ROR: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) (Sega Genesis Vs. GBA)

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  • You wanted it, you've got it. It's Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis for the Game Boy Advance, otherwise known as the worst remake/port of all time. I've gotten so many requests for this game it's not even funny. Try to enjoy the video, because there's no way in hell to enjoy the game itself.
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    Remake or Rebreak Scores:
    1- Rebreak: Fails to resurrect the same quality standard as its original due to incompetent design, technical failures, etc.
    2- Re-Meh: Not quite as good as the original, but a relatively competent recreation that is still very playable. Fails to add any new content or fix problems of the original.
    3- Remake: Superior to the original, but not necessarily worth it if you already own the original. May add some new content or fix some problems of the original.
    4- Replace: So much better than the original, that there's no reason for new players to own the original. Not only a faithful recreation of the original, but fixes old bugs and adds new content.

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  • @NathanielBandy
    @NathanielBandy 7 років тому +1306

    I remember playing this as a kid..the only way to speed up the gameplay is to turn off all sound effects and sound, but even then screen is too zoomed in

    • @AwesomeCoolGuy2133
      @AwesomeCoolGuy2133 7 років тому +71

      Nathaniel Bandy Oh, hey. A Nathaniel comment no one replied to. Neat.

    • @ToadRoasted
      @ToadRoasted 7 років тому +46

      Oh hey, A Nathaniel comment one person replied to. Huh. Neat.

    • @BrVendan
      @BrVendan 7 років тому +35

      Hey. A Nathaniel comment 3 people replied to. Cool.

    • @IbarraFilm
      @IbarraFilm 7 років тому +27

      Nathaniel Bandy

    • @sneku8966
      @sneku8966 7 років тому +25

      Hey a Nathaniel comment that 5 people replied to. Neat.

  • @thomasfan69
    @thomasfan69 8 років тому +270

    I'm not going to lie, this is how I was first introduced to Sonic 1 and probably to the Sonic series as a whole.
    Considering all the problems you mentioned, I have no idea how I found it perfectly okay.
    It doesn't help that I actually remember playing through this game back then, and it took me nearly 2 months to beat Labyrinth Zone.

    • @justanotheryoutubechannel
      @justanotheryoutubechannel 7 років тому +12

      ExpitheCat because you'd never seen how it is so much better.

    • @soleanna14
      @soleanna14 7 років тому +7

      Sonic 06 was my first Sonic game...

    • @yoshi24_
      @yoshi24_ 7 років тому +5

      I also got introduced to sonic from the gba version I still have that cartdridge

    • @chuyrenteria6252
      @chuyrenteria6252 6 років тому +3

      Yoshi Washere your profile pic matches your comment.

    • @Bonetrousle
      @Bonetrousle 5 років тому

      ExpitheCat SEGA portable gamer introduced me to sonic

  • @tails230
    @tails230 8 років тому +515

    They did great with Sonic Advance 1, 2, 3, why not the same with Genesis?
    Its like 'Sonic the Hedgehog without the Blast Processing...'

    • @Majokodomo
      @Majokodomo 8 років тому +95

      Funny thing is, for this game, the development team simply ported the Sonic Advance engine to it. Thing is, that engine was not meant for the original's sprites and stuff, hence the slowdown.
      -_-

    • @ArmaBiologica35
      @ArmaBiologica35 8 років тому +54

      It was just done lazily.
      I mean for example "Rayman Advance" was a GBA port of the original Rayman, and even though it also suffered from having large sprites and screen crunching the physics, framerate and everything else worked just as well as they did in the original.
      And that was a launch title and it was a port of a PlayStation game.
      You´d think it would be easier to make a port of a Sega Genesis title.

    • @tails230
      @tails230 8 років тому +22

      ArmaBiologica35
      Yah. But the Game Boy Advance didn't have Blast Processing. ... ... ...
      Joke aside. The Game Boy Advance's programming is totally different from the SEGA Genesis. They may have changed the Resolution and a few things, but they didn't edit the programming and format of Sonic 1 for the Game Boy Advance.

    • @VOAN
      @VOAN 8 років тому +8

      Sonic Advance 1, 2, 3, Rush, and Rush Adventure were all made by Dimps, not Sonic Team. Sonic Team only made Sonic Genesis and Sonic 2006 and both failed miserably. The only good Sonic game that Sonic Team ever made afterwards is Sonic Generations which like Sonic Genesis is a remake title as it is a game with remake levels.

    • @VOAN
      @VOAN 8 років тому +6

      +ArmaBiologica35 It's obvious they rush the game out just so to not miss Sonic's 15th birthday. If anything they could had just port it to the Nintendo DS with five extra games(which later they did).

  • @speedfreak2406
    @speedfreak2406 9 років тому +77

    Everytime a UA-camr goes to college, they never come back.

  • @SumeaBizarro
    @SumeaBizarro 7 років тому +96

    in sonic team:
    WHAT THE FFFUCK IS A GBA?!

    • @AnAverageGoblin
      @AnAverageGoblin 7 років тому +16

      WE DON'T KNOW WHAT A SONIC IS AND THEY EXPECT US TO MAKE A SONIC ON A GBA?!

    • @kingskylord6099
      @kingskylord6099 6 років тому +10

      Dimps: Need some help, guys?
      Sonic Team: *STFU!* We are the motherfrickin’ pros. All of our games are great af and instant classics. This game won’t be a bombshell like Shadow the Hedgehog, and neither will Sonic ‘06!

    • @tahamohammad8842
      @tahamohammad8842 5 років тому +2

      Sonic advance anybody?

    • @purwantiallan5089
      @purwantiallan5089 2 місяці тому

      The slowdowns in GBA makes Sonic 2006 look great.😂

  • @jerryalexis576
    @jerryalexis576 6 років тому +64

    Joke is, someone actually did a rom hack to Sonic Genesis, and it was so high quality, I couldn't believe my eyes.

    • @luisjogos821
      @luisjogos821 3 роки тому +8

      it wasn't an ROM hack,it was made from the ground up.

    • @DamarFadlan25
      @DamarFadlan25 2 місяці тому

      ​@@luisjogos821Forza flashbacks?

    • @purwantiallan5089
      @purwantiallan5089 2 місяці тому

      Well the rom hack to this Sonic GBA GENESIS is a very interesting one.

  • @cursedkevin
    @cursedkevin 9 років тому +344

    Its about f*cking time you gave a game a rebreak.

    • @ABCDEFGHdumbo
      @ABCDEFGHdumbo 9 років тому +10

      +Kiddy Kong Honestly, it made me think rebreaks were bad ports of already bad games. At least I know the difference now?

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 9 років тому +4

      +People actually look at this? Well I feel Sonic 1 wasn't very good to begin with. It;s lacking in aspects like variety that are in the sequels.

    • @ABCDEFGHdumbo
      @ABCDEFGHdumbo 9 років тому +20

      tim5fl It is nowhere near the best, but it's not bad enough to be considered bad from the start. It had tolerable gameplay, at least...

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 9 років тому +15

      +Deadman I don't think it's bad. Just okay.

    • @ArstotzkaEmpire
      @ArstotzkaEmpire 6 років тому

      Kevin Synan I have Sonic Forces stages on my channel.

  • @TheRogueMaverick
    @TheRogueMaverick 6 років тому +63

    The music is insulting to the GBA! I’ve always believed that a good composer determines the quality of a sound chip and not the chip itself. There was EXCELLENT music on the GBA, such as Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the Sonic Advance trilogy, the Metroid games among many others! In fact, some Sonic 1 music was in Sonic Advance, which sounds great, especially for the hardware! What on earth happened here?

    • @TheRogueMaverick
      @TheRogueMaverick 4 роки тому +5

      Radicola - Now that you mention it, it does sound like it. If that’s the case, they picked a very subpar set of sounds to use.

    • @g-forcefgt323
      @g-forcefgt323 3 роки тому +4

      @Radicola ! also there is no soundchip. The CPU makes the sound

    • @luisjogos821
      @luisjogos821 3 роки тому +1

      even the SMA series doesn't have that bad music

    • @TheRogueMaverick
      @TheRogueMaverick 3 роки тому +1

      @@g-forcefgt323 - I think I remember hearing that somewhere. It certainly does limit the complexity, but it can be done well.

    • @thewanderinggamer1369
      @thewanderinggamer1369 3 роки тому +2

      Even if the MIDI Music was the only option, Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe showed that you can do great with compressed music.

  • @bigbangbot-SuperSqank
    @bigbangbot-SuperSqank 9 років тому +294

    Before this was made, it's gonna be a rebreak!

    • @theblueyoshi3414
      @theblueyoshi3414 6 років тому +5

      bigbangbot if i had a time machine,and tried to sabatoge the game...They would still release it!

    • @connorschultz380
      @connorschultz380 6 років тому +3

      the blue yoshi and the game would be better.

    • @jetster4117
      @jetster4117 5 років тому +1

      Who thought it was a good idea to put it on the gba. The ds was out at the time.

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 5 років тому

      @@jetster4117 Nobody started using its full potential until 2009 unless if its Mario 64 DS

    • @reallyspingebillboxpants
      @reallyspingebillboxpants 5 років тому +1

      @@PeruvianPotato factually incorrect

  • @elliott1781
    @elliott1781 8 років тому +491

    The Sound Card Is No Fucking Excuse For Bad Sound Quality On The GBA. Metroid Fusion Sounds Fantastic On It.

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  8 років тому +97

      I'm not saying it's an excuse. I'm saying that it would be near impossible to recreate authentic Genesis sound on a GBA; it would've sounded different no matter what. Even given that, Sonic Genesis still sounds terrible.

    • @elliott1781
      @elliott1781 8 років тому +13

      I Understand That. I'm Just Saying.

    • @N0rlight
      @N0rlight 8 років тому +23

      +Elliott Domokos I agree. They could of used the same sound quality that Sonic Advance Series have.

    • @DurradonXylles
      @DurradonXylles 8 років тому +24

      +ExoParadigmGamer One of the two guys responsible for the mobile ports of Sonic 1 and 2 made a proof-of-concept demo port of Sonic 1 back in 2007 that aimed to properly recreate the game on the GBA because he was irritated at how bad Sega screwed it up. Other than the change in audio fidelity, possibly because of the 144p recording, the demo sounds pretty authentic compared to the original Genesis version. Here's the video from his channel showing some gameplay: ua-cam.com/video/bFwxF-7vSrQ/v-deo.html

    • @AlexPerrine
      @AlexPerrine 8 років тому +3

      They tried again on the DS

  • @SethMinerMC
    @SethMinerMC 7 років тому +365

    Wait the GBA had double the power of the genesis....

    • @ChaseMC215
      @ChaseMC215 5 років тому +60

      But this game was a shit port.
      I bet it was made on a windows 3.1

    • @Cool2Smart
      @Cool2Smart 5 років тому +23

      @@ChaseMC215 it was made on Windows 95 you twat

    • @becus3000
      @becus3000 5 років тому +20

      @@Cool2Smart Profanity for the sake of it...
      Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn...

    • @carotteatomique
      @carotteatomique 4 роки тому +54

      It did not have blast processing

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 4 роки тому +32

      @@carotteatomique Blast processing was made up shit to shit on the SNES

  • @Spaztron64
    @Spaztron64 9 років тому +49

    I still cant believe this was the first Sonic game i ever played.After my GBA died out in 2008,i was glad to throw this game in the trash.Then through emulation i played the Genesis version in 2010(for the first time),and i was shocked.
    About the music,yes its utter bullshit,and after extracting it to Impulse Tracker format,and messing around with GM.DLS (The MIDI soundfont),ive noticed that literally every instrument in Sonic GBA is from the General MIDI soundfont that comes with Windows.

    • @emilyapricot1313
      @emilyapricot1313 5 років тому +6

      That is the saddest part of this. For some people, this was their only Sonic game.

    • @purwantiallan5089
      @purwantiallan5089 2 місяці тому

      ​@@emilyapricot1313yep. Sonic GENESIS GBA reminds me a lot to Flatout 3 due to how bad the game is.

  • @JosephObsidian
    @JosephObsidian 8 років тому +230

    you know SHIT about Sonic 1's worst version, you all were spared from it, i used to have a Panasonic Cell phone, the one with the clamp shell desing and low and behold, it came with Sonic the Hedgehog, you think the GBA version is bad?, try playing it at 2 frames per second, with a cell phone keyboard and the worst sound chip posible, every time you jumped or killed an enemy the BGM would mute to play the SFX, yet it was all i had back then... AND I BEAT IT!

    • @morgradation
      @morgradation 8 років тому +4

      never heard of it

    • @jonasking9587
      @jonasking9587 8 років тому +6

      I beat Sonic on Gamegear and N-gage.

    • @TheOmegaSquadHD
      @TheOmegaSquadHD 8 років тому +54

      Was the game's name Pana-Sonic?

    • @Axl4325
      @Axl4325 8 років тому +23

      when i was a kid i didnt had consoles, my uncle had that game on his phone, and everytime i visited him iplayed that, maybe it was shit, but it was my shit and i loved it

    • @aGrafimir
      @aGrafimir 8 років тому +9

      Most people don't consider them part of new IOS/Android and console games or don't even know about them.

  • @Haedox
    @Haedox 9 років тому +203

    Also, I wonder who that someone could be? ;)

  • @mrmajikjr
    @mrmajikjr 8 років тому +436

    How fitting you released this on September 11th.

  • @TheAngryDango
    @TheAngryDango 8 років тому +39

    from what I hear, they put the old Genesis software through the Sonic Advanced engine and patched up what didn't work.
    They spent as little time on this as they could to get it out the door, mayhap if they didn't rush 06 out the door for the holiday release they could have made 2 decent games
    but you know...
    Sega with their firsts of stone gripping Sonic Team by the nads and all...

    • @purwantiallan5089
      @purwantiallan5089 2 місяці тому

      Sonic Genesis GBA was unfortunately the start of the downfall of Sonic game franchise.

  • @SunkythePootis
    @SunkythePootis 9 років тому +86

    9:05 - 9:21 I still find it odd how they were able to screw up the remixes in Sonic Genesis yet they were able to do good remixes for Star Light Zone, Scrap Brain Zone and the Boss theme in Sonic Advance and keep in mind that game came out in 2002, those tracks were pretty much small extras, and if from what I've heard was right Sonic Genesis was running on the same engine Advance 1 used. "Strange isn't it?"

  • @NICKtendoReviews
    @NICKtendoReviews 9 років тому +109

    I never knew about the Earthworm Jim GBA remakes, or how good/bad they were.
    It would be cool if you reviewed them sometime...

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  9 років тому +21

      I plan to wait until I have access to all the different versions of both games.

    • @NICKtendoReviews
      @NICKtendoReviews 9 років тому +15

      +ExoParadigmGamer Hope your able to do that

    • @josikia6245
      @josikia6245 3 роки тому +3

      @@NICKtendoReviews nice

    • @auralunaprettycure
      @auralunaprettycure 3 роки тому +4

      Now you twoTeam up to review Johnny Test on DS
      Or something good. Like the GBA spongebob games. Fricking love those

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 3 роки тому +2

      @@ExoParadigmGamer Almost all of us in the world couldn’t be more grateful that you gave Sonic Genesis a “Rebreak” score, mariotehplumber always owed his haters an apology for telling people that Sonic Genesis is “okay, you modern morans just suck at it! 6/10”!

  • @looshkin66
    @looshkin66 8 років тому +45

    I wish more people did GOOD Gameboy Advance content like this.

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  8 років тому +10

      lel

    • @AlexPerrine
      @AlexPerrine 8 років тому

      +ExoParadigmGamer I hope Sega tries again on making Sonic 1 for the 3DS

    • @AlexPerrine
      @AlexPerrine 8 років тому

      +Francisco Reyes huh?

    • @baddumbaccount
      @baddumbaccount 8 років тому

      +Alex Perrine 3D sonic 1 for Eshop
      They even did sonic 2.

    • @novatheetheral6776
      @novatheetheral6776 8 років тому

      +Fleetway Sonic Lmaof= Laughing my ass off fucker I'm guessin?

  • @SQGReviewShow
    @SQGReviewShow 9 років тому +232

    A certain trilogy of Sonic games, eh? Would you say they're....advanced?

    • @Haedox
      @Haedox 9 років тому +29

      Nah they are great adventures

    • @Haedox
      @Haedox 9 років тому +25

      SuperUnknownPerson tfw you don't get the joke and/or pun

    • @MariusUrucu
      @MariusUrucu 9 років тому +24

      Funny how you can classify Sonic games in groups of three. Valve, on the other hand, still have trouble finding the word "three" in the dictionary.

    • @SuperUnknownPerson
      @SuperUnknownPerson 9 років тому +5

      +Haedox yeah I do get the joke

    • @ABCDEFGHdumbo
      @ABCDEFGHdumbo 9 років тому +4

      +Haedox Do you consider the cut versions the third one? I'd battle you if you said yes.

  • @theshadowdirector
    @theshadowdirector 8 років тому +47

    I dare you to seek out the old mobile port of Sonic 1 from the pre-smartphone era. I had it on an old flip phone. There were no sound effects and you actually had to press 'up' on the phone.so control pad to jump, no joke.

    • @coreylineberry8557
      @coreylineberry8557 6 років тому

      Louis Thrift Really?

    • @ryguy07777
      @ryguy07777 5 років тому

      @nicholas bradferd no he means the old s1 parts 1 & 2

  • @gavinphoenixballesteros3080
    @gavinphoenixballesteros3080 5 років тому +8

    Welcome to The Salty Spittoon how tough are ya?
    How tough am I? I got all the Chaos Emeralds in Sonic 1!
    Yeah so?
    On the GBA...
    Uhh, Right this way sir.

  • @DrumstickGaming
    @DrumstickGaming 5 років тому +9

    Wait...the Badnik “boop” sound is the Pokémon RSE EXP sound?
    Mind blown, it totally is! Just...wow.
    Great video!

  • @shakefan1484
    @shakefan1484 8 років тому +32

    Spring Yard Zone music in Sonic GBA=What Hell sounds like.

    • @justanotheryoutubechannel
      @justanotheryoutubechannel 7 років тому +3

      ShakeFan14 Nah, Axel F in IBM PC is worse.

    • @bunnyboyking5215
      @bunnyboyking5215 7 років тому

      ShakeFan14 Nah the sound of a UA-camr making a poorly made rant is what hell sounds like.

    • @ym2612girl
      @ym2612girl 4 роки тому

      Star Light was the best song in the genesis version, gba fucks it up.

  • @anasazilespider5574
    @anasazilespider5574 5 років тому +24

    When i played the remake
    GBA: Remake or BREAK IT

  • @hotcocoabomb_
    @hotcocoabomb_ 4 роки тому +12

    Sega had a lot of nerve to make 2 awful sonic games both called Sonic the Hedgehog and release them on the same day

  • @electricmastro
    @electricmastro 9 років тому +47

    I could understand a company deciding to release a remake on GBA in 2006 since it's probably cheaper for both the company and consumer. Also the fact that the DS came with backwards compatibility with GBA anyway, so it's not like a lot is that in that regard, but it's too bad the game turned out the way it did.

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 9 років тому +4

      +electricmastro But it IS awkward when you consider that Sonic Rush the first Sonic game on the DS had been out for a year.

    • @electricmastro
      @electricmastro 9 років тому +8

      tim5fl
      I suppose Sega wanted to make extra sure that this version of Sonic 1 was bad.

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 9 років тому +1

      electricmastro True

    • @ikagura
      @ikagura 9 років тому +6

      +electricmastro sonic collection on DS contain sonic 1-2-3&K in, doesn't it?

    • @electricmastro
      @electricmastro 9 років тому +9

      IKAGURA96
      Yup. That was when Sega phased out of their "wanting to be hated by everyone" phase.

  • @cesarsepulveda7604
    @cesarsepulveda7604 9 років тому +18

    I see the title and immediately start laughing
    REBREAK

  • @Ghaleonh41
    @Ghaleonh41 9 років тому +9

    Memories of this game: I bought it when it first came out. I was so outraged that Sega/Sonic Team allowed such a DISGRACE of a port that I went on eBay & bought Sonic Jam for the Saturn & returned this game to the store that I bought it from.

  • @Haedox
    @Haedox 9 років тому +12

    You know, out of curiosity, I purchased this dang ol' game and I was not disappointed

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  9 років тому +4

      +Haedox Earlydox

    • @PKspectre
      @PKspectre 9 років тому

      +ExoParadigmGamer Nice.

    • @kholdkhaos64ray11
      @kholdkhaos64ray11 9 років тому

      +ExoParadigmGamer Aaayyyy *AIRHORNS*

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 9 років тому

      +Haedox The only thing that's better than the original is the music & the Special stages which are a lot easier so they're at least a lot less frustrating than the genesis version.

    • @kholdkhaos64ray11
      @kholdkhaos64ray11 9 років тому +1

      ***** Why? For hilarity?

  • @Brad-cb2dt
    @Brad-cb2dt 4 роки тому +10

    "Welcome back gentle and laidiesmen"

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 4 роки тому +3

      Ah the nostalgia from a half-decade ago hits us like a truck!

  • @PercyandDuckfan94
    @PercyandDuckfan94 9 років тому +7

    I still remember the review Spax3 did of this game. I'm still kinda baffled why Sega never released it on the DS at the time, since there's enough room for the game, rather than the GBA.

  • @markvd1008
    @markvd1008 9 років тому +47

    Genesis: 30 FPS
    GBA: 15(10 underwater)
    Gameplay 2-3x slower.

    • @haydens.2755
      @haydens.2755 5 років тому +11

      The original ran at 60

    • @myristicina.
      @myristicina. 5 років тому +8

      Genesis was 50-60 FPS

    • @becus3000
      @becus3000 5 років тому +8

      More accurate...
      Genesis- 50(PAL)/60(NTSC).
      + slowdown (40).
      GBA - 15-60, without
      slowdown compensation.
      The GBA version just has a much, much more inconsistent frame rate.

  • @Lachlant1984
    @Lachlant1984 8 років тому +22

    I've never heard the word pestiferous before.

  • @allthingsgaming6
    @allthingsgaming6 5 років тому +26

    A 20 minute ROR... Times have really changed.

  • @ghost_type_gaming670
    @ghost_type_gaming670 5 років тому +7

    Sonic the hedgehog for game boy advance was the first game boy advance game i ever played

  • @JUSXTREME96
    @JUSXTREME96 9 років тому +30

    They had 3 great sonic sidescrollers on GBA. They could have based this off Sonic Advance.

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 5 років тому +1

      *2 and a half

    • @becus3000
      @becus3000 5 років тому +6

      Th-they did...

    • @marx4538
      @marx4538 5 років тому +7

      @@becus3000
      And that's the worst part - porting S1 to Advance engine in a month without any S1 source code or anything at all is a terrible move, but they still did it. And it turned out horrible.

    • @thewanderinggamer1369
      @thewanderinggamer1369 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah.
      Maybe a secret
      'Sonic 1 Mode.' with remade levels in the Advance engine.

  • @accuratememin
    @accuratememin 3 роки тому +5

    As someone who has memorized the entirety of Labyrinth Zone, and enjoys it a lot, not even I'm willing to try it on the GBA.

  • @KhAnime
    @KhAnime 9 років тому +15

    That means you have to do Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 ROR lol

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 5 років тому +2

      That means he has to do Comix Zone RoR

  • @GaminTank
    @GaminTank 9 років тому +21

    I don't see how others argue the GBA Mario and DKC remakes had bad screen crunching. I never saw them as a huge problem and at some point, never noticed them. I guess people are too picky.
    Goodness Sonic Genesis is bad. I can defend some parts of games like Sonic 06, but damn this game will never get the same treatment. As someone who really loves the Spring Yard Zone theme, it hurt listening to the GBA version.
    Great review and I look forward to the other Sonic reviews you have planned. If only I can figure out who the person joining you is.

  • @Poever
    @Poever 7 років тому +56

    (Sees upload date)
    Sonic GBA is kinda like the 9/11 of remakes

    • @TheKing-kd9li
      @TheKing-kd9li 7 років тому +7

      That's not funny...

    • @user-mq1ng6sj7b
      @user-mq1ng6sj7b 7 років тому +8

      Considering all of the dark jokes people make, I wouldn't be surprised if more than a few people laughed at this comment.

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 5 років тому +2

      @@user-mq1ng6sj7b But yet people despise me for making jokes on the Mosque Shooting on NZ

    • @goiabexp
      @goiabexp 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, no.

  • @Minisaaga
    @Minisaaga 9 років тому +7

    God bless your soul for playing Labyrinth zone. sounds like hell on that port

    • @Z3RO5286
      @Z3RO5286 9 років тому

      Even green hill zone that music is dumb do not listen it's bad

  • @falsehero2001
    @falsehero2001 8 років тому +15

    The gba didn't have enough blast processing.

    • @VOAN
      @VOAN 8 років тому +1

      It had, Sonic Team just sucks at making a port. Sonic Advance 1, 2, & 3 already proves how Sonic games would be perfected on GBA.

    • @benjaminwilliams7554
      @benjaminwilliams7554 8 років тому +2

      +Voan Siam they could have made it in the sonic advance engine.

    • @MissNaomyo
      @MissNaomyo 7 років тому +6

      The funny thing is, they actually *did* remake the game using the Sonic Advance engine. It's why the game ended up having so many problems. I'm not saying that the Sonic Advance engine was bad or inferior to the Genesis engine, not at all, but it was designed for the Sonic Advance graphics and physics in mind, so when Sonic Team tried porting Sonic 1 to the GBA using said engine, it obviously created a *lot* of problems. And given that they ignored Quality Assurance for Sonic 06, which was Sonic Team's main focus at the time, you can imagine they *just* didn't give a shit with Sonic Genesis.

    • @subzerotheiceninga8254
      @subzerotheiceninga8254 7 років тому +1

      Well Genesis does what Nintendon't u know what i'm saying.

  • @theundead5548
    @theundead5548 9 років тому +11

    You've always made great videos. I think you should review Sonic 4 episode 1 and 2 and make them a part of this and maybe Knuckles Chaotix. Or maybe the gamegear games like Sonic 1, 2, Chaos, Triple Trouble, and Blast, not 3D Blast, Blast. These are the best Sonic reviews I've seen on youtube.
    Keep making great videos and I will keep liking ;)

  • @SeekerLancer
    @SeekerLancer 4 роки тому +4

    2006 really was Sonic's darkest hour. Even the GBA wasn't spared.

  • @At0micPunk90
    @At0micPunk90 3 роки тому +4

    The irony: Sonic '06 & Genesis were meant to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Sonic, instead they almost marked the death knell for the little blue hedgehog.

  • @antusFireNova
    @antusFireNova 4 роки тому +5

    The ironic thing Is that One fan on the internet managed to singlehandedly fix the game.
    I mean it's completely normal, it's the Sonic modding comunity we're talkingg about

  • @TheRealDustinNunn
    @TheRealDustinNunn 7 років тому +12

    The GBA version of Sonic 1 is horrible. It has slow-downs, glitches, bugs, bad frame rate, screen crunches and ruined music and ruined sounds. Want a good version of Sonic 1? Then get the game on compilations such as the Sega Smash Pack series, Sonic Jam (Sega Saturn version), Sonic Mega Collection/Sonic Mega Collection Plus and so on and also play the iOS/Android version.

  • @SpeedWarrior93
    @SpeedWarrior93 9 років тому +17

    I've got a game for Remake or Rebreak: Megaman and Bass (Originally an SNES game, was ported to GBA)

    • @gaz9434
      @gaz9434 9 років тому +9

      This game was hard enough, and they HAD to add the freaking screen crunch.

    • @Nieveria
      @Nieveria 8 років тому +2

      and plus, mm&bass snes is japan exclusive

    • @firewarrior8298
      @firewarrior8298 5 років тому +2

      The gba version had a much better soundtrack

    • @ym2612girl
      @ym2612girl 5 років тому

      2019 has that on ror

    • @nicthecat
      @nicthecat 3 роки тому +1

      don't make him play it

  • @MarkCabaniss
    @MarkCabaniss 7 років тому +7

    Ya had one job, Sonic Team. *ONE JOB!!*

  • @Antluvstrains
    @Antluvstrains Рік тому +2

    I’m very glad I grew up with Sonic Classic Collection instead of this handheld version.

  • @Captain_Ineptitude
    @Captain_Ineptitude 5 років тому +5

    Man, I'm glad I got Sonic Advance instead of this as a kid

  • @mutsuloveproductions9695
    @mutsuloveproductions9695 3 роки тому +3

    Sonic uses two frames in his death sequence in this GBA port while in the other ports he only has the one. The latter frame is normally used when he drowns.

  • @kylecampbell565
    @kylecampbell565 9 років тому +4

    Ideas for future RORs: Kingdom hearts chain of memories
    Mario Kart Super Circuit (All the SNES tracks are unlockable)
    Sonic Adventure Games

  • @PLATINUM_Rook
    @PLATINUM_Rook 6 років тому +4

    You wanna hear something funny, Exo?
    This was the second game I ever played, at the age of 6.

  • @stegsaurus
    @stegsaurus 9 років тому +2

    I really enjoyed this one! Sorry to hear you're having to take a break, but I surely understand college. I'll be waiting whenever you're ready to review more!

  • @TheRedCap
    @TheRedCap 9 років тому +7

    3:44 first sonic game i owned

  • @vengeflyking2722
    @vengeflyking2722 5 років тому +5

    8:45 Listen to the soundtrack of Mother 3 and you will hear that the GBA does have quite amazing potential. Yes, it wouldn’t be possible to implement the music without remixing it but they should‘ve at least tried to do so. Speaking of Mother I heard that they ironically butchered Mother 2 on the GBA.

    • @theimperfectgod7140
      @theimperfectgod7140 5 років тому

      I agree... Mother 2 on the gba is... EXTRA HORRIBLE.
      but mother 3 is flawless 😎👌

  • @Muetzi
    @Muetzi 4 роки тому +6

    This game looks like a bootleg and sounds like a 2005 fangame with paint graphics

  • @Bardockssj2003
    @Bardockssj2003 6 років тому +7

    4:17 you mean somecallmeJohnny said that not the AVGN,

  • @IbarraFilm
    @IbarraFilm 7 років тому +6

    This game and PAC man world Gba got a re break exactly 2 years from each other

  • @pgj1997
    @pgj1997 8 років тому +7

    Hey! You should do an episode on Pokemon Red & Blue and their Remakes, FireRed & LeafGreen, for the 20th anniversary!

  • @gamestation2690
    @gamestation2690 9 років тому +18

    Ever saw the BrainScratchComms playthrough?

    • @munsi0121
      @munsi0121 9 років тому +4

      Johnny:YAY! Trial and error!

    • @TheBlueTyphoon17
      @TheBlueTyphoon17 9 років тому +4

      +GameStation3 Remember what happened to Johnny in the final boss battle?

    • @ez11_
      @ez11_ 9 років тому +1

      +GameStation3 I know for a fact he has. ;)

    • @GatorRay
      @GatorRay 9 років тому +1

      +GameStation3 Yeah. at this point its my favorite commentary on BrainScratch.

    • @ScatterbrainPete
      @ScatterbrainPete 9 років тому +3

      +GameStation3 Ryan: WHY? WHY? WHY?

  • @sykotiksonik
    @sykotiksonik 8 років тому

    Exo, I'm so happy I found you about 2 months ago. I watch these kind of videos, and some of your other reviews every day. They're that good, man. I mean that sincerely

  • @LostSoulSilver
    @LostSoulSilver 3 роки тому +4

    You can't spell Incompetent without Sega

  • @earlduran6419
    @earlduran6419 3 роки тому +2

    In fact this 2006 GBA remake came after the Sonic Advance trilogy, which the latter three were actually good.

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 3 роки тому +3

      Which is part of why it is inexcusable for Sonic Genesis to suck this horribly.

  • @OneCalledRPG
    @OneCalledRPG 3 роки тому +3

    Actually, there are even some graphical flaws. Sometimes, the sprites will move a pixel or two up and to the right from where it should be (look at the looking up and crouching animations). Also, sometimes the backgrounds don't work, like in Scrap Brain where they don't even try, and sometimes the camera doesn't even block off what you aren't supposed to see (the void under the levels).

  • @SirCalalot
    @SirCalalot 6 років тому +2

    "Pestiferous", eh?
    I learned a word today.
    Great vid, keep up the awesome!

  • @dsdude8441
    @dsdude8441 Рік тому +4

    Ngl, I respect that you quit the game. Too many people are like "You can't say it's bad until you complete it", but I feel like even if it's better at that point, games shouldn't take forever to get to "the good part", which may not even be there in a case like this.

    • @tnt1770
      @tnt1770 11 місяців тому +3

      He got to the end of Labyrinth Zone, the fourth zone out of six, which is about 2/3 of the way through the game. If over half the game is bad to play, I think it's fair to say the whole game is more bad than good.

    • @dsdude8441
      @dsdude8441 11 місяців тому +1

      @@tnt1770 agreed

  • @papyrussemi2848
    @papyrussemi2848 7 років тому +1

    5:12 And it's kinda funny when you suddenly send Sonic flying into outer space, because space is outside the skybox.

  • @JuggIeBuggle
    @JuggIeBuggle 3 роки тому +3

    where's the other reviews?!

  • @theretrogamer14
    @theretrogamer14 8 років тому

    I just found your channel and I love your reviews. You aren't typical as most retro gamers are and you actually review it!

  • @nanight2353
    @nanight2353 7 років тому +41

    I prefer Genesis version

    • @Sonic-vb8sn
      @Sonic-vb8sn 7 років тому +11

      I prefer the IOS version

    • @Laventory
      @Laventory 7 років тому +10

      even the panasonic cell version?

    • @ShadowtheYouTuber523
      @ShadowtheYouTuber523 7 років тому

      Yellow Metal said everyone

    • @earlduran6419
      @earlduran6419 6 років тому +4

      iOs/Android is much better
      Sega Genesis - Original version
      GBA - Rebreak and the worst version of remake.
      iOs/Android - Remake version of replacing original Sega Genesis with a iOs/Android.

    • @subscribetopewdiepie6914
      @subscribetopewdiepie6914 6 років тому

      Duh

  • @gameshock2916
    @gameshock2916 2 роки тому +1

    @ExoParadigmGamer If you wanna know some technical information about Sonic Genesis (GBA), it's running this game in the Sonic Advance engine. This is why slowdown and frame rate stuttering is common. They have two different graphics, so they put the Sonic 1 sprites and assets with Sonic Advance coding. There's proof of concept for Sonic 1 running on the GBA just like the SEGA Genesis version. A guy going by Taxman and Stealth proved that.

  • @dariusvilla5680
    @dariusvilla5680 5 років тому +5

    I still have a GBA SP. I was looking for Sonic games for the GBA. I'm so glad that I watched this video and saw reviews for Sonic Genesis for GBA before deciding which Sonic one port to buy. I'm so glad I avoided wasting about at least $15 on this piece of junk. I'm so glad got the Android version for my Fire Tablet instead. Not only I would've wasted at least $13, but if dodging enemies and stage hazards at high speeds and crawling through Labyrinth Zone is already frustrating enough in the Android version (and the original Sega Genesis version), then I can't imagine how I would feel if I played these same levels on the GBA port.

  • @gallium711
    @gallium711 7 років тому +1

    James Rolfe? As in the Angry Video Game Nerd? Sir, you have good taste indeed.

  • @pizzahutlucas
    @pizzahutlucas 7 років тому +4

    I feel bad for the people who wasted their money on this game.

    • @JUSXTREME96
      @JUSXTREME96 6 років тому

      LucasPlayz_PHN I remember watching a kid play this on the bus in Middle school. I didn't hear the sound, but I seen the slooooow gameplay. I felt bad XD

    • @Phoenix_Blader_93
      @Phoenix_Blader_93 4 роки тому

      I legit was typing slow cause of sonic GBA.

  • @TurboThunderbolt
    @TurboThunderbolt 7 років тому +1

    "Bubsy is by Accolade which I'm pretty sure is defunct by now" Ah 2015, how naive we were

  • @ultraninja_19
    @ultraninja_19 3 роки тому +3

    13:40

  • @jamesnelson5618
    @jamesnelson5618 4 роки тому +2

    6:31 let also not forget Crash Bandicoot the Wrath of Cortex.

  • @old-superstar64
    @old-superstar64 8 років тому +9

    ... i haven't even got a GBA stock pile. I would rather play a sonic ROM hack than this crappy remake that deserves to be smashed on bored smashing

    • @old-superstar64
      @old-superstar64 8 років тому +2

      Sonic 06 on the other hand i may give a try at some point

    • @gabrieltorres6633
      @gabrieltorres6633 8 років тому +1

      +superstar64 sonic 0-Glitch go ahead

    • @warv6552
      @warv6552 7 років тому

      Future Trunks It's not that bad when you actually play it.

    • @gabrieltorres6633
      @gabrieltorres6633 7 років тому

      GameCityGaming I played the first level and I started to warp all over the map. Never again

    • @warv6552
      @warv6552 7 років тому

      Future Trunks I got through the whole game without glitches taking my lives

  • @ChefPeneEnorme
    @ChefPeneEnorme 9 років тому +2

    I really appreciate you committing yourself to put out so much content over this past Summer, EPG. I had only just found you in July and was hooked instantly. I went back and watched just about every video on this channel; consistently top-notch programming all around. It's a shame your schedule won't permit as much due to school, but that is totally understandable. I am sure i speak for everyone when I say we look forward to what you put out next!

  • @dragonstormx
    @dragonstormx 9 років тому +5

    This game is worse than Free Riders? What the hell did that game do right?

    • @ExoParadigmGamer
      @ExoParadigmGamer  9 років тому +5

      +dragonstormx That's a good question. I'll let you know when I actually play it.

    • @dragonstormx
      @dragonstormx 9 років тому +2

      Okay then, good luck. From the footage I've seen that game's controls look barely functional.

    • @smuglutena3254
      @smuglutena3254 8 років тому +1

      I've played the game once before. The controls are atrocious and barely functional. So, good luck.

    • @beta511ee4
      @beta511ee4 7 років тому

      Maybe the soundtrack?

    • @iconiclocal9279
      @iconiclocal9279 7 років тому

      Free riders was the one where they were on the boards it isn't that bad and was pretty fun

  • @bigbangbot-SuperSqank
    @bigbangbot-SuperSqank 9 років тому

    I'm glad you spoke about the graphics since nobody else on the planet has done that before and I don't think that the music is that bad. I also managed to beat the game but I probably won't do it again.

  • @Mojo1356
    @Mojo1356 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve seen a small handful say that the screen crunch was unavoidable and that lots of games had it, but between the GBA being significantly more powerful than a Sega Genesis and most games with screen crunch being more of a minor inconvenience, I disagree. There’s no excuse for this much screen crunch!!!!

  • @DiscontinuedChannel-z1t
    @DiscontinuedChannel-z1t 5 років тому

    Fun fact Simon Thomley yes the same guy who was a part of the sonic mania team actually made proper port of Sonic Genesis on the GBA

  • @ppgcspc
    @ppgcspc 9 років тому +2

    Man i really enjoy your videos , such a professional way of reviewing and comparing different versions of games, will you do this also with games like castlevania and megaman? hoping to see more content.Thanks for the good ride!

  • @seroujghazarian6343
    @seroujghazarian6343 4 роки тому +1

    You know what's even funnier?
    The fact that Sega had already released a Sonic game on the DS before this abomination on GBA (Sonic Rush)

  • @ramgladore
    @ramgladore 2 роки тому +2

    Its kinda sad because there were Sonic Advance games that came out before Sonic Genesis that were way better. There was no reason for this version to suck.

  • @TheTC
    @TheTC 8 років тому

    I dunno if you're familiar with the Sonic fangame scene, but Sonic Genesis REALLY takes me back to the days when everyone made these bad clickteam fangames, especially the boss battles.

  • @LivingInAFantasy16
    @LivingInAFantasy16 6 років тому +2

    3:52 super man 64 “Fly through rings!”

  • @kylecampbell565
    @kylecampbell565 9 років тому +1

    17:58 "He is everywhere after all" Trailer Drake?!

  • @StormsparkPegasus
    @StormsparkPegasus 4 роки тому +1

    The GBA is waaaaaaaaaay more powerful than the Genesis, there was no excuse for this whatsoever. It probably suffered from the same thing Sonic 06 did. "The game isn't nearly ready." "Doesn't matter, it has to come out today, release it anyway, people will buy it."

  • @JohnnyDoorknob
    @JohnnyDoorknob 4 роки тому +2

    Where are your sonic remake or rebreaks?

    • @JohnnyDoorknob
      @JohnnyDoorknob 4 роки тому +2

      @Jo'El Looky makes sense, I'll miss them though

  • @raelogan
    @raelogan 7 років тому

    The Sega Smash Pak version on Dreamcast is so distorted soundwise, I can't even play it without wanting to start crying because the sound hits certain tones that distresses me.
    It's an audible assault, and it makes the GBA version's music seem fairly fine in comparison.

  • @DJBV
    @DJBV 3 роки тому +2

    Imagine the poor people that first experienced a sonic game with this abomination

  • @Zairin.
    @Zairin. 8 років тому

    Don't forget that there's a DS port of StH 1-3 (& Knuckles). So even though the GBA port came late, the DS still got all three of them. And the GameCube Sega collection. Not sure about their release dates in relation to the console life.
    But on another note, I like 2 and 3 for the dashing. They're all pretty good, but the dash was soooo nice.

  • @d3structi
    @d3structi Рік тому

    Got a friend who beat this before beating either the '91 or Retro Engine releases. Madness.

  • @custardly2310
    @custardly2310 7 років тому +2

    Why couldn't they just emulate it like the DS? It just doesn't make sense... Stealth made a fixed and playable version if any madman would want to play this "game"...

  • @hipsterelephant2660
    @hipsterelephant2660 5 років тому

    How appropriate you uploaded this on 9/11, because this port is a fucking tragedy.