8-Bit Sonic 2- Piano Redux - #16 - Bad Ending [Game Gear] / Staff Roll [Master System]

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This is a piano/electronic remake of the Bad Ending BGM from the Game Gear version of the 8-bit video game Sonic 2. However, this song also serves as the background music for the good and bad endings on the Master System version of this game.
Fun fact: this song was used in the ending staff roll for the Sonic Paradox animated collaboration Sonic Shorts Volume 8! • Sonic Shorts - Volume 8
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MIDI Sequenced By: John "EspioKaos" Weeks
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[@extenduss]

RIP: Miles "Tails" Prower 1980-1992Quote:"I reprogrammed a computer using dishwashing detergent and a toothpick"

[@sans_gf453]

XD

[@ccateni28]

Ssj Sean wait, he's behind you sonic. Man, what an idiot. HOW do you miss that?

[@dergor7342]

Nah, he couldn't have died. In the good ending, sonic and tails are both on the sky, but in the bad ending itsa only tails. That would fucking mean, they both died!

[@inaxdee]

@@TripleDeezNuts 1980 is when tails born.

[@polybent9748]

Saucy Sean and “Sonic! I finally finished it! See isn’t it great!”

[@rachelschilder8696]

This music was the best choice for the end credits of the last sonic shorts volume! Heck it was the first video I saw on sonic paradox’s channel and I was somewhere in my 2nd year of middle school at that time.

[@DrMackFoxx]

Strangely, the ending credits sequence started off with me pitching an idea to BoozermaN, the one who assembled and animated that sequence. My idea had been to use this music and have Sonic running through different zones. Instead, BoozermaN had the bright idea of using various scenes from all the Sonic Shorts volumes, with just a hint of the intentionally-bad Sonic Shits. I also created a shorted version of this track just for the ending of Sonic Shorts 8. Talk about some good memories working in Sonic Paradox. :) Thanks a lot for the comment! Glad you enjoyed this song as well as Sonic Shorts. ^_^

[@rachelschilder8696]

@@DrMackFoxx np!😉

[@PrinceEomer8102]

I KNEW I HEARD THIS REMIX FROM SOMEWHERE

[@Slithering-Pyro]

God tier series it was

[@fnaffan3211]

Omg

[@Sentientglass]

7 years old : i cried 15 years old : i still cried man this hits

[@vappyenjoyer24]

20 years old: I am still crying

[@djkayden2867]

100 year old: cried to deaf

[@fco64]

No matter how old you get this game will always hit you

[@AubyUwUXDDD]

The fact that the song actually sounds like a “remember your good old memories” theme, tolds the why I’m crying now (Oh… Sonic Paradox as well)

[@nache7772]

there is a sonic sshorts 9

[@johnisdaboi27]

This song sounds like the perfect ending theme for the whole Sonic franchise. It's a piece that envokes that feeling of looking back at the many adventures we've had, the many ups and downs, highs and lows, all of it encapsulated in this song. I remember when I first finished watching the Sonic Shorts, and once this song played at the end, I felt emotional, like I truly finished watching a magical series, the same way I feel about the Sonic series as a whole. It's given me the most amazing experiences ever, and I'll never forget it. This song truly feels like a tribute to the whole series, giving it the respect it deserves. Sonic has been in a rough patch lately, but with Frontiers out, I have hope that Sonic can finally have a chance at being one of the greatest, just like how he used to be.

[@retardedwoman420]

Despite the wall of text I totally agree with you I'm pretty sure the sonic series isn't going to end anytime soon maybe it will someday but even then this entire series has been the most longest and wildest rollercoaster I've ever been on TL;DR sonic is cool and be happy that he is still around unlike some characters similar to him

[@spindashstudios9720]

It would be this after The Last Scene from SA2

[@Megalania1]

Things are starting to look up now!

[@Optimistical]

As bad as this ending may be (in terms of sadness), I always liked the mellow and sorrowful tone behind this piece. Sonic does feel miserable for the consequences of Tails' no-longer well-being. But the song tries to tell us that we shouldn't worry or be forced to beat ourselves up over it. Because in spirit, Tails will still be with us every step of the way.

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

Even though it would play in the good ending on the Master System......(Game Gear had a different theme for the Good Ending, but on Master System only 1 ending theme was used)

[@srcreeper02550]

He could fly planes, he could build machines, he could reprogram a supercomputer using dishwashing detergent and a toothbrush, but nothing changes the fact that he was so young...

[@SuicideSeason4545]

This brings back memories to when I was a little kid watching Sonic flash animations and the Sonic Paradox on my family computer back in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Time flew by so fast, thank you for being a part of my childhood ^^ Man, what a way to end such a great series. I graduate from high school in just under 3 months, time flew by so fast.

[@DrMackFoxx]

Glad to have been a part of good memories for you over the last several years. :) Best of all, Sonic Shorts is coming back with Volume 9! Production is well under way, too. Last, but certainly not least: congratulations on your upcoming graduation. ^_^

[@SuicideSeason4545]

⁠@@DrMackFoxx thank you so much for replying and for the congratulations! And holy crap, I can’t wait for it! Hope you’re doing well yourself and good luck with the project and other endeavors :) I also really like the playing in this track! I’m a musician myself and I just love the piano’s sound and the production in general of the track :)

[@ZA1NT]

Well said 🦅

[@sonicandfriends4350]

Guys, they are making a volume 9! I'm serious! I think they announced it on their Facebook or something. It's also on Newgrounds, too. It's not out yet, but submissions are open I think.

[@bmyaemeu.]

Man, the nostalgia :,,,) This is so beautiful.

[@DrMackFoxx]

So glad you enjoyed this track. ^_^ Thank you for the comment. :)

[@KKTunez]

I thought I'd let anyone know, Sonic Paradox made a Volume 9 Sonic Shorts after several years. I thought those videos were so funny when I randomly found them as a kid and now 22 the new ones are some awesome nostalgia reliving those videos again 🥲 this song was always one of my favorites used in their end credits.

[@DrMackFoxx]

I got to do a little voice acting in Sonic Shorts Volume 9 as Dr. Eggman. Glad to hear you loved that collab and still enjoy this tune. ^_^

[@edwardgaines6561]

When you were a kid playing this game, you got so sad at the end...

[@arttherainbowbird7684]

oh mah god I love this so much it's amazing

[@DrMackFoxx]

Thanks a lot for the feedback! Glad you really liked this tune. :)

[@FusionComet]

+Dr. Mack Foxx Thanks for your work. Been listening for years.

[@CindytheRedScout]

I dunno if I had a hacked version or what, but my Sonic in the Game Gear bad ending seemed to be crying. Not blood or anything, just regular salty water tears. Also, instead of going on the Game Over screen, Tails' constellation just started glitching worse than Vinny's corruptions mixed with cartridge tilting.

[@doge6544]

omg ;_;

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

Was it something called HEDGEHOG.EXE By any chance

[@ilovesanrioandmcr2031]

Probably the cartdrige was corrupted

[@cidneysavoie9878]

@@redactedagentdataexpunged9431 You exposed them!

[@polkadi]

I think your cartridge broke. You're lucky you made it to the end of the game like that.

[@bmyaemeu.]

I have a huge love for this song, so much so that I have had it as a ringtone on my phone for a long time, it's amazing how music can generate so many feelings in people. Thanks for this, the years go by and I always come back here. Many beautiful memories come back to me.

[@DrMackFoxx]

I really appreciate reading this. :) Thank you very much for the feedback and I'm glad you've enjoyed this tune for so long. ^_^

[@Optimistical]

This is such a good song to listen to, when school's finally out for the summer, and you're proud of your hard work. So satisfying. Thank you, Dr. Mack Foxx. And to the others who've worked on this glorious soundtrack.

[@minnenganga1765]

Excuse me but TAILS HAS DIED OR IS STILL CAPTURED

[@metalsonicgameshowcase7242]

More like you completed your work but realizes that it wasn't all and still more challenges to go.

[@transientrose]

Wow, this song is so memorable that it has 0 dislikes! The original one makes me want to cry every time though. D':

[@Musashiden]

This was actually the good ending in the MS dont really know why they change it tho since the one for the good ending in the gamegear is the sad ending on the MS and I prefer this one.

[@DrMackFoxx]

It would be interesting to learn what went on behind the scenes for the good ending theme to be changed for the Game Gear version.

[@supremekhi7968]

2 dislikes now :(

[@renanmonteiro316]

Dr. Mack Foxx Probably to avoid sadness by hearing the bad ending

[@ultralockes5933]

Strangely, on the Master System version of the game, the Good Ending theme is in the files, but isn't used by the ROM.

[@Dan_3211]

This gives me major flashbacks. So glad this was made

[@dashinxkatchin]

Sheesh it's been so long since I first watched Sonic Paradox... time sure passes by! This song definitely has a place in my heart because it just reminds me of all the all skits and sonic shorts back then. I Definitely come back here time to time to take a nice listen to such a classic! And I can't believe it's been 10 whole years since Paradox 8 back when I was 9 and now I'm 19 what a coincidence! Those first few piano notes hit in a different kind of way. Thank you for making such an amazing remix!

[@ZombifiedDuder]

THOSE DRUM SAMPLES!

[@Beansman-gp3ws]

Actually, if anything it reminds me of Windows XP installation music. Not the actual samples, but the drumbeat.

[@retrospectural]

this song should've been called "Running from my past"

[@younganemoi]

sonic always run to forgive his sad moments sonic 06

[@trollfacetamertrollface5578]

TAKE THIS

[@DanDaMan1]

Sonic 06 is okay...nit good or bad just okay

[@younganemoi]

*-KIT KAT IS BACK!-* bugs ruin the gameplay, thats all, 06 isnt bad

[@polybent9748]

I don’t even think it was Sega’s fault for the way it turned out

[@JaredThe]

This was one of the most illiterate things I’ve read this decade. Luckily for you the decade just started, so that is subject to change.

[@firehedgehog4558]

This made me cry

[@RobertTheFoxxo]

I was about to mourn the account's deactivation, but you're still replying after the 4 years you last upload. Grazie.

[@DrMackFoxx]

Indeed. :) I quite enjoy reading and replying to comments on these videos. ^_^

[@RobertTheFoxxo]

Ah, no wonder you were also so familiar, you or someone else gave me a Chief's Constable that you crafted.

[@dragonmaster2098]

wow i love the music good work thubs up ^-^

[@DrMackFoxx]

Wow! Thank you very much! ^_^

[@dragonmaster2098]

ur welcome :D

[@GeoffreySambursky]

Geoffrey heads home knowing that he saved his favorite games and fandoms from the evil people!!

[@mastermindoftrouble]

At the end of the credits in both the bad ending of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Mastersystem and Sonic Shorts: Volume 8, Sonic looks up at the sky to see the stars showing an image of Tails (Sonic 2 for the Mastersystem)/ Sonic Shorts logo with this exact music playing in the background, though Sonic Shorts had a piano redux of this theme.

[@MusicDecomposer]

Where can I download the original MIDI by John Weeks!? I can't find it anywhere, it's been removed from VG music, Mediafire, and even his personal website!

[@DrMackFoxx]

I honestly have no idea where you could acquire it at this point. Sorry. X_X

[@xrsnxltdada1331]

just download a phone screen recorder than record the video

[@JordanViknar]

@@xrsnxltdada1331 *facepalms*

[@SlashCrash_Studios]

@@xrsnxltdada1331 That's an MPEG, not a MIDI

[@SlashCrash_Studios]

Get your formats right please

[@eze2578]

"I wasn't fast enought to save my buddy..."

[@CurtistheMaster]

I've looked for this for so long after seeing it in sally.exe continued nightmare. Great job on this :)

[@carmenvazquez8810]

Good song

[@dashcrash1890]

Giving nostalgia I never experienced

[@S1_Genesis]

1:46 best part fr

[@themorzis117]

When I pass away, I wish this theme sounds in my Funeral

[@angelkitsune9526]

So good music

[@Slithering-Pyro]

Certified Sonic Classic 💯

[@DrMackFoxx]

Glad you think so. ^_^ Thanks for the feedback! :)

[@charmainegillespie-west1281]

In loving memory of sonic shorts.

[@thebrainnameditself9530]

Man, I'm getting strong chills of nostalgia with this one.

[@CaptainGiratina]

To me, this is tails' true theme.

[@setsers1]

😨Oh, HELL No!😟😠WHY?!

[@JaredThe]

I think the good ending fits Tails better. This doesn’t really fit with Tails’s character much, besides it’s meant to symbolize the pair’s separation, so that wouldn’t really make much sense. You can view it however you want though, that’s just my interpretation!

[@bluenderd]

Confirmed jk

[@GreenWasTaken1110]

@@setsers1 stoopid emojis,

[@cesarriverasarabia7819]

I was 6 years old when I heard this for the first time, and now I am hearing it again when I am 18 years old

[@DrMackFoxx]

Goodness! Nice to be remember, even 12 years later. :) Glad you still quite enjoy this tune. ^_^ It may be late, but I wish you a Happy 18th Birthday. ^_^

[@JSWC64]

@@DrMackFoxx bro can ask something? what is your age?

[@bmyaemeu.]

This song is a hug to the heart, it's such a beautiful feeling.

[@redpanda5168]

Hello, Right now I have been listening to your piano soundtrack, because I had uploaded it a long time ago and had also put together the original song and it turned out that the combined remix has touched my heart😢😢, And I also come to give you credits, the music is in my channel, in a matter of days I will put the credits 😢

[@speedyking66remastered53]

PUT THIS SONG ON SPOTIFY IMMEDIATELY!!!

[@Nimta]

I want an extended version of this amazingly awesome cover/remix, and I'll do it myself if I have to.

[@DrMackFoxx]

Funny you should say that. ^_^ Behold! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XEh4B_iK-Np7c

[@Nimta]

​ @Dr. Mack Foxx Thanks for directing me to this, and once more thanks for the fantastic cover of this song!

[@thewizardbrand]

So someone did it before the creator could

[@srdante6948]

Esto me da demasiada nostalgia.

[@XorgAdminHappySupport]

The memories before i found out Portal 2 and HackNet *Sigh* I guess this is what made me stop playing Sonic. Although i never forgot about the games. If i were to be anybody in this game, EggMan Wouldnt exist anymore. I guess wanting to take a blast from the past brought me here.

[@rtsz1066]

Perfect for when you see a constelation of your friend on the sky.

[@SuperNobody64]

Thank you Sonic Shorts

[@DanDaMan1]

FARE WELL MY FRIEND FAILS- IM MEAN TOOLS- I MEAN TAILS😂😂😂

[@EduardoSilva-ni6gn]

he dont die man

[@JaredThe]

Nah bro, Tails die. He starts with 3 lives tho so don’t worry.

[@stimpsonj.cat2981]

Roger Craig Smith will no longer voice Sonic after 10 years Edit: He's back

[@side9372]

he came back

[@stimpsonj.cat2981]

@@side9372 I heard

[@bluntshooter]

oh hey i found my old account in a comment (side)

[@baseddepartment9348]

+Dr. Mack Foxx, I wanted to ask you... What is your favorite *ORIGINAL* Sonic game? I honestly preferred Sonic 3, but I play more Sonic 2...

[@nikitastepanov2865]

Eng: Soundtrack from the game Sonic.exe Nightmare Beginning "You got the middle ending!" Rus: Саундтрек из игры Sonic.exe Nightmare Beginning "Вы получили среднюю концовку!"

[@GeoffreySambursky]

Geoffrey Sambursky got the Good Ending!!!!

[@GeoffreySambursky]

Geoffrey Sambursky got the Best Ending!!!

[@ebonyprice-mason511]

This music is SO AWESOME

[@sebastianhernandezvazquez4922]

Sonic:l sorry tails l can't help You,somewhere where You are l expect You're fine

[@thegamerkid103d9]

I love the music so much that I hum it

[@bluenderd]

I Love this.

[@user-rl5zr1cg1o]

My childhood😭😭

[@keenyamalone9802]

i've never played sonic 2 8bit but this is cool

[@Cyetfol]

This song is so cool

[@LeoHightower]

Thank you Sonic Shorts! Next... SEGA Shorts!

[@Aldestructo]

This is beautiful

[@DaiomunSevra]

I LOVE this remix soo much!! 👍

[@MitsubishiDelica-fm8gk]

happy 1k sub dude:D

[@MitsubishiDelica-fm8gk]

dr mack foxx

[@KennytheHedgehog619]

bro is that a TAILS THE MUSIC MAKER REFERENCE

[@DrMackFoxx]

Oddly enough, no. The idea for the cover art for this album was to feature some of the main instruments: piano, synthesizer [In this case, represented by a keytar] and Dr. Eggman with an electric drum kit of some kind. Still, that is an interesting connection I never thought of. Thanks for the comment. :)

[@leilawaterman2346]

This is a wonderful remix!

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

I have heard this in Sonic.exe Nightmare Beginning and Sonic Shorts Volume 8. *Credit to Sonic Paradox for Sonic shorts and Jaiz Koys for his Sonic.exe Nightmare Beginning and Sally.exe Continued Nightmare*

[@DrMackFoxx]

It amazes me how wide-spread use of this song really is!

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

@@DrMackFoxx me too. My friend. Me too

[@acidthewolf3603]

The moment you hear this song, you know you screwed up big time

[@zacknattack]

Or are playing the Master System versions (inb4 "Yes, that's a big-time screw-up")

[@sonicmaario]

SUNKY!!!

[@nikashcurry3274]

exetor killed all sonic's friends sonic lost all hope and given up... exetor:rev up the tornado tails! tails.exe ok!: after... exetor: get ready girls cuz tonight we are coming for you! {scene ends} [credits roll]

[@fuzzy06_]

A bit sad to me

[@D.T.C._TV]

Who prefer the 8-bit version of this game? Hi from Brazil

[@AntonioTheKingYoutube]

Sonic Parodox used this song for end credits to one of his Volumes

[@mechasonicshiny]

this hits harder than the truck in city escape

[@Nintadso]

Who hears Sonic.exe : Nightmare Beggining average ending ?

[@cidneysavoie9878]

I do!

[@ThatCubeGamer]

Love it!! ^^

[@DrMackFoxx]

+TailsTheFox1444 Thank you very much! ^_^

[@BobbyDubs]

Thank you for the nostalgia trip !

[@DrMackFoxx]

+Bobby shelton You're quite welcome. :)

[@BobbyDubs]

I Was Wondering If I Could Possibly Use Some Of Your Sonic Music In A Sonic Smash Bros Montage ?

[@DrMackFoxx]

+Bobby shelton You certainly may! I can even provide high-quality downloads of the songs you want. :) Just please be sure to credit Philip "Dr. Mack Foxx" Byard and John "EspioKaos" Weeks. ^_^ If you want to link to our tunes or any albums in your videos, that would be awesome, too!

[@isaiaskuntyoiticicamacias1255]

Uma das melhores musicas do sonic

[@alexistramirez]

Dallas Heroes RPG OST: False Ending (End of Chapter 1)

[@raphaelkenol9883]

damn death and life would be two choices in the game (including good and bad endings)

[@retropixel1272]

i miss Sonic Shorts so much!

[@sonickidd127]

i think we all know why were here...

[@Semy_04]

Tails death? R.I.P :(

[@user-dr2zl4lh2n]

You got the average ending.

[@AlesterMyersWick]

now this is the one used in Sonic.exe Nightmare Beginning!

[@vappyenjoyer24]

finally found it!

[@vappyenjoyer24]

glad that you still like this song

[@MarXCosmicAmbition_760]

I remember this song back in 2020 before I came here in 2021

[@koopa_industries]

Who’s here after Sonic Shorts Volume 8?

[@transientrose]

Also, do you think you could make an extended version of this please?

[@DrMackFoxx]

Not likely. Not really sure how I would extend a track that does not loop. Sorry. ^_^;

[@transientrose]

It's okay!

[@D-Up242]

Would it be alright if I tried to extend it instead?

[@transientrose]

D-Up 242 Yeah! Thank you.

[@ShiitakeWarrior]

_"Tails is dead again."_ *_[Sans' face appears in the night sky instead of Tails]_*

[@timelowfps3518]

What! Did You Say Sans?!

[@ShiitakeWarrior]

@@timelowfps3518 I was merely referencing something I saw in a Sonic 2 SMS hack.

[@JaredThe]

“S-!”

[@kirby3994]

I'm thinking about maybe sonic couldn't save tails and knuckles and eggman when he broke free from sonic.exe and wanted to kill himself.

[@dakaraiwinters]

._. Sonic.EXE isn't canon. I respect your opinion on this, but..

[@DeidadesForever]

The Best Worst Ending of a Sonic Game

[@CerealNumberWDW1984]

Although many people believed that Tails is dead in the bad ending, the good ending may have debunked the theory

[@Storm59-59]

Sonic.exe nightmare beginning average ending

[@gabrielduran5044]

So you played and got that ending but what version of the ending?

[@SniperJoeLieutenant]

Either. It plays during Sonic 2 8 Bit, Tails Edition... ...and Knuckles showing off how he can climb a wall... ...and Metal Sonic flying towards Eggman.

[@mohsenalmulhim]

Sonic 2 Game Gear TAS and Bad Ending! Not Good! A BAd

[@flinchy7779]

People are here from: Sonic Shorts Sonic.exe Nightmare Beginning Tails Dying And also the music in general

[@yamato_saito]

i was here from the exe one

[@Bluedino152]

“Farewell tails. Forever”

[@XorgAdminHappySupport]

WHAT. WHAT THE FU- YOU DONT CARE!?

[@Scl._dki]

Wow...

[@BlixerTheGamer2024]

midi link/download?

[@pikaman1838]

Hi, is it fine if I can use this for my videos?

[@DrMackFoxx]

This is under a Creative Commons license and may be used for noncommercial projects so long as credit is given to myself and John "EspioKaos" Weeks. Crediting the composers of the original 8-bit version, Naofumi Hataya and Masafumi Ogata, would also be a good idea. :)

[@pikaman1838]

@@DrMackFoxx Thanks

[@deez.3060]

There is something creepy here tails got killed by eggman