Game Apologist - Every Version of Sonic Colors (Wii/DS/Ultimate)

[@mistersp3753]

The lengthy montage comparing Sonic Colors to 2D Mario was spot on. Many Sonic fans have complained about the Mario comparisons, but few, if any, have presented it so definitively.

[@jadetealaaron2003]

Holy hell how have I NOT noticed these similarities

[@lpfan4491]

@@jadetealaaron2003 The game masks it by doing it worse.

[@shadowsnake5133]

@@lpfan4491 damn that's cold... like Sega's bank account will be if they lie to us about anything again, especially if it's about whose working on the franchise, NOT ONE MENTION OF BIG RED BUTTON GOING INTO FORCES, I DIDN'T EVEN BUY IT AND I HAVE MY TRUST ISSUES PROVEN CORRECT, WHY DID THAT OVERTAKE SONIC 3 FOR BEST SELLING SONIC GAME? IT LIED!

[@lpfan4491]

@@shadowsnake5133 What are you even talking about?

[@TheReZisTLust]

And with scmario he has a copy if dbz

[@dogearflopper7011]

You're a goddamn platinum star editor and internet funnyman. Make sure to take care of yourself as the channel grows, though, and give yourself credit for the phenomenal work you've already done. Much love from a fellow Sonic Boomer. 💙

[@hxney_bree]

I would almost think I hallucinated the DS version if it weren't for the fact that I played it myself, because dude, it gets little to no attention despite being better than the Wii version, in my opinion.

[@Catgamer7YT]

Ikr

[@aidanhammans9337]

It’s so hard to reconcile there are two versions of the games post Unleashed. There’s three unleashed versions.

[@224y-p4w]

Everyone likes the DS game, and everyone DESPISES the Wii version

[@TrashCan_Jaz]

This analysis is literally longer than the actual Sonic the Hedgehog movie.

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Facts

[@Folzysego]

That's actually true 🤣

[@GenerationZ313]

It's also longer than the time it takes to complete this game through the Egg Shuttle Mode

[@xLuigi77x]

It's a compilation

[@LuluFluffs]

I remember Colors DS blew my mind as a kid seeing a FMV cutscene on a portable console blew me away. Still my favorite way of playing the game. (Also what happened to the Game Apologist Discord? I remember being on there last year.)

[@whochangemyname6977]

You need to be a Parton member to join the discord server.

[@funnyperson4027]

I genuinely love the DS version. It’s what I grew up with so maybe im biased but I remember being surprised at how good it was despite the limitations

[@johandori7795]

Your emotional rampages, scripted or not, pretty much always hit me right in the feels, so I say: feel free to keep on throwing them in!

[@sonicwma0105]

I watched these individually and I watched the whole thing again as a whole. Love your content man. Like you I've been with the series from the start. I've seen the high ups and the very low downs. And we will still stick with this through all of it in the future

[@ToxiChaos]

Just like Sonic 3 & Knuckles...

[@nman551]

Your comeback to Eggman was so funny compared the trash they wrote in. I’m already loving what I’m watching. I will now sub to you.

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

@8:46 SERIOUSLY. At age 10, even I thought the dialogue was too kiddy for Sonic, ESPECIALLY after Unleashed & the rest..

[@traviscunningham7062]

And that’s why I quit Sonic and now am a Mario fan.

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

@@traviscunningham7062 come back, Frontiers is THE way to play 3D Sonic.

[@residentemo9566]

Never was a big fan of colors, but the levels always did look fun. Nice video as always Nick

[@legoboy7107]

The Cube ability is basically just a P-switch from Mario, and I'm not sure that really belongs that well in a Sonic game that's supposed to be really fast-paced.

[@lemonadesnake]

I like how in Generations, the wall jump from Colors DS was used

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Nice movie game apologist you should do more of these complete analysis videos, I will personally sit and watch the whole thing

[@IntellectualBA001]

In regards to the jokes, when Tails commented on the Bucket O' Sushi - instead of "His cruelty knows no bounds" - I would have written something like "I noticed at least twenty health code violations, and more than a few war crimes." I mean, they already joked about copyright law, so...

[@tebbtebberton1007]

When you made the comparison of Sonic's previous elemental shield abilities and his built in action abilities, it reminded me: Sonic has always taken an ability that was temporary or granted by a power up, and gradually learned to use them himself as a semi permanent default ability. Homing attack - gold shield from 3D Blast Double Jump - Lightning Shield Air Dash (homing attack without something to home in on) - Flame Shield (or Hyper Sonic) Even the Boost - Super Sonic (Sonic Adventure 1 mostly, but 3 & Knuckles too and arguably others. Point is, he's constantly growing, learning, adapting... And the Archie Comics Eggman has a line where he acknowledges this, I forget exactly when but I think it's in the lead up to the defeat that truly drives him mad. This might be a point to bring up in some future video about the Hedgehog.

[@calebhawkes6005]

I know it's bought up a lot and might just be because of sloppy writing, but sonic uses the chaos emeralds much less in the boost games which could be a sign of improvement. It's mainly shown with perfect chaos being a easy mid game boss in gen compared to the super struggle of adventure

[@Metalwario64]

This is great! I was hoping for the full collection and as usual, you did not disappoint! Thanks for this.

[@Im_very_hungry]

11:48 Sonic: makes 8 insults at once and tells eggman his future Also sonic: IM GONNA CRACK YOU OPEN AND MAKE MYSELF A OMLETT

[@Gear07]

13:13 god. Never thought getting beaten up by your favorite KZbinr would be that funny

[@rebbecasmith4408]

how and why are you so funny?I was dying of laughter between your sonic laying out eggman rant and tails sh*tting all over himself

[@GameApologist]

Thanks! That Tails joke was actually a whole minute longer. I cut it down because it was too soon after the Eggman rant.

[@player0ne16]

i would love to see the full tails joke that would be hilarious

[@rhyano_]

man really gave me the lock on technology experience

[@JLuisJoni]

27:31 Little reminder to everyone tuning in that the original videos were made before the patch that fixed this.

[@shadowsnake5133]

Reminder, that is bullshit, companies need to stop releasing unfinished products, especially when they're this buggy. 06 nearly killed the franchise because of it, Sega has NO EXCUSE!

[@irishbattletoster9265]

If it's released in that state it's unacceptable I understand small glitches but come on

[@drkspnova]

@@shadowsnake5133 That's not the point of the comment.

[@Lanoman123]

Before I watched the video I knew you’d splooge for the DS version, man I love it so much

[@Scerttle]

Holy crap. You 100% nailed what bothers me about the 2D sections in the boost games in a way I didn't even realise until you said it.

[@Scerttle]

Also nailed the biggest problem with Sonic for the past... well... 30 years; Sega rushes Sonic games and they never get the polish his competitors do.

[@masterofnoo2397]

great video man, i love sonic colors, especially the DS version, because sonic colors ds is the game that brought me to this franchise (yeah i becoma a sonic fan from a mario fan) because if i don't have NDS maybe i won't be a sonic fan, and yes i also play the wii version from dolphin as well, i really enjoy 3D Boost of sonic game play and some day i really want sonic unleashed being ported to PC / Modern console officially (not counting xbox series x/s backward compatibity) because i never played the xbox 360 / ps3 version of unleashed, i also played sonic generations, adventure 1 & 2, Lost World, the 3 original first game, shadow the hedgehog, and mania, though only colors and generations i've completed for 100% (haven't played 06 and forces btw) well maybe that was not much for a hardcore fans, but at least i'm happy to be a sonic fan and i'm really hope that frontiers at least it will be a good sonic game with a good story & gameplay (if that can't be great) but still i wish the best for this franchise because i really want sonic to shine again just like back then in early 2000 until 2010s and hope that frontiers will be one of the best modern sonic game (but i put low expectation and i only hope the best for sonic team and sega) because i really don't want frontiers to become a failure / bad game anymore (not saying forces is bad) btw great job for making this video, i like all your honest opinion 👍

[@bensonharvey9252]

This be like the longest comment ever

[@DylanofScreenTime]

Nick’s true vision finally revitalized 🙏 Congrats on releasing the GA-Cut

[@AstonishingRed]

The Mario devs finally got sick of Sonic Team stealing their ideas, so they ripped off the food theme of Sweet Mountain with the Luncheon Kingdom in Mario Odyssey.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Except the Lunch Kingdom barely has any sweets.

[@AstonishingRed]

@@traviscunningham7062Right, but the food theme is still present.

[@J64866]

Lmao Sega can't even quality control a flipping remaster.. good luck on the Open zoned Sonic Frontiers.

[@hiruyabebaw807]

11:51 sonic be like: eggman should kill himself.... NOW!

[@xraiderblack1850]

YOU SERVE ZERO PURPOSE!

[@jonbeecee]

34:00 well now you just convinced me I desperately want a mashup remix of those 2 themes, thanks

[@fchef8370]

God this makes me want a Sonic Generations video so badly

[@mc.type_guy]

1:39:39 that point aged amazingly what with the newest trailer for the new game

[@Axxidous]

What’s weird is I’ve thought to myself on occasion that I would like your voice as a version of Knuckles in something, granted it would be catered to the role vs just talking normally. But the point is I could hear something there. Then you do a Knuckles dialogue reference and I gotta say… I haven’t changed my mind.

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Man you are way into sonic colors and i thought I was only one, keep up the amazing work

[@MrSkysenGames]

Watched each of them as they came out so, yay, a long one just for background noise!

[@Rivalseeker]

Sonic Colors Wii's mostly positive reception has mystified me for years. I tried playing the game twice a long time ago, and I kept getting an experience that felt bland, repetitive, and hardly flowed well. The mechanics are fine enough, but man, I don't see the fun in a good majority of the levels when they deliberately halt Sonic, have same-y enemies, and are stupidly short. Does anyone else have these observations? And feel free to share your experience with me if it's positive.

[@hxney_bree]

Finally someone who agrees with me on this! I played both the DS version and Wii version and I found that I liked the DS version a lot more and thought the Wii version was almost too sterilized and boring compared to it. I think the only reason the Wii version got more attention is because people liked to sleep on the DS back then.

[@blackdot105]

I've found most people's positive out looks are because of nostalgia, or contextually looking at the games beforehand (basically, comparing it to 06).

[@izzy1356]

Honestly? This was probably the first Sonic game where I was actually getting burnt out playing it. Prior to Colors, nearly every Sonic game gave you either alternate characters to play, or alternated the gameplay itself. Or the gameplay sucked but the plot was engaging enough to keep you going (coughStorybookGamescough) Colors had neither of those. The thing keeping me going was literally the awe of how pretty Starlight Carnival and Planet Wisp were. I'll remember those parts fondly for sure, but this is one of the few games I just don't have any interest replaying. I'm not missing anything except new glitches.

[@Voltricity435]

just on a regular romp through the levels i can se ewhy you feel that way and definitly have experienced that, though i think the game shines most when going for 100%, exploring the areas and sing the wisp to do that to get all the red rings is quite fun and having to collect the red rings as fast as you can while collecting and keeping a large amount of rings while also trying to maximize wisp usage for the extra points for the S ranks was really fun imo. i still dont' think it's as good as a lot of people say but i definitly didn't give the level design enough credit until a couple weeks ago when i went for 100%

[@CakesWarden]

I bought it on the Wii back when it came out and I still to this day haven’t finished it. I remember hearing it was basically the daytime stages of Unleashed, but I can’t say I agree. The level design was so bland compared to Unleashed. This was also when I noticed that the storytelling in the series had been considerably dumbed down and lame.

[@cortezlee7194]

I was watching the metal knuckles vid when I noticed a new 1h video. I got a big ol dumb smile on my face right now

[@kenn_k]

42:46-44:06 will forever be one of my favorite things that Nick, or any Sonic fan for that matter, has said. There's no way to make that section any more perfect.

[@theray4002]

Sonic 10th anniversary: A decent mixed bag Sonic 15th anniversary: Sonic 15th anniversary…enough said Sonic 30th anniversary: A very tired and iffy almost unanimous bag

[@jadetealaaron2003]

"Sonic did you escape from the clinic again?" "I GOT THE NEED FOR SPEED"

[@prestige8477]

7:52 Sonic Colors on Wii released when I was 9 and Baldy Nose hair was never funny. To ten year old me, Shadow kicking Silver in the head in 06 and that cutscene in Unleashed where Chip bumps into Werehog Sonic prompting him to swat at Chip in made me genuinely laugh. Since most of these games contain back and forth or exposition during cutscenes, sprinkling in a bit of slapstick with the characters reacting in a realistic way is key. In more recent games, Zomom smacking Sonic with a sandwich was pretty good, and Sonic beating up Zavok was hilarious, if only they didn't follow it up with a lame chili dog one liner afterwards.

[@limitbreak2966]

LMAO IM DEAD “if you don’t agree with me,. I don’t know im not too worried about it, I could probably beat most of you up”

[@bandicootsauce4569]

"Are we just this accustomed to glitchy games at launch?" Gee, I don't know. Why don't we ask the people who defend all of modern Pokémon's blatant bullsh*t in that regard? Bleh.

[@BOB-qv2fs]

I would be so stoked to have a playable Sonic Colours DS version in the remaster, even as a little bit of DLC

[@sonikkura]

i love your videos so much !! i learn more abt characters and sonic in general. for example i would love to see your take on Julie-Su !! she has been caught my interest lately lol

[@arambles1]

honestly, your added cutscenes with extremely obscene jokes made me cackle, especially Tails' poop monologue (his shit spiel, if you will).

[@Langtree]

been bingewatching this channel for a week straight now lol

[@RaginDragn24]

I actually got the DS version of sonic colors first when i was little (it was a conscious choice too). I loved the game so much and played it all the time on my own and with my friend. I eventually got the wii version, expecting it to be great because everyone said it was. I realized while playing it that I was really spoiled with the DS version and REALLY didnt like the wii version. It had pretty good 3d sections but most of the game is slow 2d, its like they took inspiration from the first sonic games second level, made it slower, made much more then even the 3d sections, and the cherry on top was the bad controls and slow wisps. The DS version in my opinion is a faaaaar better version to the wii and im really glad i got it first. I would also say i almost dislike it as much as sonic forces but forces makes colors wii look like a great game.

[@jyjori]

11:48 i feel like this got personal fast

[@zanewinterfield8573]

Personally, as a DS colors player, I played the newer colors on Xbox and I wasn't a huge fan with the 3D areas. I really enjoyed the 2D of the DS more than the Xbox (which probably isn't much). But, I still enjoyed the DS version more. A small rant from a 17 year old.

[@WheeledHamster]

A Sonic game in 30 FpS hurts my brain

[@bredodd]

"I grabbed a bite at the Bucket-'O-Sushi." "Verdict?" "I SHIT. EVERYWHERE."

[@thePoetDominic]

Excellent video - thanks for making.

[@stanzacosmi]

worst part, theres so much unused content in colors. like online races, rival rush on every stage, half of the achievements, etc.

[@stanzacosmi]

Oh and a metal sonic skin for super sonic when you beat all the rival rushes and such. Even LIVES

[@dad5draco]

3 am and I'm watching a review of a game where a blue hedgehog absorbs aliens to go fast and give seizures to people.

[@featherguardian6023]

I haven't played any of the Sonic Colors Games,but know that I finished watching the Video,I'm prepared for it when I get the Games.

[@glitchy_gamer6417]

Sonic colors cut scenes reminds me of every sonic boom episode..but done terrible wrong =o

[@varenemerald]

They dim the lights for lazer so people won't have seizures. Because I dunno I guess basic lighting and colors can make anyone have seizures in games and other media

[@Folzysego]

You're approaching 100k 😁

[@Morhamms357]

1:22:28 "Some of the new remixes are bad because they feel unfinished and remove instruments" Carnival Night, Ice Cap, and Launch Base Act 2:

[@mistersp3753]

Colors Ultimate is getting more patches today, so maybe it might actually be properly finished in the year it was released. Probably not though...

[@user-rv1hq8kr5e]

i bet sonic was not kidding when he was saying hes gonna make eggman into an omlet

[@justisdraws2412]

Gotta say oxygen starvation is a funny word. 😂 Might start using it myself.

[@backslash_bks]

Crash Bandicoot is more 3D than the 3D sections in colors And yes you CAN beat colors wii/ultimate without ever using wisps

[@traviscunningham7062]

Crash Bandicoot>>>>>Sonic

[@InvaderSkyp]

9:54 just a normal day in Pontiac honestly

[@toastedlalala]

Just imagine if this guy helped make Sonic Mania

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

Loved your video split apart, love it put together, covers a lot of why I didn't like Colors but still remains respectful to those fans like I try to do. Don't have much to say that I didn't say in the others. Keep my complaints brief since I already said them on the other video, I think other Sonic games deserved a remake more, just because Colors was good as it was, even if it was a Wii exclusive (...TECHNICALLY, you could play it via X Box via emulation). 06, Heroes, Adventure duo need remakes more. My original issue with Colors was not enough 3d, the 1st level in each world is amazing, but I play boost formula to go fast, and adventure games to adventure, I want 2d I'd play the classics, Mania, or classic Sonic 1/2 of Generations. The other levels are either puzzle like, precarious with Sonic's bad jump, among other things. Colors just wasn't my speed vs Generations or Unleashed (day 1/2) which are. That being said I know people liked this game and it's wrong that this game doesn't not only live up to their expectations, but also doesn't reach beyond it to do something new. Commercialized as a remake but is essentially a port, could've done something cool with Metal Sonic maybe replace 2 of the repeated bosses so we don't have 2 bosses reused 3 different times. Could've given 1 fight 1/2 the wisps to Metal Sonic, the other battle he has the other 1/2. Customization is a neat concept though. Was it Sega's fault? Was it this other developer company? whose to say, but going forward I hope we can say that Sega has learned from this, much like Pokemon BDSP I hope they know that they shouldn't just remake/remaster/whatever any game to tide fans over and should focus on making their new game good. That they also should focus on making the remakes good, to breath new life into an old game 1, and 2 to give new players the experience us older fans felt when we initially played them.

[@tamiK6]

The eggmcmuffins tho XDD. Love your vids

[@RuralNanobot287]

What if sonic threw tails in the elevator, then said something like "I'm getting really tired of this game, Eggman. *It's time I scrambled you like the rotten egg you are!* "

[@firerulezz116]

I love the Sonic Colours comedy section of the video. "Oh god you're on methamphetamines again."

[@jonathanflanagan1504]

Sonic Colors deserved the remake that Kirby's Return to Dreamland got. You can almost tell how well a game franchises is doing at keeping it's fans happy by how few fangames get made for that franchise.

[@mikefoxoftnp8175]

Comming back to the video mats rant as sonic was always sowmthing else and its still amusing today.

[@violetmars6846]

My biggest problem with Colors Ultimate is that it doesn't live up to the Ultimate part of the title. There was really nothing new added to improve the quality of life of the game. No multiple character unlocks, no hidden levels, no bonus story, no release of deleted content. Just some sad cosmetics and glitchy gameplay. The re-release definitely plays worse than the OG.

[@cheeseonyomama]

"I'm Sonic the goddamn hedgehog!" 😂😂😂 Hilarious rant

[@SparkzEnt]

Colors Ultimate was mostly handled by Blind Squirrel Games, and while they do good stuff, but they do have some seriously bad lows. They are most well known for the disaster that was the Switch port of WWE 2K18

[@guss660]

Good video bro,i dont like sonic colours but this is interesting.

[@RuralNanobot287]

Sonic talking to the robots is very awkward without the music.

[@James-Nobles]

Can we go back to Secret Rings tone? Seeing as the comedy does not work and not many people complained about Secret Rings tone?

[@traviscunningham7062]

Mario and Crash have better written comedy.

[@SS64DD]

I can't beleive that they added an entire customization menu but there aren't any Soap shoes in sight

[@Gerbert67]

this was fabulous, but can we go to adventure without anything in the middle now

[@fizzy-frenzy]

1:10:56 No it was a pun, it's Asteroid Coaster, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, you know what I'm saying?

[@jomogaming2]

I'm currently waiting for my grandpa to (attempt to) fix my Wii, so I'm hoping for the best so I can play this great game (the Wii version) again.

[@Dan-mc4cd]

There was just a big update yesterday and I think now sonic color ultimate is the best version of the game but still no excuse for why the game came out the way it is but at least I now have the option to listen to the remix, original or the ultimate sound track and the game looks beautiful with boost bur off

[@leonardbzura957]

i always like the werehog but that is probably just my love for werewolves talking

[@kronosbach5263]

Ah Cool compilation time.

[@xaviergaming7737]

11:49 the best line sonic can say

[@eldmusic]

Man the eggman announcements are extremely Glados like

[@Bofrab]

If Sonic Colors didn’t sell well at launch, the wisps wouldn’t be in Lost World. They also wouldn’t have picked Sonic Colors for the anniversary.

[@sketchsskotch1073]

Actually I'm pretty sure Generations was in development during Colors development and was directed and designed with some different people so I feel like saying we wouldn't have had Generations without Colors is a bit dramatic.

[@SpeedZone06]

You say there’s glitches. But I never ran into a single one on my play through

[@robertcreegan4384]

11:48 Bro man got folded more then clothing when you are moving

[@edmpunkfire7793]

The clobbering topped with everything joke is to call back on the fact that Roger Craig Smith used to work in Pizza Hut ads

[@MysticPhantm]

"Hey bro you wanna meet up at McNoseHairs for some food?"

[@ziontheancient2548]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I think your jokes are the best one's than the game story

[@traviscunningham7062]

Even the Mario and Luigi games have better jokes.

[@TheGunpowder13]

Tbh the best part of this game is the music, especially the main theme (wii that is)

[@IntellectualBA001]

11:50 well, that escalated quickly.

[@hanezutchins2786]

11:12 Speaking of shit, I lost mine right here

[@spazerabanekozeroshki]

I just realized something reach for the stars suits Mario Galaxy more than colors

[@traviscunningham7062]

Agreed.

[@drkspnova]

Whenever I played Colors Ultimate for the first time, I was so... bored. It felt like I had just gotten all the joy from the original game because of nostalgia. But I think I should give it another try. I feel like if I do, I'll appreciate almost if not just as much as I used to.

[@boySCOTTi_i]

While watching this I completely stopped playing sonic colors and turned on mania

[@traviscunningham7062]

I quit Sonic as a whole

[@truetimewatcher]

Could someone please tell me what the tune is at 41:15? EDIT: Thank goodneess I came across it in a compilation! In case anyone else is struggling, it's the world map for Planet Wisp!