4:14 - 4:40: I was right, Sonic has gone this downward spiral since the Death of the Dreamcast, and always has been since. There were a few good ones, though, I'll admit. 6:55: I wish I knew where to find this clip, it's hilarious.
I got to play this game in the Sega arcades in Lost Judgment and my favorite part was the character models with the way they squash and stretch, it gave it a very unique visual identity.
In the story of Sonic the Fighters, all of the characters are all guardians each emerald. The only exception was Fang as he stole his emerald from someone else who never see or get the name of. I like to believe that it’s Honey.
@@SaddieMoon No what I meant was, how did Sonic's clone get an emerald? Shouldn't Sonic already have it? And it's not like the clone was just born with a Chaos Emerald. Maybe Eggman used the Chaos Emerald to make the clone or something.
@@Jaice420 I don’t have an answer for that. I personally think the clone either obtained the emerald in the cloning process from the original, or the emerald you gain from them isn’t actually what happened. And the character you play as always had the emerald on hand. So it’s just a visual thing to show what level you beat in the list.
It might partly be my nostalgia, but I always had fun playing Sonic the Fighters with friends back when you could only get it on Gems Collection. Even friends who didn't care about Sonic loved playing it for some reason, but either way still grateful for its existence.
Honey the Cat is one of the best Sonic characters ever, and I am still very upset that the Archie Comics got canceled one arc before she was going to make a return.
I need the cat will not be getting in other games.It's because Sega decided to just leave it alone.So honey the cat was a secret character so she really doesn't count as a character Also with eggman and metal sonic
I distinctly remember the arcade of this game as a child being at an old children's pizzaria called Jeepers. Fang and Espio standing out to me the most as the only two characters I knew about at the time was Sonic, Tails and Eggman (aka Robotnic). ...Now for my absurd head cannon for a sequel to this "Marvelous Queen" of a gem! Mechanically, it doesn't have to change all that much if at all tbh. Just give different moves to each character more moves than the original, a super meter (shaped like a chaos emerald that goes up to at least 7 levels as well as changes into their colors for each level) and give the barriers more uses than just blocking attack combos like maybe anti combo burst moves as a get-off-me kind of ability similar to skull girls when they do a burst to push back opponents. Or a parry option to quick stun opponents, leaving a window for you to attack. Or perhaps use it to summon notable shields through out the Sonic series such as: Fire shield, Bubble shield, Magnet shield, Chao shield, Gaia Shield, Super shield, Speed shoes, Invincibility, ect. And still be capable of use at least three to go Hyper mode. Honestly you can utilize all of these different functions similar to Street Fighter 6's Drive system (Chaos Drive System lol). As far as a Sonic fighting game goes you could also implement an assist/character swap mechanic like Marvel vs Capcom or something (more specifically Ultimate 3) since the Sonic series puts a heavy emphasis on team work. And just for shits & giggles -- stage transitions and destructable environments similar to other 3D fighrers like Virtua Fighterss and Fighting Vipers, Tekken, DOA, Soul Caliber, 3D ps2 era Mortal Kombat games (Deadly Alliance, Deception, Armageddon ect.) As for characters heres a few obvious and straight up cool ass picks: Team Hero - Sonic, Tails, Knuckles Team Dark - Shadow, Rouge, E-123 Omega Team Rose - Amy Rose, Cream & Cheese, Big The Cat & Froggy Team Chaotix - Espio, Charmy Bee, Vector Team Sol - Blaze, Silver, Marine Team Babylon Rogues - Jet, Wave, Storm Team Hooligan - Fang, Bean, Bark Team Mighty - Honey, Ray, Mighty Team Metal - Metal Sonic, Tails Doll, Metal Knuckles Team Eggman Empire - Chaos Gamma, Sage, Dr. Eggman Team Mechanix - Germeral, RC Tails (Sea Fox), Bomb & Heavy DLC: Team Light - Takal, Chip, Chaos Zero Team Abyss - Infinte, Black Doom, Mephiles Team Witch-cart - Höeke Wulf, Carrotia, Bearanger Team Battle Kuku Empire - Great Battle Kuku XVI (Speedy), Fukurokov, Great Battle Kuku XV Team Mecha - Mecha Sonic MK 0, Mecha Sonic MK 1, Mecha Sonic MK 2 Team Underdog - Buddy (Default Forces Avatar), Dodonpa, Sticks Team Jam - Mach, Sharps, Max
If for some reason you decide to play this game through the Yakuza games, be it Lost Judgment/ LAD Gaiden or Infinite Wealth, keep in mind that the only carryover feature from the XBLA port is selecting Honey the cat, you cannot play as Eggman or Metal Sonic in those versions
A very well rounded video that I think covers a lot of the basics of the game and it's unused content. There's some deeper dives here but to get into the nitty gritty would be a little boring. Great work, and thanks for the shoutout! ... but you take BACK what you said about Pengo!!! >:(
Didnt expect to see a sponsor spot for my school. Have had nothing but wonderful experiences with them and they're definitely a lot more trustworthy than Full Sail ever was.
15:28 I played Sonic the Fighters on PS2 when I was younger and I think that Honey was playable in that version?? I can’t remember exactly though cuz it was a while back lmao
13:40 = Not so hard to do... With at least 1 stock in your barrier gauge, press Barrier + UP, DOWN + Punch. Explaining: While holding your barrier, press Up, release the Barrier Button, press DOWN + Punch. Move done jumpess... You're welcome.
Dude literally the funniest and most well informed video I have seen on anything in awhile dude awesome job this video was a masterpiece keep up the amazing work:)
Sonic the fighters Remake roster: sonic tails knuckles amy mighty ray espio charmy vector fang bean bark carrottia bearenger hocke-wulf heavy-bomb tiara speedy trip honey breezie Bosses: eggman battle kukku XV mecha sonic DLC characters: metal sonic metal knuckles tails doll surge kit dr.starline bahn jane grace
Vector: You’re the lead detective now Espio. Espio: Duck you I want to be in sonic fighters. Weird to see Espio and not Vector in the game but I’m not complaining because if you look at my name is easy to see that my favorite character is Blaze the cat.
I feel like most people in the west experienced sonic the fighters through its arcade mode and not its versus mode. Which is a shame because I think the game holds up really well when compared to a lot of early 3d fighting games
I don't understand why people hated this game, its cute, charming, amazing music, great visuals, fun to play, awesome characters, etc. People hate on Sonic R too even though that game is also great, people who complain about the controls dont know how to use them properly, I explained that all you had to do was hold the bumpers down while you're turning to a friend and he was baffled that I somehow 100% completed a game he thought was the worst most hardest game ever, when in actuality, its just cute, charming and harmless fun. Sonic Fans expectations went up a bit too high at some point, I bet people loved this game when it came out in the arcades. People are starting to like it again too.
Fun fact. The speech bubbles are in the game. Being included from an attack of Bean stealing Amy’s hammer with the no speech bubble being used from Amy.
Not sure if it was mentioned in the video, but I came here to say that Sonic Smackdown could be considered a spiritual successor to this game. It's pretty cool.
As seen in Sonic Spinball, they were just casually toying with having more than 7 Emeralds, probably since adding a seventh in Sonic 2 had worked out so well and the franchise hadn't yet been fully standardized.
I don't know how I feel about seeing southern newhampshire university here. I started my most recent semester with them because they were a non-profit university, but now idk.
this is unrelated to the video but i love the rhythm heaven themeing on the channel :) the community has been sparking back up recently due to heaven studio and remegamix and im all for it
Fun little tid-bit. The Mecha Knuckles from Sonic R appears in the multiplayer versus mode in the new Sonic All Stars game as Knuckles' robot stand-in where everyone is replaced by robot replicas.
You make a video about Sonic the Fighters' legacy and don't mention it inspiring his Smash moveset, technically being the reason he's in Wreck-It Ralph and getting referenced in Mania and Origins? With the latter, Amy's new Continue screen animation resembles her losing animation in this game whilst her Hyper Form's Hammer throwing also resembles a move she can do here.
This game feels a lot like SEGA's own 2.5D fighters in the same decade, particularly Fighting Vipers (Wherein Sonic and Tails used to be in the game's code, IIRC). Heck, way more so than other 2D fighters.
I find it incredibly strange that this game never got a port to the Saturn. Like Virtua fighter and Fighting Vipers got ports, Sonic is their flagship mascot, and VF apparently carried the damn console in japan. What was the hold up? was Bean too graphically intensive for all 18 of the Saturn's CPU's?
This video is sponsored by SNHU! Head to snhu.edu/blocky if you're interested in learning more about SHNU and their game development program.
It would taste so much better with hedgehog in it!
The versus mode for Sonic superstars is gonna have online. So, you can go up against people around the world. Only co-op doesn’t have online
why tf am i getting university sponsors
I am not going to a game College
4:14 - 4:40: I was right, Sonic has gone this downward spiral since the Death of the Dreamcast, and always has been since. There were a few good ones, though, I'll admit.
6:55: I wish I knew where to find this clip, it's hilarious.
I got to play this game in the Sega arcades in Lost Judgment and my favorite part was the character models with the way they squash and stretch, it gave it a very unique visual identity.
Sonic the fighters is most likely gonna be a mainstay for arcade mini games in the yakuza/ judgement series since lost judgement which is great to see
It’s also gonna be in Like a Dragon Gaiden.
@@doitforthememes5698 that's kinda cool. Sometimes I forget that Sega makes games other than sonic the hedgehog
In the story of Sonic the Fighters, all of the characters are all guardians each emerald. The only exception was Fang as he stole his emerald from someone else who never see or get the name of.
I like to believe that it’s Honey.
that would make sense canonicly xD
What about Sonic's clone?
@@Jaice420 Nah. Honey sounds cooler.
@@SaddieMoon No what I meant was, how did Sonic's clone get an emerald? Shouldn't Sonic already have it? And it's not like the clone was just born with a Chaos Emerald. Maybe Eggman used the Chaos Emerald to make the clone or something.
@@Jaice420 I don’t have an answer for that.
I personally think the clone either obtained the emerald in the cloning process from the original, or the emerald you gain from them isn’t actually what happened. And the character you play as always had the emerald on hand. So it’s just a visual thing to show what level you beat in the list.
rocket metal and roboegg probably have the shortest shortest time for them to appear in a game that was nearly forgetten
THE LEGEND HAS RETURNED!
@sofffffffffaLol
I want sonic the fighters for Nintendo switch
@@alex-29789 This game is never gonna return, ik that every sonic game should be for every modern console
It might partly be my nostalgia, but I always had fun playing Sonic the Fighters with friends back when you could only get it on Gems Collection. Even friends who didn't care about Sonic loved playing it for some reason, but either way still grateful for its existence.
Fighting games bring people together, it's all about just the fun clashing
Most UA-camrs get sponsors from Crunchyroll.
Blocky boxes the competition with a sponsorship from an entire university.
It's always cool for people talk about this underrated gem (actually my favorite Sonic game btw lol)
@sikosonix9013NEW VERSION OF SONIC FIGHTERS???!???!??????!?!?!?!
Ahem......... sonic THE fighters* yeah
Too real
Okay seeing a sponsor for an University of all things in a video about an obscure Sonic fighting game threw me through the loop real hard
6:35 Eggman blowing up an orphanage is something I didn't know I wanted until now
Honey the Cat is one of the best Sonic characters ever, and I am still very upset that the Archie Comics got canceled one arc before she was going to make a return.
Yeah I'm sad we didn't get to see more of her :( but I don't think she's in Ken Pender's grasp so she might make a return!
@@kittyworks she is not, she's fully Sega! Hope to see her again one day, she made a cameo in an IDW comic already.
@@NottJoeyOfficial Mhm! I think her and Jewel would get along well
Yeaj shes so cute i love her
I need the cat will not be getting in other games.It's because Sega decided to just leave it alone.So honey the cat was a secret character so she really doesn't count as a character Also with eggman and metal sonic
Can't wait for the Cybershell crossover
I distinctly remember the arcade of this game as a child being at an old children's pizzaria called Jeepers. Fang and Espio standing out to me the most as the only two characters I knew about at the time was Sonic, Tails and Eggman (aka Robotnic).
...Now for my absurd head cannon for a sequel to this "Marvelous Queen" of a gem!
Mechanically, it doesn't have to change all that much if at all tbh. Just give different moves to each character more moves than the original, a super meter (shaped like a chaos emerald that goes up to at least 7 levels as well as changes into their colors for each level) and give the barriers more uses than just blocking attack combos like maybe anti combo burst moves as a get-off-me kind of ability similar to skull girls when they do a burst to push back opponents. Or a parry option to quick stun opponents, leaving a window for you to attack. Or perhaps use it to summon notable shields through out the Sonic series such as: Fire shield, Bubble shield, Magnet shield, Chao shield, Gaia Shield, Super shield, Speed shoes, Invincibility, ect. And still be capable of use at least three to go Hyper mode. Honestly you can utilize all of these different functions similar to Street Fighter 6's Drive system (Chaos Drive System lol). As far as a Sonic fighting game goes you could also implement an assist/character swap mechanic like Marvel vs Capcom or something (more specifically Ultimate 3) since the Sonic series puts a heavy emphasis on team work. And just for shits & giggles -- stage transitions and destructable environments similar to other 3D fighrers like Virtua Fighterss and Fighting Vipers, Tekken, DOA, Soul Caliber, 3D ps2 era Mortal Kombat games (Deadly Alliance, Deception, Armageddon ect.)
As for characters heres a few obvious and straight up cool ass picks:
Team Hero - Sonic, Tails, Knuckles
Team Dark - Shadow, Rouge, E-123 Omega
Team Rose - Amy Rose, Cream & Cheese, Big The Cat & Froggy
Team Chaotix - Espio, Charmy Bee, Vector
Team Sol - Blaze, Silver, Marine
Team Babylon Rogues - Jet, Wave, Storm
Team Hooligan - Fang, Bean, Bark
Team Mighty - Honey, Ray, Mighty
Team Metal - Metal Sonic, Tails Doll, Metal Knuckles
Team Eggman Empire - Chaos Gamma, Sage, Dr. Eggman
Team Mechanix - Germeral, RC Tails (Sea Fox), Bomb & Heavy
DLC:
Team Light - Takal, Chip, Chaos Zero
Team Abyss - Infinte, Black Doom, Mephiles
Team Witch-cart - Höeke Wulf, Carrotia, Bearanger
Team Battle Kuku Empire - Great Battle Kuku XVI (Speedy), Fukurokov, Great Battle Kuku XV
Team Mecha - Mecha Sonic MK 0, Mecha Sonic MK 1, Mecha Sonic MK 2
Team Underdog - Buddy (Default Forces Avatar), Dodonpa, Sticks
Team Jam - Mach, Sharps, Max
Blocky never disappoints
Honey the Cat is one of my favourite Sonic Characters
8:50
Man no one told me rocket metal sonic can singlehandedly transform into sonic upon Spindashing
For someone with only 10 videos out, they sure are a high quality 10. 👏👏👏👏👏
7:14 That edit is everything!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
1:11 "This Is all you ever do in your house"
*Emotional Damage*
If for some reason you decide to play this game through the Yakuza games, be it Lost Judgment/ LAD Gaiden or Infinite Wealth, keep in mind that the only carryover feature from the XBLA port is selecting Honey the cat, you cannot play as Eggman or Metal Sonic in those versions
A very well rounded video that I think covers a lot of the basics of the game and it's unused content. There's some deeper dives here but to get into the nitty gritty would be a little boring. Great work, and thanks for the shoutout! ... but you take BACK what you said about Pengo!!! >:(
I said what I said, Pengo’s had it too good for too long
The editing is one of the funniest I have ever seen! Looks like you win the prize of reviewing robo blast and its goated moding scene for a video!
I've been looking forward to a new video from you for so long! It's so damn great to see you back 👏
Blocky is easily the best Sonic obsessed man child ever
9:12 He is referenced in a IDW comic, I don’t remember which, tho
You are seriously underrated. I love your editing and sense of humour, and good video on STF as well. Enjoyed the little trivia
7:13 i keep replaying this gag over and over
"Is this all you do in your house!?"
Imagine being to much of a coward to say yes.
Now this is guaranteed to be a Blocky Banger™️
Oooo! Sonic The Fighters Lore
Didnt expect to see a sponsor spot for my school. Have had nothing but wonderful experiences with them and they're definitely a lot more trustworthy than Full Sail ever was.
15:28 I played Sonic the Fighters on PS2 when I was younger and I think that Honey was playable in that version?? I can’t remember exactly though cuz it was a while back lmao
13:40 = Not so hard to do...
With at least 1 stock in your barrier gauge, press Barrier + UP, DOWN + Punch.
Explaining: While holding your barrier, press Up, release the Barrier Button, press DOWN + Punch.
Move done jumpess... You're welcome.
8:59 My Boy! Respect to my boy Metal Knuckles. Come on Sega. Use him for something.
Superstar granted your wish
I think they chose "Hunter" because "Sniper" didn't feel fitting for who is essentially a mercenary-type character
The jwong clip LMAO
Dude literally the funniest and most well informed video I have seen on anything in awhile dude awesome job this video was a masterpiece keep up the amazing work:)
There is gonna be an 8-player Online Battle Mode for Sonic Superstars…..so yes, you can grief kids online
my all-time favourite childhood game shit was peak, and the fact they haven't remade it or done another game is criminal
Sonic the fighters Remake roster: sonic tails knuckles amy mighty ray espio charmy vector fang bean bark carrottia bearenger hocke-wulf heavy-bomb tiara speedy trip honey breezie
Bosses: eggman battle kukku XV mecha sonic
DLC characters: metal sonic metal knuckles tails doll surge kit dr.starline bahn jane grace
9:24 And then Game Apologists made a 14 minute video of a 3 second clip 😂
i swear i remember hearing that Hurry Up track in the Gems Collection version of Sonic the Fighters
Ur telling me that i couldve played a sonic fighting game my whole life and never touch grass?
Man i wish i played this game when i was little
Vector: You’re the lead detective now Espio.
Espio: Duck you I want to be in sonic fighters.
Weird to see Espio and not Vector in the game but I’m not complaining because if you look at my name is easy to see that my favorite character is Blaze the cat.
I can't see this game without the arcade stand, and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza, because this is where I first played this there.
My god. A youtuber that posts sonic videos that is genuinely very funny? I cannot wait for more posts
1:37 he is in the comic book The 30 th ANNIVERSARY
Wow man your editing in incredible
I love your energy and editing keep up the good work man
I feel like most people in the west experienced sonic the fighters through its arcade mode and not its versus mode. Which is a shame because I think the game holds up really well when compared to a lot of early 3d fighting games
I played this game so much as a kid, it’s straight up fire. The game is a banger. The game is a delight, it’s swell I’d even add.
I don't understand why people hated this game, its cute, charming, amazing music, great visuals, fun to play, awesome characters, etc. People hate on Sonic R too even though that game is also great, people who complain about the controls dont know how to use them properly, I explained that all you had to do was hold the bumpers down while you're turning to a friend and he was baffled that I somehow 100% completed a game he thought was the worst most hardest game ever, when in actuality, its just cute, charming and harmless fun. Sonic Fans expectations went up a bit too high at some point, I bet people loved this game when it came out in the arcades. People are starting to like it again too.
Fun fact. The speech bubbles are in the game. Being included from an attack of Bean stealing Amy’s hammer with the no speech bubble being used from Amy.
11:44 not just tails’ rocket. But metal sonic in his rocket form
12:02 never mind🤦🏻♂️
13:21 "Sonic and the-Sonic and the F**k You!" 😂
I was dying for like 5 minutes straight after seeing that 😂
This popped up on my recommendations randomly, I loved the editing style and the humor, might stay for a bit.
Not sure if it was mentioned in the video, but I came here to say that Sonic Smackdown could be considered a spiritual successor to this game. It's pretty cool.
He's in love with rocket metal
"Hurry up" is fire
Okay I really love Sonic the Fighters but 8 Chaos emeralds? Come on! Couldn’t they have thought of a more creative way to have 8 fighters?
As seen in Sonic Spinball, they were just casually toying with having more than 7 Emeralds, probably since adding a seventh in Sonic 2 had worked out so well and the franchise hadn't yet been fully standardized.
I'm one of the people who played the Gems Collection version, Hurry Up! is correctly implemented as Dr. Eggman's final boss theme there.
15:29
Where on Brazil is on PS2 too
não tem jeito, sempre vai ter um brasileiro em qualquer lugar
@@eggtvbr5779
Aproximadamente 200 M de pessoas, sempre vai ter um Br num canto, é um evento canônico 💀💀💀
I don't know how I feel about seeing southern newhampshire university here. I started my most recent semester with them because they were a non-profit university, but now idk.
Awesome video! I had no idea Green Eggman was cut from the game, we've truly been robbed by Sega
I can’t wait until your darkuplier arrives, spherical Ball Man
I watched a whole 1 min ad about ozempic just for this man 😭😭
I salute you for your selfless sacrifice
@@Blockyboxguy and I’d do it again 🗣️💅
it being on lost judgement is crazy
that #1 Vector fan skit hurt me personally
i have very great memories related to this game
it's an extremely fun fighting game with a banger soundtrack
Unironically Lost Judgment is the best way to play the game
4:32 fun fact; the main reason he probably did that was because Bean was originally supposed to be in Sonic Heroes
I do want to add that rocket metal WAS in a archie comic to my memory, in like, 1 panel...
this is unrelated to the video but i love the rhythm heaven themeing on the channel :) the community has been sparking back up recently due to heaven studio and remegamix and im all for it
16:09 ok this actually got me laughing so hard ngl
The fact I played sonic fighters a week ago and then found this
Fun little tid-bit. The Mecha Knuckles from Sonic R appears in the multiplayer versus mode in the new Sonic All Stars game as Knuckles' robot stand-in where everyone is replaced by robot replicas.
You make a video about Sonic the Fighters' legacy and don't mention it inspiring his Smash moveset, technically being the reason he's in Wreck-It Ralph and getting referenced in Mania and Origins? With the latter, Amy's new Continue screen animation resembles her losing animation in this game whilst her Hyper Form's Hammer throwing also resembles a move she can do here.
Sonic the fighters being my 2nd sonic game ive ever played brings me back so many memories
He goes from Mario STRAIGHT back to sonic xD
9:48 Honey: get KO'd i prefer coca cola more
Pepsi man: 💀
HONEY WAKE UP BLOCKYBLOXGUY POSTED A VIDEO!!!
Yo It’s been like two months
We need Honey the Cat to return
Played this in the gems collection as a kid. This shit is so fuckin good
This game feels a lot like SEGA's own 2.5D fighters in the same decade, particularly Fighting Vipers (Wherein Sonic and Tails used to be in the game's code, IIRC). Heck, way more so than other 2D fighters.
"Basically what I'm gonna do is, I pretty much just gonna kick his ass-"
4:43 THE NERVE
is the music at 0:00 and 16:52 from STF? i couldn't find it anywhere in the ost
Yup, it’s an unused track! ua-cam.com/video/d5Y9m2Vlvdk/v-deo.html
@@Blockyboxguy thank you!
15:23 Me too, man. Jesus.
The amazing legend returns!!!!!
The gags and edits in this are hilarious!
The GOAT is back. You deserve way more subs, the quality of content is insane
the screaming goku sound felt overused quick
Any video of Sonic the fighters gets an instant like for me. Great video mate!
I find it incredibly strange that this game never got a port to the Saturn.
Like Virtua fighter and Fighting Vipers got ports, Sonic is their flagship mascot, and VF apparently carried the damn console in japan. What was the hold up? was Bean too graphically intensive for all 18 of the Saturn's CPU's?
Its even coming back in like a dragon gaiden
7:06 Robotonic 😂 who let this happen
Where I can find this video on demonstration this abilities in 14:31 ?
Me during a fighting game and opent uses a cheep strat 15:09
I think they shoulda called it new sonic the hedgehog
I wonder who will get the joke?
Oh it's got a legacy all right. I've played it inside Lost Judgment!