Apparently, Sonic Superstars has Multiplayer...

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[@gram278]

the group calling each other by their character's names was strangely endearing

[@gboogie3257]

Yeah just hearing “AMY?! AMY!!!” Was great I should just do that all the time now when I play with friends Which is rare…

[@dotraj8704]

I genuinely think they instantly lost track of who was who and the game was just too chaotic to figure it out

[@xXthevenomousXx]

​@@dotraj8704100% this is the reason lol. I played with 3 friends and we did the exact same thing because its impossible to remember who is who.

[@Kyulnjir]

I'm fairly confident that is the default when playing with a group of friends in a game like this

[@epicurioh]

Brings me back to playing Sonic 2 with my older sister playing Tails 😌

[@zderpydiamond4800]

I don't know why Jacob as Sonic, Jome as Tails, Cade as Knuckles and Izzy as Amy felt so perfect but it did.

[@garretdrake2347]

because Alpha is the main character (at least on his own channel), Izzy is a Girl, Cade is big, and Jome was little bro before Colin.

[@emario10]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@garretdrake2347I don’t watch any of jacob’s friends channels, so outbound of it as: Jacob/Sonic=Main character(His Channel) Izzy/Amy=Girl Jome/Tails=Tails chao pfp & Cade/Knuckles=Method of elimination

[@sarahr7930]

No

[@Knaifuwaifulaifu]

Dude even their voices kinda fit? I love it

[@mrtrashulis1097]

I know everybody else's channels but what's Cade's?

[@ReikuYin]

27:41 Ah... Knuckles and infinite height glitches... Never laughed so damn hard before..... 😂

[@MarkoIronFist]

The fact that it happened again after sonic boom, and then knuckles height just causes the entire world to dissolve was absolutely hillarious

[@yoshikatsu_kira]

It's two games in a row too 😭

[@MischiefMakerMarcy]

Lop this is the third one… First we had tax fraud, then the one in Frontiers now this one lmfao

[@Manchweld]

Alrighty then. Let’s go get those miners (ors)

[@MischiefMakerMarcy]

@@Manchweld look a ramp, we can use this as a ramp! (Can we plz just convert this into a threat of Sonic Boom quotes)

[@TARDISES]

32:08 Fun fact - each one they get into corresponds to the design Eggman's vehicle had in their debut games (so Sonic is in the original, Tails is in the one from Sonic 2, Amy in Sonic CD's, and Knuckles - and this is the easiest to spot because Sonic or Tails actually operate it in a cutscene in that game to begin with - is in S3&K's), though the proportions are slightly different on the 2 and CD ones, presumably for balance reasons.

[@sakarain]

yeah I wasn’t aware of where exactly each design was from, but I had a feeling they were

[@th3bear01]

To be exact, the one knuckles is in is the same as the one that he used in launch base zone in the cutscene before fighting big arms in sonic 3

[@TactFNC]

I believe Trip has her own one as well, piloting the Egg Scorcher MKIII

[@eropoke]

@@TactFNCyes

[@heiss9971]

nerd

[@sergioornelas4700]

Getting an official Sega sponsorship is wild

[@highdefinition450]

they're mad at arin hanson so they're sponsoring everyone else now lol

[@jstar3382]

They invited him to play frontiers early

[@assordante2205]

He's literally been sponsored by Pokémon

[@samt3412]

What's even wilder is Jacob including all the glitches in his sponsored video

[@pikanonymous512]

​@@samt3412Jacob tells the truth whenever possible tbh. There probably wasn't anything that specifically said he couldn't do it either so he did.

[@guest-gk3pu]

I love how many times sega has "reimagined" classic sonic in the past years

[@highdefinition450]

they're trying lol

[@huskyhsd1416]

Except this time it's actually good

[@xhshdd7113]

​@@huskyhsd1416how many times has "this time it's actually good" been the descriptor lol

[@yummynubs3646]

@@xhshdd7113 eventually it'll be true

[@drybowserman1670]

@@huskyhsd1416”good” lol

[@KarmaKins]

Why is Knuckles not in the ending cinematic? Did he just like book it as soon as he realized all that was left was a big friendship victory moment? He's so real for this tbh.

[@CassiusStelar]

He has duties. He was only there cause the world was potentially in danger

[@kirbymario2633]

In our multiplayer game, I was leading as Knuckles and got his ending where yes, they do just drop him off at the master emerald and leave

[@Tozito911]

he left in angel island, as the final cinematic shows. he got a good smile out of it tho.

[@hamstersandwich9917]

Weirdly enough, Knuckles has his own ending cutscenes, which is odd considering the others get the standard ending so idk ahy they didnt just combine

[@CassiusStelar]

@@hamstersandwich9917 *EVERYONE* gets a unique ending dude.

[@Luigicat11]

13:53 "Stop filling the air with *DROWNING NOISES*!" "It's my enemy stand!"

[@WalkinStereotype]

I really love how this game emphasized the idea of Eggman using animals to power his robots. Normally it’s just a detail that you ignore whenever you defeat one or beat a stage, but it’s on full display here with you seeing them actually reacting happily

[@taxicabcole7264]

25:55 Cade's lone "She's hot?!?" is so goddamn funny to me.

[@goggles8691]

Cade is always spitting at times like this

[@bobuardodavinci93]

A sponsored Sonic video is a hilarious concept. Game breaks, everyone goes “HUH,” and then we just cut to a fun boss fight

[@Soul.Resonant]

The best part of this video has to be Alpha turning Super Sonic for the first (and last) time and dying instantly.

[@GuyWithAMission]

I love when Knuckles used a special variant of the move “Tax Fraud” at 27:43 (edit: my bad it's Tax Evasion but I'm still going to call this variation Tax Fraud)

[@highdefinition450]

i'm sorry what

[@CheesiX8]

​@@highdefinition450you wouldn't get the joke. no, you couldn't begin to COMPREHEND IT. also, it's evasion not fraud.

[@nextella1652]

YES IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THAT LEGENDARY MOVE

[@TM_0153]

​@highdefinition450 When Jacob played Sonic Boom, he was using Knuckles infinite jump and the official sonic account referred to it as tax evasion

[@lefeeshchopped8286]

That would be "Tax Evasion" my good friend

[@orang3819]

Alpharad is like sonic in real life because he is blue and collects rings

[@highdefinition450]

so true

[@ocarinaholmes]

what

[@duelmasteryuya1205]

​@@ocarinaholmesHis profile pic is blue, his drawing of himself usually consists of a blue shirt, and he is collecting wedding rings

[@4546Bean]

And he’s a bisexual furry

[@smartalecl4]

​@duelmasteryuya1205 what do you mean "collecting wedding rings?" He's bisexual, not polygamous

[@murkrowyeet8484]

6:00 he says it's the Omnidroid from Incredibles as a joke, but then the way to beat it is literally exactly the same as how they beat the Omnidroid in the Incredibles

[@MischiefMakerMarcy]

“Bugs?! In my Sonic game??” God that’s so real

[@Ecko_Effect]

The character choices match up SO well with Alpharad’s friends

[@Tozito911]

true lol

[@JAnne_Bonne]

7:09 This has to be the most beautiful tandem “no” I’ve ever heard.

[@ryanblount2210]

32:19 "you either fight god or go to space" -Jacob Alpharad, 2022

[@redella50]

I love seeing a group of adults having a blast with a sonic game in this day and age.

[@reydesonic]

Which surprises me because all I have heard of the multiplayer in this game is that it sucks because of the camera, and here everyone is having an absolute blast.

[@makisbizarreadventure4669]

@@reydesonicit sucks to watch but it’s so jank it makes it fun when you’re playing it yourself

[@twingemios5139]

I like how Weegee shouted the Wisp powerups whenever they came up like it was in the game. DRILL ROCKET

[@majesticsandwich9134]

The chaos emerald sections are so panic-inducing with this group even when I’m just watching madness unfold through a KZbin video

[@WarriorConsole]

Each person matched the energy of their characters. It's so amazing!

[@SnoozeCruisin]

25:40 this whole scene was incredible from start to finish.

[@GlitchanBlack]

SHE'S HOT?!

[@asherrudick3912]

21:58 THAT FRAME WITH KNUCKLES! That really got a chuckles out of me, and I swear that pun was unintentional

[@infernox1099]

You can tell the sponsor is good when it's mentioned that you'd do it for free, and you're still showcasing all the bugs that go with it since it adds to the enjoyment (screaming) of the video, it's basically free money at that point and you deserve it

[@Astral-Phoenix]

Even if the content is sponsored, you always find a way to make it fun and ridiculous. Keep up the good work!

[@IamStuckInAManhole]

I like how the gamebreaking glitches are almost exclusively Cade

[@hudsondubois1074]

there is currently 27 and a half children in my basement

[@dakoriolf]

Congratulations!

[@ethio1931]

😂😂😂😂 Jeffry Epstein much(it’s a joke)

[@emilystone4628]

Cool

[@CloudsL0]

@@ethio1931I can’t tell if it’s satire or not

[@SwindlerThe]

There are currently 20,869 Cambodian workers in my farms

[@ferrisdayward8232]

I like how everyone's voice matches their character

[@lucymorrison]

Izzi’s voice is so cute it fits Amy perfectly

[@chrispy2000s]

when they said "oh from the incredibles, it's syndrome!" and then immediately after said "ohh we have to get him to stab himself" JUST like they do in incredibles, that had me laughing so hard lol

[@daveba981]

The fact he called it syndrome when that’s the villains name, not the robot’s made it even funnier 😂

[@creeptrap3104]

Cool Alpharad Facts: Alpharad was initally going to call this video "Sonic Superstars is not made for 4 players", in reference to his 3D World video (reference), but then Sega went "No stop being mean it is for 4 players >:((".

[@the1whoplayz]

source: dude trust me

[@hogwirefence1505]

And how exactly do you know this?

[@squid_cake]

They can't say the source or youtube will delete it, you must venture yourself for it

[@miloweiss5201]

You know it’s a good multiplayer game where the game becomes actively more difficult and annoying when you play it with friends

[@hatsquid9304]

21:54 Did nobody else see Knuckles enter in the zone? Like, he just spinning.

[@FletcherGaddy]

This is hilarious in comparison to the gold upload, Jacob knew half these things were going to be there and still acted flabbergasted

[@YUKILOID39]

The Big The Cat open world fan game did the thing with the emeralds giving you powers first which i think is more hilarious than anything, personally

[@ghostydrawings]

I love how you guys keep calling each other sonic tails knuckles and may instead of your names like right at 8:45 is really good audio for a little animation

[@beywheelzhater8930]

Ah yes May

[@p0und_cake]

At this point I’m fully convinced that if Sega ever released a full polish, og side scrolling at Mach Jesus with 0 bugs and features the community has wanted for years it would be the exact opposite of “I’ll never financially recover from this” in that they’ll make so much money in sales they’ll never be able to do it again and endlessly chase that high until they go bankrupt

[@gliderdowe8522]

You can tell izzy and alpha are the only skilled sonic players here

[@lucymorrison]

Anyone who plays Amy is destined to be goated

[@intersonality]

@@lucymorrison Only the truly skilled are worthy of wielding the forbidden Piko-Piko Hammer (of death)

[@izziibel]

I try

[@niko_br511]

I love how even on a sponsored video this game doesn't behave or holds back it's glitches

[@mariathompson5104]

Ngl, hearing big KZbinrs address Fang by name after years of him being this hella obscure character is kinda wild

[@GuyWithAMission]

I love when tails just takes the screen away from Sonic and friends

[@zanderwoods5434]

Those moments where they start the youtuber voices, but then suddenly drop it cause someone actually crazy is happening(usually a bug).

[@yourlocalraccoondealer8611]

This dynamic reminds me of both older Alpharad content and Friends Without Benefits. I loved how this video was done. Nostalgia right there.

[@patrickhannon2694]

The video that Jacob was originally going to name “Sonic Superstars was not designed for multiplayer

[@scrunkore]

back when the sonic series still seemed to hate itself they probably would have let him

[@Clownfly64]

This game is the perfect example of why you should NOT skip out on side stuff. So far nobody I've watched has seen that their custom pvp robot is a boss battle.

[@Ultradragon16]

That's unfortunate. I realized as soon as I saw the robots lined up in the pods and Eggman carry one away that it was probably gonna come up later during my playthrough so I literally customized it just because I had a feeling

[@ExcelExcel]

"Tails just fly to it, you have a tail!" - Weegee the God

[@_Mythic777_]

Absolutely love how many call backs to wisp powers there are in this game! alpharad definitely noticed too seeing as how he did the voices for drill and rocket (there are probably others he mentioned, i just forgot lol)

[@6dm978]

That was Weegee, not alpha

[@_Mythic777_]

You know what I mean lol

[@lucygirl1111]

love the sonic coin moment and the fact that you not only have to beat the boss but you allso have to win the 50/50 gacha in order to actually beat the level is hilarious

[@Ultradragon16]

What level has a 50/50 after beating the boss?

[@lucygirl1111]

@@Ultradragon16 the final boss i believe

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

We've come far from Alpharad making videos on silly games and knockoffs, to literally having 3 game sponsorships a week.

[@PsycoHank]

The multiplayer is gonna be fire when I play with my friends

[@mansonic1980]

more games should get multiplayer like this

[@soyboybrin]

"This game is so many games" truer words have never been spoken. This game looks phenomenally chaotic in the best way

[@astrophysiciann]

this was so entertaining to watch. it's legitimately so much more fun with friends!! also ftr the timer means nothing during the final boss fight, i don't know why it's included tbh. and i'm sad that you can't even go super in the final fight at all. but the chaos and teamwork of multiplayer is worth everything

[@Barlakopofai]

I love that there's this slight bit of gaslighting going on with Sonic where for some reason everyone seems to believe the green chaos emerald is the master emerald as if the master emerald isn't giant and predominantly featured in like 4 separate games.

[@heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281]

27:48 "FALL!!!" [Finger on the monkey's paw curls]

[@thejester2934]

Man, I can't wait for Sega to check this video out and see all of the bugs

[@TheUnknownsShow]

The true final boss was the glitches we found along the way

[@bonesymynecklong8753]

one of the most enjoyable videos i’ve seen in a bit, truly loved everyone’s efforts working together and making us laugh

[@lysanderxx1664]

They weren't under water in the Lagoon. They just forgot to stop holding their breath.

[@lankylank274]

Little does Alpharad know, there’s still the Super Sonic boss which I think is unlocked after getting the emeralds as Trip

[@Ferelheart]

Its also a very badly designed boss

[@sakarain]

@@Ferelheartawesome

[@GlitchanBlack]

@@FerelheartThankfully it’s also the only BAD boss fight in the game.

[@Envixity73]

Loving the content as always alpha!

[@dicedevil]

this video's style felt almost nostalgic, i love all the new content but this felt like one of the supercuts that got me into the channel years ago ❤

[@hectorgarcia5331]

"He's an ally" part caught me off guard 😂😂😂

[@maxweb32]

so glad i wasn't the only one who encountered the multiplayer clipping issues causing a boss reset

[@bb010g]

i absolutely love that stuff like this lets you know the game mechanics are still running when you wouldn't expect them

[@desmondmalone438]

9:12 Dude predicts the level design

[@jingleheimerr]

Glad to see Sega didn't hard cut all the glitches. I honestly wouldn't have believed a Sonic game with no glitches existed anyway. Although maybe a better studio could produce a game without so many glitches IMO IMO

[@bb010g]

i'll take good design with glitches over bad design but glitch-free

[@HedgehogY2K]

21:32 did you know you can get crushed from the UPSIDE of the screen. That happened to be as Super Trip. THIS LEVEL IS CURSED!

[@cafequente8252]

27:50 of course it was Knuckles

[@looneytoastywolf]

Cool, they sponsored you!!! Loved the vid had me dying of laughing! The multi-player is fun i just wish it didnt drag ppl so much if you go off screen for a second and randomly picks who to follow lol TwT I still love the game tho :D YES SONIC SPINBALL IS FUN

[@crapholeyeahthatsme]

Cade being knuckles makes sense I don’t care if that was the last character and he was forced to choose knuckles all I’m saying is it makes sense

[@TKize777]

there's an emerald stage where it's catch the medals, but there's only bounce up things so you almost never go forward. it's impossible it looks like the green emerald stage they do.

[@kingacrisius]

Aren't there normal nodes below the upwards cannons?

[@TKize777]

@kingacrisius yes but it's confusing to me because theyre so far below are you supposed to just jump up somehow and catch it from below?

[@kingacrisius]

@@TKize777 Yeah that's my understanding. I agree that it's clunky.

[@Hyperneosonic97]

Those are just repeats of the original Emerald stages once you've gotten the Emerald for that zone (or all seven already).

[@TKize777]

@@Hyperneosonic97 yes but the medals travel far faster

[@haleysmith1327]

Of all the sonic history in this game, It's nice to see the sonic boom legacy of glitchy knuckles.

[@peppercherry9006]

I played this with my lil bro and on the final boss anytime we triggered the second phase and we were too close to the elft eggman would just stomp us back to the last checkpoint. Lil bro said it was unfair but as a true sonic fan i told him it was our skill issue.

[@JiroTheFro]

This entire video is pure chaos and I love it for it for that

[@lylelylecrocodile2538]

13:53 bro this bug is inescapable in Sonic superstars videos uploaded this week, first radical soda, then charii5, now Alpharad

[@accountid9681]

I love how even the superstars advertisements show off the glitches

[@georgeholstein5230]

i wanna see someone animate 34:28 " its okay your friends are here knuckles" *splat*

[@thatsruffdog]

7:05 This was such a *Sonic the Hedgehog moment.*

[@jadday0544]

I love the balance between Jacob trying to make fun of the nonsensical parts of this game while also trying to keep his sponsorship

[@spectralnova786]

Always a good day when we get two alpharad vids

[@covex908]

Sonic becomes so much more chaotic when you can play with friends as seen by Jacob and his friends

[@tailstube4171]

I love how your friends' voices sound like their characters in some way.

[@boatgravy]

The cutscene at the end looked so good I feel like an anime style Sonic TV show style game would be amazing

[@Envixity73]

The golden capital area was HILARIOUS.

[@Mr_Prince_42]

Alpharad blesses us with an upload once again

[@ram-wrangler]

That Lagoon City glitch is a certified Pneumonia moment.

[@notreddish]

Never once did I ever think I'd hear THE Alpharad say Geometry Dash

[@p0und_cake]

This is a calmer version of Sidequest

[@Dailvin]

Sega were in their bag with these level designs

[@VanessaVersus]

this game is so painfully not built for four players

[@Pop5chan]

Watch your videos and never comment but this was a great video lol the commentary made it fun (even if you didn’t like the game lmao) very fun to watch. More multiplayer with friends like this please

[@Vexcenot]

I love different his sponsorship voice is from the normal videos

[@Optimalpax]

funny how knuckles kept breaking the game and i found it so funny how super sonic was there and immediately died

[@pinksywedarnoc8017]

Super Sonic was NOT the Superstar.

[@sonicmeerkat]

honestly when i found out the screen zooms out for multiplayer i was pissed lol, beat the entire game without any periferal vision. also i think this is the only group of people to like the bossfights of this game, in single player the invincibility makes it a slog.

[@HeyyQuincyTV]

This is a 10/10 presentation of Sonic Superstars 4 player experience

[@spud5921]

it's amazing that you still got the sponsorship despite the sheer number of glitches that happen in your video

[@RedTotey]

One could even say that this game was NOT made for 4 players

[@joshuabergman3292]

Fun fact: theres a 2nd final boss if you play as Trip only Alsp the robot is supposed to be Meta Sonic/whoever you picked for single player

[@yuki_dawn]

I'd only heard bad things about this game, but I gotta say there were some neat moments in there that felt actually unique and like they brought something new to the formula. Still no idea what was up with Trip being a dragon or whatever that was though lol.