The Lost Art of Sonic Sprite Videos - Sonic's Speakonia Saga

[@NinjastarCompass]

Green the hedgehog is the most underrated character in the coodoo cinematic universe tbh

[@coodoo17]

Thanks again for having me! It was a delight enjoying this stroll down memory lane. Also I just noticed the edit to my avatar at 20:23 and laughed loudly to myself for 30 seconds straight.

[@karinyupinyan]

These sort of animations truly solidified the Sonic Advance/Battle sprites as 'iconic' to me

[@12gameschamp21]

Coodoo was an inspiration for the entire sprite community and this is such a nostalgia trip. Fantastic video!

[@samuelwetz8378]

You are awesome!!!

[@sapphyreblayze]

It's so interesting to me how common the 'characters live together in a mansion' premise was for fanworks in general back then back then. Obviously there's the all the Sonic sprite videos you mentioned, but I also vividly remember a *lot* of Smash Bros fanfiction that had the characters all living together in a mansion owned by Master Hand and Crazy Hand. I guess it's because it was an easy excuse to have all the characters in the same place, but it's interesting to me; it was always *specifically* a mansion.

[@aybee8888]

i once saw a tumblr post that said "i think those 13 y/o fanfiction writers back in 2012 really created the perfect formula and we just ignored them. like maybe all we need is just a bunch of our favourite characters chilling together in one big house. maybe that’s all we need" and they were spitting

[@pieofchart]

I straight up cried when I saw this comment. I vividly remember reading these and it was probably what made me realize I'm not straight. Some real embarassing and rather problematic ships though, there was this one called Camp Smash that I remember reading, that reached 20 chapters and got updated as late as 2019 and never again, which characterized Villager as an ax-crazy yandere femboy for Toon Link, Mewtwo as a terribly aged puerto-rican stereotype, and Kirby as an evil dark lord (which honestly isn't funny).

[@yeeoof1995]

smash mansion was wildin

[@innocentzbat]

"We will be right back to the Sonic Shadow and Silver Show!" "Peanut Butter." "We now return to the Sonic Shadow and Silver Show!"

[@wallaceprobably]

THE FACT YOU JUMP SCARED ME WITH MY OWN SPRITE MOVIE AT 33:04 HAHAHA. Shit though, I was thinking of doing a video just like this, but you beat me to the punch haha this is killer! Such a fun retrospective! I was more of a 12gameschamp21 viewer than coodoo17, but ik their impact was INSANE.

[@samuelwetz8378]

I use to watch your videos a lot back in the day!

[@AzafuseKingTora]

I didnt grow up with this but I did watch a similar series in spanish but with surprisingly good drawings and voice acting, Episode 1 was practically just Shadow buys a mansion, it eventually also introduced Nazo too. As for the edgy humor it highly depends, I think the gay and fat jokes are super tame and I dont think theres any reason to feel offended over them because they're so inherently childish, but even though Im still edgy at heart I also understand why certain other jokes are considered offensive to others.

[@Nic_2751]

Super Mario Bros Z was my introduction to these types of videos and I’ll forever cherish that era

[@neux64]

Ouch, my childhood. My first moments on KZbin were spent watching SSS show sprite anims. Some of them are still funny to this day and I don't regret watching them

[@rogercheetoofficial]

They weren't kidding, that guy DOES do a solid Jason Griffith sonic impression

[@smoov28]

Yeah, he's pretty good looking too

[@samuelwetz8378]

@@smoov28the legend!!

[@alexanderadams9058]

Dated as they may be, I still absolutely adore this series. This was a perfect overall retrospective and really took me back to when I was 6, watching these videos and Sonic Paradox on my mom's personal computer after school. In retrospect I really shouldn't have been watching these at all but I have no regrets.

[@RabbitEarTrans]

This is the first time I've actually seen anyone else so much as acknowledge these videos exist, let alone do such an extensive deep dive on the series that started it all! They were SUCH a huge part of baby me's development, I cannot express enough how happy it makes me seeing them get the recognition and love they deserve (even with their edgy warts)

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

On the topic of Sonic sprite videos, many of them commonly use sprites from Sonic Battle. One sprite sheet for Sonic from that game had a death threat towards people who wouldn’t credit the sprite ripper.

[@giangeegibb]

I cannot explain how easily you can hook me into watching a nearly hour long video about a subject I know nothing about but you've done it again! Wonderful video, as always!

[@DrawnByAJ]

Jonii out here with the content that caters to me specifically.

[@lrgogo1517]

"One unfortunate f-slur aside" like _oh, dang,_ I was hoping that video would contain a _fortunate_ f-slur for once

[@cjbradley1197]

I’m gay and I honestly found that part hilarious 😂

[@thegirlwiththemouseyhair6486]

I've had a few girls call me that slur in a pretty fortunate way before

[@joniivee]

Best comment holy shit

[@joniivee]

Best comment

[@boomerangfishcb]

As a former edgy teen watching things on the Internet I wasn’t supposed to, this was a deep dive I really appreciated. It was real fun to watch, I’d love to see more of these about more niche creators

[@FrogmaskMusic]

34:05 There’s always something magical about being a creator of some kind and then some rando dropping the most unhinged take on (but rarely about) a completely random thing you’ve made

[@mistersonic93]

Oh god this just sparked a forgotten memory, can't wait to watch

[@Kolbatsu]

it's funny hearing how someone stumbled upon these as a kid. I was in my teens around this time and I even made my own Sonic sprite OC that nobody will ever find. But like you'd never think other people especially kids would come across this stuff mainly because this was still old KZbin so the only people you think would only watch these are like you, the creator, and your friends/peers.

[@taxco6942]

I remember running into a few of these after watching a lot of Sonic flash animations back in the day. Never expected to find someone talking about them

[@pipelipper]

i was starting to think these videos were a very detailed fever dream i had when i was 8. seeing someone talk about even one sonic sprite series creator was so alarming yet amazing. thank you

[@danielastudillo8954]

Im being dead serious when i say that i’ve been looking for this videos once again after 15 years bc I KNEW this sonic animations existed and i use to watch it when i was like 5-6 years old 😭😭

[@samuelwetz8378]

Fantastic Video! It's good to Someone who not only remembers these Kind of Videos but go out of their way and Pay Tribute to these kind of Videos! Especially Coodoo17

[@VaporNinjaVD]

dude i used to watch all of these all the time when i was younger. There was just something weirdly appealing about seeing Sonic characters living everyday lives in low quality stock photos and MSPaint animation. Coodoo17 is a legend, Thanks for unlocking a core childhood memory of mine.

[@nytroxenos]

I was an member of this Speakonia sprite community in the early 2010s (2010-13), and it truly was an amazing time to be a kid on the net. I miss those days.

[@redhotdunes4603]

its so cathartic to see other people remember these videos

[@robodale]

first time ive seen someone talk about sonic sprite videos, these videos will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@samuelwetz8378]

Same!

[@catsorafgc]

Oh wow, you just brought back some vivid memories. I definitely remember watching these on my families’ laptop and being throughly invested in what nonsense Silver would do next (I believe he was supposed to be youngest one of the 3). Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@vocalist92]

He's definitely the youngest by about 300 years

[@sighrelief]

love the new oc! it's cute as hell and honestly goals

[@Lycaon1765]

I wasn't watching these all the time, but they are definitely a cire memory that's resurfaced in my brain over the recent years. That one sprite series about sonic and amy and their kids with the cheers intro is the only reason I know about cheers lmao

[@Woogwoogus]

While I never watched this series specifically, I still remember watching a *bunch* of different Sonic Sprite videos back when I was younger While I don't remember much of them, but I do remember those iconic Speakonia voices almost to a T and a few of the fan sprites that were consistent in a lot of these! A few different animations of this genre I remember had something to do with Sonic getting a red ring of death while Antoine was also there for some reason, Sonic getting a chao and training it to get into Chao Karate and, of course the most 2000s/early 2010 thing ever, Shadow killing Dora the Explorer (Hell, I still remember talking about the video to friends at school after seeing that one) I'm very glad to see that there are other people out there who have experienced these videos in one way or another and that it wasn't just a weird fever dream I had while at my friend's house Good video! Hope you have a good one!

[@youwhat6624]

Your video unlocked so many early and mid 2000's memories. I remember watching this videos over and over not only those from coodoo but also from other people's (for some reason I distinctly remember one of Amy getting cloned and looking for Sonic and there being a bunch of OCs in it lol). I definitely watched these videos when I was way to young to really understand the jokes and even the language (english isn't my first language) yet they hold a special place as fond memories from when I was a kid discovering the internet for the first time and getting introduced to the sonic franchise as a whole

[@nappykid7846]

I’ve been waiting to find a video of someone talking about these channels they made up a huge part of my childhood sonic content was all over the internet in the 2000s

[@platinumhyjack1131]

I was absolutely OBSESSED with these back in the day lol. I still quote slivers "ow ow ow ow, how did I not see that coming" every once in a while. Whatever happened to bfgprime? My 3 main spriters were coodoo17, 12gameschamp21, & bfgprime. also there was like a 20 part movie called "shadows dark heart", or "yuris dark past". I cant remember the name really but I was absolutely OBSESSED with it😭

[@TANMAC43]

My God, this is exactly why I came to love your videos. Deep dives on the most niche stuff, but you make it interesting even for people that aren’t familiar with the subject. I do remember seeing some of these videos back in the day, and had almost forgotten about them until now. Great video as always!

[@Sewnic]

What a lovely retrospective! Awesome work. I'm glad that an incredibly niche era of KZbin has been documented extensively. Watching this made me quite sentimental, realizing just how long ago these sprite videos were first uploaded... and grateful all the same, knowing that they fostered such a creative community and enduring friendships. What a wild ride it's been.

[@samuelwetz8378]

Yes! Another Niche era that I love was one where someone took footage of Sonic cutscenes mixed it with movies (one of them was with Ghostbusters and one of the 90s Scooby Doo movies) and some of them would also have Garfield and Slimer and Stay Puft from the animated Ghostbusters show. they had text dialogue and that would be how the characters would interact with each other.

[@RuthlessBoot3455]

I FEEL SO OLD AAHHHHHHGGGGG SO MUCH NOSTALGIA

[@smithandsuperdeadeyeofthew823]

These videos were my childhood on youtube back in 2007 and 2012

[@SlyHikari03]

Speakonia was fun. I loved typing goofy shit into the box and hearing what it spewed out of my speakers.

[@miqwerty]

Beautiful video. I didn't follow this series that closely, I was more of a sprite fight kinda kid, but it's still wonderful to look back on the good and bad of this era. Also I'm shocked anyone else in the known universe remembers MikeySpiky200, that was wild.

[@fabiomariosa]

Black Megatron caught me so off guard I cracked up. That flew over my head back when I was 7 lmao

[@HazzaBozza]

Heya, a former sprite video creator here, who created Pokémon EX back in the day. This was a fun watch for someone like me who was heavily involved in the sprite video community back in the day. I still remember watching videos from people such as BFGPrime/MidnightPrime who made Sonic Gaian (which someone has achieved the 1st season on KZbin) , Shadnic17, Roushutsu, supersonic47, dadarcnyt523/PlatinumRhythm, Brawlfan1, CMtheWolf321, AdamsWii, clayman01, youdakid91, Zookstar1000, RazortheWind, Charlottezxz and many others. Even though I've barely kept in touch with a lot of the people who I've met throughout my time working on them (and some I'm no longer friends with due to personal reasons), it was a really fun time for me and helped reignite my creative spark. I wish I hadn't taken down all my sprite videos and deleted them, apart from the one episode I reuploaded. I thought they'd be cringe for me looking back on them, but nowadays they would've been quite nostalgic for me and a good way to see how far I've come since then. I don't know if someone out there has saved them, but give me a shout if anyone somehow has them. Thanks for making this trip down memory lane!

[@GayAndDog]

Tbh, thanks to those Sonic animations is the reason why I ADORE the Sonic GBA aesthetic

[@violetmeteorz9805]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one who grew up with the Sonic Sprite vids!

[@arekrekas213]

as an insane LBP fan, it was so odd to see you pass up the fact that there were greenscreened sackpeople in some of the shots

[@sinister2509]

I'm always happy to find out there's other people who remember these videos

[@vento662]

You've unlocked hidden memories I've forgotten about for years, I used to love watching these on my Grandparents laptop, truly iconic lol

[@hilbertblack]

Yet another banger from jonii, my weekend is saved

[@vocalist92]

22:20 No but really, was a bit of a cool but shocking surprise seeing one of my own sprite videos from my youth on a really well made analysis video like this. Keep up the good work

[@XxDarkShadowLord6144]

One of my childhoods growing up throughout 2015

[@JinjoJinjoJinjo]

It's crazy how this makes me feel nostalgia for something I wasn't there for

[@SuperPlaytendo]

Coodoo17 was a part of my childhood.

[@Ackeron]

As someone who was part of the sprite speakonia community back in the day, I can tell you they were everywhere. I still remember quite a few users and their works because they made an impact on my childhood and helped me out in the rough times. BFGPrime Shadnic17 Clayman01 Supersonic007 Darkdayton SailorkWii64 Razorthewind Hypershadic01 These were one of the few big ppl I remember back in the day. I still talk to a few of them to this very day. I'd be happy to share the history behind them and what kinds of content they made compared to Coodoo17s. It is a forgotten media. Coodoo was the face of it all. They're more than just him.

[@XxAlienFaePrincexX]

I grew up with those people as well back in the day as well as the sprite videos mentioned in this video this all has really brought make so many memories

[@Ackeron]

​@TonightEmpireHero Do you remember when youtube had those chatrooms? And BFGPrime and Shadnic17 had this massive project called Shadows Dark Heart? Along with weekly end of the news stuff? Fun times

[@chrisfratz]

Oh man, this video was a nostalgia trip for me, because I got into Sonic in 2010 with colors, so I was in the perfect age group to be a sonic fan and have access to the internet, I would watch those videos on the TV my Wii was plugged into because I had the internet browser installed on it. Thank you so much for the nostalgia trip and I'm definitely going to go watch Shadow Makes a Meme

[@MintyVoid]

oo this was super interesting to hear about, I saw it happening off to the side for me and was more interested in the mario, maple story sprite animations or tta. I'm always ready to be blown away tho, the sonic fanbase always delivers an interesting story lol

[@hexedcrab]

I watched so many of these videos all the time. I remember distinctly for some reason my favourites were made by the guy who put the "wtf boom" sound clip at the end of almost all of the videos

[@austinmitchell2652]

Oh shit, can't wait to watch this banger tomorrow

[@ThessaTheCat]

This video's amazing. It's kind of surreal to see anybody make anything that goes so in depth about something so niche that left such an impression on me when I was younger. I'd never even really considered what a cornerstone of being a Sonic fan online at the time they were. Thanks for this!

[@WilliamMcCarthyIII]

Another classic video from the Nii

[@JayWolf1955]

just gotta say now i really liked the video, it's great seeing that other people remember watching these videos back then, i have vivid memories of watching some of these types of videos at my grandma's house on her laptop tho i feel like you didn't need to spend like 3 minutes explaining edgy humor in general, it's kinda a given with stuff like this from the 2000s. I'm not saying you shouldn't have acknowledged the dated jokes or not have given a content warning, those are great for this stuff, just that it was kinda needless to have to explain edgy humor again tho, i still really liked the video and love your content, just felt like saying this since u asked for feedback on this

[@SHMidlerPlays]

I remember the golden age of sprite videos, those were the days. CooDoo17’s videos were my first Sprite videos ever. And I still love these videos to death, the new ones of these days are good in their own way depending on the creator to me but I still love the old ones more. Glad to see someone do a video about the good old days of spriting.

[@vocalist92]

Coodoo17 was actually my 2nd sprite channel. There was one I found prior under a SuperSonic username where the hedgehogs go camping and the Chaotix follow them resulting in Charmy burning it down as well as one where Silver gets a job at Burger King but it's the actual plot of the video rather than being the narrative point to drive another type of plot The channel is long gone though, I recall it vanished soon after I found it but I had already moved onto Coodoo by that point

[@jaders756]

This was an amazing retrospective, it honestly deserves so many more views. It’s great to hear about the current whereabouts of Coodoo and the thought process behind his series.

[@comradeScallion]

this and the sonic gmod videos. i never had a chance of being normal did i

[@SantaFeSuperChief1]

I remember watching a lot of PSIPaula4's The Insane EarthBound Adventures, which I'm pretty sure was inspired by these.

[@PowerfulMint]

I absolutely had no idea what this series was (but was very familiar with similar sprite animations of its ilk) and ended up absolutely enthralled by this video regardless. Another banger Jonii vid.

[@BlueBlur24]

Man, 2000s internet was such a wild time. I remember looking into the edgier stuff because I wanted to feel like I wasn't a baby anymore so not only did I get into content that is more violent like video games, movies, and TV shows, but also the "independent" content that I want to call that goes all in on their tone and humor. In this area, I was a huge follower of Sonic that I was willing to watch anything that had Sonic involved even if it was parodies. Looking back at it, it was a bit of a cringe time along with the content I've been looking at, but I can't simply reject it all because that's who I was and how I became who I am to this day. The Sonic fandom, while it does create cringe, will always amaze me at how the fans interact with the franchise and I couldn't ask for anything more. coodoo17, 12gameschamp21, even Alvin-Earthworm for Super Mario Bros Z, thank you for what you have done not just for me but for your targeted communities.

[@box2122]

Never watched this sprite series in particular, but seems like I definitely need to change that. I do remember watching a sprite series when I was younger though, and it was about the links from legend of zelda four swords adventures, and each of the links had their own personalities, and I’m pretty sure I was way too invested in that series than I had any right to be.

[@samproctor6826]

Really great video. I love your style of content, and just wanted to say that despite being shockingly small, your channel is one of my absolute favourites to see a new upload from

[@pokekiller787x]

Omfg I remember watching so many of these videos back in like 2012. THE NOSTALGIA!!!!!

[@razriri1467]

pulled this up just cuz it was another video from you to watch, as I kept watching it unlocked memories I hadn't thought about in years!

[@SkaryMisfit]

The shadow makes a meme clip was unexpectedly funny. I'll have to check it out!

[@naetrix525]

These videos were a huge part of my childhood. I have so much to say about them, but I feel you pretty much summed it up in your video! Fantastic job and so interesting to here Coodoo’s thoughts and perspective! Need to personally thank Coodoo for semi ruining me for one sole reason and that is because sometimes I catch myself saying/thinking “No way, no how, here comes Sonic with a chao” at absolutely nothing. 💀💀 I was around eight and now I’m in my twenties and I still do it.

[@Foxmosis_]

Aye, this was a super tasty video. Thought it had only been like twenty minutes but color me surprised when I was actually at the end. Admittingly I have a bit of a bias towards anything that involves the early internet but I'd be super down to see more stuff like this.

[@johntvs]

I think that Hoodboy Tails, a fellow Speakonia user, is there in the crowd at 29:44.

[@duke86fan]

i suddenly feel incredible nostalgia

[@mc.gemstone]

I was raised by these videos, I must of watch them around the late 00s and early 2010s. But oh my god I had a obsession with these videos, where it be coodoo, 12gameschamp21 or anyone else that made them, this was my jam. Granted I was very young at the time so a lot of the edgy jokes in it went way over my head. One time my dad saw me one time watching them, I had headphones on so he was very confused of why I watching a screen with still images and nothing going on it. And said something to me like "why are you laughing at a still image there is nothing going on". But yeah they were very much a product of its time with how things were done and all. But never the less still interesting to look back on.

[@timelyenigma]

I'm one of the ten people you mentioned would love this video on twitter, I loved these videos as a kid.

[@catholiccontriversy]

I wasn't there for sonic sprites, but I remember those glory days of early internet, and am glad that I could have been a part of that with my single take webcam videos (joined in 2009, I'm like the end of that era), and I still keep that style to this day because I need to keep that style alive. The crazy thing is I've outlived like all of my inspirations with some completely leaving the internet.

[@VenomKnight827]

Daaaang this video hit me in the face with a truck-load of nostalgia! I used to make sprite vids like this back in the day under the name Clayman01. I made a series called Sonic and Pals and then later on another series called Annoyed and the Annoying which btw some of the episodes of the latter has over 1 million views the last time I checked which really surprised me. I do feel embarrassed looking back at them cause I was 14 to 16 at the time when I did them (Including my crappy voice acting xD) But I can't deny that I have great memories (and maybe a few bad ones) of those times and some of the good friends I made there. Some i'm even still in contact with to this very day. Great vid! :3

[@KazShiro]

Never thought I see a video tackling these kinds of videos. I remember getting into them because of HoodBoyTails with his pokemon videos.

[@ekubo954]

YEAAAH I WASNT THE ONLY ONE THAT WATCHED THESE

[@WaterYoshi]

I grew up watching 12gameschamp21's sonic sprite animation content. I swear I knew Coodoo17's content was on my radar but I blind past it I think. Good call on my end. I remember the mansion and the revenge episode the most, what great memories.

[@MasterHand4444]

Was NOT expecting the Clock Crew to show up in this video LOL.

[@angelthingjenny]

God. the tails doll, even mentioned in passing, really takes me back. I used to read so many of those early creepypastas lmfao.

[@drzal1221]

Those sprite video were my thing man

[@Daroachie]

this is sonic's house, and we're just livin' in it

[@StuffWePlay]

This is art

[@sockbucketfrance]

how does this channel only have 27k subs edit: nvm he called a trombone a trumpet at 38:58

[@CarlosOrtiz-kw5gz]

I think even today the humor is funny. Many marginilized and targeted groups found comfort in these videos because at the time, we were all like 12-16ish and this was our way to laugh at ourselves. It was like old school family guy and I know what you mean, today it seems really mean an punching down; but it wasn't and if it were, thats why many people found it funny including the people he made fun of just like family guy. I loved your review, I was wondering what someone as old as me thought of these timeless videos and it's awesome you got to have your name in the end credits. Biggity boom.

[@Kuudere-Kun]

When I revisited Bower's Kingdom recently the first episode felt a bit like 00s cynical humor that sit well with me today, but it quickly moved beyond that and I feel actually overall held up pretty well.

[@AizakkuAnalysis]

Newgrounds really was my childhood. Especially the part where I had to hide what I was doing from my parents while I watched videos on the main computer. I'm surprised I was never caught

[@Beanie64]

Coodoo will always be the number-one pick for Sprite videos. Also, I do enjoy Maple Riot videos too. It's like if Coodoo and Mark Haynes (aka the creator of Mario Bros Z) worked together.

[@RelaxAlexX]

My brother used to watch his videos. Super nostalgia seeing them

[@ChiliBurgerYT]

What I remember from these videos Shadow kicks Silver’s ass ”Owowowowow! How did I not see that coming?” Charmy sets houses on fire Tails doll Random AF jokes They live in fancy mansions “Find the computer room.” Silver is is a goofball Photo albums

[@ChiliBurgerYT]

Also if there was a MASSIVE spike in popularity for these things again, I have the feeling that there would be someone who would manage to make an AI do it for us.

[@nickr8662]

Yes, I was trying to find anything about this sorta stuff, I was like 6 or 8 watching these and I needed to find them just to see what sorta garbage past me was watching

[@Antonio-is2cn]

The Internet was more energetic and care-free back then!

[@BakedBanana]

oh, I'm still watching them every now and then. Shade the hedgehog was my favorite. I think my favorite series was the one with Sonic and Master Chief, though it seems nowadays all the episodes are gone (except part 4 of Master Chief's Christmas Ep.7)... :/

[@samuelwetz8378]

Yeah…. That sucks cause I loved those videos with Master Chief 😢

[@ultrapyrusbrawler]

Oh God, all the memories are coming back!