Sonic fans: do you know this song?

Part 2: • This crane game has Se...

[@babylonian]

ran out of time, so i put all 4 songs in part 2 of this video! you can watch that here: kzbin.infoNPrl9bnu3ss

[@edwingiadaandsamueljames2531]

Good job man I will subscribe to you

[@lexusconley5018]

@@edwingiadaandsamueljames2531 is star light zone for sonic 1

[@favoritemustard3542]

YT showed these to me in reverse lol So two Sonics in there, not including any plushies? 😉👍

[@bfkeith962]

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[@bfkeith962]

​@@lexusconley5018àaà

[@Edible132]

Uncle from another world actually refereces this machine

[@Garwinium]

Goated anime

[@-Poka-]

Ah yes, best grandpa and best wife

[@jayplays1710]

Wow my exact thought when i heard that

[@Kuratian]

What other world?

[@HanhYuu]

​@@Kuratianit's an anime about a guy after going through a coma. When he was in a coma, he was isekai'd to another world

[@400KrispyKremes]

It plays the Sonic "Invincibility" song when you win a prize too.

[@babylonian]

i actually played some audio of that in part 2! it plays the invincibility (aka title screen) music anytime after you put money in, regardless of whether you win anything

[@400KrispyKremes]

@@babylonian Ill check it out. Those older Sega Machines have always interested me.

[@zay0_n4ra11]

​@@400KrispyKremesDid ya check it out??!! Go sell yer house then spend ALL the money in this vending machine as a Homage to the best game ever! SONIC.THE.HEDHEHOG

[@bland9876]

There is no invincibility music in Sonic at least not in the main games instead they just play the title theme. I want to say it's the same with the game gear games but I don't remember.

[@zay0_n4ra11]

@@bland9876 Yes we ALL know that 👍

[@supersophisticated9943]

Wait, so they just have a machine from 1991 that's STILL in that good of condition??? Casually?!

[@billyjuegos]

Is not so rare

[@Nevir202]

It's in Japan. They have vending machines from the 70s that are still in fine condition. When I was there about 8 years ago I saw a good condition cigarette vending machine. I suspect it of being 70s vintage, I don't think anyone has even MADE them new in several decades at least lol.

[@JReaLBiz86]

Japan is far better at preserving things than we are in the US

[@gpman6937]

@@JReaLBiz86 yeah they're also pretty good at killing themselves

[@keonxd8918]

​@@gpman6937whats the correlation between killing themselves and preserving things? That doesn't make any sense

[@that1dud344]

That's how you keep someone from leaving an arcade.

[@the_kleetus-yeeyee48]

Imagine if you’re about to leave and suddenly hear Megalovania behind you. 😅

[@The_Articulated_Boy]

​@@the_kleetus-yeeyee48Me: "Ah sh^t not that skeleton again.."

[@Sr.Anonimo-bk1uz]

​@@the_kleetus-yeeyee48 I mean in that case you wouldnt leave the arcade (alive)

[@ghaniKSW2]

Yeah i would've stopped dead in my tracks and went around the whole arcade looking for it

[@The_Articulated_Boy]

​@@ghaniKSW2And if its an racing game with sans in it oh i will be staying there untill i smoked his skeleton body

[@jordanflowers8448]

Man really got hit with the “What is that melody!?!?”

[@Rebel-hn9ly]

Word i can agree

[@Astroniko003]

"That heavenly melody!"

[@vapor-sings]

Sigmalonian

[@sumguyiguess7697]

Freedom. Imprisonment. It's all an illusion.

[@Josuh]

@@Astroniko003If I don't hear Calamari Inkantation playing at a random place at some point in my life I aint dying

[@UltraCenterHQ]

Sonic is always there when you least expect it. Specially on the cash register ring sound

[@FarmFamilyGaming]

I heard the ring noise at the register once, and I was happy to hear it, even if money was being spent on jerky

[@GMJ7]

I heard the Sonic ring sound at a cash register once and commented on it to the older lady working there because it brought an unexpected smile to my face. Then she "corrected" me and told me, "Close! It's actually the Mario coin sound." 💀

[@DemonAnimeGuy17]

When I first heard that I was so confused and happy lol huge nostalgia wave hit me 😂 and this song will forever be burned into my memory as one of my most favorite sonic songs to this day

[@LittlemanBRYMDP]

​@GMJ7 those are TWO DIFFERENT SOUNDS😂🤦‍♂️ She either forgot what each sounds like or is an idiot (no offense to her)

[@Peanut_Arbuckle]

The Yakuza games have UFO Catcher machines, but for some reason they don't have these Sonic tracks. You'd think they would since it's a SEGA joint

[@Gatorade69]

They tend to use arcade games and machines that are from the year the games take place and none of the games take place in 1991. Yakuza 0 (late 1980s) takes place a little too early and Yakuza 1/Kiwami (2005) is too late. I do definitely believe they would fit in the game. Maybe if we got a Yakuza 0 two.

[@babylonian]

the weirdest thing for me was walking into an arcade in chapter one of Yakuza 7 (which takes place in the year 2000) and seeing a modern UFO Catcher full of Monkey Ball: Banana Mania plushes! lol

[@diegoviramontes2479]

In yakuza 4 (and maybe 5) certain songs from the sonic series will play while close to restaurants or shops, one of them being “knight of the wind.”

[@DJHoboMan]

Masato Nakamura (Sonic 1 & 2 composer) owns the rights to all Sonic 1 & 2 music (aside from the chaos emerald jingle and drowning music), which is why you barely ever hear the songs remixed or used outside of those games. For example, notice how the songs are missing from the Spotify release of the Sonic Mania soundtrack. He's gotta get paid and give permission every time his songs are used, so nowadays Sega tends to avoid using them unless absolutely necessary!

[@rexrabbiteer]

Actually Yakuza 1/ Kiwami does take place in the very beginning only in the 90s

[@starlitalpha7]

This machine actually has the same sound chip as the genesis. If that isn't crazy enough for you, Sega also made a popcorn popping machine with hardware close to that of the genesis which let you play a game while it popped.

[@uhbambmbl406]

every time i hear the star light zone melody it makes me happy just from the melody even when im angry

[@dontmatter966]

How to make a sonic fan stop everything their doing in an instant:

[@JrIcify]

I don't know if you take suggestions but you may be the only person on Earth who can solve the mystery of why some corner stores have the sonic rings sound effect on their registers. There is SOME known info about the business relationships between Sega and these register companies, but nobody knows how copyright of such an iconic sound effect was granted to such a random thing and never taken back.

[@XoroZ]

Nexpo made a video on this

[@adrianemanuel7121]

Ya know, I thought I was buggin when I heard the ring sound effect in random cash registers of various convenient stores over the years. Now I GOTTA know the lore.

[@Pirateyware]

@@XoroZ They did, but Nexpo never actually quite got to the bottom of WHY the convenience store systems use Sonic sounds, throwing out a wild guess that SegaSammy may have developed or help to develop the software. Seems like a topic that could use a definitive investigation.

[@I-am-that-guy132]

That always confuses me when I go in this one gas station 😅

[@Copter200]

So it WASN'T just me?!

[@ayumitoshiyuki5619]

I learned about this exact fun fact in the anime "Isekai Ojisan"

[@touma-san91]

You should read the manga as it is still publishing. If you liked the anime that is

[@lancelnce]

Same

[@malachiallen1517]

As a Sonic fan, I can answer that we as a society have Spidey Senses when we hear a Sonic tune. We either rush over to where the music is coming from to check it out or we just breakdance like we normally would. Sonic music gives us as much as energy as the 5 food groups does to us

[@ToxiChaos]

I can attest to this. Same goes with spotting Sonic merch, I can see that blue rat from a mile away.

[@cesarortiz4575]

True everytime I see a sonic game I RUSH THERE TO GET IT

[@cam182]

Or we just smile widely as the gas staion convenience store register plays the ring noise

[@ILikeSoda229]

Yeah I start full on breakdancing whenever I hear a Sonic Track in public. I just can’t help myself.

[@dylanrodriguez-rb3ud]

I do the same thing, but not only with sonic. I do it with Pokemon, Undertale, Deltarune, and some Mario music.

[@azula4551]

fun fact: one of first sonic plushes ever made came from those types of ufo catchers

[@TsukechanKills]

Sonic fans are so fucking cool to recognize this shit.

[@morgboat744]

:D

[@chankljp]

As someone from Hong Kong born in the 1990s', there used to be this Sega arcade in a Japanese department store not too far from where I live, and they used to have one of those 'New UFO Catcher Machines'. I have not thought about them for decades, but the MOMENT I heard the song in this video, the childhood memories just went flooding back to my mind!

[@redeemer665]

❤️

[@EternalEspada]

Starlight Zone will ALWAYS be my number 1 song. Ever. No doubt. Just something about the stage, the atmosphere, the vibe, chills man...I do feel like its ppl don't appreciate the song as much as it should

[@therandombros300]

This

[@SyrupyShana]

That arcade is so atmospheric!

[@HANIMEME]

Its the Gigo (formerly Sega) building 3 in Akihabara on the third or fourth floor

[@RoseCadenza]

Honestly, as a Sonic fan and a fan of music from the games, I'd be searching for where it was coming from too.

[@thedipermontshow]

Starlight Zone, my favourite song if the 1st game. Oh the memories. When i was a kid i played the classic collection on my DS and remember going on a family trip to do some shopping out of the country. While we were heading back i managed to get to Starlight zone, just when the city and the lights around me starting to get brighter and with the music of the zone starting to kick in i felt nice.

[@popixel]

This is too funny, as soon as you talked about a familiar music, Starlight Zone started playing in my head. I didn’t think it would actually be the one you heard. It was the best music across the whole sonic series.

[@Infindox]

I had a simular (but newer game) occurance when I was at a roller skating rink that had a pretty big arcade attached. I kept hearing the Twinkle Park music from Sonic Adventure (the final part of the level with the roller coaster/where Big fishes) and looked all over until i found a sort of ticket machine with Sonic and Tails on it.

[@jonathanhanham8078]

NO WAY! This is the arcade where my two friends and I randomly found you on our trip to Japan! You can even see my friend walking in the background! Hey it's me! The guy who saw you in the elevator!

[@Smeali]

This is blowing my mind

[@TheBubmarch]

Star light zone goes hard 🔥

[@SerialDesignationO]

"Noooo, don't turn me into a hanging accessory for a car!" -Sonic

[@HushmaNaru-ou4kw]

NOOOOOO

[@AODReaper]

Mabel singing this was amazing

[@spacegoji1954]

One time I was in a cha time (bubble tea place) and I saw a claw machine, I went up closer and realised it was playing a slightly remixed version of the cantina song from Star Wars, it wasn’t Star Wars licensed nor did it have any Star Wars stuff in it, they were just playing it, idk why I decided to share this story I just did

[@favoritemustard3542]

Weird but cool! Didja win?

[@spacegoji1954]

@@favoritemustard3542 didn’t play it lol, just acknowledged it

[@Lil_Jonny]

It's been atleast 17 years since I've played sonic and somehow I still recognize it

[@SkyBlue12.5.01]

I feel like I would know that song, if I was actually skilled enough to make it that far, for some reason I was just never good at sonic games...

[@boringnolifekillstreak]

Dang! The music still slap to this day I'm not a huge sonic fan but the classic 1-3&K music always live in my head

[@ThatOneArgentinianGamer]

You know what...? The songs from that game fit quite well for a crane game machine!

[@OverloadedPie09]

The first time that song started playing I got a chill of nostalgia. You've been playing in the arcades for hours now, pence by pence they all go down. But, all of a sudden, you stop. Right when you thought you were finished and ready to leave, you hear a familiar little tune in the back of your ear, and a chill down your spine spires. Star light Zone.

[@zerumsiru5204]

Well, SEGA owns a lot of arcade machines in Japan.

[@VezixHaikal]

uncle from another world 😭

[@HDZ__]

Such an beautiful melody, made me cry

[@Vintagesonic1]

I went to this Arcade a couple of months ago... How did I miss this?!

[@henn402]

What arcade is this?

[@RAMChYLD]

I’ve seen that machine. It was exported out to a lot of parts of Asia as well.

[@ernestoogas9904]

Same feeling when I heard that theme at the olympics

[@arturodominguez2]

My older brother showed me this as toddler and never looked back.

[@Arcadenblog]

Dude, that's the "Retro floor" of the 3rd GiGo building! I was there last month! Played a lot of Rave Racer.

[@babylonian]

hahah that's exactly right! i played a lot of OutRun 2 SP and Typing of the Dead in there :D

[@Arcadenblog]

@@babylonian By the way, have you played Chase Chase Jokers yet? It can be found in a ton of arcades in Akihabara. Can't miss it.

[@3ZR4.]

as a person who played sonic since 3, this song is recognizable to me. even if its only a small note of it.

[@OrdinarySlime]

Random Guy: YO I GOT FREE CAMERA!

[@marsybarz]

the moment I heard the first few notes i KNEW.

[@ararararanada]

*nick robinson sticking his camera in the arcade machine* sir this is a wendys

[@warehousedave7937]

This is one of the greatest video game tracks ever composed. So simple, short, and perfect. Pure bliss.

[@superrupee]

He found the jackpot. I hope he has good luck with the claw machine, some of those prizes and candy look interesting.

[@starchdturkey]

Starlight Zone is so calm, I play it to go to sleep

[@Bolomoto]

When that song played, it was like head thump of a hard memory surfacing

[@blen983]

one of the best sonic jams ever!

[@untiedsox]

I love the ost from the first 3 Sonic games on Sega. Scrap Brain Zone at the end!

[@reklem2]

On a vacation around 2010 in France, I found this machine. Really cool find!

[@NotoriousFoxxx]

Imagine just walking around one day and STAR LIGHT ZONE plays. I would flip

[@I-am-that-guy132]

This is a little different but I always think the song from Mappy (the came with the mouse police) reminds me of a song called He Keeps Me Singing.

[@Cheeseburger-backpack69]

Thi yt short helped my find out about my new favorite songs

[@Stormy_Playz_BIg_time2401]

As a sonic fan i immediately said Star Light Zone!

[@crashmasterj0837]

That middle part would make me stop so hard you would think I had been yanked by someone

[@weenieboi3536]

omg i had no idea sonic appeared in a totally different game as a keychain! that's so cute, haha.

[@mechajay3358]

Sonic does have one of the best music in video game history. It wouldn't be too surprising to hear some in an arcade.

[@satoshiaaron]

It uses the same sound engine as used in the Genesis I believe, it was just loaded with these as a way of giving it some music.

[@babylonian]

that's correct! i go into a little more detail on that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIHVnWyYo9pmqdU

[@MetroidFusion5044]

Same bro. I loved the boss battle of Starlight zone, it was so different from the others

[@emaam]

As a long time Yakuza fan hearing ufo catchers are a real thing filled me with a specific sense of dread that I couldn't identify lmao

[@lukenicklin7270]

When I lived in Japan, I remember hearing the pop song 'sweet sweet sweet' by dreams come true and freaking out the same way.

[@blukmage19typeR]

_Star Light Zone_ from "Sonic the Hedgehog (1)" I recognized those first few jingles. And confidentially, I've seen Sonic 1 since I was at a mall many years ago back when big consoles were the rage.

[@Firestorm2900]

Ya know, I had that experience in Yokosuka, they had an arcade with one of those UFO Catchers in it, too.

[@yousefslimani99]

NGL I really love sonic 1 soundtracks, they are good memorable and unforgettable

[@anime_world6684]

I barley play the og Sonic games yet I instantly remembered the melody (it hits different)

[@Thekeysoflight]

Starlight Zone was the level I never reached in Sonic 1. Laugh if you want. It was the previous zones for me.

[@DanishTRN]

me when hearing it: "this beat is the coolest in sonic the hedgehog 1"

[@thiscat9712]

bro the machine is hypnotising us to stay

[@sonoutama]

Dude is in Club Sega. Dude is playing Yakuza IRL.

[@Kolyasisan]

I can see an og Beatmania machine there. Oh gosh, they also have a Beatmania III cab as well! Man I wanna try those out.

[@sobble_gaming101]

WHAT. IS. THAT. MELODY?

[@imnothuman9328]

Him: “I hear this melody” Me instantly thinking of splatoon

[@zobogaming9188]

I could imagine bro is about to leave and then starts aimlessly walking around like a lost child lol. Me too, tho. I love sonic

[@3ggsy]

I had a short giggle from the image of sonic just dangling around, its so silly

[@lukahmad5683]

I never play Sonic, I never heard the song, this is the first time I heard it and I feel so nostalgic. Japanese music from 80s and 90s really make me fall in love with those melodies

[@crumberly]

i remember getting really into ufo catchers and reading about them a lot when i was like 17 and i remember enjoying how sonic was always There somehow

[@zskull162]

To be honest, I never really played Sonic games, or was that interested, but the soundtrack and ESPECIALLY Starlight zone are unbelievably good.

[@Protomentral59590]

right as i heard that song it gave me so much nostalgia

[@bromomento5913]

I never played a sonic game but i got a goosebumps hearing this for aome reason

[@alex8808]

Every single sonic the hedgehog song has been drilled in my mind

[@GamerJP30]

I actually went to this Candy Store awhile back, and kid you not City Escape and Live and Learn were playing!

[@manuelmedina1347]

I like how the claw looks like the machine that Robotnik used in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Casino level

[@bluejayplays7308]

Bro would be walking to find that arcade like the weekend doing the blinding lights music video

[@near5148]

This was also burned into my memory

[@blackfrieza6969]

The Quarter Made Scrap Brain Zone Play.

[@VasishthaSookraj]

Bro, I swear, every time I hear Star Light Zone, I can’t help but smile. Such a great tune!

[@ff_crafter]

Sega music in the late 80s to early 90s (A.K.A before CD era) are very recognisable. My favourite Sega soundtrack is Space Harrier Main Theme

[@SpringtrapIsSuperDuperCool]

Fun fact: these machines use earlier beta versions of these sonic 1 tracks made around mid 1990 or so. Correct me if im wrong about the dating as i believe green hill the title screen spring yard and the special stage were made first. Then star light, marble zone, and the invincibility theme later

[@Gameboy_1992]

Fun fact: Spring Yard zone's music is left Unused in the final arcade

[@-Knave]

The "I survived labyrinth zone" theme

[@MoluskToeCheese]

In case anyones wondering and wants to go: The retro arcade he's in is called RETRO: G. On the 6th Floor of GiGO Akihabara building 3. Really close to Akihabara station, super easy to get to. Enjoy!

[@Kokkenbollz]

As A sonichu 💙⚡💙 Fan, this is very nostalgic

[@Adamantscaledragon]

I LOVE that 'challenge accepted' start up choice! I'm not even there and it has me hyped 😊

[@FireStriker_]

That was my childhood, i grew up on the master system sonic games but the new ufo catcher is were i first herd the songs and is the first thing to come to mind when playing sonic as a result lol

[@FuntimeTwitch]

I been a sonic fan when I was younger and I am still am

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

They had UFO Catchers in an arcade located in Indy when I was 17

[@ronniecarter9732]

WHAT IS THAT MELODY!

[@clonefighter1996]

I've played Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers. ...I will never see these _UFO Catcher_ things the same way ever again.

[@subjectomega7606]

Oh god the emeralds, that catcher will forever taunt me