20 Sonic Superstars References

[@THSGC]

0:05 Correction: It was seen first in Sonic 2 for the game gear (which somehow came out BEFORE the genesis version) in Aqua Lake. It was then reused in Triple Trouble then in Mania. Superstars uses that mania pose.

[@Westvale639RBLX]

Actually, It’s Master System

[@GottaBGlitches]

I can't believe this guy knew most refrences, but didn't know the robot you battle is actually your custom one, meaning you can battle Metal Sonic

[@MarioMastar]

Yeah I was looking for that when mentioning the Cyber Zone boss fight, especially since you can make the robot metal Sonic, but even more so, the default Robot kind of resembles Chaos Sonic from Sonic Prime with the LED screen for a face. (I mean if the brick break thing can make it in the video, that's not too much of a stretch)

[@Randomergoesbrrrr]

He knows

[@Randomergoesbrrrr]

In the previous video he talked about it

[@billdusch2564]

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[@Neil-rl4lk]

Wait so I can play vs batta (my oc)

[@davincieqd6]

I really appreciate the side-by-side comparison! The editing clearly shows a lot of effort and passion.

[@gameomer1855]

References that I found in this game: 1. The ability "bullet" has arrows that indicate how fast you'll charge much like the spindash's functionality in Sonic Labyrinth 2. The pose Tails does after completing an act is from the title screen of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 3. The pose Knuckles does after completing an act and Classic Amy's in-game artwork with her modern outfit are from their respective artworks of Sonic Advance 4. Rail grinding in a 2D Sonic was a thing for Sonic and Amy in Sonic Advance and for Tails and Knuckles in Sonic Advance 2 5. The concept of collecting one chaos emeralds per zone first started in Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) 6. Cyber Station Zone has a huge resemblance to Techno Base from Sonic Advance 2 7. The Mosasaurus chase in Bridge Island Zone has a huge resemblance to the Orca chase in act 1 of Emerald Coast from Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)

[@MarioMastar]

I wonder what the Snake in the Desert stage is a reference to. Something about it looked really familiar. I know of the snake you fight in Forces and Zavok's snake mech...but this cartoony one that's mostly friendly... Maybe I'm mixing it up with Yoshi's Story.

[@gameomer1855]

@@MarioMastar The snake in Sonic Forces is trying to eat you in a quick-time event in Luminous Forest and the thing Zavok was on is called the Death Queen (a giant bee robot)

[@metasteelgaming4373]

I love this comment! But I think you could grind rails in Sonic Rush for DS too. I try to block that game out because 70% of the game was a bottomless pit. Like someone just forgot to finish *every* level past the first zone.

[@gameomer1855]

@@metasteelgaming4373 There are rails to grind on in Sonic Rush but what I meant was that the first 2D Sonic game to feature those is Sonic Advance but only Sonic and Amy could rail grind and in Sonic Advance 2 Tails and Knuckles rail grind not only for the first time in a 2D Sonic game but for the first time in general

[@metasteelgaming4373]

@gameomer1855 I get you. Advance was first ever 2d, Advance 2 was dirst for all characters. Amy grinding in Sonic Advance (1) was weird though.

[@ThundagaT2]

The water tunnel sequence with grabbing poles actually first appeared in Labyrinth Zone in Sonic 1

[@gabrieldossantosscheffer870]

Yeah

[@FredrickTheKorok-xh4uc]

it was also in sonic cd

[@roobinamongia]

!!!! yay

[@roobinamongia]

​@Fredrickhi TheKorok-xh4uc

[@TomTheyy]

The rotating Bonus Stages are like Sonic 1's Special Stages, but they particularly resemble a cut Bonus Stage for Sonic CD with the same multiple layers of rotating level. Splats also appears in the Debug Mode of both Mania and the Retro Engine version of Sonic 1. The trap that appeared in Mania Adventures actually first appeared in a Sonic Jam animation.

[@zendefta]

I didnt know about the Eggmobile being different depending on the character you choose in Frozen Base Act 2! Really nice attention to detail there.

[@Mr.IDK07]

Splats also appears in the Sonic 1 remake for IOS and Android if you use debug mode but that one was also made by Christian Whitehead and Head Canon it's an official remake but it was also made by fans

[@aleksanderrowny]

Whait. Sonic Mania is a offical Fan-Game. I thought that isn’s just Sonic’a Team game.

[@notyilli_2481]

Yep. Christian Whitehead had been working on Sonic fangames for a while, then pitched an accurate port of Sonic CD to modern systems. This started his connection with Sega, leading to additional ports by him of Sonic 1 and 2. After that, he approached Takashi Iizuka (basically the guy in charge of everything Sonic) on making an original game, which Sega let happen. Christian Whitehead got himself and a bunch of other people from the Sonic fangames community together, making what would become Sonic Mania. For the mania, by the mania.

[@il_carraaa]

yeah me too bro

[@JuliRocket]

I mean everyone should know that.

[@pearsareawful9006]

Well… yes and no. A lot of sonic mania staff had been known for working on fan games. However, by 2017, most of them had been professionally working in the industry for a couple years. It is a game by fans, professional fans, just not a fan game.

[@JuliRocket]

@@pearsareawful9006 I know but most people should know that it’s not made by sonic team.

[@KOTSOSMC2002]

Very late into the party but here's my contribution to the subject too. One of the monologues Sonic will yap out in Sonic Frontiers is "I wish we were sharing an umbrella Amy". In Sonic Superstars in one of the final levels of the game there's a drawing of Sonic and Amy sharing an umbrella.

[@smithconor-zk7ol]

I love the video! It's clear that you put effort into editing.

[@baval5]

Sonic Mania: Makes a bunch of references to old or obscure Sonic games Sonic Superstars: Makes a bunch of references to Sonic Mania, and obscure non-Sonic games Its like they got the idea, but didnt understand it.

[@SoraKingdom3]

How so? They references lots of Sonic games. Mania is part of the classic serie now so of course they are going to reference it too. And what's the problem with referencing non Sonic SEGA games? It wouldn't be the first time SEGA does it for Sonic.

[@baval5]

@@SoraKingdom3 Sonic references that were to Mania or already referenced in Mania from this video: Sonic in a bubble, CD Peelout, Metal Sonic battle from CD, Frozen Sonic, Robotniks swimsuit, Rabbit Badnik, Sonic using the Eggmobile to fight a boss, Hydrocity poles, Radio transmission travel, leg lift trap, Sonic 3 victory jingle. Sonic references that were not to Mania or done first in Mania: Metal Knuckles, Tails Doll, Mecha Sonic, Sonic 1 Special Stages, specific Eggmobile references, The End, Rabbit. Thats it. I wont count idle poses for either because theyre always the same. I wont count Fang for Mania because Superstars is partially a reference to Triple Trouble in general, not a reference to Mania using Fang. Thats way, way too many references to Mania or things Mania did when theres still a ton of obscure Sonic to reference, and barely any original references. Its just copying your classmates homework and changing a few things so its not obvious. Plus you know, Mania was intentionally meant to be a throwback game filled with references while this was supposed to be a completely new original Sonic game. You didnt see Sonic 3 making tons of references to 1 and 2.

[@miwestraveler3986]

​@@baval5 So on one hand, Superstars didn't have enough Sonic references, but it also had too many because it's not a throwback game?

[@baval5]

@@miwestraveler3986 No. On the one hand, Superstars had too many throwback references and on the other hand 2/3s of them were to Mania, which isnt actually a throwback.

[@miwestraveler3986]

@@baval5 Exactly, you say too many of them are from Mania, which is the same thing as saying not enough of them were real throwbacks. Yet you complain that it shouldn't have throwbacks anyway. So it still makes no sense.

[@SonicTheCutehog]

If you design your battle robot as Metal Sonic, then the boss of Cyber Station will also be Metal Sonic.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@InfiniteBits]

Thank you !

[@shibey8655]

i see no one pointing out that the dark sections in speed jungle act 2 might be a reference to sonic 4 episode 1

[@poppyfrancis7338]

I got extremely excited when I got through Frozen Base Zone and found myself playing the first level of Fantasy Zone

[@lemonadesnake]

Ian Flynn has confirmed the moon in superstars is not the end.

[@CuppzGeo]

Naaaah i am not sure if ian developed that...

[@lemonadesnake]

@@CuppzGeo he is the sonic loremaster

[@DamonLongeuil]

5:21 error: trip is female, not male.

[@Leaked_Footage_79]

Ummm ACKSHUALLY, they're non-binary (/j i know she's female)

[@sgf51]

Trip is riding the Egg Scorcher because since both character and vehicle shoots fire

[@gamerdragonworld4380]

The rabbit skin in a sonic game looks so perfect sega should just change Sonic to the rabbit skin it looks so cool in a game

[@brandythehedgehog.7763]

Ye but other people probably don't agree

[@Dplayz32Games]

i find it funny the beginning of the video is like: if you hold right, YOU'LL MOVE RIGHT????

[@Maxx-shorts]

The bubble in lagoon city act 2 is actually from sonic 2 ms or gg

[@ChiDaFox]

Fun fact: the robot at 1:21 can be customized because it's your battle mode robot.

[@Kookie_13_]

Golden capital was actually a reference to an unused stage in sonic 1 complete with an unused design for the loop de loops. I think the stage was called golden zone

[@kidincredgamez5819]

2:45 did you say "resignated" instead of resonated? I swear that's what I'm hearing lol.

[@eiadithecoder620]

1:49 wait, if the end is still here, does this mean sonic is still in cyberspace?!?!?!

[@AquelePequenoNiVy]

Bro Sonic superstars is Before Sonic frontiers.

[@VaniRoyal]

I warned you all that having new 2D games take place earlier in the series would confuse people, but you all shot me down.

[@eiadithecoder620]

@@AquelePequenoNiVy yeah, and before mania, and acording to the lore, mania takes place before adventure... AAAAAUUUUGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!

[@AnEnginerd]

Fun fact: the robot boss you fight in Cyber City is your battle mech from the online battle mode

[@JuliRocket]

So you can actually fight metal sonic if that’s your skin which is cool.

[@ocean_divinity]

0:09 my brain just went: "SONIC MOVIE- SONIC MOVIE- SONIC MOVIE- SONIC MOVIE- SONIC MOVIE-"

[@sofianbelgacemi9156]

cool edit :3

[@SonicTheHedgehogX15]

I love the references from sonic superstars, i know the game is hard but once u fully playit and practice it (like sonic games are supposed to be played) it becomes easy and you can blast at speeds through the level

[@adilhossain8198]

5:23 What about Sonic 4’s?

[@Semy_04]

We don't talk about Sonic 4

[@riadmsgm3965]

Nice editing 🔥🔥

[@YassineTheTAOSTHFan2013]

0:05 Sonic 2 : am i joke to you?

[@OhKayEl]

Phantasy Zone is not a Master System game, it's originally an arcade release and the Master System version is just one of the many ports.

[@Fyala102]

8:30: Fantasy Zone was originally an arcade game and released 1986. The master system version is a port of the arcade version. The two bosses you find in Superstars are the bosses of the first and second world of Fantasy Zone.

[@PuppyHugs]

There's a small Tails Doll appearance in the Lego Dimensions Sonic level pack which I thought was pretty neat

[@CannedDepression]

6:37 Actually, this section originated from Tidal Tempest from CD

[@cjwolf6]

Nope, originated in sonic 1 labyrinth zone

[@metasteelgaming4373]

According to a Prima Strategy Guide for Sonic Advance 2, the rabbit design for Sonic wasn't meant to be fast, but instead grabbed rings with his ears. The game Riatar you mentioned was repurposed from that concept, with his long stretchy arms replacing the rabbit ears. Also, not sure if this counts, but I'm pretty sure E-102 Gamma's first stage in Sonic Adventure includes like 80 Tails dolls to shoot. But maybe they weren't *the* Tails doll, so I don't know. Edit: I spelled first *forst* lol

[@lilkalebmck9941]

Bubble mechanicals actually from sonic 2-8 bit

[@sparkside217]

I recognize this game's flaws, but its exact copying of the animations, SFX and bonus levels really makes it for me. I hope we get a sequel that builds on this, it's a formula that works imo

[@BigShottyEdits]

the loop in golden capital zone is a reference to a piece of concept art from sonic 1

[@VinnytotheK]

2:18 Sonic Forces was the first time that the bunny was introduced in a game... Guess it wasnt the original Sonic hunny design though. 🤔

[@FGGAMER7899]

I think you might be referring to the oc charecter

[@cmcasey1975AO]

Bunny*

[@Theepicrichard420]

I could have never noticed the ristar reference

[@InfiniteSlurpy]

Nice!

[@InfiniteBits]

Thanks!

[@obunganextbots2426]

0:16 Lol Rye-star bro. It’s pronounced Ris-star.

[@anitaerdeinebajkor3570]

The bubble mechanic was in not just Sonic Triple Trouble (1994 after Sonic 3) but in 8-bit Sonic 2 (1992 before Sonic 2 Genisis)!🤔‼

[@baileychaos]

when you find tails doll is sonic st he overall looks adorable in high quality

[@Bendy-it4bb]

The water level part is also in labyrinth zone in sonic 1 ya know

[@rhythmgamerguygrey2363]

Some sound effects are similar to other Sega Games. specifically the boss of Frozen Base Act 2 the hit sound effects are similar to Dynamite Headdy. Including how the boss getting damaged goes from Green, Yellow, Red then destroyed.

[@SSR_YT-lil]

Amy wasn’t playable in sonic mania What you showed was a mod

[@OrcaWasHereeee]

"studio-opolis zone" had me dying lmao

[@CoolDudes-j2d]

That was Sonic 2 master system on the first one triple trouble is not the first one

[@CoolDudes-j2d]

He forgot it is not sonic frontier it is Sonic 4 episode 2

[@mr.pawstoons6003]

I also realized that the buzz bombers shoot lasers like the ones from Sonic Movie 2

[@JuliRocket]

0:10 bros never played sonic 3

[@gmoneythestickman]

umm what does this have to do with sonic 3

[@JuliRocket]

@@gmoneythestickmanbro. WHY IS EVERYONE SO DUMB!? Just play hydrocity it has the same mechanic with the fish thing

[@RealShadowfan05]

​@@JuliRocketactually the ristar reference makes sense more than hydrocity fishes

[@RealShadowfan05]

​@@JuliRocketand the bush spikes are the same too

[@michaelvinsick5622]

BTW, that "Mecha Sonic"is actually called Silver Sonic

[@BOX_corporation.]

Nope, its called Mecha Sonic. He was based off of Mecha Godzilla and the concept arts showed Mecha Sonic as his name.

[@ETFOfficial]

It is called silver sonic a dev had announced it

[@Markymooyt]

No, you are poopy. It’s silver Mecha sonic 👿👿👿

[@Porkchopstudios64]

Hey infinite bits, did you know that the hanging leg trap in sonic mania adventures and fangs cutscenes are actually a reference to a forgotten and scrapped sprite of sonic from sonic CD? Christian Whitehead actually remade the same sprites with tails over sonic in the mobile port too.

[@ownsundae]

You dont know what obscure is if you call triple trouble obscure

[@karab5771]

no floating bubble comes from sonic 2 (8-BIT)

[@aleksanderrowny]

🤓Actually that’s not boss fight with Metal Sonic but race🤓.( Just kidding)

[@MossySRB2]

Cyber Station Zone might be a reference to Deltarune Chapter 2 Cyber Field Same color, almost same name, it has to be

[@laiesha_Pc]

2:56 dont know if you count lego dimensions but in the sonic level tails doll does appear

[@J47BRUC3]

Does that mean that Sonic Frontiers takes place in the same universe as Sonic Superstars, or is that before "The End" even took over in Sonic Frontiers, lore?

[@Xxblade17]

Nice

[@AdeseyeAkintunde]

Son:Wait what, are you really that crazy. There is know way Field the Rabbit is replacing Sonic the Hedgehog

[@susgumball69]

The mecha sonic from Sonic 2 does also make an appearance in Lego dimension, speed jungle might be a refrence to that one jungle zone in sonic triple trouble, the sonic superstars final boss is inspired by the final boss of sonic 3and knuckles, the lego skins is a refrence to lego dimensions, eggrobo does make a comeback as the eggman for trips story and as an enemy, the freezing animation is also a reference to sonic mania

[@aperson1842]

3:48 sega partly worked on sonic mania

[@WarmCedarElf]

1:48 Wait, The End is in Sonic Superstars?! That's cool to know, at least you don't have an annoying secret boss fight with it unlike in Frontiers, I hated doing that boss, and so when I had to do it 2 times, I was about to go crazy...

[@HackerMan203]

If you wanna beat it easily,piss on it.

[@oshaio1213]

2:43 hold on is that tails doll and metal knux character select pose from srb2

[@ETFOfficial]

Yes

[@oshaio1213]

​@@ETFOfficial I knew it

[@chuckya_sm64]

2:53 *this art is amazing*

[@minhkhoanguy7065]

Remember that one level when is when you can't see and that butterfly is near you so you can see That butterfly is actually a reference to super paper Mario

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

I knew all of this

[@mootum]

I think the piggy bank mini-boss that steals your rings at the end of Golden Capital 1 is a reference to the piggy bank badniks that can steal your rings in Sonic Advance 3.

[@galaxymonke557]

Imagine superstars came out first and people were just "Weird purple moon...."

[@JM-vq7qy]

Oh brad, the silver sonic is called MK1 mecha sonic.

[@jeffersonjack14]

6:37 bro really said "it was taken from sonic 3 " I thought it's from sonic cd

[@laquationmckoy8134]

For you if you don’t know: the rabbit skin name is actually feels the rabbit if you Google it there is a lot of images

[@Empa913]

Fun Fact: The Sonic moving in a bubble was actually a reference to the SMS and GG Game called (Sonic the Hedgehog 2: 8-Bit)

[@max-ym7bv]

4:50 there's actually 120 different cutscenes because multuplayer

[@AgentB7]

Imagine not knowing that horizontal "figure eight" is an infinity sign.

[@Boo.jr263]

3:43 How come that robot was never there, I remember the first time I played Sonic 1, that same robot was there 💀

[@MYSTICZZZ09]

Under 1 hour gang

[@InfiniteBits]

Let's goo

[@Race-sj5nt]

reference:when tails gets frozen its the same for the opening cutsceen for sonic 2

[@amandasarantopoulos3062]

did anyone realize that from that on level with that pinball reference the lazer shooters are a reference to the lazer shooters from sonic forces level 16

[@prism182]

the bubbles in lagoon city first appered in aqualake zone from sonic 2 on the mastersystem before triple trouble...

[@alialbannay6707]

This is silver sonic not mecha sonic 3:19 you,add a mistake my friend

[@AquelePequenoNiVy]

Mecha Sonic Mk.1*

[@Hendrix-p8q]

For the hydro city reference of the wave current it's actually labyrinth which was the first one not hydrocity

[@KhalifaRaimi]

You forgot the breakable poles in hydrocity zone

[@spsaofficalchannel]

5:17 Trip’s a girl…

[@TheoneandonlyMr.Needlemouse2]

The floating bubble mechanic was actually from sonic the hedgehog 2 8 bit

[@PedroAnderson]

Cool references! Just one thing about the Splatters one: Sonic Superstars is not made by Sonic Team, it's made by Arzest. Therefore Splatters still is MIA in Sonic Team games lol

[@Sinister_Sundown]

It was co-developed by both of them which is why Sonic team's logo animation shows up at the beginning of the game too. They provided guidence and oversaw the whole development process of the game.

[@TyvenPayne-sv6gw]

This is probably the most obscure reference. If you pick knuckles and he does he pushing sprite his model is the exact same as the sonic jam game com pushing sprite which is so baffling which is the same for his whole design being based on his April 1993 look.

[@G4f00]

The bubbñe comes originally from sonic 2 SMS

[@gmoneythestickman]

0:03 No it’s from sonic 2 8-bit

[@TheNoiseRator]

2:45 srb2 Srb2 Sonic R Chars art moment

[@Skidy_dogday_red]

that’s origins not mania 6:12

[@Grim0XVr]

Wow, he totally didn’t put the text, correcting himself🙄

[@Skidy_dogday_red]

@Grim0XVr I know

[@Grim0XVr]

@@Skidy_dogday_red then what’s the point of this comment😂

[@Skidy_dogday_red]

@Grim0XVr I forgot to delete this

[@Grim0XVr]

@@Skidy_dogday_red oh

[@milkplaysgames69]

8:29 *_Cuphead has left the chat_*

[@Undertale_Purple_1]

The brick thing is actually a reference to casino night aswell

[@ganeshganendra5937]

U missed one. actully when u were explaining metal sonic race in sonic cd the bot that was using the machine middle top looked like sonic manias metal sonic

[@hayleywaalen2612]

We better call the bunny Speedy

[@RPG_Spot]

The bubble first debuted on Sonic 2 for Gamegear/Mastersystem