Sonic Game Consoles

[@Dansam04]

Getting sponsored to do your job normally is fucking crazy. Congrats man

[@FlintandStone1]

The beginning section of this video wasn't even part of the advertisement, it was just our regularly scheduled Game Apologist content

[@iponce2]

forgot it was an actual ad until the end of the ad lol

[@SparkzEnt]

Congratulations, Nick. You finally have made it to the big leagues with the Sega endorsement

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

The sega logo scream is fully endorsed and we're here for it.

[@reggielacey2235]

No he didn't. Hes not a sonic youtuber really

[@GameApologist]

@@reggielacey2235 nah I am, which is fine I love Sonic. but I’ll find other avenues to make other types of videos!

[@flumperflip2614]

Least lifeless sponsor.

[@thatguynobodywants3716]

Well, of course. The Ultimate Life Form is sponsoring.

[@Planag7]

It definitely would’ve been ashamed if he wasn’t enthusiastic. But then again, I’ve seen some very bad ad reads

[@CatanRuler2006]

Nice job Nick on getting the Sega sponsorship.

[@REAL_NOLAR]

Fr

[@GreenyYogurtMusic]

probably because it's not the one millionth world of tanks, opera gx or raid shadow legends sponsr

[@TronicSSJ07]

0:03 WHAAAAT!? The fact you got sponsored by a game from a franchise you love is FUCKING INSANE! Soon It’s like a teaser for you Sonic X Shadow Generations Review which I will patiently and eagerly be waiting for. Reach for the Stars, Nick! Sega must be proud of you!

[@WAFFENFABRIK]

If only Maria was here to see this...

[@reggielacey2235]

Not that hard to get a sponsor

[@TonyExDweller]

Lol it was an honor to talk to you about the Xbox, man! :]

[@SpiderGoblin2012]

That second SEGA employee exclusive Sonic themed Dreamcast made me do a double take, because the Sonic head emblem through the lid looked like the Twitter logo and my brain could NOT handle that

[@lanceknightmare]

You could almost say your brain could not Justin-fy those two things. Now, I shall take ten lashes for that pun. 😆

[@thegamingembassy1543]

0:08 Clap it UP for my man. I don't think sponsors get better than one of the best Sonic games ever. Hard work pays off. 🔵💨⚫️💨

[@johntee159]

Really loved seeing my country being represented in the video. My master system 3 collection was my first console (I'm only 24, but consoles are reeeealy expensive here) and though it doesn't have any sonic theming outside of the box and some stickers that come with it, but it still was my introduction to the blue rat that ruined my life, so I still keep it.

[@linklickz]

how was it

[@AstroTom]

That feeling when the Sponsor is actually something everyone wants

[@NightFuryLover31]

You got sponsored for the new game?! That’s so cool! 🤩🤩 “Look at this stupid, beautiful thing!” Those are my favorite word combinations ! That screen is so cool! “I am totally normal.” No one is normal in the Sonic fandom, and that’s how we like it! 😊 Wait, Evan’s art got featured on a Play Station?! WOW!!!

[@CopingContinuous]

Sounds like an incredibly expensive collection, but with a SEGA sponsorship it makes a bit more sense

[@GameApologist]

@@CopingContinuous took me YEARS to grab all this stuff. None of it was too expensive at the time I grabbed it!

[@CopingContinuous]

@ wow impressive

[@tombruncker7013]

Nice to see Sega sponsoring you. I haven’t played the remaster of sonic generations but I have played Shadow Generations and well… to say I was impressed is an understatement it’s fantastic

[@Z4CK4TTAK]

1:25 caught me of guard 😂

[@kevinroper2282]

4:16 No Shadow Basketball!!

[@AreliusAuguste]

I know, tragic

[@fingas2010]

You know you're a good Sonic KZbinr when Sega themselves sponsor you 👍

[@gabrielstar777]

3:55 are there going to acknowledge who has that strangely proportion Sally Acorn

[@ManiacX1999]

I refuse to believe that's an official product, It'd be wild if it was

[@TrueSolunar]

She actually had those proportions at one point pre-reboot…

[@TrueSolunar]

@@ManiacX1999The only official Sally merch were plushies…

[@TrueSolunar]

@@ManiacX1999There are a few other products, but they get weird…

[@omegamorph8211]

In a time before virtual console, collections, and switch online; I did give ATGames a shot just for the Sega titles I missed out on.

[@SorcererLance]

Dude, you said "Genesis" so much, I was anticipating you throwing us off by saying "je ne sais quoi" once at some point :P

[@GameApologist]

Yeah which is weird since there isn’t even a Genesis in the list of consoles!

[@SladesChannel7018]

Dude! Congrats on the Sonic(and Shadow) Sponsor. I bet this is big for you!

[@toko90s9]

Sad thing is I actually own the @Games Sega Genesis plug and play. Saw it while I was out and saw that it could play actual Genesis cartridge's which a lot of plug and plays don't do, which I thought was really neat. I hadn't heard of the infamy of @Games at the time because I tried to avoid drama in the gaming space. It wasn't until I plugged it in and heard the wonky sound did I realize I had made a mistake.

[@Takato]

The older Master System versions manufactured by Tec Toy used to be pretty good. They started declining in quality around 2008, when they started using single-chip variants of the hardware, and didn't give you cartridge slots anymore. They got visually cooler, yes, but they kinda stopped caring about quality. But, these were made primarily for very cheap/poor consumers that didn't know any better (i.e. my parents in 2008, though luckily I got a model that didn't sucked), so it's understandable. If you convert their prices to USD, they were basically sold for pennies, and included like 100 decent to pretty good games on them, so we can't complain much. Also, Tec Toy re-released the Genesis a few years ago, and it was actual hardware not emulation, but, since not all parts of the original hardware are available these days, the quality is subpar. Especially in the sound department. It was still cool to see the console in a box very close to the original, with the original shell design, being displayed in stores out there, though. But that thing didn't had a market. It wasn't cheap enough for the Master System re-releases market, nor it had enough quality to cater to the retro market. Also you can basically buy an original used Genesis here for a couple hundred brazilian bucks, they're pretty common.

[@GameApologist]

I've been seeing that here and there in the comments. I'd love to get down there some time and do a proper deep dive into Tec Toy and their business model.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

the Black & Gold Genesis controller looks unironically hype & i would love if SEGA released that color scheme on an official Hori pad also I'm glad to know there is still a pair of Furry Sesbox controllers

[@Isotropic_Phoenix]

That design at 7:25 looks familiar? That’s the silhouette used in Sonic Pocket Adventure!!!

[@Isotropic_Phoenix]

I should add that it is an animated image for the Title Cards at the beginning of each zone.

[@EggFace1]

My guy made it big.Congrats man

[@Kaiyozzu]

Firstly, congratulations on the sponsor! Shadow Generations is awesome, I’m currently going for 100% completion. I thought it was weird that this video had old Nick and not the Scourge Man, but the video being made a while ago explains that. And the helium arc is never truly over.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

& honestly, other than the stock art, Sonic Forces makes for some amazing themeing with the Graffiti aesthetic & the Eggman Empire logo looking so imposing

[@B-Dawgg]

I've paused the video 7 seconds in. Congratulations on the sponsor. On this sponsor. Long overdue!

[@greensoda123]

18:22 I was chuckling a bit because of how relatable that moment was.

[@brokenhyperlink_sr]

I shouldn't be surprised that Nick is also interested in collecting weird Sonic consoles like myself but ... I guess seeing them in a video and someone else knowing about them is always a wild trip

[@SaddieMoon]

28:14 The sad part is, the only thing that made this game bad was the Kinect controls. When you slap on a controller mod, you actually learn it’s a pretty decent game when not limited to your whole body.

[@GameApologist]

It makes you wonder how much of the actual development was done WITH a controller.

[@shadowkirby7210]

If he got sponsored to gas Sonic x Shadow Gens, imagine if Sega saw the Hyper Sonic video.

[@GraysonicYT]

19:44 honestly that probably made it easier for kids to play through the game since they can just continue where they left off a little bit more easily

[@cyclops8238]

It's absolutely insane being an early subscriber and seeing how much your channel has grown. The fact that you are sponsoring a mainline Shadow game is awesome!!! I subscribed back when you had about 27,000 subscribers. Can't wait to see your channel continue to grow. Well done. 👍🤘

[@comicfan1324]

I’m not a consul collector, but back when I got sonic forces in 2017 it came with some stickers to put on the controller. As time went on some of the stickers broke sadly, but the one that would go over the home button proudly showing off the logo for the game is still intact and I proudly keep it on my controller. The game is pretty mediocre but it was my first real sonic game so it has a special place in my heart

[@michaelchristie8329]

The most on brand sponsor possible

[@AndrewWukusick]

You with the green consoles is like me with orange, especially translucent orange.

[@Justadude780]

The scream in mic at the bottom of the sponsor was gold

[@Murdic2014]

A nick. Your simpmunk is showing. 3:55 🤨

[@The_Gaming_Bristolian]

Kinda of odd you called the Saturn a failure but not the Dreamcast.

[@Poyostar]

Dang, so many Sonic game console variants, so little time... ...to buy every single one, that is. Not that I'm implying that I am made of money or anything. Great video, Nick!

[@W35T0N24]

I had the AT games sega in the shape of sonics head as a kid and the AT mini megadrive got lots of memories with both

[@malharezyoutube]

Sega’s marketing strategy is gold, paying diehard fans to gush about their games instead paying some rando to do it and them not being passionate, that ad made me want to buy the game

[@TeamSea3on]

Preach!❤

[@Metalwario64]

This was a nice dive. I knew of the At(ass)games ones but didn't know much beyond that so I learned a lot from this!

[@triledink]

I remember seeing the Sonic dreamcast being on sale in a swedish website and the price was litteraly out of this world.

[@WatchingCrow]

3:00 *concern*

[@davidvaldez1093]

The sequel video should be about Coca-Cola consoles

[@grahamjhallaudio8198]

0:12 oh yeaaaaaa

[@benisunoriginal]

My jaw dropped when you mention SXS Generation as a sponser lol but nice though.

[@kingovhartz1148]

✨The most recent "sonic exclusive🦔🌟" themed console I've seen, is the "🧡❤💙Sonic 2 Movie". I agree that it was insane 💀. I wish the fur addition was planted on the back of the product🎮. Congrats with the Big Bro sponsor from SEGA! Take care & God bless🙏💚💙.

[@Dell2YT]

That SEGA yell brought back memories 🩵✨ Oh man the hand drawn PS5 art. That would be the sole reason i would want a PS5 💀

[@LittleAlohaaa]

Love the turtle light. I got one just like it

[@JoeEmber776]

I'd love to see you do a follow up to this list with controllers, I've been curious about them since I found out about the sonic movie ones. At some point I really want to get custom xbox series controllers to remake the movie controllers in order to play every sonic game with them. so I'd love to find out about more, similar curios in a convenient list like this one

[@Wild-Sider]

I mean, those hairy controllers can't be nearly as weird as Deadpool's butt controller

[@Hanz_M]

Deadpool's. Butt. Controller.

[@Jabronie1164]

That sonic movie xbox one looks alright, but the controller for it is such a dope design even if it doesn't have the hedgehog explicitly on it.

[@hydrocityshark]

Bro, Sonic’s brain is literally a Dreamcast!

[@raposonanquim7987]

"Is he gonna talk abou the Master System Evolu-" HE HAS 3???? ... no wait, HE GOT 4!"

[@metalsentry]

once I saw the AtGames genesis, it brought back a flood of memories of me playing sonic 2 and 3&k with my dad (god rest his soul 🙏) when i was 3 or 4 years old. made me emotional ngl, thanks for the nostalgia trip nick 🥲

[@jeffreyrumery6768]

YES! Weird Sonic controllers, please!

[@PhilipAJones]

21:58 I had to that one! The good ol' "Firebox"

[@sunnyano]

23:32 I had this blue one when I was a kid (I'm Brazilian), when I get the chance I'll buy one of these

[@tomcurl8034]

Saying that that controller looked like Arlo’s crotch made me laugh so hard

[@JuliDD]

33:34 heartbreaking, they took an angel's wings 💔

[@Ky-Nas]

That tealish green translucent Dreamcast controller that comes with the funky TV Dreamcast is so fucking peak I want it so bad I don't even need the funky console dawg I just want that controller.

[@KorgCrimson]

Make fun of the Sega Activator all you want. Nothing is worse than playing top gun with the power glove

[@lancer434]

Sometimes I happen to be wearing a T-shirt of a certain franchise while I watch a video about it. This is one of those times. I’m wearing my classic Sonic shirt rn.

[@GraysonicYT]

The atgames has changed a lot over the years. I think some variants have a rubber grip on the And some came with different games I believe the early ones from 2012 only had 20 and later ones had 80 but 40 of them were random aftermarket games bye like tectoy The last model also added stereo audio instead of just mono audio before sega cut them off There were also some bigger HDMI versions that looks like a model 1 genesis

[@MoonvistaK]

The super sonic gold plug n play was actually the first Sonic related thing I ever owned and I loved it

[@Mitsuraga]

9:40 This is now my favourite Dreamcast ever.

[@HandlebarOrionX]

Low key, those Radica Genesis buttons are sone of the best front facing buttons I ever felt besides the Saturn ABC butons

[@ItsAubreeyy]

26:51 i had this one! The mario and sonic edition came out before they made the blue wii a generic wii

[@damienmoore5867]

Definitely do a sonic controller episode

[@History_Man10]

2:31 cough cough Dreamcast Video cough cough Well it's the closest

[@somemintbunny]

thought peter knetter would have done this kinda thing first in a silly way

[@futeish3468]

Aside from being poorly built, the brazilian tectoys may require more power to run, maybe that could be a factor of issues, are you using a voltage convertor too or just a plug one? those should be 220v and us is 110v

[@Sleepless_Sam]

If Nintendo had made a generations switch, I would have bought it. A shame, there was a lot of design potential.

[@BmanXY]

Sega should have given you an ad earlier

[@benogle4951]

I actually think the Gameboy looks pretty sick, although I understand and kind of agree with the signature complaint, I feel like it would have been better if that was like in a corner, but I do like the way the silver and the blue contrast I think it makes it look better especially that little bit of trim around the blue of the cover

[@jerryxpgaming4682]

I need a sonic themed ps5 to complete my setup

[@fidgetthecrazy]

20:27 That’s like if Sonic got crossed with Faith: The Unholy Trinity. …. Dang, now I have inspiration for art…

[@TrueSolunar]

MORTIS…

[@CHAOKOCartoons]

While not an official sonic themed console, the first DS my parents ever got me was a blue store-display DS that sported the officially licensed Gamer Graffix Sonic Rush decal. Apparently they got it on a discount due to them rotating it out the day they visited and not having any other DS's present at the time. I wish I had any photos of it, because I kinda used it to it's last legs and didn't take photos of anything until i got my DSi to replace it. It was extremely reliable an lasted for years, was probably the most excited i had been with any console I owned because of it's sonic themeing. For the longest time due to it's previous use as a display console, i actually thought it WAS a rare official one. Not very often you get to own the exact console used to advertise like that.

[@GraysonicYT]

I think the TV was supposed to be designed after the chao which are from sonic so accounts

[@oksobasically704]

best sponsor segment ever

[@NickGoblin]

13:00 in many early cases, system-on-a-chip hardware is pretty accurate. They're pretty much the exact same architecture of the original system shrunken down into a single ASIC. Normally in the original consoles, components are separated into different chips and connected via the motherboard (because that's the more economical option), but at some point sourcing original compatible chips became a chore and thus this method was created. 👍 The radica one specifically is really accurate. The only downfall is that the YM2612 is emulated, so some games don't sound right, but if you're savvy you can hack a cartridge slot into it and play a large amount of the Genesis library.

[@caguay]

Wasn't there a Shadow The Hedgehog 05 PlayStation 2? 🤔 Or I'm misremembering things and it was just a controller Congrats on the official sponsorship!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@TrueSolunar]

Controller in a Rage orb case…

[@ThisJordo]

The holy Sega sponsor!!

[@EntermateStar]

i actually had the Sonic Blast plug and play as a kid and genuinely enjoyed playing it enough to beat it multiple times lmao

[@MechaOkami]

21:58 i think i had that one as a kid

[@Aligg2509]

I know this isn't a fully operational system, let alone a console or handheld, but there were two Intel motherboards made by ASRock that were themed around Sonic, and I believe it launched alongside Sonic Frontiers release. It's called ASRock Z790 PG SONIC, and there is a micro ATX variant called ASRock B760M PG SONIC. The design is really cool, especially the bottom RGB strip on the secondary SSD slots. And it's not hard to find cuz it's everywhere

[@Thepixel-king]

You forgot the sonic the hedgehog 10th anniversary birthday pack dreamcast

[@Maco70]

I have a variation of the sonic shaped console. I got it used in a discount bin. It has a firecore sticker on it and a cartridge slot, and also what looks like a built in receiver for wireless controllers. It has two genesis controller slots and matching blue wired controllers. I’ve searched for info about it previously, but was not able to find much.

[@mrterrychaos]

Oh man congrats on the sponsor!

[@Djammin14]

YES MY FAVORITE KZbinR HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY SEGA!!! IM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

[@Matter_Of_Fact]

Best sponsor ever

[@bluesmallspark]

THANK YOU HOLY FUCK bro I grew up with the sega arcade motion and one day I lost the damn thing and I've never found any media or person who talked about it

[@Metacred]

He sounds so excited

[@JamesCaramonHarris]

21:19 Funny enough, my father got a fight pad because the original controller stopped working, so playing Sonic with a joystick is all I knew growing up. Now, I *hate* playing platformers with them, because you get so much more control with a d-pad not accidentally going up or down while moving side to side. 😂

[@BugaBoo-h2v]

great job for the sponser, thats amazing!

[@migueloourico2011]

BRAZIL MENTIONED!!!! 🗣🗣🗣 (fun fact: they still make those tec toy ones to this day, at least the blue one, as I remember that I've seen that one in a store)

[@Yali_iNinview]

The only sponsor I don’t wanna skip