Sonic 3 - Ice Cap Zone Act 1 Acapella

[@ChrisKogos]

your cat is so cute

[@Raymuk]

Fancy seeing you here

[@broclubbrody752]

Didn't know Chris was into this type of song genre.

[@Pedrohenrique-d510]

Shut uppp

[@kirbywithaknife903]

@@Pedrohenrique-d510 what's wrong with you

[@legogun_frank]

I know right

[@Challenge]

I could listen to this all day

[@webosshitposting]

Si

[@danielrobinson2861]

I do

[@Alysa-Aiday]

As could I

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Same here

[@diritoer]

Loop button: You finna die bab-

[@NintendoCollecting]

This is so well done and nostalgic. My childhood in one song.

[@kirbywithaknife903]

but not that much likes

[@authe5871]

@@kirbywithaknife903 Lol

[@mikepro6568]

@@kirbywithaknife903 yes my nostálgic

[@supertanooki12]

@@kirbywithaknife903 you are the troll

[@zpushy633sora]

Woah!!! What are you doing here???

[@dunndolo]

This is probably the only Sonic song that could be played in a club and nobody would notice.

[@OGKWAM]

what kinda club plays SONIC music ?? 😂

[@spartanwar1185]

An awesome one that I'd totally go to

[@Karubo2568]

Maybe the one in the old Dreamcast commercial.

[@sk00ks41]

Don't forget the sonic rush and sonic cd osts!

[@keeganandersson4281]

Dunndolo4life Chemical plant?

[@KazoWAR]

0:18 cat is staring into my soul.

[@StarManMatt1]

KazoWAR OH SHIT.

[@caichambers5916]

my god thats scary.

[@Bryce412]

CAT.EXE

[@caichambers5916]

Bryce412 hahahahah your funny.

[@BlaiseArath]

It sees me.... I know it.

[@BuildLego]

Love everything about this act, ahhhhh memories from the mid 90's

[@theengineerisengiehere1517]

Dude, this act is my least favorite, mainly the music, not this guy, and the egg man battle, but it is a nice course, but there are very little cons in the 3rd game.

[@pejnismiggle]

Lava Master You're stupid dude. I'd say if anything is my least favourite in the music department, it would be Launch Base Zone. I still like it, but out of the songs in my game, that one is the least interesting.

[@AniGaAG]

Jose Garcia For me it's memories of today. - Seriously. I've been playing at least a little bit of Sonic 3&K almost every day for about a decade now... ... so, roughly calculating it, I must have at the very least about 600 hours of playtime in this game, probably notably more 'cause I sometimes play it more and also played it religiously as a younger kid... xD

[@DonkeyFilms]

Hydrocity and Flying Battery Zones represent!

[@theengineerisengiehere1517]

I just thought it was weird when i was young. (Music) plus i couldint get over the barrel. Untill i played as knuckles and was like...

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

One of the best songs from any videogame. Excellent cover.

[@cimonecristina4934]

It's true

[@princedkness8577]

I agree

[@MRDVS427]

Facts

[@Outside998]

Check out Hard Times by the Jetzons. The composer was the keyboardist of the band. It will blow your mind.

[@TheMarioPartyFan]

IKR

[@KillerKowalski_]

Whenever I hear this, I'm immediately 9 years old again - sitting in my bedroom playing Sonic 3 to completion over summer vacation. This song will always hold a special place in my heart!

[@plet0707]

2:13 Tails what are you doing? No, Tails STOP.... GOD DAMMIT TAILS

[@prodigystylz]

Too funny LOL

[@IAMGERF]

IKR!!! Tails was always more trouble than any of the baddies lol

[@savgames9139]

Jesper0707 951 oh lord xDD

[@tailsrhtatonslice1418]

Jesper0707 951 awwwww come on

[@saphiradorthenel1420]

Tails is my favourite Sonic character but I laughed at that part of the gameplay footage! 😆

[@EnigmaHood]

Hard times! Happiest days of our life, hard times are mine!

[@ericfernandorossi]

+EnigmaHood Maybe Smooth was the singer of The Jetzons lol

[@chidorisnake22]

Damn, you beat me to it.

[@Christianr09]

I scrolled down to this comment at the perfect time, also, I believe its, "hard time gone by"

[@kofskie1146]

It's crazy how talented the producers of this soundtrack are. They are so good at making a good song to fit the theme of the level. You can listen to this without even knowing it belonged to this stage and picture that it's an ice level. Same with all the other tracks in the ost. Amazing.

[@divinefallfromgrace]

Howard Drossin Scored Sonic 3; he went on to Score feature films.

[@ganesh2levrai]

My favorite one

[@Barceus]

Oh, salut. Je ne pensais pas te trouver ici.

[@Albg1]

ooh ganesh :D

[@dangarbagecanman]

TuToRed[FR] !!CHAÎNE ARRÊTÉ!! Ha ha ha Bonjour

[@celica2182]

Je m'attendais a tout sauf a voir un David sauvage ici

[@nonoctoro4933]

Mélanchon: Ça me rappelle les goulags en Sibérie, hein monsieur.

[@POTTERANDMATRIXFAN]

Amazing. I dare you to try Flying Battery from Sonic & Knuckles >:).

[@joblii4075]

Oh hello there, didn't expect to see you here :0

[@POTTERANDMATRIXFAN]

The Derpy Ampharos :00

[@gemini04126]

+POTTERANDMATRIXFAN :000

[@gemini04126]

+POTTERANDMATRIXFAN :000

[@gemini04126]

+POTTERANDMATRIXFAN notice me senpai *PLEASE NOTICE ME, SENPAI*

[@Wolmor]

He probably had hard times making this song

[@jaytahoe]

😂😂😂

[@benniferwofford4795]

BIG FUNNY

[@potao21]

FINALLY THE REAL FUNNY

[@Wolmor]

@@potao21 I don't really see anything funny It's just a reference to the og song that was based on ice cap

[@potao21]

@@Wolmor we all have different humors

[@L8onL8on]

This track is so serene and so chill... feels like something you could jam to while driving off into the sunset after an awesome day.

[@MilesPrower-c7l]

BRO I WAS SEARCHING FOR THE NAME OF THIS SONG FOR SO LONG

[@the_many]

Look up "The Jetzons - Hard Times". The original Ice Cap Zone!

[@DarkShadowFilms101]

Hard times! [Happiest days of my life] Hard times gone by!

[@linkthesoldier9799]

I'm one of your twins

[@Cloud7226]

You guy are hedgehogs?

[@l.bradly4107]

I have a very very high level of respect for you. Im glad there are people in the world like you! Seriously !!

[@CKTeen.]

Amazing!

[@dalaxdercrisper957]

2:16 Tails WTF do are you doing!? Trying to kill sonic..

[@dalaxdercrisper957]

***** Sometimes its another way around. collecting rings for you at least

[@spartanwar1185]

Sonic: DAMMIT TAILS PUSH IT THE OTHER WAY!! Tails: BUT I AM SONIC Sonic: TAILS NO- *ded and game over music plays* Tails: uuuh..Sonic? *looks at Ded Sonic* 0_0 I killed him!!... Again... Lol

[@DafineDesign]

😂 😂 😂

[@danoi125]

Trying to be player one now

[@WhipplyWorld]

The first Smooth McGroove video I ever watched.

[@despacheetoshd7640]

Same here.

[@rickyhadley4738]

mine was the wing cap

[@HoffMatt]

+Ricky Hadley Mine was Midna's Lament.

[@DeShawrma1517]

Mine was metal man from Megaman 2

[@kenw.1520]

The only Ice Cap Zone song, I know of. - What about Sonic Origin's Plus? - The ONLY Ice Cap Zone song, I know of!

[@sjarnatojar744]

This made my day

[@flewis02]

Back when Sonic was at his best, the awesome days of the genesis/snes era

[@mikealogy]

Sonic wasn't on the Super Nintendo. lol.

[@flewis02]

mikealogy No shit, seeing as how I owned both consoles, I said the ERA, the 16 bit ERA specifically, both Genesis and SNES define that timeframe.

[@AAIIGI92]

+DaBlackStar Absolutely agree with you on that man.

[@flewis02]

Mega Mayo dont know why ur comment got removed

[@MarvSarv]

+DaBlackStar bootleg can count, right?

[@AlexanderTrapp]

You know, this song has really made me want to revisit Sonic 3. Sonic 3 was never my favorite out of the original Genesis games, that honor goes to Sonic 2. But this cover is just so well made, it really makes me want to reexamine the game and maybe discover something I hadn't seen before. :D

[@LegendByGod]

:) That it is one of the early Sonic's. That in itself exclaims some of it's magnificence, in my mind at least.

[@UWG3]

I find that Sonic 3 is my favorite with Generations being second best for me. I honestly never saw why people revere 2 so much. Not a dig on anyone just genuinely curious why 2 is considered better than 3?

[@gilbertonascimento8008]

@@UWG3 For me, it's: 1 - greater variety in zones (10 x 6), even though Sky Chase is too short; 2 - more memorable themes (chemical zone, pinball, oil ocean), while some zones in Sonic 3 feel like a variation of themes used in previous games (Carnival Night = Casino Night+ Starlight zone, Marble Garden = Marble + Aquatic Ruin zone); 3 - Better 2 player mode: in Sonic 2 you can compete in the same levels of the 1-player mode, while in Sonic 3 it is some sort of time attack sections inspired by the original levels. Oh, and I also prefer the Sonic sprite of the first 2 games ;)

[@UWG3]

@@gilbertonascimento8008 I tried 2 after I beat 3 so I never held any nostalgia for 2. After I beat the first 2 zones in the second game and that weird tunnel mini game for the chaos emeralds I felt this wasn't for me.

[@gilbertonascimento8008]

@@UWG3 I can see your point, even though I like Sonic 2 more, I recognize that Sonic 3 has some advantages: the power-up system feels fresh, bonus stages are great (I agree the tunnel stages from the 2nd game are very boring), and the songs are as good as (if not better than) Sonic 2's.

[@KevTheGalaxybender]

I love how he does the shwoosh sound

[@L8onL8on]

Bottom right frame, right?

[@QwertyRulz2]

Seems to be bottom-left

[@L8onL8on]

Jarrad Pawlowski Indeed, you are right about the Bottom Left. Good eye. :D

[@Nightshade-2029]

This is what happens when you have way too much time on your hands and you decide to use that time to give something awesome back to the world... This is awesome! Thank you for this!

[@MCYC]

UNBELIEVABLE

[@DerekMoore82]

I use this song to wake the kids up with a smile before getting them ready for school in the morning. It's so energetic and yet gentle. I love it.

[@adrianayoung8176]

Awww...your kitty is so CUTE! ;w; Really awesome singing! :3

[@spikeharusame]

***** Klonoa!

[@adrianayoung8176]

spikeharusame Wahoo!! X3

[@spikeharusame]

***** Haha, yeeees! One of the best ps1 games!

[@adrianayoung8176]

spikeharusame I cannot agree with you more, it was one of the very first video games I ever received as a toddler.. ;w; I also have Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, the Klonoa DTP Wii-make and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams >w

[@spikeharusame]

***** Empire of Dreams?

[@TheCreepypro]

still among the coolest covers of this song!

[@espacosonic4463]

What a nostalgia ... sometimes you come back to be a child, just to relive these good moments

[@hitchhikerwithtowel2721]

"Hard times... (Happiest days of my life) Hard times gone by..." Wow, I really can't unhear the lyrics now. Neat.

[@Sapphaura]

You took one of my favorite songs, and made it more awesome! Thanks!

[@Sapphaura]

Same. Imagine if he found MJ's lyrics, too.

[@andyukmonkey]

Adam Seibel Do you know we DO have the lyrics for this? Search for Hard times by the Jetzons.

[@DaniloSantosVieira]

Adam Seibel Amy are u okay? So, Amy are u okay? Are u okay, Amy? You've been hit by [CLAP CLAP] you've been hit by, a Smooth McGroove!

[@Sapphaura]

Quite right I suppose

[@OfDaSouth]

We have the same avatar! Lucario mains unite!

[@mirecprocesor4592]

I have no words this is crazy

[@Darkmage1293]

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 had its 20 year anniversary yesterday. Happy birthday childhood memories! Still camping this channel for Hydrocity acapella. :3

[@8SomaCruzes]

Especially Act 2.

[@jaymovez]

He brings back childhood memories through song. It's incredible what he's doing! Extremely unique guy

[@kit4ever52]

We may have lost the official recording, but at least we have THIS official recording…

[@silverdamascus2023]

Nope, here's the official recording: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmOyiHZrfdSmrJo

[@iamagamer124]

@@silverdamascus2023it’s a joke bruh

[@SparkyRaichu]

0:31: Thumb me up if you thought "Oh god, it's Tails..." while playing this level at this point.

[@sdg1]

I haven't watched one of your videos in so long, this is the perfect video to get back into your channel with

[@sewerside01142]

You've been hit by... You've been struck by... A Smooth McCriminal

[@Bigbudd0045]

Not sure if this is the best arrangement Smooth has done, or whether the underlying song is just so good....

[@Pyrofreak321]

Sonic 3 had the music, graphics and the gameplay down just as strong as the best SNES had to offer, even on a less powerful machine. Fucking love Genesis and Sonic 3. Smooth, your videos bring back the happy feelz of my youth. :D

[@KevinJJCarpenter]

SEGA does what NINTENDON'T! Sorry, couldn't resist. Lol.

[@Pyrofreak321]

***** just, just leave this place.

[@DudeTheMighty]

***** You know what? If you're going to reference an old Sega commercial, I'm going to make my own annoying reference. As JonTron said about the Genesis Hercules game: "Hercules does what Nintendercules." Enough said

[@toolebukk]

This slaps so hard. Love the off beat "baps"

[@Tinseltopia]

My favourite soundtrack to all sonic games, too bad I never could get to this level as a kid. Could never get past those red barrels on the Carnival level :(

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

God that was hell

[@Jaxvidstar]

I think you have to push down and up on the d pad to build momentum before you hit the jump button. You might have figured it since them and this would be anyone who hadn't play it yet.

[@TXFDA]

So much nostalgia in this song, and I dunno why. Maybe I got stuck on this level a lot when I was a kid, and just forgot.

[@OoFashionGurloO]

i can't stop listening to your wonderful cover >.< you are my fav dude on yt bro

[@watchawk7374]

You can tell he put so much effort and passion into it. And the cat is the second reason I come to your channel

[@Nepu-fan]

This music was meant to be acapellized

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

Hard Times, happiest days of my life Hard Times gone by...

[@ModPallet]

what do you mean?

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

Before working on Sonic 3, one of the music composers played in a band called the Jetzons. Their song "Hard Times" is nearly identical in composition to Ice Cap Zone's theme.

[@anthonypatrick4626]

2:16 'Tails what are you doing? Tails STAHP!"

[@tess_ticklz]

Only found this today. Repeated it maybe 7 times. Shared with all my mates..how has this never come up in my suggested? A very belated well fucking done on possibly one of the best level tracks on any 90's game.

[@hugocarvalho8906]

This is a “hard times” song , and the jetzons liked 😃

[@superkamiespeon4048]

It's so beautiful.

[@everythingthrice]

Hard times, happiest days of my life, hard times gone by.

[@SrMatheusMartins]

Best Sonic music ever

[@rafaelpascoaliczerniej297]

Sonic 3 is easily the best sonic I ever played,

[@DJACKnight]

I found it hard to get into, but the soundtrack and style are both amazing!

[@chidorisnake22]

Hell, it's one of the best games of all time.

[@moonflash007]

Not only the best Sonic, it's the best game ever. The soundtrack, story, animation, art is just perfect!

[@TwistZero]

& Knuckles

[@RaCUtricolor]

Nah, it gets beaten by Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

[@okami3271]

when he said "buh buh, buh buh buh buh" *i felt that*

[@Rabidious]

My favorite sonic music. I put some serious hours into this level when I was a kid just to hear this song.

[@donnyfisto3913]

One of the few channels I dont skip the ads for

[@DeShawrma1517]

(0:29) Dude he ACED that part

[@nickmaestro]

I'm pretty sure this has been asked Smooth, but Hydrocity Zone Act 2 or Chrome Gadget, PUH-LEASE!!! Awesome vid as always.

[@derpderp553]

I hope smooth doesn't care about the people who call him a fake. If anything the fact that he sounds so perfect should be taken as a compliment

[@jagergerg9771]

Total thumbs up.

[@lostromeoentertainment1652]

Serious respect to you, man! I'm a sonic fan and ice cap was my favorite. Thx for making this great video

[@KevTheGalaxybender]

HOLY SHIT MY FAV SONIC 3 SONG!!! MAN YOU ARE A GOD!!!!

[@FedeVicente88]

00:48 The cat is like "so you here I am, with a guy who said baaa baaa, and make a song of one of the greatest games ever".

[@fattypros82]

Best track in the OG games

[@StephJMillz]

Why is this so beautiful?

[@nerdneh132]

*sniffs and wipes away a tear*

[@nerdneh132]

***** ah loosen up. it was just for fun mate.

[@ftsdude6987]

Because it's a Sonic song!!!

[@oldscoolgaming6700]

Try an accapella of Flying Battery Zone Act 2

[@ascethetic]

i prefer act 1 to be honest, but both are still amazing

[@michaelkemel9711]

I'd personally love to hear Lava Reef Act 1. Who's with me?

[@ElwoodBlatch]

Michael Kemel I'm with you. Lava Reef is where you can hear some distinct influences from Michael Jackson and his secret involvement with the soundtrack. Also to comment on the act VS 2 comment. It seems they always busted out the big guns for Act 1 stages and put the better version of the song there to get you on the hook lol. I find Act 1 is almost always the better version

[@neonnoir9692]

Michael Kemel So much yes.

[@ElwoodBlatch]

lol right!? That song would be a fun challenge because of that quick bass-line rhythm and the little shreds in the verses

[@180223]

HARD TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@isaiascardona926]

D180223 I GET IT, the jetzons

[@FloppyDisk893]

Someone is knee deep in sonic music lore

[@sukyandalous]

Happiest days of my life

[@megapulsar9244]

Senic Tha Hedgehug Hard times gone by!

[@JasenWallace]

The music conveyed the emotions of not only the level, but where Sonic was on his journey. Desperation, isolation, unnerved determination. This music taught me things about how to face challenges.

[@jazzamaya06uwu81]

You sound so amazing, this song is now stuck in head for good. 😂✨💛

[@shadowstep77]

Happy b day sonic

[@shadowbreaks]

***** Sonic birthday is june 23

[@shadowstep77]

We were talking about Sonic 3, the date it came out

[@DrScrubbington]

Man I've always wanted a Hard Times acapella, and here it is!

[@ItsLummy]

InfinityV0rtex I tried to sync this with Hard Times, sadly it didn't sync halfway through because of the way this acapella looped back to the start of ice cap act 1's track but eh oh well haha :P

[@DrScrubbington]

Sowhart lol

[@kyomiyagi4556]

Dude I can't believe you just did this acapello. this was my favorite song growing up

[@StarManMatt1]

0:57 Left and Right... DOUBLE CATS WAHT!!!???

[@DarkShamilKhan]

Thank you recommendations 😊

[@christianeribeiro7641]

Amazing jetzons cover!

[@RealParadoxBlues]

This also doubles as an a capella of "Hard Times" by the Jetzons.

[@mrnonameyt]

E

[@seriousdraw]

Hey, you should do an acapella for Hard Times by the Jetzons! ...Wait a minute.

[@TorutheRedFox]

Its the same SONG.

[@seriousdraw]

The LBP + MC HERO!!!!! Don't spoil the joke you fool.

[@michaeljfan9720]

The LBP + MC HERO!!!!! Yeah! You ruined it! That's not cool, man!

[@AlexDimLight]

Michael J THAT'S NO GOOD

[@ureshiiiiii]

GOD this is AMAZING.

[@holgerwikingsen713]

Damn i like this song! I just can't explain to other listeners how CONSOLE this sounds like.

[@anotherslowtown9601]

this brings back so many memories

[@RadioactiveRahSNG]

Please do one of Oil Ocean zone from Sonic 2!! This is EPIC!!!

[@trooper314]

yes!

[@megabojan1993]

The amount of facial hair this video has is too damn high :)

[@megabojan1993]

***** Yup, you're right :)

[@Tangocow]

To be fair, one of them is a cat.

[@Neofafadjmoreira]

Sky Sanctuary

[@Dima6205]

Mcgroove-*bring black cat* Black cat-ah shit here we go again

[@dannywolfpero]

Another good song would be City Escape from Sonic Adventure 2. Running around at the speed of sound!

[@felipesilva3732]

2:14 Tails: The worst Artifficial intelligence i ever saw scince 1994

[@jasons2023]

Speak for yourself, lol...

[@BrotherOfLight11212]

True lmao

[@nickymartin4041]

You probably knew Michael Jackson wrote this, but when you sing the lead melody (upper middle screen) you sound SO GOOD. You sound just like Michael when he'd harmonize. Damn. I love this video.

[@Duskof81]

this song wasn't made by Michael. It's an 16-bit version of the song Harf Times by The Jetzons

[@TheKtwStudios]

+Marco Bastos no, MJ was involved with the music production of this game, to the point where the songs in it sound like other songs of his, however, given that this came out in the 90's and MJ was dealing with a whole bunch of.....uh...legal drama....his name and contributions went uncredited.

[@Duskof81]

TheKtwStudios I know this, but the Ice Cape Zone Theme really is Hard Times A member of The Jetzons was involved in the soundtrack of Sonic 3, and Michael too Just listen to Hard Times and you'll see

[@TheKtwStudios]

Marco Bastos Yeah, I actually just checked that song out. It sounds exactly like Hard Times. Hmm, alright my bad on that one.

[@chidorisnake22]

+TheKtwStudios Actually, MJ didn't like the way the sound hardware made his music sound, so because he wasn't happy with the quality, he insisted that Sega doesn't credit him for composing some of the music. As for Ice Cap Zone, yes it's mainly based on Hard Times by the Jetzons, but if you listen closely, the music is also identical to two of Michael Jackson's songs: Smooth Criminal (with the bassline) and Who Is It (through the chord progression).

[@DoctorTex]

My days playing Sonic 3 were the happiest days of my life.

[@silverdamascus2023]

You know why you are here, this track was removed from the Sonic Origins collection thanks to copyright issues with the Michael Jackson estate, other tracks were removed. Sad, but understandable. Not all is lost, Sega can still sell the game with the original soundtrack, as long as it's the original unchanged ROM.

[@silverdamascus2023]

Also, this is not an excuse for Sega to screw up the tracks they can use. The Sonic 3 prototype has tracks that were replaced by Michael Jackson's tracks in the final version, then these prototype tracks were used in the Windows 95 version and Sonic Origins, the new remixes used in Origins were disliked by fans and they claim the protoype tracks were better.

[@rgtx1882]

Ice Cap is not a Michael Jackson song, it's by The Jetzons

[@thebananalog]

four words:your singing is great!

[@Nine-Oh-Five]

1 adjective: GODLY

[@thebananalog]

xd ok

[@RainbowFlowerCrow]

Landslide the Undead Drummer I agree; this guy is an amazing artist.

[@project_lightblue877]

*counts words on fingers*

[@hypershadw]

Flying Battery Zone from Sonic and Knuckles please! :)

[@arathinksclear4546]

You killed this.

[@Jhin_Takavic]

You're the fucking master!

[@LuceDGooseVT]

Please do an Acapella of "Speed Highway - At Dawn" from Sonic Adventure.

[@cheesewheel]

I second the hell out of this.... that's one of my top favorite Sonic tracks, and we all know how many good ones there are

[@Nathaniel21]

Droooooool, that would be amazing

[@alpharabbit2353]

Little known fact. Michael Jackson actually helped with the music composition of this game.

[@MJrhythmofLove]

Actually it's a much known fact nowadays.

[@alpharabbit2353]

Well it just depends who you ask. I've found plenty who are still unaware

[@Barceus]

Worst place to say that, since this song is entirely based on Hard Times by The Jetzons.

[@avideogamemaster]

still has Michaels production

[@cellobabe]

i was one of those unaware. neat bit of info, really cool. this is still my favorite song and zone in the games.

[@fer23super]

I remember hearing this release date on middle school. I cant believe its been 7 years already. Time does Fly