Sonic Adventure 2 - Pumpkin Hill / E.G.G.M.A.N. | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@jedor988]

Now you know, how the Great Emerald's power allows us to feel

[@mstop4]

And we're still mourning poor Larry, never let a ghost try to approach you.

[@Hugo-yz1vb]

​@@mstop4 They get married- I mean leery

[@Sageharpuia0]

Oh man, Jesse's face in that first 30 seconds or so when he was processing Pumpkin Hill. That's the good stuff.

[@FSAPOJake]

Pumpkin Hill is quite literally the first song Tomoya Ohtani composed for the entire Sonic series. Dude's a MASTER at hip-hop beats, and basically every other type of music. What an absolute legend. And Hunnid-P (the rapper and lyricist for the Knuckles songs, and yes, he's from New York, which you predicted here) is a garbage human being, but he's got excellent flow and a relaxing voice. Perfect fit for these super chill songs.

[@pointlessmanatee]

I guess he must be a trump supporter then? Get it? Because joe biden said trump supporters are garbage

[@DeanBrosOfficial]

for added context, Hunnid-P is a garbage person because when his checks from the games ran out, he started claiming the music on KZbin and then tried suing SEGA for owning the music. They own the music properly and he had written contracts to take in royalty checks for the music, but eventually the money he got was little to nothing so he simply thought if he claimed all the music he was involved in he wouldn't have to work ever again but the courts easily called him an idiot and he got canceled for this. again, good flow and a decent artist but not a decent person

[@gabrielxzy8576]

Didn't Ohtani composed the Knuckles theme before?

[@FSAPOJake]

@@gabrielxzy8576 Pumpkin Hill and the Chao Challenge Race themes were his first two tracks.

[@neotailz]

​@@DeanBrosOfficial IIRC he was also accused of inappropriate behavior with a woman who was interviewing him.

[@Heathenshalt]

The singer of EGGMAN was some 80s hair guy named Paul Shortino of Rough Cutt... it's funny when you learn he wrote the lyrics to it himself, which means he also put in the ad libbing parts... clearly he was having a lot of fun lol. He said Japan became a critical venue for his band after this song, and Jun Senoue would even team up with him sometimes for concerts there

[@KEEPTALKIN8215]

Every playable sonic character in Sonic adventure 2 has their own sound. Knuckles has rap/hip hop.

[@FlapNasty3]

In the main story. Dont forget SA2B has multiplayer and that has Chaos, Metal Sonic and Tikal.

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

Rouge has Jazz, and the funniest bit about her song is that the lady who did the song didn’t make it for Rouge; but the SEGA music team heard this song and said it was perfect to her. So it all came together.

[@kieronix4071]

@@CallofDutyBlackOps28 The song was composed and written by Fumie Kumatani who was a member of Sonic Team. She actually wrote the lyrics in Japanese and then they were translated to English which is why the song doesn't rhyme, it was definitely made specifically for Rouge though.

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

@ I swear I heard otherwise; but then again I heard this ages ago, so It pans out I’ve just been lied to and just thought it was the case.

[@nyeeeofthestarsz1804]

​@@FlapNasty3 those are only playable in Battle

[@IndyTheGreat]

"Tomoya Ohtani can do hip hop beats?" Tomoya Ohtani can basically do anything, but his main style that he specializes in most is hip hop and lo-fi beats. He's extremely good at it and was one of the pioneers of the latter in the video game space.

[@KeltkeGH]

@@IndyTheGreat dude can go from Lo-fi beats to Extreme metal.

[@Handepsilon]

@@KeltkeGH as Frontiers would attest :D

[@PDS350]

While Eggman is not an acronym despite the song title, some people like so say it stands to Evil Genius Getting Mad At Nature.

[@SirSlush_]

All of the Knuckles stages in this game are rap songs and it's incredible. I'm fairly certain the vocals were all written and performed by the rapper Hunnid-P who is indeed from New York.

[@jonieljoestarzawarudo8172]

Also, don't bother trying to look for Hunnid-P's other stuff because he is a bad person.

[@IBAGGaming]

This was exciting to see! Completely right with it being a character theme, E.G.G.M.A.N. It's entirely one of those Sonic songs I can recite from heart with how catchy it is.

[@J2ojuiced95]

Jesse’s only scratched the surface of SA2’s soundtrack so far, it’s definitely one of the more diverse in the series, as every playable character Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Eggman and Rouge, all have different music genre’s for their character themes and stages. What I really love about the rap vocals that are used on all of Knuckles stages in particular, is the little bits of storytelling and Knuckles attitude that’s portrayed in them (Death Chamber being the best example). As far as Pumpkin Hill goes, it was one of the very first tracks Ohtani composed for Sonic. Making hip hop and electronic beats was pretty much his specialty, before he started composing more grander pieces from Sonic 06 onwards.

[@GalaxiePerfect]

Oh yeah. Hope he reacts to more

[@kero232]

diverse?? lmao sonic and tails and eggman are rockish, rouge are jazzy, shadow are dark techno and knuckes are rap. and the background, menu, event themes are just there. it all ties to the character which isn't diverse. and the rock is noisy and all same-y adventure 1 was the real diverse one. even sonic cd is more diverse

[@Geth-Who]

E.G.G.M.A.N. was one of the first times Sonic Team did Robotnik the true service that made him a fantastic villain, by giving him CHARISMA.

[@Madchimpz]

SA 1 and 2 voice actor was amazing too, he will never be matched to me. So sad to know he passed away at too young of an age.

[@FlapNasty3]

I just wish they kept his “I am the Eggman” light motif after Shadow the Hedgehog. Even Sonic Riders had it. Lol

[@toraregisfurry]

@@Madchimpz deem bristow was the goat

[@VelvetAura]

Both of these songs are amazing and I love them lol. Pumpkin Hill is iconic, and E.G.G.M.A.N. kinda remains Eggman's theme in many fans' hearts today. Eggman is a playable character in this, so you're very much right about the character theme aspect. As for the vocals in that song, they were performed by Paul Shortino!

[@vi6ddarkking]

1:49 You've done over 30 Videos on this series. And you're still surprised that they pull a curveball on you. When the Sonic fanbase told you Sonic has done EVERYTHING when it comes to music. We weren't kidding.

[@Stormfall7]

Finally, we get one of the Knuckles stage themes on the channel. I'm sure there were a lot of people looking forward to this one lol. Sonic Adventure 2 is structured in a way that has the player go through the story from two different perspectives, with three different playable characters in each. One for the protagonists, called the "Hero Side", consisting of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. And one for the antagonists, called the "Dark Side", with Shadow, Dr. Eggman, and Rouge. All of the characters get their own unique stages, and all have a certain genre of music to go with them. Pumpkin Hill here is a track for one of Knuckles's stages. Also, each of the 6 playable characters have a theme song, separate of the stage themes, that have vocals from the perspective of each character. E.G.G.M.A.N. here is the character theme of Dr. Eggman (not a stage/level theme). Now, Knuckles's stage themes also take this approach, (as well as a couple for Shadow) having lyrics from the perspective of the character. But it isn't the norm, as most stage themes are instrumental. Hopefully I explained that well enough in a way that makes sense.

[@thevoidmagician6653]

“Is this ghostface?” Song: “This is knuckles”

[@ethansharer]

😂

[@fissilewhistle]

Is this the Krusty Krab?

[@T_Man]

Ahh, the infamous Knuckles raps. They're glorious.

[@AStandsForFrench]

Infamous, nothing. They're great

[@NIDER3]

wdym "infamous"?

[@T_Man]

I remember how up in arms people got about these themes back in the day. It's kinda like how people used to hate on Sonic R's music. This stuff used to be contentious. I mean, they were always actually just amazing, but hoo boy was getting wide acceptance of this fact hard.

[@davidwhidden9337]

People hated these raps back in the day. Now they've reached meme status.

[@byrondejong9872]

The songs were cringe and repetitive as a kid playing the level but it did quickly become infamous because of how funny the lyrics are. People realized Crush 40 was amazing and the soundtrack became forever loved.

[@espurrseyes42]

Yes, the rapper on these SA2 Knuckles tracks, Hunnid-P, is from New York. We don't talk about him tho. He told some lie about how he didn't get paid for his work on the game, and then there was some other thing about him trying to exploit a well-known Sonic fan creator for "favors" to put it lightly that killed any goodwill he might've still had after the first controversy.

[@PandamoniumBruu]

Yeah, that's really... Is that Pumpkin Hill? Dun dun🎵 durururu dururu dun dun 🎶

[@Taraku43]

For a bit more context. Pumpkin Hill is just a stage theme for one of Knuckle's stages, but his stage themes all are about his thoughts at that moment.E.G.G.M.A.N. Is Eggman's character theme, as SA2 gave every playable character their own theme. Where speaking of, Eggman is a playable character in the game

[@IAMTHEARMAGEDON]

I genuinely cackled at his reaction to Pumpkin Soup, no one would have seen that coming

[@Snowmanse]

The Sonic social media team is great. In addition to the 10 hour pumpkin hill video, they also put up a 3 hour video of a really annoying 10 second loop of part of a song, but called it a relaxation track.

[@KEEPTALKIN8215]

Oh yeah about the 10 hour mix of pumpkin hill the video is filled with easter eggs and every now and then some of the creators will talk about something with sonic or something spooky

[@waypastcoolkid]

So every character in Sonic Adventure 2 is assigned to a genre. Sonic has Punk Rock and Ska sounds, Tails is more Pop Rock, Knuckles is defined by rap/hip-hop/r&b/jazz, Shadow is associated Drum & Bass and electronica style dance music mixed with rock, Eggman has more industrial rock, and Rouge is loungey bossa nova crossed with jazz.

[@SoraXKokiri]

I’d argue Sonic’s is more Punk Rock/Ska, but yeah rock is his main thing.

[@NoxHypnotic]

Oh we're finally hitting the knuckles stages. I can't even imagine how many people know all the words to this by heart.

[@BigYabai]

the genre name "butt rock" comes from those radio stations that play "nothing but rock" and tend to play a lot of cheesy or 'trashy' music so butt rock was originally a derogatory name, but nowadays it's more of a term of endearment from people who enjoy it

[@Kniffel101]

Oh and you were 50% right with Crush 40, in that Jun Senoue composed and played the guitar for E.G.G.M.A.N. but that's not its lead singer Johnny Gioeli, but _Paul Shortino_ sings the track! =D

[@CyanBlur]

Robotnik is his government name, Eggman was a mocking nickname given by Sonic, but embraced by Eggman. Doesn't really stand for anything like the song title implies it as an acronym, he and his creations just tend to look egg-shaped (I suppose animals "hatching" out of his defeated robots was why Japan originally named him that)

[@SirJeal]

To add to this, I've heard many scientists and such professions called "Eggheads" before, so I always tend to think that "Eggman" is in a similar vein as that.

[@FlapNasty3]

I also love that Eggman was Japanese name and Ivo Robotnik was the American one, and for SA they decided to commit that Robotnik was his actual name and Eggman was a moniker.

[@cordiroybear]

This kind of music use to be a staple of sonic games, not just a BGM but actual songs with lyrics. The lyrics in the songs kinda go over what's happening in that stage also. It was really kool as a kid.

[@nebel9628]

God these songs will never fail to make me smile, because their lyrics are just so silly and I love them

[@KEEPTALKIN8215]

There are sonic concerts. Its the sonic symphony they've do a couple times now. They did end up uploading one of the symphonys on youtube. It goes through music from the old 2d games to modern era stuff all played live.

[@byrondejong9872]

I ain't going to let it get to me, I just gon' creep. - Knuckles getting rejected at the Club

[@Sy-Sonic001]

E.g.g.m.a.n stands for Evil Genius Getting Mad At Nature!

[@dawk7]

You know what this reaction reminds me of? _Pumpkin Hill!_ *Doo doo, do-do-do-do do-do-do, do-do-do~!*

[@tehsensei]

Hey, I know you were judging us when you heard that intro XD. It's a little cheesy 'cause it's sonic... but that's exactly why we love it!

[@thetruej7872]

The Knuckles songs in SA2 are such a vibe. Plus Eggman's SA2 theme song is a banger.

[@SneakySnorunt]

All of Knuckles songs in SA2 are hip hop/r&b. Honestly super underrated ost. The Amy and Rouge themes are great too, My Sweet Passion and Fly in the Freedom

[@LooseAsADEUCE]

The implication is that the songs in the Knuckles stages (Pumpkin Hill is one of his stages) are him rapping to himself as he searches for emerald pieces. Knuckles has also been Black-coded for a while, hence the hip hop tracks. I'm certain him being coded as Black is also at least part of the reason why Idris Elba does his voice in the show and movies. I love all the character themes in SA2, but "E.G.G.M.A.N." is probably the best of them. It's like the badass boast trope in song form and honestly its the theme I think of whenever Eggman is being particularly villainous or successful. It's so good.

[@EmeraldZion]

Seeing your favourite songs from your favourite game get reacted to gotta be a top ten best feeling 😂

[@FlapNasty3]

I truly wish one of these days you can get back and play these Sonic games. I’m positive you’d love the story and music along with it.

[@Kniffel101]

Pumpkin Hill is the first Sonic composition by Tomoya Ohtani! =D The singer, Hunnid P., has done some _very_ shady things over the years and never re-appeared in Sonic since SA2, aside from SA2 soundtrack rereleases. I usually listen to a fanmade instrumental version of this track, but must admit that the lyrics for Knuckles' stage themes are iconic af! =P

[@ninjabunny9526]

Of the many countless artists who've been brought in to make music for sonic games: Crush 40, Kellin Quinn, Bowling for Soup, etc; none of them had the sheer creative genius of Hunnid-P who, when told to make a few songs for all of Knuckles' levels in Sonic Adventure 2, took the deeply inspired idea to rap from the perspective of Knuckles for all of the songs, in character as Knuckles, insanely literally, going so far as to narrate things Knuckles does in the level itself at times. An absolutely inspired artistic decision.

[@mojojojox5043]

It's nice to see E.G.G.M.A.N. show up, was considered as an option for me to suggest. Luckily it was already covered. Pumpkin Hill is an iconic song, the beat is great and the rapping is fun. What a great groove and the beat is smooth. I like how there are different instruments that come into the beat adding to it. The record scratches are fun. This is a good song, it makes sense why it's well known. Now E.G.G.M.A.N. is a fun one, I love the ratchet noises and the overall the mechanical vibe of the song. The vocals are fun (not Johnny Gioeli of Crush 40, this is Paul Shortino) Jun Senoue (the main guitar player for Crush 40) did make this song so that's probably why you thought it was Crush 40. The solo was dope and the slap bass is awesome.

[@seanibarra-loredo7290]

I literally asked for Pumpkin Hill in the last Sonic Heroes video for Hang Castle, tf 😭

[@Varizen87]

SA2 had 2 stories (and a hidden 3rd when you finish the other 2). There’s a Hero side story where you play Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles and a Villain story where you okay Shadow, Eggman, and Rouge. It was the first and I believe only time Eggman was a playable character. Robotnik and Eggman are the same character. He was always Eggman in Japanese but when the Sonic Adventure games came out, they tried to introduce parity between languages by having Sonic call him Eggman as a nickname to mock him.

[@Stephen-Fox]

Sonic Adventure 2 is 2001. The Knuckles levels all had songs performed by Hunnid-P, who also performed Knuckles' character theme in SA2. In SA1 his theme is performed by Dred Foxx. Scott Dreier was the English VA for Knuckles in SA2, Michael McGaharn was the VA in SA1. All the playable characters in SA1 and SA2 have character themes, and all the 'teams' have themes in Sonic Heroes. These are: SA1: Sonic - It Doesn't Matter - Tony Harnell Tails - Believe In Myself - Karen Blake Knuckles - Unknown from M.E. - Marion Saunders & Dred Foxx Amy - My Sweet Passion - Nikki Gregoroff Big - Lazy Days (Livin' in Paradise) - Ted Poley Gamma - Theme of "E-102γ" - Jun Senoue & Fumie Kumatani SA2: Sonic - It Doesn't Matter - Tony Harnell Shadow - Throw It All Away - Everett Bradley Tails - Believe In Myself - Kaz Silver Eggman - E.G.G.M.A.N. - Paul Shortino Knuckles - Unknown From M.E. - Marion Saunders & Hunnid-P Rouge - Fly In The Freedom - Tabitha Fair & Todd Cooper Sonic Heroes: Team Sonic (consisting of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles) - We Can - Ted Poley & Tony Harnell Team Dark (consisting of Shadow, Rouge, and E-123 Omega) - This Machine - Julien-K Team Rose (consisting of Amy, Cream, and Big) - Follow Me - Kay Hanley Team Chaotix (consisting of Espio, Charmy, and Vector) - Team Chaotix - Gunnar Nelson

[@Samevi]

Each character tends to have their own music genre starting with the Adventure games. Sonic's is that cool, lighthearted and adventurous buttrock you mentioned, while Knuckles tends to have more focused and storytelling hip hop and Eggman goes with a braggy, "look at how great I am!" Industrial Electronic sound. I think it's really cool how they went that direction. They really get the characters with the music.

[@SaiyanHajime]

Ok THIS is my favourite reaction to Sonic you've had hahahaha.

[@NanTheDark]

A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup is the theme for the stage Pumpkin Hill, where you play as Knuckles. All of Knuckles's stages feature different rap songs, which are sort of from Knuckles's perspective. E.G.G.M.A.N. is a character theme.

[@greatsource5405]

Dr Robotnik did talk even back in the 90s such as in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog when he was voiced by Lonh John Baldry and he even had a few episdoes where he sang in that show.

[@shadixyt]

When it comes to genre variety Sonic Adventure (especially 2) is a whole ass cornucopia of variety, as many comments have probably pointed out by now, Sonic Adventure 2's OST is heavily operating on the premise of "each character has a set of songs that have their own genre that is heavily associated with their personality and the lyrics very much are on the nose 'stream of conscious' of the character they're associated with, especially their theme songs." With Pumpkin Hill, its a kind of a halloween-ish haunted graveyard kinda place and in the lyrics you're hearing Knuckles basically self-talk to give himself courage to forge ahead even though deep down he is afraid of ghosts. E.G.G.M.A.N. is Eggman's theme song that plays whenever he's the focus of scene he's in, like he's having his moment of being a bad ass or what not. The song is about how he sees himself as a genius and mastermind.

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

A lot of people wanted E.G.G.M.A.N. to play during the second Sonic movie. We didn't got it sadly, but we a re hoping for the third one. The song is just filled with Eggman charisma.

[@busfare5660]

As a new Yorker, it kinda blew my mind to realize this guy was from Brownsville, and just like our inside joke here, he was sentenced for arms possession lol.

[@MajoraZ]

If you haven't do so already, i'd look up some footage of the Pumpkin Hill stage in game, it even out-Halloweens the Nightmare Before Christmas! But yes, Hip-hop in a Sonic game: All of Knuckles stages in Sonic Adventure 2, as well as his main character vocal theme in it and SA1, have some combination of Rap, R&B, and similar funky genres: This is both because Knuckles was kinda Black coded (Sega designed his spines to look like dreads, his shoes have Rasta colors, some early marketing even gave him a Jamaican accent), but also because his stages are more slow, exploration based levels where you find hidden items (hence the lyrics here mentioning searching or sensing things) and Knuckles's personality is (in contrast to Sonic who is kinda a brash, always moving forward free spirit who never questions his gut) is pretty introspective and questions and ponders his heritage and purpose in spite of his tough quiet exterior: Slower rap and R&B fits the slower and more chill vibes of those stages, and allows you to get a better look into Knuckle's head and the atmospheric elements of the music reflects his nature a bit. Likewise, as many people have likely commented (and I know have in past videos, I was one of them!) each character's main vocal theme and their stage themes are a different genre or subgenre of music. Sonic is upbeat rock, Shadow is more industrial and emo rock (both of which have speedy platforming stages). We already talked about Knuckles and his musical genre and gameplay, but his Dark story counterpart sharing his gameplay style, Rouge (a femme-fatal bat thief and secret agent) has jazz and bossa nova music with spy or heist movie vibes. Finally Tails has rock with electronic elements, with more bass, keys, and some synth, while Eggman's tracks are similar, but with a more moody tone, more synth, and often with mechanical clanks, grinding, and whirring noises (both Tails and Eggman are in mechs which lock on and shoot enemies). Speaking of Eggman, E.G.G.M.A.N. is his main vocal character theme: These take the same musical genres that character's stage theme has, but add lyrics that are basically the character describing themselves and their personality, motives, etc in variously more abstract or more explicit ways (As I said, this is something all of Knuckle's stage themes do as well, though more from what he's thinking for that stage). With E.G.G.M.A.N. this is pretty obvious: He's a genius who schemes, he makes machines, he wants to take over the world and to take out sonic, etc, and all of that comes up in the lyrics I don't think you've reacted to any of the other character vocal themes, but "Escape from the City/City Escape" and "Keys to the Ruin/Pyramid Cave" are two of Sonic's stage themes, and "Supporting Me" is a boss theme where you play as Shadow and mostly sticks to his musical genre and motifs (unlike the other boss themes which tend to be their own thing). "Live and Learn" is the main theme for the whole game (and the true final boss theme).

[@DeanBrosOfficial]

So, for added context, the term Butt Rock was originally a jab at this music because Arin Hanson From Game Grumps made fun of it and called it that, but people all over the world will argue differently but that was when Sonic music started getting called butt rock. As in shitty rock and roll. The original term But Rock comes from the phrase, "Nothing but rock," a phrase often used in radio's. that unofficial term was originally used for music you'd hear only on the radio, which is hilarious here because this music you would never hear on the radio strictly because its video game music. people argue its a compliment to have this music be called butt rock but make no mistake, its an insult, no endearing term has the word, "butt" in it

[@SCP_Void_7274]

@@DeanBrosOfficial So what would the nice term for this kinda rock be?

[@possibly_ben]

@@SCP_Void_7274 gluteal muscle rock

[@SCP_Void_7274]

@@possibly_ben Spectacular

[@venny1689]

I'd say buttrock had endearing connotations even when Arin used it, considering he absolutely loves this stuff.

[@DeanBrosOfficial]

@@SCP_Void_7274 glam hard Rock would be a more accurate term but if we are going literal, Video Game Rock

[@FirevexBg]

Both Adventure games have great and diverse OSTs.

[@reeriot1485]

That Makna forest in the background oh yeah

[@thegeth4293]

Sonic andventure 2 (2001) was definitely the most vocal heavy and genre-diverse of the sonic soundtracks. SA2 had 6 playable characters and each had their own genre assigned to them. (Sonic, tails, knuckles, eggman, shadow, rouge) After 2001 the games definitely consolidated to the rock and metal youve heard before.

[@1020percent]

Eggmans theme feels like it could be a theme for him if he was a pro wrestler! He would have such a crazy entrance in that realm! 😂

[@jarelldavis31]

The BEST Knuckles theme on Halloween, hell yeah!!❤ And Eggman's here too. 😊

[@Dasaltwarrior]

Fun fact, Sonic Adventure 2 has several hip hop tracks, all of which were composed by Tomoya Ohtani. These were the first pieces he did for the series iirc

[@Yal_Rathol]

early on in the 3D era, adventure 1 and 2 had this concept that each character should have their own music genre. adventure 2 refined that approach and gave similar characters related genres, so knuckles gets rap/hip-hop and rouge gets jazz/hip-hop. eggman has industrial rock.

[@Hiushisan]

If you liked Pumpkin Hill, you'll love the songs from Knuckles' other stages. Meteor Herd is a personal favorite, and Aquatic Mine is ridiculously smooth.

[@KitsyX]

A few of the Sonic Adventure era games, the main ones with multiple characters, started having character themes with vocals... In the case of Sonic Heroes there were team themes... Each reflecting the character... And actually, in Sonic Adventure 2, Eggman was one of the main playable characters and has a theme (although they do start having vocal themes for some final bosses too, it's typically not from their perspective, I think.. I might be forgetting something)... On top of that, Knuckles actually has vocal tracks for most of his levels in Sonic Adventure 2... Maybe Rouge too, although of a different style... Their levels are more on the slower paced, treasure-hunting style... Maybe that's why they went with vocal tracks, to help keep the levels more interesting. Anyway, if you get to check out the other themes and such of the Adventure games, Sonic Heroes and maybe Sonic 06 (you may have already listened to some, I forget), you might notice that each character kinda has a different style of song... Sonic leans towards rock, maybe leaning into pop punk or ska punk or something in some games... Tails is a bit more on the pop rock side maybe... Knuckles has the Hip-Hop/RnB... Rouge has a kind of jazzy espionage vibe, while Shadow has a darker/heavier rock vibe... I'm not sure if it's quite metal, but almost? I expect you probably wouldn't do it, but I think playing Sonic Adventure might elicit some interesting reactions out of you that would be fun to watch... Sonic Adventure is so different from the original games in various ways lol. If you think the music is crazy... Oh boy... Sonic Adventure has like 6 different characters, each with their own mechanic... Like one does fishing lol.

[@MoutainMannPro]

The dawning realization that sonic adventure 2 is basically a musical.

[@adrianpadilla1825]

Grown up I used to listen to this song all the time and rap to it 😂🤣😃👍🙌 plus been a long time since I heard this song. And it is my favorite rap song of knuckles 👍🙌

[@rochellepaws]

I know that it's here, I can sense it in my feet

[@DaniTheSpriter256]

You've NEVER heard Eggman speak...? "No way, I can't believe this!"

[@elijahdarden1275]

This is my first time hearing the adventure 2 version of E.G.G.M.A.N. The one I’m used to is the Shadow The Hedgehog version but both are amazing.

[@RenzyTheGreat]

All of Knuckles’ levels in this game is Hip-Hop and they’re all bangers

[@Arksimon2k]

Nice! This song is so memorable.

[@TheFallenStar64]

Were getting spooky up in here with this one🗣🔥🔥🎶

[@SandersCat_yo]

Eggman is a playable character in Sonic Adventure 2, that's why he has a vocal theme. Also there are tours that play sonic music, it's called Sonic Symphony!

[@Heathenshalt]

what an INTERESTING juxtaposition this time.... that song isn't so scary but Eggman was at his most badass in this game, that's for sure

[@GameDragon2k]

Sonic Adventure 2 has six playable characters. And all six of those characters have their own genre or styles of music. That cheesy rock you're used to is pretty much exclusive to Sonic. Knuckles stage themes however, are all closer to hip hop.

[@mralexs]

The Siivagunner channel has a version of E.G.G.M.A.N. where the backing tracking is replaced with Sharp Dressed Man and it fits

[@tallestlalafell2345]

Oh no, the ghost got Larry

[@EzGamerx]

Ahhh the nostalgia of collecting animals and rings for the chao garden

[@IkeTheBot]

For as much as Sonic fans argue about the dumbest things regarding the franchise, the one thing everyone agrees on is that Sonic has banger music.

You need to look at It Doesnt Matter as well. That song to this day sums up Sonic perfectly.

[@SausageVT]

In SA2, there's 6 characters, and each of their levels are represented by different musical genres. Sonic's levels lean torwards the rock/punk vibe. Tails' levels are also rock but differ from Sonic's in that their more electronic. Knuckles' levels, as you can hear, are rap/hip hop. Shadow's levels are rave (except for Sky Rail, which is more rock, since early on it was supposed to be a Sonic level.) Eggman's levels are interesting, they're a kind of weird combination of industrial and techno, though it varies. Rouge's levels are jazz, and are actually some of my favorites in the game.

[@RednekGamurz]

Pumpkin Hill is a stage theme, while EGGMAN is a character theme. The Adventure games have pretty varied music; various flavors of rock, hip hop, jazz, electronic, etc. The character themes in particular do a really great job of getting across what the characters are like. It Doesn't Matter (Sonic's theme), Believe in Myself (Tails), Unknown from M.E. (Knuckles), etc. all do a great job with this.

[@fnsiii7975]

I think in terms of the characters’ sound we experienced songs for Sonic, Knuckles, Eggman, and Shadow so far. Rouge and Tails are the only ones left so far, I think you’ll especially get a kick out of Rouge’s themes. As far as my favorite Knuckles’ themes go I love ‘Dive into the Mellow’ and ‘Space Trip Steps’. Tomoya Ohtani can cook.

[@JerryScrewis]

The rapper is Hunnid P, and he is from brooklyn yes.

[@ricorichardson5945]

If ANYONE HASNT SAID IT YET. Each of the characters in Sonic Adventure 2 (battle), have their own genre in music in their respective levels. Knuckles is Rap. Sonic is hard rock (crush40) Shadow is house music. Rouge is Jazz band. Tails is rock(?) Eggman is metal rock mix And technically while she has no levels, Amy has a few themes, and it's Girl pop.

[@TylerDuRapau]

The knuckles levels are a lot more chill and slow paced as you run around a large map trying to dig up 3 pieces of the Master Emerald using a radar. The tracks are iconic for being so bad they're good. The beats and vocals are solid, it's just the lyrics are so silly and bad, just in a charming way.

[@TheCaucusFlow]

Aquatic Mine is my stash

[@N1netbattler]

Most of Kunckles' themes in the Sonic Adventure are hip-hop, Aquatic Mines from adventure 2 is pretty chill

[@Tingle457]

You've got a lot of different playable characters with their own unique gameplay styles and stage in the Sonic Adventure games, and they have unique music styles too. Pumpkin Hill is of course a Knuckles stage, and in SA2 him and Rouge the Bat have big open stages focused on treasure hunting rather than going fast. Knuckles and Rouge stages have the best music too, imo.

[@demondraye9917]

Aw man, just wait till he gets around to the Shadow remix of EGGMAN, it's even better

[@justanotherguy9102]

Poor Larry. He never escaped Pumpkin Hill.

[@talondiwisch5206]

Best response ever!

[@exorcistintraining13]

This unlocked memories for me man I sucked at this level

[@thegeth4293]

Correct. Hunnit P did knuckles rap music for SA2, and he is from new york

[@HakaishinCat]

Its that time... put some respect on knuckle's music career yall. Let it get to me? I'm just gon' creep. Down in Pumpkin Hill I gots to find my lost piece

[@Changanator]

Yo shoutouts to pumpkin hill for real

[@thomaspereira1545]

RIP Larry

[@NathanL0920]

Hey Jesse, you should absolutely listen to "I Am... All of Me" by Crush 40 and "All Hail Shadow" by Crush 40, they're both Shadow the Hedgehog songs and they're really good! I'd highly recommend them! The first one is from the game Shadow the Hedgehog, the other one is from Sonic the Hedgehog 2006.

[@DragonofDarkness13]

I think Knuckle's best level theme in SA2 is Meteor Herd , you should check that one out ^,^

[@travis3035]

You need Kick the Rock from Sonic Adventure 2 now. And as a Sonic adventure request; "Theme of E102" paired with "Crazy Robo ...Boss: E-101R" The first song leads into the second as long as you have the OST version of the first. In response to your E.G.G.M.A.N. response, you need to react to Metallic Madness act 1 and 2 from Sonic mania. You'll love it.

[@217adaptiveperspective]

There's a remix of EGGMAN in the Shadow The Hedgehog game