holy shit i had no idea the zones were called rounds in this game. that's a pretty clear inspiration for ristar, then. makes me wonder if that was a common naming scheme in japan.

I first played this game with the US sound track in 1996 (the PC version), so I generally prefer it. Having listened to both, I think it wins overall. Sonic Boom > Toot Toot (ugh) Sonic Warrior (bleh). I do prefer the Japanese Palm Panic music. Quartz Quadrant, Tidal Tempest, and Quartz Quadrant in the US version are particularly good.

In Collision Chaos the top part is not a mirror effect, is actually the earth, because Collision Chaos is supposed to be the most close part of Little to the earth Or I see it like that

My favorite sonic game ❤

I don't hate the US soundtrack per se, but they kept the past soundtracks from the Japanese version so it's no longer as seamless in style. Luckily in the UK we got the original soundtrack.

This video right here is Way Past Cool! I’m gonna turn into the nerd that I am and gush about Sonic The Hedgehog 2. My favorite video game ever, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is a big part of my life growing up as a gamer and it made me the Sonic fan that I am today. The speed, level design, art, music, & everything else is just done so well. This is a prime example of a video game sequel done right! It’s a tradition to play and beat Sonic 2 every November 24. This games development is also incredibly fascinating to me I spent so many hours and hours researching and playing prototypes, betas, & fan recreations. It’s the most time I ever spent researching a video game, it’s a fun topic talking about whenever Sonic 2 is brought up. I absolutely love the pacing of this game, it’s fast and fun, a great game to pick up and play just blasting through the levels. The level design is so good, pretty amazing that this was the same level designer from sonic 1 since they’re so different. The art is also really great, the levels are so much more memorable than Sonic 1’s to me & I love how unique the levels are including the scrapped levels. The music is just fun to listen to, Masato Nakamura did wonderful here. I really like how expansive the levels are in this game, the multiple paths make the game way more replay able & there’s secrets that I didn’t even know for years! Like that one shortcut in act 2 of chemical plant that skips all of the megamack. The 2 player is a nice inclusion too, I spent a lot of time playing with my cousins and just having fun, for the Sega Genesis hardware it’s really impressive! The bond of Sonic & Tails is done right in this game and I love the normal ending. One last thing, the Greg Martin art is just so amazing, it’s iconic for a reason and any merch that has it i immediately get it. That was a lot to unpack but this video just kept the memories rolling back and your presentation is done so well like the other videos. It’s really nice to hear people go in depth into my favorite video game & you did a wonderful job buddy! :)

I ve alawys thought (since the 90s) Sonic CD is clearly before Sonic 2. No Tails, no spin dash, no 7 chaos emeralds and very similar to Sonic 1. So yeah in this case Sega got the chronology right.

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Great stuff. Looking forward to sonic chaos!

Fantastic video! Over the years, I've learned to appreciate Sonic CD more for all of the risks that it took. And I hope to get the soundtrack on vinyl at some point! If I can find it for a reasonable price. 😅

Very very good and wonderful facts here, I love how detailed you go into them and best part you explain clearly into them, and you did such an awesome look in to my top favourite Sonic game too, bravo Funny enough I was playing this the other month back and had been trying to get good futures for all of the characters, but looking back at the Sega CD's era of this it was something that blew me away, music was one of the biggest things that hit me with this

Very informative, well scripted and you have a comfortable voice to narrate the video. Enjoyed this from start to finish and really appreciate all the effort you put in on all aspects of this game, from the levels, music, game play and even the badniks. Looking forward to Sonic Chaos.

From its debut to now, this game has always been been awesome and unforgettable

Hey, I like Sonic The Hedgehog! 🦔 This is the first time you've been recommended to my main page! Sonic CD is my favorite Sonic game, besides Adventure. Great job and great video! 👍

Super enjoying listening to these while I draw. I appreciate the attention to detail. I've listened to hundreds of Sonic videos and these are definitely some of the better researched ones!

As always, I really appreciate the thorough breakdown, and I love the shout outs to the OVA and Time Twisted in particular. I always found it fascinating how much the OVA seems inspired by so many elements of CD, yet simultaneously does so much of its own thing

Hands down best thing about the GG version was that boss theme

If you lived in England it was a different story as the Master System dominated over the NES

Sonic CD retrospective is a interesting video

I really loved this video, probably my favorite Sonic CD discussion video. This is one of my favorite Sonic games to play through for fun and wow the aesthetics are absolutely amazing nobody ever talks about Sonic CD’s aesthetics which is a shame because I love it, the detail is really nice, especially the special stage backgrounds and the music is just way too good. Personally I grew up with the US soundtrack and it’s grown on me, fun thing to check out btw is that there’s an album called Sonic Boom which has Sonic CD US Tracks but enhanced It’s pretty cool. Great presentation like always man and your editing is hilarious XD. Nice work buddy :)

Sonic CD was my first ever Sonic game and it'll truly always be the best Classic Sonic game of all time! Got yourself a subscriber btw!!

I remember getting this game when I was about 12 or 13. I had finally got a mega cd. The mega cd 2 pack with road avenger when it came down in price. Always looked a bit odd having it attached to a mega drive 1. I played sonic CD loads completing it loads. One thing you didn’t mention if you do the time attack mode under a certain time (not sure how quick) you unlocked a mode when you can view the planet where you can rotate it and zoom in etc. it looks like the loading screen from the PC port you showed takes an image from that.

I used to play this game to death. I got so good at it i could finish before going to school in the morning and i pretty much did that every morning for i dont remmeber how long. I have play it again more recently and it's not like riding a bike sadly.

Sorry but I played this one for the 1st time the other month & disliked it on multiple levels. But still found this a quite interesting retrospective. & If we all had the same opinions a boring world it would certainly be ha

This Sonic seems like something I would have really enjoyed. Thank you for the upload and always, great video!

The definitive Sonic CD retrospective if you ask me.

I have to mention, I love the use of (extremely) OG Digimon adventure data cards for enemies throughout these vids. Very highly appreciated.

Man your videos are always so good

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I like that the good future graphic design shows technology in harmony with nature to show that technology isn’t inherently bad.

Funnily enough I'm doing my own personal Sonic games marathon and just finished CD, so this was a good video to watch after that. Didn't find your channel until the Sonic 2 8-bit video, but I've been enjoying it

I've been following your Tumblr for years and only just realized you have a KZfaq channel... Anyway, you're so pleasant to listen to and it's really fun getting your perspective on the games!

As an American I am nostalgic for the US OST, but I prefer the original soundtrack overall as it has Sonic Adventure vibes.

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Palmtree Panic's Past theme closely resembles the song Lambada by Koama which released in 1989. The theme for me always reminded me of the ocean as I lived near south padre island when I was a kid and would often go there on school break.

all those words, yet not one mention of castle dracula, the titular cd. I remember playing symphony of the night and figuring that out. loading hallways, I also figured out. the no music cd room where songs changed. very clever. (I think I stumbled into the wrong retro series video.)

I've long dreamed of the Sonic OVA getting a 4K (or at least blu-ray) release from Discotek with the original Japanese audio because the English dub is so godawful.

Had the most mindblowing moment ever playing this as a kid since I managed to play through it once or twice without realising that there were good future variants. One day I was messing around exploring Palmtree Panic, travelled to the future and before the graphics were revealed I heard what sounded like the present music (OG soundtrack) except it sounded slightly off. I was very confused until everything appeared on screen and the realisation hit me like a ton of bricks, I suddenly had a whole games worth of new content to explore. I've never had an experience quite like that from playing any other video game. Better than Sonic 2 imo. Sure Wacky Workbench is a weak point but as long as you don't try to speedrun it, it's not at all troublesome once you understand the gimmick. Conversely I find the entire last quarter of Sonic 2 incredibly dull and annoying. Also have to appreciate how the special stages in Sonic CD aren't a memory test like the first 2 games which is nice. The games only real downside is that it's too easy.

I I did the Big E to play Sonic CD for the first time and I had legit nightmares about the boss theme in the US version. I was convinced I got a bad version!

Just when I need to fuel my Sonic CD brainrot since March 🔥👍🏻