Is it Possible to Beat Sonic Mania Without Touching a Single Enemy?

[@sarahbunny0618]

Yeah, I love that crispy, crystalliene intro, it looks so quenchable!

[@sarahbunny0618]

Wow my stoopid comment actually was well received? HOW? Welp, thanks, it really means a lot.

[@catco123]

Yes

[@thesmiler-g5u]

how many complex words do you have to say

[@8boll767]

​@@thesmiler-g5u3!

[@cody4383]

Tails: Sonic Why Arent You Saving The Animals? Sonic: Its Complicated

[@rfg789spaghettiproductions5]

Lol

[@justaguywithaamongusprofil318]

Uhh pony?

[@envalence450]

Why does he reply with “its complicated” when what tails is trying to ask is simple?

[@MattTOB618]

@@envalence450 because the answer is complicated

[@envalence450]

@@MattTOB618 is “I’m trying to beat the game without saving animals” 200 IQ level math?

[@megamatthew75]

Omg the new intro is sick what.

[@Randomness456]

How did he get that idea

[@philatio1744]

For real

[@wgglegend1860]

Yes yes yes

[@16Marguie]

Super Yes

[@akamenny8459]

Yeah how did he get that idea?

[@AceJackWagon885]

"I wanted to squish Tails for all that *he* put me through" *You* put yourself through this because *you* selected Sonic *& Tails*

[@jamiegioca9448]

It would be a cake walk indeed

[@black_bandit1084]

He wanted to make it more challenging

[@VioletSkipperX194]

exactly he could've just select sonic by itself

[@Modimodo]

True

[@ColdestTea]

& Knuckles :troll:

[@JulianR2JG]

"Is It Possible To Beat Sonic Mania Without Touching A Single Enemy?" *Hehe, debug mode…*

[@Shehasbeenreducedtoadam]

Go on admit it you did use the S monitor at least once

[@terepashinogenjitsu]

@@Shehasbeenreducedtoadam When i unlocked debug mode, I used the S monitor at least 25 times

[@xshadowwreckerx7561]

テレパシー I used it 100 times

[@michaelvaughn77]

True

[@zupersonicthehedgehog7401]

@@terepashinogenjitsu no cap PS: I thought it was a Japanese name until I saw the smiley face

[@ifgifg3873]

Fun fact: The people that have the word ''fanboy'' or ''fangirl'' on their usernames are not actually fanboys or fangirls.

[@healmore8716]

Alternative title: is it possible to beat sonic mania without freeing a single small animal?

[@callmetex6980]

Not possible. You free several animals after each boss.

[@leik7728]

Alternate title: is it possible to beat sonic mania without freeing a single small small animal in robots

[@leik7728]

Otacon464 don’t the capsules just appear after u beat a boss I don’t think the capsules come out of the boss

[@MantaKizaemonFTW]

Oh hi healmore, you changed your pfp huh

[@darkblossom1618]

It mainly can you beat sonic mania without defeating a badnik I wonder if this video is inspired by the KZbinr knuckles channel 3 & knuckles who done challenges of beating sonic games without defeating a badnik

[@lordzilla3876]

NB: *avoids enemy* Tails: So you have chosen, *Death*

[@Modimodo]

Its real tho

[@pacfizzy]

THAT NEW INTRO OMG DUDE THATS AMAZING

[@NintendOscar13]

That's from Twitter

[@DutchVietnamUOMASEANYCquit]

@@NintendOscar13 wdym

[@joggabooballs4487]

Damn that is good

[@decyhernandez5219]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm?Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@buzzzzzzz1234]

Sick

[@pablozanoto5801]

The video: It's possible to beat Sonic Mania without harming enemies? Tikal: I'm so glad that one person understand!

[@vesterandfriends]

I love the new intro Nathaniel! :D

[@CaptainGoob]

it is pretty gangster

[@maxieanamates2902]

I love it

[@flyingboigamedestroyer8729]

Me to

[@randomofo1]

Pretty gamer

[@AGB.9516]

Hi beater and friend

[@bracken8782]

2:53 Grabbers don’t give points if they explode, whether they still have you or not. A tip for those insane enough to do this.

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

The challenge is about not touching the enemies. The challenge is not “try not to kill enemies directly”

[@sandzbutbad2011]

@@maxwellmegagamer8535 but he damage boosts through enemies several times in the video

[@bracken8782]

@@maxwellmegagamer8535 okay, so let me ask this. If he tries a challenge like this for sonic 2, would he count the asterons? He wouldn’t, because exploding is their main method of attack, and they were everywhere in metropolis. By that logic, exploding grabbers wouldn't count either.

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

What is an astreon

[@sandzbutbad2011]

@@maxwellmegagamer8535 an Asteron is an enemy in Metropolis Zone that self-destructs

[@theweirdonesanimations]

I totally didn’t replay the intro 5 times.

[@mrfancy1653]

Yeah totally

[@skeletonking27]

Totally

[@Shadow-ng7gf]

Hmmmmm yeah totally

[@_kb2110_]

Old one is better

[@MushyTheKnight]

@@_kb2110_ NO!

[@dont2671]

I like how he calls this the pacifist route although you make the small animals still stuck in its painful robot body

[@ToxiChaos]

Alternate title: Sonic Mania Pacifist Run

[@khoskh3057]

Its actually a no mercy run. Ve don't free the animals and they are stuck in those robots

[@dexemthewise60]

@@khoskh3057 The robots don't actually hurt the animals so it's not like he's leaving them to die or anything

[@baggervic]

Egg robo EX

[@firemastergaming4235]

Dexem You Know What? You’re A Really Smart Man.

[@ahmadkazan7994]

Technically it is genocide.

[@Raddish-Is-Radd]

NB: plays with tail Me: JUST PLAY THE GODAMN GAME WITHOUT TAILS

[@SCOTLAND_ISGREAT]

He did hard mode

[@skeletonking27]

No

[@SonicChannelGaming]

You putted tail isntead of tails

[@eeeeeeee4525]

@@SonicChannelGaming hEs tRyInG. tO bE cOoL

[@SonicChannelGaming]

@@eeeeeeee4525 what ?

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

Here’s the Badnik names you missed. 2:32 : Spiker. 3:10 : Catakiller Jr. 3:36 : Mic Drop. 3:43 : Tubinaut. 4:17 : Shutterbug. 5:05 : Clucker. 5:54 : Juggle Saw. 6:06 : Splats. 6:55 : Chopper. 7:12 : Bugernaut. 7:22 : Jawz. 7:47 : Rattlekiller, Vultron. 9:23 : Octus. 10:07 : Rexxon. 10:43 : Toxomister. I just found it odd that you mentioned the name of the first Badnik to give you trouble, but not the others.

[@Janneth85C]

The first one you said was called the spiny

[@amandasmullen7352]

For chopper it is actually mega chopper

[@hadikassir9958]

Sonic Mania was the first game I got on the Nintendo Switch. It was also the first game that really hooked me and made me want a switch so bad. 3 days after Sonic Manias release (August 18, 2017) I finally got it and the switch. This game always gives me good vibes of when I got a switch, with this being my first game on the switch.

[@alonsomoyano9278]

Mania is the first sonic game I got on the switch too, and is still to this day, one of the most replayable and fun 2D platformers of all time (*cough* *cough* just like Mario Bros 3 *cough* *cough*)

[@RetroCollector]

Nathanial Bandy, I love your content! And one of the many reasons I love your content is just how patient you are with each of these videos. I couldn’t imagine how frustrating these are to make. Also nice new intro ^^

[@SmashSSL]

3:40 "Babysitting Tails" Me: Oh no Rule 34: Oh yeah FBI: W O K E

[@OrionAltHist]

Nice intro! Yk, it would be pretty neat if you made any challenge vids on this topic for, say, any of the Mario RPGs. Most normal enemy encounters in several of those games are avoidable.

[@MaestroMoose]

Sonic: Preventing Tails from growing into a homicidal maniac

[@mkw_h9466]

That new intro is so smooth!

[@zentendoxn8955]

6:45 Nathaniel Bandy: “...Avoiding enemies in the water is like trying to eat a hot dog with boxing gloves on: it’s grueling and painful.” WhatCulture Gaming’s Jules: “This level is like eating asbestos with boxing gloves on: in that it’s difficult, requires precise handling, and will make you sick when you fully get into it. Puns-I’ve got them.” (Jules’s quote was from WhatCulture.com’s ‘Top 10 Most Difficult Levels In Crash Bandicoot: N Sane Trilogy’ video)

[@crimoonson]

I'm sorry, but I must tell you: when the grabber exploded after grabbing Sonic, you did NOT gain 100 points. So, when Tails got grabbed, the grabber did probably explode afterwards. Regardless, you still did a good job.

[@micahheyward5342]

0:00 Intro and Rules 0:50 Green Hill Zone 2:16 Chemical Plant Zone 3:31 Studiopolis Zone 4:48 Flying Battery Zone 5:32 Press Garden Zone 6:25 Stardust Speedway Zone 6:39 Hydrocity Zone 7:41 Mirage Saloon Zone 9:22 Oil Ocean Zone 10:00 Lava Reef and Hidden Palace Zone 11:08 Metallic Madness Zone 11:27 Titanic Monarch Zone

[@epicstar86]

Um, Nathaniel you mean: Can you Beat Sonic Mania without defeating a Badnik right¿¿

[@metalmario1231]

Are the badniks suddenly not sonics enemy?

[@epicstar86]

@@metalmario1231 They still are but the enemy name's in the Sonic Universe are called Badniks

[@D_YellowMadness]

@@epicstar86 Oh, I thought your point was that he said "without touching" & yet he touches tons of them, often on purpose.

[@sethmichel6138]

@@epicstar86 I mean they are only called that for the classic era games, they're just called robots in the adventure and modern era games, so it wouldn't Surprise me if he didn't know that sense this is the first game they're called that in years

[@سونكالقنفذالمحشش]

there is a guy do it before him so

[@kubabojarski8950]

That intro looks absoloutley amazing! And smooth! Great job on that Nate!

[@LexVanguard2004]

That new intro is SIIIICK It's amazing how the production value of this channel has evolved since the early 10s.

[@tatyanaromova9054]

6:03 "Then we have these bouncing bubbling bunny boozies" Me: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DutchVietnamUOMASEANYCquit]

I LOVE the intro Nathaniel!

[@Boomey99]

Alternate title: is it possible to stop tails from committing murder?

[@H.H.2005]

Remember last year when I thought that other challenge was collecting all the rings, I can’t believe I actually thought that. Also nice intro.

[@djpyroteknikz135]

Alternate title: "Is it Possible to Beat Sonic Mania in Pacifist Mode?"

[@donkeykongdoyoutube3669]

Yep

[@Elec.Balloon]

Has Nathaniel Bandy played Undertale yet?

[@TheNyanShadow]

more like genocide since the animals inside probably all die

[@bingobo2551]

alternate title: can you beat sonic mania without defeating a badnik

[@donkeykongdoyoutube3669]

@@TheNyanShadow The animals inside don't die

[@MarkyBoyTV]

Your intro is excellent and keeping the same classic logo within! Keep me challenges coming, mate! We are all rooting for you!

[@abdelrahmanhamzaahmed2529]

FINALLY! , A NEW INTRO!!!

[@Wahid_on_youtobe]

No

[@TheFreshTrunk]

3:37 Sonic Mania 2 will just be a Tails babysitting simulator

[@ikarigaming07]

NB: the damn yellow fox- Me: he’s orange. Also those bunnies are called splats

[@RoughnutOHoulihan]

No one calls them splats

[@ikarigaming07]

Since when

[@RoughnutOHoulihan]

@@ikarigaming07 since forever i guarantee most people didn't know that they were called splats

[@Dan-379]

@@RoughnutOHoulihan Also, they were originally suppoused to appear in Sonic 1, but they were cut.

[@levthelion71810]

If you hold up while in the air Tails will fly and you can hold on to him. This has 2 advantages. Tails will stay where you are, and you can also fly.

[@16Marguie]

A Great New Intro!

[@iesty]

I have a challenge for you: Is it possible to beat Sonic Colors without transforming with the Wisps? Rules: - Sonic may not use a Wisp to transform in any way - White wisps are allowed as they do not alter Sonic’s form. The same goes for unlimited colours at the end of the game - Super Sonic is not allowed as it is a transformation of Sonic - Use any glitches necessary

[@Jtmissile]

Oooh, that's an interesting one

[@AllThatNintendoFan]

This channel reminds me of SGB618. #sub2sgb618

[@НаталіяПрокопович]

"It's as had as eating a hot dog with boxing gloves on" Boxer eating a hot dog : It's not hard you dingus

[@birkenomegacybertronultimate]

1:27 he's kinda orange though

[@McBurgerFart]

Real

[@ryantodd9975]

3:40 *BABY SITTING TAILS* 😂😂😂😂😂😂😆😆🤣

[@UrLoPi02]

🤖

[@aperson-vv1hu]

The new intro is sharp 🔥

[@ilay_ux]

4:07 this line got me so good im still laughing

[@shannongrummisch8881]

NB: *gets annoyed when trying to play the game like a pacifist* Cuphead players trying to unlock black and white mode: first time

[@waluigionadinosaursquisham4035]

*LAUGHS IN NINTENDO SWITCH*

[@Matthew-kv1og]

lol

[@Matthew-kv1og]

@@waluigionadinosaursquisham4035 laughs in ps4

[@Tetrinal]

Lol I know right

[@aliciaguidroz7452]

Nathaniel Bandy:It was hard, but still possible. Me trying as hard as I can:Why are we still here... just to suffer... every night and day...

[@jackmk7876]

Love the new intro bro

[@senikz7815]

9:19 look at the score

[@datdairkirbtherobloxgamer3801]

'This goddamn yellow fox' The color orange: am I a joke to you?

[@0n1c420]

But in sonic 3 it looks yellow

[@ShadwSonic]

About the "Grabber"... it doesn't actually give any points if it self destructs. However, there would've been a sound of explosion or Tails getting hurt if that happened, so...

[@Jordan3DS]

Do you mean "without killing an enemy?" You touch/get touched by a LOT of enemies in this video, either from taking damage or while damage boosting through them.

[@FrostGallade]

Seeing how frustrated you got playing this I was thankful that it was possible, that definitely could not have been good for your blood pressure, take some time to calm down for a while and stay awesome Bandy.

[@OfficialSwagMessiah]

When your playing sonic R: *Mute city theme plays*

[@urlefttoenail]

Wow love the new intro Nathaniel!

[@PacManFan01]

NB: I still hope sonic mania 2 will come out... Sonic mania plus: am I a joke to you?

[@LandontheHedgehog]

Sonic Mania Plus is just the DLC of Sonic Mania.

[@arcticfluffyfoxy]

@@LandontheHedgehog no it also changed the metal sonic boss so it's also a update (technically)

[@Renboe]

The intro made me feel warm inside, i love it dude!

[@bricktastic8090]

"The answer is surprisingly simple ! "

[@Sovic91]

Ceave Gaming reference?

[@amandasmullen7352]

10:10 Bandy: There is no way I will get past without bonking his head. Me: JUST SPIN-DASH WHILE THE COLLAPSING PLATFORM WAS STILL THERE!

[@roninh3878]

Request: Is it possible to beat Yoshi's Woolly World without defeating a single enemy (And my name is pronounced Roanin Aich Fore)

[@guilhermzjzjsjdjsjiwms]

You didn't killed the grabber. The grabber killed himself

[@donkeykongdoyoutube3669]

It's possible beat Sonic Mania without touching a ring?

[@quebecorsumn5012]

No watch billehbawb

[@deadboo.waitbuthei-ah-198]

No it’s not and ur right E with no brim

[@nathancleary3190]

That would also be a no damage run right

[@nathancleary3190]

@@quebecorsumn5012 spoilers 😠

[@willcth3b3st]

I'm pretty sure that Nathaniel Bandy made a mistake 2:35 As you see here the grabber grabed sonic and exploded but Nathaniel got no points 2:50 but here tails got grabed and Nathaniel thought that the grabber survived but that's probably not true because if the Grabber grabs you and explodes you don't get points but you get 200 points if you kill the Grabber originally, so it is a possibility that the Grabber died

[@BlastoiseMaster]

Sonic Mania: “I’m not here to save the animals, I just wanna stop the egg” Edition

[@uxw05]

Hey Nathaniel, for Mirage Saloon, one of my friends, kauecrash (he streams on Twitch) did a livestream on Sonic Mania and discovered that if you duck in the bottom left part of the screen, you will NEVER get hit or hit an enemy. No, he didn’t hack the game btw

[@lukcdk]

it's genocide enemies are robots with animals inside of them when you kill a robot you save an animal

[@n3phryte]

Genocide means mass-killing.

[@lukcdk]

@@n3phryte you don't kill the animal you destroy the robot trapping the animal

[@n3phryte]

@@lukcdk i know. Still pacifist, cause the animals dont die

[@lukcdk]

@@n3phryte Oh wait. I forgot what i wrote and i was too lazy to check back.

[@EngiV2413]

The game: how are you going to challenge yourself in this game? Nathanial Bandy: *yes*

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

I blinked, could someone tell me if Sonic succeeded.

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

@راشد محمد راشد احمد المزروعي you seem like you're lying. I don't know man, seems kind of sus

[@ImplodingChicken]

Since you loved doing that so much, here's a suggestion: you should route the game with minimum points, like Ceave's old New Super Mario Bros. U videos. No character restrictions, all cheese allowed, just whatever you have to do to get the minimum score. It sounds like playing sonic & tails was the main reason the challenge was so annoying, so if you remove that restriction I think it will be a lot more fun.

[@aheiiv]

title: don't touch enemies challenge the actual video: *well yes but actually no*

[@Pizza_Deliv]

Me after this: now beat Sonic Mania with a ddr pad

[@zanderstigen]

Albeit shorter this is already one of my favorite videos and the new intro is crisp and clean

[@Kiwisill]

sonic mania is one of the best sonic games in history!

[@CreeperArcade]

During the two birds debacle, NB is annoyed cuz he can't kill the birds, but he CAN kill bosses, and technically, a BOSS turned into the two birds, meaning he CAN kill the birds.

[@thatkindafunnykid1726]

THAT INTRO LOOKS SO GOOOOOOD OMG

[@supercj.8546]

Wow!!! An Upgrade Intro!!!! in Ice!!!! Now Thats Minde-Blowing!!!

[@nagisashingetsu4274]

NB: can you beat sonic mania without touching an enemy also NB: damage boosts through enemies to avoid killing them me: Wait thats illegal jokes aside, great video as always and i loved the new intro

[@guyonyoutube3850]

Alternate title: Nathaniel Bandy goes insane over a Sonic game.

[@enigmat05]

Fun fact: the Grabber badnik doesn't give you points if they grabbed you and blow up. What you have to worry about is if Tails flies towards you, he will turn into his ball form, destroying the Grabber in the process

[@bruhong9733]

That is the best intro in the history of gaming.

[@sarahpfirrilikinsthe7th531]

New intro... Nice

[@lucbloxshatters4792]

Nathaniel made this challenge extra hard...I LOVE IT.

[@demark3765]

This guy will hit 1 mil this year mark my words. It’s been a long time Nathaniel. It’ll be worth it dude.

[@lffronkanimation4743]

Bro you got a new intro! Looks so clean!

[@DaKoobFrom2006]

*Is it possible to watch this video without replaying NB's new slick intro?* Challenge FAILED: Intro too amazing.

[@NintendoBallZ]

nice intro dude

[@mattr101thegamer7]

Bandy, Little tip from somebody who is decent as Sonic and Tails: Press up and jump twice, and tails will fly instead of jump

[@skyboy3218]

Sonic: TAILS WHY ARE YOU HITTING THE ENEMIES Tails: Because Of A Terrible Accident

[@megabasekyle8459]

I love that this intro doesn’t make my ears bleed! thanks nathaniel

[@lazardeve1841]

me who did marashe sallon 1 and did not kill a enemy : LOL I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE GOD

[@mattbelcher7135]

I wasnt expecting the new intro but that's really different and Unique

[@darkblossom1618]

Pretty cool of course I knew that it so annoying when you have to babysit tails just like in sonic 2 and 3 because controlling tails is annoying when trying to dodge enemy

[@dukkadukkah3155]

6:04 "Bouncy Bumbling Bunny Boozies" -Nathaniel Bandy

[@comfy_caterpillar7088]

At around 3:05 the grabber grabbed tails you said it die because you didn’t get the points, I believe when a grabber blows you up ,you don’t get points

[@sonic176yt7]

You don't because 15 seconds earlier you saw sonic get kaboomed by a grabber and did not get points so that would be a reset

[@blameitonthelag4255]

Nice intro Nathaniel!

[@jademaryland3733]

5:53 Have tails life you? 6:53 spam left and right keys or shake the joy stick and they'll fall off without you damaging them.

[@torterratortellini6641]

6:04 For some reason that made me laugh. Bouncing bumbling bunny boozies and be careful not to jump on their dumb heads.

[@coincoincoin]

Wow has Sonic Mania really been out for that long?