It took me 20 Years to 100% Sonic Adventure 2

I have waited over 20 years to 100% Sonic Adventure 2 Battle... and it was a journey.
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[@Alpharad]

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[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

Its just SCENTED water. Not flavored, SCENTED. Talk about a rip off

[@chiby5664]

I wish I could get it, really, but apparently Canada doesn't like flavored water

[@MrLemon-hl7pi]

YAHOOO!

[@jstar3382]

​@@DirectorOfChaos9292yeah

[@vyorion4485]

Next stop, Sonic Heroes 100% "Speedrun" (but it's the shitty broken ps2 port)

[@littleguystar]

Sonic Adventure 2 casually vs Sonic Adventure 2 completionist is radically different, and ranges between being infuriating and making you feel like the most badass guy in the entire world. I love this game.

[@manjackson2772]

I genuinely think it's the best way to approach the game. Even if you don't *actually* get 100%, at least trying to do it will make you look at it through new eyes.

[@sonicnerd21]

I agree, I'm like 10 or less emblems away and to be honest. I'm not looking forward to the A Ranks

[@LuigisNo1fan]

@@sonicnerd21Honestly the only A Ranks that really suck are the treasure hunting ones and the car stages.

[@badminton311]

I don’t know how to break this to you, but it does not make you a badass

[@elibonham4388]

​@@badminton311it does for me

[@SymbioticVader]

Alpha getting his hair done at the end is just pure comedy gold

[@8unnylover]

Alpha's hairdresser is a real one, respect to her just agreeing to do it on stream lol

[@barbaro124]

King energy from alpha right there

[@AceWolf456]

@@8unnyloverfor sure. And it probably worked as a good ad on stream. If she even gets 1 new customer from that stream it was worth it.

[@its_unbearable]

ALPHARAD gold™️

[@ashleylightheart126]

my headcanon is that Sophia was that friend that told Alpha sonic was in smash.

[@RisingExaltations]

Jacob: “we’re so close I can taste the finish” Me who’s looking at the rest of the 48 minutes left: “so true king. You got this”

[@DMGamer_PC]

Jacob: "Yeah, hopefully this is the kind of video you watch over lunch, but over like three or four days of lunches" Me, binging it at 2 AM for absolutely no reason: "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO-"

[@northstarjakobs]

I watched it while working on prices for an online baseball card trade

[@Zenith-ch6tw]

I watched this video over lunch, and dinner LOL

[@Link_31415]

Why not both 😏🤫

[@noneknowstheswagger]

shoutout to Noah for gaslighting Alpharad so easily, a true icon of our time

[@ironicallyedgy7234]

Gets better. Alpharad told the story before and I’m confident that he was told that DONALD DUCK in Mario Party 5.

[@jstar3382]

​@@ironicallyedgy7234yeah we've heard this story so many times. Donald Duck in Mario Party absolutely

[@mushroomfusion245]

28:46 The Biolizard was designed after the murals in the Mystic Ruins that depicted Perfect Chaos in Sonic Adventure 1, while Shadow was designed after the murals on Angel Island that depicted Super Sonic fighting Eggman at the end of Sonic 3 and Knuckles. This is why Shadow’s quills resemble that of Super Sonic. May no Sonic fan be confused by this lore ever again.

[@alansmithee6273]

Wow that's sick.

[@Shalakor]

If not for the sponsor, this comment should be tagged.

[@eliasovzki]

Fake. There is no official source that confirms this, especially because Shadow was created 50 years in the past, before the fight that took place in Sonic 3.

[@justcallmekai1554]

​@@eliasovzki I'm pretty sure the mural is a prophecy. That mural was already there when Gerald found it and was inspired by it to create the "Ultimate Lifeform". At the end of the game, Shadow calls Sonic the Ultimate Lifeform. Sonic even contemplates after Shadows fall as to what it means. There are way more parallels to credit the theory. Other Gerald creations (Artificial Chaos and The Biolizard), even the ARK has connections to Angel Island and the Mystic Ruins. Like The Master Emerald shrine or the Snakeslide from Sa1's Mystic Ruins in Cannons Core. If the Biolizard was based on Perfect Chaos, what's Shadow based on? It can't be random given the connections.

[@SonicSwifter]

It's important to say that this is all headcanon. Whilst I do agree with it, there really isn't any confirmed sources for it. It's just people trying to connect dots that seem like they fit, they've never been connected in actual Canon. (Unless they done it in a recent game as I haven't played properly since 06)

[@GoddessWhoUsedToKnowToMuch]

I wrote an essay about this game in my eighth grade English class. I convinced my teacher it was a book and she believed me.

[@BierBart12]

Kids can be so incredibly good at lying. My most convincing one was apparently about traveling to some african mountain range.. in a racing game for Gamecube lol

[@madnesshero4675]

Sonic: "Wait a minute THATS-" Shadow: "That blue hedgehog again, of all places!" Sonic: "I found you, FAKER!" Shadow:"FAKER? I think YOU'RE the fake hedgehog around here. You're comparing yourself to me? HA! You're not even good enough to be my fake!" Sonic: "I'll make you eat those words!"

[@PokemonaMoni]

You forgot the part where they interrumpt each other

[@madnesshero4675]

@@PokemonaMoni wasn't sure how to type two things simultaneously lol

[@PokemonaMoni]

@@madnesshero4675 Yeah I know, it was joke because they do that constantly lol

[@Iron8127]

(Sonic war cry) Shadow: Hey! Don't you want to hear the rest of my insul-

[@nikiornik9136]

Shadow: mufsbjghiggfhioghiodgfhhhhh

[@blueberriesinmycoffee1234]

I love the childhood story to start off, 27 year old technically unemployed Alpharad is back at it :D

[@highdefinition450]

you had only watched the first like 5 minutes when you wrote this comment, didn't you lol

[@blueberriesinmycoffee1234]

​@@highdefinition450Yeah, ha. I got here right after the upload for once and thought, how about I write a comment anyone will be able to find and read in two hours. And here we are, lol

[@jstar3382]

​@@highdefinition450yes, since it was said in the first 3 minutes

[@Arkadious]

The fact that the air necklace for Knuckles is optional is absolutely insane, because as a 9 year old child I had no idea that it existed and made Cannon's Core the most difficult mission in the game. I cannot believe that I even managed to finish the mission without it.

[@leanblasterex5240]

childhood games are like finding out in adult we made the game 100x harder in some way *cough cough* i never finished pokemon yellow because the cartridge didnt have the internal battery so saving wasnt possible and i always thought it was a game you had to speedrunn before the batteries of my gameboy ended xd

[@thunderstar7682]

There isn’t a more confusing feeling in the world than beating a ridiculously hard challenge as a kid and wondering “how the hell did I beat this” when you come back to it years later

[@MonsterSlam12]

Bro same lol. I couldn't beat that until I was a teenager I think.

[@ecotix]

OMG yes! I got stuck on the last mission for that reason, I had to map out where all the time gates were on paper to route through them as a kid!

[@ZechOfTheWest]

Bro i remember playing Spyro and crying at how scary 'Toasty' was [the first boss] He's literally 3 sheep in a trench coat...wtf 5 year old me? Fukin loser that guy is.

[@EmporerSwag]

The thing that's cool about Security Hall to me is that you get to collect chaos emeralds instead of pieces of the master emerald. Really feels like a cool callback to how important they were in SA1

[@Valkhyron]

I think what works so well for security hall is it's theming. The level itself can at times be janky and frustrating, but it nails the feels of a secure, high tech government vault, and the music gives major secret agent vibes

[@cartoonjohnstudios]

Honestly, mad props to the hairdresser lady for just pushing forward while her client literally plays a video game the whole time.

[@jippenfaddoul]

To be fair, getting your hair dyed/bleached like that is kind of a multi-hour thing anyways. If she's making house calls for that long of appointments, then its probably not the first time.

[@dpgerarddp]

Uhm, pretty sure this isn't abnormal. I bet lots of her clients are on their phones which effectively is the same thing.

[@TheDancerMacabre]

Cosmo here: if she's doing house calls, it's not a big deal as the biggest obstacle for me would be the rinse and drying afterwards. It's their house, probably not the first time. I would even say it's easier as the client isn't engaged in a conversation with me and it would be rude to not acknowledge them every 2 minutes. But also, if he has a light rig, it's probably going to process faster since we want that heat. Heat makes it react and lift quicker (which is why you always do your roots last, because of the heat of the scalp.)

[@KlementtM]

"Alpharad setting up a challenge and wildly misjudging how long it would take" is a whole series at this point

[@Lego_Deadpool2023]

I’m questioning my own humanity on how nobody is talking about rouge’s jiggle physics at 35:09

[@jessepinkman5702]

Maybe you’re just a pervert. Not everyone cares about that stuff

[@Saiko__TM]

Ok why do I agree on how it wasn't addressed

[@ryan___ryan2711]

Scoped out the treasure

[@kotori6938]

He added a spring sound effect

[@narden2117]

Not lunch, but dinner, and not only eating dinner, but even making it. I am in love with your long videos alpha, thanks for being such a good cooking/eating buddy

[@thegrouchization]

There is actually an answer to the whole "Biolizard -> Shadow" thing. To sum it up, Gerald saw an ancient mural depicting Perfect Chaos fighting Super Sonic, and based the Biolizard on the former. He then went on to make Shadow after realising that the latter was actually the focus of the mural.

[@ghost-fs7th]

hm didn't know that

[@CrystalApex]

Not only that... Gerald was sick and twisted after they killed maria, remember...? His entire speech when you walk into the chamber its pretty dark lol. He created Bio lizard after researching the mural and the power of the emeralds. It was stated to be a regular lizard but turned into that after experimentation, though it can activate and control the fake chaos emeralds, it just can't activate a super form, because it is incomplete... While shadow can use the fake emeralds to turn super, being fully complete. This is why Biolizard could use chaos control to teleport if you remember. Shadow was the same experiment but added the DNA of Doom, a black arms alien... Which created the perfect being Gerald wanted to use to take over the world. That was originally shadow's purpose was to help Gerald take over the world for revenge sadly, same thing for bio-lizard.

[@SonicFrake]

@@CrystalApex Wait, how could Shadow have been created for revenge when Maria was still alive when he was created? Shadow and Maria were close friends remember? It wasn't until Maria's death that Gerald messed with Shadow's memories so he would act as the instrument for his vengeance. Didn't Shadow the Hedgehog reveal at the end that Gerald created Shadow with Doom in some convoluted plot to double cross Doom and destroy the Black arms?

[@TheKiddingStar]

@@SonicFrake Shadow the hedgehog is not canon.

[@SonicFrake]

@@TheKiddingStar Tell that to Sonic Frontiers.

[@sonicheroesenthusiast6121]

28:53 The reason he went from a giant lizard to a funny little hedgehog thing is because of the things he based them off of. The biolizard was based on a mural of perfect chaos from sa1, while shadow is based on a mural of super sonic.

[@MonsterSlam12]

Huh, I've never heard that before, but that makes sense

[@Protofall]

@@MonsterSlam12 Same, but makes sense.

[@yurisg92]

you say, that mural of hidden palace?

[@broly1059]

Is there a source for this or is it just headcanon? Either way it's cool

[@Dairunt1]

​@@broly1059 Gerald visiting Angel Island is canon. That's why the Emerald Shrine at the Cannon's Core is a copy-paste of the one on Angel Island. So he might have known about both Perfect Chaos and Sonic, both have murals in Angel Island. It's heavily implied that Sonic was the ultimate life form all along and Shadow is merely, a shadow, of it. That's why he could Chaos Control with a fake emerald and survive pushing the ARK away from the atmosphere but Shadow didn't.

[@thesandguardianofthesand]

Alpha referencing Snapcube while playing SA2 is all I needed at life in this very moment.

[@D157urb3d0]

This truly was a great time watching Alpharad Live and Learn.

[@robertwiechers374]

me, while eating dinner on my fourth day of continuing this video: 44:00 mad respect to alpha for knowing his target group for specific videos

[@rpaddy6860]

You started watching the 3 day old video 4 days ago?

[@HimariRose-gg1hq]

Found the time traveler

[@syweb2]

@@rpaddy6860 Might have premiered a day or two early.

[@GeebusCrust]

I did it in one hour-long lunch break (started the video at my workstation). Worth it

[@MapleisCrack]

I watched the whole thing in one sitting and didn't even think it was long, lol

[@CybeastID]

28:56 The lore states that the Biolizard was based on Perfect Chaos, from discovering the ancient mural inside Lost World from SA1. 56:09 The way you're SUPPOSED to do that, by the way, is to use the Sunglasses. A trail of rings appears by the correct one.

[@sheogorath6834]

And Shadow was based on Super Sonic on a mural in Sonic 3.

[@sonictmntsunimportantstuff1941]

I always thought it was a reference to lizards being able to re-grow their tails in space. Afterall, the whole point of the colony was to research life in an attempt to cure Maria's condition. Idk maybe there's some other science-y reason, SA2 isn't supposed to make sense.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@sheogorath6834 but how can that be when Shadow was created 50 years ago? God that poor hedgehog's story is a mess.

[@sheogorath6834]

@@TheRibottoStudios Because there was a mural on Angel Island representing Super Sonic fighting Eggman (in one of giant robot) Their fight was prophesised i think.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@sheogorath6834 ohhhhh them meeting being a prophecy is kinda interesting. New info for me and I've been around the Sonic fandom since back when Sonic X was a thing lol ...GOD I'm old and I'm only 30

[@chadmacquiddy4314]

As someone who is 25 years old and relates to your story so much, i did this last year, and it was the most vindicating experience of my life. The hill is real boys.

[@jjcoola998]

I did this with Metroid on NES , it's such a good feeling

[@PhirePhlame]

Here's a fun lost bit from the Battle version on GameCube (which was, in fact, the codebase for the HD version): the Super Hedgehogs were going to be made playable in the revamped 2-player mode, as indicated by a few leftover bits of graphics, text, and even programming! Unique text banners reading "Super Sonic" and "Super Shadow" can be seen alongside the respective models in fully-functioning floating poses if you use a cheat device to make them selectable, though it only loads in the normal Sonic & Shadow text blurbs. Despite this, the Supers do have their own text blurb also stored on the disc: "SUPER (SONIC/SHADOW) Powered by the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Amazing speed and moves, but dies if rings are lost." There's also another leftover text block indicating how they would have been unlocked: "Congratulations! You've cleared Green Hill with Rank A. Strongest characters are now available to use in Sonic and Shadow 2P versus mode." Unfortunately, though, the actual character coding doesn't seem to exist, and so actually selecting them will just cause the game to use normal Sonic and/or Shadow.

[@BlessingofBird]

I have new found respect for this man, after realizing he converted 26 hours worth of footage into 1 hour.

[@21Handguns]

So you respecting him for doing the exact same that that every other VOD gaming streamer does? Must not watch other people lmfao

[@rixenoshivaz]

bro thats 3 days worth of footage compared to like 2 hours@@21Handguns

[@21Handguns]

@@rixenoshivaz and? Streamers go on for weeks doing challenges especially for 100 percenting and perfecting speedruns. This shit ain't special,stop glazing little boy

[@shiffpup2529]

EVERY SNAPCUBE REFERENCE: 3:55 "There goes Hawaii" 4:23 "I've come to make an announcement"

[@thatdarnseel7052]

that sponsor plug is so funny if you understand the reference

[@CultripFounded]

I remember playing this game as a kid, and I discovered the super bounce on my own, but I also discovered that with a chao if you drop the stat increasing items in front of them instead of running into them they give the item back and you can use it again so I used that to get chaos stats really fast

[@rileyhoward7344]

this was not a video i watched spread out over four lunches, but a video i watched all in one go whilst crocheting a blue bunny. its absolutely gonna help me when i finally go back to tackle cannons core tho !!

[@stainedanomaly]

Green Hill being considered special and important enough to be made a secret level in SA2, while every single Sonic game of the past 15 or so years has Green Hill in it just for "nostalgia" sake, is truly one of the things of all time.

[@inkromancer_studios]

For what it's worth Alpharad, Pyramid Cave fucks with everyone. I had a B rank staring at me for literal years so the fact it only took you 2 days is genuinely impressive.

[@Purplesubmariner]

I remember Sky Rail's time challenge being a beast to get A. I would have like, less than a second to spare at the goal ring (and that's after failing to make it 10 times prior) and ending with a B

[@sokz95]

I'd never seen any Alpharad content before this video and I can gladly say, I'll be checking out a bunch of his previous videos. The amount of nostalgia that came flooding in after seeing this in my recommended section was just too much to pass up on. This video delivered and had me nodding my head in agreement at so many moments. I'd not thought to revisit this game (aside from a few plays through City Escape and SO MUCH time spent in Chao Garden!) in quite a while. I just might have to dip my toe back in sooner rather than later! Thank you for such a fun video (that I definitely did watch over a couple of days on lunch breaks!)! ❤

[@Pogbirb]

I'm scared Sonic 3 is just gonna either have a orchestral version of live and learn or just a leitmotif of it instead of putting in Crush 40's bangin lyrics like I NEED to hear that "Yeah yeah yeah!" In theaters please

[@jonathanhead9009]

paused on the Tier list for levels. i've never agreed any harder on someone's tier list about anything. it's perfect.

[@Alpharad]

🤝

[@CaptainFalcoyd]

Nah that list is definitely invalidated by having Pumpkin Hill, Green Forest and Final Rush anywhere but the top tier. And the driving missions anywhere but dead last.

[@3namega]

Never apologize for long videos, it's my favorite thing in the world to put on something for like 3 hours in the background while I draw (although I don't usually tend to split them up over multiple days, my bad)

[@SmashBroRazz]

I love that you called out exactly what I do with videos such as these, which is to watch in chunks while eating; made me feel seen lol. Subbed! And bravo!

[@smallcars9532]

Thank you for putting so much time and effort into this video! To write a script this long and keep it interesting I’m sure was difficult! Loved this video!! Also when is your merch store gonna open back up 😭

[@Choctopus]

Getting Green Hill Zone was hell as a kid... and I know I'm going to have to do that shit again.

[@CupheadTheMightyCup]

Does that mean you'll make a video of it?

[@pablokpsctr]

I used the Chao Exp Booster on the steam version a few years ago. Now I'm trying to make it again on an original Dreamcast with a copy of the game... I won't have the same resources this time.

[@malikjones8842]

Eeeeeeeh, Choccy boy! I watch your stuff!😊

[@ch-animatestudios]

You gotta! You did all the crap Sonic games, now it's time for peak

[@FlameTechKnight]

"As a child who loved games, I was not very good at games." This is somehow the most accurate way to describe the childhood gaming experience.

[@TonyNguyen-tl1jy]

I sat and watched your entire video in one sitting. Very entertaining, very fun. Congrats on accomplishing your dream bro!

[@martobl8901]

Thanks man! I really needed a video while i do the dishes, the house chores and the cooking of the day! Lots of love

[@fireboltchamploo7620]

Getting your hair done while 100% completing Sonic Adventure 2 is honestly such a power move.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I mean speaking as someone who has gone platinum blonde that shit TAKES ACTUAL HOURS to do. Why not kill two birds with one stone lol

[@kittykake44]

Shadow bending time and space (cheating) to make Shadow2 (his son) the most powerful Chao in existence is more accurate to his character than most of his own game.

[@JoJoNewGamePlus]

44:05 No Alpharad I binged the whole thing 💀💀

[@Commander-peepers]

Same

[@HarmonyplusChaos]

I will say, honestly, that this kind of video is GREAT and I totally don't actually mind you explaining stuff at all. Good stuff!

[@samlewis6487]

Honestly, mad respect. Not for this insane challenge run, but for your ability to keep composure and commentary while having your hair bleached.

[@lks19]

Well, he hacked the chao world emblems, so no respect.

[@samlewis6487]

@@lks19 The words of someone who's CLEARLY never had their hair bleached /j

[@Hariol_]

@@lks19 As someone who has done this legit before, I'm glad he loves himself enough to hack it in.

[@Moon-Fang]

3:56 There goes Hawaii🎵 There there there goes Hawaii 🎵Oh there goes Hawaii, the island is gone

[@silverscifo7855]

one of my favorite youtubers, playing my favorite childhood game, for over an hour. i watched this over breakfast and was filled with joy the whole way through; it was truly fantastic seeing how much you love this game, and my only regret is that i didn't manage to catch the experience live. thank you for this, and congrats on the 100%!

[@Figmunch]

I’m literally 5 minutes in, and I will watch this whole thing due to me reliving my favorite game ever through you. Thank you. Haha

[@Cantrona]

Some people might not enjoy such a long video about a 22 year old game. I am not some people. This game had a choke hold on my entire childhood and when Jacob mentioned he was working on this I got so happy. I watched this video TWICE EVEN

[@DavidLopez-rk6em]

damn, had no idea this game was so old. I played it when it came out, and back then, a 22 year old game was an atari game

[@Marineisme]

I'm on my seventh.

[@birdfacemd]

This game was also the thing I look back on and wonder why my parents never got me tested for autism over

[@Drekromancer]

@@birdfacemd soooooo true

[@thatonecat88]

Never played it, never will but he seems so into it I routinely rewatch this

[@montyeggman3075]

Doing the 180 Emblem collection and unlocking Green Hill Zone was one of the greatest accomplishments of my childhood. Thank you for giving us this and congratulations for achieving it as well.

[@elibonham4388]

Bro same for me man it was awesome

[@KIBAFANG22]

Honestly I had this on in the background as I was unpacking my new room and it was such a great watch. Not to distracting so I could keep working but still watch and be in awe of all the stuff I didn’t know about this and seeing your incredible progress

[@m4g318]

Even if you feel like you were being overly repetitive, I’m just happy that you were able to tend to your inner child and accomplish your dream of getting all the emblems. Great video🎉

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Ahhh the game that gave us everyone's favorite iconic dark furred brooding hedgehog. I never got to play this game when it came out. I was introduced to the Sonic franchise via Sonic X. And that show absolutely is why Shadow is my favorite character of all time. When Shadow is done well, he's essentially quiet kid reality. Mutli-faceted, has a small friend group, deeply cares but tries not to show it for fear of losing people, he's complex and collected, calculating. Nuanced. When Shadow is handled disrespectfully he's the embodiment of every single "quiet kid" stereotype meme. Shadow is my favorite not because of a lot of typical reasons. Shadow was created to be perfect. He's immortal, he is the pinnacle of human ingenuity. And yet, because he was created by humanity, he inevitably has flaws. And Shadow the Hedgehog is potentially one of the most flawed Sonic characters out there. And because of those flaws, it makes for a very fascinating character. Shadow is so much more than just an edgelord. And my God it felt great to see him back to form in Prime.

[@kingstarscream320]

I also love Shadow. He is so edgy.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@kingstarscream320he's edgy in all the ways that WORK. Like, Boom!Shadow is the WORST Shadow because that's mandate Shadow in full force and no one likes it. Shadow in Sonic X is just edgy enough where he would absolutely kill a smol child but he isn't trying to kill someone JUST because. He does things for the wrong reasons but to HIM it makes sense. THAT type of edge, where a character is morally gray is good writing.

[@kingstarscream320]

@@TheRibottoStudios True, but Sonic Boom was a comedy so I cut it some slack with its slightly exaggerated characters.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@kingstarscream320 That's fair. It just hurts cause some people legit think Boom Shadow is like...THE Shadow. God that poor hedgehog's reputation has just been shattered. He's always so completely misinterpreted by the fandom and sega. I'm glad Prime has him right though. It looks like they're finally seeing the damn mandates are only hurting not just Shadow but everyone. I'm pretty stoked to see how he'll be in movie 3.

[@moosesues8887]

@@TheRibottoStudiosnot Mickey prime 😂😂😂

[@eclipsion6728]

A-Ranking every mission in Sonic Adventure 2 took my sanity

[@joeythegooby4546]

It was bs and not worth green hill,but my child self would be happy.

[@vwavefun]

agreed 100%, as someone who’s gotten all the emblems on both games, this is the main reason I love SA1 way more

[@iscremintothevoid]

51:13 I didn't, but I'm sorry, please don't hurt me

[@mouseroot8053]

The feeling of fighting as super sonic at the end with the music and the catharsis was beyond anything at the time, i remember playing the final fight and being both super stoked that there was an epic ending and upset that such an amazing moment lasted for just a few minutes, i remember replaying the end several times just to relive the moment of being super sonic and jamming out to a kickass soundtrack.

[@nerisbug6965]

The fact that Alpharad can make "The fourth Mission easy haha" still entertaining after 50 minutes is crazy

[@rudyrubio5214]

I wasn’t expecting a 1 hour video! I’m here for it!

[@Lord_Ducck]

You should have expected it do better

[@rudyrubio5214]

@@Lord_Ducck I have failed the Internet Funny Man

[@Ouncez]

I'm so happy someone highlighted how hard it is to complete this game

[@theawesomeaj9433]

“I hope this is the kind of video you watch while eating lunch spread over four days-“ I have been glued to my phone for the past 44 minutes watching the entire thing

[@mariobutwithdrip8944]

30:14 I love how Shadow tries to rack an M16 like you would rack a Mossberg

[@zwergderstein9531]

Thats an actual gun tho which looks like the M16 but its a bolt action

[@lt1s142]

Pretty sure it's an MP5, that is also definitely not pump action. Oh man the time-line where Shadow gives it the special forces whack would have been top tier. Would have have predated CoD doing it?

[@NyxDiscordia33]

I think it's actually the world's largest MP5 still pretty weird, though lol

[@DerpShmerp]

You can't truly call yourself a Sonic fan until you've made the pilgrimage that is 180 emblems in SA2

[@Kirabetas]

Congrats on clearing this game out! Sonic Adventure 2 really is a difficult nut to crack. On the one hand, most of the speed stages are fun, the Chao Garden is an enjoyable little side project that one can cheese through a placement glitch of animals, and that final boss with Live and Learn blasting over it all is just a wonderful moment. On the other hand, the majority of the game is buggy and messy, and the route to completion rather than simply beating the game can be a thoroughly unfun experience. It's highly praised, but often with a row of asterisks after it. It's divisive, and I couldn't in good faith give it a positive overall clear due to the negatives of the game outweighing the positives, but those positives are so good that it's often easy to overlook the negatives. Those high points are just that good. Also, unless glitching or cheating, obtaining ring perfects in many of the stages is impossible in specific versions, due to several rings being out of bounds in unobtainable places. This is nothing new for Sonic games, so you could say it's tradition, or you could say it's the devs not going back to clean up stages from prototype layouts.

[@Purplesubmariner]

Those out of bounds rings are actually where Big was originally in the Dreamcast version. They just replaced his model with a ring in the port

[@Kirabetas]

@@Purplesubmariner Not all of them, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. Some of the rings were placed out of bounds due to accidentally assigning them to Sonic's starting position (though at a different Y dimension), and some were due to entirely changed level design that the devs just forgot to clean up.

[@Purplesubmariner]

@@Kirabetas I do recall something about White Jungle having a whole section of rings and dash pads well put of bounds

[@camelshoe]

Watching this stream was amazing. glad to see a video on it with the same energy

[@Ducktile414]

the fact that he was getting his hair re-done while finishing the game is so funny to me for some reason

[@uminekoexpert]

This game was a HUGE part of my childhood. I never comment but this made my 30 year old heart swell up with joy, this satisfied my need to 100 percent the game.

[@003dylan]

I feel the same way, although because he cheated it I feel the need to go complete Chao Garden legit...

[@uminekoexpert]

that can take so many hours BUT there are mods for it that speed it up without feeling like yo ucheated, plus more colors and combos, it's super neat to play it on PC@@003dylan

[@vampbatrix]

also a umineko fan…. based

[@redacted_e]

26:25 the jiggle physics of rouge is wild

[@kokirihest]

That was honestly one of the best Alpharad videos I've ever seen

[@TwoPairSA]

I'm just glad I finally get to see someone who _gets_ how awesome Cannon's Core is. It's got more than a few problems (like the rest of the game) but the relay race aspect with the in-story aspect of facing a ticking clock to save the world just gives a feeling of excitement like few other games have ever given me.

[@maiselph7456]

To this day Cannon Core remains one of my most favorite parts in any game I played. Having all these characters you controlled separately working together is satisfying. Hearing them on the radio trying to guide and encourage you is satisfying. Having the heroes and villains team up over something reasonable is satisfying. Playing for the first time and beating the level with the five characters to enter the boss battle with the sixth one is also satisfying. I love this level.

[@spiderdude2099]

If you’ve ever heard people say any of the upgrades are “optional” they mean to complete the main story of the game. Because BELIEVE IT OR NOT, you actually can beat the game without the air necklace and most of the other upgrades. Yes, even the knuckles section. It’s just VERY hard.

[@dangangalaxy9759]

I don't exactly know why but hearing so many of my absolute favorite Sonic tracks in an Alpharad video really warmed my heart for some reason. Especially the more niche ones like The Palace That Was Found and Catch Me If You Can.

[@elibonham4388]

That was so sick not just sa2 music but music from all the games

[@bryanzoom97]

So true I totally forgot about the "Mad Space" track and it brought me back to how much I despised that level back in the day

[@paradoxace9881]

you should know your videos are always my go to for when i eat. you just have the perfect vibe for it (high compliment) so you making one intended for lunch time viewing is awesome

[@liamdonley4206]

I know you’re probably not going to see this but don’t apologize for longer content. You made it engaging the entire time. Thanks for highlighting one of my favorite games

[@rixenoshivaz]

THATS WHAT IM SAYIN

[@Killagoose77]

Props to you doing this. As a kid, I must've only gone halfway on the emblems and focused most of my time on the Chao Garden, and that was with a game guide to do the missions. I don't think I'll ever have the patience drive to legitimately get all emblems, but props to anyone who has.

[@odistabettor]

The way you narrate these videos makes them extra special. This was the first game I ever beat, but I never 100% it. Congratulations and thank you from my kid self.

[@paralynx9665]

it is I believe my 3rd day of watching this video since it came out and I just got to the part where Alpha talks about wanting this video to be a thing you passively watch over several days... mission accomplished, props man! I might not even finish it today tbh lol

[@HerMajestyVelvet]

I remember playing this game a few years ago (11 years old) and saying out loud: “people love this?” And I’m now one of those people I made fun of years ago, bc I too have been Sonic Adventure 2 pilled

[@heroinhero]

Gotta go fast!

[@dhpdGVfYFNzg]

Gotta go faster

[@blueberriesinmycoffee1234]

Gotta go swift

[@milbo06]

Gotta go slow

[@Catalyst7161]

Gotta go!

[@dhpdGVfYFNzg]

@@Catalyst7161 to hell

[@Flare935]

Legitimately, this is something that I need to do at some point still, and I love that you have done it now.

[@ShooterQ]

Thanks for making this. I had the Prima strategy guide too as a kid and it told me at the end that I could get a reward for all A ranks, so to strap in and get some toilet paper and snacks. I knew I’d never make it, being a kid and more concerned with school, but it was a fun effort. Good memories you brought up for me.

[@JukeyPlays]

Loving the fandub references, great video Jacob! Keep it up :) I wish you all the best and hope you have a great day:)

[@nikk-named]

I will never be able to see the cutscenes without the fandub playing in the back of my mind ever again. And it's such a worthy sacrifice.

[@LiamSFG405]

I listened/watched the streams on my way home from my new job. I want to let you know it was the exact nostalgia-comfort I needed navigating a new disheartening work situations

[@tetrahedronX7]

I have no nostalgia

[@LiamSFG405]

@@tetrahedronX7 I hate gen z and their “hate everything” mentality.

[@l33machine]

Hope you work situation gets better broski

[@elibonham4388]

What r u doing for work this was nostolgia for me too

[@tetrahedronX7]

@@LiamSFG405 what are you a millenial?

[@noooosleepp]

This is essentially an achievement guide now. Awesome video and great quality! Thank you!

[@DrHydra6978]

I love your content and for some reason this video beside it being incredible is also an incredible sleep aid for me. So thank you for making this

[@notsiraaron4086]

Already watched ALL of the VODs of the 180 emblem journey a couple months ago. Now condensed into a montage to relive the journey all over again is such a treat. SA2 hands down one of the top Sonic games ever. 👍🏼

[@larvasupershow]

This is, no joke, my favorite video game. So happy to see you commit yourself to this!

[@danielblanda5857]

I loved this game. Thank you for this vid. Pure nostalgia.

[@TEHSMISH]

28:47 the answer to how gerald went from the bio-lizard to shadow is in sonic 3, in the knuckles boss fight we see a mural of super sonic fighting perfect chaos. we know gerald studied angel island since the space colony arc uses the chaos emeralds and the biolizard arena is a recreation of the master emerald shrine. Gerald first tried to design his ultimate lifeform after perfect chaos which is why there are artificial chaos on space colony arc and how he made the biolizard. the biolizard was a failure so with extra help from the black arms geralds next design was based of super sonic and was a success, this is also why shadow has natural chaos powers and his spines curve upwards like super sonics. TLDR, biolizard was based on perfect chaos, Shadow was based on super sonic.

[@pinkrainmoon]

i love the longer video formats, they're perfect for when i want to eat a large meal and watch entertainment like medieval royalty

[@TheRealAlmostHooman]

I love it when Mr. Rad puts on a suit for an ad read. Really trying to make it feel more professional. It was an especially nice touch to where colors that matched his bottled lol

[@DareDB]

I remember grinding all of this back in the summer of 2003 after having the game for a year or so when I was 15. I completed Tails, Rouge and Knuckles first. I will never forget the struggle of getting the A for the 4th mission of Radical Highway. It was awful. We didn't have online tutorials to see speed runs and skips, and so a lot of it was using a magazine guide and a lot of effort. It was so rewarding to complete, but yeah, the Green Hill Zone is a little anticlimactic though lol. It was such a trip down memory lane watching you go through this. It's been 20 years since I did this.

[@Pogbirb]

"Sonic Jr" and "Shadow2" are so incredibly in character I can't explain it i just love them so much

[@joope125]

29:30 This is the genius that can happen when you don't overthink it. This is the brilliance that you scrub out when you revise too hard.

[@Norcoo]

I've attempted this when I was a kid (without any guides or googling) and oh man I got sooo mad. Mad props to you and even more props to your editor because DAMN that's a lot of footage to go through

[@lilwartank1]

28:55 My personal headcanon has been that Gerald was working on something different but somehow saw sonic in his super form and basically scrapped all his work to try and recreate that which is why Shadow looks more similar to sonic in super form with the upwards quills I dont know the comics but they may have explained it similarly. Sonic X also I believe has some implications of this

[@HeyyQuincyTV]

Watched the full video, it’s great seeing a non Speedrunner experience of these goals. Great vid

[@kevincornelius9358]

I did this exact thing last year. I never 100% the game and saw the secret level so I decided to play through it again. After months of playing (largely due to the Chaos) I finally completed it! Felt like a major objective in my life was complete.

[@MonsterSlam12]

Screw the chao garden lol

[@kevincornelius9358]

@@MonsterSlam12 Yeah unlike Alpharad, I actually took the time to raise the Chao and buff its stats up so I can clear those races and karate.

[@yeppi7]

40:20 Amazingly I haven't even realized it was so repetitive until you mention it. Great work, your videos are great. Trying to learn how you do it ;)

[@Poffupaima]

I enjoy these longer videos a ton. Please explain everything more often! 🎉 great job