Off Camera Secrets | Sonic Heroes - Boundary Break

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The intro animator Michael Chin - / michaelchin1994
Logo by rainbowcupcakemonster.com ( / rcm_art , pixel design by Clay Burton: www.clayburton.ca
Outro art sourced and repurposed from Startropics, animated by Clay Burton: www.clayburton.ca

[@RadicalSoda]

Ooh! I remember being fast enough to run around the door to see the skeleton from Mystic Mansion disappear behind the door. I was quite disappointed that there wasn't any real secret there.

[@rileyjohnc7831]

Man I feel you. That’s depressing.

[@Amm_R8]

Wait this isn’t grand metropolis

[@NitroRad]

Wow, I had no idea how well optimized all of these little visual tricks were. You've really made me appreciate Sonic Heroes in a way I never did before. I haven't played it since I was 10, and I thought it was really bad back then. I honestly want to give it another shot knowing how much effort they really put into every set-piece.

[@MegaReedX]

Nitro Rad who knows, maybe your opinion will change

[@frankpro53]

Still one of my personal favorites. Made a lot of good memories.

[@sofaking8646]

main complaint about it is the character never shutting up

[@LoliconSamalik]

If you ever do go back into it, do so with the mindset that this is a Sonic styled beat em up. Because that's pretty much what it is.

[@frankpro53]

Samir Malik the combat is simplistic yet fluid. Especially when you get strong enough to one shot enemies.

[@Aidyx3D]

4:42 Wait. The HUD is actually like flat models attached to the camera?

[@quaternaryyy]

You'd be surprised how common that is! A while back in Kerbal Space Program this actually led to a bug where your spaceship could actually crash into certain GUI elements. Also a lot of "vingette" or other screen overlay effects are implemented by putting a transparent texture in front of the camera!

[@irhandlehandle]

Yeah. Most games do it that way so that the hud never moves without the camera.

[@charlesselby6132]

I feel like most of this games hardware was used on the realistic clouds.

[@Blorb12]

I think it's a jpeg

[@craftygamerones9494]

@@Blorb12 that’s color compression, which is not noticeable and virtually required for space optimization as high color depth images take up a lot of space, and some color isn’t even necessary.

[@Dmitry2184]

The water texture looks like an pupil and iris of an eye

[@onyx_vii7808]

It's pretty ridiculous they haven't made Sonic heroes 2 or something.

[@logiclunacy606]

I think heroes atleast needs a HD remaster, adventure 1 & 2 got one and I believe heroes belongs with the classic 3d sonic games. Sega are too afraid to move away from their mindless boost formula, they have no Confidence in making a heroes 2.

[@onyx_vii7808]

Logic Lunacy Well if they were smart enough to dig deep into their fanbase, they'll see where the money is at.

[@logiclunacy606]

you'd be surprised but the mediocre games like unleashed and generations have outsold the older 3D games by a lot..... so I have my doubts, I personally think the fanbase is partly to blame.

[@DessawHD]

Logic Lunacy sorry but Generations wasn't "mediocre"

[@logiclunacy606]

Dessaw I don't like games that handhold you and to me generations is just one of those games, that's why I find it mediocre, I'm just not the type of gamer that gets enjoyment out of it. I like games that can make you rage, make you frustrated because the journey to me is about overcoming challenges and if a game isn't pushing you then is it really worth it? I'm not speaking out for fans but more for myself. From what I've seen, the sonic fanbase only seem to care about speed and that's why boost mode is still relevant even though the very concept of it severely hinders the level design as well as game mechanics. Sonic today, to me has really minimalist level design and game feels far too automated. I was going to say it's so bland it may as well be a fast version of temple run but then I remembered, Sonic. already has a temple run clone that isn't as automated as the main games themselves.

[@AsRandomly]

There they are! Eggman's robots!

[@lukaheylo]

AsRandomlt Leave them to me

[@MarjanAmbroze]

AsRandomlt *Look at all those eggman's robots!*

[@RetroPlus]

AsRandomlt Knuckles: SHIT RAH YEAH! Tails: Gay! Gay! Gay! Sonic: Leave it to me! HUAGH!

[@tattersthebat6253]

*I WONDER WHERT HAPPAND 2 SOWNICK?*

[@TimGaukerToons]

Leave them to me Sonic

[@oliviabell8453]

The nostalgia hit me so hard. This is the very first Sonic game I ever played and it's still my favorite to this day

[@Sonic_Gamer501]

This was the first Sonic game I've ever played.

[@aigeneratedwauigi2696]

It was the second for me. First was 06

[@oneish7454]

Pretty sure that "Robotnik" is the retcon, since he's always been called "Eggman" in Japan. I find it odd they kept the old name when he was reverted back to Eggman.

[@hatad321]

More than that, the story was different between both as well. For Japan, Sonic actually takes place on Earth, and in America it's Mobius. So when Adventure came out, nobody in Japan was shocked there were humans around, it was always Earth in the Japanese scripts.

[@sharpester7277]

Actually eggman is his insult name and robotnik is his actual name

[@tonyhakston536]

+Bobby Sharpe He was always Eggman in Japan. You can see the name clear as day on the Wing Fortress in Sonic 2.

[@theobserver4214]

Bobby Sharpe that was to please Americans, he was always canonically Eggman

[@sharpester7277]

In one of the cutscenes of the original sonic adventure a dude said it's robotnik which is his formal name and in that game he wanted to destroy station square so he can build robotnik land the world's ultimate city on top of it's ruins

[@GoldPoptart]

We need a boundary break on 2 games Sonic '06 & Shrek for the original Xbox

[@YoshiLikesFate]

And Shrek on Gamecube and PS1

[@wesrandecker]

Peter Jackson’s King Kong game!

[@Vintagesonic1]

Yay another Sonic Boundary Break!

[@und3f1n3d9]

Dark Wolf Oh yes we do!

[@iTKi.]

Dark Wolf YES IN THE HUB WORLDS

[@SuperZach2005]

Vintage sonic 1 iiii

[@rawrsor5001]

This game had always mesmerized me with its backgrounds. They all looked so vast and had a nice realistic natural look to them that as a kid made me wonder if they were actual places on Earth. Great job on the episode!

[@EdgarTorres-ym8cz]

I'd like to see a Boundary Break on Jak and Daxter.

[@t.v.rockwell4504]

Check out Donkey Planet, then. He has done Boundary Break type episodes on Jak 1, 2, and 3. And the results are pretty funny when you see what happens to characters in cutscenes when they are off camera.

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

+Sonic e Nuno I really want to see Sly Cooper because of the racing and shooting segments that you never get to explore because you're either racing or covering Murray/Sly. I also want to see what the drivers look like in the Mugshot racing level since they look unique.

[@KamiJoJo]

_BLAST AWAY!_

[@olzhas1one755]

Kamijou ネ oh mah gad you agen

[@KamiJoJo]

OMG It's you xD

[@DashMaster7759]

REAL SUPER POWER OF TEAMWORK!

[@shiroeforhire]

Caraio kamijou, quem diria

[@Iootman]

Shadow the Edgehog next?

[@LordScout]

*edgy the hedgy

[@irondust71]

Lootman *ow the edge

[@michaellynch2296]

yeah let's make episode 69 ow the edgehog

[@ikagura]

Edge

[@DarkLordFluffee]

all jokes aside, I really really want to see what Cosmic Fall looks like zoomed out

[@cjme1]

2:15 I never even noticed the whale to begin with

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

5:48 Still looks beautiful to look at.

[@CharlExMachina]

That intro animation was amazing

[@MichaelChin1994]

Thank you very much!

[@IceisNice_FollowingChrist]

Sonic heroes was ahead of its time

[@derrrtee]

HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR IHE PARODY found you again!

[@onyx_vii7808]

And still they've yet to make a game like it since.

[@JoaderR]

Ice is Nice This game is such a masterpiece

[@MilesQuickster]

Ice is Nice Just like the cars in the game's city stages

[@NinBendo1]

If you think Sonic Heroes is a masterpiece, then I can't imagine you've played many video games at all.

[@Borvoc]

Nice ep! For the record, Eggman has always been called Eggman in Japan.

[@diegomedina9637]

Yeah so Robotnik was actually the retcon.

[@ProtoGhostal1701]

Regarding the goggles at 3:15, I know of another game that did something like that. The Cartoon Network game, FusionFall, had an item called the "Bean Scout Hat", and it was pretty much just a spike with little decorations at the top when you would look at the item itself without any head for it to be on. I found out about it when the game glitched out once and loaded my characters clothes but not the actual skin part.

[@fletchj2016]

This was my first sonic game I ever played😐

[@cronostrife431]

Meat I feel bad for you.

[@rubenvangastel6713]

My first sonic game too

[@sulejmaniapologist]

Crono Strife Why do you feel bad? Nothing wrong witj liking this game

[@Jack90210]

I'm sorry for you but my first sonic game was sonic adventure 1

[@Jack90210]

@@sulejmaniapologist its not a very good game

[@DoodleEh]

8:17 “Just a guy that loves adventure!”

[@Sovic91]

Underrated comment

[@chantzgaming]

Kingdom Hearts next??

[@DarkShadic9632]

Sonic Heroes was one of my fav Sonic games so... HECK YES!!!!!!

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodla2091]

Dark Shadic CHILDHOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

[@IceisNice_FollowingChrist]

Dark Shadic same

[@THYPER]

Dark Shadic mine too

[@DarkShadic9632]

Yay 😀

[@Mushroom378]

SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG NEXT! My points of interest: Cutscene with Black Doom creating Shadow (front of Gerald) Westopolis and Central City zoom-out Digital circuit and mad matrix circuits from the top and zoom-out

[@MatrixEvolution17]

Heroes had such a cool aesthetic and level motifs. It's a shame that this game usually gets forgotten.

[@thelegendarytoast7860]

Eggman being called Eggman was not a retcon. It is a Japanese series and he was always called Eggman there.

[@blinkingberry9591]

If Nintendo decided that Bowser is now called King Koopa, wouldn't that be a retcon, though?

[@FoxIord]

@@blinkingberry9591 They literally did that nonsense in the Super Mario Bros movie, and the Super Mario Brothers Super Show. And seeing as one of those is unforgivably cheesy and the other is just unforgivable, we all know how that went.

[@aigeneratedwauigi2696]

@@blinkingberry9591 it would be like reverting a retcon, but at this point there is no reason to

[@chaosfae2453]

Was forced to stay up till 1 am by my brother to raid in d2 so glad I get to watch a brand new boundary break as I fall asleep especially my fav game keep up the great work love ya man !!!!!

[@theSato]

Man, I have so much nostalgia for this game for some reason. Another great episode! Also really enjoyed the animated intro this time!

[@MichaelChin1994]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@ishade]

wow.. I was JUST thinking about this game for no reason at all for a quick minute and I go into youtube and this is freshly uploaded.. perfect!

[@Lulink013]

Sonic! He rose! Sonic! He Rose! And then he fell, when 06 arrived.

[@spoderman8773]

Shesez, could you please do [INSERT GAME TITLE]!

[@LordScout]

Nah man that game sucks ass

[@hatef7023]

Spoderman injustice Half life 2

[@majicktek5051]

Hatef Bakhtiary just go in to the game, open the console with "~", (or search how to do it), and type "noclip" without the quotes. Custom Boundary Break! p.s. to return to normal type "noclip" again.

[@Sonicfoxtrot]

Majick Tek you can say that about most of the games he has shown, not with the noclip command but the same idea. I don't think that's the only reason why people watch these

[@snackslve1118]

Spoderman Your profile pic... it brings dark memories

[@24catalinda]

The frog didn't disappear, it just flew away knowing Big was coming.

[@citruslamb9644]

This is honestly my favorite 3d Sonic game. I played it so much as a kid and this video brought back so many memories.

[@Razor-Blade]

My favourite sonic game in the world!

[@raiser4068]

I guess this day isnt that bad , nice work!

[@jacyaug]

That soldier is a spy.

[@raiser4068]

Virus1274 No sir!

[@Sejen77]

Interesting point: The short versions of the courses are simply the long versions with items moved, removed or replaced to block you. It's possible to "jump the gap" and finish at a "long course" end with a "short course" team.

[@McMacTheKnife]

I really love this video a lot. Sonic Heroes was my first and my favorite Sonic game. I was only 8 when I first played that game, but I could never get all the chaos emeralds to beat it. I finally managed to do it last summer at the age of 19, and I honestly cried a lot upon finally finishing that game. Anyway, thank you for making this. I've always thought this game was really beautiful and I always wanted to go adventuring beyond what I could, and while this is a little different than I imagined as a kid, it was an amazing experience. Plus, an extra special thanks for ending with potentially my favorite area in all of video games, that little flowery exterior of Mystic Mansion.

[@psychicscoots]

Is it possible for a generations episode next?

[@otaking3582]

5:11 Woah, what the hell happened to the BGM? Did someone press the x1.25 speed button on the remote?

[@WaffleKrushaTTV]

I was able to move fast enough on Mystic Mansion to see that the skeleton just disappears into thin air behind the door lol.

[@Shade_Guye]

I speak for all when I say: YEEEES, at last it's here. The most atmospheric Sonic game I've played

[@tarquinnff3]

Nice episode. Looking forward to your new series next week. My guess is: Limit Break.

[@bernardo4157]

tarquinnff3 where instead of showing what you can't see normally with the camera, it's about exploring the uncharted territory of invisible walls

[@snackslve1118]

Ocean Man A truly thrilling experience

[@tahp6988]

Do Injustice:Gods Among Us Please

[@gaming_bigfoot]

Before I even watch the video, this is getting a like, as it's the only Sonic game I own and have ever played.

[@cronostrife431]

Gaming Bigfoot Dude, at least play Sonic Rush

[@somegreenguy]

I remember so long ago when I found you, you had only around 1k subs iirc. It's crazy how much you've grown! One of my favorite YT Channels!

[@riqtgm3297]

Thanks my favorite sonic game YES BOUNDARY BREAK!!

[@DarkOkami7]

About time

[@keaton7403]

That upside-down tower shot at the end is just so cool

[@ahoy1014]

I remember when I used to watch my older brother play this game on the computer. This is a nice nostalgia trip.

[@aarongreenfield9038]

Shesez, is my hero!

[@chromosoze]

She says Shesez is your Hiro

[@iregretsomeofmypreviouscom3284]

Somebody please tell me the best way to play Sonic Heroes in PC please? I never played it when i had the chance.

[@JulioSpiderWeb]

The controller support for the PC port is also limited. But you can get some neat high-res, widescreen hacks for it. Dolphin, the Gamecube emulator, has a better controller support and lets you change its internal resolution (widescreen included), so in the end it's the same thing.

[@solarstrike33]

Try checking out this for more info: pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Sonic_Heroes

[@NFITC1]

The cones inside the head are a graphic technique to make sure the objects have a common focal point. It's common for protruding objects to look like they're supposed to be angled symmetrically, and this is how it's done.

[@pmatcha]

“Some of you with a *keen eye* may have noticed the whale.” I literally never knew I was standing on a whale for all those years.

[@Roje.D.Santos69]

And i'm still waiting the Silent Hill 2 episode :'(

[@lordkrythic6246]

Please do Syphon Filter! Please!!

[@RetroBreak]

Yessss been waiting for this one! :D

[@CrimsonMoonM]

I recently heard a fellow fan point out how mesmerized they were by Heroes' water effects back in the day. I don't recall ever taking notice myself, so I had to boot the game up again for yet another playthrough to take a look. My verdict? That is indeed some enchantingly sparkly water, which is especially impressive considering all of the trials Sonic Team had to go through to get their first multiplatform Sonic outing up and running in the timeframe allowed to them.

[@JimRaynorRaider]

That's it? Was hoping for more levels lol

[@subscribetoyoutuberebelshe3060]

Could You Do God Of War 3 Pls

[@CilanSteele]

Oh man I'm going through the entire Boundary Break playlist and I never thought I'd see my all time favorite PS2 game! When you announced it was a thing in the Sonic Mania one, I was excited as heck! Love it, Shesez!

[@KeijoKango]

I actually managed to run around the door fast enough one time to see the Skeleton just blip out of existence.

[@gcnelite5983]

SoNic hEroEs

[@gcnelite5983]

oGm iTz dA reAL shEsEz

[@n-azure981]

Make the 69th episode about a lewd or adult game like leisure suit larry or lola3d. Cause ya know... episode 69. Hurr durr

[@disismarcoboi2596]

「N-Azure」 gta... just gta

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

4:50 - there you go.

[@AriochStarr]

Oh, Shesez, you're such a tease. You know I can't wait until the new series' debut video is released! Why do you torment us so? Seriously though, great episode as always, actually answered two questions I had of this game (the vine growth and the swimming turtles) so I greatly appreciate that. I seriously can't wait for what you have planned for next week. You're one of the very few KZbinrs that I actually enjoy watching so I hope this series continues until you're satisfied with your work.

[@boksman]

Fun Fact. During the writing of the theme song, meaningless syllables were used in place of lyrics. This can be found if you search for "Sonic Heroes Beta Opening". It's neat to hear how the song was made.

[@michaelhooper4807]

Was chilling at a friends and I put on an episode before he went to bed, he wanted to know what this was called. This is awesome, you've got a great interest in this and that gives me interest.

[@DaStrikey]

I screamed and dropped my chicken to see this.

[@MilesAway]

Ah, yes. I remember renting this game all the time, then that magical Christmas morning when I got this game. Glorious.

[@catfishfingers2915]

Awesome series. Fun AND educational. I cant even think of a way it can be improved. Keep up the great work +Shesez.

[@BoundaryBreak]

Thanks man!

[@casdi2515]

Thanks for getting the theme song back in my head. I've been trying to forget it for 5 years

[@LuisRPG8]

FINALLY!! Knowing what happens with those hiding skeletons has been a haunting question for me

[@keegancoast]

The 3D sonic Boundary Breaks are easily the best episodes of boundary break. There so great and iconic

[@mdstevens0612]

The vine thing got me man, THAT'S SO FREAKING CLEVER

[@Vitoamiibo]

we BASICALLY TAKE THE CAMERA anywhere we want

[@roachdoggjr4724]

Thanks for doing this game as it was my childhood and I am very happy to being able to see it like this

[@TheDrk360]

The os is amazing in this game is my childhood I swear

[@SukkaLastName]

I grew up on Sonic And i played This game alot

[@wormaheldharrier3122]

The environments in this game are some of the largest I’ve ever seen for a game of its genre. Places like Metropolis and Final Fortress are almost dizzyingly huge, so it’s a shame that Final Fortress didn’t get the Boundary Break treatment. Damn culling!

[@MakaWakaPon]

Wow, no wonder why Eggman never puts on his goggles; they are just stuck in his head. Thank you!

[@strikeman5599]

Yeah finally I was waiting for this, good as always

[@bluewaverider0515]

I'm super late here, but anyone else hang around in the Seaside Hill areas long enough to see that big rainbow bird flying around waaay up (iirc)? I spent hours trying think of how to get to it when I was little, before I understood that games have limitations and it was probably just a visual thing lol

[@3MolesInATrenchCoat]

during mystic mansion playing as team Rose, the entirety of the level from team Sonic can be accessed through a square hole in the giant skeleton platform room right before the finish of Team Rose's level. found this on my own as a kid. man, I still can't get back up there.... what I wouldn't give to see that again.

[@TransShadow42]

Gotta love these sonic videos. nostalgia all the way. I loved playing heroes, such a fun game fighting all them eggman robots

[@redisco9598]

Well, I guess you remembered me asking about this huh? FANTASTIC! I'm glad you did this episode, Sonic Heroes always seemed so full of secrets to me. Thank ya Shesez

[@Letonintendo]

This was the game that made me never play a Sonic game again, but it's nice to see the developers put lots of effort into the backgrounds at least.

[@gamesergeanthd]

The growing vine technique is very clever 7:15

[@spimbles]

this was the first game i ever played, gonna love this episode

[@WaffleKrushaTTV]

Its insane how high above the city they are in Casino Park!!!!!!!

[@NikkiRoesslerBFDIFan64]

I remember playing this game on my Xbox and this episode is so awesome :)

[@riicky83]

Now we know why Eggman is so intent to take over the world, he has metal rods impaled into his skull.

[@goldensans115]

Holy cow, that intro was awesome! Nice work on it!

[@sprescav]

This is like founding out what your favorite food is made of.. quit right now

[@kart2991]

The nostalgia hit me so hard i legit cried on the intro

[@MichaelChin1994]

Wow. Glad I could help make you happy!

[@CinnaSwirls]

In Super Hard Mode, when you get to Rail Canyon, turn around as soon as you can move and fly up with Tails to grind on rails that were hiding right behind you.

[@_erayerdin]

Dude, thank you. You really brought back my childhood!

[@BouncekDeLemos]

Another great Boundary Break episode! I like how the developers handled Mystic Mansion in general, some parts of a room that you think is just a room changing when you hit a switch is basically a teleporter that sends you to a different room.

[@RetroPlus]

Yay, Finally! I've waited months for this! Thanks Shesez.