Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) by tripl3ag3nt in

[@240nordey5]

To think that all of these guys spend hundreds and hundreds of hours trying to perfect their speedruns, and still come across glitches they've never seen before. Incredible, how broken this game is.

[@slendy9600]

I wonder if DSS ended up knowing about it or not

[@kkirby999]

Erik Nordlund *cough* sonic boom *cough*

[@T3n50r]

Sonic '06 is in a league of its own though. Just watch Game Grumps trying to casually play this shit. It's ridiculous the kind of bugs this game presents to the player.

[@rynobehnke8289]

+T3n50r The Game Grumps really aren't a good example given that there often play bad on purpose to A) Make a Game one of them don't like look really bad so that there Community will pretend it in any way shape or form bad because there said so OR B)Do create more situations to react to and so increasing the overall comedic quality the video will have in the end

[@emmetth3726]

Ryno Behnke He's talking about Jon Game Grumps. When they were more honest about just having a good time

[@tykykable]

I didn't know you could speedrun a loading screen.

[@niklasdavind4722]

Jack Bradley lmao

[@niklasdavind4722]

Ravage Rave especially in this gaem

[@boyishdude1234]

Jack Bradley 06 loading screens arent nearly as long as some other games out there (kingdom hearts 2.5 has way longer load times, especially the english version).

[@Smashlander]

>>> NOW LOADING.... >>> NOW LOADING.... >>> NOW LOADING.... *NOW LOADING....* NOW LOADING.... >>>

[@Luci_Diavol]

TimelineGoddess large enough numbers don't exist to describe this

[@PokeKitteh555]

I'd pay real world money for a podcast for that man to whisper in my ears about Sonic 06 strats

[@indiepunkcrow]

BONZI NO

[@santzdem9481]

BonziBuddy You're a fucking virus

[@dror2519]

your move joel

[@cugly1875]

BonziBuddy especially if the person whispering is the guy in the black shirt

[@kuribirdie]

hey little mama let me wisper in your ear tell you something that you might like to hear antigravity it good for taking out multiple enemies at once

[@ec9807]

this game dosent have laws of physics it has suggestions of physics.

[@blueshell2749]

eric conway the neighborhood gossip of physics

[@gabbyty7144]

guidelines, really

[@jackbudi]

Unfinished ideas

[@billvolk4236]

They're more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules.

[@alansmithee419]

@@billvolk4236 "I have pressed A, you must let me jump" 06: "I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request"

[@Dennzyl]

awesome couch crew, awesome runner and a super broken game... isnt that a dream for any speedrun fan?!

[@thannytime]

Dennzyl Vania I love how they're never awkward and there are only comfortable silences

[@oscarmccormack1611]

Dennzyl Vania Why do you think Super Metroid is so popular to speedrun?

[@jocelyngeorge6439]

i haven't really seen too many bad couch members..... Unless we're talking bout that one RPG run where the dude wouldn't shut up

[@patrickchaney]

This game has some of the most amazing meta: It’s a bad game, about a character known for going fast, that’s actually good, but only if you can speedrun it. It is the purest Sonic game!

[@carlacastrodasilvasantana6960]

And as a plus you can break the laws of physics

[@jesuspernia8031]

I unironically would take this game over Forces and probably even Shadow too

[@Hawkeye04300]

Think about that. One fifth of this speed run is just the fucking game loading.

[@jomie82]

Hawkeye04300 it’s actually a third of the entire run, which is even more insane

[@SadBirbHours]

When he said he was going to address the elephant in the room I was expecting him to say something about the guy in the black shirts voice.

[@Zearo298]

play enough of a game like sonic 06 and you too shall become a man

[@chelsealouise7923]

Fuck his voice 👌

[@andrewv.9142]

27:05 I love how Sonic stops to pose and dance as that giant fire tornado is coming toward him lmao

[@JSpyx]

When you hear him talk about speedrunners getting the fastest time on "Who is the captain" made me laugh so much. It's such a little thing, a tiny mission in a game. but speedrunners determined to get the quickest of the quickest 'single step to the right and text box' time, sorta speak hahaha. One of the best and entertaining speedruns of a sonic game i've ever seen. Was really fun to see and listen to them explaining!

[@Thrallking]

IT'S NO UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@mltprpz]

NOW I'LL SHOW YOU, TAKE THIS!!!!

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Not... now...

[@XaneMyers]

THE WHOLE CITY'S ON FIRE.

[@NoLuckJustSkill1337]

NICE SMILE! -The worst one.

[@9volt65]

*NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*

[@jowelmartin8639]

>>> NOW LOADING... >>> NOW LOADING... >>> NOW LOADING... >>> NOW LOADING... *NNOW LOADINGG...* NOW LOADING... >>>

[@Foreststrike]

[Loading intensifies] when the arrows pass through.

[@Salorlor]

"Sonic's Story (No MSG)" oh good it's a healthy speedrun

[@SonikkuAtrue]

Salorlor You're a genius XD

[@LongfellowLP]

actually it's a myth that MSG is bad for your health you're probably thinking of MSG4 phantom pain

[@nicolasmartinez4337]

Longfellow you mean mgsv phantom pain?

[@colecostie]

Perfect Focus No. He's talking about Metal Solid Gear V, part of the famous Metal Solid Gear series of games, starring the beloved super spy known as Gear Snake.

[@David-px6yu]

@@LongfellowLP monosodium glutamate is definitely bad for you lol

[@VideoGameOwnage123]

Are the couch people dressed like sonic shadow and silver with their shirt colors?

[@kabxksb]

I only JUST noticed that. I was so focused on the game the whole time

[@ILikeCHEEZ9]

50:16 "i grinded this IL for 7-8 hours" 50:46 I dont know what youre clapping for i just talked to a guy" Lol his dedication is either admirable or really concerning. either way it's amazing

[@curtrillera2176]

If this happened : *Sonic attacks* Silver: NO! Sonic: It's no use!

[@cannonfodder4000]

37:08 "If you start over the game here, you hard lock your Xbox" "Oh sick." Lol that moment killed me, that dude has a cool voice too

[@DetectiveJones]

You'll hear this a lot in sonic 06 "normally you're supposed to"

[@ohmyflippiningod]

ROLIN AROUND AT THE SPEED OF GLITCH

[@5uperM]

STANDING AROUND AT THE SPEED OF DIAGONAL

[@gabbyty7144]

rolling around at the speed of

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

@@5uperM underrated coment

[@JoviLevi]

That, "Your move, GameGrumps." had me dying.

[@trevorkobe]

13:58 The audience: NO!

[@dio8156]

Nearly half of the run was loading zones

[@kevincoffer2934]

Literally LMAO

[@theutubepower1243]

The loading zones were one of the worst parts of the game

[@itsatentaquil3152]

@Elvick You just have to say the counting the boxes mission because that's your statement in a nutshell.

[@tars1643]

I like how they included the box at the end in the youtube upload

[@Zeldarulah]

I like how you found your dad

[@tars1643]

Zeldarulah I like how I found my son

[@tars1643]

Zeldarulah oh dam i just took in u made a HXH reference well dam i was on no sleep when i read ur comment cut me some slack

[@Zeldarulah]

Nah, he dies in the Chimera Ant arc I was just kidding

[@Sentralkontrol]

what I find nonsense is that they were gonna cut it off when he was 10 under estimate

[@eimazd]

54:40 There's the timestamp you're looking for.

[@pocketkobold893]

rolling around at the speed of sound :/

[@NY-Buddy]

I would be so upset!!! The game was just mad cuz he was moving faster than it was loading

[@philzan3627]

From a game dev perspective, a lot of the issues and even loading issues seem to boil down to this: - use of degenerate meshes and scripts (which is why some debris kill you) - lack of boolean checks during scripted movement (to disable damage or controls) - non-stage specific mechanics which allows abuse between stages of non-intended mechanics For the loading issues, it looks like the colliders, textures, reflections and lightings are all too high quality and real-time. They could have set the home hub in a cache or something but didn't so it reloads everytime... which makes no sense in this context since most stages are not long so you would be expected to return to the hub. This of course does not cover the wall clipping which are genuine glitches that should've been QA'd and fixed with additional colliders or Out of bounds checks.

[@ays8975]

Nice

[@jamesnomos8472]

Apparently, the game has no checks for whether an asset is already loaded when loading a new level. Hence why entering a mission is always equally slow, even if it takes place in the same level as you entered the mission from.

[@BloodfelX]

People have said it already, but man that guy with the black shirt has a sexy voice. XD

[@fade2black001]

What about Ted Zonaday (Chocolate Rain guy)

[@izouji2153]

@@fade2black001 tay

[@Wrswest]

Wow, he made one of the most universally hated sonic games actually look fun! Fun to watch, that is. I can't comprehend actually playing this run. And yeah, I almost feel bad calling this the worst sonic game after a run this amazing.

[@Gamesmarts194]

The game has a reputation for being buggy as all hell (among other things, but that's not the point), but that doesn't mean it can't be fun. If you're playing it "as intended", chances are you're not going to have fun due to how buggy literally EVERYTHING is. If you're playing the game to exploit the bugs present to tear the game a new one, there's where that fun can kick in.

[@lapislazuli9465]

The game is undeniably awful, in and out. However, it's a great history lesson into how easy it is to mismanage an IP as fragile as Sonic, and just funny to play through.

[@Gamesmarts194]

Joopsh Whort "how easy it is to mismanage an IP as fragile as Sonic" Considering the previous games to come out in the franchise, fragile is an understatement.

[@lapislazuli9465]

I'm pretty sure there isn't even a solid foundation on how to make a good 3d sonic game anymore. I hope that Sonic Mania/Project Sonic 2017 are actually good.

[@RodniDemental]

Only Sonic 06 can exist in a polarised singular state where it seems terrible all the time and yet can be surprisingly fun. I guess 'objectively good' and enjoyment are not necessarily the same thing. XD

[@SuperFlashDriver]

Best speedrun I've seen by far. Literally. Definitely gonna be in my top favorites.

[@Jayk0b]

*START* *AT* 3:26

[@mastergamer4477]

Jayk0b Thanks!

[@Vher_]

I played through this game a long time ago, in english. I'm saying in English because I'm french canadian and wasn't fluent in english yet. Everyone who says they had a bad time with this game had a worse time then I did.

[@zaneyates5704]

I replayed this game in French a few years ago (native English speaker). Of course there is no French dub of the game, only French subs, which are fairly rudimentary translations anyways.

[@Jessimo223]

I will never understand how SGDQ thinks there's no time when the estimate was for 1:10 and he finished with 9 minutes left?

[@stolenhero6650]

other runs went past time most likely

[@Xyphyri]

It's not a glitch, it's a feature.

[@c418vgytre]

3:26

[@cliffturbo2146]

C418vgytre yay! He pressed the button!

[@Rytex-nh7pm]

C418vgytre thanks

[@tennesseetransit]

ty

[@RoyalRust]

The hero i had to scroll too far down to find. They should pin these

[@nds_stylesavvy]

One of my favorite GDQ's so far. Nice run!

[@JuniorNitro]

It has come to my attention that the whole city's on fire.

[@tvnorminstudio3080]

I’ve played through this game twice and I love seeing somebody else understand this game so perfectly.

[@raddfoxx8179]

I was among the many who slogged through about 108 episodes of Sonic '06 on Game Grumps and while I wouldn't trade that playthrough for anything, seeing a speedrun of this game makes it look like an actually good game in comparison. Breaking the game, using light speed dash to maintain actual momentum, and knowing how to (mostly) keep the game from randomly screwing you over made this go so smoothly and dare I say QUICKLY that it really felt like Sonic was wasting no time in saving the day for once. For years I've been sitting on concepts and ideas for an ACTUALLY GOOD Sonic game, but alas I don't work for Sega so I don't know if those will ever come to fruition. Anyway, amazing run and thoroughly enjoyable. It's one thing seeing people take good games and break them, but it's another entirely to experience someone taking a broken game and make it actually look good by breaking it more. Very nice.

[@TheRanzar]

Hello raddfoxx from 5 years ago. Check out "Project 06". It's a PC remake of Sonic 06 but not broken. There are a lot of quality of life fixes that make the game much more enjoyable and playable. Also, I hope 2024 raddfoxx is doing well. 🙂

[@ChibiTails]

How did they almost not have time for the box trick if the run ended 9 minutes ahead of the estimate??

[@feIon]

ChibiTails lol right

[@Lightstranding]

Because a Speedrun is supposed to be the fastest they can go

[@Subpar1224]

Other runs going over estimate? Not really sure

[@bioyams3045]

"We're going to pass the Trial of Intelligence by outsmarting the game." Heh.

[@jackcurtis9002]

34:09 "You gotta draw the line somewhere. You gotta draw the fucking line in the sand, dude. You gotta make a statement. You gotta look inside of yourself and say: "What am I willing to put up with today?" NOT FUCKING THIS." "I guess both of us got a little heated, and need to apologize to each other. -It's because we're in a lava stage, dude."

[@ninjaboy196]

Wow, nerdcubed donated during this run. Neat.

[@Famous_Author_John]

Yeah, glad I wasn't the only one who noticed. Although I've been scrolling through for like 5 minutes if not more looking for a comment about that lol

[@ArtyI]

That means I watched this game for at least 15 hours

[@AdudenamedVince]

At 31:44 for anyone else looking for the specific time.

[@77Night77Shade77]

Holy shit, is that guy on the couch possessed by Satan? No normal human being could have a voice that low!

[@jonnysac77]

Miedax has the ideal male body and voice, your ears just haven't adjusted to perfection

[@over_subtle]

This game is oddly pleasing to watch as a speedrun. Awesome run by the way!

[@PlayPodOG]

just love how precise speed runners are about everything. how they do their moves to doing everything to cut down time even by tenths of a second

[@ChaosPootato]

Really cool run with great commentary, both from the runner and the couch

[@DocShok]

Who saw this game and thought it was okay to release?

[@Shiny_Plume]

It didn't get released. It broke out of the confines of its cage and rampaged onto the Earth like some sort of untamed monstrosity.

[@flamegrazer762]

Cody Reynolds I

[@NicholasNRG]

It wasn't okay to release, it had a deadline :/

[@Voidneon42]

I believe that the reason you can control knuckles when you complete the level when he isn't supposed to, you can still move in the results screen is because when you take damage to launch yourself down as knuckles is flying gets stored, and when you complete the level, the game thinks that you haven't completed the level, but at the same time it knows that you've completed the level, so the game just allows you to keep control over knuckles.

[@chair7060]

doors are just suggestions in speedruning

[@kelleroid]

A less solid form of a normal wall

[@omar94747]

Thanks chair

[@tabbithagordon2403]

I could just imagine Arin and Jon looking at this Silver fight in rage xD I'm so happy to see the speed run of this broken as heck game :p

[@TobiasWhisperwind]

''Most of the problems this game has casually disappear in a speedrun setting'' *literally on a loading screen*

[@sexcannonmusic284]

I love that they know about the game grumps , one of the best moments on the internet happened when they did this playthrough . I was so happy watching all the parts the first time when i was sick , it really helped me get through my illness

[@Carsonist]

Wait a second, inscrutable maps, ringing bells to open a gate, a bird picks you up and flies you to another place? Is Sonic 06 Dark Souls?

[@exxoticcrimson9592]

The audience chanting "NO!" was the best part

[@soosabix3455]

the funny thing is, sonic 06 is so glitchy and broken that ive been playing it for 13 years and im still TO THIS DAY finding out new glitches. well done!

[@BaconStar]

The hardest part of this speedrun are the loading screens

[@TacoRemixx]

3:25 to start 13:26 - "Your move, Gamegrumps!" (explain precursor)

[@BackPalSA]

the dude in the middle of the couch has humor that is on fucking point.

[@superWTF64lol]

Sonic 06: The only game that is so glitchy that you can't tell it is a speedrun.

[@TheDIZZYCLAN]

this is one of if not the most entertaining gdq run, great commentary too, imo

[@Cyberknife73]

Sonic: Let’s head into the Volcano! Those were the last words we heard of from sonic

[@willemjansen1141]

54:45 I want that to be my loading cursor

[@axoneen4369]

I'd love to see Arin and Jon react to this.

[@BubblenutMcMuffin]

I love that jab at GameGrumps.

[@LazyVanny]

This game brought me tears as a kid, and now I'm in tears of laughter as an adult. *STOP MAKING THIS LOOK LIKE FUN!*

[@corgiidev]

why are they all so fucking likeable THIS is a GDQ run.

[@aro327]

I owned this game as a child. This is the first time ive see past the first stage.

[@quite1enough]

even loading screens are glitched.. what a masterpaece

[@SuperSilver7591]

Ayy they mentioned the Game Grumps moment! That donation that mentioned the "Draw a line in the Sand" LMAO

[@noyourotherright]

Ringing bells to open a gate? Traveling by giant bird? Horrific game breaking bugs? This is just unpatched Dark Souls

[@MrNightShade]

Love that they called out the game grumps a few times. LOVED THIS!!

[@TheeJake]

I love watching their archive videos even the ones that arnt the best

[@lyleblue6739]

The way Triple talks about the game to introduce it shows how much it has broken him

[@Ellisika]

31:45 for any NerdCubed fans out there, and also just for me to come back to this and glee with joy.

[@Numbers21589302]

Imagine trying a glitchless speedrun of this game... good luck

[@MaruIsAlone]

Numbers21589302 you cant do a glitchless run of a glitch you know?

[@MrSpikeyface]

“Go on go, 3...2...1...Go!” *Timer starts literally 5 seconds later*

[@jacob7569]

The Devs probably spent the same time making the game than he just took to beat it.

[@M3G4T3RR4]

I’ve had moments with Knuckles glitching through Flame Core where I did get the victory animation when I hit the goal ring. Sometimes it just doesn’t. I have no idea what causes it.

[@awesomeguy2009]

I'm not sure, maybe gliding into the goal ring doesn't trigger the victory anim? It's definitely something. I'm not sure though.

[@neal2399]

Middle guy on the couch has the face of a high school freshman and the voice of a bouncer in Sin City

[@j-dudegaming4043]

Wasn't expecting Nerd3 to donate... even less that he would refrence his Nerd3 completes series on this game!

[@mitchelyakowec4649]

I'd love for someone to actually calculate what percentage of this run is loading screens.

[@zelda1russell]

the jazz at the start is so good i need it in my life

[@TheCutePyro]

I jumped to a random point in the video and there was a loading screen; if you pause the video and hit the keys on your key board 2, 3, 7 are loading screens.

[@UltimateBurstLP]

This must be the most infuriating game to speedrun because no matter what you do, half your run will always be loading screens

[@freyathedragon899]

When the game gives them a Rank B, I feel like that’s the game telling them ‘c’mon, I’m way more broken than THAT’

[@speedude0164]

13:56 Lmao I love the GDQ audience

[@aclonymous]

Run starts at 3:25.

[@rocharox]

Loading screen simulator 2006

[@David-xq3bg]

Easily my favorite run of all time.

[@stewhv94]

Kinda says a lot when the best way to play Sonic '06 is to make the game be over as fast as possible.

[@PigDan]

Fantastic vid!

[@deadaimdino6669]

My favourite speedrun ever.

[@JoshBagwell]

Seeing this from 7 years ago.. a bit late, but I legit want to see project 06 get a speed run on here ;)

[@LordlyWeeb]

noooooooooo

[@vanessamarsen7911]

use!!!

[@systemgroove3406]

_SHAAAAUUUUNNNN!!_

[@KamiJoJo]

Adventure Sonic: *_"NAUGH!"_*

[@Smuggzyyy]

Dreamcast Sonic: *N A W*

[@benjoe1993]

That fucking deep voice on the couch! Wow dude! I'm jealous.

[@bobbyblair5464]

57:22 If he hadn't gotten the softlock on the previous segment, it would have actually been a sub 1 run.

[@cyanorion2206]

I attempted to do that snowboarding trick in White Acropolis but i didn't do it properly and ended up jumping over the trigger for the boulder segment lol

[@alexandersze49]

I swear, playing this game casually back then broke me on the crisis city stage. Why the hell do you need to complete all acts in ONE go... I can't remember how many times I perished on the final mock speed stage of crisis city. Even when I have 5 extra lives on the final stage I would still die to random objects that I literally can't see (behind the camera) flying toward me that just basically one-shot you.

[@TomagamerUwU]

Eric!! La forma de que no te salgan bugs es evitarlos!

[@liquid_def4445]

Pero es que buscan los bugs

[@nikotov18]

Zapato!

[@sirjoseclashroyaleymasjueg2683]

Personalisadss

[@babaguy1443]

He makes this game look good

[@MarioMario6298]

I didn't know Jesus knew so much about Sonic 06...