Sonic Heroes: Final Fortress (Team Sonic)

[@deetamerkingofplanets17]

knuckles at 5:22 knuckles: it's the yellow lazer *gets evaporated*

[@kayanimations646]

I laughed at that part xD

[@TZER0]

R.I.P Knuckles.

[@no.402]

Knuckles: "Oh no"

[@thegamingmaniac6420]

One time I played the second act of Rail Canyon and it was hilarious. I played team Sonic and we arrived at a thin bridge. Knuckles said ”Careful! Its very steep here!” he said right as he fell off 😂😂😂

[@flamerzorb7746]

2 years ago thia was posted but now the world of light meme plays

[@grayfullbuster5899]

The levels on this game were epic, huge forests, deep canyons, spooky castles, high tech cities, sea palaces, enormous air fleets. Just really fun to play :)

[@MrNrj6490]

Compared to the tiny levels in newer games like Forces... it's night and day

[@laserpester8137]

@@MrNrj6490 it was tiny only in forces.

[@gforce97]

you forgot casinos :O

[@Burb83]

Facts! I loved this game!

[@Rats0World]

And slippery controls

[@likeerhater3]

In my opinion Sonic Heroes had some of the most creative level designs out of the Sonic games.

[@cjgg4885]

+Deadlocked well it is called sonic HEROES for a reason

[@MindsEyeTHPS]

+CJG G cuz u switch between characters within a level

[@matthewmorrison3745]

Creative? Sort of. Majority of the levels seem unfinished.

[@spindash64]

Matthew Morrison Yeah. At the same time, you can't deny the coolness of that mega laser Cannon race at the end of Final Fortress

[@SMBShippuden4]

Not to mention the soundtrack is spectacular!

[@BlamedAxis]

"Only 4 lasers? A hero's welcome!" is my favorite Sonic line from this game

[@christopherloyd8938]

Out of all the egg man stages.Can agree this is impossibly worse than space.Arc , it had rails and enemies, but this stage had freaking multiple enemies and mega lasers. 😎

[@jamesporter571]

This level should['v been in Generations, Heroes is an underrated game

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

@@onorebakasama They should have chosen grand metropolis. But too be honest. Anything that wasn't seaside hill. Apparently the le els where picked through a poll. Idk if it was within Sega or a fan poll but the collective group of people that chose sea side holl as their favourite Sonic Heroes stage are actually retarded

[@CrasherX2000]

Dreamcast Dazia probably because it’s more recognizable??? I mean at least Sega did something with it... I do agree that Grand Metropolis should’ve been in Generations instead If not that then maybe either Hang Castle or Mystic Mansion Possibly Bullet Station? (For the music)

[@pickledfern6195]

Honest Opinion: Seaside Hill was most likely a bunch of people’s first ever sonic stage, since Sonic Heroes was the first cross-platform game. It would make sense if they’re going for nostalgia.

[@laserpester8137]

Lmao, peaple really need to know what underrated means.

[@Sonic-hq9zz]

@@CrasherX2000 Why don’t y’all like Seaside Hill?

[@LieutenantSkittles]

Even though this level was brutal, it was by far the coolest. I mean you just got through Eggman's fleet, only to find out that there is still one enormous ship left. And it's one whole stage. I don't know... maybe it's the concept of a giant airship that is forever surrounded in terrible weather that gives me goosebumps.

[@Darkstar263]

It was the stormy weather which gave this level the perfect atmosphere I thought. One of my favourite final levels in videogaming.

[@aquacode2]

Lieutenant Skittles Super Mario Bros 3, is that you?

[@spindash64]

That, and the giant laser Cannon barrage

[@sonicthehedge]

tbh the weather made this level nailed the atmosphere of the level. I everything of this level. the music, the difficulty and even an exclusive robot makes this level the best final levels in a video game ever!

[@robertolebron2296]

Knight And SpaceShip what exclusive robot? The yellow laser bot?

[@ASOtheprO]

“The Egg Carrier is nothing compared to this!”

[@NegativeNanase]

4:05 Not switching to tails. I see you like to live dangerously

[@lucasmartinez5703]

It's the only way to play this game.

[@Big_Grandaddy]

This stage and rail Canyon gave me anxiety 😂😂

[@t-man_meathead6691]

I’d alway switch cause the rings threw me in the void

[@bowens9211]

It's not even scary even if he failed he wouldn't even use this for youtube lol. Pathetic child you don't know that lol

[@carlito-sk8pn]

Bowens92 bruh shut the fuck up

[@MatticusMadness]

If you're having trouble dealing with the final laser keep in mind that if you get Tails high enough quick enough he can also avoid it. It's wide, but not tall.

[@jballs5434]

Eh, it's quicker and easier to just do the side jumps on the rails.

[@fae_baobhan_cernunnos]

I don't think he realizes you're talking about the big fuck you laser at the very tail end of the stage

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

I do that all the time back in the day playing this game

[@wsgamingentertainment1032]

Just the hold the grind button on the last laser. It'll get you through it fast enough to avoid it before it blasts.

[@Finalflash50]

Absolutely iconic level. The music, gameplay and scenery all fit absolutely perfectly.

[@unzenmyuouri4383]

Sonic "Never thought it'd self destruct!" Knuckles "It's blown to pieces!" Tails "Wonder why it self destructed?" ._. Because you hit the self destruct button tails......you hit it hard

[@MrGamer1992]

+PSI-Master Lucas But why would there be a self destruct button in the first place?

[@unzenmyuouri4383]

+MrGamer1992 the plot demands it

[@lucasmartinez5703]

Because for a man with 300 IQ, Eggman's an idiot.

[@spindash64]

MrGamer1992 And that's actually what Tails says in the Japanese version. Unfortunately, the translation is crap. As for why someone would have such a switch, considering that Eggman alone can basically cheese an entire military base, losing a ship or two to kill sonic is worth the price of admission

[@yellowgamers5996]

doesnt make sense for Tails to ask that question

[@armyidiot]

I would like to note that sometimes the things that fling you onto the grind rails can actually miss, sending you to a lower level or plummeting to your death. It doesn't happen often, but it can happen and it's _supremely_ aggravating when it does.

[@Tsexe07]

Yes. That is true. No matter what team you picked. I had that issue alot sometimes. As easy as this game may had seem, but it really wasn’t lol

[@spimbles]

On what platform? I’ve played this game through countless times on the GameCube and never once experienced this lol

[@brandontodd8836]

Really wish they do a remastered version of this game with graphics of Generations.

[@tonyt1616]

Yeah, Unleashed’s graphics would probably work on the Newer gen consoles(Switch would probably crash frequently) but that’s asking a lot outta the devs(Sonic Team or otherwise).

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

@@tonyt1616 Unleashe graphics are worse than Generatiom and Forces... The switch could handle forces right. It can run unleashed fine. The switch isn't weaker than the funking PS3/360. It just a little bit less powerful than the standard PS4. You do realises that even Wii U was more powerful than PS3/360 Unleashed looked and still looks beautiful yes. But that's not entirely cause if its insane graphics for the time it came out but mainly the art style and character models. If you actually take a closer look at each game it's very obvious that unleashed is graphically the weakest

[@tonyt1616]

@Dreamcast Dazia not trying to be a piss poor idiot, but SEGA should have ported Unleashed properly to the consoles rather than stream for PS4 and Emulation for Xbox One, they genuinely think that Unleashed would not sell well on the newer generation consoles mostly because of product of its time shit(such as Sonic the Werehog beat-em-up Gameplay) and they would rather put literally everything into the next anniversary rather than continuing to port older Sonic games.

[@tonyt1616]

Also, I literally just got my life back and I’m honestly tempted to delete this ignorant reply of mine. I can UNDERSTAND WHY SEGA DIDN’T UPSCALE UNLEASHED. Although Nintendo has a really bad track record with being the weak console starting with the 7th gen systems.

[@tonyt1616]

Like Unleashed still has frame drops due to it’s poor optimization which is why I initially thought that it would crash on Switch or SEGA just didn’t want to bother with optimizing the Joy-con controller system.

[@Mangaka-Knight]

I love Knuckles voice and attitude from SA, SA2 and Heroes. This music also gets me excited

[@ZangooseFanatic]

This level's music is FREAKIN' AMAZING!!!

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Yep

[@WellIAmTheOne90]

I used to trick that final laser cannon at 5:48 by switching to tails and flying all the way up after the cannon finished firing I came down and calmly walked my way out of the level #peaceout

[@WannabeWryter]

Same, couldn't get to the end fast enough

[@redinahedge3073]

Thanks for helping me!

[@TejuanFarrell180]

Yeah so did I.

[@Defuntforever]

So did I, I didn’t think I could get to the end quick enough

[@martinezfranciscoisaac5625]

Same x6

[@Thatguy-lm4xg]

What I loved about sonic heroes is it felt like such a huge adventure and I loved that everyone was on their path to the end were they all meet up

[@isaiahpitt6678]

2:35 to 2:39 the timing is just right

[@supersmashmaster43]

I remember as a kid getting so nervous and constantly dying at the last laser part. Once I thought I finally passed all the lasers, the final mega laser is about to shoot which I also died to multiple times, it really made you sweat. This was a dope level.

[@josiahsommer69]

Amy Rose: I can't be 100% certain, but I feel Sonic is here... somewhere... Big: I feel Froggy is near. I'm coming, little buddy! Charmy: Let's get the keys and rescue the client! Cream: Chocola - I think we're getting very close! Espio: For the sake of all ninjas, it's my duty to rescue our client. Knuckles: Your trickery is unforgivable, Egghead. Omega: Eggman detected nearby. Location: Directly ahead. Rouge: I've come all this way and still haven't found any treasure. Shadow: Something intense is about to happen. Sonic: Hm. Eggman seems serious this time. Tails: I wonder what Eggman's intentions are this time? Not knowing makes me nervous... Vector: But why did Eggman kidnap our client? Eggman: Muhahahahaha! You fools must all have a death wish? Witness this invincible battleship, built by the hands of a genius! It's power, unmatched throughout the universe!

[@ohara2099]

Oh, it was tight, alright...

[@ohara2099]

Neat

[@Beorn19]

crippling depression I'm gay

[@thealandude9146]

Ka Blassioli Nice

[@furude_san4485]

Tails: Wow, how´d he manage to build something so big? Me: I´m asking me the same question. Epic game, epic level. I miss Sonic games like this one.

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Me too

[@theaspiringauthor3826]

wait... HE DODGED THE MEGA LASER?!

[@kanewilliams594]

to o list on this level A: got off the falling parts B: landing in right spots C: use knuckles to power up team blast DDD: miss the eggman laser

[@ivonnesaysmiau]

just crouch you big dumb idiot

[@stardust-reverie]

"I wonder why it self-destructed?"

[@brenhealy1696]

I dunno sounds like a good line to me.

[@JSJJohnson]

how the Hell did sega made Eggman's armada so fucking huge!

[@draxis8821]

Somehow silvers dialog was inspired by this game.

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Wha?

[@ShoujoKairi]

14 years later and I still internally pray whenever they make a long/quick jump to grind on a railing. I remember not even making it to the very first railing at the beginning of the level for some reason. They just flew, Tails yelled, "the Airbase!" and down into oblivion I went. Like wtf... Still love the game though lol

[@mrstrawberry1074]

1:23 Knuckles kinda sounded like sonic there for a sec lol

[@alexandremiguel5408]

The music oh the music, so epic and memorable, I still remember as if I just played yesterday.

[@MitchTH]

5:18 ''The Egg Carrier is nothing compared to this.'' Me: ''You mean the one from Sonic Adventure? Who knew this game was canon!''

[@Therango32]

Mitchel Jansen it's always been canon

[@CedroEscarlate]

Mitchel Jansen Shadow's fate show us this

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Why wouldn't this be canon?

[@sonicthehedge]

this game was gonna be called sonic adventure 3. it's just that's sega didn't want to continue the adventure series and the game didn't look nothing like the adventure games. that's why there are so many adventure references

[@coreypeters4170]

2:25, Sonic: Never thought it would actually self-destruct! Knuckles: It's blown to pieces! Tails: Wonder why it self-destructed?

[@vistavistalium636]

I remember getting my hand all sweaty when I played this level 12 years ago

[@ashlirabid9614]

Same.

[@coreypeters4170]

0:11, Sonic: This must be Eggman's headquarters! Tails: The Air Base! Knuckles: How does this thing stay afloat? Doesn't matter..let's take it down!

[@cubbwatch]

Imagine a modern Sonic engine sequel to this game😮

[@fabianogsouza5683]

If you are reading this comment, you must be curious about how long the eggman managed to ride these ships. 1523415441 red ships, 12,636 battleships, 4 purple ships and 1 mother ship. that's just disturbing.

[@DJBatcat]

+fabiano fabiano g souza you counted them?

[@fabianogsouza5683]

+Batcat Of course not, it is simply impossible to count all the ships. this is an example

[@floridian4072]

+Batcat right! 🙄😳

[@jayck7686]

Probably auto-pilot, robots or a lot of monitors and controls in the main ship

[@wearegogeta9974]

I believe this was when the eggman empire was at its strongest. It had a military presence all around the world. Sure, you could argue that the same happened in forces but the thing is that no one but the heroes were fighting eggman at this point thus there is no resistance.

[@JavelinAngel1295]

Back in the days when Knuckles didn't have a personality change into being a moron.

[@SoloSilence]

It was magnificent He still isn't in a few modern sonic games though hopefully the new sonic prime show doesn't ruin him

[@coreypeters4170]

5:38, Sonic: Only four lasers? A hero's welcome! Tails: 1, 2, 3, 4 lasers cannons! We better watch out! Knuckles: Even with 4 laser cannons, that's still not enough to stop us.

[@coreypeters4170]

5:11, Sonic: Talk about humongous! Tails: Wow, how'd he manage to build something so big? Knuckles: The Egg Carrier is nothing compare to this.

[@TejuanFarrell180]

Egg Fleet was crazy and bombastic but Final Fortress took it up a notch!

[@sonicthehedge]

I remember playing this game when I was like 4 years old. it was my first sonic game and first video game that I played. lol I didn't even know to start the game because I didn't knew English and I actually had my parents start the game for me xD I always played as sonic team and I actually almost managed to passed the entire game as a 4 year old xD I said almost because this level was very hard for me but I did manage to pass it one day. I still remember the joy and feeling of passing the last level that has such an epic music. that was until I had to fight the final boss of this level xD. I couldn't beat him and ended up quiting the game after many gameovers. I did return to this game on a gamecube like about 7-8 years later (I played it on PS2) this game was such a nostalgic trip for me and actually getting to beat the final boss and later pass all teams to fight against metal sonic! although this wasn't the game that made me like sonic games, it was sonic rush I still credit this game to the best introduction to gaming ever :,)

[@sonicthehedge]

I still love this level and it's music I don't if I really like it or if just nostalgia but I just love this level and even to this day I sometimes turn on my PS2 and play it I really wish Sega re-releases this game on the PS4 or Xbox one

[@sonicfan9144]

Imagine if they have Final Fortress in the 3rd movie. I'm going to be so happy if they have that!

[@InsanidadeHaha]

" it's the yellow laser " " It's the blue laser " " Red laser fired "

[@darkpaw1522]

Taills and Sonic really do raise a good question "Why did it self destruct?!". Seriously, why did it self destruct; why would Eggman install a self destruct switch on his Captain air vessels when, especially considering his other ones in Egg Fleet didn't?

[@carlito-sk8pn]

darkpaw1 darkpaw1 Well the answer is obvious. If sonic did manage to destroy most of the battle ships eggmans last resort would be to self destruct the ships to kill sonic.

[@robonaught]

Eggman's not the villain remember? It's not even clear if Eggman even set those switches, Metal could've set them. After all his plan was to become Metal Overlord not use the Egg Fleet and Final Fortress to conquer the world. Because he blows up the big Eggman shaped tower of Final Fortress to transform and he throws Egg Fleet ships during the battle. It's possible that Metal was just using the Egg Fleet, Final Fortress and set the self destruct switches as decoys to distract the heroes into thinking that they had won before his big reveal.

[@OwariNah]

Game: *trauma bombing vertigo after rail canyon* Me: "WHY IS EVERYTHING ALWAYS SO HIGH UP!?" Developers: "Ughshushshshsh heroes fear nothing!" Interviewers: "How much heroic creativity do you plan on adding?" Developers: "Well ask yourself one thing, why is vertigo!!"

[@JO_1905]

This game is too epic, an underrated masterpiece Creative level desings, funny dialogs, brutal music, amazing bosses, high adrenaline!

[@JO_1905]

12 characters in a platform game! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@xq39]

this game is hard as hell. i died dozens of times on those rails and this guy's killing those giant robots in 2 seconds it takes me 1 minute per robot.

[@classictimer4052]

Oh my god, I just realized the Egg Carrier in the intro of Sonic Chronicles is totally based on the giant ship you see in the beginning of this level!

[@JSpyx]

I dont care what they say that the game is 'slippery'and annoying. sure, I had problems with that too. but my god, it's still so much better than the stuff sega has made the last few years in sense of 3D games. I MISS this so much. the actual sense of level design. no more rollercoasters please...I want this back.

[@Defuntforever]

I could always listen to this levels music find it quite catchy

[@jagazgaga]

This game is one of the best this is sonic type of game I love With this stage I can easily say that Eggman really is a big genius

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Teenage Memories playing this level in 2007-2008

[@remiben-davies5781]

Damn I'm getting flashbacks of frustration when I would miss the rails after spinning on the poles

[@AlfaFang_]

this shit was hard

[@skepticalcougar5642]

+ThomasLiberty даже и не думал, что эта игра до сих пор популярна, играл в неё лет восемь назад, так и не прошёл этот чёртов уровень ))

[@luigichampnumber1867]

Tell me about it I was this close to blowing a huge fuse so I took the game out taking a break for me before I went donkey kong mad

[@lordpenn]

Am I the only one who's gonna mention... "THIS MUST EGGMAN'S HEADQUARTERS!"

[@xKitKit]

I appreciate the extra mile you go to to play these stages so well. Makes it so satisfying to watch :]

[@Im_Jaaylen]

2022 anyone?🤷🏿‍♂️🔥

[@SoloSilence]

Yep

[@strawberry97ish]

I forget which part as kid I never could get past this

[@realmush6794]

5:37 Only four Lasers? A hero's welcome!

[@hina.colada]

Damn I got goosebumps again!

[@donnahaynes138]

What amazing gameplay. You are a champ at this!

[@draxis8821]

It's the yellow laser it's the blue laser red laser fired only four lasers a heroes welcome

[@malcolmandrews2779]

Brings back memories

[@bneyes1214]

There are three laser colors: 🔴 Red 🔵 Blue 🟡 Yellow Each laser fires at the rail of the same color. The canon lights of briefly before it fires. Look carefully at the color of the light, then make sure to stay off the same colored rail, or else, you’ll get burned by the laser.

[@stanmarsh8032]

My childhood bruh omfg💀

[@highspeedhighjinx7255]

1:45 / 2:57, I swear to God almost ever time I always do the blue tornado next to those polls, this blue mf and his friends will not grab onto them and it pisses me off so much. Im like literally really next to them.

[@ostcentre]

This is my favorite track!

[@matteobanchio2786]

This level is so epic

[@VideoGameLova1]

Tails: "Wonder why it self-destructed?" Oh, I dunno, Tails... Couldn't possibly have anything to do with that giant button you guys pressed, though.

[@TZER0]

They thought it would just shut down. Not self destruct.

[@aloooo1256]

This was actually a mistranslation, what tails meant is : why would eggman build a self-destruct machine

[@ToaAntan]

There was just something about this level that made it clear, Eggman wasn't the REAL threat in this story. Something sinister was lurking onboard the Final Fortress, and it was patiently waiting for all 4 teams to arrive.

[@Sonic-hq9zz]

The vibe of this stage told you that?

[@Aririnsen]

i get a bit anxious in these levels because of the height lol

[@RZPlushMarioBroz14]

5:25 Rip Knuckles, shot by yellow laser

[@ANAXOS_]

however old i was when i played this i thought this theme went HARD and daaaaaamn this shit is a banger

[@Nite-Rise]

This place was freaking huge

[@Mariostern1]

Epic Music, Epic Stage, Epic Game, Epic Player... CONGRATULATIONS YOUR VIDEO IS EPIC

[@donathan2933]

Damn Sonic Heroes looks pretty fun not gonna lie, and the gimmicks and levels look very creative

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

I still have this game on my Nintendo GameCube after all these years

[@gabrielmcdonald2058]

THAT'S A BIG STAGE!!! it looks like eggman had his work for him. how long do you think it took him or his robots to build that fortress.

[@sonicthehedge]

Gabriel McDonald and to keep it airbone. lol its flying too xD

[@G_Silent]

He probably didn’t build it as the story suggests

[@bneyes1214]

We’ve got our selves a sonic boom!

[@lukemills237]

Ah, I see what I was doing wrong. Didn't realize that the grind boost animation was slower than a full-speed grind.

[@PIkaTheEevee]

I remember when I got to the last part of the stage when I see a giant beam coming at me it is cool how the had three colors red blue yellow but I died when all three fired at me (;

[@MetalHeadJagger]

The lazers part is the most thrilling part of this game especially the big one

[@PIkaTheEevee]

Yea it is

[@MetalHeadJagger]

my master sylveon I absolutely loved that part

[@PIkaTheEevee]

Yea

[@MetalHeadJagger]

my master sylveon the big lasers got me sometimes everytime it pissed me off

[@Sevan_UP]

5:22 knuckles gets knocked by the laser 😂

[@jcharmaine1]

"Aw fuckles"

[@ThunderBreaker017]

Most fun Sonic game of all time in my opinion

[@CrossArcH]

Quick bit of info about lvl ups though. If maybe someone by any chance is playing right now and doesn't know this yet (not trying to be a smartass). Sonic's lvl 3 allows you to charge the tornado pole with just a double jump (saves time), also it acts as a tornado on any enemies. Tails' level 2 and 3 are quite useful against flying small enemies as they're oneshot basically. And I'm not sure if Knuckles' levels do anything other than enhance his attacks further.

[@GiggleFist720]

All these years... I really thought you had to tap the accelerate button when grinding rails....

[@coreypeters4170]

6:08, Sonic: Yes!

[@savingthrows719]

Iizuka deserved to get the position he did after making such banger levels pretty much on his own for this game.

[@Violetcdo]

*THEIR ATTACK IS MOUNTING!* *KEEP YOUR GUARD UP* 🗣️👺🔥

[@GutoMake]

such a cool game

[@cubicgoldfish]

Incredible gameplay.

[@spindash64]

Gotta love that 40MegaWatt game of chicken right at the end

[@WLOfails]

Used to think the lasers were the coolest part of the stage

[@aquacode2]

Okay I'll be honest. I grew up on sonic. I've mastered the classics, I got the Green Hill in Adventure 2 (dreamcast AND gamecube), metal sonic in adventure 1, played the new games (yes even 06). I know my blue hedgehog, but only just recently started Heroes. Seriously, fuck this level. it's incredibly easy to miss jumps, checkpoints are scarce, the fallback from damage murders me all the time from falling. I like the atmosphere and music, but this honestly feels bad to waste 13+ minutes (not counting deaths) just to get a game over and start from the beginning. How this person beat it in 6 minutes blows my mind. I will press on. I must beat this game

[@chemicalconfusion6164]

this game could be incredibly shit sometimes, but that was one hell of a final level

[@LorenzoWatts-c6n]

(whistles) That was tight.

[@ElSueco.]

5:32 It's the blue laser!

[@jaysonanderson]

Man I Love This Level so much it's my favorite stage too. This game Will forever live.💙💛❤️

[@fabianogsouza5683]

2:42, 5:26 Time to learn about colors

[@thirdstar248]

5:22 R.I.P. Knuckles

[@matteobanchio2786]

It's the yellow lazer! **DED**

[@bradhedgehog12]

Say if some of you don’t know. I found out what the Final Fortress is. Is A Giant Whale Shark Shaped Battle Flagship. So maybe it is a Star Dreadnought like Ship.

[@loganlynn3803]

2:29 why is tails grinding backwards wtf

[@lsoleanwillie7173]

it's how he grinds faster than when he was facing forward I'm surprised he is keeping his balance and not running into everything

[@jayck7686]

His shocked about the self destruck button and cant look to another direction other than where it was