Sonic Winter Adventures - But does it work on Real Hardware?

[@sanichegehog2734]

"The very first non sonic episode" Ronaldinho Soccer: Am I a joke to you?

[@derkorkin]

What about somari?

[@connorplays6263]

That was an April fool's joke

[@sanichegehog2734]

@@connorplays6263 It still counts as a BDIWORK video

[@MoonwalkDelta27]

@@sanichegehog2734 But does it work on real kardware

[@morshulinton4112]

@@sanichegehog2734 *BDIWORH

[@mahbodkaramoozian6409]

When he said "non sonic" i thought of somari immediately

[@ilovemakingblackmidis]

Me too

[@YgorG]

Me too XD

[@kyrionspikes8929]

Me too lol XD

[@mahbodkaramoozian6409]

@Glamrock Bonnie, Glamrock Blam And Glamrock Sonic a sonic mario bootleg on NES

[@IkeorYT]

But Instead It Was Actual Mario ROM Hacks

[@stoopidmansidiot]

"Not to mention, the revised Marble art really looks the part" You're a poet and- oh yeah, we've made this joke already.

[@trentthompsonmariogamesedi1159]

I saw Knuckles from off-screen

[@PilaCiu]

0:38 Jesus, that joke hasn't aged well...

[@ryanr27]

Aged as well as milk does without the cap on

[@noreoalles]

Sadly

[@gracekim25]

I don’t understand 😅

[@NinjaCacodemon_IsSus]

@@gracekim25in 2023, his divorced and never uploaded for a year

[@HackGameX294]

having a book of Sonic rom hacks is incredibly accurate from the amount we have years ago to now

[@itsNikash.]

The jokes where Millie comes in are priceless. I had no idea about the Mega CD add-on features. That's really cool to customise your overall experience with this rom hack. From a technical point of view, it's quite an odd process that certain methods are unsuccessful, but the positives outweighed the negatives.

[@myhandleiswhat]

They hit a bit different now. 😓

[@JeskidoYT]

Oof that ring joke, should have given it to sonic

[@Garrulous64]

Gosh that intro lmao. I thought this was a winter themed video, i wasn't expecting such a burn.

[@gavinwilson5895]

Washtubs

[@biggestbeanburrito712]

I punderstand your puns are punrivalled

[@ruchellemiller8423]

When the world needed him most he returned

[@brominers3597]

Unorginal comment

[@ruchellemiller8423]

@@brominers3597 everyone says it it’s my first time doing it OK

[@_-Lx-_]

I love Avatar but I'm starting to get sick of people spamming this so much... It's been 2 months, that's hardly anything, and there's nothing big or important about this video. I see people posting this constantly whenever there's more than a week of absence on any minor thing, just yet another thing the Internet has overused and worn out...

[@UltraSonicHero]

No wonder you're redhotsonic because you need to cool down. lol In all seriousness, another great BDIWORH project.

[@b07mir75]

Hey hello

[@dannyleedawber]

RHS: it's so hot in here Me: Well at least you can live up to your username Ok that was a terrible joke

[@flashthemonkey6032]

Wow, the creator LOVED Mega Man Zero 3’s soundtrack... And so do I so my ears are enjoying every moment that music plays.

[@knux7468]

Love the couple banter! It's funny and amusing to see you two go back and forth it's really relatable.

[@qgray14]

Dude, I love the little skits that you do with your family. It's very hilarious. Anyway, Awesome job with the review. I can't wait to see what you do next time.

[@khaotix64]

0:38 😳👀😳 that one didn't age quite so well...

[@torrestoyfun4235]

0:39 well that aged like milk

[@SqweegeeYT]

Wait, why did RHS heart this? Isn’t it a sad thing?

[@torrestoyfun4235]

@@SqweegeeYT I know right? I was shocked when he actually hearted this

[@EnigmaBro]

I was just thinking that 🤣

[@RandomMecha_vElectroPlant]

​@SqweegeeYT Maybe because, judging by the post he made, the divorce was something that both RHS and his ex-wife agreed on for their own good. So RHS probably still has a good friendship with her

[@RandomMecha_vElectroPlant]

And MAYBE because of that, RHS doesn't see it as something THAT bad. Especially considering that he never said that he stopped posting because he was sad, but instead said it was because he had a lot of things to do, and he had to prioritize those things over his Chanel.

[@leonardoliveira]

I can explain to you why the CD feature is a bit troublesome: The CD BIOS has different mapping for data in it which varies per version/region/type. To boot the MEGA-CD SUB CPU from cartridge (this lights up the lights on the CD unit) you need to unpack two bits of compressed code within the BIOS and copy them to the sub-CPU work RAM, then write the start SUB CPU command to the CD chipset register to start it. The program running on the cartridge must know where the compressed chunks are on several variants of the CD BIOS to be able to start the CD unit SUB CPU. The ones that didn't work probably the cartridge just don't know the offsets. The systems you tested mostly have the data at a fixed offset, problem is certain specific variations of the BIOSes and the LaserActive which have these chunks of data placed at different places. When I contacted you though twitter I was curious about what it was about, I could have provided you with this information before you made the video.

[@KopperNeoman]

The BIOS can handle itself when you boot a Mega CD (Or Mega CD 32X) game, and no official cartridges were CD enhancable - so this issue never arose; only cartridge games need to take this bare metal approach to initialising the Mega CD hardware.

[@leonardoliveira]

@@KopperNeoman The only official "thing" that use this "boot method" is Flux. And since it's actually not documented at all, even Flux fail at some cases, like for example on the Laser Active which is actually pretty darn weird as it has two different SUB-CPU BIOSes, one for LDs and another for CD-ROMs.

[@purpleghost2004]

0:38 i can't tell whether this aged well or aged badly either way it makes this joke funnier regardless

[@mardukas13]

10:17 I'd argue that we are thankful to him on helping trigger the creation of Sonic, but now I'd prefer to run around at the speed of sound to have a blast... Processing.

[@VideoGameJNPoop]

I think the Mega Man (aka Rockman in Japan) music mostly comes from Mega Man Zero 3 on Game Boy Advance (the Zero series being one of my favorites) and some classic Mega Man games (like the NES and Famicom ones or could be The Wily Wars), come to think of it, Sonic Boom (not the show or the Wii U game, etc, the hack) has some themes from the Mega Man X series (X3 and X6 in particular), and Sonic MegaMix's options (CD version only I think) also has the Mega Man 2 Password theme (probably from Wily Wars). Oh and Pana (the Sonic hack that looks smooth) also has one from Mega Man 8 (when it turns winter) and it sounds exactly like it, and that was a PS1 and Saturn game.

[@Knuxfan24]

Yeah the CD tracks especially almost all come from the Megaman Zero 3 Remastered Tracks (Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero Telos), I was shocked at just how many tracks from that game were used.

[@derpmoe]

"Well you're not gonna be wanting this then, are you?" Oh... Oh boy....

[@shortguy07]

“That one didn’t age quite so well” - Johntron

[@GalaxyUmika]

Wow, a new BDIWORH video! Gotta say, I love this video. :)

[@yourlocalidiot-n1s]

Oh, you did it. YA DID IT. Welp, there's maybe at least O N E Rom hack you haven't tried on real Hardware...Sonic Erazor.

[@GMaster4308]

You mean the cruddy game designed for that very hardware? Yep, pretty sure that'd work.

[@Atlas_System01]

I think that they were referring to the rom hack that was made by selbi not sonic eraser.

[@GMaster4308]

@@Atlas_System01 Oh.

[@mickhithemouse]

your wish has been granted

[@TheDarkFuryKnight]

Finally, the first time I see your works it on real hardware video on time. I love those videos.

[@derkorkin]

"What's the worst thing that could happen?" Me: thinks of explosion or breaking something Video: *explosion* "WHOA"

[@RobiWanKenobi_567]

RHS has Great humor, Shadowcat can be pretty funny

[@RobiWanKenobi_567]

And then for the extra, the divorce that was joked about a lot happened

[@tboneanimatetwoaccount2094]

I guess you could call the hardware issue "chilling hardware". I'm not good at making jokes lol.

[@ImArTiStIc629]

First time watching your vids, and im quickly a fan! Cant wait to see more from you! Good job!

[@Pyrodiac]

I could make a comment talking about how the joke at 0:38 hasn't aged well (or, well I guess it DID age well) like everybody else has since the you know what happened... And you know what I still will, honestly I don't know whether or not it makes that part funnier.

[@combineshowcases]

6:22 Is that pink floyd the division bell sitting next to the console? Instantly subscribed

[@KYBlueJedi]

6:23 Pink Floyd Division Bell album! yay

[@SageNoodleVT]

Honestly love these videos. Keep up the good work ☺️ also I aspire to be as savage as your wife 🤣

[@MattFan-gk6xp]

0:55 That the Sparkster Password Screen Song

[@NikolaiTheArtistandCovermaker]

We missed you Sonic! Welcome Back!

[@LuigiXHero]

Yeah I put the mode 1 stuff into s1 character pak too. Was easy enough.

[@amarillodragon2702]

I've noticed you have changed your thumbnail, it look very nice.

[@bluetom93]

"Play any audio cd" Me:Okay rick, get in

[@JustAFunnyFella]

I LOVE THE NEW THUMBNAILS

[@TintFrenzy]

7:35 The reason why it’s silence is because some systems take game CDs differently. Track 1 is the one with game data, and newer, smarter cd players automatically put it on mute due to not breaking the speakers, but older and less smarter ones do produce a screaming, uncomfortable noise.

[@Gabetheman-qj7ny]

redhotsonic: its too warm in here! me: *You tell me. Its 90 degrees where i live. 90 D E G R E E S.*

[@marioplushonyoutube1484]

0:36 Well you’re not going to be wanting this then are you?!

[@Coolgabe-dc4ej]

0:52 Me: (babbles as the fan gives air)

[@sopix7761]

have you done pana der hejhog already? cause i'm wondering with the stage change mid act and with panas extended animations

[@WickerBasket9]

That boss at 4:51 really gave me a run for my own money but yet, the hack's got great taste in sound ports! Especially with Mega Man Zero 3's soundtrack...

[@wushroomnimbus]

"It's so hot in here!" Best accidental pun for a guy named redhotsonic.

[@SuperMario-vc4ew]

No one has gave this Video a single dislike. KZbin IS PERFECT! SO IS RHS! (RedHotSonic) KEEP UP THE WORK BUDDY!!

[@surrex2727]

AMAZING VIDEO AGAIN!

[@ryanr27]

I love this one!

[@Imfernolistico]

I guess you could say this video was ic-ellent? Bah, screw it, I suck at puns. Good job, keep it up!

[@Unkown-il9oz]

Didn’t even know if this existed

[@aidenracer48nation67]

Ah, yes. Red hot sonic. I forgot this channel and to subscribe but I already did that right now so hello!

[@otaking3582]

More games need winter and/or Christmas themed ROM hacks.

[@sonictentative8141]

Yay rhs is back

[@diamondmanpixel76_ng]

This looks like a Sonic Blast.

[@Starry_Horizons]

That's a pun

[@diamondmanpixel76_ng]

@@Starry_Horizons I know. And it's kind of a good one for the 30th anniversary tbh :)

[@Starry_Horizons]

@@diamondmanpixel76_ng :D

[@Coolgabe-dc4ej]

7:20 1: Yipe! 2: Woah! 3: Wee! 1 & 2: AAAGGGH!

[@maddire2585]

Nice to see you back :)

[@HooeyMaggoseYT]

The reason that when putting sonic cd's disc in the mega-cd to play the audio tracks doesn't work is because tracks 2+ are game music/sound effects and track 1 is the game data. So that's why track 1 didn't play any music.

[@andresbravo2003]

Might get cold enough to get cooled in the day!

[@peguyalerte4096]

0:52 Cool it

[@littleguystar]

Oh come ON youtube, why didn't I get any notifications? Anyways, seems like you've been having trouble keeping up with KZbin. Take your time, it's a passion project, and don't let the small comments drive you off course

[@ZonicMirage]

Glad to see you're alright.

[@videos-wf7uz]

Great video

[@Imrare69]

Did you know that there’s a prototype a Sonic 1 that’s lost

[@Iristallite]

I absolutely died laughing at the "cool it" joke.

[@RabbitEarsCh]

I love the plushes that keep coming up. Lovely gimmick.

[@gamemash560]

there needs to be more classic sonic hacks with the mega/sega cd music

[@blookyspdr]

Hey RHS, I know things can seem pointless and really stressful, but you have so many fans that not only love the videos but you as a person, I and many, many others will respect whatever decision you make but I just wanted you to know I love your videos they have always been a fun time. Thanks RHS :)

[@23yyyy]

megaman 2 willy fortress 1 on outro great

[@Oysterblade84]

I love these kind of videos you make, real hardware testing to let the world know whether the hack works or whether it's a dud. Well done RHS. Of course Sonic CD didn't play any music, it has an ISO track on it and Mega Drive games that use mode 1 redbook audio usually start from track 1, so it's either silent or an ear-raping noise.

[@redhotsonic]

Well, that was the exact point. Was it going to be silent or be noise? It was silence. My wife's car plays noise lol. It was worth a test 😄

[@Oysterblade84]

@@redhotsonic I think it depends on the audio CD player, older CD players from the 80's and 90's tend to play the data track as noise but the later CD players from the early 2000's and DVD players always start the CD from track 2 and treat it as track 1.

[@KopperNeoman]

Only CD players that aren't orangebook compliant try to play the yellowbook data track as a redbook audio track. Ones that are either skip or mute it - and given that Mega CD games are orangebook CDs, the Mega CD hardware is going to be orangebook compliant.

[@Oysterblade84]

@@KopperNeoman My dad had a mini outdoor hi-fi stereo system once and that system's audio CD player always skipped the data track and played track 2 as track 1, and that CD player wasn't orangebook compliant, just a standard audio CD player, but it could play CD-RWs. I remember it quite well because I used to put the Mega-CD's The Terminator game disc in it and it always skipped the data track and started from the music.

[@CrazyDavePlants]

Dear@redhotsonic I love your vids especially the but does it work on real hardware series thank you thank you,

[@namson2005]

Glad you back

[@Mr_Gamer-Random]

1:14 how do you get the Mega CD feature to work on kega fusion

[@thomcaffrey4167]

Hell yeah

[@MrMegaManFan]

Cornell Haynes Jr. can help you with that heat.

[@bentventilation3488]

When the discord notification popped up i went to your channel

[@nickplj12]

There are 1 or fewer people in the U.S. named Amon Gus.

[@Starry_Horizons]

Amongus

[@Starry_Horizons]

Wait

[@BluCoolKnux]

“I was expecting some harsh noise to lash out and grate my ears, but to my surprise, you’ll only get pure silence.” May have been because the “game data” takes forever to finally play? Idk, I’m not a genius at stuff like that.

[@notnok5595]

Do you know how many times I would play this particular hack? Additionally, for some reason, would have a difficult time to do the last 2 challenges?

[@umbrellaxrd]

3:05 oh look megaman zero 3 music

[@chrisfratz]

If you want to have the CD audio that comes with the game on something like a mega everdrive pro one thing you'll need to do is convert all of the mp3s into wav and then edit the cue sheet to point to the wav files and remove the extra part of the text stating that it's an MP3

[@redhotsonic]

I was considering testing the actual Pro's and MegaSD's capability but I ran out of time. Plus, it's controversial if that counts as real hardware or not.

[@chrisfratz]

@@redhotsonic well fortunately I can confirm that it works, but you can't play the stand alone non CD version with it because it always detects the Sega CD support. And since the everdrive pro doesn't support MP3 playback you have to do the edits that I talked about above, or you could just rip whatever CD you want as a wav

[@redhotsonic]

@@chrisfratz I don't understand. I played the standalone with the Pro and MegaSD just fine without it doing the detection?

[@chrisfratz]

@@redhotsonic that's strange, then I have no idea, it's always picked up the Sega CD portion whenever the person who was testing it would launch it from either the queue or even just the bin file on its own

[@bayloncabias184]

You can do some classic sonic rom hacks because i love your videos

[@YgorG]

Good video rhs!

[@ninten_draws]

finally the legend is back

[@iluvsumorsumn]

to take your mind off the heat you should play cold

[@tylergibson9479]

This isnt redhotsonic, this british sonic

[@NicolARark]

Track 1 is unused in Sonic CD

[@NunofYerbizness]

I wonder, of all the games tested in the "Does it work on real hardware" series, will any of the "No" verdicts (like Cybernetic Outbreak and the enhanced 32x version of Sonic 1; The one that crashed on the SEGA splash) be given proper reviews on the emulated hardware they were rather built for?

[@tatertot64]

Are you a purist and don't consider the Mega SG close enough to original hardware? No harm meant, just curious.

[@cay7809]

probably because he doesn’t have it

[@nandakishore3154]

My dude is bacc

[@thaddayyus]

0:52 fan man

[@nestorcelis5355]

Shadow cat is ba- "No signal"

[@icecoldbluesonic]

I never knew about the super Sonic, CD music and stuff

[@Puffspeed99]

FINALLY

[@kage_gamer_1015]

Today it's sonic's 30th anniversary

[@dannyleedawber]

Alright let's watch a youube video *Video Plays in 360p only* Me: 1:59

[@Thefunnyhaha910]

0:39 oof uhh…

[@MegadriveMaster.]

Red hot sonic I hope we reach 100 k!

[@Sonicgamer-gk6xo]

I love the awesome work

[@sonicfan1693]

Little warning to anyone planing to use the sega cd feature on real hardware. While it worked really well for me, the save at one point became unuseable. The game would crash when booting the game with the sega cd attached. While i was able to fix that by booting the game up without the sega cd. However more crashes followed. I just now decided to delete the sram file and beat the hack again but i have detached the sega cd while getting the chaos emeralds. This seems to have caused no corruption . Also on the previously corrupted save the Sega CD notice was instead the message for getting all emeralds. These points do let me believe that having the sega cd attached while unlocking super sonic might have broken something.