Sonic Zombie - I Watched This When I Was A Kid - Analysis, Lets Explore

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[@BalenaProductions]

A lovely recap! Thank you so much for enjoying my videos!

[@Jamier_M]

It has been so long since I seen it. I had fun watching it as a kid, so thank you for such a fun series. 😁

[@novainfinity6930]

Serious question how high where you when you made the series

[@BalenaProductions]

@@novainfinity6930 I was as sober as a priest on Sunday. I don't partake in teh drugs. You can't come up with things like "There's no tampax in space" when you're toasted.

[@novainfinity6930]

@@BalenaProductions fair enough

[@Bobstudios_]

@@BalenaProductionsthanks for making my weird childhood

[@CatsandBoots935]

People act like brain rot is a new thing, but its been here all along

[@el_gatoNegro]

But the newer "brainrot" content is much more common and is viewed by everyone thanks to short-form content and Tiktok. Unlike the "old brainrot", you had to actively search for it, and at least had some "entertainment value" and somewhat had a meaning with consistancy, not some random words and loud noises played on the screen in no more than one minute.

[@arrfffff7455]

@@el_gatoNegrothis wouldn’t really be brain rot but more internet junk food

[@neiltodd3374]

@@el_gatoNegroI never had to research ytp or sonic zombies

[@officialtoddhoward69]

​@@el_gatoNegroAnd today's brain rot content is made with actual malicious intent, it's purely fueled by greed and laziness. Older "brain rot" was stupid content, yes, but it was primarily made for fun and entertainment

[@shadow-squid4872]

@@officialtoddhoward69Exactly. Just like KZbin Poops, they are undoubtedly stupid but it’s aware of that and is just trying to be fun and funny, whereas actual brainrot nowadays is just lazy AI generated slop

[@fizzypoppeach]

Fun fact: I quoted this series during my autism diagnosis appointment and I’m pretty sure that action helped me get my diagnosis

[@saurianakanyansaber3900]

What quote specifically?

[@meghanrodriguez2393]

That goes hard, please share more!

[@zalgo694]

i would definitely do that qwq

[@JimJom]

Hooba Dooba

[@KennithSimmonsCbars]

Off topic. But nice Tamari pfp!

[@SecondBestArtMuseum]

This video was a constant series of me going, “Oh right, this character had that accent, I forgot.”

[@davidp7263]

I have to apologize to you😂. I saw this comment and I was like “how can you not remember?” But then I immediately was like “OH YEAH CREAM DID SOUND LIKE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER!”

[@SecondBestArtMuseum]

@@davidp7263 Glad I’m not the only one who forgot!

[@greenking9124]

“A Mexican on a lawnmower you say racist I say funny as hell”

[@matthewfuentes8672]

as a Mexican i agree

[@commandrubix239]

Add in some beer and I’d say it’s accurate to us

[@humanbeing384]

Yeah just slam a cooler full of beer/water/soda and boom perfect

[@daddyconnly]

Glad to know this wasn't a hallucination, and was indeed something I saw when I was a kid.

[@LucWalker20]

Same

[@yazanyazon2530]

Any smoker watches is with you regularly the moment himself

[@zarks-heroes]

Same bro

[@bellingtoned]

Yea same honestly thought I somehow had taken Shit somehow a few months ago when I remembered this existed so good to know at least that im not 100 percent insane

[@MrPhil501]

Same

[@deltaace6426]

Watching this and looking back on it? Holy crap, do we really get to complain about this generations brain rot?

[@strikeforce1500]

All generation have their own brain rot. Funnily enough,it almost always involves either the GTA of the moment or Gmod since the last decade lol

[@Anticssc]

Sonic zombie isn’t brainrot, it’s peak

[@jaydenjayden3778]

A true cinematic masterpiece​@@Anticssc

[@turkeybeef6269]

​@@AnticsscPeak brainrot

[@shadow-squid4872]

Yes, because todays brainrot is lazy AI generated slop and not stupid silly stuff made for the fun of it

[@spouwnerring]

Sonic Zombies is a saterisation of hardcore Sonic fans taking their fan fiction to far.

[@Waspinmymind]

No such thing. Sonic zombies is literally fan fiction.

[@masterofdoots5965]

​@@Waspinmymind Yeah... A fanfiction that is purposefully way too over the top... As a way to make fun of other fanfictions...

[@axtondragunov1784]

it was also made to parody gmod videos made by 10 year Olds back in the day

[@bigmanr1456]

Surprisingly this wasn’t a fever dream I had

[@edmpunkfire7793]

That leader is Scourge, another dimension version of Sonic. He is an actual character And the Pizza Hut, Hummers, and Starbucks thing is a reference to Sonic’s voice actor, Roger Craig Smith, who used to voice in those commercials

[@johnberry2387]

Wait….. that’s was a reference? I just thought he was doing the dumbest thing possible. Honestly the fact it’s a reference makes it funnier.

[@Krullest]

and that kunckles has the voice of eddie murphy int he series. Who voice acted donkey in the shrek movie, hence the shrek cameos every now and then.

[@callous2k486]

Wow, it’s been 10 years and I’m only just now noticing these details

[@Krullest]

@@callous2k486 ye its amazin what can you learn, even from the goofiest gmod videos from back then.

[@brayd726]

Sonic Zombies was absolutely peak childhood entertainment.

[@UnworthyCretion]

This and vanossgaming... I watched a lot of gmod now that I think about it

[@RickyRiceB]

My favorite bit is the constant knocking down of the camera man and his subsequent anger, regardless of how stale and old the bit becomes

[@DirtySoulsTV]

I sometimes do those anger grumbles myself they're so iconic

[@mikederdrache3305]

Balena did a good job making me think this was just a figment of my imagination

[@thatchil]

Smae couldn't remember the name, but thought it was fake

[@DrCoeloCephalo]

3:44 I wish we still had the uncensored version cuz the WAY he went Super Sonic in the original uncensored version is gold.

[@jonrusek6503]

Yeah, now the origins preview image is a lie.

[@louielou3566]

You can watch the OG version on the internet archive, reliving my childhood later

[@artzthethingsome7303]

For those who need context t i t s

[@shadow-squid4872]

It’s been nearly a decade since I watched it, what’s different between the versions?

[@jonrusek6503]

The edited version removed Amy saying Knuckles is black cause he had rap music in all his levels, and Sonic turns super with a rough cut instead of turning super by grabbing Rouge's breasts.

[@funkycord1336]

Ah the joys and trauma to have unsupervised unlimited internet access in 2014.

[@GokuBlackRose978]

Ah nostalgia, I remember when his mother interrupted him when he was filming

[@jacksixterror]

"They shot my dad!" "Bad time to tell you Jimmy but you were adopted anyways." "AGGGGHHH-"

[@TermiHorsecity]

I'm gonna show this to my children, and tell them that this was: "The Walking Dead"

[@quentingrigsby2453]

The fuck you mean you're showing this to your kids

[@slimeybob5294]

My main memory from this series is, in one episode, Sonic says “Sorry Amy, I’m gay.” And I went to ask my mom what that meant. I was like, 8.

[@jellymidisfatherless1807]

Only thing I remember

[@hairlessgrizzly559]

Man, I completely forgot this series And I love how Satan is just a Diablos from Monster Hunter with a red filter all over it lol

[@adaralevine781]

WAIT OMG I WAS LITERALLY JUST THINKING “Huh, I wonder if anyone else remembers Sonic Zombies.”

[@soosibms]

i do

[@kinobyte8804]

aint no way i got recommended an analysis of this thank you youtube. You truly know me 🙏

[@houdini334]

ok im not crazy. i thought i dreamt this as a kid

[@Lonewolf360gaming]

This is like seeing an old friend after a long time like a weird time chamber which remains to be just as funny from how stupid it is, hell even the stupid pizza hut jokes still stick with me to this day

[@kaine8911]

I like how eggman actually got a redemption in this

[@Bundle_Exists]

I feel like i just uncovered something that id assume i never watched but 100% know i did

[@casualartist0580]

I never realized I missed like half of the episodes as a kid and this feels like the narrator taking one of the times he played with his action figures making it into videos on Gmod as he discovers all the crazy shit he could to with it

[@MetAlcboy]

The narrator could barely catch a break from being abused by his family 😂

[@infinaxgaming7135]

God i forget all about this. The thumbnail brought back so many memories

[@thatguyisafly2939]

Im so glad this was a real video it feels like a early 2000s dream

[@some_rando_w_internet]

You know, of all things I expected to be in this video summary, Shadow being an AroAce icon was not one of them. But it is appreciated.

[@thestoryteller6928]

This is like unlocking a core memory, like I have shown this to my friends and all are acting like this is the finding a of the holy grail

[@FunkeyMonkey222]

Finally, somebody remembering the REAL hood classics

[@inspector5563]

i watched the entire thing up until i stopped, idk what happened afterwards but seeing this was like a blast of nostalgia .

[@WorldWalker128]

just started watching this: Oh, there's an entire sonic zombie series that isn't just the zombot story?! Well, I'm going to go watch that now. I don't want any spoilers so I'll be leaving this video now. Have a good day, everyone!

[@hydra9627]

What did you think?

[@R1SK1TRVNNER]

The guy who made these started actually animating. This was so fun to experience.

[@JTDaGoat_]

I used to watch This all the time, I’m salty Sonic can’t huuba duuba rouge anymore.

[@jonnybgood3848]

I love how it wasnt even normal zombies, it was headcrab zombies. Meaning sonic and the crew live in the world of half life

[@strikeforce1500]

Man, I kinda miss these whacko,odd, weird af, gmod videos. At least the weirdness still goes with Skibidi Toilet lmao

[@Xzacter25YT]

Holy shadow does not mess around, it's immediately on sight with those giant monsters. No hesitation mvp

[@sans6807]

just by the thumbnail alone you single handedly made me experience an entire rush of nostalgia and cringe flow into my brain all at once. I feel like this was always something that my brain wanted me to remember but it couldn't remember enough details and now it finally got that push

[@decepticonsforever3166]

I remember when each episode came out it was an event for younger me

[@vitodurante223]

Holy hell, seeing this in my recommended gave 'Nam flashbacks. I mean this thing was like a fever dream memory in the back of my brain for years

[@derpyguy520]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one

[@ill_trill2359]

Honestly I remember waking up in a cold sweat after i remembered this existed, proceeded to watch all of it over with all my friends, and we now quote it to this day at random points, it was literally a quote on our graduation year book

[@Slowking199]

These videos were the reason why i am unhinged and crazy, still I don’t hate these videos they shaped who I am today I don’t know who I would be without these videos.

[@fearthepiggaming2998]

I can't believe this series actually exists I genuinely thought this was a weird fever dream

[@CHESANDGLAMFOREVER]

its a shame a lot of scenes from the episodes were removed because of youtube but I remember getting grounded for like 5 months because my mom heard Knuckles say the f word in one of the episodes 😭 still one of my favorite series on youtube ever

[@lajenehuen260]

The swear or the slur?

[@CHESANDGLAMFOREVER]

@@lajenehuen260 the swear!!! 😭 they never used the slur if I remember correctly-

[@lajenehuen260]

@@CHESANDGLAMFOREVER Oh lol.

[@insanegaming613]

Dear god I remember this I REMEMBER THIS! God it has been more than a decade since I saw this thing I barely remember this it was at a time where youtube was a chaotic place and not really ment for a four year old but hey it was that kind of time man I need to watch this again to see why the hell I watched it. Thanks for randomly hoping up on my feed.

[@StarBoy0204]

I love that you called Silver Goofy for a moment, it’s the once voice that reminds me of Silver everytime I see Goofy on Disney for a while

[@jennisgurung2760]

Now you gotta analyse Christmas with Sonic, another Sonic story series which is made by Balena productions. Surprisingly unlike Zombies, it’s very wholesome and has actual effort into it.

[@Emerald_Raven08]

I love that all the bosses are just monster hunter monsters

[@tonkofwisdom3788]

Repressed childhood memory unlocked Wild to think this was my first introduction to Gmod

[@warmaster-brebobby]

I love how the sonic characters have the thousand yard stare that looks like there are unimaginably traumatized

[@smollmoth6376]

Omg it so good to see that this was actually a thing and not some thing I dreamt of when I was a child

[@newstarkiller]

Believe it or not this series is what introduced me to Sonic

[@arthurg.calixto3338]

THE MEMORIES THE MEMORIES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@JoseGrips]

Oh my god you unlocked a core memory

[@WillosaurusRex]

bro I recently described seeing this as a kid to my friends and they joked that I was crazy. Now I have proof, it's real. The one piece is real!!!!!

[@SirLotl]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who had my brain cells fried by this series. Luckily they grew back, just with spanish accents and Half-Life 2 Zombie sfx

[@ThatdudeIsgonnabecomeahe-yp2ju]

I remember also watching this when when I was a kid, or rather when I was younger, I haven’t watched the Sonic Zombies series in a long time

[@charizardunites]

I’m glad to know I wasn’t the only person who watched this as a kid. No gonna lie I watched almost all the episodes 24/7 when I was 6 to 7.

[@TheGuywith1Mustache]

Honestly, is still as good as the time I first watched it. Also, pretty good narration.

[@dapperghost3409]

The f*** do you mean good?

[@TheGuywith1Mustache]

@@dapperghost3409 I do consider the series good, like its fun to watch

[@TheHatbowler]

I have woken up. I have been asleep for all my life and I now am awake due to remembering this series.

[@fatherrat9020]

Oh, it's nice to know my brain wasn't the only one melted by this show

[@MEEPMANISREAL]

I admit it I watched this as a kid And boy I dont regret it because if I didnt I would have never found it This series was comedy gold for me

[@xenodragomorph]

I just realized Knuckles was a Royal Ludroth and Silver summon a Diablos

[@storyshiftchara9]

Guess everyone was watching this as a kid

[@Hepheat75]

This was my childhood. I can still remember my brother and I watching it on the family computer 😊

[@bluenightrblx]

remember watching these back in the day, also the boat one was wild. 3.31k sub :)

[@Olsamf]

I remember this Mexican tails is the goat

[@IchigoG]

I still can’t believe I still remember this, it was back in 5th or 6th grade I binged it

[@Dimensional_Hands]

I loved this stuff and lost it for years, and I found it like 3 months ago and binged the whole thing

[@jamer25]

Dude, you’ve opened a memory I had forgotten a long time ago. I feel like I’ve been thrown back in time

[@projecttempest9732]

I actually got super scared of this show for some reason when I was a kid

[@midnightartist43]

Finally, we have someone to go though the “Sonic Zombies Series” lore

[@Ray_animations.]

This honestly felt like a fever dream.

[@chairchoir9429]

I watched this series 8 years ago and haven’t stopped thinking about it since then, and genuinely thought I made it up bc I couldn’t find it. Thank you so much for this video

[@dapperghost3409]

The only reason I like the Sonic franchis is because of Sonic zombies.

[@DabiRuth]

Finally someone talks about this. 😂

[@rupinz4054]

oh my god, i randomly thought of this video few weeks ago and here it is lmaooo good video!!

[@nylogutz_]

You have no idea how long ive been searching for the titles of those videos tysm

[@leonriosecovega7520]

Sonic zombies: ¿quién eres tú? Idw metal virus arc: soy tu PERO MÁS MAMEI

[@Jscon864]

This was the OG Skibidi Toilet.

[@_Jam_Meh_]

I found this by looking up Zombies Origins referring to the Call Of Duty Zombies map Origins and honestly I cannot say I'm disappointed I love this series it's hilarious definitely one of my favorite things I have randomly discovered.

[@vardiganxpl1698]

This series legit gave me nightmares, adding onto that this series was my FIRST introduction to the Sonic franchise. So fair to say with my impressions, I thought Sonic was all about a horrific apocalypse, with goofy looking animals in juxtaposition to it all

[@Jamier_M]

Thank you for helping me remember this series, it’s been so long I forgot it almost completely till now. So thank you so much. 😁👍

[@spyguy4096]

Oh wow, this is a blast from the past. Thank you!

[@Metatronio]

It's criminal to not mention the fact that Balena voiced every single character in this series

[@demon_warrior870]

I love this recap, its so crazy that I wasn't the only one who remembered this series and its super funny that the creator made a whole reputation off this series.

[@daahorse1652]

And I thought I was the only one that watched this back in the day lol, great video 🎉

[@Unseen_Squid]

Thank you for bringing me back to this series.

[@daltonharmon1018]

Sonic "w-wait you didn't wash your hands!" Metal sonic: "ZE FRENCH NEVAR DO!"

[@judie6727]

Love how now the youtuber is a animator.

[@CJs_Will]

I remember watching this as a kid. I just rewatched the entire thing after watching your video, and i died laughing all over again. Thanks for revisiting my childhood 🙏

[@the_unusual.]

My god the nostalgia, I swear this show was fucking insane, the characters were just ahead of there time, and I swear to all of my worldly possessions that I remember there being a Sonic X Rouge relationship in this show.

[@FedxM]

this is why my humor is so broken and nonsensical, good shi mate. loved the nostalgia

[@matttan8066]

The ending part was the Jaws Sonic and Tails which are my most favorite characters outside of main sonic canon 😂

[@enderevan2376]

So many memories just came flooding back from the deepest recesses of my brain. Thank you for reminding me of this fever dream of a series. I will definitely be rewatching it after this video.

[@Unintelligentportuguesa]

The nostalgia is extremely strong with this one.

[@jonelee9350]

DUDE THIS REOPENED SO MANY MEMORIES THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME NOSTALGIA OF A LIFE TIME

[@_pixlz]

you just unlocked a 12 year old memory. I completely forgot about this 😭