[TAS] GBA Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis by Tuffcracker in

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  • Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
  • This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
    TAS originally published on 2023-04-30
    Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis is a GBA port of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game on the Sega Genesis. This port was released to mark the 15th anniversary of the original game, which also included the release of Sonic '06 around the same time. This port is infamous for being a terrible conversion to the GBA, which includes buggy graphics, tons of slowdown, wonky physics, and butchered music in comparison to the original game.
    Tuffcracker ( tasvideos.org/... ) manages to complete the game despite all the issues with this game, in record time.
    #tas #tasvideos #toolassisted #toolassistedspeedrun #speedrun

КОМЕНТАРІ • 145

  • @TweeterMan287
    @TweeterMan287 Рік тому +153

    This isn't even "we have Sonic at home". This is just sadness.

    • @Kastigatr
      @Kastigatr Рік тому +33

      this is the "look how they massacred my boy" of videogame ports

    • @Awesmic1
      @Awesmic1 Рік тому +4

      More like madness.

    • @TheChompChamp7650
      @TheChompChamp7650 8 місяців тому +2

      I call it the sad, unplayable, wonky, Sonic at home, massacred madness.

    • @Sexgamer45
      @Sexgamer45 3 місяці тому

      Don’t forget that also another game runs on this… *COUGH*
      *sonic advanced… which are amazing games and somehow the sonic 1 port sucks…*

    • @nymphia_osu
      @nymphia_osu 15 днів тому

      at least the speedrun's as entertaining as the original

  • @oswaldoculo
    @oswaldoculo Рік тому +77

    4:28 this is exactly how I feel every single day of my life. No joy, no emotions, no feelings, just pain and constant suffering within the walls.

    • @stargazersdance
      @stargazersdance Рік тому +5

      Thanks oswaldoculo

    • @clutchhh
      @clutchhh Рік тому +8

      Boohoo feel bad for me lol

    • @linguicaguy
      @linguicaguy Рік тому +4

      Bro needs a hug

    • @oosha2000
      @oosha2000 Рік тому

      Genesis version still has that bug but less broken

    • @MSX98FMDnB
      @MSX98FMDnB 9 місяців тому +5

      "ohhhh poor you"

  • @Awesmic1
    @Awesmic1 Рік тому +43

    Pouring one for the brave soul who endured making a TAS for this game. It couldn't have been pleasant.

  • @reloadpsi
    @reloadpsi Рік тому +128

    It's weird to think I had a better fifteenth birthday than Sonic the Hedgehog.

    • @Austinator0630
      @Austinator0630 Рік тому +12

      This North America exclusive port was released on the exact same day as the XBOX 360 version of Sonic 06'.

    • @Droucked
      @Droucked Рік тому +1

      ​​@@Austinator0630 i think sonic 06 was better than this

    • @Austinator0630
      @Austinator0630 Рік тому +3

      @@Droucked Both are lackluster in their own ways.

    • @ImExistent405
      @ImExistent405 Рік тому

      69th like

    • @barneyjuniorYT
      @barneyjuniorYT 7 місяців тому

      Same lol my 15th bday was awesome, it's all SEGA's fault Sonic was a laughing stock in the mid to late 2000s

  • @matheuslisboa836
    @matheuslisboa836 Рік тому +39

    Making a TAS of this game is a huge challenge.
    I'm in awe of anyone who manages to finish it in less than 20 minutes.

  • @Sonicgott
    @Sonicgott Рік тому +57

    Having almost no visibility, botched physics, and weird audio samples, this train wreck of a port was really insulting to the Sonic franchise.
    Being able to make a TAS out of this really impresses me. Good on you, man!

  • @LunarSoul255
    @LunarSoul255 Рік тому +5

    "How bad could it be"
    ....IT CAN BE REAL BAD. Though I admit I actually like this version of Marble Zone's music.
    Also 3:50 is the point where it becomes painfully obvious that the claim that this was a port of the java version is true - look at those 2 frame block breaking animations.

  • @craigluft7453
    @craigluft7453 Рік тому +18

    in the end credits, the slowdown and bad physics throws off the timing of sonic's movements. anybody who has beat Sonic 1 on a Genesis a bunch of times knows how those scenes always go

  • @nahnah390
    @nahnah390 Рік тому +33

    I'm with SomecallmeJohnny on this one, this was THE worst sonic game of 2006. This is worse than sonic 06. and even the TAS shows that crystal clear.

    • @cloudshines812
      @cloudshines812 10 місяців тому +4

      “Your taking something that has already been established as great… and you are COMPLETELY SHITTING ALL OVER IT!!!”
      -His words said during the BrainScratch run

    • @Gamesmarts194
      @Gamesmarts194 9 місяців тому +2

      At least Sonic 06 was... sometimes playable. Also you can laugh at the stupidity of some of the things that don't work.
      This game on the other hand is practically unplayable.

  • @BlueYoshi
    @BlueYoshi Рік тому +40

    apparently disabling sound reduces lag, so if it works it could've been used here

    • @murphmariotwopointoh7714
      @murphmariotwopointoh7714 Рік тому +31

      The TAS author felts like the run would feel too "barren and empty" with the sound off, so they didn't do so.

    • @somefries3101
      @somefries3101 Рік тому +12

      Ugh, that type of solution sucks...

    • @Adri-sh7nu
      @Adri-sh7nu Рік тому

      Lmao for real ? I technically wanna know how disabling sound can reduces lag, just show this game hasn't been tested before release

    • @lunathir
      @lunathir Рік тому +4

      @@Adri-sh7nu You're using CPU time to play music. The GBA doesn't have an actual sound chip or anything except for GB-specific music, so you have to do all your sample mixing and everything on CPU, and disabling music gives more CPU time to the game rather than having to spend it on both the game and music that plays every frame

  • @TakaMaru777
    @TakaMaru777 Рік тому +15

    Sonic Genesis on GBA feels like a crime scene

  • @dj-sx4710
    @dj-sx4710 Рік тому +9

    Rolling around at the spe(lag)ed of sound--

  • @MessedUpBrainspike
    @MessedUpBrainspike Рік тому +12

    Damn, that's some speed. The Sonic in the Genesis version needs to step his game up.

  • @GalaxyUmika
    @GalaxyUmika Рік тому +6

    At first there was a TAS for Sonic 1 for the Genesis, and now there’s a TAS on the GBA version of Sonic 1!

  • @Formula_Zero_EX
    @Formula_Zero_EX Рік тому +18

    At least there aren’t GBA ports of Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Could you imagine that timeline?

    • @oosha2000
      @oosha2000 Рік тому +3

      They could have been worse

    • @coolmani3
      @coolmani3 Рік тому +3

      Dear God... 😰

    • @MissUmbra
      @MissUmbra 8 місяців тому

      @@oosha2000 If those existed, Somecallmejohnny would have rage quitted at Metropolis in Sonic 2 Genesis, assuming he could tolerate the first 7 zones. I don’t even want to imagine what the half pipes and Blue Sphere would be like.

  • @RADish-official
    @RADish-official Рік тому +9

    Fun fact, this game was one of the last sonic games released on the GBA

  • @foxeygamer87sonic
    @foxeygamer87sonic Рік тому +2

    This game brings back a lot of memories especially the Java version

  • @jorgezarco9269
    @jorgezarco9269 Рік тому +9

    I have not played SEGA video games in "AGES".

    • @sridrawings4510
      @sridrawings4510 7 місяців тому

      Now i realized that Sega is ages but backwards

  • @lakotacorff4012
    @lakotacorff4012 Рік тому +8

    The best way to describe this game is "Sonic the Hedgehog Drunk Driving Simulator".

  • @TheJoiner
    @TheJoiner Рік тому +13

    I was aware of weird things about this port, like conserving your horizontal momentum even after hitting a wall in the air.
    I was not aware of 𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨.

  • @MapleStoryPSN
    @MapleStoryPSN Рік тому +18

    Yikes, that music is AWFUL compared to the original!

    • @oosha2000
      @oosha2000 Рік тому

      But it's not too bad, I'm sure there's worse than this.

    • @S-Groove
      @S-Groove 8 місяців тому

      I think marble zone gba sounds better than genesis.

  • @Blazngmo
    @Blazngmo Рік тому +7

    Wow I never thought I'd see a TAS on the GBA version

  • @williamzeo2493
    @williamzeo2493 Рік тому +10

    After seeing this I'm glad that the Master System did their own thing instead of port the Mega Drive version

    • @aydenrw2719
      @aydenrw2719 Рік тому +10

      The GBA was fully capable of an accurate port (Stealth's tech demo shows this), this was probably just rushed and was based on the J2ME version (the J2ME version wasn't too bad though, idk where they screwed up with this)

    • @aydenrw2719
      @aydenrw2719 Рік тому +6

      Actually it may not have been based on the J2ME version (the music for sure is though) but still

    • @Austinator0630
      @Austinator0630 Рік тому +1

      ​@@aydenrw2719 Jehovah God was never impressed with Stealth's "port".

    • @williamzeo2493
      @williamzeo2493 Рік тому +1

      @@aydenrw2719 I read that on other commentary, it sucks! But I don't doubt since Sonic Advance is good, remaster treatment would do wonders.

  • @Malueion
    @Malueion Рік тому +5

    Regardless of how shitty this game is, it was my first Sonic game, and the only Sonic game I had besides Shadow the Hedgehog on PS2. Still have nice memories with it.

    • @---Dr._Eggman---
      @---Dr._Eggman--- Рік тому +1

      Before being a master at emulating, I had Sonic Heroes, also for PS2.
      That is undoubtely the best Sonic game.

    • @johnvida3426
      @johnvida3426 Рік тому

      E X C U S E M E?!?!

    • @cloudshines812
      @cloudshines812 10 місяців тому +1

      I feel so sorry that Shadow and Sonic Genesis were your first Sonic games.
      I was lucky with Advance 2 and a demo disc of Heroes

    • @mjpg3dyt-on-ex-coop
      @mjpg3dyt-on-ex-coop 2 місяці тому

      Mine was the 2011 Sonic CD port for Android

  • @Olflix
    @Olflix Рік тому +2

    This is actually the hardest TAS to do in existence, as it requires you to actually _want_ to play this game

  • @sarcasticguy4311
    @sarcasticguy4311 Рік тому +6

    Sonic the Hedgehog .... on GameBoy.
    That's seems like an oxymoron.

  • @GamerGee
    @GamerGee Рік тому +4

    17:14 BUUUUUUUUUUUZ

    • @MandrakeHorse
      @MandrakeHorse Рік тому +2

      That’s the sound of this miserable port finally giving up the ghost and flatlining

  • @charlesmcclure8000
    @charlesmcclure8000 Рік тому +3

    That's basically the casual routing. I do labyrinth zone 2 like that every time 😉

  • @wohdinhel
    @wohdinhel Рік тому +10

    finally, a version of sonic 1 where you can go fast

    • @mjpg3dyt-on-ex-coop
      @mjpg3dyt-on-ex-coop 2 місяці тому

      At the cost of physiological help and therapy for the rest of your life

  • @pikaplayer2870
    @pikaplayer2870 Рік тому +2

    This is awesome, i didn't know people speedrun the GBA port :D

  • @BBHood217
    @BBHood217 Рік тому +4

    2006 certainly was a year.

  • @schwarzenegger_begger8810
    @schwarzenegger_begger8810 Рік тому +2

    Ah yes! Finally there's a TAS of this collection of
    horrendously optimized code, Microsoft SW Synth samples and stolen Pokemon sound effects.

  • @kchrules775
    @kchrules775 Рік тому +2

    God damn, this port is more busted than I remember

  • @chickensandwich9977
    @chickensandwich9977 Рік тому +6

    Oh my goodness
    You can't see anything ahead of you

  • @JSRphones
    @JSRphones 11 місяців тому +1

    Imagine how much faster this speedrun would be if the game ran at a decent speed

  • @maxlefou
    @maxlefou Рік тому +1

    I didn't even know this port exists! O_O

  • @michaelalameda2002
    @michaelalameda2002 Рік тому +3

    15th anniversary ruined forever.
    Except for Sonic Rivals, I got that copy and I liked it. :)
    Also, this port is actually based on a J2M3 mobile.

  • @DarkBluefire91
    @DarkBluefire91 Рік тому +7

    He really *gotta go fast*

  • @lynxunemuon
    @lynxunemuon Рік тому

    i actually really like this speedrun, it shows off how cool it can be when you pair it with the janky spindash and the strange momentum exploit. its werid how you can carry your momentum through jumps before you fully touch the ground , it feels like frame perfect but the game is so slow that it feels much more generous. either way its really cool to see one of my childhood games get brought to such highs, its actually my favorite Sonic 1 speedrun now.

  • @Galaviste
    @Galaviste Рік тому +3

    How was it so hard for Sonic Team to port this to the GBA?! This should have been a classic, but instead, it's a travesty!

    • @Formula_Zero_EX
      @Formula_Zero_EX Рік тому +1

      Ikr? Sonic Team, you already had a good start with the Advance games, why aren’t you even trying on this GBA game as well?

    • @Austinator0630
      @Austinator0630 Рік тому +2

      This was done by a separate team as Sonic Team was preoccupied with Sonic 06' whose Xbox 360 version was released the same day as this game.

    • @Austinator0630
      @Austinator0630 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Formula_Zero_EXSonic Team was never responsible for this port. Sonic Team was busy with Sonic 06' and Sonic Rivals. The former's Xbox 360 version was released the same day as this game.

    • @Austinator0630
      @Austinator0630 Рік тому

      @@Galaviste Sonic Genesis essentially discredits all those 90's advertisements that boasted about how fast sonic is.

    • @Galaviste
      @Galaviste Рік тому

      @@Austinator0630 Then that just shows that 2006 was a very bad year for Sonic.

  • @Kastigatr
    @Kastigatr Рік тому +1

    Even the zips in Marble Zone act 2 are scuffed, lol

  • @imnotuploading512
    @imnotuploading512 5 днів тому

    This game is described as: Sonic the Slippery and Exhausted Hedgehog.

  • @PrimevalDemon
    @PrimevalDemon Рік тому +1

    This is what creepypastas can never achieve

  • @Schimnesthai
    @Schimnesthai Рік тому +1

    If this was done on the J2ME engine as someone claimed on this comment section, then that explains a lot, specially the music aspect for me, it is weird that they even butchered that, but that's how it loads on a J2ME game, and that's a bit of how it sounds even! The physics being wrong is also explained by this.

    • @oosha2000
      @oosha2000 Рік тому

      I have never heard of J2ME before, what's that ?

    • @coreylineberry8557
      @coreylineberry8557 Рік тому

      If I recall correctly, I believe it's on the Sonic Advance engine.

  • @BlazenPowers
    @BlazenPowers Рік тому +1

    2:42 I beg your pardon?

  • @sikthehedgehog
    @sikthehedgehog Рік тому

    I swear that the TAS makes it look less broken than it actually is.

  • @AonelEchi
    @AonelEchi 2 місяці тому

    Sonic 1 Genesis GBA: Nobody can beat the trashiness.
    TASVideosChannel: Oh? You’re approaching me?

  • @oosha2000
    @oosha2000 Рік тому

    How did you speedrun to the shortcut in labyrinth zone act 1 ? Also good job on surviving without rings in some levels.

  • @TheBigDynamo
    @TheBigDynamo Рік тому +1

    I haven't played this port of Sonic 1 but I'm more than aware that people do not like this port at all. For me, the sound and music (mostly the sound) isn't too great. The screen is more zoomed in making it hard to see as well. What else can't people stand about this?

    • @animegamingdude
      @animegamingdude 23 дні тому

      the physics are terrible and the fps is very inconsistent

  • @kaizakobold
    @kaizakobold Рік тому +2

    4:29 what the fuck is wrong with this game

  • @FactsCustomizer
    @FactsCustomizer Рік тому

    This man waits for his totinos pizza to cook in the oven by beating Sonic 1 on the GBA

  • @riverdlc6098
    @riverdlc6098 Рік тому +2

    Ngl the music for this game didn't really impact so hard, like the Genesis versions soundtrack is so good. And the GBA soundfont makes awesome Soundtracks from a bunch of games like Pokemon emerald or Mother 3.

  • @misterdoctorprofessorpatrick
    @misterdoctorprofessorpatrick Рік тому +1

    This game could've been a lot better if the devs had just taken their time and released the game later.

  • @ThePortalDark
    @ThePortalDark Рік тому

    it is baffling how this game exists on a system that also has Sonic Advance 1-3

  • @SmoggyLambGG
    @SmoggyLambGG Рік тому

    I have so many questions about this.
    Like where was the original Sega Sound Team that worked on Sonic Advance? (BGM could have been improved by +133%)
    Who playtested this port? If you were going for 1:1 conversion with this, it didn't work. (40% more bugs than Genesis version)
    Game is heavily unoptimized for an ARM7 games console.
    _There must be some misunderstanding_ 🎵

  • @bahamut256
    @bahamut256 Рік тому

    I’m really curious, what’s the technique/button input in the tas to generate such nonsensical speed in the first few frames?

  • @cloudshines812
    @cloudshines812 10 місяців тому +1

    I don’t care what anybody says… this game is THE worst Sonic game BY A LANDSLIDE.
    It makes Sonic Labyrinth, Sonic Blast, Sonic 06, Sonic Forces, AND Rise of Lyric look like masterpieces

  • @CJAM2025Official
    @CJAM2025Official 6 місяців тому

    4:31 Sonic doing the noclip

  • @sourcefreak7997
    @sourcefreak7997 7 місяців тому

    Imagine someone growing up with this.

  • @aleckermit
    @aleckermit Рік тому +4

    The FOV in this game is miserable.

  • @---Dr._Eggman---
    @---Dr._Eggman--- Рік тому +1

    Gameplay: bad
    New graphics: excellent

  • @S3Kglitches
    @S3Kglitches Рік тому

    Love the standard FPS drops

  • @digiorniboy
    @digiorniboy 4 місяці тому

    I wanna see a real time run of this game so bad

  • @Crow-vk4vx
    @Crow-vk4vx 7 місяців тому

    Maybe the reason why the game lags is because Sega had rushed the processing for the FPS

  • @blaze-gmer7
    @blaze-gmer7 16 днів тому

    The pain trying to play this game.

  • @Zeta-ConvoyX51
    @Zeta-ConvoyX51 Рік тому +1

    I do agreed the GBA of Sonic 1 was bad, I mean, don't get me wrong, there are some Sonic games on GBA are good such as the Sonic Advance Trilogy and those are better than Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis and now I think about it, the original Sonic the Hedgehog 1 on the Mega-Drive was 100 times better than that GBA port.

  • @GemsofEarth
    @GemsofEarth 2 місяці тому

    I'm wondering is the GBA really a 32 bit.

  • @blaze-gmer7
    @blaze-gmer7 16 днів тому

    Everytime I play this game I ask this one question….WHEN WILL IT END?!!!!!

  • @johnvida3426
    @johnvida3426 Рік тому +1

    Can you do a 100% run pls?

  • @oosha2000
    @oosha2000 Рік тому

    Incredible

  • @BlGGERSHOT127
    @BlGGERSHOT127 3 місяці тому

    that one unemployed friend on a Tuesday:

  • @Austinator0630
    @Austinator0630 Рік тому +4

    Oh! How the tables have turned! The Bible principle of Proverbs 16:18 could never be more truthful! Impressive TAS by the way.

  • @IsDaouda
    @IsDaouda Рік тому +1

    This is the worst port of Sonic I've ever played!
    When I see the Java version and this one... I have a lot of questions about what happened during the development of this game! (One thing is certain they have massacred it well !)

  • @Biaanca5036
    @Biaanca5036 Рік тому

    wow having to do the entire level **three times each** must be super irritating with all of the other games only having 2 acts

  • @Tecnologies928
    @Tecnologies928 4 місяці тому

    idk why a gba looks like my super hyper old phone that only runs java games

  • @cvmh777
    @cvmh777 Рік тому +1

    for some reason, i actually like this version’s marble zone theme?

  • @ReverseHappyHelmetHahaha
    @ReverseHappyHelmetHahaha Рік тому

    This port is so broken it's just funny

  • @stevenpavelish6017
    @stevenpavelish6017 Рік тому

    Gotta go fast!

  • @RADish-official
    @RADish-official Рік тому +1

    This game was so bad even the drums left

  • @ls190v2
    @ls190v2 3 місяці тому

    Feel ashamed, Sega.

  • @MRAD12rg
    @MRAD12rg 4 місяці тому

    how to make sonic genesis more faster: make a tas

  • @jadetealaaron2003
    @jadetealaaron2003 Рік тому

    This is cursed

  • @woobinthescrub
    @woobinthescrub Рік тому

    nice lol

  • @XenoGuru
    @XenoGuru Рік тому +1

    Never knew this was on GBA. Looks really good

  • @moorezion6776
    @moorezion6776 Рік тому +1

    I heard Nintendo ruined this game

  • @cubaisdeath
    @cubaisdeath Рік тому +1

    the author of this must hate life lol