I love the fact that you are not only creating new content, but are also taking the time to remaster older content to bring it up to your incredible modern high standards. It's always a pleasure to rewatch some of your classic videos :)

The Sonic soundtrack is a masterpiece just like in Revenge of Shinobi and Streets of Rage!

Probably the most underrated gaming history channel on youtube. One of the few channels i have the bell turned on for.

I loved seeing all the influences on the art style. I also enjoyed the footage of the Tokyo Toy Show Sonic demo - I wasn't aware any existed.

Just wanted to say, as a longtime Sega fan, it's nice that there's somebody out there doing this kind of amazing research and quality production. Even for games as frequently reported on and widely known as Sonic, you always manage to show me something I didn't know about the history of these games.

As a long-time Sonic fan, this was amazing to see. Furthermore, the fact that you've made such great content and then went and remastered it should be a testament to the quality of your channel and all the work that goes into it. Phenomenal job well done here to all involved.

it's always a good day when strafefox uploads

Extremely underrated channel. The amount of time and editing you put into your videos really makes it deserves more views

I hope this video reaches millions! I enjoyed every second and cant wait for your next release

One error: The name "Robotnik" was never a thing in Japan. That was part of the US localization. His original name was always Eggman. Same goes for the name "Badniks". Eggman's machines never had a specific name either.

Damn, the medley at the end hits hard.. I love the idea of creating interesting scenarios first and putting them somewhere in the stage.

Mario introduced me to gaming, then Sonic cemented it as a lifelong passion. I've seen so much cut content and prototype footage from this game, but I was pleasantly surprised to see new stuff I had no idea existed! You da man, strafefox!!

Honestly, the Japanese box art of the Classic Sonic era aged like fine wine. There is something unique and timeless about the airbrush artwork of Sonic that even most digital artists can replicate. Akira Watanabe has the skill of professional that Greg Martin wish he could have (no offense to Greg). _"Don't just sit there and waste your precious time. When you want to do something, do it right away. Do it what you can. It's the only way you can live a life without regrets."_

I have nothing clever to say. I just wanted to say thank you for continuing to make these incredible videos!

The sonic games were the beginning of my gaming journey as a child, and will always have a special place in my heart for that. Thanks.

A tale as old as time... and it never gets old. Such an awesome story, now told with the awesome Splash Wave treatment!

This was such an incredible video! I never knew about the WW2-inspired story for Sonic, that was so cool to learn about! Always a treat to see these vids.

So many emotions watching this, for a moment it felt like it was all happening for the first time. Amazing content as always, thank you!

9:00 - Wow! That's an amazing bit of Sonic trivia I've never heard before.

love that little animation of the fan blowing the genesis closer to the tv at 17:15

I've always wanted to know the inner development details of these old games. It amazes me how people created such masterpieces with limited technology.

Why can't i stop watching these? Oh that's right...The amazing background renders, The 3d modelling, the smooth transitions, the plethora of knowledge, the highly structured narrative....

these videos are the definition of aesthetic, its a good day when a new one comes out!

Strafefox always make the best videos 👍

Always love watching your videos, the level of detail and effort doesn't go unnoticed.

I'll never forget watching this video for the first time the visuals and editing are impeccable!

Man that feeling of speeding and knowing that you might get in trouble was something else back in the day

Love the Super Hang-On music here! Such an underrated soundtrack

Knowing that the person who composed the music was a bassist explains how the soundtrack slapped so fucking hard, especially Spring Yard Zone

The amount of work that goes into making these videos look good has to be absolutely monumental. Thank you for making these!

It's such a long time between episodes, but the production quality shows a lot of effort and details put into each. Many thanks!

Another masterpiece. This channel deserves so many more subs!

As someone who's followed the story of these games for decades at this point, and how it's evolved as we get more information, this is stellar. Very well researched, very well presented, and I even learned a few new things despite being steeped in this for as long as I was. *And* you didn't trip on "Mr. Needlemouse"! That one's gotten so many people for so many years, even Sega themselves. Great work.

So glad that Sonic was a part of my childhood and that the 16-bit games have aged well. Thumbs up for your work!

Excellent video as always! Long time fan of this channel. Sonic is a true icon of the 16 bit era. Long live the blue blur! 🌀💨

I hope one day we can see the development of Jet Set Radio through your lens and storytelling. Great work as usual!

Always a happy day when I see a new strafefox video in my feed. Top shelf work as always!

The original video was actually the reason I decided I want to go into programming I’m so glad you remastered this video

I just had to take a break at 16:50, being a musician myself, grown up with the Mega-Drive and Sonic 1 as my first game this original score is just something magical to behold. I always was font of your channel but this kind of info really REALLy took it to new heights! Keep up the AMAZING work maat!

The aesthetically pleasing aspect is confined to the Green Zone. The remaining elements appear hastily executed.

Praise the editing staff It's on par with news documentaries with its own flair Good job on everyone's part

Your usage of Jem BGM during the the part where you’re talking about CG graphics made me so happy. Lovely video about my favorite video game character!

The quality of this remastered video is incredible. New sub here

I just got tickets to Dreams Come True and I enjoy coming back to your documentary

Damn the air force story adds so much depth to sonics backstory. So cool

The absolut gold standard of KZfaq content, as usual.

I recognize several of these old 3D animations from The Mind's Eye. So glad Ohshima took inspiration from those.

I don’t think I left a comment the first time I watched this video, which is a shame because this one is truly special. I just watched both your older ‘Making of Sonic the Hedgehog’ video and this one back to back, and they both do such a great job explaining many of the same, but also many different aspects of Sonic 1’s development. This more in depth look at the creation of the first Sonic game, however, is really special even when compared to the older video (which is still fantastic) because it goes into the roles of even more people behind Sonic 1’s development, while the first one fleshes out the inspirations behind Sonic 1. I’d say watching both back to back might’ve given me the best Splash Wave experience I ever had, which is really saying something because your production values alone are insane, let alone the passion and research that goes into these amazing videos.

I’m pretty sure that you’re the first person to specify that Sonic’s shoes were inspired by the “BAD” music video outfit and not just Michael Jackson. Thank you for that detail👏🏾👏🏾

A unified 25-minute Sonic the Hedgehog Strafefox video. I always knew that one day, you would finally come. Next, a 3-hour documentary about the Phantasy Star series, and a 1-hour video about Terranigma. I refuse to give up hope on those. Cheers Strafe!

Awesome video. I adored this game as a kid. And I even play the OST from time to time so I can hear that Awesome music. Thanks for making this and thanks to all who helped create something I could be so nostalgic about today.

Sonic has always been my favorite games. I being born in the 80's I got the privilege of playing it on Sega mega drive. I cherish those times.

Such a cool documentary, this took me straight to my childhood when I opened that box with the blue hedgehog on it ❤️

21:47 mean machines memories .was always a moment of happiness when that magazine was back in the netherlands.

These documentaries are simply amazing, the amount of detail of information is superb.

Allways love the subtle TF references in these videos, the cassette being labeled as Laserbeak, Teletraan 1 in a few other making of's. Love em

Did anyone else notice 'Laserbeak' was written on the cassette? It's a Transformer who turns into a bird/cassette etc etc.

I also watched this as soon as I saw it was out! So good!

Waiting or the release of a Bluray, filled to the rim with extras and the best quality ever. I live in Argentina, but i would gladly pay for it!

How does this channel not have a million views, Its quality is SO GOOD

I wonder at what point of development for Sonic 1 that the devs realized, "Holy shit, this is FAST". What an amazing day that must have been when they realized they were going to be able to make a game worthy of the title "sonic".

I just checked this channel to see if there was anything new so I feel lucky to see that only an hour later you’d upload this. Thank you!

Omg dat pakje Tjolk op het einde. Daarvan was ik tot nu het bestaan helemaal vergeten! Doet me ineens weer denken aan zwemles waar je een pakje Tjolk uit een vending machine kon trekken.

This channel's content makes me feel warm inside as someone with lots of love and passion for games

It really shows us about how simple games where back in the day. A hedgehog and a plumber became iconic. Look at today's icons.

4 months to deliver a game is crazy. They’ve must have slept a just couple of hours a day! Also marble and starlight zone tunes are ones of my favorite of all time!!

I know I posted already but my story with Sonic is very unique. You see, I got my Snes the same day I got Sonic The Hedgehog for my Genesis. By this point I was a huge, huge Sega fan that slowly stepped away from Nintendo. So the stage was set at my home for a true super 16-bit showdown of mass proportions. My friends showed up with games from both machines and I got 3 games for each. My dad being a gamer himself printed up scorecards for all of us and we began the festivities. While F-Zero garnered huge praise from us the real fight was between Sonic The Hedgehog vs. Super Mario World. The winner of this bout is still talked about by us too this day...Sonic The Hedgehog by a landslide. While Super Mario World was great it didn't show us anything new and was rather safe when compared to Sonic.

Excellent writing - and shout out to Steven Kelly’s brill VO.

This new video made my day. Thanks for always creating the best content out there!!! 🔥🔥🔥

You're back, finally and in my birthday! This is a stellar gift, thank you so much!

The level of attention to detail in your videos is absurdly high.

This channel and GVMERS are the two best game documentary channels on KZfaq.

I've been binging your videos all month! Having this video release today was a pleasant surprise :) Thank you!

I got off work early today with full pay and I also get to watch splash wave on my way home? This is as good as a Friday as one can ask for!

Back in 1992 ,christmas day, i got a Megadrive and it came with Sonic. I remember the feeling of seeing and playing something like i'd never played before. It was amazing

11 out of 10 guys. Your quality of content for retro gaming is the best on KZfaq.

It’s always a treat getting new Videos from this channel. Stay awesome dude!

This is so good!!! This is the only video about The making of Sonic 1 that's up to date with the current information, I love this

Again, another amazing video! Once I see a splash wave video in my sobscriptions feed, I know that I've got a good time ahead of me. Your videos never disappoint!

One of my favorite games meets one of my favorite channels! As always, I love the behind-the-scenes looks that always bring up some new things I didn't know, along with the newly-created visuals that replicate environments from the featured game!

I appreciate you keeping ur old video up. It's nice to go back and forth and see the growth that uve made. Love the channel!

I don't understand how is this channel so underrated! Keep it up, man! Your content is really good!

This content is so amazing. The only reason it doesn't hit millions of people is the fault of the KZfaq algorithm. Your content is from the gods!

Really glad the homages to golden age animation mascots was noted right away. Intentional or not, to me, the appeal of the character was mostly in that he was what a "Mickey Mouse" type character would be like if "badass" had ever been part of the repertoire of cartoon characters of that era. I was always fond of interesting juxtapositions like that.

The credits roll at the end hit me!

Thank you for another absolutely brilliant video! I always get giddy when I see a notification that you've posted a new one.

Going to watch again and again until reach 100k views, it deserve a lot!!!

Nicely put together!! Short, snappy, just what you need when everyone else's take on the development of Sonic is often over 1hr. Especially liked the beat matched tracks as the video finished, nicely polished off into the credits!

Yes!!! You’re back! Been waiting for more videos. Love all your content, it’s truly amazing

Thank you for still putting enormous attention to detail and entertainment in your videos, the 3D animations and overall format makes your new videos exciting to watch even if we already know everything about the game in question.

Video remake! Love it!! Thanks for the video and keep up the excellent work :D

Oh my God I'm stoked you guys made this video!! I LOVE your content, and the history of Sonic is right up my alley!! I'm probably going to watch this video 3 times this week. I love it thanks Strafe Fox! Splash wave kicks (blue) balls!!

Keep up the great work, I love your videos! This is the quality of content I like to see on KZfaq

i'm on my lunch break at work and i watch the new strafefox video. what's better? flawless work as always

Amazing 10/10 video as always. I really hope to see an in-depth making of Streets of Rage 1, that game was like my baby for the Sega Genesis lol

You videos are so well done, they're a joy to watch. Thank you for your time and effort !!!

Welcome back brother, your videos are a joy to watch, beautifully made and so informative on game designs and the process of game making, thank you and keep them coming ;)

I know this game like the back of my hand. Nuts to think that it is among my first memories I can recollect. Played it again recently for the first time in years and I got really emotional after finishing it. Guess it did something right

once again amazed by your work. some of the highest production values of any gaming videos on the platform. I'll be here when you hit a million, thanks for your hard work!

Top-notch work, well-researched and well-narrated. I especially appreciate the effort put into making the nifty CG zone representations.