Sonic Superstars References

[@DanielDX]

If you're interested in more cool references in Superstars, then check out part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKesk6lom9iSh6s

[@kaiba2_125]

tails doll can be found in pinball carnival act 2

[@DJ4461]

A small correction, sonic in a bubble originated in the 8 bit sonic games. 1 or 2, i believe. And the hud looks like its from xtreme.

[@FinalHopeTrio]

@@DJ4461 the bubble was from S2 8 bit.

[@DJ4461]

@@FinalHopeTrio thanks. I was actually just about to check, so you had perfect timing.

[@adover]

At 1:55, the fake capsule one is also referenced on superstars. And I remember it was also in other series...

[@thetruej7872]

Love how Sonic Superstars has original zones but still has callbacks to previous stages. Plus I'm glad the Rabbit concept art is now playable.

[@socheata643]

Mhm!

[@TheNoiseRator]

I call him Feels The Rabbit

[@pgtv12]

@@TheNoiseRatorthat’s his actual name!

[@TheNoiseRator]

@@pgtv12 oh cool

[@HonestJohn_01.19]

Actually, it's a name created by the fandom.

[@jaceclegg530]

The bubble is actually a reference to Game Gear Sonic. Specifically Sonic 2 (8-bit) and Sonic Triple Trouble, which is also where Mania got it from. Also frozen was in 3&K and CD

[@steveluvscows2490]

The frozen pose is highly reminescent of a piece of concept art for Mania's Press Garden Zone with frozen Sonic

[@masonhildebrant7337]

About to say that

[@strelitziathekeyblader1657]

But in 3&K You take damage from it

[@supermaximglitchy1]

Sonic mania itself is a game of references

[@MarcusGronkowski]

@@supermaximglitchy1which is my main issue with it. (Even tho that’s a bit off topic)

[@BudBludy]

7:31 this probably also reference to launch base zone cutscene from Sonic 3 where at the end of the act 2 Sonic just hop on Eggman's mobile and just casually driving it

[@Fir100]

And apparently Trip got the best one

[@bannyister]

Don’t forget that Frozen Base Act 2 is a recreation of Fantasy Zone for the Master System, was a little too excited to see that referenced!

[@alunbuss7877]

And they forgot Tails' (Sonic 2) and Amy's (I wanna see it, I hope it's based on Sonic CD's)

[@segahatty]

FYI, this game also got an arcade release, which is what Sonic Superstars most likely got the influence from.

[@bannyister]

I think they also managed to squeeze in the early loop de loop concepts from Sonic 1, the loops in Golden Capital look incredibly similar!

[@VasishthaSookraj]

Bro I lost it at that! 🤯 I couldn’t remember if it was Fantasy Zone or Space Harrier but the references were hitting me left, right and center. That was so cool!

[@VasishthaSookraj]

@@bannyisterYo you might be right 🤯. I remember the early designs and thinking back to Golden Capital, it would’ve been easy to throw that reference in there so they must have! Now I gotta go back and check!

[@Halkel2k6]

Splats the Rabbit was finally used in Sonic Mania in Act 1 of the Newspaper factory level Press Garden. A variant of Splats can be accessed via Debug mode in Green Hill too. Mania took a bunch of Sonic GG gimmicks too like the big bubble. Started from Sonic 2 GG and used again in Sonic Triple Trouble. In addition, The Mechs before the Fantasy Zone level are actually references to the Eggmobiles from Sonic 1 (Sonic's), 2 (Tails), CD (Amy's, its the Tidal Tempest boss) and 3 (Knux). So they are actually riding Eggmobiles from their introductory games.

[@PortugEmpM.A.R.P.]

The Big Bubble Reference Is From Aqua Lake Zone From 8 Bit Sonic 2, Just That Mania Also Referenced It

[@markdebruyn1212]

It also appeared in Tidal Plant Zone from Triple Trouble

[@schowd31]

6:19 really glad they brought back the Zone selects like this from Generations and makes sense with classic sonic.

[@Marcel0_H3nrique]

And advance 3

[@mystic2689]

3:06 actually that’s a reference to Tidal Plant in Sonic Triple Trouble. Anyone who played NEVER forgets that level as Sonic lol

[@socheata643]

Especially, when the Second Chao Emerald had the burst wisp reference.

[@jalolastname5446]

There are also drills in Golden Capital zone that are obvious references to drill wisp

[@CrappyProductionsOfficial]

"Chao" emerald lmao

[@titanic_monarch796]

In case you didn't know, the rope spikes trap fang gets caught in is orignally from the Sonic Ride short in Sonic Jam (though how it appears here is definitely modelled on its appearance in Mania Adventures), and the bubble mechanic is from Aqua Lake zone in Sonic 2 8-Bit (Though once again, its appearance draws from Mania)

[@Rutawind]

Not Man of the Year, but Sonic Ride, rather.

[@titanic_monarch796]

@@Rutawind Thank you for the correction! I wasn't super sure and had entirely forgotten about sonic ride so that's good to know!

[@mrweatherby]

the music for Superstar's Sonic 1 style special stages makes me feel like a hole is being bored into my head

[@0_zsR]

Fun Fact: at 2:41, the bubble float is also reference to Sonic Triple Trouble (not 16 bit remake)

[@thedailybrowser5951]

The fact Trip's play through is reminiscent of Knuckles' in S3K, AND that their vehicle would be the first one you see in &Knuckles, makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

[@IB_509]

7:40 also a reference to the original cutscene from launch base zone act 2

[@Spazy912]

Isn’t the whole level a reference to it?

[@IB_509]

@@Spazy912 idk i haven't seen the whole Game

[@Spazy912]

@@IB_509 well it is a base that is launching a Flying Fortress

[@GamerSmash64]

The references are cool, Especially the same overworld from generations.

[@KOTSOSMC2002]

Similarity ≠ reference Inspiration ≠ reference Imitation ≠ reference Still, fun videos to watch I guess. Nice job catching em all.

[@VasishthaSookraj]

I loved seeing all those references and I’m sure there’s so much more to find! The Generations-esque level select screen got me so happy!

[@ub-06austin40]

Sonic taking over the Egg Mobile in Frozen Base Zone is also a reference to Sonic 3, as he does the same thing in Launch Base Zone.

[@TomTheyy]

- The Bonus Stage seems to particularly reference a cut SCD Bonus Stage in addition to S1's Special Stage. - The odd spike trap debuted first in a Sonic Jam-featured animation before Sonic Mania Adventures. - Sonic being in a bubble in the water debuted in Sonic 2 Game Gear, also appearing in Triple Trouble I think, before Mania.

[@PacGuy765]

The Big Bubble idea firstly came from Sonic 2 for the Sega Master System; it’s the version where Tails gets captured, not a playable character

[@DanielDX]

I know that, but I think during the development of Superstars, SEGA mainly focused on Mania's gimmicks and not the game gear ones.

[@InkManVariety]

I cant believe they refrenced sonic superstars all those years back🤯

[@Cryptico7]

🤯🤯 Holy shit no way!!!

[@Goober17756]

I’m pretty sure 5:28 is a reference to Sonic cd in Wacky workbench

[@eliotrumbleny7280]

There is also lagoon city act 1 theme being like hydrocity with very similar leimotifs

[@Leirnabs]

0:17 this is not only a reference to sonic special stage 1 but but its also a reference to the unused sonic cd special stage too

[@ibis03]

3:39 I'm not very sure about this, but this thing (before the one you were talking about) might be a Sonic Time Twisted reference

[@DubiousDepthsRadio]

Time twisted is just a fan game

[@ibis03]

@@DubiousDepthsRadio yes, but still. Have you seen anything like that in any official Sonic game? I doubt you have.

[@DubiousDepthsRadio]

@@ibis03 🤦‍♂️ Now i get what you talking about If you we're talking about the zig zag jump thing He didn't meant that, he was talking about the teleport thing.

[@ibis03]

@@DubiousDepthsRadio yeah, I know that they've been talking about the thing after the one I've been talking about. I'm gonna edit the first comment, so it wouldn't be as confusing as it was

[@DubiousDepthsRadio]

@@ibis03 ok fam 🍷🗿

[@themegachespincool]

(2:58) the original reference its from sonic 2 sega master system

[@Iron8127]

7:45 glad to see the vehicles from S3 return

[@TheFainter94]

game has great reference, if only they referenced the good music too

[@DanielDX]

I mostly enjoyed Sonic Superstars' music 🎶

[@Knight9508]

The bonus s1 stage in superstars music do sound like the original s1 bonus stage

[@eliotrumbleny7280]

Well lagoon city act 1 has a hidrocity reference soooooo

[@coolguycoolman]

Tails Doll is also hidden in one of the stages

[@mega6662]

Which?

[@coolguycoolman]

​@@mega6662pinball Carnival Act 2

[@paperluigi6132]

4:20 to complete the reference, you should’ve had Metal Sonic as your multiplayer avatar.

[@Spazy912]

Or mecha

[@AaronDawgzilla9055]

The Sonic Mania or the Original Classic Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 game references are gonna be one of my favorite moments before!

[@masonhildebrant7337]

The egg man vehicle reference is awesome! Love how they referenced sonic 1,3 and 3 again with The angel island boss eggmobile I love those references

[@robbiewalker2831]

Having all those hovercrafts from previous games make for good material to have for SFM/GMod.

[@foxtrap86flame]

Tails has the Sonic 2 Eggmobile while Amy has the one from CD

[@masonhildebrant7337]

@@foxtrap86flameyeah I said that in the next vid since it wasn’t shown here

[@gameomer1855]

References that I found in this game: 1. The ability "bullet" has arrows that indicate how fast you'll charge much like the spindash's functionality in Sonic Labyrinth 2. The pose Tails does after completing an act is from the title screen of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 3. The pose Knuckles does after completing an act and Classic Amy's in-game artwork with her modern outfit are from their respective artworks of Sonic Advance 4. Rail grinding in a 2D Sonic was a thing for Sonic and Amy in Sonic Advance and for Tails and Knuckles in Sonic Advance 2 5. The concept of collecting one chaos emeralds per zone first started in Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) 6. Cyber Station Zone has a huge resemblance to Techno Base from Sonic Advance 2 7. The Mosasaurus chase in Bridge Island Zone has a huge resemblance to the Orca chase in act 1 of Emerald Coast from Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)

[@gameomer1855]

I accidentally wrote "one chaos emeralds" when I should've wrote "one chaos emerald"

[@Basile.BowBow]

There's a Ristar reference in Speed Jungle act 1 where some bushes contain tiny spiky bombs

[@tpbandit8669]

I also noticed that there were some song references like in pinball carnival. There was a song reference in there to casino night, and there’s also another song reference in the theme of lagoon city that sounded similar to a part of Hydro city

[@mercenarymaster6937]

You forgot Fantasy Zone

[@hovernyansquad3377]

4:39 the robot you battle depends on what skin you are using for the sonic superstars battle mode. So if you collected or bought all the metal sonic parts and had metal sonic selected you would be fighting metal sonic in this battle, vise versa with mecha sonic, metal knuckles etc.

[@OliverMylers]

Don't know if it's a reference or just coincidence BUT, in the slow power logo the clock is pointing at 10 clock and I think they say to jump at 10 o'clock on the loops to do the little boost thingie, it can be coincidence, but still XD

[@cafequente8252]

3:00 fun fact, this floating on bubbles was first used on a 8-bit sonic game. Though I don't remember which one it was... I think triple trouble

[@haydenhowell9277]

Splats being in a official sonic game enrmy finally is amazing Also you missed one last secret. There's a very secret badnik in pinball carnival act 2

[@magg166]

Wasn't Splats in press garden zone already?

[@asherrudick3912]

Oh, you mean Tails Doll?

[@Alguma_Coisa_Sobre]

No minuto 0:11 o special stage faz uma referência ao Sonic 1 de mega drive e também a música e um pouco semelhante ao special stage de Sonic 1 de mega drive!

[@Alguma_Coisa_Sobre]

E tem partes que lembra a música do special stage

[@Spazy912]

I remember them and the background changes like the original too

[@getkbruh8733]

You should play as tails in pinball carnival act 2 and check some places you could see a familiar face

[@Preteristboy]

Why did you skip two Eggmobiles? The one Tails pilots is from his debut game, Sonic 2, while Amy's is from her debut game, Sonic CD. I honestly didn't know about Trip's though, that's a neat nod.

[@DanielDX]

I honestly couldn't figure out where the vehicles from Tails and Amy come from.

[@Kalash99K_the_cool_guy]

5:39 , that's from sonic 3

[@pvzmariosonica8fan]

3:46 This may also be a reference to the Laser Wisp

[@LeonelContreras-wp8lg]

I’m subbed to the channel

[@Jakobgotcha12457]

The bubble that Sonic was in, originated from Sonic 2 for the Sega Game gear and Master system!😅

[@itzap_buzz]

That scraped Sonic 1 enemy was actually put into Sonic Mania in Press Garden zone act 1

[@DragonOfTheNorth7799]

You missed a reference to the end from sonic frontiers. I. the egg fortress zone, you can see the end out of the window and its staring at you😮

[@DanielDX]

Yeah, totally forgot that 😅

[@AvatarRaziel92]

Many are actually older and not from mania,mania got many from predecessor sonic games...and ill just noticed one stage has a remix from sonic 4 ep 2 - world two. but amazing comparison. :3 still good :3

[@Kaname_Rufi_ID]

Sonic Superstars' soundtrack is actually the remixed from Sonic 4 Episode 1 or Episode 2?

[@EzekielBread-fv1xc]

2:15 it's tippi from super paper mario. edit, in alot of ways knowing that sonic superstars comes before sonic mania and adventure, sonic mania references sonic superstars.

[@JayAndSonicYT]

You forgot The LEGO Sonic skins which are based on The actual LEGO Sonic sets (Knuckles is based on a minifigure that's coming in 2024)

[@callieflowers]

Amy's egg-mobile is based off of CD

[@SonicTheDutchHedgehog]

Here's a non sonic reference: frozen baze act 2 is actually a homage to the sega arcade game "fantasy zone"

[@OmiesPokeverseYT]

I Love How Max Is In The Game!

[@Mirthful_Panda]

4:17 He brought back the Instadeath Laser

[@EliezerDeMB2]

0:01 This song reminds me of the one that plays at a certain point in Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town

[@thereviewcrew9585]

Id say sonic superstars is a amazing for all classic sonic fans

[@sebastianhernandezvazquez4922]

I want a game that is a call back to the modern era

[@gameomer1855]

2:36 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) 5:28 Sonic the Hedgehog CD 6:19 Sonic Advance 3

[@Leotok3500]

"Imagine fight a robot version of your sonic oc"Leo The Boy

[@danielfoxofficial]

2:42 Fun fact: this reference is not from sonic mania: this is from sonic the hedgehog 8-bit in labyrinth zone

[@bretbarbour8761]

Fun fact: the part of “Cyber Station” Zone were you’re flying as a rocket ship is actually an exact replica of a section of Doomsday Zone from Sonic 3 and K.

[@IPalacios-oi3lp]

How a reference to Sonic Bubble Mania comes from Sonic 2 and Sonic Freezing CD

[@igorgabrielpedrosaferrogab9325]

8:07 why didn't you put tails and amy cutscenes on these egg mobile references?

[@DanielDX]

Tails' and Amy's vehicle wasn't familiar to me, so I left them out.

[@igorgabrielpedrosaferrogab9325]

@@DanielDX tails's vehicle originated from sonic 2 and amy's from sonic cd in the bubble boss fight There's a chance you redo?

[@powerONdelta]

Hey just like sonic hysteria

[@JoMaTo1]

The bubble is by extension a Sonic 2 (8-bit) reference

[@sonicthedranik]

Nobody can't teleport from 2023 to 1991. Sonic Superstars Special stages:

[@garsrandom4358]

5:40 also a mechanic in sonic cd's wacky workbench and sonic 3&k's ice cap

[@keatonsmith2220]

What about Mecha Sonic from Sonic 2?

[@FakerEXE_YT]

The fourth reference actually first debut in Sonic Triple Trouble, not Sonic Mania

[@arthursnyder6935]

The enemy at 2:22 that you said was scrapped is in Sonic Mania's Press Garden Zone

[@theenami]

yeah it appeared in that level but it was initially intended to be in sonic one but got scrapped, there were even toys of it around the game's release date

[@Spazy912]

Yeah but the mania had a different design

[@BatFrenzy]

Also, in the last zone, the end is there through a window

[@diablo666zx3]

3:03 wrong momentum. Correct moment: Sonic Game Gear Games

[@mickhithemouse]

7:04 I wouldn't really say this is a reference to Gens as they look nothing alike and was probably just a basic hub world.

[@KomiDeLikesFinn]

Actually, the floating bubble one is from sonic 2 8-bit

[@seasidefruit7827]

No offense, but i wish we got mania 2 instead of this game. The levels in this game are fine and all but definitely not on the level of vibrancy and life that the mania levels offered

[@thatamericannarrator8247]

Mania 2 was apparently in consideration, but then SEGA of America had a falling out with the Mania team. Hence why there was never a sequel. I personally think Superstars is more experimental and does much more with originality than mania did. Both are great, but I like how different superstars feels to other classic sonic games.

[@CharMainor]

A Mistake or Whatever): The Bubble Gimmick Originated in Sonic 2 (SMS) & Triple Trouble (GG)

[@thesmilingman7576]

0:17 think this is a reference to a scrapped version of the Sonic CD Special Stage

[@lilacocto9103]

Sonic Superstars honestly looks like Sega took the SAME approach as Sonic the Hedgehog 4

[@train4292]

Not really. For one the game didn’t start out as a mobile title

[@Shreder3.0]

4:55 I guess the battle in superstars more like Sonic Generations than CD

[@tyler-w7w]

3:06 nope its from sonic 2 on the game gear

[@Yourretrogameguy]

Hello Daniel my man

[@DanielDX]

@@Yourretrogameguy Hey, what's up!

[@Litricity]

WTH I FOUND A MARIO REFERENCE?!

[@sonic_the_hedgehog444]

The transition 6:59

[@crafthp434]

NUH UH DUDE that "frozen" reference is from cd! in ww there it is

[@garsrandom4358]

2:25 that is also in sonic mania's press garden zone

[@mineshaftmatt]

You missed sonic frontiers “ the end” on the last level background of egg fortress

[@VaniRoyal]

6:55 Ummmmm actuallyyyy, it’s a reference to Kirby’s Adventure and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, duuhhh! To make it clear, I am joking. and I don’t think this one really counts as a reference, more like just a somewhat common game trope. Kirby did it 3 times before Sonic did. I don’t know if Kirby was the first, but he did it all the way back on the NES in 1993.

[@Yourretrogameguy]

The bubble first was in sonic triple trouble for game gear

[@garvensman]

I appreciate the effort, but so many of those things are not from Mania. The big bubble, being frozen.. they all came from much earlier games.

[@DanielDX]

I'm aware of that. But I just think that during the development, SEGA was mainly focused on Mania's gimmicks.

[@DavidN-fy1gi]

You forgot one of the bosses in Superstars (I forgot which level) is the same as the Twinkle Snow boss from Sonic Advance 3

[@hi_D-j9z]

2:21 the name of the scrapped enemy is splats

[@aaaamine]

In lagoon city ost there's a part that sound like hydrocity

[@Bladetheblackdragon]

The bridge zone and jungle zone came back Sonic Superstars because 8-bit Sonic made a bridge zone and jungle zone because they changed into bridge Island and speed jungle

[@PauloClassicStyle]

The bombs on the tall grass is a reference to Ristar!

[@DanielDX]

Which bombs do you mean and where to find them?

[@PauloClassicStyle]

@@DanielDX The ones in Speed Jungle, if go though the tall grass they stick to your character

[@Noahmediacorner]

Is there any sonic advance reference

[@mansichaturvedi6145]

one more reference in the first cutscene (sonic 4 and sonic mania)