Shadow the Hedgehog

Back when games were real.
donkey store dunkeyscastle....

[@eden_essence]

Fun Fact: when shadow says “i’m going to destroy this damn planet”, it’s actually a very subtle hint towards his true nature of evil

[@joshuajimenez5925]

holy shit! I didn't catch that!!!!

[@gregvs.theworld451]

50 DETAILS you MISSED in SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG!!!!!!!!111!!!!!11

[@daniel4acmilan]

XD XD

[@darksoulsismycity]

"Interesting, i feel as if this may be a hint that i'm on the pure evil route."

[@utrak]

nah stop overanalyzing

[@flamingoodness4923]

“This is like taking candy from a baby, which is fine by me” This line was created by Shakespeare himself

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

It was at that moment Shadow The Hedgehog became Heisenberg The Hedgehog.

[@holdingpattern245]

who gave candy to all these babies anyway, they're too young

[@darksoulsismycity]

That's the moment where Shadow The Hedgehog said "It's Shadow The Hedgehogin' Time" and Shadow The Hedgehoed all over the enemies with his best friend Gex the Gecko Truly a sonic game of our time

[@majina.m8112]

I got shivers when he said that

[@frostisablindman]

​@@the_original_Bilb_OnoI'm a Blind Man

[@Rat_King_Covenant]

It's crazy that this game even exists. I remember getting it as a kid and being blown away that Shadow was using guns and swearing all the time.

[@spimbles]

he only had a chance of saying "damn" whenever he died and said it like, twice throughout the entirety of the games dozens of cutscenes. thats it lol. stg people overexaggerate or misremember so much about this game to the point that im just confused reading these comments

[@peytonalexander5300]

I can’t think of a single other game in a franchise that leans so damn hard into an opposing theme to the main series of games. It would be like if they released a high effort Mario spin-off where you play as Bowser committing realistic war crimes across the Mushroom Kingdom.

[@therideneverends1697]

Don't forget doing a playthrough killing the president is required to get the true ending

[@therideneverends1697]

@@spimbles he said it when hit to, so it got repetitive

[@therideneverends1697]

@peytonalexander5300 super Mario, but your actually selling crack to school children

[@ragekage209]

sonic yelling "stop!" like a kid getting mad at his younger brother for annoying him as shadow indiscriminately murders everyone on-screen is probably the funniest thing in any video game

[@likenokia4207]

2:08

[@stevenmcdonald5837]

@@likenokia4207bro thank you

[@ShockHat734]

glad someone pointed that out

[@Hope-rh7rk]

​@@ShockHat734SHOCKHAT YOOOOO

[@slimysquido]

This game is so deep, dark, and soul provoking that you have to be dead to play it

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

ok

[@dgsezu]

dark souls?

[@snicker.doodlez]

@@dgsezu obvious ripoff of shadow the hedgehog, cmon now

[@noleyfresh460]

@@snicker.doodlez Shadow the Hedgehog drove a Jeep so Dark Souls could run.

[@always.entertaining.people1396]

Truly the game of all time

[@Orihnge]

Shadow wielding comically large firearms that clip into the ground is proof to me that the developers really tried to make this game come across as hard as possible to the kids.

[@monkshoodpsychosis]

It worked for me back then

[@joshualeafe3230]

Uhh…”wielding” So like the opposite of yielding 🤓

[@Orihnge]

@@joshualeafe3230 Thank you

[@drifter402]

It worked on some of us

[@Shaznit]

666 likes.

[@Brione30]

Did someone at Sega really write “I am the most powerful hedgehog in the world” and think that it was the most hardcore thing for Shadow to say?

[@MellowMink]

There aren’t even that many anthropomorphic hedgehogs in the world to begin with.

[@BingoHighway]

Makes more sense in context because he specifically wanted to defeat Sonic in the scene before lol

[@BodhiTOuellette]

Listen. It probably sounded WAY better in the Japanese dub lolz

[@MegaStunfiskandHat]

I feel like it means a lot more in a world where sonic exists and is the most powerful thing around 99% of the time

[@malum9478]

it was because shadow said it

[@GetBack2023Now]

I remember as a kid playing this is took me about 15 runs going down the neutral chaos emerald path to realise you could take different paths with different level endings. Yup, I played through the same 6 levels about 15 times until I realised I had missed out on about 80% of the game. Truly an epic child gamer moment.

[@JohnDoe-uf3lj]

It must have been amazing to see that there was more of the game to experience. More glorious meme lines to see!

[@dingus6317]

I never knew this, I just played through it mindlessly

[@Heylon1313]

100% same

[@JoaoPedro-hq7bs]

I got the game as a little kid and then was too scared to play through the first level because of the monsters and everything being dark. From time to time I would conjure the courage to try it once again but that road after the cinematic was too much for me

[@paragonjones13]

But they... they show you what path you're on at the end of each level, don't they?

[@sebastianramirez5781]

It's crazy how dunkey has been working on this video since 2005 and has just now released it, truly a man of absolute dedication to his youtube craft.

[@darksoulsismycity]

Some may say that Dunkey was originally a League Of Legends youtuber, but we true fans know he was always a Shadow The Hedgehog 2005 (PS2) youtuber all along

[@mrhoapro1]

Had to wait for the audience to grow up

[@williameagle5971]

i wish donkey did a review on rain world😢

[@nightintvnisia]

a delayed video is eventually good, but a rushed video is forever bad

[@cacophonousantiquarian8803]

​@@nightintvnisia-Shiggy Japman

[@thriller2910]

Fun fact: The director for this game played exactly one game to get an idea of what people wanted from games at the time, and that game was Jak 2

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

Funny enough, some of the original Sonic 2 & 3 devs & former Sonic Team USA staff were hired by Naughty Dog & they actually did work on the Jak games.

[@theawesomewerewolf5084]

That explains so much.

[@TheMitchellverse]

Jak 2 is the best game

[@juneguts]

thats definitely not true but Jak 2 owns

[@jokx4409]

@@juneguts I mean maybe the whole "he judged what people wanted with exactly one game" is false, but he showed a lot of interest towards Jak 2 after the last game he directed released. He was going to take a break and played Jak 2 during that time. It's not hard to put 2 and 2 together.

[@SirAmicVarze]

I was actually pretty impressed by this game as a kid because it had multiple endings.

[@jonw9791]

Same yet I would somehow get the same one every single time

[@FlameHidden]

And like 200 "different" routes because you can dip between each path on your way to the endings, and each possible route is named individually

[@j.2512]

but its like a 2 hour game lol

[@MachFiveFalcon]

Reminds me of Star Fox 64 with branching paths to the same levels - but Star Fox 64 only really had 2 endings if I remember right.

[@lightninguploads3493]

​@@j.2512its def not a 2 hour game when 100 percenting it

[@LarvaTubaShow]

The opening cinematic to this game is, to this day, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[@thikim8562]

ok

[@daemonwhite3740]

If you have a VR Headset, the game Hotdogs Horseshoes and Hand Grenades added a meme gun called the Shadow MP5. And yes, you need to cock it like a shotgun after EVERY. SINGLE. BULLET.

[@giangtran-to6tb]

ok

[@sonvan6714]

ok

[@tripleclickswifty3823]

It's actually one of my favorite game openings

[@NotPork]

I will never fail to lose my shit seeing him cock an smg like a shotgun

[@spectraphantom777]

That's why he's the ultimate life form

[@Ev_box]

cock 😱

[@strangerofthe2067]

They’re called mags, not clips

[@NoName......]

I mean, how is he gonna do that normally? His gloves are too big

[@christopherlundgren1700]

Totally destroys the verisimilitude.

[@Doudaler]

The its like taking candy from a baby line is actually a preview to dunkeys future interactions with his child. To incorporate this kind of detail is simply marvelous.

[@geminiguy6032]

Punches glass

[@andrewodinson3726]

"My baby started reaching for a piece of candy but I said very sternly, 'nuh uh uh', and he looked confused so I grabbed it. I think he started crying afterward."

[@moopotrop5462]

leah would kill him :(

[@Guywithachair]

Playing shadow the hedgehog right after announcing he’s having a baby is the most dunkey thing he could’ve ever done.

[@Liam-ke2hv]

​@@rosso3439end of video before this

[@JRodoe]

You brought back so many memories for me; as a kid I was thinking this game was "badass" until I found out he said "damn, not here" every time he died, and I would laugh every time 🤣

[@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind]

Rouge: We should do the dirty. Shadow: Damn, not here!

[@nutball3756]

I wish there was one specific spot where you could die and he'd say "Finally, here" because "damn not here" implies he'd be ok with dying if it wasn't there

[@DryFos678]

All jokes about this game aside, the intro cinematic is an absolute banger.

[@humbugged4502]

on god, loved it so much as a kid.

[@fearingalma1550]

the instant I saw Shadow *pump* the grip of an MP5 like a shotgun I cringed.

[@DryFos678]

@@fearingalma1550 As someone who doesn't really know anything about guns, especially as a kid, that never bothered me tbh.

[@Iog0ut]

What jokes? It’s a good game lol

[@marylandlax3]

Oh man when I found that on KZbin in its infancy, I accounted for like half the views

[@FireFox64000000]

There's a lot to love about this game. It's so unapologetically edgy that it kind of succeeds and what it was going for.

[@bluestar5812]

We really don't get games like this anymore. Games that have the self awareness and have fun with their premise. Everything now has to be 100% serious or a subversion/deconstruction.

[@turokokokoko9714]

I still find it badass but as an adult I simultaneously find parts of it halarious

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

​@@bluestar5812i mean thats really just not true, just because YOU cant find them doesnt mean they dont excist or being made.

[@TepidBlack]

@@bluestar5812this game was *not* even in the slightest bit self aware or trying to poke fun at itself lmao it was 2005, everything about it is being played completely straight without a hint of irony

[@3dreamsequence]

Ya gotta commit to the edge!

[@lukeolson8018]

Me as a child: Woah, this game’s so edgy and cool. I love it. Me as an adult: Holy shit their game is flat out bonkers. I love it.

[@tntsonic7482]

I love this game. It's incredibly charming with how crazy it gets. How can I hate a game where a talking hedgehog shoots realistic guns.

[@Num1koolaidman]

“This is like stealing candy from a baby” the game is gold lol

[@aidonger42069]

when the minigun was clipping through the ground I thought to myself "this is pretty good realism for 2005”

[@username-yc3bd]

my favorite realistic gun was the pump action mp5

[@monkey_blu]

​@@Num1koolaidmanwhich is fine by him! You forgot to emphasize.

[@therideneverends1697]

Its a 9/11 era sonic game where the player character, in addition to the series tradition of bad 3d platforming, can wield automatic weapons to kill the president of the united states before proceeding to shoot the series mascot to death and giveing aliens magic rocks to end all life on earth in a giant gas cloud. I need to know just what was going on in the writers room

[@Designed1]

That intro with Shadow pumping a goddamn semi-auto weapon never gets old

[@TheLegopigChannel]

I think the MP5 is fully auto, which uh...also isn't pump action

[@Ferri-San]

​@@TheLegopigChannelits full auto, semi, and usually burst depending on the model

[@epsilon6516]

are we seriously doing “um actually” to the hedgehog game?

[@SIGSEGV1337]

He's not pumping it, he's racking the bolt with his thumb cus his fingers are just too big to do it normally. Someone did a video on this

[@leociresi4292]

If only he had used it on the Metarex!

[@whoopshaha]

I never realized how much dunk and shadow have in common. They both even have an army of clones.

[@whatevercal3056]

wow! thats so true. And they both hate octopath travaler

[@jaredhaspants5280]

They’re both black too

[@claudioabelfigueroa1957]

That's deep lore

[@LittleBrendan]

​@@jaredhaspants5280I think you mean they're both of Porto Rican decent

[@frostisablindman]

​@@whatevercal3056if A girl called you that? 😊

[@outeremissary4438]

My only experience of this game was the real time fandub, so seeing that the source material was legitimately just as wild? Tears of joy watching this video, man.

[@kensukefan47]

Real-time fandubs aren't funny. I rest my case.

[@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas]

@@kensukefan47 If you say nothing but “I disagree”, you provide zero contribution. Your reply is worthless

[@kensukefan47]

@@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas should I care?

[@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas]

@@kensukefan47 No one else does

[@vyomrane1237]

@@kensukefan47 hehe. Funny, but kinda sad in my dunkficial opinion.

[@superbodoque7860]

The "This is like taking candy from a baby, which is fine by me" line was supposed to be interpreted as Shadow being ok with how easy it was to steal the emerald, but instead it comes off like he's actually ok with stealing candy from babies.

[@MastaGambit]

BUT THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT I THOUGHT HE WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO SAY, ALL THIS FUCKING TIME HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME

[@mesotolioma5089]

Shadow is actually good because babies shouldn't have candy, they might choke on them and it's bad for their teeth

[@sadpee7710]

are you sure

[@29th.]

​@mesotolioma5089 Wow, I never thought about that... Yet I subconsciously knew not to give them candy. Maybe chocolate.

[@BeMoreWeird]

What is this based on?

[@mokeymale8350]

This game still stands out as peak 2000’s edge to me. There’s no reason for it to be like this except that Shadow wanted it

[@Erikuzuma]

What's really amazing about this game is that there are more than 300 paths you can take and each and every one of them has its own unique name like "Tears Shed by the Stars" or "A Flame Extinguished by Fate".

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

Those names are probably the only good thing in the game lol

[@drekiskrek5008]

​@@zaidlacksalastname4905Saying that when the soundtrack exists shows you have less than 500 powers

[@darksoulsismycity]

It's basically an early 2000's dark metal song name generator before AI existed

[@Joseph.Talkowski]

After getting all the A ranks and beating Expert Mode. I decided I wanted to get all 326 runs catalogued I'm currently about 60 runs deep.

[@graptakular]

@@Joseph.Talkowski hang in there! I'm still working on those A ranks.

[@deadlyalchemist397]

Dunkey has such a talent for making 4-5 minute long videos feel like they’re over 10 minutes

[@tonybeluga2796]

It’s probably just your Asperger’s

[@deadlyalchemist397]

@@tonybeluga2796 that would be funny if I actually had asperger’s, I do not however

[@yellowpowr8455]

In a good way, too.

[@Chase-we9rc]

Dude I remember renting this game from Blockbuster for my original Xbox when I was like 8 and it was the coolest thing in the world to me, good times

[@Serucipe]

But that's illegal! It's rated T for Too cool for kids!

[@CylindricalWhistle]

I miss renting games

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" ~ Mahatma Gandhi

[@noleyfresh460]

God, I’m getting so much nostalgic embarrassment from how badass I thought this game was when I was 9.

[@Zoneism]

@@GetShrekdfr

[@kayden232ou]

​@@GetShrekdyeah... 😍🔫

[@davidhero1000]

Shadow is like vergil its badass why be embrassed

[@Picolettto]

​@@davidhero1000Can you imagine a character action fighter with Shadow as the main character made by Capcom? Ughhh

[@Gamingpandacat]

Kill the part of you that cringes, the edge is forever

[@gandpork]

It’s crazy going from an incredibly in depth video essay on an intricate story about video game Indiana Jones ending with announcing you’re having a child to then playing shadow the hedgehog. Never change Dunkey

[@peterk.2108]

that revisit was so good, he damn near sold me on replaying the game

[@Crackedcripple]

I remember I got this game by literal complete accident as a kid, my grandpa decided to surprise me and asked me what game I wanted from GameStop one time, and well shadow was my favorite video game character of all time so I wanted to play more games with him in them, and so I told my grandpa I wanted Shadow the Hedgehog. I had no idea this game even existed. I was actually amazed when I found out there actually WAS a Shadow game, not only that but it was literally the coolest game ever, like it was made for me! Of course when I heard shadow swear for the first time I knew I had to play the game in secret, and that’s exactly what I did. Good times those were.

[@superbodoque7860]

My mom didn't let me play this game because it had guns and swearing, ok mom... She uh also didn't let me play Brawl for a while cuz it was rated T...

[@LatinaCreamQueen]

This is the cutest thing ever.

[@orbitalbutt6757]

Fun fact: this is the first game where you can shoot guns while a bee talks to you. Imagine, a whole genre, the genre we all know and love, began right here. Hideo Kojumbo, who we all know and love, was inspired by this game to make his famous Metal Gear character we all know and love: John Painful, who shoots bee bullets from a bee gun and talks to bees. It's this type of nested metanarrative that makes Kojumbo the strand man that we all know and love

[@realname4430]

This the is ear parasite that feeds dunky his script and joke ideas

[@pigmentpeddler5811]

he never did that

[@Sneaky_racoon_sly]

try to get a lot of likes huh

[@marinerouffaud1828]

Also, this is the game that inspired MG Rising Revengeance

[@joshttale]

@@realname4430i don't even think it's possible to not read this in Dunkey's voice

[@parkerbennett7454]

It never ceases to amaze me Dunkey's bravery going to Aldi with Shadow even during these dark times

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

ok

[@RaceTheAce77]

Ok

[@jacobniznik8392]

Ok

[@turokokokoko9714]

I am at aldi’s (i am) i am at aldi,s

[@doopo1646]

aldi is closing in my country :(

[@Bizmolex]

I was beginning to think that dunkey wasn’t going to release a video on shadow the hedgehog today but my expectations were destroyed as always. You never fail to disappoint dunkey

[@masonnash9396]

Just like Shadow, Dunkey takes orders from no man. That is because he is a donkey.

[@redcube1676]

​@@masonnash9396deep lore

[@turokokokoko9714]

I unironically love this game lmao it made my day

[@sbilldmilk]

fail to disappoint...

[@Bbros2423]

"You never fail to disappoint" ...Do you realize that you're saying Dunkey's videos always disappoint you? If that's what you were going for, then all the power to you, but I think that's probably the opposite of what you intended.

[@burtieeee9827]

This game is part of my childhood. The arena split screen was amazing, and giving someone the 2nd control in story so they control your side character was a great touch as well

[@DEEGANREEVES]

That didn’t exist but go off

[@chriscollins3225]

​@@DEEGANREEVESit does actually lol

[@DEEGANREEVES]

@@chriscollins3225 the co-op was for sure not a feature until mods. that old school gamecube version did not have the co-op

[@chriscollins3225]

@@DEEGANREEVES it dead ass does I still own the copy and use to play it all the time ON THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE It was co op but it wasn't split screen You gotta check it out yourself

[@burtieeee9827]

@@chriscollins3225 yeah the split screen only existed on the battle mode iirc. The co-op bit was just like the originals where it focus’ on the main character and you can just see the side character moving in the same shot (unless you got the Bee, in which case you couldn’t play her)

[@AJ_Ol]

I had this game when I was a kid and my parents took it away because Shadow said “damn” when he died. Thanks mom and dad for saving me from being truly corrupted

[@iplayunity8764]

So uh... r u now corrupted or not ?

[@guisteh11]

​@@iplayunity8764obviously not. His parents saved him just in time.

[@MAVJ]

This shit went hard as hell when I was a kid😂

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

The main theme, yes The game was alright though

[@mattmaas5790]

The game was fun and the story branching that you saw based on how evil you were was sick. I liked when he said damn and shit.

[@tapeadeadworm]

For me, liking both this game and unleashed was when I realized how easy it was to amuse me.

[@Zoneism]

@@tapeadeadworm but but but talking hedgehog with gun 😢

[@wileymanful]

still does

[@druskie22]

genuinely one of my favorite games as a kid. I remember how good the music was that i would just hang out in the menus to listen to it lmao

[@Robospy1]

The OST for this game goes really hard. To be fair though the one consistent thing with Sonic games is that their soundtracks are good.

[@hypno5690]

I AM ALL I AM ALL I AMMMMMMMM

[@Raikeran]

CAN YOU SEE ALL OF ME, WALK INTO MY MYSTERY

[@frostisablindman]

​@@hypno5690I'm blind

[@Andre-vr1ul]

Is this a real game? I can't even tell lol!?!?

[@redsoxu571]

If I ever need to explain the vibe of the 2000s, I'll just point the person the way of this game. I can practically bottle the edgyness! P.S. The voice acting for that military guy is absolutely 10/10; I love it!

[@lyubit9841]

It's the logical outcome of the 90s Too Cool For School kinda marketing.

[@sneaks9150]

I remember being 11 and feeling overwhelmed by how cool and edgy this game was, without any irony

[@Valanway]

The fact that it easily circles back to being cool and edgy in the 20s is something to behold. It's how genuine it plays itself and to the times it released. The music and intro help, I guess

[@T4nkcommander]

@PodpolkovnikGeorgeCostanza Omega as a partner, peak level design, and the best soundtrack in a game full of great songs.

[@andrewallstar2719]

I didn’t think this game was cool enough until shadow said damn. They really convinced me with that one

[@SpicyPunkRockerOfficial]

💎💎💎💎

[@olmis6289]

Dunkey is definitely rocking that 5th grader popular energy by finally bringing out this gem. Coolest kid on the playground back in 2005!

[@ShadowRubberDuck]

Ah yes, the Vergil of Sega!

[@therideneverends1697]

me, a wild eyes 12 year old unable to comprehend the masterpiece i was witnessing after i bought the game used at gamestop in 2009 for 12 bucks.

[@twall91]

Damn…. I was in like 9th grade when this game came out. Getting old isn’t cool nor edgy. 😢

[@DementedDuskull]

3:21 What are the odds that Dunkey hasn’t seen the Shadow the Hedgehog real-time fan dub where Shadow actually becomes president.

[@randomredshirt5274]

at 3:36 i also think he says "i'm ryan" for one of the shadow clones, so i think he has seen it

[@davin6957]

HEAVY DOG

[@superbodoque7860]

​@@randomredshirt5274he says Brian and right after he follows it up with "Brian the dog" so it's the guy who got ran over on family guy

[@Kingdraboi]

This part made me laugh especially when sonic said “STOP” in a really annoyed tone 2:08

[@ChristianFrates1997]

David Banner from Ang Lee’s Hulk: “Stop what!?!”

[@Magykti]

This is the first gunshot-sfx type game ever created, truly amazing

[@nobody8717]

you ever hear that industrial dance song that was created only using Counterstrike gun sounds?

[@awkwardcultism]

Are we really still doing shitty strand jokes?

[@Alianger]

Ever played Doom (1993)?

[@MastaGambit]

@@Alianger The Confirm sounds in the Doom menus aren't gunshots, they're the sound of hitting a button

[@Alianger]

@@MastaGambit I always interpreted them as such at the time. Either way I'm sure I've heard it used elsewhere before Sadow the edgehog

[@theaaronlennon]

This game really makes you FEEL like a shadow....of your former self.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

i like the main theme

[@mikdan8813]

Which modern game has 360 endings? Huh? Huh?

[@huynhvuongviet2410]

@@mikdan8813 326 only.

[@e-tean-son4146]

​@@mikdan8813the game only has like 11 endings

[@nathant6655]

this game paralyzed me as a child, but this video healed me. Thank you so much for making this video Dunkus

[@Just_a_teddy_bear]

1:40 The greatest line ever written in all media, truly inspiring

[@alexgreen4361]

I remember watching my brother play this when I was a kid. The moment I heard the gunshot wound for the menu, i could literally see us back in our basement playing this game

[@frankiesilva7176]

I have a very clear memory of getting this game as a kid and then my mom hid it from me because GUN, but she hid it on top of a lamp which then melted the game case and warped the disc over time. Found the game a few months later and cried. 10/10 would play it again

[@ThePlasticBowl]

Moms was trippin she could’ve burned the whole house down

[@smtoonentertainment]

This really made me appreciate how good Ryan Michum's Shadow voice is

[@MrMisterkrazy]

0:08 I still can’t get over Shadow’s pump-action assault rifle

[@a_plastic_bag]

Pump action rifles do exist - though none of them look like that.

[@starxieee]

This game really makes you feel like no one can tell you what to do

[@ryanpuri96]

This game was my childhood - the replayability of this game is unmatched

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

Good lord...

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

The game was okay.

[@RWM0]

The split screen PvP for this game was underrated as hell

[@sneezymcgee]

i have no shame in admitting I used to watch the intro to this game on repeat as a child. shit went TOO HARD

[@TheAndrewj96]

I remember one of my friends showed me this game not long after it came out and I got really upset that Sonic died in the intro.

[@drsipp407]

I did the same thing but with Sonic Heroes

[@OilFreeFeathers]

Sonic fans are the physical embodiment of shame. You don't have it, yet you are it.

[@KusogakiRenfir]

Brooo the soundtrack in this game goes so hard. Never Turn Back still lives in my head all these years later rent free

[@shanecorcoran2542]

One of the best soundtracks in the entire series it’s so slept on

[@themcking5987]

I Am... All Of Me goes harrrrrd

[@billclintonsmagicbeefarm]

The Doom definitely awakened a love of Jungle music in me

[@Supershadow301]

Finally. After 18 years, you review a masterpiece.

[@Deepfried_duck]

*27 years

[@Gawillamon]

I'm not so sure that was a review but I'll take it

[@discoolphin4255]

I like how he continues without a memory card because he knows he's going to finish it in one sitting

[@evdestroy5304]

He does have a memory card. That message always shows up.

[@malachaiberrios]

This game was my first experience at "choose your own adventure" type stuff. I was very young at the time and had this for the PS2.

[@InShortSight]

This game spoiled me for choices. Shadow the Hedgehog puts plenty of role playing video games to shame, which is weird consider how bad the writing is.

[@malachaiberrios]

@@InShortSight and if you wanted the true ending, you'd have to get through all previous endings

[@jjtheenton]

​@@InShortSightYou're joking, right?

[@MrHeroicDemon]

Yuk, I'm sorry to hear that man.

[@ashtar3876]

@@MrHeroicDemon lmao chill what's wrong about it that makes you say yuck

[@RoughestDrafts]

Shadow the Hedgehog is so cool, only a man such as Chris Pratt could truly capture his essence

[@drgabi18]

The pottery break sound at 1:46 will always be the 2nd funniest thing in that cutscene

[@spimbles]

thats not the actual sound effect though? lol

[@Just_a_teddy_bear]

​@@spimblesIt is

[@33naehu]

i fucking LOVED this game as a kid. clearly it left an impact on me, as i still remember pretty much everything that ever happened in the game LMAO. i also used to play the multiplayer mode with my little brother, and fought against each other all the time, it was so much fun

[@octopops2355]

This game really makes you feel like a hedgehog's shadow

[@TheKorenji]

It makes me feel like I'm the coldest

[@Sanjidotgif]

Finally Dunkey is playing a real videogame, the peak of gaming in the 2000's

[@user-zn7dl4cs8w]

2:02 foreshadowing to dunkey’s baby. cant believe shadow is having dunkey’s kid.

[@CheesinIndian]

Shadow the hedgehog the game really makes you FEEL like it’s a fanfic mod.

[@lugga1]

I remember waking up on Christmas early, finishing this game, putting it back under the tree and having to 'wake up' and pretend to play it for the first time again in front of my parents. Great game!

[@Y0UT0PIA]

the fastest hedgehog speedrunner alive...

[@alabriking]

i remember playing mostly the split screen arena fights with my brothers in this game it was soo damn fun .

[@LosstAndFound]

Same! Had a lot of good times with my brother on that mode.

[@hamzanocap]

" You can't use metal sonic that's cheating" and " stop screen watching me" were heard a lot growing up

[@eliasontiveros4297]

"I know you may look like me, but I know you're just a fake." "Let's see which of us is the fake, then."

[@Astaroth-1]

I vaguely remember also being able to control shadow’s companion in the story mode if you had a second controller. But I remember it was very limited.

[@sonvan6714]

ok

[@adamdoran1398]

@0:03 I like that no one is mentioning that shadow "cocks" his m4 like its a shotgun. it gives off the same energy as scary movie when they are invaded by aliens and the dude readies his shovel

[@MKG-2033]

I actually bought this game and played it for sheer amusement, it did not disappoint. Textbook definition of “so bad it’s good”

[@bendito247]

I unironically love this game. The missions are fun and complement the level design, the gun gameplay is surprisingly satisfying to engage in, the tone and mood of the game is so well executed, the world-building in the Sonic canon is always appreciated, and, naturally, the music is PEAK. My only real gripe is the progression system and having to beat the game 10 times just to get to the final boss. Shadow The Hedgehog is far from perfect, but it has this charm and audacity in what it tries to do that I will forever cherish.

[@T4nkcommander]

Well said. The only complaint I really had about it as a kid was having to play all the missions to get the 'true' ending. And the crappy platforming that reminded you it was a Sonic game haha

[@MgMg-sm5je]

Perfect 7/10

[@RebelOnision]

True, compared to games today this is top tier

[@Magus_Union]

Same. The gun mechanics were actually pretty dope. But most of the controls were direct ports from Sonic Heroes. So it made the 3D platforming absolute hell at times. Especially levels where you had to zip around in all axis of direction (the digital level comes to mind for this problem). I know people love to shit on the game for its over-the-top edginess. But I think that's just part of the charm of acknowledging that you should take the game so seriously, in a way.

[@ouch5310]

The best part about the “taking candy from a baby” line is that it only plays when you’re in the hero route I love this game so much

[@darksoulsismycity]

Considering what he does in the evil routes that is as heroic as shadow can get

[@auqanova]

supposedly its a mistranslation, where it was supposed to be read like "this is too easy, not that im complaining" but now we have the best line ever, and i need to find more opportunities to say it irl.

[@TheMovieActor1]

This game really makes you FEEL like OW THE EDGE

[@SteveRudzinski]

I know this game gets memed but I think it's overall a blast. I still think the multiple endings was handled in a cool way.

[@BIastProcX]

This game made me so edgy as a 2000's kid that I didn't look left or right when crossing the road This is who I am!

[@therideneverends1697]

This game introduced me to the concept of crossing my arms and ive been a miscreant ever since

[@RibamarGamer]

Finally, the greatest masterpiece in the history of videogames getting some recognition. Thanks, Dunkey. 🙏

[@djdanese]

RIBAMAR GAMER????

[@RibamarGamer]

@@djdanese Ribamar Gamer is everywhere. 😎👍

[@LissBevs]

"Where's that DAMN fourth Chaos Emerald?!" -Shadow the Hedgehog, 2005

[@Markeplier23]

This game really makes you feel like a badass

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

The game was alright

[@somerandolad]

It makes you feel like a Shadow of who you once were.

[@Joosher56]

It makes you feel like you’re going straight to hell

[@michaelpatton3477]

This game makes you feel like a copy of Shadow the Hedgehog (2005)

[@e-tean-son4146]

"A dumb annoying teenager that thinks he is baddass"

[@Omega_Star_]

imagine you're dunkey's daughter and you grow up to see this legacy left by your dad, truly an amazing feeling

[@holdingpattern245]

It's like being Eminem's daughter.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Just like Ivo Robotnik

[@loneskankster2242]

This game really makes you FEEL like a franchise is slowly dying and is being kept alive through gimics alone

[@somecanadianboy667]

True, I hope their next game will be a good one. The reveal trailer looked epeic

[@_Stormfather]

​@@somecanadianboy667people say that about literally every Sonic game

[@e102gamma]

What's the gimmick of frontiers

[@SonicElinmortal]

I... I liked the game.

[@ClouderSavage]

@@_Stormfather *every game

[@Noisemaker50]

this was the literal very first video game i ever played in my entire life and was my introduction to the genre

[@jheads5371]

I love how this game makes you feel like the ultimate life form

[@thecubeman381]

But does it have the exaggerated swagger of a black hedgehog?

[@hillsxx5967]

Finally someone talks about this hidden gem of a game! My childhood!

[@skruntfanatic]

This made my asshole invert from cringe

[@lawrencelord9777]

“Hidden” gem? Sonic is a mainstream franchise 💀

[@fionnbarrcasey5247]

the sort of gem where for the longest time you believed it was Diamond, but in fact cubic zirconia🤣.

[@chasecassady1608]

Hidden?

[@mix3k818]

If only the timeline system wasn't so annoying to complete...

[@swrrvr]

im getting to the age where the "old" games dunkey reviews are now from my childhood. thank you for reviewing this game that had 9 year old me on death grips while making me feel old in the process

[@fooseball131]

The death grips energy bro❤

[@Numptaloid]

heading to the money store in shadow the hedgehog

[@MrL0WEL]

You could tell me that this was your favorite game of all time, and regardless if you meant it ironically or unironically, I would 100% believe you.

[@cesarvb1452]

This game is my childhood, I loved. every part of it, there was a level where you were in a "digital" realm, the music was so good and the visuals blew my tiny 12 y/o brain

[@Joseph.Talkowski]

Digital Circuit and/or Mad Matrix do go hard when you get a gap in the gunfire to hear the music. Banger OST overall.

[@Sonny173]

You can tell a lot of love, sweat and resources went into making this AAA masterpeeeece

[@sallydope6743]

I remember playing this on the PS2 as a kid and being blown away by how badass and edgy Shadow was

[@ivyw5862]

0:22 at first I thought DUNKEY added that sound in, I didn’t realize it was the actual fucking game 💀💀

[@InklingFan77Mettaton1936]

I Cannot Unhear That Now. Thank You.

[@Astro_Crunch]

I bought this game when I was 9 years old, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever back then. Still is tbh

[@Shredow2]

The Ryuuko pfp really completes this comment.

[@Icedragon481]

@@Shredow2 Couldn't have said it better

[@movieanatomy4341]

This game really makes me feel like no one can tell me what to do

[@mistermacman7071]

such a masterpiece, this game is the pinnacle of the videogame industry

[@Zerokin]

Black Doom, Who? Are you talking about The Devil from The Bible or what?

[@lilflossin14]

Renting this from Blockbuster and being so shocked at what it was as a kid will always be a memory i cherish

[@rysiskailepai]

This game is so cheesy when you’re 27 but when you’re 8 its a masterpiece of writting

[@34ragehex]

Okay but this was my favorite game growing up. They had a split screen option where u could fight eachother aswell. Me and my bro would do that all the time

[@holdingpattern245]

Is it like Street Fighter, if the fighters had guns?

[@vincent207]

Back when I was an edgy teen, I considered Shadow the epitome of cool. Looking back at this game now, I’d charitably call it a guilty pleasure.

[@MrHeroicDemon]

Sorry to hear man. Mine was DMC3.

[@dry4d]

As someone who is almost 30, there will come a time when you evolve even further and realize you were right all along.

[@malum9478]

that is because you are weak i on the other hand still see shadow as "the coolest"

[@KumoGoesFast]

once you're 30 you'll think he's cool again

[@willxoxo_]

2:37 sounds like patrick bateman

[@bautistalasheras3410]

Haha I remember loving this game as a kid. I did not remember the fact that you were able to just shoot people with guns but hey he´s Shadow the Hedgehog, no one tells him what to do. The one thing that will never be deleted from my memory is, "You know what they say, the mooore the merrier".

[@Naniteman77]

2:50 Something's wrong, I can I feel it. 💀