Sonic Riders - Black Mage Maverick

[@PuNkY-fr]

Hi ! I'm a french reviewer and I made a review of Sonic Riders ! That's amazing you liked it for the same reasons !!! I also share the same favorite songs. My video is in french but there is english subtitles if you want to take a quick look ^^

[@PuNkY-fr]

Great video BTW I appreciate your reviews

[@BenjaMage]

Oh nice! I'll be sure to take a look when I get a chance. I do know a bit of French myself, actually (though my French is very rusty).

[@PuNkY-fr]

@@BenjaMage Ah ah ! That's a good way to practice (and that's how I practice my english, watching your videos)

[@BenjaMage]

@@PuNkY-fr Oh wow! Well, glad my videos are helping you out. :D

[@neond6740]

@@BenjaMage I mean, you're Canadian, right?

[@staples515]

How to sum up free riders in one word: “No”

[@blazesona12]

They butured the sonic riders series with that game :( man I miss those 2 games (other than free riders which can go back into a pit and stay there)

[@SpeedStar1642]

@@blazesona12 Ironically, unlike all of you, I loved playing Free Riders. I’m not even joking, the game was really fun honestly.

[@blazesona12]

@@SpeedStar1642 hunh..... did ya find a way past the konect isues?

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

...oh no

[@shawnshock8651]

Then the Carpet was signed by Adam Sandler

[@ge789]

And Mr. Ikea himself

[@LoudToon99]

And now Tails is Eggman since Eggman is dead.

[@SuperPlaytendo]

Somewhere in the universe, a hawk is still putting their quarters in the card reader.

[@iscopeeee]

And then everyone almost died but Hatsune Miku saved them

[@LoudToon99]

After SnapCube, I will forever think of Grown-Ups 2 and Redbox when it comes to this game.

[@BugsyFoga]

Give Sonic Riders this , it was the best title from his 15th anniversary , even though that's not saying much.

[@moneyman2256]

No that’s saying a lot

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Well do we count the original rush? It was just short by only like a few months

[@jjslider3026]

Ah...nostalgia. Sonic Riders was one of the first racing games I ever played, and it still holds up tremendously. Love the story, the fast-paced gameplay, the amount of content, the mechanical depth and mastery...it's all so good.

[@RealAnswerTalker]

IT'S SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOD

[@CrasherX2000]

It has a STEEP learning curve l, but I still enjoy Sonic Riders VERY much Haven’t played Zero Gravity yet and I might check it out

[@RealAnswerTalker]

@@CrasherX2000 I enjoy the things it does differently but I don't think it measures up

[@TheWispGuy]

You hit the nail on the head about the lack of an in-depth tutorial. Me and my bro struggled to figure everything out, but once we did, we definitely enjoyed it. (and you are correct, the Tag Racing Mode is fun with 2 people instead of an AI.)

[@Flamestar320]

For Eggman's changing voices between cutscenes and gameplay, let's just say... Eggman's Extreme Gear also comes with a voice changer.

[@deadweight4887]

There's a competitive mod for Sonic Riders called "Sonic Riders Tournament Edition". You can play it online via Dolphin emulator netyplay or Parsec, the community is on discord and it's big and very active, the game constatly gets updates and online tournaments. I hope SEGA can bring back the Riders series, if not I just hope we can get a competitive scene for Riders Tournament.

[@Zero_de_Nova]

I hope too!!!!

[@BugsyFoga]

"I'M GONNA SHOW YOU , SONIC SPEED"

[@tedgruver7618]

The 4Kids dub is my favorite too. I especially love Lisa Ortiz as Amy, she sounds so cute and Lisa actually enjoys playing the part.

[@Star_Cris]

I believe the reason Deem Bristow's SA2 lines were used was for the purpose of tributing him since he died a year or two prior.

[@BenjaMage]

Ah, that would make sense.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Guess that is one way to immortalize him.

[@giannizcairo200]

He was the best voice actor and will always be missed

[@DoubleTime53]

3:10 This part is almost mandatory for every Sonic Riders video.

[@ilikecurry2345]

Besides, that's how races work anyway.

[@DoubleTime53]

@@ilikecurry2345 In a basic sense, yes. I guess in some endurance races you wouldn't want to drive as fast as possible.

[@BlankPapers]

My favorite part: “But secondly, No...”

[@titansparrow64]

I recently got back into Sonic Riders thanks to a Discord Server made by a team of dedicated Sonic Riders fans. They created a mod made for the GC version to make a more competitive Riders (its meant for Dolphin emulator as it has Netplay aka online play). It's called Sonic Riders: Tournament Edition and if anyone is interested I'll provide 2 links: one for their website (which has all the information the mod changes) and one for the Discord Server. I've been having a nostalgic blast going back to this game. They're also going to start a tournament, I recommend watching at least some of it to write some notes as some of these players are REALLY good. Website: sites.google.com/view/sonic-riders-te/home Discord Server: discordapp.com/invite/sonic-riders

[@codename618]

Ah yes, I remember playing this game so many years ago... And having no idea what I was doing. Good times that I remember fondly. 👍👍 Shame I don't have a PS2 or the games with it anymore.

[@faultyvideos2215]

Honestly the sixth generation was kind of an experimental era for gaming as a whole.

[@BenjaMage]

It really was. I get why that era died out, but I do miss it regardless.

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

I miss playable characters.

[@yesimnotcreative6312]

The Riders series after Free Riders: "Um, I'm dead"

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

5:08 Jet: "FUCK THIS DESK IN PARTICULAR!"

[@RealAnswerTalker]

i spent so many hours of my childhood playing this wonderful game and i recently rediscovered how amazing it is. i am so deeply saddened that free riders was the last game in the series and that we may well never get a sonic game or even spinoff that i can enjoy as much as this. i LOVE LOVE LOVE Sonic Riders to the point that it may be unhealthy

[@code-knight]

Sonic’s gone through more gameplay experiments than Maverick has rebrands.

[@BenjaMage]

Touché.

[@knucklesSilver7]

I remember playing this game as a kid and I never really had trouble learning the game's mechanics aside from the fact that I thought you had to hold forward to keep going when you didn't have to, but playing it again, while I've been having more fun with it, I'm also beginning to understand how others would have that issue. I also remember everyone saying that this game was terrible and had "cHeAtInG Ai" despite a bare minimum understanding of the game disproving that accusation almost immediately.

[@falcons0267]

This game is really good, one of my favorite Sonic games. A remake or a sequel that has all of its mechanics and more characters and race tracks is one of my dreams.

[@wolfhurricane897]

I remember my brother and I playing Sonic Riders on the gamecube all the time. I would play as Jet and he would play as Shadow.

[@JdRDMS]

17:02 Is it true what cobani said in his let's play of Free Riders that it's actually considered one of the better Kinect Games? Great video by the way. I'm really starting to wonder why you don't have at least 100K. At least you're getting pretty close to 50K. Do you have anything in mind for a 50K special, if you're planning on doing one?

[@BenjaMage]

I never watched Cobani's Free Riders LP, so I have no idea. I appreciate the compliment, but unfortunately, KZbin doesn't seem to be too interested in pushing my content all that much. Also, I hadn't really thought of a potential 50K special, but I suppose there's no harm in planning something just in case.

[@ogre589]

I don't mind at all with eggman and his two voices. The two are so similar that, until this video pointed it out, I had no idea it was two different voice actors.

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

I’ve only played Zero Gravity, but from that game and the cutscenes of these games. The Babylon Rogues were some of my favorites. I really wish Sega would try and use them more often. Even if they are just “evil Sonic and friends” it doesn’t seem fair for them to just be disowned and stuck in a currently dead spin-off.

[@Thedragonlover95]

I do miss the days when Sega use to have characters joins as guest appearances

[@SpeedStar1642]

4:41 SOOOOONNIIIIIIIIIC!!!!!

[@jorgeroman6067]

Hahaha, the way you said "nooo"

[@huskthedog]

If I could summon a game with the snap of my fingers I would want a new Sonic Riders game (or at least a collection of the 3 games). Also next year will be this game's 15th anniversary.

[@pichugirl6]

Can we agree that sonic Rider duo game lore is the most strangest within the sonic universe? Eggman can announce a tournament and the sonic crew doesn't mind joining in when it's clearly obvious to be a trap of some kind. maybe it's me but i truly remember hating the Final race in the Bablyon story with Wave. I swear doing her Fly shortcut there's one bit where it never tells you that you have to Jump in order for it to activate when every Fly Short cut in other races doesn't require you to jump.

[@coolssh3979]

Hey, I've been watching your videos since 2011 (I think?), and let me just say that you've certainly improved a lot over the years. Can't wait to see more from you in the future!

[@EmicalFire055]

Anticipating the Zero gravity review with baited breath. Also I'm pretty sure the freedom riders review is just like everyone else's: unplayable controls but good music.

[@genius11433]

I liked how you ended the video: "And secondly... *_no!_*"

[@IosLocarth]

I played this game so much and I never knew about controlling jump height and length with flips until I watched a speedrun of it

[@theenderengineer1943]

I hope I can find this game again. I miss playing this game.

[@bracken8782]

Something i should actually bring up, the babylon guardian fight is actually easier if you *don’t* stay in first the entire time. Don’t forget about turbulence, it lets you keep moving without using any air, and if you use it well, you can have completely full air while in the lead and get a free hit in. The fight still sucks, but not as much as he makes it out to be in the videos he ranted in.

[@Ryan619107]

I love the energy in this review. Your passion for the game made this a great watch, and it even made me bust out my old copy of Riders. That said, upon revisiting the game, I have a few gripes that you seemed to miss. -The rubber banding in the AI is pretty atrocious. The AI will reach speeds impossible for a human player just to catch up to you. This is most obvious in the automated "spin the control stick" sections, where they'll often enter before you and exit in front of you (the rapids in the river/cave stage are the best place to see this). Of course, the rubber banding only works one way. The 1st place AI will never slow down or miss a jump or anything like that so you can catch up. Super fair for the human player. -The mechanic for speed characters attaching on to rails is a bit wonky. Sometimes I get on rails and I think "how on EARTH did I make that?" and other times I had everything perfect but I just fall through the rails instead. This is especially true for attaching to another rail in midair, which are probably about 50/50... not the best odds to stake a race on. --The turbulence mechanic kinda sucks. It's not clear what makes the turbulence appear behind a player, so the leaders of the pack (if they're human) have no way of determining whether they're giving their opponents a boost. For the humans in the back of a pack, they'll usually get sucked into the turbulence, especially on a narrow path, like in the third set of stages (the ones in Eggman's factory). This is good sometimes, but since the trail follows the EXACT path of the one who made it, that means anyone riding turbulence isn't going to collect any rings or items. It's also hard for humans to disengage from the turbulence in a timely manner, meaning by the time you actually want to get off the trail for something, its too late and whatever you wanted is long behind you. The worst is when the turbulence drops you RIGHT into an area meant for a different character type, like a power character getting dropped into a pit because the flying character happened to take a flying boost ring. -The ball-and-chain item. You remember how everyone hated the thundercloud in Mario Kart Wii? Yeah, well at least that one could be passed to other players and had a higher likelihood of hitting players in the front of the pack than the back.

[@SilverJakler]

Fun fact, but Knuckles and Storm shared a voice actor, Dan Green, back then too.

[@FloofPuppy]

The moment you brought up that theory of Tails having short term memory loss was acutally addressed in the Sonic Boom cartoon years later. Talk about irony xD

[@LuccianoBartolini]

This video was nostalgia. It was lovely. Best wishes. Still haven't unlocked the final character because I unlocked everything else at the 30th hour, more or less, but I enjoyed the travel.

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

I Remember loving this game as a kid. Surprisingly deep mechanics for a racing spinoff of a declining franchise, although I still love Sonic to death despite the decline and it's missteps. I hope they remaster or reboot this game, because I would love a chance to play it again since I no longer have a 360 to play it on. Maybe it'll get a Switch port? Stranger things have happened.

[@openinginawe5518]

Rider away now. Also Sonic Riders and Mario Strikers are some of the best spin-offs and I want a crossover. Fite me. -Mario Sports mix is the best Mario spin-off darn it.-

[@TheQuarterGuy]

I'm gonna hit YOU with Sonic Speeeeed~

[@titansparrow64]

(Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)

[@voltingmaster5458]

Sonics Peeeeeeeeee

[@snfn1562]

I really like this video. Subscribed :) AND YOU MENTIONED FRONTFLIPS AND BACKFLIPS TOO! Sonic Riders was and still is SOOOOO GOOOOD. Honestly it's the best Sonic racing game to date. It's my favourite sonic spinoff in general. the game takes skill, and actual thinking. This video explains this game sooo welll. So it's really clear that you like Sonic Riders! many think that the game is dead but right now there is a rapidly growing Sonic Riders competitive community that believes that this game can become a successful esport. It's called Sonic Riders: Tournament Edition. The devs have tweaked the gears and characters so the game is more suited to competitive play. Which means no more High Booster or darkness only in races. There's tournaments relatively frequently and a community that's extremely welcoming. there's no better time to get into riders than right now! yes i'm serious. If you're interested here's the link to the discord! - I hope to see you there :) discord.gg/nFCUusv

[@keirjarvie6998]

I’ve been replaying Sonic Riders recently and your right. Once you get used to the mechanics, it really is a lot of fun! I honestly enjoy it over Team Sonic Racing. Makes me wish Sega returns to the Riders series in the future, but further polish the mechanics and put in better tutorialisation.

[@kennymccown1922]

Maverick: says Sonic Riders doesn't explain it's gameplay. Me: hears that and thinks Kingdom Hearts 2.

[@HareemByron]

so true! lol

[@chriskoloski32]

Maybe one day someone will come in charge of sonic team who actually knows what people want

[@SpeedStar1642]

16:56 I'm gonna be honest, I legitimately had a lotta fun playing Free Riders. Even though people say the controls are lame, but I for one didn't experience quote-unquote 'issues' or at least got them in the way too much.

[@Chagogo]

This will get unintentionally boosted by the Fan Dub, nice!

[@NitroniteDragon]

He just mentioned it tails had short term memory loss... Oh no... Their here... SSSSOOOOOOONNNNNIIIIIIICCCCCC BBBOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

[@ilikecurry2345]

And I have serious short-term memory loss. ...And I have serious short-term memory loss.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

I honestly have to disagree with people who say Sonic stopped being experimental because it still is Colors has the wisps which, at the time that game was released, was a pretty new and fresh take on Sonic power ups. Generations had the ability to play as Classic Sonic. Lost World had a massive gameplay overhaul with its parkour based mechanics. And Forces had its avatar creator. Sure not all of them were well received when they were first released, but then again neither were a lot of the gimmicks in the Adventure-Dark Age Sonic games as well (before people's hatred of the newer games made them go nuts and can't make up their mind on what makes a good Sonic game). Riders though, I think is one of the better instances of this and a very underappreciated spin off

[@camo6465]

Fun fact: Sonic Free Riders (the Kinect one) was the first game EVER to use the modern voice cast... and I can only imagine how jarring of a change it was at first if somebody didn’t know what was up lol

[@roxaskuzunohaxiii1682]

God I miss the old Sonic Team

[@minakohiashi8882]

Mario Kart and SSX had a baby and and it happens to possibly be the best Sonic racing series

[@JacktheLightningRipper]

6:36 Three videos, actually.

[@GeneralDMadness]

I remember actually completing all missions. It was painful. Managed in 3 days

[@0isthe1]

Hopefully you will be able to review zero gravity soon, because this review was really good

[@contheman7473]

I think the reason they used Deem Bristow’s voice clips was to tribute him in a way because he passed away in 2005.

[@giannizcairo200]

That was kind they did that too remember him

[@dylanrobicheau-rl8pf]

I absolutely love Sonic Riders it’s such an awesome game it’s fun and exciting. And no one will ever change my opinion on this game

[@lakitu6422]

Love this game. Playing competitive online is really fun

[@Skippygamer1]

Awesome video bro, it was fun to watch, loved your jokes, reactions, etc. Especially of your response to if you'd review free riders which from what I know of it...... I don't blame you... Have you ever played it?.. Seriously I'm asking if you have like at a friends house one time in your life or whatever.... So what's the next video fans be?... Wow you got this video done fast!... Such speed... Hope you didn't get stressed out or anything..... Well see ya soon and..... Be safe in this dark time k? .... But don't worry ether! God's Got this and he will deliver us... Just keep praying, I know I will. Well got to go, see ya, God Bless.

[@PKUltra]

Yoo Nice work!! I do game related stuff too. It's great to see more creators like this. Keep it up

[@ShougHell]

6:15 Yeah, he has serious short term memory loss. He has serious short term memory loss.

[@moneyman2256]

Yay another video

[@gamertoon8230]

Come on SEGA, please put Sonic Riders on modern consoles and give it Online Multiplayer

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

Sonic Riders is my favourite post-SA2 Sonic game...... at least until Mania came out.

[@TURBN8ORE]

Awesome vid bro

[@mishafox4888]

I've always wanted this game as a kid (mainly because of sonic being in it) but could never find it XD I'll have to keep an eye out at my local thrift store (whenever it opens again lol)

[@gamertoon8230]

14:18 This game screams 2000’s and I love it!!

[@faidou9954]

I loved this game as a kid.

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

Rewatching this, I'm surprised you didn't mention the unlockable character: Super Sonic

[@sylphroid]

Man i wish they'd make a new riders game if only just to see infinite doing sic tricks on a hoverboard

[@alexwright5419]

Man I’m early. But yeah, this game is pretty decent IMO. Not amazing but still pretty good. That intro cutscene is amazing

[@violetthebat8810]

Excellent Review on Sonic Riders, dude!!~☆☆☆😎😎😎💜💙💖⚡⚡⚡ I used to play the HELL out of this game & I still love everything about it!!~ X3

[@crimsoncrusader518]

Top 30 reasons why Sonic is sorry. Number 5 will surprise you.

[@keirjarvie6998]

Something that impresses me about Sonic Riders is that it’s PS2 port may be on par with the GameCube and Xbox versions. Which is saying a lot considering Sonic hasn’t had the best luck on that console. You look at the PS2 ports of Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog where they were infamous for their frame rate issues, graphical hiccups, sound errors and glitches within gameplay. I’m not very knowledgeable for Riders Zero Gravity’s PS2 port. But from what I saw of it, it looks on par with the Wii port. Which is impressive. It only lacks the widescreen feature. As for Unleashed on PS2. It’s the Wii version, except the graphics look horrible for PS2 standards and there’s no widescreen feature. However, it was still playable and I didn’t encounter any glitches within gameplay. Plus, it may be the best way to play as the Warehog in the Non-HD version of Unleashed as you use the O and Square buttons for attacking rather than shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuck or shoulder buttons for the Classic and GameCube controllers. So on hindsight, Riders May be the best PS2 Sonic port.

[@nifinland]

Sonic Riders was the first Sonic game I actually owned so this one has some significance to me as a player. However, once Zero Gravity came, that game seemed a little too insignificant in comparison. But I openly admit I like both Riders games. Not Free Riders because the same reasons ya said.

[@RiiViiMedia2424]

4:55 Babylon Rogues fans triggered 6:07 He customized it BEFORE Wave "looked" at the board. 17:02 Looks like it will still be up to me to review that game for more than 15-minutes. Riders review video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX2qZpZtaJKIqtU Free Riders Let's Play: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYnWl5Woe6honNE

[@BenjaMage]

6:07 - Yes, that is true, but the scene of him saying he's gonna do some more fine tuning to the board happens after she placed the bomb on it. I more so included the customized bit to show that he was in charge of maintaining Sonic's board and thus, probably would've noticed the bomb.

[@RiiViiMedia2424]

@@BenjaMage Ah, now I remember. Remember the scene (the one with Jet and Sonic chasing Eggman) where Sonic and Jet race? Before the race, Tails, hands Sonic a new gear for Sonic to race against Jet. That might've been what Tails meant when he said he needed to "fine tune a few things." On a separate note, you gotta love how Tails took what wasn't even constructive criticism to begin with and makes it constructive anyway.

[@RiiViiMedia2424]

@@BenjaMage He even adds that he will "unlock the secret of the Extreme Gears" for them.

[@RiiViiMedia2424]

@@BenjaMage Hello?

[@blazingwaters7469]

Don't know if someone has mentioned this yet, but Sonic Riders' manual goes a bit more in-depth into how the gameplay works

[@blazingwaters7469]

Also I still find it funny you finished this review as soon as the Snapcube team uploaded their Sonic Riders Fandub video, talk about one hell of a coincidence

[@hughgenshi4703]

I think you'd love the fan dub that can put recently for this game and Zero Gravity

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

EGGMAN CANNOT BE STOPPED

[@anastasiasobieski3500]

When will you do your review on Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity?

[@BenjaMage]

16:43 - 16:54

[@Manectrix2000]

I hope you finish the technical issues with Zero Gravity, it was the only one I played out of the three.

[@misterzygarde6431]

Are we all going to agree that Sonic Free Riders should be remastered to have normal controls.

[@Princess36621]

That would help the Sonic Riders series a lot. What console should it be on though?

[@misterzygarde6431]

God's Little Princess I guess Switch and PC could work

[@LoudToon99]

Definitely. The game would have been fine if they didn't force in the Kinect gimmick.

[@yoshimallow]

16:58 I honestly thought the "entire history of the world i guess" joke you used on twitter was going to show up here ngl.

[@BenjaMage]

I did consider using it.

[@supercamborg4218]

I got an old copy of this game from a friend and I really need to try it out

[@CrasherX2000]

4:42 I’m surprised that hasn’t been made into a meme yet

[@legendgradoss]

Might I recommend that everyone go and check out Sonic Riders Tournament Edition. It's a great fan project for the game and they also have a discord.

[@Noticer22]

2:11 this is me with dragon ball raging blast 1's intro

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I really missed out on something Special...

[@sonicstar917]

03:14 - That's the fault of the localizers. If you watch the cutscenes of this game with Japanese subtitles, it'll make more sense. A KZbinr by the name of Windii has videos of all the Sonic games with cutscenes with Japanese subtitles.

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

yeah the game not doing a good job on teaching you the mechanics bit younger me in the ass during the later parts of Story Mode. Babylon Garden & like half of the Babylon side kicked my ass. Still a really solid game once you get the hang of it like you said. Never did unlock all 3 guest characters though. Those missions got tough.

[@cordellriemer5177]

OMG I love sonic riders

[@sethhowell3067]

So long as it doesn’t spit quarters at me, I’m fine with this game

[@francescolombardi3438]

Wait. If there are only 7 Chaos Emeralds, and there are 8 racers in each race. What did the 8th racer pay with?

[@sanicsanic6890]

Fun fact: 4Kids actually dubbed Ow the Edge to Black Knight themselves

[@TheAnchorArmsChad]

Huh, the first racing game I ever played was Cartoon Network Racing

[@guts7925]

Hey, About your complaint about the lack of tutorial. Did the game come with a manual? I understand that tutorials started coming in during this time in video games but I think some games still relied on people using the manual. Does it mention about the tricks in there?