Ranking EVERY 2D Sonic Game WORST TO BEST (26 Games Ranked Including SuperStars!)

Howdy everyone and today we are ranking EVERY 2D Sonic game from worst to best. Including the recently released Sonic Superstars! This video took a LOT of work so any support is greatly appreciated!
#sonicsuperstars #sonic #sonicthehedgehog2

[@DatDrawingKid011]

Fun fact knuckles Choatix isn’t actually about knuckles nor was it called Knuckles Chaotix it was just called Chaotix in Japan it just featured Knuckles as a playable character.

[@nightefx7618]

Fun fact. Deez nuts

[@aperturius]

The best part of Sonic 1 for Master System/Game Gear was the music, composed by the legendary Yuzo Koshiro of Streets of Rage fame.

[@SShadowBito]

Sonic 2 was my first Sonic game in 1993, and it will always have a special place for me but when I played Sonic 3 in 1994 when it came out, I was crazy and amazed. When Sonic and Knuckles came out in October of that same year and I found out that I could play with Knuckles, I knew right away that this was going to be one of my favorite games of all time, and it still is today.

[@simgames9133]

The best 2d sonic ranking list i've seen. It's the one that is closest to what i think, really, good job. I loved the video a lot

[@RM2011ish]

I'm an old fart who grew up on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since the Genesis. I actually had a Game Gear and a lot of the Sonic games on it were VERY underwhelming. I had the most fun with Sonic Chaos, but I doubt I'd have the same feelings going back to it. There was actually a fan developed remake of Sonic Chaos that was looking REALLY good, but sadly it was never finished.

[@andrewmckinley56]

Hamtoro, great video. Sonic 2 and 3 played a huge role in my childhood!

[@leomariano2735]

Good list man, is nice too see some love for the handheld sonic games, they are usually forgotten. Being a Nintendo kid, the first sonic game I owned was Sonic Advance on the GBA, and I would probably rank it higher, mostly for nostalgia reasons Also it’s also the sonic game I actually managed to beat. Those games are hard!!

[@leomariano2735]

Also, Hamtaro 😂

[@Alianger]

Marble Zone isn't actually slow though, for the most part, if you know the levels. Neither is most of Sonic 1 8-bit. But if you don't feel like replaying until you've memorized them (or looking it up), that's fair.

[@Axxidous]

Hamtaro, bro. And even though I don’t agree with some of the games you say are bad, I do like your approach to expressing your opinions. I think it’s a well done video and watching and listening to this gave me good feels about the Sonic series over the years. Again, despite you feeling more negative to some of the games I view with charm. lol

[@tommycwills]

Hamtaro Mania is my favorite but 3&K is right there. Great video!

[@suzakux7]

I really think you did a good job ranking these games, sonic is the first video game i've played ever, when i got the genesis back in the early 90's as a kid. also i did request this awhile ago, idk if you ranked all the soul calibur games yet.

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

I want to rank all the soul calibur games but way way too many new games atm

[@suzakux7]

@@TotallyTubularJonathan it's fine man, I enjoy what you put out.

[@jamesshepherd2514]

Really good ranking, especially with the top two as Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic Mania are by far my favourite 2D Sonic Games.

[@nick_reiner]

Hamtaro. I’m with you on your top two. I feel fortunate to have been a kid when the best 2D Sonic games came out. I remember buying Sonic 3 at a Toys R Us the year it came out. I had high hopes for Superstars following Mania but man, what a letdown. They need to just make Mania 2!

[@TheGhostOfJohnWicksBeagle]

It's nice to see ranking Vids from someone who actually played the games.

[@evolutioner8573]

That was sure an amazing ranking

[@Turai12]

Neo Geo pocket colour crew assemble! Love that little handheld. Would totally recommend it to anyone who likes retro gaming.

[@Fluffychoupikkos]

Great video! BTW I know it has nothing to do with sonic in any degree but really what about the Borderland series ? I can't even recall if you had even mentioned it on your channel!

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

Just for you my man I will talk about it. I am actually playing through wunderlands right now and that is the only one I had not played. So hopefully in the next few months it can pop up. Once these releases slow down....

[@Fluffychoupikkos]

@TotallyTubularJonathan Take your time, man. It's a great series, though, is what I am saying. It's really one of the classics when it comes to fps, and the characters are on a whole other level.

[@JhonEricZD]

3:06 "it looks like fucking sh🚪t"

[@kingstarscream3807]

Great to see some respect for Sonic Advance 2.

[@TrumanJPray]

Amazing video I’m a sonic fanatic in this video is just great

[@afhamdanish1957]

Tbh I love genesis sonic and soundtrack track really damn good how they made this soundtrack is good in genesis really amazing

[@Scrubber89]

Can’t argue too much with the rankings, pretty spot on except personally I’d put Sonic cd lower and Sonic 2 higher.

[@dlzchaos588]

The best half pipe is sonic 3D blast on Saturn. Difficulty is just right, Graphics are great, and the controls are amazing, also no tails to worry about( I know you can play with sonic by himself but still) also hamtaro

[@cmrobbins88]

One of my best childhood memories was renting Sonic Advance from Blockbuster and playing it while watching the Sonic OVA. Of course S3&K is my favorite. I want to love Sonic Mania but I am just sucking at it. The Special Stages are a little frustrating but it’s definitely Player error. I’ve also been stuck on this one level and it caused me to drop the game for over a year. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Maybe I need to start over and try not to perfect it in the first go.

[@chrisvillan88]

Not to say the game is good, but Sonic 1 on the master system is the first sonic game I played and my first experience of video games. I remember over a decade later picking up mega collection plus and being thrilled it was included. Looking at it now it's definitely far from the best sonic game

[@c.t.originals1170]

My favourite 2d Sonic game is Sonic cd, just the replay ability on that one is remarkable!

[@borederlands5387]

hamtaro i feel like i've played 2, 3, and mania so damn much that i've grown tired of them unfortunately

[@MaxxD86]

Hamtaro!! Yo I love Mania and S3&K. Easily the best 2D Sonic game and are 100% must plays

[@BboySquidfoot]

This is more solid than J's reviews

[@phillyman2837]

We like your content. Please incorporate chapters.

[@matthewRest]

Have a great day!

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

wow! thank you SO much! It will 100% be a great day now! you have an excellent week!

[@evolutioner8573]

Nice

[@SzymonSaysStuff]

This video was Hamtaro as fuck. A great list and I honestly agree with the placings. I would probably put 4 a bit higher, while putting 1 and CD a bit lower, but otherwise solid, and I have the top 3 in the same exact order. I gotta say though. When it comes to Sonic 1... Labyrinth Zone wasn't even that bad. It wasn't great, but I don't hate it nearly as much as everyone else seems to hahaha. What I really hate about that game is Scrap Brain Zone, the final one, which is truly awful. I reached it with 23 lives stockpiled and burned through all of them. Has to be one of the worst zones in Sonic history and I'm not capping in the slightest.

[@matancohen8271]

I like Sonic 3 and knuckles, but Mania will always be my favorite game of all time

[@finter3789]

Rush adventure is underrated

[@seematahir5970]

Hamtaro ....I kinda liked 06's plot

[@sayak132]

‏‪27:00‬‏ the music of episode 2 is amazing And where is triple trouble 16 bit

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

Episode 2 got some good ones, and triple trouble 16 bit is a fan game actually. I was just looking at official sonic games

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

​@@TotallyTubularJonathan If you ever do something like this but include (COMPLETED) 2D Sonic games Include: Sonic Before the sequel Sonic After the sequel Sonic Time Twisted Sonic Triple Trouble 16 Bit Sonic and the Fallen Star And when they come out... Sonic and the Moon Facility Sonic Galactic Sonic and Knuckles Newtrogic Panic The last two specifically might be the best 2D sonic games of all time fan game or official

[@TimDespairBear11]

I don’t understand how knuckles chaotix NEVER got re released. Apparently sonic gems collection was supposed to have it but didn’t for some reason.

[@RM2011ish]

It either had to be emulation issues or maybe Sega wanted everything involving the 32X completely buried. 🤷

[@TimDespairBear11]

@@RM2011ish such a shame. I beat it 1 time on an emulator and thought it was pretty cool.

[@RM2011ish]

@@TimDespairBear11 I actually had a 32X and really enjoyed it myself.

[@TimDespairBear11]

@@RM2011ish wow a 32x owner what a chad. I never knew anyone irl who had one.

[@Sydney_Angelyt]

Silver Castle Zone from Sonic Blast has really good music, at least.

[@Sydney_Angelyt]

Also you're playing the gamegear version when the best version is the master system.

[@hamzamohamed6774]

Wow a person who actually like sonic 1 more than sonic superstars that's the biggest hot take I've ever seen from a sonic fan

[@charlesschofield4018]

My favourite 2D Sonic games are Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Mania and the Sonic Advance trilogy

[@owendinostudios1200]

No way you put any game gear game under Sonic 4, also Sonic Blast got a Master System port, and it's a good game imo

[@liamconverse8950]

I don't think any GBA game actually has good music. Btw you should try reviewing the bootleg/Rom hack/homebrew sonic games too

[@chesterm2883]

man you forget that sonic 2 ,3 ,k mania

[@alptugraakan7490]

Im surprised you didnt put superstars in 26

[@JODiEVALENTiNE]

Hamtaro. (S3 &Kb🐐)

[@hamzamohamed6774]

55:22 TF are you saying there's no such thing is a momentum in a boosting sonic game

[@Awsomegamingcentral514]

My favorite is 3 and knuckles

[@tiagofernandes8389]

Nowadays every kid is rating games without knowing s#@&* 😂

[@marialinares4201]

Is 3D here i didnt see video

[@pptproductions7058]

I’m calling it right now, sonic mania is top three.

[@ProPainism]

HAMMMMTAROOOO

[@-majdtheandroid-]

hamtaro your a W

[@Ramble_79]

As soon as I see advance 3 as the worst advance game on someone’s list I just shut off the video Oh look at that TIKE TO GO

[@DanialProhozdenia]

Sonic 2 8-Bit is better than every 8 bit game💀

[@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC]

Hamtaro :)

[@Catgamer7YT]

I love sonic colors ds do u

[@DarkAnomaly]

I just can't get into Sonic Superstars at all. I've tried and I've tried and I just don't like it, to me it's plagued with some of the annoying issues that plagued previous 2D Sonic such as cheap enemy placement boring Special Stages and terrible boss fights amongst other issues.

[@DeftestAphid2]

I can't get over the pricetag.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

That's how Mania was too. The bonus stages were tedious and boring and the boss fights were even worse. You'd just stand there and dodge for 99 percent of the time

[@JGr2000]

@@DeftestAphid2I bought superstars at $60 and it was on sale like two weeks later. Pretty sure it went down to $35 for Black Friday. I still feel ripped off and it’s been months since it released

[@im_not_an.artist276]

i only played 3 of the games bruh

[@legoboy7107]

Hamtaro.

[@mysteriousgamer8941]

sonic is overhated ppl, c'mon y'all, don't try to act like the kat doesn't have any good games cus he does, he even has some classics 👇. 17. Sonic forces 16. Sonic lost world 15. Sonic 1 14. Sonic heroes 13. Sonic rush 1 & 2 12. Sonic adventures 1 11. Sonic advance trilogy 10. Sonic frontier 9. Sonic unleased 8. Sonic colors 7. Sonic adventures 2 (classic) 6. Sonic generations (classic) 5. Sonic superstars 4. Sonic cd (classic) 3. Sonic 2 (classic) 2. Sonic mania (classic) 1. Sonic 3 & knockles (classic) Solid catalog if u ask me, a very underrated & overhated character and franchise. just cus his bad games ruined his legacy but any series with that many good games and several classics...can't be all that bad.

[@absoluteego]

sonic 2's levels are built around going fast? that's not true at all. at least 75% of the game is slow platforming. and saying there's no bad levels? wing fortress is atrocious.

[@stang6552]

Hamtaro

[@DjDeo-zc3yr]

Haha funny

[@LisaCoronado-hn8ss]

The Best is Sonic Superstars

[@LeonardoRodrigues-uj1sm]

Talking shit about 8bit Sonic 1, nah this shit ain't it.

[@Awsomegamingcentral514]

Helo

[@spiderforces9886]

In 7 minutes

[@pureakkuracy7510]

All I the only person who really dislikes sonic mania lol

[@Heyjisso]

Sonic mania is better to sonic 3 and knuckles

[@owendinostudios1200]

I disagree with most of this list lol

[@Jautaube]

Sure this is subjective, but ... Sonic Superstars is utter Crap ... and so is CD, because it was never meant to be a game of itself. CD is cut Content and/or Ideas from other Sonic Games and you can feel it in every aspect: bad level design, bad music, bad graphics, reused sprites and forgetable zones. Only the Sonic Boom Songs rock. Sonic 1 Sonic 2 Sonic Mania END OF LIST. PERIOD.

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

Bad music for Sonic CD? That is a really spicy take lol

[@Turai12]

While I don't like CD, where did you get the idea that it's cut content?

[@tylerjay4219]

Hamtaro