Johnny vs. Sonic Spinoffs

[@SpadeSol]

Tails Doll: "It's been 11 years?" Me: "Hell in about a month it'll be 12 ol pal"

[@michaelrhett4958]

Where has the time gone…?

[@BruFab03]

"Great Scott"

[@pencilneck2871]

That hit me like a truck i aint gonna lie

[@Sour-Jam]

I was so young back then that I was actually scared...

[@Sniper5875]

i missed the guy, he was a great thing for Johnny to play off of, i hope we see him from time to time

[@EisenSMT]

"I can't recommend Matt McMuscle's video on the subject." Either Johnny forgot the "enough" at the end of that sentence or he's still upset Matt made him talk about Ken Penders, which I can't really blame him for.

[@Seiyol]

lol I caught this too. had to rewind a few times to be sure I wasn't mishearing

[@osurpless]

English is fun, ain’t it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5XWioaEZ9Kem5Y

[@saifuusuri]

Or he was cursed by a witch and is physically unable to recommend things now.

[@redonyx8591]

When did this happen?

[@darthvidar-spiller5343]

@@redonyx8591 I'd like to know too.

[@XanduIsBored]

Hearing the "Unknown Item" sound effect in a Johnny video again brought such a smile to my face.

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

Always _running out_ of something...

[@Omeedius58]

Flashbacks to being out of pepsi for a week

[@SiriusJuanForte]

Dood same

[@devilbringer1102]

And is quite fitting considering Metroid Dread is coming soon

[@maxlong21]

The call backs to previous videos always get me

[@CometX-ing]

“The execution is off, one time, and then they fuck off to do something completely different.” Is literally Sonic Team’s MO.

[@Bobb11881]

Also Nintendo's.

[@BloodRedFox2008]

@@Bobb11881 Not entirely. One of the only cases where I do know that's the case is Metroid, as after Other M got backlash for its handling of the story, Samus Returns and Dread went back to being more like the older games and Nintendo and Sakamoto seem to be glad to just pretend Other M never happened. But at the same time despite people having gripes with Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Nintendo decided to evolve it's style of gameplay for Color Splash anyway. Origami King brings things more in line with older titles but still doesn't go full Thousand-Year Door-like yet.

[@Bobb11881]

@@BloodRedFox2008 Having Link talk, having Samus talk, doing live-action adaptations, doing anime adaptations, making a Star Fox game, the list goes on. It took them forever to open back up to the idea of having voice acting in Zelda games at all.

[@m_e_nere]

@@Bobb11881 er, and tell me what the first time was?

[@BloodRedFox2008]

@@Bobb11881 If you're talking about the old Zelda cartoon or the CD-i games when you refer to "having Link talk," Nintendo didn't directly make those, those were things they only licensed out. The devs have said they never intend to have Link talk because he's meant to be the avatar for the player themselves (it's why his name is "Link" in the first place).

[@demonchiefemil9755]

I like how every time Tails Doll appears Johnny finds him to be less of a threat, and more of an annoyance than the previous time.

[@thevenomspino]

Now he's John's roommate

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

I love that he's basically just become the irritating roommate for him.

[@EdmacZ]

"This game needed another attempt." This single phrase can be applied to most of the entire franchise if you ask me. So many Sonic concepts left underdeveloped or unrefined.

[@edfreak9001]

sonic and mario could stand to swap design philosphies sometimes. Mario does the same goddamn thing every time just polished to a fine sheen, and that's fantastic, but god I wish they'd be more willing to shake things up more nowadays. Meanwhile Sonic is allergic to refining it's concepts and instead throws fifty individual cool ideas at the wall and rarely sticks to any of them, with maybe a slight concession given to Boost gameplay (but even then it's wildly different between games. The closest you get is Unleashed > Generations and maybe Forces, but the mission structure makes me weary there)

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

"Sonic game with parkour" Literally a cool idea that also fits the character, and they've never gone back to it/nor have ideas to improve it.

[@RadikAlice]

I'm still waiting for another Spinball, and no. Sonic Pinball Party doesn't count at all

[@okagron]

@@edfreak9001 Given that Mario's design philosophy leads to consistent, very well made games, why go for unnecessary "shaking up"? Not to mention that they do shake up, even if not to the extreme of Sonic. The Fludd in Sunshine, the gravity in the Galaxy games and the cap in Oddysey. Really only the New Super Mario Bros games lineup tend to recycle too much.

[@lordkaijux5262]

@@Da_ComputerMonster Even though he's done it in past 3D games despite parkour not being one of the essential mechanics. They just dropped the ball with it entirely in Lost World.

[@LeopoldLitchenstein]

"This will be our last Sonic video before we head off into other things" Don't lie Johnny, we know you're doing a round 4 for Sonic Colors Ultimate

[@BH-98]

Round 5 technically if we're including the DS version

[@Steven_Hoffman]

Pretty much, considering it’s just around the corner ( depending on which edition of Sonic Colors: Ultimate you pre-ordered that is ).

[@aleblasco39]

@@Steven_Hoffman *cries in pre-ordering the European physical version of the game*

[@Steven_Hoffman]

@@aleblasco39 Yeah, I saw that notice about it on Twitter, sorry about that.

[@aleblasco39]

@@Steven_Hoffman The good thing is that Amazon is telling me that it'll arrive on the 15th of September and I already have the game on Wii but was super hyped about playing the new version tho

[@NexusApollo]

Man. Tails Doll returning, hearing that "Unknown Item" sound effect, all we need is Elliot returning with a ladle and the trinity will be complete.

[@supermariofan03]

Maybe when he reviews Metroid Dread he'll bring back SCREW ATTACK!

[@darthvidar-spiller5343]

When did Elliot use a ladle? I don't remember.

[@ahchurro111]

@@darthvidar-spiller5343 it was in the original SGB Sonic 2 review. Elliot showed up prepared with a ladle to be part of the review with John and Ryan. Nobody ever really learned what the ladle was gonna be used for tho…

[@thetrophygamer3606]

@@ahchurro111 not even Elliot knew. In a video Elliot has said as much. It was just suppose to be random and funny with no real payoff

[@darthvidar-spiller5343]

@@ahchurro111 I see. Gotta watch it again.

[@thebandanadee8265]

It was funny to see Tails Doll return after so damn long, and even funnier with the returning Unknown Item sound. This man really puts so much fanservice into his reviews to appeal to longtime fans especially.

[@philithegamer8265]

bttf kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6vCkHeHq6hsb9U

[@pyromaniacforhire]

I was soooooo happy to see Tails Doll again!!!

[@TheObicobiHD]

Yup 😂 Seeing his return was glorious

[@trevargrisham35]

@@TheObicobiHD Long have we waited for his return.

[@horaciosi]

"This game needed another attempt." Unfortunately, Sonic Team has this mentality that if it didn't worked once, it'll never work at all. Which is why we're getting an endless amount of Sonic Unleashed rehashes.

[@rexthewolf3149]

Until lost world and forces so now boost is dead too

[@yungmuney5903]

Because they tend to get shat on for doing that.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@rexthewolf3149 The problem is that Sega was bought by Sammy, since then they mostly focus on Pachinko Machines.

[@marcusmayo]

@@yungmuney5903 The problem is the execution. Games like Secret Rings and Black Knight would be a whole lot better if the player was given control. Lost World would've been better if it was just a Sonic Colors 2 and Forces would've been better if classic Sonic wasn't in it, and if wasn't trying to literally do everything Generations did.

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

The Return of Tails Doll… So much for “I shall depart forever.” (This is basically the same thing as that one episode of Spongebob when the Flying Dutchman crashed at Spongebob’s house.)

[@hypershadix1]

The immortal Brian Murray

[@pippo17173]

Guess covid took his job.

[@Super_Suchi]

“This is not the last you’ll see of Barbados Slim! Now goodbye forever!”

[@northwindkey]

The only thing that can unite even the harshest of enemies... Financial instability.

[@Dan-bz2nh]

Love that episode too.

[@MagikarpMania32]

As a person who’s watched Johnny for 8-9 years, the Tails Doll brighten my day. I like how he’s not even treated with any real respect or danger. Edit: Damn, now I have to play P1 and both P2’s for Johnny’s Persona Marathon, in who knows how long.

[@OfficialBulldozerStudios]

I guess having Sonic.EXE come in and utterly curb stomp the doll out of the creepypasta community in that time would do that. Poor doll is barely even talked about anymore. :(

[@jherinstamps6874]

Persona 2 is great! I recommend playing it either way.

[@monalisa7458]

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[@skydub7844]

@@OfficialBulldozerStudios especially since he got a FNF mod

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

Or you could watch the SGB playthrough they did of P1 and P2: IS though no EP

[@BruFab03]

26:14 Forget "Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing" The real deal is "Tails wins by doing absolutely nothing"

[@OfficialBulldozerStudios]

Guess he took a page out of Shadow's playbook from 06. Heh heh.

[@alwaysasn]

As someone who has watched Johnny since 2012 I can say I love his callbacks to ass-old videos and themes. John has his own goddamn Lore and that's cute.

[@philithegamer8265]

Tails Doll is back.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Yeah, but it's nothing compared to Scott the Woz lore.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

LOL what? It's not "cute", it's AWESOME to have and see!

[@horaciosi]

At least he doesn't pull off a Linkara and takes his "lore" unironically seriously.

[@DannyJennyArtz]

Back in 2019, I remember asking John on a Twitch QnA if he was ever gonna bring the Tails Doll back in his videos. He said he had one more video planned to complete the character's arc in the following year, and now we finally get to see that return here! Kind of crazy how the thing followed John all the way to Georgia probably just because he had nothing better to do. xD

[@LoneOtaku158]

And now for the sequel we’ve all been waiting for: Sonic 32CD Mania & Knuckles & Knuckles Chaotix Plus

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

But what does it turn into if you add a Game Genie?

[@IamaPERSON]

@Fax just terrible

[@IamaPERSON]

@@FletcherReedsRandomness the owner of the genie I'm sorry, that was a terrible pun

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

_Daaaaaamn_ Straight, RWBY Tuesdays

[@mixwidman5458]

@@FletcherReedsRandomness You get Sonic Forces.

[@alexgamer2169]

Johnny: I didnt play story mode because there are only so much loading screens I can take Also Johnny: (has fully played Sonic 06 4 Times)

[@Gnidel]

You don't know what loading screens are until you played Painkiller on PC from 2002. 5 minutes of waiting at the time! At least levels lasted over 30 minutes afterwards.

[@toonzach2870]

15 year old Xbox 360/PS3 game vs. 21 year old Dreamcast game. I'm sure Shuffle is far worse.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Sonic Shuffle doing what 06 did before it was cool **Loading**

[@MahNamJeff]

@@toonzach2870 thing is, Sonic 06 supposedly loads the entire game again when those screens shown up sometimes

[@Surikoazimaet]

@@toonzach2870 Shuffle was... Uh, I think 2 minutes to load a mini game. Sooooo fun if it ended up as something like Sonic Cola...

[@platinumdiamond7]

Fun Fact: The Machine in Sonic Spinball used assets ment for Cyber City/Genocide City Zone which was later made into Metropolis Zone act 3

[@IamaPERSON]

Wait, Genocide City? They really wanted to name it that?

[@DarkLink1996.]

@@IamaPERSON Until the Americans in the team told them what Genocide meant, yes. They just thought it was a scary word.

[@IamaPERSON]

@@DarkLink1996. Huh. Can't really blame them for thinking that, though

[@mixwidman5458]

Tell that to seventy percent of the fan base. Most attempts at making Cyber City I’ve seen has been just an old, decrepit ghost town (in the most literal way).

[@Kirbyex420]

can we get a source on that?

[@joey-jw3rj]

29:33 Johnny you just highlighted the Biggest issue with this entire franchise and that is the lack of consistency. It seems Sega and Sonic Team only expands on an idea if they knock it out of the park in the first attempt. If it's anything less than perfect, if it's something that a good chunk of people don't jive with, then it's an idea that's never touched upon again. - Sonic Shuffle doesn't do too well? No More Party games for Sonic. - Sonic The Fighters does decent enough in Japan, they make a follow up on the GBA and that doesn't do too well, so no more Fighting games for Sonic. - Sonic R doesn't do too hot? Sega doesn't touch the idea of On Foot Racing until the Sonic Rivals games on PSP, but because they don't sell at all basically, No more On Foot Racing for Sonic. - Sonic Chronicles Bombs Hard? No more RPGs for Sonic - Everyone likes Sonic Riders and Riders Zero Gravity but since the third game was a Kinect game that doesn't work, No more Air board racing for Sonic - The Adventure Formula got a Decent run with Adventure 1, 2, and Heroes, and while I hate Shadow the Hedgehog, The game controls decent enough, but once 06 came and Nuked the entire franchise, No More Adventure Formula. - Lost World attempts to bring back the Adventure Formula while mainly doing it's own thing with the Parkour system, While I liked the game, Most people didn't, so No more Parkour Sonic. - The Boost games were great but Sega back peddles to that formula after Lost World doesn't do to well and since Forces showed what the Boost formula looks like at its worst, There's Most likely No more Boost Formula for Sonic. Sega doesn't try to improve upon any ideas that get a majority of negative reviews, instead of learning from the criticism and making something better, The idea gets thrown out and onto a completely different idea. There is almost no consistency with this series and this mentality that Sega builds for themselves is the part of the reason why the Fanbase is so fractured on what makes a Good Sonic game. You got the camp that prefers the 2D games, The Camp that prefers the Adventure Era of games, The Boost games, The Story Book Games, The Dimps developed games, etc. I honestly do want to see what Sonic Team has planned for this Open World Idea for Sonic Rangers but Sega really just needs to get rid of this perfectionist mentality they have, Look back on the ten thousand ideas they made One-Shot attempts for, and just give them a second chance by improving on what didn't work. Make a Sonic Shuffle 2, Make a Sonic the Fighters 2 or Battle 2, Make a Sonic Riders 4, Make another Adventure Game or Lost World 2, See if Bioware is interested in making another Sonic RPG for consoles, Make Sonic R 2 or Rivals 3. The Ideas aren't bad, it's just the execution is hit or miss and to Sega, Miss=Completely abandon.

[@neosonic199]

Oh man that is so telling, I would love to see another attempt of these games. The ideas took the franchise in a different direction and there is potential behind them too. You forgot about the performance of the storybook games and how SEGA abandoned it.

[@joey-jw3rj]

@@neosonic199 Now that you mention it, The Storybook games were I think the only time Sega released a Sonic game that did poorly and still tried to flesh out the idea. Secret Rings gets panned yet Sega went ahead and improved the on rails gameplay for Black Knight. The Sequel still wasn't received very well but it begs the question, If Sega were willing to try and salvage something from the On rails gameplay despite it failing in the first attempt, Why haven't they had the same kind of dedication with the rest of their spin-offs?

[@NinjaKingAce]

Apparently, SEGA were planning to remake Adventure 1 & 2, but only if Forces sold poorly.

[@slashtheporcupine6746]

@@neosonic199 if they were to make another RPG, I probably would have them get BioWare to make it. I would get someone that really knows RPGs and how they would work in the Sonic world, like Square or the team that made Bug Fables.

[@killerzombie2171]

…I just read all of that and all I can think of is “…you kinda answered your own question”…why do they don’t do it?…cause if people don’t like it they ain’t going to like seeing it be repeated again espically if it wasn’t looking any better

[@red5158077]

28:52 I now know where that scream comes from and I can't stop fucking laughing!

[@MaskedGuyCh]

Man, I can't express how happy I am that Sonic 3D: Director's Cut is a thing. Mad respect to Jon Burton for making the game a better experience. I already liked it before, and now I like it even more!

[@FlameSoulis]

You can actually find his KZbin channel, where he talks a lot about in-depth stuff on what is going on, specifically in Sonic 3D and Sonic R.

[@MaskedGuyCh]

@@FlameSoulis Yeah I'm subbed to his channel GameHut. Amazing content.

[@sgamerbro4943]

5:23 I don't know. With tails having red pupils and a creepy smile, while all that's missing is him foaming in the mouth, Sonic probably chose right to hang out the plane.

[@MrSlendyMannn]

Yeah I noticed that too. Creepy as heck

[@jonathanshaw9704]

0:52- Would it be too much to ask for Johnny to keep this new theme for the next 5 years? 30:29- YES, please look at Persona.

[@icarusavery5691]

I swear, every time I get used to the theme song, Johnny changes it again.

[@Blueflag04]

I skip it after hearing it the first time

[@Toonrick12]

Only if Matt comes along with him. But I think Johnny should wait on the Persona side until mid 2022 at the least. Persona 1 and both 2's are very dated in the gameplay realm. 3 is sort of in the same boat.

[@monalisa7458]

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[@SilverHyozanryu]

I adore the art style of the special stages in 3D Blast's Saturn version. I'd love a whole sonic game that looks like that.

[@dapperfan44]

Me too, I'd like to see it as part of a "What Sonic Xtreme would've been" sort of game.

[@pikachufrankie]

Sonic R (:

[@dapperfan44]

Around 23:53 "Sometimes you get 10, 5, or 1 skill point" Skill Points are based on your performance in a fight, no matter if you're Emerl or a regular character. 5 skill points - win but don't get hit in a fight. 2 skill points - win but don't get knocked out in a fight. 1 skill point - win the fight after getting knocked out. 10 Skill points - get a chaos emerald in the story.

[@OfficialBulldozerStudios]

And Sonic Battle didn't explain this in any capacity... *WHY?*

[@LDreaMASTER]

“I wanna go to bed” *Johnny upload new Sonic review* “I don’t wanna go to bed”

[@lordkaijux5262]

SpongeBob: SomecallmeJohnny! I wanna go to bed!

[@monalisa7458]

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[@ScarletStarManor]

So, we getting sitcom like skits with you and Tails doll? Also: HEY TAILS DOLL!

[@Raspthewolf]

I would love that holy shit

[@KingRumar]

@@monalisa7458 have you seen the ads? Cardi B happily proclaiming being a stripper, Tik tok being just shy of chaturbate ads, beer pong parties, and these are PAID FOR! We are now seeing 3 unskippable ads. Sure, it's "only" 15 seconds but how long until we get 7+ unskippable ads? It'll be back to TV which obviously was the plan once when TV networks realized that KZbin has been taking their precious numbers away. It won't last long even for the bought and paid for influencers see significant numbers drop due to people leaving KZbin for better.

[@michaelrhett4958]

That’s a reality show/sitcom idea. The title could be “Flying through life” or something. Someone can create a better title, cause “My Roommate Is A Living Doll!?” just sounds like a manga title

[@javonbatiste5984]

Yo who is the dude that did the voice?? He sounds like he should be voicing a anime villain

[@ScarletStarManor]

@@javonbatiste5984 its Johnny, i love his tails doll voice

[@TFreddy1987]

Bruh that Sonic 3D Blast Default Dance sprite looks so authentic it’s crazy.

[@brygojira4731]

Love how Johhny and Tales Doll are so chill now. Almost as if they were made for each other.

[@davidmarket1396]

17:13 Although it wasn't an entire game, I remember the dream race event in Mario & Sonic at the olympic games (the ds version) was like a linear Sonic R. But of course with the inclusion of mario character and powerups. Pretty good and simple.

[@Mr110074]

I had the DS version. I played it so many times with all the characters I loved it.

[@RealJasonSmall]

Tails Doll AND the unknown item sound effect in the space of a minute? The long-time SCMJ fan in me approves!

[@toonzach2870]

I legitimately thought we would never see Tails Doll on this channel again, but I was smiling and laughing when he showed his mug here. Also, Johnny has top tier taste in music. Diamond in the Sky and Back in Time are great tunes.

[@ggrarl]

I like them all, but my favorite is "Work It Out"

[@Bobb11881]

Huey Lewis and the Hedgehogs.

[@anttails]

14:32 yes! Yes! The unknown item jingle is back! Would you believe that’s how I discovered Johnny’s videos back in *checks notes* I don’t wanna say.

[@wolv0223]

"I'm out of coffee creamer...? *rushes to kitchen* " *Zero Mission Unknown Item music plays* Heheheh... nice touch adding another throwback to the Tails Doll bit.

[@GamingWithDrew]

16:26 -- This part killed me with the Chris Farley bit at the end. Genuinely made me laugh out loud.

[@connorplays6263]

I love how tails doll doesn't even care about destroying Johnny anymore

[@lynxfresh5214]

Johnny better start charging rent tho.

[@connorplays6263]

@@lynxfresh5214 Also I just imagined Tails doll playing with the cats like a big softie

[@psychie8625]

"Perhaps it's fate or because I'm just that ineffective".

[@BH-98]

@@lynxfresh5214 he’ll get his rent when he fixes this Damn door!

[@Bobb11881]

If that isn't the perfect metaphor for what's happened to Eggman these past 11 years...

[@Joskilani]

The Tails Doll character cameo caught me so off guard lmao, I'm glad you remembered him

[@ThatBoiDarius_]

Sonic battle’s art style is one of my favorites in the series The characters have charm in the art

[@lynxfresh5214]

Agreed it's tied with Riders as my favourite Sonic artsytle, period.

[@philithegamer8265]

@@lynxfresh5214 Yeah those two art styles are mad good. They remember that Sonic's characters look wacky and edgy and exotic looking...

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Completely agreed, the Sonic Battle Art Style hits different.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

The sprites are also the best in the series imo. It's not as easy to tell in motion, but if you ever freeze-frame and compare them to the Advance games you can see a clear jump in quality.

[@Sonic171K]

Good art style. Hard for it to be my favorite when I don’t like the game. But the Advance sprites used in Battle are.

[@pastaguy7053]

Johnny reviewing the Persona series is the only way we're going to see Matt in a versus video.

[@SebisRandomTech]

15:02 Never thought I would see my hometown of Pittsburgh, specifically the South Hills where I’m from, referenced in a SomecallmeJohnny video…

[@Cloudeefella]

Honestly, I was really psyched to see Tails Doll again, hope he becomes a recurring character

[@lordkaijux5262]

I bet when Metroid Dread gets released and Johnny reviews it the "ScrewAttack" voice will return.

[@Dredabeast95]

11:31 I love everytime Johnny shares some of his “Bullshit Moments” lol they always find a way to make me laugh

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

like crashteroids. My personal fav.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Sonic Shuffle: Now can I finally be talked about by Johnny? Me: YES, FINE! You can be talked about now. Sonic Shuffle: WOOHOO!

[@Njsmooth60]

Yeahhhhhh baby!

[@yocapo32]

Interesting tidbit about Sonic Spinball, apparently The Machine's aesthetics are based on scrapped concepts for Genocide City Zone, which was meant to be Metropolis Zone's third act.

[@adamyeates2845]

"Sonic Shuffle needed another attempt" Party mode on SATSR: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

SATSR?

[@adamyeates2845]

@@TheSuperSmashBros01 sonic and the secret rings

[@orangeslash1667]

@@adamyeates2845 A lot of triple A companies don't believe in second chances. You ether get it right the first time, or you're deemed worthless.

[@sussy3778]

Sonic Spinoffs in a nutshell: It needs another attempt.

[@NanaKyoto]

It's easy to forget just how many spin-offs Sonic has had through the years, with most being a one and done deal, which is a shame. And Sonic Shuffle, while not the best party game, did have a unique art style that almost no other Sonic game has, seriously, how cool would a new Sonic game with cel shading look?

[@ChaosAad22]

Out of all the Spin-Offs, Battle will always be my favorite. The art style, the story, the gameplay, everything is amazing.

[@MGSteakEatah]

I still own Sonic Battle, Sealed in prestined condition. I don't wann open it tho 🥺

[@atre5763]

Eeeeew.... no.

[@lynxfresh5214]

Poor Emerl tho... :/

[@SpideyfanX]

I miss Emerl tho. I wish we got a game where we can customize him again. Maybe like customizing Gemerl?

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

I borrowed Sonic Battle from a neighbor once and it was the reason I broke my Gameboy Advance SP. I had fun going through the story (as frustrating as it was) but trying to unlock all of Emerl’s moves broke me (and the screen, fortunately for my neighbor, the game itself was not damaged).

[@AtelierRobu]

Man Johnny brought back all the old school gags for this one. The "unknown item" jingle and Tails Doll's return suddenly launched me into about a decade in the past.

[@afewniccalz6374]

I have the goofiest fucking smile when you reference jokes from old SGB videos. Good shit, Johnny

[@breadcat2990]

It sounds so dumb but I got the biggest smile on my face when I heard tails doll. I knew you couldn't resist a cameo.

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

Last time Tails Doll was even a thing was Johnny vs Ecco the Dolphin

[@monalisa7458]

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[@nman551]

The Tails Doll cameo caught me off guard. I still remember watching your Sonic R video. It was how I first discovered you. And I’ve been a fan ever since!

[@jacktwelve1710]

Johnny strikes back with another video on a random Saturday

[@IamaPERSON]

@Fax just terrible. Stop self promoting

[@dubemudeze8156]

@Fax no one likes a self promoter

[@jacktwelve1710]

@Fax stop spamming the comments

[@lynxfresh5214]

@@jacktwelve1710 Probably just another bot just report the spam and ignore it... Eh... who are we kidding!?! YT is the worst at regulating it's own site lol!

[@IamaPERSON]

@@lynxfresh5214 true. Although if we report it's profile pic, there's a chance it'll get permanently banned.

[@Digiflower5]

18:23, I have a few corrections for Sonic the Fighters. 1. It actually did receive a US release in July of 1996 for the arcade. My Source is Sonic Jam for the Saturn. 2. Honey is not actually not in the original release at all, she was found in the code years later and was finished up for the HD remasters. 3. The game was called Sonic Championship in the US and was renamed to Sonic the Fighters internationally for the remasters to match the Japanese title. If anyone's looking for more information may I recommend the Cutting Room Floor Wiki and of course Sonic Retro. Anyways just wanted to share that info. Sonic the Fighters has information mixed up all the time, so no biggy. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@Pwrplus5]

Kind of amazed that you're only just now hitting 400k, you're easily one of the best review/retrospective channels there is and have been in the game for so long that you easily deserve to be over a million by now. Hoping you see the growth you've earned in the near future

[@Lumppii.]

Fr it's nuts how he's only at 402k rn like what??

[@Jacob_G9]

"If I get half a million subscribers, I'll review the Persona series!" .... Pardon? PEOPLE LETS GET THIS MAN SUBSCRIBERS.

[@josevazval]

The return of the tails doll was a sudden and welcomed surprise :)

[@TheSeelieCourtier]

"If I get half a million subscribers, I'll review the Persona series!" Me: WHY CAN'T I SUBSCRIBE MORE THAN ONCE?!?!

[@Pie_The_Man]

Ever since a fan gave him a copy of Nocturne for the PS2 I've been "patiently" waiting for the next donators marathon

[@ThatOneLegendEmerald]

I'm scared on his opinions of morgana cause he's my fav

[@BBK113]

Persona so mid

[@ddjsoyenby]

we need to get him to half a million i need johnny vs the persona series!

[@Toonrick12]

@@Pie_The_Man Errr, different series.

[@NiGHTSnoob]

Sonic The Fighters got released outside of Japan in arcades, it was just renamed to Sonic Championship and it was a super limited release so it's almost impossible to find. There are legit pictures of it online though.

[@Joshua_Quinzel_Isley]

My favorite one of these spin-offs you've covered Johnny has to be Sonic R. Sure it may be a bad racing game for a bunch out there and it's got issues, but I do like the soundtrack and other things the team pulled off. And I still have a really big touch and faithful respect to Traveller's Tales and their technical accomplishments over the years. (Especially from Jon Burton) And I need to say this for myself once more, I feel very sorry for Traveller's Tales for their technical achievement for the PS1 "Rascal" being butchered & destroyed by the publisher who pulled off executive meddling on the development team during production, because that game does have amazing potential. 28:17- You got a PS5 too?! Lucky! I'm so jealous right now. *Update: I got my own physical disc-based version of the PS5 for a Christmas gift from Santa in Christmas 2021, and I've been playing and loving it so.

[@retrofan93]

All right, this is the second time this has been mentioned in one of his videos, what is the deal with Richard Jacques? Is there some kind of controversy with him? Edit: did some digging, apparently Jacques didn't like Tee Lopes' remix of Can You Feel the Sunshine, and didn't like that he wasn't credited as the original creator of the song. While the crediting issue is justified, not only the that fall into the hands of Sega to handle, his comments were unnecessarily mean and spiteful. Bentley Jones later spoke up and stated that he was reportedly bullied by Jacques in the past as well, to the point that he had to get in touch with corporate.

[@LoveatFirstHike]

I enjoy Tee Lope's remixes so that's a bummer to hear!

[@kadosho02]

I remember hearing about that nightmare Bentley Jones went thru 😔 Tee Lopes journey as well. Both are phenomenal artists

[@rivalflash4569]

I prefer the original over the remix but that’s rude

[@retrofan93]

@@polocatfan I am very bad at Reading people sometimes, so I cannot tell if this is supposed to be sarcasm. Bad people can make good music or produce good media. With the world we live in, even and older times, it is a matter of trying to separate the art from the artist. Mind you, in certain context it would be very hard to do so, but I can in this regard. There are numerous songs and tracks that I adore by artists that I don't care for personally. It doesn't stop me from listening to some of their stuff.

[@retrogamelover2012]

@@retrofan93 I suppose... But kind of like throwing the humanizing card, it can end up coming off as an excuse to basically be a kiss-ass to them, if anything. And if someone's going to be a despicable, insufferable piece of human filth, then to me, the talent doesn't ultimately matter, when it's wasted on people that cause misery towards others, for the most arbitrary and fucked up reasons (or even actively contribute to things that do that, altogether).

[@Gamesmarts194]

11:02 As someone who owned the PC version, I’m unreasonably happy that it’s special stages got a mention.

[@DarkAura19]

I love how the moment I saw Johnny scrolling through the Story Mode in Sonic Battle only to see Knuckles uncleared gave me more or less an exact idea of where this was going. GOD the security robots...

[@Panther-chan]

For Shuffle's other attempt Secret Rings actually had a surprisingly well-fleshed out multiplayer party mode if that's any consolation. I quite enjoyed my time with that, though I also haven't played it since I was like 13 so who knows.

[@JumpHigherVA]

Johnny's videos really are something to cherish. I was just rewatching a few sonic episodes the night before my appendix surgery and today as I'm recovering in bed I'm watching a brand new one! Always helps me feel at ease and enjoy my time. Thank you Johnny

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

I smiled so hard when you-know-who showed up. I’m not saying who it is so you can be pleasantly surprised, even though the comments have probably already ruined it.

[@Shantae1188]

I certainly wasn’t expecting it

[@jlev1028]

This video features Sonic R. How would you not expect Tails Doll's return?

[@VincentEternal]

No matter what your feelings on sonic battle are we can all collectively agree on one thing: those sprites and animations are so damn good.

[@FlashaniMan247]

It's amazing that the Tails Doll followed Johnny to Georgia.

[@IchigoKurosakitheSalvation]

Tails Doll: By the way, you're out of coffee creamer Johnny: So you have selected death? Tails Doll: But I'm already de-- Johnny: Goodbye *uses the Ghostbuster Proton Pack*

[@Moromom22]

29:45. SEGA mindset in a nutshell. Failed or underutilized once? Throw it in the abyss and pretend it never happened. Besides maybe rivals, they are so afraid of trying again and that's what puts down the series. Great video John.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

Part of the blame goes to Sonic Fans not reacting well to changes or design choices. even the worst sonic game has a neat idea somewhere, even if the only people willing to polish it are fans.

[@SamProcrastinates]

Amazing video as always John! LOVED the return of the Tails doll after all these years!

[@Gusername]

if tails doll becomes Johnny's sarcastic roommate from now on I'll be happy

[@Mobysimo]

It's good to see Tails Doll again. Though you may want to get him to buy his own creamer

[@artistanthony1007]

Heh Creamer.

[@autumn_my_life]

Seeing Johnny cover Sonic R again made me incredibly happy. That games needs some serious TLC and polish, heck, a remake maybe? I don't know but either way, thank you for this Sonic marathon, Johnny! Was fun. :)

[@scary1600]

0:00 Sponser 0:54 Intro 2:04 Sonic Spinball 5:31 Sonic Pinball Party 6:10 Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine 7:56 Sonic 3D Blast 13:46 Sonic R 17:33 Sonic Jam from Game Com 18:24 Sonic The Fighters 20:52 Sonic Battle 26:07 Sonic Shuffle 29:38 Outro

[@laurenchinsphealsupremacis9978]

I know that not a lot of people like battle very much but I played sooooo much of it when I was younger. I still love the huge character selection.

[@jrhamari]

Yay Im not the only one! I love Sonic Battle.

[@MasterRJMC]

Sonic Battle was sooooo good

[@albydragondono]

I couldn't beat Sonic battle

[@lynxfresh5214]

I wouldn't say "not a lot of people like Battle very much" its more like, most Sonic fans haven't played Battle and/or never heard of it.

[@VexAcer]

Yeah Sonic Battle is pretty good overall honestly. Although Johnny's complaint about the story mode is pretty fair. It is true that it's extremely padded. My initial run of completing the game fully has 40hrs on it which is insane for a GBA game.

[@masteraarron]

19:22 Sonic: Discombobulate!

[@RTD_Dev]

The part at *_13:49_* may have caught me off-guard... but I'm _still_ glad you (unlike most _other_ reviewers) talked about the Tails Doll in-depth.

[@ViniVHSoares1993]

The interactions with Tails doll are priceless, congratulations on breaking 400.000 subs you absolutely deserve it

[@waffletoast215]

18:33 actually, Sonic the Fighters was originally released in the West as well, just in an EXTREMELY limited quantity. International cabinets of it do exist and they're titled "Sonic Championship" instead. But they're VERY hard to come by.

[@cliffturbo2146]

Fighting those damn explosive robots as Knuckles almost drained me dry.

[@danielramsey6141]

I HATED that Fight! Couldn’t get past it! Fuck that 3 v 1 bullshit!

[@GameplayandTalk]

Definitely one of your best videos in a while (and the quality is consistently high, so that's saying something). I laughed my ass off when Tails Doll returned. Great stuff man!

[@FrostySuperNova]

The Johnny and Tails Doll sitcom better be a thing to stay please. Also holy FUCK, ITS BEEN 11 YEARS SINCE THE SONIC R REVIEW?

[@TheLazarusOperation]

Im still in utter disbelief at that sub count. I've been watching for years, and Johnny's videos have gone from outdated but charming, to standard but unique, to the polish of today. Its similar to Caddicarus in that both of em deserve a WAY larger audience.

[@ians_parks]

Forreal. I was expecting Johnny to be in the million subs by now.

[@averysmalman8191]

I've come from the future to say that I'm disbelief that he still hasn't cleared half a million subs

[@TheLazarusOperation]

@@averysmalman8191 I'm still pissed about it. Johnny is awesome.

[@DementedDuskull]

Sonic the Fighters is interesting because it features 3D models of all the classic characters using their classic designs way before Sonic Generations came out, and that includes old Eggman, classic Amy, and oranger Tails

[@HightideC22]

12:02 Can anyone explain what Johnny's deal is with Richard Jacques, What did he do wrong?

[@ians_parks]

Richard Jacques threw a fit on twitter when Tee Lopes covered one of his songs from Sonic R but the tweet is now deleted. Tee Lopes is a friend of the channel obviously for his work in Sonic Mania and for composing the opening theme for Johnny's videos.

[@JJ_R]

3:02 That scream is nightmare fuel!

[@lynxfresh5214]

NiGHTs: "what did you say!?"

[@lordkaijux5262]

Imagine hearing that scream while hearing the drowning theme in Labyrinth Zone.

[@monalisa7458]

☎️ Beautifull , , , , 📌Naked photos and videos TRENDING TOP THIS YEAR ▶️ 45.76.207.246/289/?로맨스【18+🤤】 KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@ethancox1315]

This episode makes me so nostalgic for old Johnny, I love this so much

[@Fjaloeat1]

Man. I’ve been watching your channel since the original month of Metroid you did over 11 years ago. I’m really excited to see you delve into those games again after all these years. Your format and production values have improved greatly. But you’ve still got that same endearing charm and humor that has been there since the beginning. Here’s to another 400,000.

[@kyramonnix1520]

The "can you feel the sunshine" track is actually a song about depression. Sometimes you just need to run away.

[@Mojo1356]

Wow. Tails doll to Johnny is like Deadpool to Wiz and Boomstick- he keeps coming back no matter what.

[@Bobb11881]

It's been 11 years, dude.

[@Mojo1356]

@@Bobb11881 what’s your point?

[@Bobb11881]

@@Mojo1356 My point is that he DOESN'T keep coming back. This is the first time he's been back in, like, a decade.

[@Mojo1356]

@@Bobb11881 I’m pretty sure 11 years ago was his debut. I also know for sure Echo the Dolphin wasn’t 11 years ago.

[@Bobb11881]

@@Mojo1356 Yeah, it was six. That's still a long time ago.

[@KJR_Whatever]

Oh, I'm so happy to see Tails Doll return! Hope he doesn't have any beef with your brothers.

[@momto2bs]

18:02 yo the sonic adventure 7 2021 remaster lookin great

[@Light-Rock97]

Loving the characterization in Sonic Battle so much, I gotta appreciate how you too weren't too thrilled with Amy in it. Nonetheless, I love this game, it's soundtrack and building up Emerl. But I gotta say, it is indeed too damn stingy with the upgrade points, and getting duplicate cards can fuck right off. There's a lot of room for improvement, but there's also a lot of promise.

[@projectshadow99]

Sonic the Fighters was actually NOT a Japan arcade exclusive, though there were very few arcades that carried it in the US, we actually did get that game too under the name Sonic Championship (though that’s about the only difference in the title). I played it twice in a Sears Mall in 96 when I was only seven before it was gone almost as quick as it came (side note: I actually beat it the first time, despite not playing fighting games and just mashing the one button pretty much. When I played the gcn version years later, I was so shocked that I actually beat Metal Sonic on my first try since he’s such a dang nightmare!)

[@_itsjustchris_]

Although Johnny has been the most consistent channel in terms of quality and content, there’s just something about this video that feels so “classic SGB”. I think it was mainly from when tails doll came back and I immediately got the biggest grin on my face whilst remembering watching the original sonic R review for the first time all those years ago.

[@SDK2K9]

I have to be honest. It was cool seeing the Tails Doll again. It's been several years since his last appearance. Also the Unknown Item tune was just the icing on the cake.

[@Njsmooth60]

Seeing Johnny marathon through a bunch of games in one vid (ironically during a marathon) like this, the Sonic Racing games, and the Street Fighter video are very interesting to see him do. Kinda reminds me of Scott the Woz and Caddy's new format of torturing himself for an hour lol

[@Substantial-hf1rm]

I think he should do it more often, as much as I enjoy the normal marathon formate, it lead to series fatigue and endings up making him missing a lot of recent releases due to him having prior commitments to a series. It's honestly part of why I think his channel grow slower than it should for the level of quality.

[@ShinyGaara65]

Hai there. Major Sonic Battle fan here. I understand all your gripes with the game; I just really like the story and Emerl's concept. It gets a little worse with the skill points. 1 for winning, 2 for winning without dying once, 5 for not getting hit once, 10 for collecting an emerald in-story. You can never have enough skill points to have ALL the ultra powerful moves. Literally once you get to the last chapter, put in secret codes to win an UNBLOCKABLE oraora combo. Sonic Battle does deserve to be better. Smackdown is in the right direction.

[@philithegamer8265]

behind university kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZy7moGcgLygg5o

[@GoGojiraGo]

Sonic the Fighters did make it over here as Sonic Championship, though cabinets were pretty rare. The giant arcade on the Las Vegas Strip had one back in the late 90s and I played it to death.