Sonic R (Sep 10, 1997 prototype) - Walkthrough

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  • Опубліковано 30 тра 2019
  • The Sonic R prototype is an early demo version of Sonic R, dated 10th Sept. 1997 (the final release date was 18th Nov. 1997). It was released by drx during the February 23rd, 2008 proto release. The demo features three levels - Resort Island, Radical City and Reactive Factory - which are selected via a simple menu system. There are five playable characters - Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy, as well as Dr. Eggman who is selectable from the start. There is also a two-player versus mode and time attack.
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  • @knuclear200x
    @knuclear200x 5 років тому +126

    11:54 knuckles expresses his taste in good music

  • @wulffriththewolf3413
    @wulffriththewolf3413 5 років тому +189

    Knuckles just stops & dances at 11:54

  • @markriskerville1261
    @markriskerville1261 5 років тому +305

    It's Friday and Knuckles knows it 11:54

  • @NeoShot
    @NeoShot 5 років тому +229

    The prototype artwork cover looks way better than the final version.

    • @BLOODY__FATALITY
      @BLOODY__FATALITY 5 років тому +38

      It appears as extra artwork in the credits with metal sonic included in the final release I believe.

    • @spicybreadproductions1972
      @spicybreadproductions1972 4 роки тому +3

      Everyone agrees.

    • @eeeeeeee4525
      @eeeeeeee4525 3 роки тому +1

      And there models sonic textures looks better

    • @IvanFranco120
      @IvanFranco120 2 роки тому

      @@spicybreadproductions1972 Yeah, i whish someone made an ROM hack for restoring back the old tilte screen theme...😅

    • @Enriquito445
      @Enriquito445 Рік тому

      @@BLOODY__FATALITY he’s in there already

  • @RavenWitchShade
    @RavenWitchShade 5 років тому +49

    God, Knuckles' dancing being slightly on-sync caught me off guard XD

  • @ToastyMann
    @ToastyMann 5 років тому +138

    I find it ironic that the prototype has a better title screen than the final game.

    • @VelvetCondoms
      @VelvetCondoms 5 років тому +4

      The original titlescreen is in the credits sequence of the final game.

    • @ToastyMann
      @ToastyMann 5 років тому +4

      @@VelvetCondoms I know that, but why couldn't it be the final title screen? It looks so good!

    • @VelvetCondoms
      @VelvetCondoms 5 років тому +7

      @@ToastyMann According to the lead developer, it was because Sega wanted it changed, because Metal Sonic's inclusion was a spoiler to one of the unlockables.

    • @CyberFunk626
      @CyberFunk626 5 років тому +1

      Nate Watson Couldn’t the just removed Metal Sonic from the Artwork?

    • @SMPandanic
      @SMPandanic 4 роки тому +1

      @@VelvetCondoms .. he is barely visible.. and literally everyone would press A as soon as they hear the music... I think

  • @GottaBeFrank
    @GottaBeFrank 5 років тому +28

    Wow... I'm so glad the medals were dropped from 9 to 5. Those hiding spots are a bit much.

  • @kinqxqbz
    @kinqxqbz 5 років тому +116

    I still wish up to this day that they remake this game...

    • @luciebureau6815
      @luciebureau6815 5 років тому +13

      Blue Blitz I strongly agree.

    • @Lost_idiot223
      @Lost_idiot223 5 років тому +11

      Instead we keep getting sonic drift remakes

    • @kinqxqbz
      @kinqxqbz 5 років тому +9

      @@Lost_idiot223 Welcome to Team Sonic Racing

    • @Lost_idiot223
      @Lost_idiot223 5 років тому +2

      @@kinqxqbz Thx?

    • @lynk172
      @lynk172 5 років тому +1

      REMOVE TAILS DOLL AT ALL FREAKING COST!!!

  • @Damianito2003
    @Damianito2003 5 років тому +77

    4:16 Tails' tails are silent.
    Good.

    • @callumsparrow4379
      @callumsparrow4379 5 років тому +20

      Damian Stachowski
      How can you not love the constant sound of propeller farts when Tails moves?

    • @funnypeashootercreature
      @funnypeashootercreature 5 років тому

      just like its supposed to be

    • @dltking25
      @dltking25 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/8PiS-CgdLRQ/v-deo.html

    • @nicholaswildethethird
      @nicholaswildethethird 5 років тому +5

      *FLAPFLAPFLAPFLAPFLAPFLAPFLAPFLAPFLAP*

    • @arbi9506
      @arbi9506 5 років тому

      Someone mod this into the normal game. PLEASE.

  • @marx4538
    @marx4538 5 років тому +29

    The models look much better.

  • @FrijolesyQueso
    @FrijolesyQueso 5 років тому +39

    *I swear I thought knuckles was gonna start default dancing*

  • @Goat0423
    @Goat0423 5 років тому +27

    To think only this much of the game was finished in September, and then somehow they finished it all by November is nuts to me, that’s kinda crazy.

  • @fruitlion8
    @fruitlion8 5 років тому +98

    It might just be me, but it looks slightly easier to control Sonic in this prototype.

    • @_PuppetMaster86
      @_PuppetMaster86 5 років тому +1

      ItsASquid That’s sad.

    • @ironmaster6496
      @ironmaster6496 5 років тому

      @@dewtifer So am i, i managed to unlock all the characters on my first try

  • @jeiku5041
    @jeiku5041 5 років тому +95

    Whoa, Reactive Factory is totally unfinished.

    • @HezJP
      @HezJP 5 років тому +19

      Jeiku Furame yeah they've yet to fully work it out

    • @slappingvegans7940
      @slappingvegans7940 5 років тому +8

      They should talk about it... Maybe even Make it happen

    • @SpyroGuy
      @SpyroGuy 5 років тому +4

      Eventually they've made it real tho. Because they had to.

    • @jamieisanidiot
      @jamieisanidiot 3 роки тому +1

      I mean, the entire game on release did look unfinished.

  • @paulcastillo1880
    @paulcastillo1880 5 років тому +17

    *_CAN YOU FEEL THE SUNSHINE?_*

  • @eastbeast1379
    @eastbeast1379 5 років тому +13

    Aww man, that title screen looks awesome! I wish the final version had that. I also enjoy playing Sonic R as a guilty pleasure on Sonic Gems Collection

  • @callumsparrow4379
    @callumsparrow4379 5 років тому +53

    0:38 - Wait... *Dr. Eggman*? Weird how they chose his Japanese name for the Beta Build, especially since it was developed in the UK and for Western audiences in mind.

    • @ibhaenggi
      @ibhaenggi 5 років тому +4

      Dr Eggman is what people call him in the Modern days

    • @callumsparrow4379
      @callumsparrow4379 5 років тому +15

      The Wonderful Life of Ian
      I know that, but Sonic R was released in 1997, back when he went by Ivo Robotnik in PAL and NTSC.

    • @mann-nova9392
      @mann-nova9392 5 років тому +10

      Maybe Sega asked them to call him that at first

    • @fireflygaming8764
      @fireflygaming8764 4 роки тому +2

      Well this was the last game of the Classic Era maybe they wanted to supplement people's head with his name before the formal rename in the next game.

  • @andresbravo2003
    @andresbravo2003 5 років тому +39

    A bit of A better prototype game! 😇💎👍🏻

  • @zoemare1014
    @zoemare1014 5 років тому +11

    Precise movements and turns! Nani!?

    • @e102gamma
      @e102gamma 5 років тому +7

      You can drift left by pressing the left trigger and same thing for right if you press the right trigger

  • @Medachod
    @Medachod 5 років тому +5

    Someone has to hurry up and find that Sonic X-Treme prototype from the gameplay videos.

  • @ivboy3300
    @ivboy3300 5 років тому +110

    Ok, actual question: why 9 tokens?

    • @chaocobojun2098
      @chaocobojun2098 5 років тому +1

      BlueYoshi Master more is better

    • @blackdot105
      @blackdot105 5 років тому +11

      @@chaocobojun2098 Not in this case

    • @chaocobojun2098
      @chaocobojun2098 5 років тому +3

      BlackDot You actually want less things to collect? Sonic R was already lacking in content and you want less? No. More is better.

    • @blackdot105
      @blackdot105 5 років тому +28

      @@chaocobojun2098 When the game has a set amount of laps, where you must collect 9 coin and get between 1st and 3rd place with god awful controls, I'd rather have less to collect. Instead of just stuffing more collectables into the levels, they should of just added more levels.

    • @blackdot105
      @blackdot105 5 років тому +18

      @@chaocobojun2098 Also, adding 4 more coins to a level isn't any sort of worth while content.

  • @YoMamaBih
    @YoMamaBih 5 років тому +10

    Am I the only person amazed that he controlled the character so good?

    • @aortaplatinum
      @aortaplatinum 5 років тому +1

      He's likely using the 3D control pad, and besides, most people don't know that you can use the R and L buttons to corner easier.

  • @AkihiroDigital
    @AkihiroDigital 5 років тому +9

    September 10th, 1997? That was the day I was born :D

  • @bigwingedkuriboh
    @bigwingedkuriboh 4 роки тому +1

    This is one of my favorite videos on UA-cam. Thank you so much for showing it.

  • @megasonic2156
    @megasonic2156 5 років тому +6

    Tails doesn't have his farting when he flies or runs

  • @strohhutxP
    @strohhutxP 5 років тому +2

    Sonic's stuck in second gear almost the entire game. It's like they said to him to fucking cool it or they won't participate.

  • @aaronhackett6626
    @aaronhackett6626 5 років тому +1

    Your outro just being knuckles dancing to the song is a godly decision

  • @JaredtheRabbit
    @JaredtheRabbit 5 років тому +7

    3:44
    We're just SOUP-

  • @aortaplatinum
    @aortaplatinum 5 років тому +4

    I'm only just now realizing how damn impressive this is for Saturn

  • @yoshibull
    @yoshibull 5 років тому

    *The first ever video-game related thing to come out on my birthday, I love it.*

  • @marklowery863
    @marklowery863 5 років тому +2

    The handling seems even smoother and sonic’s jump seems even higher than the final game

  • @UltimateTS64
    @UltimateTS64 5 років тому +1

    That Sega Saturn startup creeps me out for some reason

  • @Raytracer-gj8kx
    @Raytracer-gj8kx 5 років тому +8

    Yay I love Sonic R

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 5 років тому +2

      Raysidharta 2005 Same. The PC port was my first Sonic game.

    • @Raytracer-gj8kx
      @Raytracer-gj8kx 5 років тому +2

      @@lionocyborg6030 good to hear

  • @krub1124
    @krub1124 2 місяці тому

    its weird having completely memorized the zones and seeing these proto zones

  • @ryanboyle4435
    @ryanboyle4435 4 роки тому

    Ahhh, Island and City. My favourite Sonic R levels.

  • @cameronknapp7315
    @cameronknapp7315 5 років тому

    It’s about time someone made a let’s play.

  • @naught_.
    @naught_. 5 років тому +1

    Wow, this footage is exactly 4 years older than me!

  • @aa69420
    @aa69420 5 років тому +20

    In my opinion, prototype is better.
    The camera is aleast focused on the characters you're playing as.

  • @countessgardevoir2425
    @countessgardevoir2425 5 років тому +2

    This looks and plays better than the final game

  • @harrish.r430
    @harrish.r430 5 років тому +2

    First very interesting prototype!

  • @PrimevalDemon
    @PrimevalDemon 11 місяців тому

    This game has so much charm

  • @CarlosVirgilioAltOficial
    @CarlosVirgilioAltOficial 2 роки тому +1

    Sonic R (3.50.2047) (Sep 10, 1997 prototype) (Prototype Beta 1).

  • @marioandsonicplush6456
    @marioandsonicplush6456 4 роки тому +1

    This is the only time Classic Sonic has Grey soles on his sneakers.

  • @ObsoIeteQuality
    @ObsoIeteQuality 5 років тому +9

    Wait... Knuckles has an actual victory animation?

  • @mann-nova9392
    @mann-nova9392 5 років тому +1

    3:33 “We’re just soup”

  • @spicybreadproductions1972
    @spicybreadproductions1972 4 роки тому

    Everyone was waiting for this moment.

  • @slappingvegans7940
    @slappingvegans7940 5 років тому

    RAZOR makes awesome Dune Hacks

  • @SoullessCD
    @SoullessCD 5 років тому +1

    To think we could've had an open world classic game

  • @lasagna_lxiv
    @lasagna_lxiv 5 років тому +1

    The prototype looks like it controls better than the final release

  • @nurifu_nightly
    @nurifu_nightly 5 років тому +2

    This is somehow better

  • @True_Darkness
    @True_Darkness 5 років тому +5

    if you cant play as metal, then why he appears on the title screen?

  • @DGDN09
    @DGDN09 4 роки тому +3

    Is it possible to mod Sonic R and turn it into a platformer?

  • @user-ps4cn4gi9e
    @user-ps4cn4gi9e 5 років тому +6

    Prototype 0.1 is kinda strange

  • @sonicroachdoggjrraven3263
    @sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 5 років тому +2

    I would love a remake of Sonic R with the classic characters.

  • @nintendorakyamato1859
    @nintendorakyamato1859 5 років тому +1

    Nice prototype

  • @dendyportalsplaythroughs7711
    @dendyportalsplaythroughs7711 2 роки тому +1

    2021?! Who's watch Old Video?!

  • @karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486
    @karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486 5 років тому +2

    And everybody gettin super youtube recommended

  • @Lymington214
    @Lymington214 5 років тому

    Never knew until now that Traveler's Tales developed this game...

  • @jeiku5041
    @jeiku5041 5 років тому +1

    I can hear differences in some of the music. I think Super Sonic Racing has a deeper singing voice.

  • @pizapocket477
    @pizapocket477 5 років тому

    No one be thinkin' about that lemon in the city. Its life must be rough.

  • @raymanfreak7739
    @raymanfreak7739 5 років тому +1

    Uhh, guys? Does anyone notice that Tails' model from this prototype oddly looks much similar of the Tails Doll? Maybe that's where they got the idea. Either way, creepy. XD

    • @ricthething
      @ricthething 3 роки тому

      for worst thanks for saturn models mod for pc version
      makes looks like the prototype (except sonic :c)

  • @PrimevalDemon
    @PrimevalDemon 11 місяців тому

    The ending was sweet

  • @rixxortiz8744
    @rixxortiz8744 5 років тому

    living in the city you know you have to survive, you got to keep that dream alive(8) damn some deep words there haha never understood it as a child since i speak spanish, always loved that song tho

  • @TeamBabylon-dp2xf
    @TeamBabylon-dp2xf 5 років тому +1

    Can you feel the Sunshine?

  • @user-ch4mg8he8z
    @user-ch4mg8he8z 3 місяці тому

    and they also ask why I believe in the curse of this game, because even in the songs of this game they sing about survival

  • @longye9747
    @longye9747 5 років тому +1

    Isn’t it weird that the prototype actually looks better then then the finished game?

  • @acepilotsmall9429
    @acepilotsmall9429 5 років тому

    The title screen is much better in prototype

  • @MedkidaShorts
    @MedkidaShorts 2 місяці тому

    This prorotype better then the final

  • @blastedquinn56
    @blastedquinn56 5 років тому +1

    0:59 I heard that song on Sora amv

  • @casyleer144
    @casyleer144 5 років тому

    Ya, I had this game, I miss it, Although it's funny cause sonic on foot should be able to fly past everyone....

  • @Werten25
    @Werten25 5 років тому

    Interesting!

  • @IsaiahMeach
    @IsaiahMeach 5 років тому +1

    Well, at least most of the HUD, isn’t 3d exaggerated.

  • @MarioWithTheCrowbar
    @MarioWithTheCrowbar 15 днів тому

    9 gold medals? I don't know if I should be sad or glad about reducing the coin count to 5

  • @eddyjr5652
    @eddyjr5652 Рік тому

    Sonic has modern shoes!

  • @cherrycreamsoda4253
    @cherrycreamsoda4253 5 років тому

    Why does this look better than the official one

  • @LoganOnTheRun20
    @LoganOnTheRun20 5 років тому

    Tbh there's alot of stuff I prefer in this

  • @gg72yt
    @gg72yt 4 роки тому

    I like sonic’s shoes they’re like nike shoes and tails’s cgi model in sonic xtreme has his shoes but they have the white thing like sonic in the bottom

  • @saeki_san
    @saeki_san Рік тому

    Wonder how i can find this masterpiece...
    I really wanna play the 2004 version after trying the tails doll myth

  • @BLOODY__FATALITY
    @BLOODY__FATALITY 5 років тому +1

    Is it just me or does the turning seem a lot more fluid in this prototype?

  • @damienchance2622
    @damienchance2622 4 роки тому

    I wish they could use this song on Sonic Mania

  • @heyitsanotherben
    @heyitsanotherben 5 років тому

    How does it control? I ask this because the gameplay looks better than what I typically see of this game, so either you guys are just pro sonic r players or it controls better than the final game. I’ve never actually played the final game so I could be wrong.

    • @RazorZenon
      @RazorZenon  5 років тому +1

      The controls are actually much worse

  • @phenethylamine91
    @phenethylamine91 5 років тому

    8:58 the bad guys pass me by

  • @flamefox8317
    @flamefox8317 5 років тому

    The title screen on the prototype is better

  • @gg72yt
    @gg72yt 4 роки тому

    Imagine grabbing... sonic adventure prototype that has classic sonic.... or grabbing Sonic xtreme

  • @_zetaco1744
    @_zetaco1744 5 років тому +5

    Wow 😮 Amazing!!
    This is prototype!? so good character , Corse and bgm!! I think [this is prototype. bgm is no vocal...] but this game is on vocal !! SEGA is god!?

  • @vappyenjoyer24
    @vappyenjoyer24 5 років тому

    0:00 song: Illuminati?, illuminati
    I: wut

  • @Loowa123
    @Loowa123 2 роки тому

    Th.This Seems Better Th.Then The Original!

  • @kurizukiryu1222
    @kurizukiryu1222 5 років тому

    0:58 No...that song again!!

  • @portervfx8798
    @portervfx8798 5 років тому

    >the linear path
    OP: *YEET*

  • @TheZombersLMAO
    @TheZombersLMAO 4 роки тому

    That render distance tho

    • @IvanFranco120
      @IvanFranco120 2 роки тому

      That's the Sega Saturn limitations...

  • @ShionCh
    @ShionCh 5 років тому +1

    Fortnite Dances
    & Knuckles 11:54

  • @mober7430
    @mober7430 14 днів тому

    How did they make the game so much better in one month?

  • @luciebureau6815
    @luciebureau6815 5 років тому +8

    It was before Tails Doll put his curse on it...
    Seriously, they shouldn’t have put those footsteps sounds in the final work(or less irritating).
    I never played Sonic R but i really would like a Sonic racing game like it.

    • @oh2446
      @oh2446 5 років тому +1

      At least there's rivals on psp.

    • @luciebureau6815
      @luciebureau6815 5 років тому +1

      O H i completely forgot about that. Now i remember playing this once. It was nice but nothing more.

    • @oh2446
      @oh2446 5 років тому +1

      @@luciebureau6815 Besides, kart racers are way easier to make and people eat them up.

    • @luciebureau6815
      @luciebureau6815 5 років тому

      O H i’m among these people😊.

    • @oh2446
      @oh2446 5 років тому +1

      @@luciebureau6815 I feel the market is oversaturated with them, and with Sonic you could do so much more.

  • @CyberFunk626
    @CyberFunk626 5 років тому

    The Sonic model looks better in the prototype

  • @abandonedaccount4819
    @abandonedaccount4819 5 років тому

    I hope you make all stages and unlockables in the beta

  • @koolaidflavas8701
    @koolaidflavas8701 5 років тому

    Sonic legs dont even go in a circle

  • @Bwa
    @Bwa 5 років тому +2

    I wish for an Xbox Port

  • @FOOD2o
    @FOOD2o 5 років тому

    A prototype of a prototype.

  • @7DeeNine
    @7DeeNine 5 років тому

    My birthday is on September 10th Wow

  • @SN_guest
    @SN_guest 2 роки тому

    you need to collect 9 SONIC TOKENS!?