I predict that Punxsutawney Phil will NOT see his shadow in 2024!
@hikaruk.9816 ай бұрын
You can take the boy out of Western PA, but you can't take the Western PA out of the boy.
@sonic232336 ай бұрын
Only if they don't shine a spotlight on him
@randy36696 ай бұрын
😮
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Born a yinzer, gonna die a yinzer, n’at.
@Leahi846 ай бұрын
Because that has any bearing on reality. Its nonsense. 😂
@OMGpandemic6 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 & Knuckles had such a big impact on me back then. Still one of my favorite games ever.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
It was quite the time to be alive! Thanks for watching!
@Dr_Eggman6 ай бұрын
I don't think so. S&K has his own title screen
@Vulpas6 ай бұрын
More of a Sonic 2 guy but yeah.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Me too but hey!
@damin99136 ай бұрын
Sonic 3&knuckles is the best sonic game ever made no other sonic game ever topped it
@TheBamaPrinceable6 ай бұрын
1994 was an AMAZING year for gaming and the game that will always come to mind first for me is Sonic 3&K.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
First and best!
@Justin-Hill-19876 ай бұрын
For Sega's mascot, the third time's the charm! I love how Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was the first half of a longer video game story, a story whose conclusion came later that year in the Sonic & Knuckles lock-on cartridge...
@patrickmcclorey6 ай бұрын
Another wonderful entry into the GTV library. Also LOVE the S&K vs DKC tease at the end. I was a Genesis kid, and I’m still not over DKC turning the tides of the 16-bit war. Love your work, my friend!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support! October will be one wild ride!
@lloydshanahan1546 ай бұрын
1994 was Sonic's best year. And this game was the biggest reason why. But there are other reasons too. The (archie)Sonic comics were hitting their stride, SATAM was still airing, Knuckles made his debut, and every Sonic game released that year was of solid quality.
@tlst946 ай бұрын
What if instead of Spinball and Mean Bean, Sonic 3 came out sooner in Fall 1993 as intended? But as a full game in one cartridge. And with beta music instead of MJ's. How'd history have played out? What would've changed about the Sonic franchise's future(including SatAm)? Imagine growing up with altered memories in that parallel universe.
@lloydshanahan1546 ай бұрын
@@tlst94 It would be interesting to Imagine, I'm sure the game would still be great, but it's hard to say if it would be as beloved and remembered as it is now.
@jamesmoss34246 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 is still an interesting sequel 30 years later. 😀👍🎮
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Totally!
@waypastcoolkid6 ай бұрын
Sonic 2 was the first video game I ever saw, but Sonic 3 was the first game I ever fell in love with. Still to this day my favourite game and my go to comfort game.
@NunofYerbizness6 ай бұрын
19:31 There are sprites that depict Knuckles in Competiton Mode gliding and climbing, however he is unable to perform these moves within the mode proper; In Sonic 3 & Knuckles, he can only glide and climb in the single-player campaign.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
D'oh!
@coconut4219Ай бұрын
I grew up playing a lot of classic Sonic as a kid and boy did I sink a TON of hours into this one! Still get a little misty-eyed when I hear Endless Mine 😢 Thanks for making!
@GTV-JapanАй бұрын
🦔!!
@thekidfromiowa6 ай бұрын
Learned more about the story of Sonic 3 in this video than I did from the "Console Wars" book. The author seemed to spend the lion's share of pages covering the buildup to Sonic 2sday as well as fluff about the personal lives of SoA employees. The book managed to cram the events 1993 and after in the last 100 pages. The development and release of Sonic 3 seemed to be mostly glossed over in favor of minutae about drama. In fact, I don't recall the book even covering the launch of Sonic 3. Console Wars buried the lede in thst regard. The contrived extrapolated conversations could be downright cringe, too. I kept thinking, "Nobody talks like that!" Don't get me wrong, the book is still worth checking out, but it can be annoying at times. With all the glaring omissions and glaring inclusions. I wish it would've given more attention to the people who made the games. The book mostly dealt with businessman who mostly see the games as product to be moved rather than being passionate about the contents of the game. Anyway I curious how you feel about the Console Wars book.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I have no real opinion about it. I usually just stay in my own orbit and don’t follow anything outside of that. But I do wonder how and why some people get to do this kind of thing and get some fame and most importantly money, while others don’t, despite doing the exact same thing. This video will probably make $30 if I’m lucky. Thanks for watching!! And happy Hedgehog Day!🦔🦊💎
@khaotix646 ай бұрын
Thank you for all of your hard work!! ❤ cant wait for part 2 at the end of the year 🎉
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
It’s going to be kind of like part 2 3 and 4!
@khaotix646 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan it's worth it considering you do these solo and put tremendous amounts of effort
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Thanks! I just thought it would be interesting to make 2 videos that like Sonic 3 and Knuckles are two parts separately and when together are the complete picture
@bluebaron68586 ай бұрын
Such wholesome content ❤
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! 💎🦔🦊
@kapparomeo6 ай бұрын
Wow, I'm bang on time! "1 View, uploaded 47 seconds ago" KZfaq said on the Home Page. 😁
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Winner is you!
@santisven6 ай бұрын
I can only image the hours of work this video took. You can tell. And it payed off. Never have a seen a video about a game this complete. Well, I have. Other videos of GTV.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support. I don’t keep track of how much time exactly but it was done about 1-2 hours each day for about 8-9 weekdays while working. So is that a lot of time? Not to me. I was sitting there doing nothing anyway. So I might as well get productive! Oh and the next video is on the way!
@santisven6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan amazing!
@therealseanw.stewart20716 ай бұрын
Another very good documentary. It was such an interesting time. Sonic 3 & Knuckles are true masterpieces.
@jjmini6 ай бұрын
Your stuff is always so well made. Thank you for everything you do!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I appreciate your viewership! Thanks! 🦔🦊💎
@user-do6xy9rc2t6 ай бұрын
Great video! Happy Hedgehog Day everyone! ✨🌀
@Vulpas6 ай бұрын
Pretty excited for the next episode.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Well the next video is 85% written. But S&K, it’s not!
@HeresWhyItsCool6 ай бұрын
I love how you saved the best music for your tease at the end for SONIC & KUCKLES!!!! Nice touch!!! So pumped for October!!!! Great job as always, GTV-Japan!!!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Thanks. I think it fits! See you then!
@Dr.Quarex6 ай бұрын
I remember those early 1990s days playing Sonic the Groundhog before they changed the name
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
You're an original fan, that's for sure!
@knuclear200x6 ай бұрын
Would've loved to have been in PA for this, but i was waaaay on the West Coast. The most i got on Hedgehog Day was a Blockbuster rental and the Happy Meal toys
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Still good!
@Thollis19876 ай бұрын
That is still freaking awesome ❤
@Waifu4Life6 ай бұрын
Great videos as always and right on time for Sonic 3's 30th anniversary. Figures you would release Sonic & Knuckles' video on it's 30th anniversary during October. One quick correction however, Knuckles doesn't glide or wall climb in the competition mode, not even in the Sonic Origins remake. What Knuckles can do that Sonic or Tails can't is break on a dime, making him useful in Balloon Park (Tails' flying makes him useful in Chrome Gadget and Sonic's speed in the other 3 stages).
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
oops! well, I'll have to fire my proofreader!
@mattb65226 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Growing up in the '90s was amazing! The Sonic 3 release was indeed _huge_ !! I remember drooling over preview pictures in magazines prior to its release as I couldn't wait to play it! Though, there were so many classics released that year like Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, Earthworm Jim, Castlevania Bloodlines, and Sonic & Knuckles! It was a fantastic year for games!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I really think February was the best time to release it, the competition was so rough that year.
@sboinkthelegday38926 ай бұрын
I should hope so, people back then served tables for 20 hours and waited in line to buy a single game. Justified sitting game developers down and make those games, to push into the consumer industry.
@Venom654376 ай бұрын
Fantastic video like always! Glad you make the time to do these!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I saw always have time! Even though it’s a natural fact of life that you less time each year.
@minzy4216 ай бұрын
Recently theres an image started to circulate on the Internet where 2pac and Suge Knight are playing Sonic 3!!!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Get out!
@sonic_genesis6 ай бұрын
played sonic 3 at that time of release and wow, it was something else. love every minute of it
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
It was something else! The whole last 3 years of the Genesis were great!
@sonic_genesis6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan it was giving to me as a present and i absolutely love every minute of it. There was no other game like it. I remember Bubsy when playing Sonic. To have two cartridges together was the breaking point. It was like a turbo machine. Pure 90s nostalgic when games and hardware wasn’t very common.
@ChaosAngelZero6 ай бұрын
My God, what a tease of an ending. XD Fantastic video, as always. Great work!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Thanks! That last 10 seconds was fun to edit 🦊🦔💎
@vix_in_japan6 ай бұрын
Another fantastic and polished video, I always enjoy your story telling, you can feel your passion and love for these things and that's very special. Awesome stuff! (ps recently renamed my channel, was Pixel Vixen)
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Thanks! of course I remember you! Actually youtube and thier stupid @ namings has changed the name of everyone when I read the comments, which is confusing. Take care friend!
@ridensroom69576 ай бұрын
I still remember going to my friends house for his birthday and playing Sonic 3 with him. That was an epic 2 hours but i was definitely wondering why it was too short. 6 months or so later, we found out why 😅
@TheUballe6 ай бұрын
Sweet! These are so well made.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@Marc_Araujo6 ай бұрын
I was more of an Nintendo kid growing up but I'll always say Sonic 3 & Knuckles is the Sega Genesis's best game and my favorite game on the console. Together and not seperate, though.
@nkhazov6 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 was released 10 days before i was born in February 12 1994 i love the sonic games alot ever since i was 9 years old back in 2003. Best regards Nikita.K
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Happy birthday son!
@nkhazov6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan thanks bud. Best regards Nikita.K
@WinspearUltima6 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 and knuckles for sure is my favourite sonic the hedgehog game period. This is part 1 of that ultimate game. It’s so good and I love it, I might want to replay it.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
No time like today, the game’s birthday!🦔🦊💎
@WinspearUltima6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japanyeah it would be brilliant honestly since it’s so good playing it attached to sonic and knuckles is the best way of playing it
@hugoflores10936 ай бұрын
Till this day one of the most replayable games ever made Every once in a while i just need to get all 14 Emeralds and reach the credits
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
That's quite an effort!
@thewingedavenger10076 ай бұрын
Most people thought Sonic 3 & Knuckles was an awesome combo cartridge, but some took it as a knuckle sandwich. The blast processing is real with that one! They didn't include it in the Sega Mega Drive Classics compilation for the Nintendo Switch, but luckily it emulates perfectly on my NES Classic Edition! Anyway, great video, and I'm looking forward to the next. Also, Punxsutawney is the most stupid name I've ever heard for a town!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Well, that's what the indians called it...
@GimblyGFR6 ай бұрын
Ah, man! Do we really have to wait until October for the sequel? Sonic 3 is my all-time favorite Sonic game, and Groundhog Day is one of my all-time favorite movies. How come I never heard anything about Hedgehog Day? Another great video. Thank you very much for uploading it. I love this Sonic launch day series.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
It was a one-day thing, done locally, long before online video! But I have been to Punxsutawney many times. It's a happening place!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Yes, you must wait until October, but I promise to not drop the ball. Unless I die unexpectedly.
@GimblyGFR6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan You've been to Punxsutawney? Have you seen the groundhog? Well, it seems we have no more choice than to wait for October!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I still have friends who work camera crew on 2/2. It was a blast. Always right after the weeklong farm show in Harrisburg.
@blakfloyd5 ай бұрын
Excellent vid, as always. You couldn't make a bad video if you tried. Thanks for the great content.
@GTV-Japan5 ай бұрын
Thanks!! I appreciate the kind words. Don’t forget part 2 in October!!
@blakfloyd5 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan I'll be there. AND...in a clean shirt.
@CriticalEatsJapan6 ай бұрын
Nice! Clever marketing. And I never knew the Dreams Come True guy made the music for Sonic...
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Yeah he did the first 2 games and owns the rights to it too, which is why later games do not use the opening song! did you ever eat the sonic blue curry by the way?
@sumguy636 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 is likely the MD's best achievement. But I'm gonna pick sides with DK when the next part comes out. The old days are so exciting with many great releases.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I would say DKC had more impact, it was a much bigger surprize! I remember some reviews saying the game was too easy, but yeah, Rare did a great job!
@pferreira19836 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan Oh no no no, DKC was not easy! I can complete Sonic 3! 😂
@Dariothehungry6 ай бұрын
I appreciate all consoles now, but during this time i was a sega dude and this was such a wonderful drive down memory lane. Alot of what you covered explains why i felt so blindsided by 3s release. I remember the hype for 2... but for 3 i just ran into it in a Fiesta in Houston (Fiesta is a grocery store... if all things)
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
That’s funny! I thought it was odd too. Everyone was hyping 2 and CD there was literally no buildup for 3. No previews!!! Just here it is!
@Victory-in-YAHSHUA4 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 & Knuckles is among my all time favorites, and my favorite game from the 1990's.
@GTV-Japan4 ай бұрын
Me too. I still think Sonic 2 is the peak. Maybe it’s the start of a long plateau.
@Victory-in-YAHSHUA4 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan That's fair. My friends and family also love Sonic 2 more. It is indeed a great game. For me though, Sonic 3 & Knuckles just did everything better. From the improved visuals, bigger level designs, the replay value of playing each character to unlock their super forms and viewing their good endings, and the music, my word the ost for this game is my favorite from the 16-bit era next to SoR2 and DKC2. S3&K is the complete package for me. :)
@GTV-Japan4 ай бұрын
@Victory-in-YAHUSHA I tend to prefer older games as 1- I’ve had more time to play them and 2- those were more groundbreaking first. If that makes sense. Not that Sonic 3 wasn’t amazing but Sonic 2 on day one was unbelievable
@Victory-in-YAHSHUA4 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan Oh I understand. Just like how impressive Doom and Super Mario 64 were when they revolutionized 3D gaming and became instant classics. It's been years since I have played SM64 but it is one of my faves.
@GTV-Japan4 ай бұрын
@Victory-in-YAHUSHA I could never get into that one
@Dariothehungry6 ай бұрын
Rubbing my hands over here like a fly ready to feast.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Ew! Thanks, I guess!
@Dariothehungry6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan 😅
@darktetsuya5 ай бұрын
man yeah the sonic 3 and knuckles era was definitely peak sonic! I did love sonic 2, but 3+k added so much new stuff between the extra levels, new bonus rounds, and the new powerup items!! a while back I picked up sonic jam on saturn so I got to revisit those games again, I may have to dust it off to play some more! definitely looking forward to the sonic vs. dkc grudge match though, country was easily one of my top ten SNES games! though its a tossup which I liked more between it and 3+K...
@GTV-Japan5 ай бұрын
I have big plans for that video don’t worry! I know the whole of KZfaq is gigantic but I want to do something “never done before” even though it probably has and I don’t know it. Anyway. Soon.
@Retroman80776 ай бұрын
I make the weather.....its just supposed to be a little flurry. Chance if departure 90% thanks deloris......good stuff K
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I wonder where good old Phil is today.
@FeralInferno6 ай бұрын
I didn't realize there was so much drama with the Groundhog Day movie. Now we need a Groundhog vs Hedgehog movie crossover.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Heck ya!!
@mightyfilm6 ай бұрын
I remember when the game's promotion included a Happy Meal promotion. Similar to how Super Mario 3 was launched with one years earlier. I got everyone BUT Sonic, but I especially loved how the Robotnik toy was based on his Adventures of design.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I don’t really remember that. I was far too old for happy meals but I’ve also always been more of an Arby’s guy.
@SNS30006 ай бұрын
@@GTV-JapanFlying Battery was listed as one of the zones on the McDonald's bag since it was cut so last minute. Another interesting thing is the previously mentioned Robotnik toy got a redesign to match Eggman's design when the McDonald's promotion was done in Japan.
@JustJulyo6 ай бұрын
Absolutely love this channel! Combining history and video games a marriage dearly underappreciated
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Much like marriage this channel is for life!
@JustJulyo6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan married to that subscribe button ever since
@Gamesackfan-bn6eg6 ай бұрын
This is GTV, racing to the top.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Nice! But this year the IDs are going to be a lot different. In the next video it will become very clear
@KLegyyn6 ай бұрын
Saving my thoughts for October. . .
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
We’ll see you there!
@ChaotixBR6 ай бұрын
nice video
@DarkMetalGortex6 ай бұрын
Wow, the 90s had to be the most experimental decade of them all.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
What, you don’t remember?
@DarkMetalGortex6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan To be fair I was a little kid during that whole period. Things tend to get a bit foggy for me.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@DarkMetalGortex oh ok! Well I remember the 90s more for the music than the games but both were vital to my life!
@DarkMetalGortex6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan Totally. I feel the same way. The games were especially way more ambitious and over the top. I feel like a lot of game developers took more chances back then with their games.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Yeah. To quote one of the best songs from the 90s “who sucked out the feeling?”
@Dr_Eggman6 ай бұрын
Happy 30th anniversary. Sonic 2D always alive,because of rom hacks like "Resort island"
@Adamwinters6 ай бұрын
Part 2 in October? What a wait!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Sorry! Good things take time.
@okeeblow6 ай бұрын
it's Video Lock-On Technology
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@okeeblow more than you know! All will be revealed in time!
@chaseman946 ай бұрын
This game along with Sonic and Knuckles made me beg my mom for a Sega Genesis which I finally got for Christmas in 1994 along with Sonic 2 included.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Nice! Better late than never and a good set to start with!
@39zack6 ай бұрын
So we had Hedgehog Day, but what about GTV-Day?
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Feb 16th, I guess!
@MrOuenben6 ай бұрын
I really hope the October release date for s&k video is a play on the original release dates and it will actually come out next month
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
ha! Sorry no. The next big project for me is all about Final Fantasy VI! But I swear I will bring out the SK VS DKC video in October as promised.
@treymon31356 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@Daniel_Karhunen6 ай бұрын
Great job with this Sonic video.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Cheers! Don’t forget to return on October 18
@Davethe3rd6 ай бұрын
I gotta wait until October?! Man, YOU'RE TOO SLOOOOOWWWW!! (That's just a Sonic joke, take as much time as you need! I'm sure you have quite a few banger videos coming out this year anyway! Your Processing can only be so Blast...)
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I figured it would a fun thing to do and maybe if someone had nothing going on in their life, maybe this will be something to look forward to for a while.
@Pan_Z6 ай бұрын
The irony of getting an advertisement for Sony PlayStation for a video about the height of the console wars between Nintendo & SEGA.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Ha! To the victor go the spoils
@johnrussell80866 ай бұрын
I wonder how lock on technology could have been further implemented with other games. Could it have been a cheaper means for sequels to be made, a continuation for stories such an RPG, more ram for more spite work or animation. It could have breathed new life into older games as well. We will never know.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Well we know with Sonic 3 but not beyond that. I think it would have been cool to mix and match games but at the same time the industry is geared to selling what’s new and forgetting what’s old.
@GimmeTOKYO4 ай бұрын
I have such a nerd boner for the font used in the title cards for S3&K, it felt so clean and modern for the time and still holds up today.
@barrymaaslow34806 ай бұрын
Ahhhh, Sonic 3, the beginning of the end of Sega...
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
What? Sega has ended? Nobody told me!
@WhatIsMatter1016 ай бұрын
That Sega of today is not the Sega of the 90s. Its Sega in name only. Sega burned down their bridges long ago and its been bleeding talents ever since. Sammy only let Sega go first in SegaSammy to give their gambling rep a wholesome, respectable name. Had it not been for the Act 74 of 2018, Sammy wouldnt have allowed Sega come back and resurrect some of their old franchises.
@LemonicParade5 ай бұрын
WhatIsMind48 Thats the anti addiction law of Japan, right? Same reason why Konami returned to video games. LOL They thought lobbying for the legalization of pachinko would get them more money. Fun fact: when its legal, its taxable.
@supersonicjc6 ай бұрын
you forgot to mention one of the reasons why they split the game into 2 parts... 1 being a mcdonalds toy promotion that was coming out the same time and they couldnt avoid it so they had to make due with what they had done and they refined the later half with the lock on which now a days could be considered DLC but back then it was a full 50 bucks give or take to get what would be nothing more then 6 more levels and some polish to the earlier levels... on the plus side of things when they made the split up on the game they added the sonic 2 lock on to play as knuckles in there... they tried sonic 1 but couldnt get the color palate to work with knuckles so they scraped that idea
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I didn’t forget it. I chose not to include it because it’s been repeated over and over by the status quo. This side of the story has more zing!
@seekertosecrets6 ай бұрын
7:00 Now, the story goes, during production of the game, that certain songs were considered to be demo tracks to future or existing songs in Micheal Jackson's discography. Jam was connected to Carnival Night Zone and the Sonic 3 ending theme without the Sonic and Knuckles game attached later developed into Stranger In Moscow. However, the quality of the sound system that was used for the game was considered to be so bad, no pun intended, that Micheal Jackson did not want to be associated with the project at all! Bill Baxton was one of, if not the only, member of Jackson's team that helped make music for the game. He even put in a sample of the tune, "Hard Times", from his own band, "The Jetzones" for Ice Cap Zone. Years later when allegations against the pop star arose, all other releases of Sonic 3 had the music changed to avoid copyright, but not for the better. To this day, if you want to hear the original sounds of Sonic 3, you have to buy the game in the open after market or by emulation and that's if the original ROM is available. 9:21 This idea blew my mind after I beaten Sonic and Knuckles first and Sonic 3 later. When I decided to put the 2 together and it showed Sonic 3 and Knuckles with the opening theme from the other game, I was so excited and tried to play the entire game from start to finish with the Super Emeralds! 17:39 Fun fact! You are not actually running in the special stage where you are collecting the Blue Spheres. If you want to know how it was done, check out StrifeFox's channel. He created a video on how certain elements of the game are made. 18:41 It can also deflect certain projectiles. The Thunder shield can also protect you from projectiles as well. Just don't exposed them both to water. If you manage to hit the Thunder shield as Super Sonic, you can gain the extra bonus of attracting any near by ring to you. 25:20 Big oof!
@justinnichols43705 ай бұрын
I've always felt that a majority of the levels in Sonic 3 are weaker in comparison to S&K. Anywho, I can't wait for October!
@GTV-Japan5 ай бұрын
Woo hoo! Here we come 🎃
@Bardockssj20036 ай бұрын
Funfact about the movie Groundhog Day, i lived in that town where the movie was filmed Woodstock Illinois. my family would go to that town every once in a while when i was a kid, and i even saw the sign on the bottom that says, "Bill mury steped here not to mention the scene were phil meets ned was next to my grandfathers old lawyer office if you see one of the doors that says jones thats my grandpas last name just thought i would give you my experience with my childhood and the movie.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
That’s pretty cool! If you look in the background there are signs that say Woodstock. But I think you know that
@Bardockssj20036 ай бұрын
@GTV-Japan it is cool I am back in Illinois anyway good state
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@Bardockssj2003 I’ve driven through Chicago but that’s it.
@Bardockssj20036 ай бұрын
@GTV-Japan yah Chicago is a good place to go to anyway. I can't wait until the Sonic and Knuckles video comes out soon. I am looking forward to it.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@Bardockssj2003 I’ll start it sometime in August! Right now I’m working on the next video. It could be done by Sunday!
@Seganintendo6 ай бұрын
One of the best games ever made🙏💎
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
🦔 🦊 💎
@Prodmullefc6 ай бұрын
If someone had told me a new GTV would drop while I was on vacation I might have postponed the trip! That part about Michael Jackson was some interesting trivia.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Enjoy the vacation
@CushionSapp6 ай бұрын
Vid of Sonic & Knuckles going toe-to-toe with Donkey Kong Country coming this October? To quote Homer Simpson: "But I want it now!"
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
To counter, sure it’s not 1985 now but who knows what tomorrow will bring
@maverickhuntermeta49546 ай бұрын
Today is also the day that Paramount Pictures revealed the movie title for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 that's coming to theaters this December. Later this year will also be the 30th Anniversary of Super Metroid and Donkey Kong Country.
@maverickhuntermeta49546 ай бұрын
#PlayItLoud
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 movie? Is it called Sonic the Hedgehog 3? 🦔🦔🦔
@perualonso6 ай бұрын
Don't forget Mickey Mania, The Lion King, Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day, Nickelodeon GUTS (the video game), Disney's The Jungle Book (the video game), AAAHH! Real Monsters, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic Triple Trouble, and Ecco: The Tides of Time, too.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@perualonso if only Phantasy Star IV wasn’t held over till 95 it could have been perfect!!
@antzpantz6 ай бұрын
IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY!
@Hynotama6 ай бұрын
“Hardware that cost 99 dollars” Nowadays a single game can reach such prices. True it’s usually a special edition of sorts, but it’s usually not worth the asking price. Even Baldur’s Gate 3, has a lot of the collectibles in digital format (music, art book), despite buying specifically a physical edition.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
2 games cost $99 in 1995. Phantasy Star Iv and Virtua Racing. In Japan most 24 meg+ games were equal to $100 or more too! Ouch.
@Indalord.6 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 was a great game, but I'm always left wondering how it would have been at the time, if they hadn't rushed the development team, and it had come out whole, it's known that the game came out with glitches, which Sega knew about, because They even warned about it in the manual, the infamous "Robotnik traps", although well, in the end I guess it was more interesting that way, with Sonic and Knuckles being released separately.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I guess we will never know. Just one super expensive cartridge I guess
@Indalord.6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan Well, there are several hacks that have tried to recompose the experience, as it would have been, some very well done, rearranging the order of the phases, and even reconstructing transitions that had been planned between levels, that gives an idea of the result, what It is impossible to know what impact that would have had at the time.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@Indalord. I think Sega could boast cart size but it would have just been that years big game. That’s it.
@brandonwilliams61196 ай бұрын
Happy Hedgehog Day! Did you see the Sonic X Shadow Generations announcement? I wonder if Sega did that as a sort of callback to Sonic 3’s Marketing Campaign without even knowing it haha.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
If he saw his shadow then it’s 6 more weeks of fun !
@brandonwilliams61196 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan When you really think about about it, Sonic did see his Shadow🤯
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@brandonwilliams6119 it would have been serendipitous to have Sonic and shadow instead of knuckles but ah cest la vie
@maverickhuntermeta49546 ай бұрын
The movie title for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 also revealed today with it's movie release date on December 2024.
@paulbowen97016 ай бұрын
S3&K is still the best Sonic game Sega ever made. Mania would have overtaken it, were it not for the over-reliance on classic stages.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Yeah at first I was confused if it was a new game or not.
@LemonicParade5 ай бұрын
2D Sonic games always featured the same stages, the difference with Mania is theres a story reason behind it. See if these stages sound familiar: Checker Pattern Hills Casino Themed Zone with lots of flippers and springs Floating Egg Fortress Castle In The Sky/Laputa Inspired Floating Island Drowning and Air Bubbles Zone Chemical Plant
@SonGokuBlack936 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 is a good ROM hack of Sonic 2. It was made on top of Sonic 2 code
@SDChargers936 ай бұрын
Mark Cerny just wild he was apart of Sega . Now look at him lol
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
We have the same haircut.
@The_Wandering_Nerd6 ай бұрын
So when the Sonic and Knuckles video comes out in October, will we be able to lock it onto this video to create one complete Sonic 3 documentary? :D
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I have an idea for that. I don’t know how you can connect two videos together though.
@lloydshanahan1546 ай бұрын
It's sad that people today seem to forget that this was the one of the best reviewed games of the year and the best reviewed Sonic game yet at the time. Probably due to the fact that every port of Sonic 3 from 2007 onward has been a butchered port.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I’ll get to that in part 2! But I think an early in year release behind the second part of the game didn’t help either
@rorryx_6 ай бұрын
Great video, always a fan of big game releases back in those days. Also, if anyone could point me in the direction of those Sonic 3 remix that would be nice 👀
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching! For more fun about old games check out the latest video I posted today! Have a great weekend
@tgonzalez19834 ай бұрын
Great job on the video but knuckles can’t climb or glide in the multiplayer. He just stops the quickest & is the 2nd fastest.
@GTV-Japan4 ай бұрын
Yeah, well. Oops… 🙊
@ZZtheDark6 ай бұрын
7:00, though in a tweet not too long ago, Yuji Naka basically threw hints that yes, they were working with Michael Jackson as they were flying over Neverland. 12:42, a movie by 2 Ghosbuters alumni got shafted from Punxsutawney due to uninteresting locales but a commercial for Sonic 3 was filemd there? SEGA did the right thing tbh. 13:30, that Sonic hat is so adorbs. The Sonic game that I grew up with thru a disc that had multiple games. 25:20, well...that's a pile of fish they're gonna have to fish aggressively. Been reading Console Wars by Blake Harris and I'm starting to see where this is going.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I also found a video clip where Bill Murray was at Punxsutawney before the movie was made but it didn’t make sense with the spoken script since the movie was made in IL but it was very stealth ¥
@FloridaManRacer2 ай бұрын
The thing I've realized about business and this time period of Sega Vs: Nintendo is that even though the SNES was at 40% market share vs Genesis's 60%, the numbers were so good for both companies, it really didn't matter. It was damn near even. a 60/40 split is a sustainable environment for both companies. All Sega had to do was take their time and release a quality follow up. The N64 wasn't great, but it was good enough to still be successfully profitable for Nintendo. This wasn't the case with the spaghetti flinging Sega did with the 32X, CD and finally Saturn all of which were hastily flung together and pushed to market without the long term support from developers and a lack of consideration to the consumer about how much our parents back then could actually afford to buy Nintendo waited, developed and released a solid enough platform, even with all its disadvantages to a PlayStation, and it kept them in solid business. Sega's lack of steady leadership focused on a solid platform moving on from the Genesis soured consumers on their platform and even when the Dreamcast came out in the next generation, which could've been a solid enough platform to keep the company in the hardware business, the consumer had their alternate to Nintendo. They had Sony. Sega had let the consumer down and the consumer in reaction, let Sega down, like a rejected date to the prom. They were let down easy, but they were let down nonetheless... To the point that the Dreamcast is basically Sega's equivalent of NEC's Turbo Graphx 16... In that both consoles are completely solid platforms with great game libraries that absolutely NO ONE (in comparison to their competition) invested in. People want both of those consoles in their collections and love the game libraries, but they were abject failures in the marketplace of their day.. Sega could have EASILY stayed in the hardware business had they just taken their time, communicated with the consumer effectively and released a competitive follow up platform to the Genesis. It's honestly a great example of growing so big then resting on your laurels far too quickly. Nintendo only now 30+ years later has the kind of built in good will with gamers to make these kinds of mistakes and survive long enough to rectify them. Sega didn't hold that luxury, though at the time they thought they did..
@GTV-Japan2 ай бұрын
I don’t know about staying in the hardware business. It now starts at 5 billion just to develop something and there’s no guarantee it will succeed. It’s much better on the 3rd party side where all money goes towards software and advertising. I’d also prefer one format for all games. It’s getting there. But yeah even at 40% the snes was everywhere. It was a great time. 2 machines at 99$ with great games everywhere. Still lots of bad movie games but just ignore them!
@FloridaManRacer2 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan I certainly don't believe Sega should make a return to hardware, but had they focused at the time on just bringing one solid replacement out for the Genesis instead of the 32X, CD and then the Saturn, they probably could've made the Dreamcast a more successful console when it comes to consumers adopting the platform. They probably would have still folded in the hardware market, but I think the landscape would look slightly different today.
@GTV-Japan2 ай бұрын
@FloridaManRacer all that stuff came from a very Japanese mindset where the economy is based on annual bonuses so people go out and easy drop thousands on useless stuff without a thought. So it made sense to make a new hardware every year because someone will buy it and then just move onto next year. But that only works there. It has created a nice cottage industry for no nothing e-beggars on KZfaq who have an endless supply of “why XYZ was epic fail!” However 😂
@tlst946 ай бұрын
What if in an alternate timeline, Sonic 3 never got split in-half? And if the full game came out on Feb. 2, 1994? How'd Sonic's history have played out? Imagine growing up that parallel world with altered memories.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
The full game was not finished by then, so it would have never happened. OR it would have just been sonic 3 without a second part. none if it mattered because in the end the playstation came in and cleared house, nothing could have stopped it, nothing.
@tlst946 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan Just use your imagination. Don't be realistic. What if the game was already fully-finished by that release date? Had it began development months sooner.
@tlst946 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan 🌈 Just use your imagination. Don't be such a realistic spoilsport. lol This is an alternate history scenario. Haven't you heard of multiverse theories where there are infinite altered possibilities? What if the game was already fully-finished by that release date? Had it began development months sooner. Also, what if the PS1 had been delayed for 1996?
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@lgfrrse0402 but it’s impossible! So then it would have just been a bigger game. But it was already in demand and highly rated so I guess it just gets sold all year
@WhatIsMatter1016 ай бұрын
Heres whats gonna happen if Sega released the full Sonic 3 game: the revenue of Sega will diminish. Theyll still sell 3 million+ units. But the 1.24 million S&K units will be non existent. And Donkey Kong Country will sell more than the 9 million units Nintendo sold, since theres no competition from Sega in Fall of 1994.
@uroskesic61176 ай бұрын
#KongCountry&Knuckles
@TVsMrNeil6 ай бұрын
19:30 Uh, I don't think that's true. Last time I checked, Knuckles plays like Sonic in the split screen mode. No climbing or gliding. They didn't even fix it for the lock-on game.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Oops! That line should be for the second part!
@jeffmarks19966 ай бұрын
Before i was born
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Son?
@jeffmarks19966 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan march 3rd, 1996 is my date of birth
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@jeffmarks1996 yeah you could in theory be young enough to be my kid. Anyway thanks for watching
@user-wl3yx4pp9k6 ай бұрын
Rip groundhog
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Phil is eternal.
@BuzzsawtheHedgehog6 ай бұрын
Sonic 3 & Knuckles will go down in history as not just my favorite Sonic game of all time, but my favorite video game of all time. The gameplay is peak Classic Sonic, which has some massive yet amazing level design, the Special Stages are unique and are much better than the ones compared to Sonic 1's Acid Trip and Sonic 2's Half Pipe, plus the addition of the Elemental Shields and their useful abilities really help you get out of sticky situations. What's also great about S3&K is that it has the ability to tell a story without a word. The player is able to see it via cutscenes and level transitions, and it really does make for a great Classic Sonic story. And despite the legal issues regarding MJ and the Sonic 3 music, I'm actually glad that S3&K finally got re-released via Sonic Origins.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
One thing I noticed replaying this on Origns is that it's kind of like a chase, how the stages mix together. it helps telling the story too without words. Thanks for watching!
@BuzzsawtheHedgehog6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan And thank you for creating excellent video game content, not just with Sonic. Looking forward to the Sonic & Knuckles vs Donkey Kong Country video in October. Two excellent games.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
I have big plans to tell the events from two points of view. I kind of did that in the Mario World and Sonic 1 videoes. Hopefully it will be interesting!
@heribertogomez51916 ай бұрын
Donkey Kong use a special chip, well all well locking games use special chip
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
It didn’t. It was just good programming. Sure every snes game used chips, how else would it work? But things like super fx were not used
@fumomofumosarum58936 ай бұрын
GTV Japan 3 & Knuckles!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Locked and loaded!
@mbii76676 ай бұрын
1:40 that's probably revenue, not profits
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
sales
@uroskesic61176 ай бұрын
Dk is the best 😊.Also #Mario vs Donkey Kong
@GODCONVOYPRIME6 ай бұрын
Sonic 1 was the best and last time we'd get good sonic bgm.
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Really? What about Sonic 2?
@Rationalific6 ай бұрын
I am a non-conformist and my opinion on this has also been the small minority one, with almost nobody else voicing any of these things, but I know it has merit. I'm about to complain a lot, but it's mostly so people can get another perspective from someone who was there at the time. I was a huge fan of Sonic. It was my favorite series back in the day. However, Sonic 3 did not impress me. It left a significantly bad impression. (Late 1993 also had the huge disappointment of Sonic Spinball for a kid who was - perhaps too innocently - expecting something much better...and only being able to rent a Sega CD and Sonic CD kept me happy with Sonic from late 1993 through 1994.) Of course, this is all relative, as it's still one of the better games of the era, so keep that in mind as I complain. Let's start with the story. Wow! The most involved story to date, right? True. And that story starts with the invincible Super Sonic getting punched so hard by a non-Super Knuckles as to have the chaos emeralds fly out of him like rings. Nobody else had a problem with that? For 30 years, I'm the only person I've known who ever had a problem with that. I don't know if you've seen the movie Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' where the new and all-powerful Super Saiyan Blue gets shot through the chest by a basic grunt laser gun, but the feeling is similar. Let's now get to the stages. Sonic 2 had 9 zones, not including Sky Chase or Death Egg. Sonic 3 had 6 zones. (And the two-player mini-zones were so short but gave a tantalizing glimpse into what could have been added in one-player mode.) Oh, but those zones were larger, right? Yes, but they got old, and to me, they were frustrating as well. I prefer more and shorter, versus fewer and longer. Of course, I admit that some Sonic 1, 2, and CD zones are too short, but to me, they tend to be more interesting than the Sonic 3 zones. Ironically, Sonic 3 zones seemed to have fewer paths in many cases. And the tops... Oh, the tops... I hate those things that have you slowly inch your way across Marble Garden just to then touch the ground and zip you to your death by crashing into some barely on-screen enemy or obstacle. On the bright side, Hydrocity (minus the moving wall) is a water level done right. Much better than Labyrinth Zone, for example. But even that has the up and down rotating platforms and blowers that slow things up, and while the slides and running over the surface of the water are fun, it's a taste of the gimmicky from later games, whereas I feel that Aquatic Ruin was a water level with more classic gameplay, which also rewarded players with a top path out of the reach of the water. But really, Carnival Night (where you are walking into bumpers going the other way and had a drum that you jumped on and had no idea how to move otherwise) and Launch Base didn't seem much better than Marble Garden. There was not a stand-out stage for me, and most were simply not particularly fun. Now for the aesthetics. Sonic 1, 2, and CD had an "unreal" quality. The trees were not trees. They were metallic/robotic or plastic or something along those lines. The dirt was made of boxes, like the old Sealtest checkerboard ice cream. Flowers spun. There were weird neon-like signs floating in the sky...like "Cope"... This was a totally new world...a world that I wanted to see more of. Sonic 3 changed all that. Now, it was like any other game. Sonic was in a more real world environment. Well, not quite to the extent of the human princess love interest and humans with regular proportions in business suits and such in the 3D games yet. But still, it was a huge step into the real world and out of the mysterious dimension that fed my imagination. And now Sonic himself looked like a stuffed animal. He didn't look cool. He looked cross-eyed and puffy. And now he was surpassed in almost everything by others. Tails and Knuckles has more abilities, yet could also run as fast as the "fastest thing alive". Sonic had the...instashield. Cue the "Price is Right" failure song. The others could literally fly and glide. Thankfully, Knuckles couldn't jump quite as high, so that was one differentiator. But anyway, Sonic now felt cute and tame and no longer particularly special or cool. And finally, there was the price. I don't think of Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles as one game. Why? Because my parents spent their money to buy two games for me, not one. So they are two games. It's easy when emulating for free or buying something on some storefront for $4.99 to think of Sonic and Knuckles as one game, but it was two. And to be honest, even putting them together as one game, I still prefer Sonic 2. Sonic 3 is still one of the better 16-bit games, but neither it nor Sonic 3 & Knuckles is the best Sonic game in my opinion. And I was one of those who was blown away with Donkey Kong Country (even though I didn't have a Super NES) and it immediately surpassed Sonic 3 & Knuckles in my eyes. Anyway, although I was a downer with regards to this subject, thanks for the video! I just wanted to give my opinion that starkly contrasts with the norm. I'm looking forward to the video coming in October about Sonic and Knuckles!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Well said!
@Rationalific6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan 🙂👍
@lloydshanahan1546 ай бұрын
While I will admit your first paragraph about the opening not making sense is understandable, The Sonic games have never been known for their story in the first place, if anything they were plotless. So I have no problem letting that slide. It's not like there was a story telling standard or world rules to live up to, given that the world building rules in the Sonic games where non-existent (and still are). Your second and third paragraph on the levels and art change I strongly disagree with. Angle Island was a cinematic feeling opener with lots going on, and stuff never seen in a Sonic game before. Hydro city was the only good water level the classic games had at the time. Zone 3 was fun and relaxing, and those tops don't kill you when you get hit man, you just lose the top. That's why it doesn't stress me out. Carnival Night was silly but I was fine with it ...except for the barrel that gave you no hint you need to use the d-pad. Ice Cap was great, and we never had a snow level in Sonic before. And Launch Base is my favorite Sonic level ever, it's colorful, has an epic sense of scope, and has some satisfying cutscenes and bosses. And as far as Sonic's new look is concerned it feels more in character for him. In those first two games he looks too angry and it gets weird if you look at it too long. Yeah he looks chunkier in Sonic 3, but he has more personality to me. And that instant shield is great to use, it comes in handy by making bosses and enemies easier. Which you would notice when you play as the other two characters. Lastly, sure the rest of the game has a more realistic style, but it takes place on an island isolated from the rest of Sonic's world, so it only makes sense things look different from what we see in the previous games. You can only be dazzled at the same checkered landscapes, angular palm trees, and corkscrew bridges for so long.... (looks at the modern era games that keep rehashing green hill zone) Lastly, when compared to the others genesis era games I greatly prefer it over Sonic 2. Infact Sonic 2 is my least favorite of the Genesis era games ...It's better then Spin ball and 3D Blast but I even prefer Sonic 1 and CD despite their flaws. And for the record Sonic 2 was my first Sonic game as a kid and I played it all the time back then and didn't play Sonic 3 until years later. So this is NOT a nostalgically written comment. So I for one have no problem putting nostalgia aside to view things objectively. Sonic 2s Levels are fun at first but feel less interesting to me, and once we get to Mystic Cave Zone the level design just falls apart with hard to avoid traps and glitches, bland set pieces that bring down the pace, and moments where you have to abuse invincibility frames. And unlike the Sonic 3 Barrel where you can beat it easily when you know what to do, the pit of doom in Sonic 2 is something I still struggle to avoid. You can tell the designers where clashing with each other when making this game. And the special stages are the worst ever, even worse then Super-Star and Heroes stages. I can never see what's coming ahead in time to prepare for the obstacles while getting the rings, even when I'm playing as Sonic alone. Now compare that to Sonic 3's special stages, sure they have a learning curve but I can adjust to them a lot better once I knew how the gimmicks work. Today on my best playthroughs of Sonic 3 I can get all of the chaos emeralds before Marble Garden Zone. and worst I can get them all AT Marble garden zone. And lastly the final boss may have a cool opening, but it's pretty dull in combat. Even though I don't struggle with it anymore like I did as a kid, it's pretty dull just waiting for it to land and then hit. For the record while DKC had amazing visuals for the time and I do find that game's dated 90s visuals charming, my opinion of that game is similar to what I think Sonic 2, minus the special stage and final boss gripes. So yes, as someone who grew up with Sonic 2 and has a nostalgic connection to that game, I still think Sonic 3 is where the Sonic games peaked. Even Sonic 3 all by itself despite it not being complete without the & Knuckles game attached. This is where I stand and I'm sticking with it. Sorry man but I just flat out don't agree with you.
@Rationalific6 ай бұрын
@@lloydshanahan154 It's fine that you flat out don't agree with me. Even after reading your opinions, I still flat out don't agree with you. I take the point about the tops, with you losing it rather than dying (unless it's a crushing death, I think), but that might be the end of it... I don't like Sonic 3's art style, nor its stages for the most part (which again, are only 2/3 of Sonic 2's stages even when you remove Sky Chase and Death Egg), and since I'm not a fan of at least half of those zones that do show up, that leaves just around 3 zones that I do like in Sonic 3, and even then, I feel that none of them surpass the best three zones in Sonic 2. And when you change the world of Sonic, you take away its essence. It's instructive that all of the new zones in 2017's Sonic Mania kept the original aesthetic while introducing totally new and fun concepts. When you lose the aesthetic, you're not making it more interesting by making changes. You make it more boring by making it look more like any other game on the market. I'm also not a fan of Green Hill Zone being copied and pasted to an extreme degree simply for nostalgia-bait. Everyone knows that it's "the" Sonic zone, so even when Sega can't make a good game, if they slap that coat of paint on a stage and show a trailer, some of the old school players will fall for it. I'm not talking about that, though. Mirage Saloon Zone is less like Green Hill Zone than Angel Island Zone is, when looking from a biome / setting standpoint. However, it keeps the traditional aesthetic and applies it in interesting ways, so in that way, it exceeds Angel Island Zone in creativity (while also far surpassing S&K's Sandopolis Zone...even Act 1...(we don't talk about Act 2...), which is also set in an arid environment. By the way, although I'm less into Mortal Kombat, I took one look at (the new game) Mortal Kombat 1's early footage and thought, "This is pretty and the environment looks like the real world. I hate it." Mortal Kombat established things in the background like swirling portals, Oriental-themed fighting rings of death, acid ponds, spike-studded pits, and such, and now we have an interior of a nicely-appointed mansion with a charming seaside view. You can still make it Mortal Kombat without simply copying the same pit again, but a non-threatening Chinese teahouse and things of that nature with no uneasiness whatsoever just don't fit what I imagine Mortal Kombat should be, even if they may be fine backdrops in a different game. As for the story, I would rather have no story than a story that starts with Super Sonic being punched in the face by a seemingly random non-super stranger and losing his emeralds. To me, it went from a feeling of "Sonic is the best!" to "The creators must now hate Sonic and want to usurp him by some new startup whom they want to write to become popular." (When new characters arrive to the detriment of the original cast - rather than bolstering them like Tails did as an assistant in Sonic 2 - I often find it to be at least one sign of a series possibly jumping the shark.) You know how a lot of Star Wars fans felt about Luke in the new trilogy, as well as how Rey was written to surpass him with barely any effort? That's what Sega did to Sonic in that story back in 1994, and even as a kid, I could recognize that. (And in Sonic 3's case, it didn't happen over 3 decades later, but rather less than 3 years after the first game. It's as if Rey came to surpass Luke in Return of the Jedi.) I appreciate your long comment, and I can write a lot more, myself, but I'm sure you get my point even though I know that you (as well as the majority) still don't agree with me.
@lloydshanahan1546 ай бұрын
@@Rationalific While I think those analogies of Star Wars and Mortal Kombat are pushing it. (not saying your wrong though about what you said on the two respective series) I think you miss heard me, because making a fuss about Sonic 3's story is blowing things out of proportion. The classic era games in general have little to no story, and that includes Sonic 3, And it's not like me or anyone has ever praised Sonic 3 (or any classic era Sonic game) for it's plot to begin with. I agree that opening cutscene makes no sense, but given that no rules were formally written for the world at the time, it's really not a big deal. Now when the plots got more dialog driven and cinematic with Adventure 1 onward, that's when I feel it's more appropriate to be more critical. But when it comes to these types of games, the plot means little to nothing, even if the new cutscenes are entertaining. Because having a story in a video game is usually like having story in porn. It's expected to be there and it can be great if done well. But's not important. I also think that given the setting of the Sonic 3 and the fact that the earlier games were not really consistent with their cover's art style to begin with, I'd say the change to a more realistic art style was justified. Given that Sonic is in a place that's foreign and mysterious. Even if the landscape is a bit nonsensical, given we have a snow area and a desert on one island. ...yeah makes sense. I can pick apart logic in video games too and both Sonic 2 and 3 have their fair share of illogical quirks, like Sonic breathing in space or Robotnik ripping off Star Wars. Plus when I close my eyes and think Sonic, I always think of that Greg Martin cover art. Nothing against the later designs of Sonic but those Greg Martin covers for me are Sonic's definitive look. And the Sonic 3 sprite is more in line with what I think of when I think Sonic. The early versions were fine for the time, but there is nothing wrong with doing something new when you know there is room for improvement. And I honestly think that's what they had in mind when they re-did his game model. How ever it is clear you see Sonic differently. Maybe your more of a sucker for his dragon-ball rip-off side. Lastly As far as the levels go, I see Sonic 2 as two good levels (Emerald Hill and Chemical plant), two really good zones (Casino Night and Hill Top), one ok Zone (Aquic ruin ), and everything else afterward is a mixed bag at best and flat out mediocre at worst. Sonic 3 has one decent Zone (carnival night), and the other five are awesome. And when you use the Knuckles lock on, you additionally have one good zone (lava reef), one mixed bag of a zone (Sandopalis), and the other four are also awesome. I like these levels because they are fun to replay and explore and I'm still finding new secret areas and paths to this day because they have so much to find in them. and while they are bigger and longer levels, they don't feel bigger and longer to me. Especially since the vanilla game is only a smidge longer then Sonic 1 and yet 3 feels shorter. And sure the game is more obstacle and hazard heavy, but they are easier to avoid. Possibly because Sonic's model is smaller, or maybe I'm more relaxed and don't let anxiety distract me or something. not sure what it is but I can just focus and relax more with Sonic 3 then the other classic era games despite it being more hazard heavy. The only thing I think Sonic 2 does better is multiplayer, but not by a lot. And lastly, compare it to Sonic mania where we have one good zone (the one with the TVs and popcorn), two ok zones (the one with the deserts and guns that launch you and the final level), one Meh Zone (the one with all the gates, boxes and winds... yeah I don't remember the new zones that well) and everything else is a either a re-hash or a re-hash with an extra gimmick and a bunch of mazes. Mania may be good, but you can tell it was made by fans, or at least managed by a different Sonic team. And I'm not the type that's saying this out of nostalgia. Because Sonic 3 is not a game from my childhood, Sonic 2 on the other hand is. I'll always cherish my memories of playing Sonic 2 as kid given it was my first Sonic game, but I honestly think Sonic 3 (even without Knuckles) objectively Nukes it out of the water like Hiroshima. I even think Sonic 1 (despite it's faults) holds up better. I don't want to tarnish your childhood memories or anything like that, I just want to explain my side better. Everyone want's something different from something. And it's clear that my requirements for fun and emersion are different from yours. The least you can do is be a bit humbler about your opinion.
@JamesChessman6 ай бұрын
16:41: *features NO-battery back-up. :)
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
Then how the heck do you save?
@JamesChessman6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan Actually Sonic 3 rewrites itself, when you save. With no battery. SRAM. It was the only Genesis cart that did that!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@JamesChessman oh. Well I’ll be danged! Still you can save!
@JamesChessman6 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan yep, Sonic 3 could have potentially started a new wave of Genesis carts, that save without battery, plus "lock-on technology," + millions of special stages! But that timeline didn't happen, I feel like it was the start of that wave that didn't happen...!
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@JamesChessman I don’t see how a battery free game would be marketed but it could’ve saved some money!
@jaycenteno83856 ай бұрын
now we wait till october :| itll be here before we know it...
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
That’s nothing I once made people wait 5 years for a video!
@jaycenteno83856 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan WHAT!? Youre a monster but I respect the commitment :D
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@jaycenteno8385 yeah the phantasy Star 4 video was promised at the beginning of 19, came at the end of 23!
@jaycenteno83856 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan Oh damn! You know what? it was worth it, that video is one of my favorites youve ever done!
@jbsMUWcreations20896 ай бұрын
0:06 What's the music playing in the background?
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
The bonus stage of Sonic 3
@jbsMUWcreations20896 ай бұрын
@@GTV-Japan Thank You! 😊❤️
@GTV-Japan6 ай бұрын
@jbsMUWcreations2089 you’re welcome. All of the music are remixes of Sonic 3 stages and in all my videos, which i hope you watch, I try to add as many game elements as I can.