SRB2 OST - Aerial Garden Zone

[@ninjacat230]

2.1: cool and mysterious adventure through a sky temple 2.2: AHH THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! AAAASAARRRRRGGGHHH

[@mrhoundeye1064]

oh god the bees at least they are a lot better irl

[@kittamitz]

also 2.2 player: I am using Sonic & Tails. I could skip this level easily.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

@@kittamitz tails makes this game super easy 😊 Love tails

[@CiromBreeze]

2.1's was considerably worse, considering you had to do precision platforming while not being gunned down by Jetty-Syns. I'll take the bees, honestly.

[@Eggbot2.0]

I’d rather deal with the bees than those annoying badniks that you literally can’t hit because they fly just out of reach no matter where you are along with the old airplane badniks that knock you out of the air to your inevitable death, one even killed me as I went through a warp

[@mr.bazinga4170]

Sweet dreams are made of bees Who am I, I’m made of bees There’s bees everywhere AAAAAA BEES

[@not.g5758]

i am all of bees

[@bababooey5402]

top ten reasons why this stage kinda sucks: 1. bee 2. bee 3. bee 4. bee 5. bee 6. bee 7. bee 8. bee 9. too many platforming sections with way too small platforms 10. bee

[@TaylorMinecraftGaming]

@@bababooey5402 The level would've been better without ALL THESE DANG BEES!

[@dr.reggman]

@@TaylorMinecraftGaming you see, it was genius for me to put those there, knowing it would heavily annoy sonic!

[@5434345]

@@TaylorMinecraftGaming KNOCKBACK INTO PIT!

[@D00D64]

The sky for this map is an edit of Angel Island Zone's sky from Sonic Advance 1. I'm actually the guy who edited it years ago, so that it'd fit in SRB2's palette and loop around properly. I think it was just supposed to be a placeholder, so heck if I know it'll stick around.

[@ikagura]

Techno Hill act 2 is still using Chemical Plant assets I think

[@suroguner]

The Sky is fitting though. More so than the original Sky 1.

[@ikagura]

@@suroguner And to be honest the old navy blue sky doesn't look that good compared to the newer one...

[@donkeycheese8098]

wow

[@spaghettisine6099]

So that's why I thought this was familiar to me.

[@eblu_]

Weasel gets assaulted by robotic bumblebees (colorized, 2019)

[@howisthis8849]

the aerial garden emblems experience

[@ZeiZei990]

Using tails to skip whole level

[@ikagura]

Like a lot of people

[@KamiJoJo]

waddup

[@stardust_sonic]

Eventually, using your buddy Tails when Sonic is tagging along.

[@ikagura]

@@stardust_sonic He's at least more useful in the 2.2

[@nottwiggy8708]

Time to use metal sonic

[@nottwiggy8708]

Metal Sonic : What is this challenge you speak of?

[@BlazerYZ]

Bzzzzzz Me with Nuclear Shield: *_Peace was never an option_*

[@IceisNice_FollowingChrist]

lol

[@pyrodoxgx8]

Final Explosion, except you don't die THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING LEFT OF YOU WHEN I'M DONE!

[@spootymaniacs]

Bumblebores: Bzzzzz Argmageddon Shield: "Oh? youre approaching me?" ゴゴゴ

[@Crow_Rising]

Imagine if the entire Mystic Realm campaign eventually got reworked/remastered to be more on par with the new levels in the main campaign, and was made into an unlockable campaign for beating whatever Super Sonic final boss they implement later, sorta like a "Second Quest".

[@JonnySpec]

"Sonic Robo Blast 2 And The Mystic Realm"

[@paperfishstudios3144]

@@JonnySpec catchy title

[@Gigglesisafish]

mystic realm second quest is actually a real thing

[@backwardsface3046]

yo, mystic realm ce is doing that

[@Crow_Rising]

@@backwardsface3046 I know. I've seen the thread.

[@ah2190]

Ah, AGZ. It used to make the engine cry, but now we have levels like CEZ1/2 and such which are just as big.

[@TechBlade9000]

Eggman's really compensating

[@indigocactus3089]

R E D V O L C A N O Z O N E

[@wgbee1242]

CEZ 2 stutters in like one section and AGZ doesn’t so I guess CEZ 2 is the new Aerial Garden.

[@ItsCenrryTH]

@@wgbee1242 I can confirm, it is the new aerial garden. Egg Rock 2 is a close second

[@dr.reggman]

@@ItsCenrryTH can't get past eggman castle act 2 i really need help there

[@todpolle]

Tails: I'm gonna end this level's whole career.

[@5434345]

Bees: KNOCKBACK INTO PIT!

[@byronasaur]

Bees: hi tails

[@porterbrown836]

coward

[@Software393]

Bees: hello! You’re going to die now

[@Saiune]

Raise your hand if you completed this hassle with Sonic because i did eventually.

[@RedDevCreates]

I did it with knux even with the anti knux walls

[@diargakande6740]

Did you get the button emblems as Sonic though? That's the real test

[@ChimeraReiax]

you absolute madman

[@TouristP]

Dunno, it's tight but manageable with any character. Azure Temple, on the other hand...

[@DarkLink1996.]

I cheated. Sonic + Tails

[@aimeers2561]

This stage alone is probably the Reason Metal Sonic became playable. Then again its probably because the Metal Sonic mod was one of the best in 2.1.

[@someguy1892]

My god this music is so beautiful!!

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

Ikr

[@SmashCrafter321]

It was never the sheer amount of bees that got to me. It was that one dang emblem atop the tower with Fang.

[@ianthehedgehog9327]

Also plays in Celestial Sanctuary. Fun fact: while I was browsing the skyboxes in Devmode on this level, one of the bees friggin' JUMPSCARED me!

[@MarioJRRoach]

I like the old version, but just because of nostalgia. Playing with my sister Mystic Ruins at 2 PM till my parents came back from work...

[@Hexagonaldonut]

I remember when I used to cry thinking about this stage, because on the rare occasions where I made it to it in the original Mystic Realm back in the 1.09.4 days, I could never make it through without cheats. Nowadays? Not an issue. That said, I hear the stage now has a bit of an infestation... oh boy. (I haven't unlocked it yet on 2.2, so.)

[@TheEmeraldSword04]

prepare for a lot (and I mean *a lot)* of bad-niks.

[@acidphoenix5287]

I keep falling to my death and an emeies never kill me I'm this zone and got lost

[@IkinBBfromAnthologyOfTheKiller]

Yeah it's infested with bees and fat ugly bee-maker things that look like me.

[@bababooey5402]

bees

[@Magoflipante85]

Remove the bees inmediatly. This is a threat 😡

[@picoultimate7707]

Believe me. The Jetty-Syns in the original were quite frustrating.

[@FlashTrickstar]

I honestly prefer the bees to what we used to have.

[@CiromBreeze]

You really prefer the Jetty-Syn Gunner spam to the bees?

[@picoultimate7707]

@@FlashTrickstar Me too.

[@nottwiggy8708]

Not my fault you keep trying to deal with them instead of trying to get away

[@DylanDude]

I wonder if this stage will ever get the slope treatment.

[@Zippy_Zolton]

doubt it, it was from a level pack

[@DylanDude]

@@Zippy_Zolton The stage itself has already been substantially changed since it was added to vanilla SRB2, though.

[@ikagura]

Slopes? In a zone with a lot of bottomless pits? I'd rather not... Also the blocky look fits the level pretty well

[@TechBlade9000]

@@ikagura But idea, bowl slope, make it harder to SD

[@G_Sergeant]

Nah, not every level needs slopes.

[@zekeram129]

Sonic, Tails, Amy and Metal arrive high in the sky, continuing their trip. As they fight through AWFUL BEES and perform perilous platforming (in other words, Tails gets a workout with his namesakes), they find a familiar face. A few, actually. "Knuckles!" Sonic cries across the hall. "And... Fang?" "What's it to ya?" Fang snaps back. After a quick catchup that the humble author daren't write, it turns out that Knuckles and Fang happened to be in the area on a treasure hunt for mystic emblems. Sonic and Co. agree to help. Fang was done. SOOOOOOO done. How many attempts was this now? Fifty? Tails has been pushing himself to the limit as this absurdly hard platforming challenge presents itself. Unfortunately for him, he's the only one who can get through. Fang groans as he lands back at the start again.

[@steveluvscows2490]

Ah, yes. The bee levels in this one are ATROCIOUS. Also, Spade Emblem?

[@nottwiggy8708]

Fact: other characters can do it

[@zekeram129]

@@nottwiggy8708 Can you remind me in 24 hours to rewrite this one to be compliant with the rest of the challenge zones

[@Seaballer]

@@zekeram129 Update. Your. Thing.

[@zekeram129]

Seaballer A little late but okay I'll get to it when I can

[@raiden_is_dj]

With this song I can finally ascend to the heavens

[@maxesreal]

This is easy to complete when you use Call Flight. In case you don't know how to use it, you just get close to Tails until a speech bubble with an arrow appears. Jump and he will start flying and grab you.

[@cst1229]

That would be good, IF SELECTING S&T DIDN'T FREEZE THE GAME FOR ME.

[@FlamingFoxProd]

Unfortunately, there's this one section in the stage where you have to go over a bunch of moving platforms. And for SOME FUCKING REASON, you are completely incapable of using this ability while on a moving platform.

[@Sparkette]

@@FlamingFoxProd I lost like half of my lives in that part for that reason alone.

[@SomeRobIoxDude]

@@Sparkette on the act 3 part especially

[@sackboy1665]

@@FlamingFoxProd go in the water

[@ItsCenrryTH]

The legacy version sounded like you're making your way through a heavenly temple. This one sounds like a damn _journey_ through the heavens above to reach said temple. Its much more adventurous than it's previous iteration.

[@FelipeAlmeidaM]

This music gives me serious ps1 rpg vibes

[@hajimebannings731]

I'll be honest this was really challenging because of the bees and I did with all the characters... Sonic: Quite the same as 2.1 but the bees Tails: Easy Peasy Knuckles: Even taking alternative routes is ok Amy: A bit challenging but the spring boost is useful Fang: Being able to destroy the bee spawners easily by just shooting and as well challenging Metal: Same as Sonic but can make lots of shortcuts by floating Sonic&Tails: Using Tails to fly is good but still the same as Sonic alone

[@screane5739]

Everyone: **speedruns** Me: **takes the time to apreciate the level design**

[@I_TheNightWolf_I]

This wasn't so bad. But the level after? Oh god.

[@ShadowEclipse777]

Yeah Azure Temple made me want to die lol

[@Yuginkai12]

I got a game over from azure temple and i never even played it lel

[@bababooey5402]

Did it first try with Tails, then tried it again later with Adventure Sonic and wanted to die.

[@I_TheNightWolf_I]

@@bababooey5402 For me, Sonic just felt more easier to control than 2.1 srb2 did. May be why it still went smoothly(somewhat)

[@Negonkey]

This level WAS true pain. Azure Temple was fine imo

[@ratzyukar]

-"WHERE DO I F**KING GO?!"

[@bautistasolisgd4988]

NO, NOT THE BEES, AAAHHHHHH

[@bigrockerending7711]

This is a pretty nice remix of Aerial Garden Zone. Too bad Aerial Garden isn't as good as I remember it being... for a few reasons: 1) One word: bees 2) I never realized how tricky it is to traverse this zone with Sonic. I find traversing with Tails to be significantly better. 3) Did I mention the bees? Doesn't take away from the song though

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

Ur just bad

[@keshire57]

relatable also at least for me to make it reasonable (with sonic) i had to kill almost every single yellowy troll dude i found to at least keep the bees down once they despawned lol

[@steveluvscows2490]

One word: BEES.

[@Knuxfan24]

Is it odd that I still call this level Neo Aerial Garden Zone instead?

[@markhunt9643]

Did this as Sonic... Never doing it again with just Sonic hell...

[@alexthejapanfan7905]

You used a ZUNpets? Cuz 0:46 is great!

[@mariomuncher44]

AGZ was originally part of the Mystic Realm, right, Sonic Team Junior?

[@SRB2SonicTeamJr]

Correct.

[@picoultimate7707]

Right first time. It was the final stage of that mod. This stage compiles the original 4 acts, as well as both of the zone's Emerald Stages, into one stage.

[@mariomuncher44]

@@picoultimate7707 I'm still curious of why the original zone only had 2 acts (1 & 4)

[@picoultimate7707]

@@mariomuncher44 Act 1 is the first segment until the connecting region of floating islands. Act 2 is up until the giant tower. Acts 3 and 4 are within the tower itself.

[@mariomuncher44]

@@picoultimate7707 *ORLY?*

[@byronasaur]

Me: Wow what a cool sky level! The bees: thats a good opinion but... ya like jazz?

[@raynaindahood]

*T H E B E E S*

[@FlocAud4914]

🐝

[@Mania_Sir]

So majestic.

[@ViniTheHedgehog77]

1:02 heaven 1:17 ancient ruins 1:33 SM64 flute

[@Pinkio]

one of the background instruments sound like Dancing Line - The Beginning or The Crystal (let's say the one that goes up and down near the start and end because i don't know how to describe it)

[@ikagura]

Nice use of the french horn

[@steveluvscows2490]

FINALLY. About time.

[@LunaMinuna]

NOT THE BEES 🐝

[@guilhermehey3736]

THE SECTIO NWHERE YOU JUMP OVER MOVING PLATGORMS INDOORS IS SUCH A PAIN

[@Silver-bj8nt]

*NO, NOT THE BEES*

[@mc-ate-bit3814]

Can't wait to unlock it

[@KamiJoJo]

NOT THE BEES!

[@possumorb3770]

NOT THE BEES... for Aerial Garden Zone

[@FierySprites]

Bees. Not the bees. I hate bees now.

[@NightWindBR]

"I, Pope Rededict XVI proclaim AJ & Amy Husband & Wife on this day May 16, 2009"

[@zekeram129]

I don't get it????

[@chuckles6500]

Wait... i swear i remember this... wasn't it an hidden easter egg in mystic realm or something? its been a while but it sounds familiar.

[@Sam-Dott]

Omg i think i remember that, it was a easter egg on Castle Eggman zone 2 on 2.0 or else?

[@NightWindBR]

@@Sam-Dott Yeah, It was an easter egg from CEZ2 from 2.0

[@picoultimate7707]

@@NightWindBR That's right. This zone could originally be accessed from a hidden room in CEZ2, but you needed all 7 Chaos Emeralds to meet RedXVI in person. After meeting him, he will warp you to this stage, and meeting him again afterwards grants you 9999 rings and he will say that quote.

[@SonicntZane]

I just got to this stage yesterday. This stage took me an hour with Sonic. I'm gonna have nightmares for weeks. And then you want us to get *500 rings?*

[@FlocAud4914]

*Aerial Garden Zone starts* Sonic: "AAAAAAAAAAAA- Wait I forgot about my little buddy." Tails: *Flies to skip every platform section*

[@theshadowforger775]

Raise your hand if you got the Spade emblem with Fang ✋

[@RareKirby]

Fucking fang we got this. You lost 80 stock but this is the ONE, THAT FUCKING EMBLEM IS YOURS. ONLY 5 more stocks left!!!!!

[@hi-qi4ge]

Sky Sanctuary Good Ending

[@elcapoto9317]

2.1: FREE AIR! 2.2: Release the *bees.*

[@5434345]

2.3 Bees learn to shoot their stings really well.

[@psychosalad7812]

Mad props to anyone who got the Fang emblem

[@howisthis8849]

🍷🗿

[@frostyfoxteals]

ngl this seems pretty royal *and something you could find on prodigy* almost makes me like this level. lol

[@Niemerald]

One word Bees The bees always be sniping

[@mariokobhmar]

I used play this level just because of the music btw the level is not bad untill the bees come 🤣

[@tdark987]

0:28 kinda sounds like a Golden Sun overworld theme. 1:02-1:16 Ditto 1:34 …Okay, this just has to be f***ing deliberate now.... >_>

[@bonegamerthecyndaquill7181]

I legit blasted through an entire new save file as fang just so I could have more than 3 starting lives while going for that one stupid emblem. that's the amount of dedication I have.

[@bababooey5402]

Question: does it exclusively require Fang? If not, what's stopping you and others from doing it as Tails?

[@bonegamerthecyndaquill7181]

@@bababooey5402 the emblem in question is under a breakable floor, and while this would make Amy technically viable to get this emblem, Amy has less versatility and therefore isn’t as optimal as using Fang. Remember: right before the emblem is a giant climbing-platforming section that requires long and precise jumps to get all the way up.

[@robertoalexandermendezmore408]

Procede to use fang to make looks this level like a joke

[@CiromBreeze]

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT FANG EMBLEM I'M GONNA COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND STEAL ALL YOUR BISCUITS AND MAYBE SOME CHEESE

[@smoke-le-bloke]

not tHE BEES!!

[@twistedturnip8487]

easily the most frustaringly designed irritating to play level of the entire game hands down and its not even close, its less a challange level iand more a test of your patience and self punishment if you play as anyone not called tails at which point it becomes a joke, small and slow methodical platforming mixed with fast and slippy momentum-based gameplay above instant death is already not up there in terms of good ideas but then i guess that wasnt enough so add a litteral swarm of fucking bees that have a habit of darting on screen to lightly brush you and ruin all your hopes and dreams and never forget they are infinite until you get past the platforming section they guard while being attacked by a swarm of bees just to stop being attacked by a swarm of bees till the next section where guess what, its time for MORE BEES and booooi heaven forbid you wanna go for one of the extra lives about the place those small platforms and bees dont match and jesus fucking god damn christ whoever made the fang emblem i respect your sadism but im going to put wasps in your socks, cause man all that was already shit so why not throw in more tiny platforming with nothing but the annoying ass tail bounce that i cant seem to get the momentum to work in my favor for, have fun with those 3 lives bucko then back to the start to lose your sanity once again...oh and no electric shield till half way through, clever but painful. (i mean this in critical jest and respect)

[@manimifire8563]

Epic

[@SlitherSong030]

Mod that ruins SRB2: *Exists* Me: *is it hip to hug bee girls?*

[@idiotontheinternet8113]

Bee Swarm Simulator except its Sonic Robo Blast 2

[@ymacG5]

i remember how one time at co-op i found other way and i did get through the level just for 4 minutes

[@TempestKrimps]

[vietnam flashback]

[@MyloTratia4354]

Oh god NOT THE *BEES!!!!!!*

[@GastlyGibus]

How did we get so high up in the sky!?

[@Leucaria]

Tornado plane? 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@ikagura]

The red spheres in Hidden Palace?

[@Its_ya_boy210]

Local bee woman ruins green plumber's No hit run

[@robotdude_1259]

one of the bees in this level pushed me off a cliff and i had to redo the platform section

[@lolstationvita5922]

This level is perfect for Tails.

[@stardustCD]

Metal Sonic: 🗿

[@electrobird1232]

Pov: me playing as sonic waiting for tails to respawn after he fell of the map

[@tailsbraindead2831]

the song of torture

[@Swaggless]

Gabogabgalab vibes with that flute

[@ramiroroge]

this stage makes my heart skip a beat more than my crush

[@kyonbrace5487]

And now this is a racetrack too

[@alguieninconforme]

B E E S

[@son1c_gamer]

i can still hear the bees...

[@shalpp]

Fuck I'd love to see mystic realm ported or remade for 2.2 It's been so long 😭 But mystic said he's done with this for good didn't he

[@Fres576]

>tfw you tried playing this with a mod that replaces everything with the bees

[@ish_ish288]

The only way to beat the bees is with the Armageddon Shield

[@bababooey5402]

the duke nukem shield, baby 😎

[@imnotuploading512]

And the Hive Elementals will spam more.

[@possumorb3770]

I cheated for the Fang Emblem in 2.2.13 No way in hell I was doing platforming like that.

[@jiazji]

Fuck it, Tails Mode.

[@yusufdunphy5402]

1:33 has a Persian flute

[@ViniTheHedgehog77]

This flute sounds Mario 64-ish

[@Fenyx_Birb]

I've developed a love hate relationship with this stage after several attempts modded and unmodded.

[@G_Sergeant]

*BEES*

[@S-Rank_Offical]

To be honest, this map could've benefitted like a full zone. Alpine Paradise has that, so why not here?

[@koltvienzzaichard7307]

Raise your hand if you went to the Knuckles Path as Amy/Metal

[@calvinjessen6960]

ok but 0:45 bops

[@howisthis8849]

somehow still easier than it is in Mystic (except for the Fang emblem)

[@coolstylebro2814]

"Can Sonic brave the treacherous temple, or will he take a deadly plunge?" I have taken SO many deadly plunges as characters with no height moves. So when I'm playing AGZ as Sonic, Amy or Metal, you better believe I'm gonna run outta lives and continues in the first few seconds. Oh, and the bees. I frickin' hate the bees.

[@axiliator19]

Isn’t it ironic how this level is based off of Heaven, but the platforming is absolutely hellish?

[@gamekyuubi42069]

nice touhou bee horns

[@ghostmangm3059]

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