Sonic Robo Blast 2 on a Real 32X

[@thedumpster1094_osc]

the fact that this is a demo tells us that they will torture the 32X to run the entirety of 2.2 in a way

[@DeskoDev]

@@thedumpster1094_osc That’s the plan, judging by what SSNTails has said so far! :)

[@jennyfox2612]

The fact that they managed to get 2.2 running in any capacity on 32X hardware is nothing short of a Christmas miracle. Absolutely blows my mind how well put together this whole priject is! It truly feels like the impossible has been achieved and I'm so happy to have witnessed it.

[@fatyoshi1456]

32X port: Has music Dreamcast port: Doesnt

[@yarlikgameplaychanel3663]

32x: 20fps dreamcast: 5fps 32x does what Dreamcast see in the dreams

[@kirbymania5533]

This is basically the Sega combatant to Mario 64 on GBA.

[@Pack64]

I’m one of the sm64 gba devs, and a 32x port has been in the talks for a while but we can’t get to it atm. although we ARE working on a ps1 version currently

[@coolguydoesstuff7876]

​@@Pack64 i thought the gba port was being made by only one guy? Correct me if im wrong

[@Pack64]

@ there are currently five people on the development team, including myself

[@coolguydoesstuff7876]

@@Pack64 that's cool, thanks for letting me know.

[@tntsscabumm9534]

Now all that's missing is God of War on PS1 😂

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

this proves that a Sonic game was indeed possible on the 32X

[@DeskoDev]

@DAJTheKZbinr_2007 I mean, we did get Chaotix :P

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

​@@DeskoDevwell, there's that and for a 32x game, i don't think Knuckles Chaotix was terrible, i think it was good

[@Akrenix]

@@DeskoDev And an unofficial Sonic 1 32X port

[@ultraspinalki11]

​@DAJTheKZbinr_2007Chaotix feels... pretty empty. Almost unfinished. There's a romhack of Sonic 1 and 2 called "Sonic Classic Heroes" that bring back the Chaotix co-op mechanic and feels much better!

[@MegaManNeo]

This must feel incredibly fun to play on a 32X. This is full classic era Sonic after all.

[@alanbareiro6806]

It's sad that SEGA didn't give more love to the 32x. The fact this is possible is incredible.

[@GavinArtster]

WHAT THE HELL THIS IS INSANE

[@Battle4Cats]

SRB2 showing the fact that it has Doom blood

[@Jac-Man]

now we gotta get SRB2 running natively on a pregnancy test, a cash register, and an apple touchbar

[@succojones]

Absolutely blown away by the performance. (And this soundtrack really flourishes on the Genesis sound chip!)

[@marcwiil]

The better 3D Blast

[@Vectormantudeoz]

The actual Sonic 3-D Blast, but I still like original S3DB.

[@marcwiil]

@@Vectormantudeoz same. it just has it's own charm

[@IkinBBfromAnthologyOfTheKiller]

If this came out in '96, it would've probably been kinda obscure because it's on the 32x. But maybe, just maybe, it would've made it sell a little better. And if it came out on the Saturn with better advertising, SEGA would still be a first party today.

[@ostiariusalpha]

Why '96? That's a rather late release for a 32X Sonic title. If it had been released in April of '95 (in place of Chaotix), it would have dramatically improved 32X sales.

[@wocko1]

This is bloody brilliant! It's great to see it working on real hardware. It goes to show how much untapped potential that the 32X had. It's also interesting they used the original special stage design instead of the NiGHTS style ones in the current version of SRB2.

[@denraimei32]

Now we need Doom Resurrection running on Saturn.

[@MegaManNeo]

I mean the 32X and Saturn share their SH-1 CPU, so since Saturn homebrew somewhat takes off too, I wouldn't be surprised to see the full version of 2.2 running on Saturn eventually.

[@Mittens0407]

9:02 Just wanna make sure that you know Master System games don't work with the 32x installed. Very strange issue if that's not what's causing it. :)

[@DeskoDev]

Well aware of that. Unfortunately, it won't play them even without the 32X there, just a black screen with no audio. Cleaned the cart slot too and made sure all the pins were making contact, no dice so far 🫠 They play just fine on my Model 2, so it's not a complete loss at least but I haven't been able to find a solution.

[@Zomboy4313]

This is incredible considering what sonic game we got on the 32X

[@SawnicPlayz]

srb32x is a mod of doom cd32x fusion which that came out in october

[@DeskoDev]

@@SawnicPlayz Doom CD32X Fusion is a variant of 32X Resurrection, which is why I mentioned that specifically in the video.

[@SawnicPlayz]

@@DeskoDev ok

[@agelikemilk351]

awaiting redhotsonic's does it work on real hardware video

[@genericfriend2568]

This is monumental.

[@kaistudios5206]

What? The best sonic game ever made received one demo port for sega 32x ? Woah....amazing!😮

[@rabidguineapig]

I remember as a kid in the 90s having very little interest in the 32x simply because none of the games seemed very appealing. (I never knew about Knuckles Chaotix or else I might have been a bit more interested) this would've blown my tiny mind back then!!

[@Horison479]

If this was released during the 90s, Nintendo would probably be the one releasing software on competitor hardware. This hack is nothing short of a spectacle.

[@DigiSpaceProductions]

it's not a hack, its a mod of a newer port of DOOM to the 32x (NOT based off the 32x version iirc)

[@joshuasanderson7359]

As much as I don't love SRB in general, this is very impressive. Just proves that 32x and Saturn could have had 3D Sonic games, given the time

[@da-bogdan]

they shouldv've port it on saturn

[@SamLegendaryRESET]

Remake* (or demake)

[@da-bogdan]

@SamLegendaryRESET both are correct I think

[@TheFrëakyCloud乂]

This runs here faster than 2.2 on my phone 😭🙏

[@DeskoDev]

@@TheFrëakyCloud乂 My condolences

[@Korisuito]

If it was possible to run it on the 32X i wonder if there's a chance to run it on the Sega Saturn with the 3D models lol

[@ConcavePgons]

I imagine in an alternate universe, this is how Sonic Xtreme should have been handled - a release on both the Saturn and the 32x.

[@Idk-sc8qj]

this basically confirms that in an alternate universe where the saturn was not different at all, just easier to code and srb2 called sonic saturn or smth like that was the sonic title for it's library

[@Andrews_Studio]

12:45 Oh hey, I know that person! They are very cools!

[@LuigiXHero]

I hope they can get slopes to work or at the very least go back and do those old staircase slopes, they just removed the slopes making for some awkward jumping up big ledges in places.

[@DeskoDev]

@@LuigiXHero Personally speaking, I can’t see slopes performing well on the 32X hardware. I’m happy with the end result here and don’t mind their absence too much since SRB2 spent most of its dev cycle without them, but really curious as to how they’ll tackle certain spots in the later 2.2 stages.

[@LuigiXHero]

@DeskoDev id be fine with it if it was the older version without slopes. But this level was redone with them in mind and you can tell lol

[@Axozinho]

Sega, should have done this before

[@makkarroz7166]

IT CAN RUNIN IN RIAL JARTWAR?

[@gogosegaga]

Need the full games please!!

[@MattplayzYTOfficial]

Now we need a 3ds port (That could run on an O3ds)

[@Zomboy4313]

I think like mania we need hardware acceleration to work for fully smooth gameplay on the 3DS

[@MattplayzYTOfficial]

@@Zomboy4313 well, there's a doom port for the O3ds and I bet that porting srb2 wouldn't be a problem.

[@shockwonders2141]

I wonder why the maker of this choose the 32X over the Saturn for this, still looks great though.

[@DeskoDev]

@@shockwonders2141 I'd imagine the lack of third-party development tools for the Saturn and the lack of an existing optimized Doom source port like D32XR/CD32X Fusion have partially played a part in that.

[@TobySmith-wk9bf]

If this was on the 32x I would’ve bought this, you should try make a physical box for it?

[@DeskoDev]

@TobySmith-wk9bf Not my port; you've got SSNTails, Saxman and the others to thank for this one. Besides, fangames should never be sold, period (unless the IP owner is directly involved).

[@TobySmith-wk9bf]

@ oh, I mean, just as a fan made not to be to be sold i’m just see if this was out at that time I would buy it.

[@Neutrico88]

Tbh i like more the homing attack for a 3D Sonic Game than something like thok, that's just my opinion

[@Zougamer-i7q]

Muito massa esse pots parabéns

[@Vectormantudeoz]

Faster than RedHotSonic

[@DeskoDev]

@@Vectormantudeoz Eh, RedHotSonic has much better production values than I do. Plus he’s got a lot more models of the hardware to work with and a better capture setup. In hindsight, I do wish I had properly corrected the aspect ratio instead of messily cropping the raw Retrotink output like I did here.

[@joshuaalford9981]

I have been wanting to get a 32x for so long, and now there's no reason not to 🙃

[@pistolpetereal]

Sega if they actually knew how to handle shit in the mid 90s instead of screwing over their user base by discontinuing their next gen 32x platform with the Saturn Dreamcast was good at least lol

[@darkkirby714]

So no FOFs.

[@rhapsody2612]

Dont get me wrong this is insanely impressive, but is it just me or does it look a bit…slow? Like I swear SRB2 ran faster

[@DeskoDev]

@@rhapsody2612 I'm admittedly playing a bit slowly myself here, since I'm not used to the controls in this version. I do think his acceleration feels a bit slower, but I'd need to compare side-by-side to confirm. Sonic doesn't have a thok or jumpdash to blast through the levels either.

[@thardump859]

Why..... Why in God's name are the sound effects crusty ass samples? Could this guy really not rip the sound effects from the OG Sonic games on the EXACT SAME CONSOLE this is running on!.... Like.... this design choice baffles my mind beyond all befief! Hopefully this version has those weird MS paint orbinauts.

[@DeskoDev]

@thardump859 I could be mistaken, but I think the sound driver used by this (which is inherited from D32XR) only supports using the base Genesis’s soundchips for music, not sound effects. EDIT: Checked the source code and was able to verify it. The sound effects themselves are being played back through the 32X’s two PWM channels, so while the quality’s low, it does at least allow more flexible stereo panning and doesn’t interrupt any of the main channels.

[@thardump859]

@DeskoDev Yeah.... With sound drivers on this system literally anything goes.

[@RudyHHOfficial]

what did you expect? it's doom

[@intron9]

Maybe, but the jumping and 3rd person camera makes a difference . Also fps is considerably better.

[@maciejbaron6546]

What do you mean? Such a port takes huge effort. For instance the Dreamcast one is not running very well because not much optimisation has been done. Making it work on a 32x is very impressive.

[@DeskoDev]

@@RudyHHOfficial It’s moreso the fact that they achieved this level of detail with the base Mega Drive/32X combo’s memory limitations, and at this level of performance to boot. There’s still obvious concessions made here (texture quality, less environmental sprites, etc.) but the maps are surprisingly faithful to 2.2 and still have a LOT going on. For the 32X hardware, it’s still super impressive.

[@JorArg-c7s]

honestly the textures makes me sick, i hope they use a more simple ones in the future