Playing Sonic Chronicles, so you don't have to

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Streamed on October 3rd, 2022

[@teejizzle1138]

The fact that a sequel to this game hasn't been made is a tragedy. The bigger tragedy? They actually thought they were gonna make more than one game

[@HoodedLefty]

The story on why we can never get a sequel or ever see shade again is a comedy

[@Calmtimer]

Haha... lawsuit...

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

@@HoodedLefty haha penders invented the concept of echidnas

[@danplaysguitar6706]

Fun fact the audio is so bitcrushed because I believe close to release all the audio got pretty much corrupted so they had like a few weeks to redo everything in midi and it ended up sounding as sad as it does

[@CEFG100]

They didn’t have backups just in case? I don’t feels sorry for them if they didn’t.

[@danplaysguitar6706]

@@CEFG100 upon further research they probably did. The reason for audio change was actually most likely due to copyright reasons as the developer company was just purchased before release

[@Calmtimer]

From what I heard it was actually because the og ost were a lot of remixes from older games they didn't have the rights to, so when close to release, SEGA took a look at everything and noticed the remixes and were like "Sorry we can't allow that we don't have the rights to those musicians" so they had to rush the ost again in a week or so

[@tralalyles]

I remember being so upset as a kid that Super Sonic wasn’t in this game that I beat it 5 times in a row to check if I could unlock him. That experience molded me into the man I am now

[@bawbsmith]

Hopefully it molded you into someone who googles things before spending hours on something

[@liteguy7267]

Isn't super sonic in the final boss fight?

[@RoySmith22]

Makes sense to why you wouldn’t have super sonic outside of the final boss as you don’t have all the chaos emeralds till then

[@dullsunrise8820]

Despite it all I’m kinda sad this never got a sequel or that Sega never tried making another Sonic RPG since

[@darkuscarlet]

Maybe they will now that M&L is dead. No competition and all that. Oh, who am I kidding. That would be good decision-making from them.

[@Schnort]

@@darkuscarlet nah, they'd need the interest from M&L to convince unknowing parents to buy the game for little Timmy on Christmas.

[@Schnort]

The best thing about this game is that it 100% feels like a fangame. Those cutscenes, the RPG elements which were so common for fangames on Newgrounds, the low quality music ripped from other games...

[@DEEActiveGaming]

This game is actually one of my guilty pleasures lol. Glad to see it being played

[@NULL77]

Ive beaten the game like 3 times lol

[@Calmtimer]

@@NULL77 Only 3?

[@NULL77]

@@Calmtimer wish I'd played more but my ds is broken

[@Calmtimer]

@@NULL77 Oh I'm sorry to hear that

[@random_jae5886]

@@NULL77 I've beaten like, 30 times, tho I will admit I basically used New Game Plus for like 20 of those runs

[@soulcakelive]

crazy how the first hour and a half is dedicated to pirating the game correctly

[@glutenmom]

and that's how I got very confused when they finished that and it was suddenly 2 in the morning

[@J.Blazer]

crazy how i saw this comment and still watched all of it anyways

[@Viki_Bug]

Omg soulcakelive??!!??!?? I totally didn't expect a hardcore sonic fan to be here

[@SiddyCansci]

And I am here for every second

[@winterend8623]

Me currently troubleshooting that point on my game so me and my friend can keep fandubbing it 😭😭

[@tsukinoakuma]

Alpharad: repeatedly states that you can’t look away Also Alpharad: keeps looking away

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

1:46:19 Rouge Germs, Rouge is a bat, she was warning Sonic about covid

[@melvint-p9500]

This is the game where sonic chronicles

[@bcndooz3294]

Truly a comment of all time

[@xakerie5762]

God I remember playing this when I was a small. It was the one game I didn't lose when I lost my game case, so I played it a lot as a kid. So glad to see people remember this exists

[@MinMin4theWinWin]

I already beat this game about 5 years ago and lemme just say, this is by far the best sonic game!

[@coreben1901]

Hmm Only made it to the final boss phase 1 and consistently lose

[@Kamikaze_03]

@@coreben1901 sounds like a skill issue to me

[@coreben1901]

@@Kamikaze_03 Perhaps

[@thecjgameworld4013]

@@coreben1901 yeah I actually remember that battle against lord Ix and his two Heavy one-wheeled Gizoid troops being very difficult, but I do like combining the teams into the final squad that can work well with one another in combo moves. Then the 2nd round is super easy as long as you don't screw up, he goes down in one turn of your hypernova finisher combo.

[@christianberg8128]

Facts, I first got it 10 years ago, beat it a year after that, and still play it today because of how good the fights and story are, best sonic game I ever did play

[@spiritparadigm2979]

Listening to this while working, as soon as a fight starts I can not control my laughter as Jacob’s voice is drowned out by the barrage of cartoon sound effects 😂

[@Midnight107]

The amount of emotes made from this game is hilarious

[@JC-sc7by]

I remember playing this game as a kid. I actually had a lot of fun. It is still as unforgiving as I remember it.

[@zundeare4066]

Yeah especially when it crashes during the tutorial

[@bgeverything]

I've been waiting for this Vod, ima be watching this whole thing at work tomorrow

[@Grambos2000]

Love this game, had a blast with it as a kid, so happy to see you play it

[@onemanensemble5876]

im so glad he realized how good cream is, i ran her and big pretty much the whole game with the 4th swapping out as needed

[@mystich3340]

Cant wait for the sonic chronicles nuzlocke

[@reese2989]

This was literally one of the first video games I played that wasn’t like cool math or something, I remember getting it at blockbuster and playing it with my friends at slumber parties so this is so nostalgic :’)

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

4:34:35 Footage of Alph the Radical learning who the god of this game is.

[@ardejeherde]

Sonic is a character

[@nnif2331]

i dont believe you

[@markyboi9354]

Mmmnmmmmmmmm no Sonic’s a restaurant

[@hkillorean6254]

I honestly loved this game as a kid, and its really cool to see it now as an adult and appreciate it more

[@flarestorm9417]

1:54:17 Sonic Chronicles: rated E for Everyone. Also Sonic Chronicles: *see Distract icon an description*

[@snowy7730]

The soundtrack sounds even better then I remembered!

[@petalpotionsart]

I remember playing this as a kid on my old Nintendo 3DS... Kinda underrated, I liked it, MEGA chonky and clunky tho

[@XerKoro_neo]

This game brings back so much nostalgia

[@ASOtheprO]

The song that he’s talking about around 1:34:00 is diamond dust zone from sonic 3d blast one of my all time favorites

[@plague8046]

I remember getting this game for Christmas as a kid.

[@acecondor5716]

I’ve actually played through most of this game lol. I was very little and was a present from my father and lol and I actually still have it lmao. I remember getting to a point to where it got so ridiculously hard I couldn’t get past it anymore lol. Good luck Jacob, you gonna need it.

[@kruxdewdrop1220]

Was it the snow puzzle? I hated the snow puzzle.

[@Crazy56U]

This game is one of the reasons why Sonic's comic line at Archie died.

[@markyboi9354]

I feel like we shouldn’t blame the game and more so… he-who-must-not-be-named

[@Crazy56U]

@@markyboi9354 "One of"

[@romram7984]

I played this game years ago and it's honestly really fun to play, the graphics and some sounds maybe not be the best but it didn't stop me from replaying it a few times. My only regret was misplacing the game so I can't play it anymore Glad to see Alpha playing this

[@odin8362]

he played my favorite childhood game and it was streamed on my birthday? Based

[@ghostmcghost3768]

1:14:10 alpharad finally gets past the POW freeze

[@toast4248]

1:33:40 A reminder to go check him live

[@darkn04]

Hey! That's a reference! Reference alarm! Weewooweewoo!!!

[@technopat3]

This game is goated and you can’t convince me otherwise

[@chloeligma3883]

7:44 to this day i am still trying to figure out what he means because that sounds nothing like the gigachad song

[@shiffpup2529]

I think he means the trio chad walk meme thing that's gone around lately

[@smallj900]

Making me realize I want to play the game Better than as a kid

[@Dragon_14]

I like the music tbh

[@danplaysguitar6706]

Some of it slaps, some of it is awful

[@dannyjr.kennedy3619]

1:39:27 The famous Tails knockout

[@superstrikeryoshi6895]

I loved this game so freaking much 10 years ago even though I had such a hard time with like half of it.

[@airwizwoz]

I have so much nostalgia from this game

[@Tojux_]

1:33:40 YOOO, THEY CHECKED HIM LIVE

[@Andrew90k]

4:18:45 Acquired Little Timmy

[@steamedklamz9546]

dude I had a lot of fun as a kid

[@parafoxl7619]

Dude this is like my favourite sonic game (probably nostalgia but still) 💜

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

23:38 I had this same crash happening to me for years in my android DS Then one day it just worked, and I gotta say, I did have fun in this

[@neobugg9150]

Ok some people may let it slide but I won’t, he only put Sonic chronicles and not Sonic Chronicles the dark brotherhood Alpha my guy I hate English as much as the next guy, but give some respect for the best Sonic game of all time

[@markyboi9354]

How did you spell all that title w/out typos?!

[@ariajacobs5719]

I had two ds games as a kid, Zelda Phantom Hourglass and this, and they were both stylus only.

[@Stolashunter]

Every time that song played I thought the video was ending

[@RC_-ps5wo]

Hey Jakob, I doubt you'll see this, but is there a chance we can see the entire Ballan Wonderla-wonderworld playthrough, too? Just uncut VOD of it, even if it was no stream and just a play with like discord call or so?

[@stevear00ni10]

this game was a huge part of my childhood, so good

[@ScrapsandSlaps]

Anybody know when he’s planning to continue?

[@neal7602]

Devs: "Hey, we got Bioware to help us make an rpg with Sonic, can you give us the funds to make it good enough to make a sequel maybe?" Sega: "Oh sure, here's a shoestring and a ham sandwich."

[@kkestrel150]

Loved this game

[@HoweeRaiku]

A Fun Game with A Stupid Lawsuit

[@XDDocXD]

Why are alphas vods always so quiet?

[@danplaysguitar6706]

I'm at full volume lol

[@17raysplays29]

I'm only a few minutes in, but if it turns out this isn't the real Sonic Chronicles I will not be surprised.

[@lyleabner2475]

This feels like a looney tunes game with sonic characters slapped onto it

[@MikeTheEntei]

No live chat for the replay premiere? Sadge

[@dracish123456789]

why did sonic's starting states include such a low speed compared to other stats

[@peterenis3507]

This game is the shit I loved it as a kid i played through it like 3 times I was so sad that there never was a sequel

[@markyboi9354]

This game frustrates me because of how often I will try to target 1 enemy then ALL of my perfect attacks miss and because of… Penders Pending Pendapolusa

[@alexanderforbes8553]

When are you finishing this game?

[@markyboi9354]

It was funny that they thought they were gonna get a sequel

[@Darkbeast42]

From what I heard the game didn't get a sequel because one of the writers from the Sonic comic book sued Bioware for using characters that "resembled" ones he made.

[@Calmtimer]

@@Darkbeast42 Yeah this game's Nocturnus were heavily similar to Archie comic's version of it (Comic version appeared first) so our beloved (hated) Ken Penders filed a lawsuit

[@jaune188]

I first played this several years ago when it was given to me and i did not play more than am hour because the cartoon sfx kept making me laugh

[@notSpiritsend]

If they would just remake this game without the stylus mechanics being the only way to play… this would be in my top 10 games probably.

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

I honestly love this game, it's so easy to cheese the fuck out of it, I literally did all later fights in the same turn bc of Cream

[@Bruhtato412]

4:19:00 the little boy has SIX FINGERS on one of his hands IM DEAD

[@tsukinoakuma]

I actually kinda miss this game

[@diggydave1232]

how did he fix this, i want to play this now but im having the same issue with the crash. How did he end up fixing it?

[@sharkygoldgaming671]

So is the video going to come out soon?

[@truesdale7388]

the best sonic game

[@WorldEaterZero]

Alpharad livestream watchers, did he play Nuzlocke legends part 2?

[@Bluespacedog]

Alpharad finally learned how to not take up a third of the screen while streaming

[@hectorgregorio95]

Man remember playing this game in like 2014 and was so shit i fucking loved it. So sad it never had a sequel

[@flabbygamer9224]

53:10 that was me I’m reinuru. I was so happy that worked

[@LagrimaArdiente]

Fitting that you can CHEESE the game with CREAM.

[@sozott]

I 100%’d this game multiple times as a child

[@YourLocalDutchGuy]

This game reminds me of the ds version of Prince Caspian

[@PaperPilotGamer]

Man, I remember this game! That final 'boss' was ANNOYING.

[@jetboy531]

1:33:41 FUNNY GUY MUSIC

[@gregorycollier4866]

Is there an auto play in Sonic Chronicles? I have it on the DS. How do you play it so you don’t have to?

[@RoySmith22]

It’s not summoners war haha

[@RoySmith22]

Though the mechanics are similar

[@kdog3k]

>Ken Penders has entered the chat.

[@mangustoooo]

I honestly dont get why people hate this game its pretty innoffensive to me in conclusion... skill issue

[@postingoccasionally5387]

Alphard I'm not mad just disappointed that you haven't played king k roller 2

[@Calmtimer]

This is my favorite sonic game and I'm still sorry you had to go through it

[@yamikorachel5069]

It’s the funny Altrive game!

[@lord2k006]

I plated this game...so so very much

[@boog1116]

Watching how Jacob plays this game hurts me

[@TheBlade-]

how was he able to get past the POW tutorial

[@o1aa3hjuqe]

He used an older version of desmume (emulator). I think it was ver 9.11

[@salaciousmonkmonk8117]

Good

[@austingordon3709]

If there's one thing I'll give Sonic Forces & even the Sonic Boom games, they at least have a decent soundtrack. Not Adventure 2/Black Knight/Colors/Lost World levels of good, but nowhere near as bad as this.

[@Chikcen_Nugget]

1:33:41 YOOOOOOOO

[@tinyclover3849]

Can someone let me know why they think this is the best Sonic game? Because nostalgia aside I'm genuinely curious.

[@Primarina341]

Pretty sure it's mostly a meme, but as someone whose beaten it 4 times it is genuinely pretty fun once you get past all the jank.

[@Primarina341]

It's even got hidden party members unlocked through side quests that aren't spelled out for you

[@tinyclover3849]

@@Primarina341 Ah, wasn't aware it was a meme. But to be honest ignoring the godawful presentation, yeah the game looks pretty fun or at least enough to satisfy me

[@rubysu9265]

It's the best official Sonic RPG, becuase it's the only one... But also the only game with Shade in it so that helps lol (I actually really like this game... grew up with it, good guilty pleasure lol)

[@mattblaster2378]

1:57:00

[@bytansity1761]

1:29:34

[@evineko5881]

I am somoene. I think there were two but if there were. I'm that guy, i played them

[@scrapyarddragon]

unfortunately alpha, I already played this game start to finish multiple times. You're far too late.

[@ewaszot1243]

1:14:10