Sonic CD HD on left / Sonic CD on Right (Except Special Stage @ 5:35) Sonic CD Sega CD Version / Sonic CD HD Version Comparison Note: Music is added and not played from video footage
Not really. It's likely that the HD intro was fully animated before the game was even done. They just probably had to pick and choose which scenes they could port down to the Sega CD. All they had to do was remove several scenes and gradually slow the clip's frame rate until it more or less matched the length of the song.
Yes Toei Animation also does the Anime One Piece which the Art Style is used a lot more in than Dragon Ball when you think about it! Toei Animation is the biggest Corporation in Japan 🇯🇵
The smooth FULL scaling of the bonus stage on the new version is what it SHOULD have looked like on the Mega-CD. They screwed up and rushed that part of the game and did not use the hardware fully. The game should have been full of cool scaling and rotational effects but sadly, as with anything not made by CORE, the incredibly powerful ASCI chip was ignored as always. Nobody knew back then just how much better the M-CDs sprite handling chip was in comparison to the SFC's Mode 7. Mode 7 could manipulate only one background or one sprite at a time. The M-CD had full, arcade quality scaling and rotation of all sprites as seen in CORE's games and Batman Returns for instance.
funny you mentioned that, when the OVA was made back in '96, it was intended to be a 2-part pilot episode for a Sonic anime, unfortunately as you could probably tell nowadays, the idea fell through so when they got around to dubbing and localizing the OVA for western audiences in 1999, they took the two parts of the OVA, combined it into 1 episode and called it the Sonic the Hedgehog movie
10, 10, here we go again! 9, 9, don't fall behind! 8, 8, say don't be late! 7, 7, make it heaven! 6, 5, stay alive! 4, 3 that's you and me! 2, 1! We're gonna have fun, say, Blast Off! Hey, Excalibur, Just drop that bar! whaddya mean? Gimme cake! Four horns, 5 doors, check out eggs, forever alone, leather legs, adjust that body, whaddya can't say, jackass! Vroom vroom cosmic zoom, never play SONIC BOOM! Toot toot sonic warrior, toot toot sonic warrior, you hamanyahyoogatuh flower to save the lamb! Take a look at the champ! Wiggle wiggle we got the balls, I don't know what you do! Toot toot sonic warrior, toot toot sonic warrior, the power is in your mind to save the melon to conquer TIIIIEEEEIIIIEEEEEIIYYYYY!!!! Toot toot sonic warrior the essence of time. Toot toot sonic warrior, greater in your mind! Nothing can survive, the wind you stay alive cause if you try, you can do anything! Toot toot sonic warrior always takes a chance! Toot toot sonic warrior, everything you can! Nothing can survive,the word you stay alive cause if you try, you can do anything!!! Thank you for taking ur time to read this!
Those lyrics are under license and copyright restrictions. Similar to the Mario Bros cartoons, where the company removes the license songs and replaced them with instrumental songs because of copyright restrictions, so they can avoid getting sued by copyright infringement. It's called Company Protection, dude.
Technically there is actually 4 versions. Original mega CD/sega CD version Windows 95 version Sonic Gems collection version (which is based on the Windows 95 version with a few changes) And the 2011 versions. As for soundtracks For Windows 95 version all regions have the US soundtrack For sonic gems collection only the japanese version has JP/EU soundtrack, the europe version has US soundtrack 2011 versions have both soundtracks.
Five, if you include the Dino Library versions, not the Win 95 DirectX versions. :P *note: Had Dino copy, had to use a patch on Cult to play it after a certain point. Play it exclusively on my 360/One now.*
HD version had: - Both Us/Jp Soundtrack - Tails as Playable character, with his ability and all - HD and Nostalgic filter (YES, its called Nostalgic, recommended for old timers and purist) - You Can Do Anything, Cosmic Eternity and Sonic Boom - The unlockables Yet, people complain........ No wonder why the Sonic fanbase is so (in)famous in the internet
I am talking about Japanese Opening not American. In 2009 Casey Rankin the lyrics writer died and Sega couldn't get rights to use them so they had to put instrumental version and Masafumi Ogata the composer of song allowed them to
Supposedly two different composers made a soundtrack for the game not knowing that the other was working on it. So to not waste a perfectly good soundtrack they stuck it on the US release.
Umm... i recently got Sonic CD for the Mega CD and i can say that it if you play the game through RGB looks million times better then both shown in the video.
It is painfully obvious that this was composite video captured. It's not a side by side thing either - you can tell by the numbers in the top left being all fuzzy. RGB Scart looks much better
It's a misconception that mp3 is inferior to CD. It depends on the birate of mp3. At 128 it's noticable only if you have incredibly sophisticated mp3 equipment. At 192 it is technically inferior but the human ear is not capable of distinguishing the difference.
The Mega/Sega CD version is the only version that is downloadable for free since Mega/Sega CD games are more outdated. You'll have to purchase consoles, such as PS3 or Xbox 360, in order to download the new version, which is only available to pay in console shops.
I never noticed this before, but all of the foreground parallax is background parallax. I.E.the glowing quartz crystals are not in the foreground on the HD remake. I wonder why that is?
HD version looks like a more cleaner look. that being said the Sega CD was pretty good for a 16 bit console. i mean they even included video, even if it was a rectangle.
It was more or less the fact that they don't own the song, and you really can't sell a game for 5 bucks if you spent money to try and put the song back in.
I had original CD release on PC for some time but I bought game on steam again to support sales since game is really good, and to be able to do Let's Play on UA-cam since neither FRAPS or DXtory don't want to record original CD release on PC. If you are not a Let's Player, then It's really not needed to buy Steam version. The Original CD release on PC pretty much had all that is needed. And with custom editing you could replace soundtrack if you preffered japanese. Overall I like both OST
I'm glad to go back to the past with the older sonic games.. but being spoiled by generations, I'd like to see most of the older sonic levels, redone with the 3d affects, much like how they did green hill and the chemical plant level from sonic 2. I'd pay for DLC. I'd love to see levels from sonic cd, s.t.h & k.t.e, etc. That'd be my dream come true.. and then they should make a 3rd addition to the Sonic Adventure series... I'd be happy.
as a kid I always wanted CD but never knew what system it was on at that time I owned Sonic Mega Collection on the GameCube which had a bunch of extras and I saw the Sonic Boom cutscene and it looked amazing it was many years later that I found it on the app store
I notice this doesn't take into account that the US version of Sonic CD had a shortened intro video due to Sonic Boom not being quite as long as the original Japanese song (and this song is stretched slightly for the PC ports, which messes up the synching with the scenes a bit). Dead giveaway is that the Sega CD version doesn't have the rainbows that show up early on.
+Jordan Scott Not exactly. I have Sonic CD on my PS3 and since I have a good ear, I can tell that the makers of the 2011 port used the full version of Sonic Boom Opening, but cut off after the first chorus, which explains why there's a seconds delay.
filipeflower And I have both the actual Sega CD version (as opposed to the later PC and console ports) as well as one of the Win9x PC ports (which has the opening based on the non-US video version).
Yet again, I feel olllllld. *chuckle* I was around when it came out. I've got a full Genesis II rig, with the CD II, 32X, and a Game Genie. Don't have the Masterbase convertor, sadly. Too bad the thing uses so many wall-warts, or I'd leave it set up.
it doesn't suck. the japanese songs with singing are basically unlistenable. i don't think either soundtrack is the best. some songs on the US suit the levels better and some tracks from the Japanese soundtrack sound better. it all comes down to personal preference. both soundtracks have strong and weak points.
if I was in Sega I would make the mania collection which is sonic+beta,sonic 2+beta, sonic 3 and knuckles+ the two betas, sonic cd+ beta, and sonic mania... +beta
Well... They did made sonic CD to steam as remake and they did put that intro from classic version but it did got one bonus from mobile version! If you buy sonic CD or already have it you get a metal sonic costume for spiral Knights! It's just promo cuz sega published spiral Knights but been developed by three rings witch are now called grey haven cuz they don't want sega put too much promotions and nearly no updates for spiral Knights
Mega/Sega CD had few games that were worth Sonic CD wasn worth, IT WAS MANDATORY :D Also,I normally approve emulation, because this game was hard to get nowadays, but since its now avaible for the next gen cosoles and PC, well.......... you get the idea
So impressive how they managed to match up the two intros despite a HUUUGE gap throughout.
Not really.
It's likely that the HD intro was fully animated before the game was even done. They just probably had to pick and choose which scenes they could port down to the Sega CD.
All they had to do was remove several scenes and gradually slow the clip's frame rate until it more or less matched the length of the song.
I'm clearly very stupid
no you're not. not everyone knows that, so it's ok
@@stormycd392 also the Sega CD intro has his own scenes
Like the take of the Eggman rock
hi
The intro was made by Toei Animation, the animators for DBZ. Fun fact.
=O
Kinda thought so, what gave it away for me was the way the rocks crumbled, since DBZ had a LOT of rocks crumbling.
Omg I luuuuuvvvv dbz so much thx for telling us :3
Yes Toei Animation also does the Anime One Piece which the Art Style is used a lot more in than Dragon Ball when you think about it! Toei Animation is the biggest Corporation in Japan 🇯🇵
Old School Toei was my childhood.
God I miss those days
The smooth FULL scaling of the bonus stage on the new version is what it SHOULD have looked like on the Mega-CD. They screwed up and rushed that part of the game and did not use the hardware fully. The game should have been full of cool scaling and rotational effects but sadly, as with anything not made by CORE, the incredibly powerful ASCI chip was ignored as always. Nobody knew back then just how much better the M-CDs sprite handling chip was in comparison to the SFC's Mode 7. Mode 7 could manipulate only one background or one sprite at a time. The M-CD had full, arcade quality scaling and rotation of all sprites as seen in CORE's games and Batman Returns for instance.
yeah, but you don't need to buy another hardware to use this recurse on snes, you make a bad comparison in my opinion.
It's comparing abilities in comparison to each other. That's a bad comparison, it's fact.
+A Shaw At least they done it better than the rest of the Sega CD games.
The HD version absolutely messed up the special stages.
+Jordan Scott how?
Sonic CD HD seems slightly faster than the Mega CD version.
Defta Adrian Maybe he is playing the PAL version of Sonic CD, which had slightly slower gameplay, while he's recording the Xbox 360/PS3 in PAL60 mode
Or... maybe it's that the Mega CD version was actually slower... because it was. (called hardware limitations)
@@Unethical.Dodgson you were a disappointment in dominion
@@ratansu9081 :(
WHY DON'T THEY MAKE MORE SONIC ANIME!!!!!!!! LIKE THE MOVIE WITH METAL SONIC!!!
they did 15 years ago
joyboy232 More.
I said more.
***** Watch out, for Sonic X!
+LolcatPlays Ehh Sonic X.... It was okay, but not as epic as the OVA.
I agree we should have a TV show with the OVA style.
funny you mentioned that, when the OVA was made back in '96, it was intended to be a 2-part pilot episode for a Sonic anime, unfortunately as you could probably tell nowadays, the idea fell through so when they got around to dubbing and localizing the OVA for western audiences in 1999, they took the two parts of the OVA, combined it into 1 episode and called it the Sonic the Hedgehog movie
10, 10, here we go again! 9, 9, don't fall behind! 8, 8, say don't be late! 7, 7, make it heaven! 6, 5, stay alive! 4, 3 that's you and me! 2, 1! We're gonna have fun, say, Blast Off! Hey, Excalibur, Just drop that bar! whaddya mean? Gimme cake! Four horns, 5 doors, check out eggs, forever alone, leather legs, adjust that body, whaddya can't say, jackass! Vroom vroom cosmic zoom, never play SONIC BOOM! Toot toot sonic warrior, toot toot sonic warrior, you hamanyahyoogatuh flower to save the lamb! Take a look at the champ! Wiggle wiggle we got the balls, I don't know what you do! Toot toot sonic warrior, toot toot sonic warrior, the power is in your mind to save the melon to conquer TIIIIEEEEIIIIEEEEEIIYYYYY!!!! Toot toot sonic warrior the essence of time. Toot toot sonic warrior, greater in your mind! Nothing can survive, the wind you stay alive cause if you try, you can do anything! Toot toot sonic warrior always takes a chance! Toot toot sonic warrior, everything you can! Nothing can survive,the word you stay alive cause if you try, you can do anything!!!
Thank you for taking ur time to read this!
Joe Smith Incorrect...
CherifTV Entertainment since when does everything have to be perfect
Sucks that the HD version wasn't able to have the lyrics to You Can Do Anything and Cosmic Eternity. It's perfect otherwise, though.
Those lyrics are under license and copyright restrictions. Similar to the Mario Bros cartoons, where the company removes the license songs and replaced them with instrumental songs because of copyright restrictions, so they can avoid getting sued by copyright infringement. It's called Company Protection, dude.
Felipe Oñate Carvajal Funny you should mention that. I did exactly that about a week ago.
Awww... Shame, I only have the HD version on my Kindle Fire. I also have it on Sega CD and GameCube, though.
***** Or you could look through the previous comments to see that I've already remedied the problem.
Penguin Gaming™ No. Fuck off.
It made me nostalgic to see this video in 2022 :')
Technically there is actually 4 versions.
Original mega CD/sega CD version
Windows 95 version
Sonic Gems collection version (which is based on the Windows 95 version with a few changes)
And the 2011 versions.
As for soundtracks
For Windows 95 version all regions have the US soundtrack
For sonic gems collection only the japanese version has JP/EU soundtrack, the europe version has US soundtrack
2011 versions have both soundtracks.
Five, if you include the Dino Library versions, not the Win 95 DirectX versions. :P
*note: Had Dino copy, had to use a patch on Cult to play it after a certain point. Play it exclusively on my 360/One now.*
There's also an mobile version of SONIC CD for ANDROID and APPLE IOS.
That's the 2011 version. It was released for PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE, iOS and Android (Sega Forever).
@@ahmadmoemen Don't forget the PS4
@@nathanielenochs1843 These versions are the same as PC and XBOX.
4:10 the crystals are in first layer in the non-hd version.
This video doesnt specify that the Mega CD video he is using is the RF cable. If he used an RGB cable it would look tons better
SonicCrackers
SonicCrackers cool
SonicCrackers It would have looked much better with even the RCA cable, or S Video
Well if you played Steam version of Sonic CD you would know that American opening has lyrics so the only opening I could reffer to is Japanese
I really like the establishing shots of little planet that were cut from the HD version
Licensed by:
SEGA Corporation
Sonic Team
traeyboy529 Ok
Thank you very much for link
VERY nice comparison video! Even the gameplay mostly matched up. Nice job!
Is the HD version of the intro missing a shot of Eggman Mountain?
Yea
Yup. The outro swaps out a second of Amy blinking for what is speculated to be R2.
Cnoc the same. the guy tftf
Where can i get that mod? Please help me
Well hd's obviously better
I don't get this. Is the one on the left the HD one, or the one on the right? And why is the one on the right so blurry? o-o
HD version had:
- Both Us/Jp Soundtrack
- Tails as Playable character, with his ability and all
- HD and Nostalgic filter (YES, its called Nostalgic, recommended for old timers and purist)
- You Can Do Anything, Cosmic Eternity and Sonic Boom
- The unlockables
Yet, people complain........
No wonder why the Sonic fanbase is so (in)famous in the internet
I am talking about Japanese Opening not American. In 2009 Casey Rankin the lyrics writer died and Sega couldn't get rights to use them so they had to put instrumental version and Masafumi Ogata the composer of song allowed them to
Dont be fooled. Sonic CD HD on Steam doesnt have lyrics because person who wrote them died in 2009 so SEGA couldnt get permission to use them
Man,Sonic CD's awesome. ;) so classic. :D
0:26 give a cake
._.
Rumeniack
the scale of UFOs sprites were fixed in the new version, so that'll be easier to judge where they are.
Supposedly two different composers made a soundtrack for the game not knowing that the other was working on it. So to not waste a perfectly good soundtrack they stuck it on the US release.
Umm... i recently got Sonic CD for the Mega CD and i can say that it if you play the game through RGB looks million times better then both shown in the video.
What the hell is with that intro music? Then again I am use to the original NA SEGA cd song.
It is painfully obvious that this was composite video captured. It's not a side by side thing either - you can tell by the numbers in the top left being all fuzzy. RGB Scart looks much better
+マシューセガファン94 The Steam version looks incredible in 1080p, but the game is still shitty as always
yoyoyoshio267 Low quality bait, m8.
***** Sonic CD sucks, that's just a fact, it's like a shitty ROM hack
Its called "Look-A-Like" From the Sonic OVA Movie.
“9 - 9 Don't fall behind!
8 - 8 Say, don't be late!”
Ironic
It's a misconception that mp3 is inferior to CD. It depends on the birate of mp3. At 128 it's noticable only if you have incredibly sophisticated mp3 equipment. At 192 it is technically inferior but the human ear is not capable of distinguishing the difference.
HD has so good of a framerate for opening cutscene that, even with extended animation, it still ends first :3
The Mega/Sega CD version is the only version that is downloadable for free since Mega/Sega CD games are more outdated. You'll have to purchase consoles, such as PS3 or Xbox 360, in order to download the new version, which is only available to pay in console shops.
Felipe Oñate Carvajal 'But I don't have a credit card! :
Felipe Oñate Carvajal 'But I don't have a credit card! :
Wow. Throwback indeed!!! This is the sonic i grew up with and adore!!! I cant wait for Sonic Mania!!
my favourite sonic game. i loved it since day one.
It's amazing how before its time this game was.
4:56 sonic OVA the movie
6:02 On the sunday, reading a comic.
It's the original Japanese intro music "Toot Toot Sonic Warrior." I've always preferred the US soundtrack, but a lot of fans prefer the JP one.
Sonic Boom was my first Sonic song I have ever heard
Is there an extra shot in the one on the right?
The video is from the PC version that restored the animation frames from the pencil test secret.
5:56 “memori”
it feels so wrong hearing the non-japanese ost
at least they didn't play collision chaos (us) that song is a nightmare to listen to.
Not to mention that on Windows 7 I cannot get original CD release to run on fullscreen :( It crashes sadly. Windowed mode works good
I never noticed this before, but all of the foreground parallax is background parallax. I.E.the glowing quartz crystals are not in the foreground on the HD remake. I wonder why that is?
Hey Derf what was that song used at 5:12? I could never figure out what the name of the that song is.
HD version looks like a more cleaner look. that being said the Sega CD was pretty good for a 16 bit console. i mean they even included video, even if it was a rectangle.
I interpreted that as "a Ferrari is better than a Ford"
now i know where the music for sonic&and sega all stars racing transformed comes from
I LOVE those last two verses!!!! They Are Catchy
Both is nearly identical. Both is good to me.
Not only a filter, both US and JP soundtrack, who sounds better than the ones on the Sega CD
Read the description. Remember to read this for ALL videos before asking such silly questions :3
I knowest that the original Sega CD version has a poorer video quality. Which explains why the Gamecube only released the 1996 HD version.
This has convinced me to get Sonic CD HD on Steam. Cheers!
It was more or less the fact that they don't own the song, and you really can't sell a game for 5 bucks if you spent money to try and put the song back in.
is this the Android/iOS version of Sonic CD?😃😃😃
Martell Tha Cool no
Of course it was, you have to purchase it on play store.
I like the original...that stroby background just re-enforces sonic's speed hahha
Sonic CD HD Wins!
CRT televisions also smoothed or blurred pixels, think of that as a generation 1 anti-aliasing
I had original CD release on PC for some time but I bought game on steam again to support sales since game is really good, and to be able to do Let's Play on UA-cam since neither FRAPS or DXtory don't want to record original CD release on PC. If you are not a Let's Player, then It's really not needed to buy Steam version. The Original CD release on PC pretty much had all that is needed. And with custom editing you could replace soundtrack if you preffered japanese. Overall I like both OST
Looks like someone needs to get an RGB Scart cable for their Mega Drive.
Or an emulator without using filters...
yeah i really like how CD looks
Sonic CD -> Sonic CD HD -> Sonic CD HD 3D -> Sonic CD HD 3D DLC
I like the intro music from the American version more, but the soundtrack is better overall in the Japanese/European version.
Never thought I would say this but,
JP music is better
#YouCanDoAnything
haha! nice one! translation: fun is infinite, sega enterprises, majin (devil in japanese), so it's
fun is infinite with devil. thumps up if i right
it's madin, not majin.
majin is the name of one of the guys who made sonic CD (i dont remember his role, though)
I find it strange how the openings end at the same time, yet the original is much slower.
I couldn't tell which was which before I read the description. They both look pretty grainy in this video.
+arclightGS Yeah it's all kinda blurry even on 720.
I'm glad to go back to the past with the older sonic games.. but being spoiled by generations, I'd like to see most of the older sonic levels, redone with the 3d affects, much like how they did green hill and the chemical plant level from sonic 2. I'd pay for DLC. I'd love to see levels from sonic cd, s.t.h & k.t.e, etc. That'd be my dream come true.. and then they should make a 3rd addition to the Sonic Adventure series... I'd be happy.
the music is the jp version
Note:The us game over music is creepy
In those days, Sonic Cd was the master of the Cd games. Cause I'm still impressed how well it was presented. Unlike other Cdi games.
as a kid I always wanted CD but never knew what system it was on at that time I owned Sonic Mega Collection on the GameCube which had a bunch of extras and I saw the Sonic Boom cutscene and it looked amazing it was many years later that I found it on the app store
+DarkshadowXD63 My first Sonic Cd game I had was the SegaCd, and I also had the original PC version.
+Shadowtails Derol the first version I got was the Mega cd version (imported from Europe)
The music reminds me of old skool RHCP from Mother's Milk era
It's the outro remix for the American soundtrack.
I notice this doesn't take into account that the US version of Sonic CD had a shortened intro video due to Sonic Boom not being quite as long as the original Japanese song (and this song is stretched slightly for the PC ports, which messes up the synching with the scenes a bit). Dead giveaway is that the Sega CD version doesn't have the rainbows that show up early on.
The intro was exactly the same. The songs were the same length on the actual game.
+Jordan Scott Not exactly. I have Sonic CD on my PS3 and since I have a good ear, I can tell that the makers of the 2011 port used the full version of Sonic Boom Opening, but cut off after the first chorus, which explains why there's a seconds delay.
filipeflower
And I have both the actual Sega CD version (as opposed to the later PC and console ports) as well as one of the Win9x PC ports (which has the opening based on the non-US video version).
VulpisFoxfire
I don't have a SEGA CD version, because I never bought a SEGA console.
Yet again, I feel olllllld. *chuckle* I was around when it came out. I've got a full Genesis II rig, with the CD II, 32X, and a Game Genie. Don't have the Masterbase convertor, sadly. Too bad the thing uses so many wall-warts, or I'd leave it set up.
its like they were racing
Mega CD:Not HD
PC:HD
sega did this so people would know wats goin on in the whole series of sonic 1-4 including cd
My favorite Sonic game.
it doesn't suck. the japanese songs with singing are basically unlistenable. i don't think either soundtrack is the best. some songs on the US suit the levels better and some tracks from the Japanese soundtrack sound better. it all comes down to personal preference. both soundtracks have strong and weak points.
if I was in Sega I would make the mania collection which is sonic+beta,sonic 2+beta, sonic 3 and knuckles+ the two betas, sonic cd+ beta, and sonic mania... +beta
music me US:like
me JP: WTF!?!?!?
The HD version had a small snippet removed
Why does Sonic look skinnyier/squashed sideways in the Mega CD version?
I don't remember that planet scene at 6:20 on the Sonic gems collection for the Gamecube.
Four words: Toot Toot Sonic Warrior.
Adventure 2 is my 3rd favorite intro
Indeed.
Well... They did made sonic CD to steam as remake and they did put that intro from classic version but it did got one bonus from mobile version! If you buy sonic CD or already have it you get a metal sonic costume for spiral Knights! It's just promo cuz sega published spiral Knights but been developed by three rings witch are now called grey haven cuz they don't want sega put too much promotions and nearly no updates for spiral Knights
It was down to Licensing rights for the music. I hear that given chances they would reinstate it. not holding my breath though.
1ST 1 LOOKS LIKE A MOVIE THUMBS UP IF U ARGREE
thumbs up if you were creeped out by the giant Eggman/Robotnik face in the background
THAT MUSIC IS SONIC CD JPN TITLE SCREEN
I just wish they had given us the option to replace that godawful Sonic CD jumping sound with the one used in...pretty much every other Sonic game.
thumbs up if sonic cd hidden message is veeery creeeepy
Interesting for a early CD Game
It's like a multiplayer splitscreen kinda
i like the 1 on the right
What´s the name of the song at the 4:55?? Please :D
Mega/Sega CD had few games that were worth
Sonic CD wasn worth, IT WAS MANDATORY :D
Also,I normally approve emulation, because this game was hard to get nowadays, but since its now avaible for the next gen cosoles and PC, well.......... you get the idea