Saturn version that has a different halfpipe stage which looks like a 13 year old's attempt at making Flash game.

1 - Sonic Rush 2 - Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn) 3 - Sonic 2

@@DanTheLoler_17 3- Sonic 2(Mobile)

With better physics and elevation changes

To be fair, this is only the first time they repeat these Special Stages in particular. Of course, they’d do it 4 more times after 3D Blast (Saturn), but at least this version does it better by enhancing it with better controls, music, and visuals since I can actually tell whether I’m collecting rings or not. Only Half-Pipe that comes close is the one from Sonic Rush where using the stylus allows for ultra-precise movement and the music is quite funky, though I prefer 3D Blast’s tune.

I don't get why everyone's still obsessed with graphics. It made sense in the 90s and 2000s, when graphics were still evolving but now every single game graphical looks the same. The biggest thing that makes game graphics distinctive is the art style, not whether the game has better lighting or has raytracing or whatever idk.

@@papermarioparty08 it’s honestly sad because even unique art styles are being phased out in favour for overemphasis on photorealism. That’s just the demand unfortunately, I’ve seen that a lot with the new Need for Speed title

@@crimsonshadow1140 I'd take a game with mediocre graphics but a great art style over a bland looking game with hyper realistic graphics.

@@papermarioparty08 exactly

and I will say unfortunately games like fortnite have sadly made people develop a stigma that games that utilise a cartoony or cel shaded aesthetic (more so the former) are inherently bad. Not that it’s the game’s fault it’s just the majority of people have jumped on the bandwagon of “fortnite is bad and every cartoony game looks like it and therefore it’s bad too”. Which honestly sucks because yeah fortnite isn’t my cup of tea gameplay wise but it has such a unique art style

It's the same model from Sonic Jam(And Sonic R but with edited hands.) those are already out there.