This song really shocks me with how it has some flavor of Sonic CD, but it's soooooo thematically different than other Sonic music. Very moody. I would never have expected the Gregorian styled chant to be in a Sonic soundtrack.
cd man! also 90's music culture opened the limits to 360 sound production. this is as ambient 90s music as u can get, tidal tempest too is a great example
You can compare US to JP soundtracks in Sonic CD better rated game instead??? Hello??? I mean I am no hater to this game it is good, but can you talk about Sonic CD?
I generally prefer the Saturn ones as they somehow sound more serious and mature, although in case of Rusty Ruins the Genesis version is not bad either.
@@NoNamex1412I heavily disagree, I think the Genesis OST is much more distinct in its style. Not to downplay this soundtrack because it is great, but the Genesis soundtrack just oozes with that Sonic charm.
I’m really glad Speed Simulator introduced me to this soundtrack. It tells me the people working on the game, the ones who actually crafted it and not the ones who enforced the whole gacha p2w style on the game, actually really care about Sonic, enough so that they pulled from a near forgotten OST from the franchises 30+ years
I’m sure the people behind SpeedSim really cared about this project, I’m so glad they incorporated 3d Blast’s ost in places like GreenHill and HillTop. But the higher-ups at Gamefam have lost my trust..
The Genesis version sounds more like you are on a mission again a nefarious force, while this version sounds more like exploring without aim in a forgotten land. Both are excellent interpretations of the level though, I love them.
Yup it was my jr high jam, even to this day these tracks hold up. Chris Cornell does a breakdown on sonic r's ost which is similar to this. It's an interesting vid
This banger of a soundtrack is the reason why I'm hoping the Saturn version eventually makes it to Steam. Well, this and the fact that the special stages are a million times better
I love these tracks. So well done. I like to think of this one as a Spring Version of the Act 1 track. I think of the Act 1 as more of a Fall/Winter vibe. Both are beautiful.
Words cannot desribe the feelings i get from this song. When i listen to this, i go back to my early internet days when i used to watch UA-cam tutorials with people using music similar to this. Music that made you feel like you were in a futuristic new age, on the edge of reality watching time flow on by. Floating in a void that feels so empty yet so full of wonder. Im instantly taken back to those time where i used to play older PC games and got to live the experience of playing games like various valve games, mods, doom and other games of the like which changed peoples lives. It took me a little longer to get onto some of those things, but i emphasize with the previous generation greatly. This is not a Sonic song. Maybe Act 1 is, but this one? This carries spiritual significance to me. Of course i never played this version of the game but i have heard it in Sonic fangames like Sonic Battle R and Super Cream 64, but even then i can still feel the soul that surrounds this particular song. Another way to describe this is like im being flown back into the past to the 90s, a decade I've always had so many questions and thoughts about that it seems like a distant memory. Even if i wasnt even alive at all during it. Songs like this sound like music made around that time. Yknow, in one way, it kinda has a similar tone to Trance 009 Sound System Dreamscape. And even stranger is that it also sound simialr to Through the Trees from Shantae Risky's Revenge. Both songs are definitely having a different vibe, as Trance definitely has a more upbeat tone, and Through the Trees has a very wondery tone, but the point still stands. Maybe theres a reason for all this?
I grew up with the PC version of this game. It didn’t have the fancy special stages the Saturn had, but the music was still pretty incredible. I remember being really young when I first played this, getting to this stage, I was completely awestruck by the music being played on this act. It definitely influenced me in the type of music I wound up liking as I grew up. This game made such an amazing memory for me that I still keep the original PC disc among my game collection.
There is a Fort Minor track called "Right Now" that has a beat that is similar to this one. Always makes me think of that song, and vice versa. Check it out!
Back 10 years ago I would listen to this and Act 1 during rainy days and suffering through a one sided love. It was an ethereal experience. Good times.
RIP the extended version of this. This is one of my favourite video game songs ever and I desperately need that extended version to help calm myself down when I'm angry or stressed.
@@evanbuck9044 Nintendo took them down because they're the big company that wants you to stop having fun (as shown when they cancelled a fan-organized Melee tournament) and the tracks that weren't Nintendo had to come down as a result of it.
@Amalaric GoTH I Don't Think So, SEGA Doesn't Have Any Problems With Uploading Their Music Unlike Nintendo, Is Just Because The Channel Had Nintendo Music In There, So, The Channel Was Takedown, And, As A Result Of That, Everything SEGA/Sonic Related Was Deleted!!!
Don't know why, but the songs progression tells me a story of prosperity and then a civilization destroys itself slowly over time until they are gone. "Burning horizon".
This is the type of music you train to in order to develop new martial arts techniques. I'm confident if you train to this music you will develop a new technique each time
I remember this used to be the music for Hill Top in Sonic Speed Simulator before they changed it to a Sonic Runners track and for the longest time, I was wondering where the song was from. I wasn't even sure if it was a Sonic song, it sounds so different from anything else I've heard in the franchise. I only found out what it was recently after they just added the jukebox to the game. All that being said... goddamn it's a beautiful track.
I hate to say it, but I’m here from the Roblox game. Truth be told though, I’m really discovering how awesome the 3D Blast soundtracks are because I tried Speed Sim out.
Hermoso. Lo tenía para PC La música estaba en wav, la ponía siempre en mi sharp 5.1 Gracias por compartir este hermoso recuerdo ya que el disco lo perdí hace años.
Sabes cómo dice la gente que no debe uno poner una canción favorita como despertador, porque eventualmente el tener que despertar te amarga la canción? Esta la tuve años y nunca se sintió amarga. Mis respetos al compositor. No se como le hizo.
It is weird how it’s like that. The Sega Genesis version of Volcano Valley’s music is flipped in the sound test (act 2’s music is in place of act 1 and vice versa) but in the actual game, it’s played in the correct order.
Sonic adventure remixed and re-used green grove zone act 1 and puppet panic zone act 1 but i don't what was they think of when they didn't bring this masterpiece
Those were the Mega Drive/Genesis versions. That version of Sonic 3D and Adventure were both composed by Jun Senoue, the Saturn version was by Richard Jacques.
Being so attatched to the Genesis version of this soundtrack i say wholeheartedly this is pretty amazing a whole different mood a whole different world. Real smooth.
This is my favourite sonic track of all time and im not ashamed to say it.Sure theres other good tracks like the vocal boss tracks and others but im sorry,none of them top this.
Act 1: 90s smooth jazz smooth beat coffee shop/(Barnes and Noble/Borders) music Act 2: 90s hip-hop beat/new age coffee shop/(Barnes and Noble/Borders) music
heard this track years and years ago in a fan-game I think. Been looking for it for ages! Didn't think for one second it'd be from this version of 3D Blast. Still, I'm glad to have found it again.
Which fan game was it? There are two that come into mind but i forgot the titles. I think act 1 was in a fan game with a weird art style. This music i think was in one that was supposed to be in a spherical level format. I wish i knew the titles.
@@joech1992 I really wish I knew. I thought it was from one of the "Sonic Godspeed" games, but I could not find it. Long shot, but if you ever do remember or find out, please let me know!
Act 1 and Act 2 on this playlist are mixed up. EDIT: Just saw someone in the comments say that the PAL versions have the tunes swapped. Didn't know that, interesting.
![Rusty Ruins Zone (Act 1) - Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn) [OST]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uVVb8hOyQnQ/mqdefault.jpg)
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![Diamond Dust Zone (Act 2) - Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn) [OST]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LLSNjLQj9MM/mqdefault.jpg)
This song really shocks me with how it has some flavor of Sonic CD, but it's soooooo thematically different than other Sonic music. Very moody. I would never have expected the Gregorian styled chant to be in a Sonic soundtrack.
cd man! also 90's music culture opened the limits to 360 sound production. this is as ambient 90s music as u can get, tidal tempest too is a great example
Actually, in a lot of this soundtrack, I can hear the DNA of what eventually becomes the soundtrack for Sonic Adventure for sure.
"I would never have expected the Gregorian styled chant to be in a Sonic soundtrack."
Have you forgotten the 06 soundtrack?
Ye i thogut in sonic speed simulator this was some kind of Music of sonic cd with the female (past)
The 90's were great 💙
Listen to this on a rainy day, best feeling ever.
THIS
@@RyanLWilks what?
Doing that right now 🌧
@@RandomFella745 It's a way to say that somebody said something in the best way possible. It's a compliment, in short.
That or a sunny day! Refreshing! :)
I love how completely different some of these tracks are compared to the genesis. And I have no preferencefor this, i like both versions of this. c:
I totally agree with you
This is like Sonic CD US and JP tracks all over again
Nothing against the Genesis version but Jacques Saturn soundtrack is simply incredible. One of the best video game scores overall.
You can compare US to JP soundtracks in Sonic CD better rated game instead??? Hello???
I mean I am no hater to this game it is good, but can you talk about Sonic CD?
I generally prefer the Saturn ones as they somehow sound more serious and mature, although in case of Rusty Ruins the Genesis version is not bad either.
Both act 1 and act 2 for this level are bangers
Totally agreed
This has to be THE most underrated sonic OSTs ever. I never hear anyone mention sonic 3d blast. It’s my favorite out of all of them, so different.
Eh
I don't think anybody played far enough in to hear them
totally agree!!! I bought it winter 96' and I still love it to this day
@SpeedSter which one
@SpeedSter that one’s super overrated then
Uncontested GOAT of the Saturn Era. Definitely one of the best pieces of music in this franchise.
The developers of Sonic Speed Simulator must really like sonic 3d blast
they what
And I'm not complaining, one bit. The Saturn soundtrack of this game is phenomenal. Not a single song I dislike, tbh.
@@cheesy713definitely. Compared to the genesis, this feels way more unique and nicer to listen to
@@NoNamex1412I heavily disagree, I think the Genesis OST is much more distinct in its style. Not to downplay this soundtrack because it is great, but the Genesis soundtrack just oozes with that Sonic charm.
@@NoNamex1412no way the genesis soundtrack is insanely unique
best zone in the game wish there was more chilled out while being awesome at the same time sonic/vgm out there
unleashed night tracks are pretty good
@@dededesgustingtkemylife4825
Damn shame how they were always interrupted by the fight music...
Have you heard some of the menu music, some give off that vibe.
sea bottom segue from lost world! what an incredibly unremarkable game, but that song is so chill.
I remember being really into New Age music when this was released, so it was pretty amazing to have a Sonic with a soundtrack with these vibes.
I'm over here dancing like a 90s hip hop backup dancer.
Dat bass drop around 4:47 doe. What a buildup.
I believe it's the exact same one from 1:38. Still really great
I’m really glad Speed Simulator introduced me to this soundtrack. It tells me the people working on the game, the ones who actually crafted it and not the ones who enforced the whole gacha p2w style on the game, actually really care about Sonic, enough so that they pulled from a near forgotten OST from the franchises 30+ years
Im not even gonna ask how you think sss is pay to win
@@lolagoldold the eggs bro THE CHAO
@@sonicthehedgehog23145 you can play without the eggs and they can be bought without paying real money
I’m sure the people behind SpeedSim really cared about this project, I’m so glad they incorporated 3d Blast’s ost in places like GreenHill and HillTop. But the higher-ups at Gamefam have lost my trust..
@@lolagoldold wait
you're right
when i realized that it went from pay to win to technically pay to... get bonuses
The Genesis version sounds more like you are on a mission again a nefarious force, while this version sounds more like exploring without aim in a forgotten land.
Both are excellent interpretations of the level though, I love them.
_FORGOTTEN LAND??????_
@@Victini7472 Kerbert reference CONFIRMED?!/!?/?!/1/1//1/
@@danyo5786 YEAH
This was my chill music in high school
Yup it was my jr high jam, even to this day these tracks hold up. Chris Cornell does a breakdown on sonic r's ost which is similar to this. It's an interesting vid
Nostalgia. I remember these days playing this and didnt finish the level from the music. Lol. Best sonic ost. Dont sleep on saturn
I been jammin this OST since 1997
How can i not sleep on saturn when this ost sounds like stuff you'd hear while browsing in youtube's copyright free music library
This banger of a soundtrack is the reason why I'm hoping the Saturn version eventually makes it to Steam. Well, this and the fact that the special stages are a million times better
same
Sonic 3D Blast is on Steam, it should be the saturn version.
Edit: I just checked and it is!
@@Zonefire15 I thought that was only the Genesis version, part of the Compilation.
@@heardofrvb compilation?
@@Zonefire15 I believe it's the Ultimate Genesis Collection on Steam.
I love these tracks. So well done.
I like to think of this one as a Spring Version of the Act 1 track. I think of the Act 1 as more of a Fall/Winter vibe. Both are beautiful.
Words cannot desribe the feelings i get from this song. When i listen to this, i go back to my early internet days when i used to watch UA-cam tutorials with people using music similar to this. Music that made you feel like you were in a futuristic new age, on the edge of reality watching time flow on by. Floating in a void that feels so empty yet so full of wonder.
Im instantly taken back to those time where i used to play older PC games and got to live the experience of playing games like various valve games, mods, doom and other games of the like which changed peoples lives. It took me a little longer to get onto some of those things, but i emphasize with the previous generation greatly.
This is not a Sonic song. Maybe Act 1 is, but this one? This carries spiritual significance to me. Of course i never played this version of the game but i have heard it in Sonic fangames like Sonic Battle R and Super Cream 64, but even then i can still feel the soul that surrounds this particular song.
Another way to describe this is like im being flown back into the past to the 90s, a decade I've always had so many questions and thoughts about that it seems like a distant memory. Even if i wasnt even alive at all during it. Songs like this sound like music made around that time.
Yknow, in one way, it kinda has a similar tone to Trance 009 Sound System Dreamscape. And even stranger is that it also sound simialr to Through the Trees from Shantae Risky's Revenge. Both songs are definitely having a different vibe, as Trance definitely has a more upbeat tone, and Through the Trees has a very wondery tone, but the point still stands.
Maybe theres a reason for all this?
Makes me think of the Saturdays I'd get up, and turn the Saturn on with nothing but a bowl of cereal and a soda.
I grew up with the PC version of this game. It didn’t have the fancy special stages the Saturn had, but the music was still pretty incredible.
I remember being really young when I first played this, getting to this stage, I was completely awestruck by the music being played on this act.
It definitely influenced me in the type of music I wound up liking as I grew up.
This game made such an amazing memory for me that I still keep the original PC disc among my game collection.
The Saturn version of this game had no business being this good. I have extremely fond memories of this silly game and it's mesmerizing soundtrack.
*This sounds like something a intellectual rapper would rap off of. Like "free your mind & elevate" type of rap.*
Incorrect
@@HDAspen *Correct!!*
What if I did that? What would you all do?
@@HDAspen Correct!!
There is a Fort Minor track called "Right Now" that has a beat that is similar to this one. Always makes me think of that song, and vice versa. Check it out!
This gives me goosebumps, for some reason I think this could be the greatest song of all time
So agreed right now!
I think composition work speaks for itself when you get chills hearing it
I mean woah ok it's one of the best Sonic tracks of all time but best song ever? Not by a long shot
Have you heard of progressive rock?
@@Plasmariel Some people just don't like that type of music, you know?
Could be. Songs fuckin goated
The chorus is so Perfect, Its so Good Also sounds like its saying "Trust"
I hear “SOONIC”
"Rust" if you put 2 and 2 together
For some reason, I hear "KRONK"
I hear “TRUUUST” too. The longer chorus sounds like it says “Yet here we were figh-i-ting!” or “And here we were ri-i-sing!”
This song just did a v a p o r w a v e.
INTERNATIONAL TEAM - death's dynamic shroud.wmv (from DERELICT メガタワー)
:(
Tidal Tempest Present JP is more of a v a p o r w a v e track
It's New Age you uncultured misinformed person.
@@sonicwerehog9322 Ah, my bad lol
God damn son…how did I never know about how awesome the Saturn version of this game’s soundtrack really is? Like oh my god, this is a bop
How youse was unaware witcho nick lool
I love the enigma feel in both act 1 and act 2 of this zone. But I can't decide which version i like more. Oh there both good.
@@thischannelhasbeenabandoned420 Pretty sure Jacques said he took inspiration from Sadeness by Enigma.
Back 10 years ago I would listen to this and Act 1 during rainy days and suffering through a one sided love. It was an ethereal experience. Good times.
I have my Genesis 3D blast on mute and playing this in the background. Both are great games but the Saturn ost is a masterpiece!!
L.
Words can not simply be described the impact of this song. This is a rare gem where you only listen and just feel it.
Speed Simulator = genius for putting people onto more of Richard Jacques AMAZING work for sega games!
RIP the extended version of this. This is one of my favourite video game songs ever and I desperately need that extended version to help calm myself down when I'm angry or stressed.
What happened to the extensions? I loved those
@@evanbuck9044 Nintendo took them down because they're the big company that wants you to stop having fun (as shown when they cancelled a fan-organized Melee tournament) and the tracks that weren't Nintendo had to come down as a result of it.
@Amalaric GoTH I Don't Think So, SEGA Doesn't Have Any Problems With Uploading Their Music Unlike Nintendo, Is Just Because The Channel Had Nintendo Music In There, So, The Channel Was Takedown, And, As A Result Of That, Everything SEGA/Sonic Related Was Deleted!!!
So Yeah, That's How It Happened, I Miss Brawl's Extensions!!!
Why don't you guys just reupload the extended videos?
That piano is heavenly
Don't know why, but the songs progression tells me a story of prosperity and then a civilization destroys itself slowly over time until they are gone. "Burning horizon".
This is the type of music you train to in order to develop new martial arts techniques. I'm confident if you train to this music you will develop a new technique each time
I remember this used to be the music for Hill Top in Sonic Speed Simulator before they changed it to a Sonic Runners track and for the longest time, I was wondering where the song was from. I wasn't even sure if it was a Sonic song, it sounds so different from anything else I've heard in the franchise. I only found out what it was recently after they just added the jukebox to the game. All that being said... goddamn it's a beautiful track.
A once powerful bird race now fallen in water and forgotten...
Perfect for Hill Top Zone in Sonic Speed Simulator
Sounds a bit like "Youre My Hero". I like leitmotifs like this
to be fair, a lot of the stage music had bits and pieces of You're My Hero if you listen close enough, which I reaaaaaaaaally dig mind you!!
Sooo relaxing.😌
the song can be a replacement of "To be Continued" cause 0:04
the scream
These are some very chill nice beats here... I love it!
I hate to say it, but I’m here from the Roblox game. Truth be told though, I’m really discovering how awesome the 3D Blast soundtracks are because I tried Speed Sim out.
Weird they picked this for Hill Top Zone of all levels though
@@e.s.4958 I know right? I thought the Runners song fit it much better.
@@TreyTheWilliam I agree!
Hermoso.
Lo tenía para PC
La música estaba en wav, la ponía siempre en mi sharp 5.1
Gracias por compartir este hermoso recuerdo ya que el disco lo perdí hace años.
Sabes cómo dice la gente que no debe uno poner una canción favorita como despertador, porque eventualmente el tener que despertar te amarga la canción? Esta la tuve años y nunca se sintió amarga. Mis respetos al compositor. No se como le hizo.
Realmente se la rifaron al crear este ost, está canción tiene pinta de un poco de Sonic CD
For some reason, this one's before act 1 in the disc.
Which might mean that this was Act 1's theme and the final Act 1 was Act 2's theme.
SpringVincent12 V interesting
Believe it depends on the version you play.
It is weird how it’s like that. The Sega Genesis version of Volcano Valley’s music is flipped in the sound test (act 2’s music is in place of act 1 and vice versa) but in the actual game, it’s played in the correct order.
@@johnathonturner2279 maybe different regions had it in the correct order. In the UK it’s Act 2 -> Act 1 on the CD.
Honestly, this is just so good. This is one of my favorite song in the Saturn OST, which I love.
ITS THE MAN HIMSELF!
Beautifully transitioned.
If Heaven has background music, it will probably sound like this. 🎶
The OST plus the bonus stages is what really gives the Saturn version the edge over the Genesis version
Chill Lo-fi Hip-Hop Beats For Spindashing and Bustin' Badniks
I found it a bit late here, but anyways :
1:01 You're My Hero leitmotif.
The beat at 4AM: *this*
Listening to it at 4PM: the MegaDrive/Genesis version
Rusty Ruins Act 1 & 2 (Saturn) are the best themes in this great soundtrack.
This ost is perfectly fit when its on tidal tempest good future
Sonic adventure remixed and re-used green grove zone act 1 and puppet panic zone act 1 but i don't what was they think of when they didn't bring this masterpiece
Those were the Mega Drive/Genesis versions. That version of Sonic 3D and Adventure were both composed by Jun Senoue, the Saturn version was by Richard Jacques.
God it's so beautiful.
Sounds like lofi in some parts.
90s sonic was so cool
@@NynyLemon123 he sure was
Mallsoft even
I don't remember much about this game, but I remember the music.
Only reason why I heard of this soundtrack in the 1st place was because of Classic Sonic Simulator. I don't regret listening to this OST one bit.
*I love this track. It's so chill*
1:35 Best part
First half I'm vibing. Second half my heads banging like its about to fall off.
1:38-2:17 imagino um lindo por do sol na praia com essa parte da música
Trancey new age trip hop, good stuff.
I prefer the Genesis version, but this one is still quite nice
Anyone here because of Sonic Speed Simulator?
Gotta love how you can actually hear the main theme's motif in this song, and it does have heavy Sonic CD good future vibes to it
Great one for when your high
the groove of gods
These act 2 versions always sound better.
Dang son.
Pure moods.
Why do I imagine this being mashed with Eric B and Rakim's "I Know You Got Soul" in perfect timing?
I have to thank Game Apologist for getting me here to this beautiful track.
@@thischannelhasbeenabandoned420 Hoho, yeah.
pretty cool how lagoon city act 2 in sonic superstars has the same aesthetic as this song
I feel like this song was ahead of its time.
playing at .8x speed for even more of a mellow vibe
Play it at 1.25 and get funky
Music for Hill Top from Sonic Speed Simulator
Being so attatched to the Genesis version of this soundtrack i say wholeheartedly this is pretty amazing a whole different mood a whole different world. Real smooth.
so this is the music a lot of youtubers used in their videos!
this is amazing
Yes I finally found it
Act 1 is more of a fall or winter type, while act 2 is more of a summer or spring
Spinning in the rain.
Still mad they changed the other song for Hilltop Zone to this in Sonic Speed Simulator
This sounds better
What was the other song
@@preston_gaming6203 Song for sky stage from sonic runners
Me too! Sonic Runners OST was better to Hilltop.
@@BerkY1991 Fits for Hilltop
I love how the bit rate for the drums is lowered, giving it kind of a wet splashy noise.
This is my favourite sonic track of all time and im not ashamed to say it.Sure theres other good tracks like the vocal boss tracks and others but im sorry,none of them top this.
Nice finally Found it, this song is so beautiful.
I prefer Genesis Act 1 but this beats Genesis Act 2 by far.
Relaxing For Sonic 3d Blast Act 2
Act 1: 90s smooth jazz smooth beat coffee shop/(Barnes and Noble/Borders) music
Act 2: 90s hip-hop beat/new age coffee shop/(Barnes and Noble/Borders) music
"OMG HILL TOP FROM SONIC SPEED SIM" 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
no one said that but ok
heard this track years and years ago in a fan-game I think. Been looking for it for ages! Didn't think for one second it'd be from this version of 3D Blast. Still, I'm glad to have found it again.
Which fan game was it? There are two that come into mind but i forgot the titles. I think act 1 was in a fan game with a weird art style. This music i think was in one that was supposed to be in a spherical level format. I wish i knew the titles.
@@joech1992 I really wish I knew. I thought it was from one of the "Sonic Godspeed" games, but I could not find it.
Long shot, but if you ever do remember or find out, please let me know!
I heard this from an old sonic fan game called Sonic GDK and the name of the stage is called Forgotten Ruin Zone
@@mrsupersonic1671 hm, that does ring a bell! I'll have to look and see if it can still be found around the web. Cheers!
@@lukoscreyden alright, good luck!
This is really nice better than act 1
Yeah, I agree!
Hill Top Zone
If you know, you know.
I feel so at peace with both these Rusty Ruin tracks. Now if only the actual level reflected that...
Sonic speed simulator: HILL TOP
Beautiful ❤
Act 1 and Act 2 on this playlist are mixed up.
EDIT: Just saw someone in the comments say that the PAL versions have the tunes swapped. Didn't know that, interesting.
Rusty ruins good future
Sorta reminds me of Banshee Boardwalk from Mario Kart 64.
Wha-
Great tune! I do love a lot about Saturn OST!
Megadrive is just too perfect though
I prefer the Second Act theme right over the First Act. The First Act sounds slow to me. Plus I like both Acts from the Genesis version.