The History of SONIC RUNNERS - The LOST Sonic Mobile Game

[@PatMacYT]

What's that? A PatMac video that's NOT about merchandise? Could the rumors be true? Indeed. Back in 2015, Sonic Team released an incredibly fun endless running Sonic game called SONIC RUNNERS, and it was honestly the most fun I've had with a Sonic game in years. Unfortunately though, on July 27th, 2016, Sonic Team CLOSED the servers to the game, making it 100% unplayable. For years now, I've wanted a video that documents the history of the game, but none was ever made. So, I decided, hey, I really enjoyed the game and remember a lot about it, I should share my stories with it and make that video! And so it happened. In this video, I tell the entire story of this short-lived mobile game, and believe me, there is a lot more to it than just being a simple endless runner. As you can probably tell, this is the most work I've ever put into a video, so I hope you all enjoy it! If you did, feel free to share this video around with other people that would enjoy it. Also of course, you can always like the video, subscribe, and all that good stuff if you want to see me continue making videos like this one! We'll most likely be going back to merchandise next time, but I hope you all enjoy this passion project about a literally dead Sonic mobile game.

[@amine423]

PatMac HAVE NY CHILDREN

[@joseluisdiaz674]

dang i cant read

[@funso8488]

Here are some ideas: A look back at the Kirby 64 ufo plush set, A look back at the segaworld Sidney plushes, a look back at the banpresto Christmas Mario plushes, A look back at the Etone donkey Kong plushes, A look back at the Acme Mario plushes, A look back at the Knickerbocker pac man plushes, A look back at the takara super Mario kart plushes, A look back at the Banpresto Mario world plushes.

[@Bulbasquirtle]

That video was awesome and very well made! I love your videos and wish you the best on your next one! I also have 2 video ideas. Patmac's Sonic Collection 2.0. And Remakes of your videos that don't have voiceovers. P.S. This video was leaked on your twitter just like runners being leaked on 4Chan!

[@Andrew_G.]

Hey mr patmac I was on the network and see if theres any hope to download sonic runners even though its not there in the app store but I think theres hope u I think u can play it but I haven't play the app yet but I think u can do it just promise me on this

[@ryaquaza3offical]

I still find it funny that there’s a Sonic app game called ‘Sonic Jump’ and a Mario one called ‘Mario Run” How things have changed lol

[@Sean-D78]

Sonic has Sonic Jump and Sonic Runners. Mario has Super Mario Run. I wonder when Super Mario Jump is coming out?

[@randomcringeyyoutuber6750]

@@Sean-D78 they're busy on mario kart tour for phones

[@DragonBoyRW]

@@Sean-D78 and run gets closed down and then a revival comes out when someone makes a video on it almost three years later.

[@Seacat08]

I noticed

[@rlharveson]

@@randomcringeyyoutuber6750 -four-

[@tokiyodadelldew3244]

Here are some time stamps for anyone who want's to see a certain point in the video: 0:00 - Opening 1:35 - Sonic's Other Mobile Games 5:07 - Sonic Runners Leaks 7:27 - The Sonic Runners Predictions 8:32 - The Sonic Runners Announcement (Trailer & Website) 10:33 - The Sonic Runners JP Overview 13:15 - Sonic Runners Review 25:49 - Event #1: Team Chaotic's Ran With Sonic & Friends 27:25 - Event #2: Animal Rescue 27:51 - Event #3: Windy Hill In Spring 29:38 - Event #4: Shahra Assisted The Runners 30:07 - Event #5: Sonic Runners X Phantasy Star Online 2 31:37 - Event #6: Sonic Runners X Puyo Puyo Quest & Amitie Amy Costume 32:59 - Sonic Runners Goes Worldwide (Finally...) 34:18 - Event #7: Sonic's 24th Anniversary 36:40 - Event #8: Omega Ran With Sonic & Friends 32:22 - Event #9: Desert Ruin, Erazor Djinn Assisted The Runners 39:09 - Event #10: Rouge The Bat Ran With Sonic & Friends 39:29 - Event #11: Beginner Characters (Big The Cat, Cream, & Silver) Ran With Sonic & Friends 40:26 - Event #12: Sonic Runners X Nights Series 41:12 - Event's #13 & 14: Blaze The Cat and Shadow The Hedgehog Ran With Sonic & Friends 42:11 - Event #15: Tropical Coast & Mother Wisp Assisted The Runners 43:07 - Event #16: Sonic Adventure Bundle, Tikal Ran With Sonic & Friends, Chaos Assisted Runners 44:38 - Event #17: Metal Sonic Ran With Sonic & Friends 45:27 - Event #18: Animal Rescue Redux 46:14 - Event #19: Zazz Strikes [Raid Event] 46:55 - Event #20: Team Dark Halloween Costumes & Holloween Stage, King Boom Boo Assists Runners 49:30 - Event #21: Sonic Runners X Fantasy Zone 50:04 - Sonic Runners Ver: 2.0.0 52:53 - Event #22: ESP Silver Ran With Sonic & Friends 54:33 - Event #23: Gothic Amy Costume 55:17 - Event #24: Sonic Runners X Christmas Nights Into Dreams 55:49 - Event #25: Christmas Event, Team Sonic Christmas Costumes, Christmas Stage 57:50 - Event #26: Frozen Factory Stage 58:26 - Sonic Runners Character Data Mining 59:47 - Event #27: Sonic The Werehog Ran With Sonic & Friends 1:00:27 - Event #28: Sticks The Badger Ran With Sonic & Friends 1:02:03 - Event #29: Mepheles The Dark Ran With Sonic & Friends 1:04:05 - The End Of Sonic Runners 1:07:38 - The Aftermath Of Sonic Runners Closing 1:08:21 - Sonic Runners Fan Server And Fan Game 1:10:45 - Sonic Runners Adventure 1:13:22 - The End I spent basically the entire day on this. I was baffled that no one had done this. I should explain some of the stuff I did. -"_______ Ran With Sonic & Friends". When a new playable character was released -"_______ Assisted The Runners". When a new well known companion was added (P.S. Sorry for people with big fingers who wanted to try this out on phone's lol).

[@miguelcastillo3723]

How has no one seen your hard work

[@JasonLeIdi]

#sonicrunnersrevival

[@_toei_]

Mephiles, He Dark

[@JasonLeIdi]

👏

[@Djammin14]

What song is that at 7:27

[@audoodleletsplays4832]

There’s a level of irony that this video makes me wanna play sonic runners but this video wouldn’t exist if sonic runners was playable.

[@halfdraggy]

Well now u can play it twitter.com/RevivalSonic/status/1109073719731736576?s=19

[@theladofwisdom919]

@@halfdraggy still can't The apk isn't public yet And they are still working on it Only a handful of people are able to play it Right now

[@theladofwisdom919]

@Cameron E. I bought that game And it was a waste of money

[@think_of_a_storyboard3635]

@Cameron E. sta sucks

[@Droub_]

@@theladofwisdom919 And its out every one

[@nicememes2032]

I really just watched a 1 hour documentary on a game I never played

[@kristindobies6663]

Well now you can play it

[@nicememes2032]

@@kristindobies6663 pardon?

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@nicememes2032 Sonic Runners Revival is a thing

[@nerizepansit1032]

Same here

[@Rusty-2010]

Me too and awwww 69 likes😏

[@CabinetGremlin]

Fun fact: Sonic06 was deemed a “bad word” in game and you couldn’t make it your name

[@calcv617]

Makes sense

[@witheredbonnie9268]

Eder Caetano yeah

[@lazyladytired]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@calcv617]

@ Withered Bonnie Bup

[@renelandrian1106]

@@KIMTUANVIETNAM Or even ESP Silver

[@Garrulous64]

Runners Adventure is a soulless crime against the original. Such a shame that Sega just doesn't care.

[@hafsasheikh3314]

hello garrulous i wanted to say that why dont you reply to our comments in your videos . i saw knuckles channel 3 and knuckles comment on your livestream of sonic generations for the 3ds and you replied to his comment

[@TheUnknownGruntProductions]

Are you saying you dislike the possibility of sonic adventure 3: runners? SHAME Heh. Comedy

[@Quackdarlens-zl7rt]

My peep. Runners Adventure sucks

[@Quackdarlens-zl7rt]

My peep. Runners Adventure sucks

[@Z2Obsidion]

It's amazing how it actually DECREASED greatly in quality yet they're still proud of it.

[@thebaldpizzaman6319]

Imagine spending money on mephiles, but the game shuts down.

[@LonelySpaceDetective]

I feel like Mephiles fans are used to being abused.

[@sewkrazy]

(Sad music plays)

[@darumadev]

YES I FINALLY GOT MEP- [Thank you for playing sonic runners! It's recommend the app is deleted as we just destroyed all your save data with no back up.] What the fu-

[@السراقالمجهول]

can I play as mephiles mephiles: the answer is yes and no

[@indeed260]

Imagine spending money on mephiles

[@papaaquchala8460]

In case you guys didn't know, Sonic Runners is playable again! Sonic Runners revival is a fan project bringing the original game, at patch 2.0.3 atm, back from the dead! Just downloaded it yesterday and it's just as I remember it (this isn't an ad, just a genuine heads up)

[@svizidal]

fr and mattkc helped make it as well which is great! i love the game..

[@chilpil]

where?

[@faz10do]

​@@chilpilprobably game jolt

[@DarkspinesSonic]

Still my favorite mobile game to this day, RIP Sonic Runners. ;~;

[@Azure_Blur]

Watching you play it on stream was prob my favorite part, I wasn't really good at the game, but overall I miss it.. so much better art style then any of the other Sonic mobile games

[@JDFrank20Diaz]

DarkspinesSonic Sup DSS Me too Sonic Runners is the reason I started KZbin I Myself Was High Ranked Player AKA FRANK20 I even lost my original acount and Scrathed and claw my way back and got 1 Billion Points

[@StarForce99]

The Legend!

[@HeadFacethePirate]

dssTaels

[@CalebP1989]

I absolutely agree! This game was the best and I HOPE that the Sonic Runners Revival game works out and SEGA chills out about shutting it down!

[@laran1708]

The culmination of the sonic franchise, of all the love and time that was put in it. Was deemed a failure by sega Really makes ya think.

[@sewkrazy]

Oof

[@notjebbutstillakerbal]

Maybe the roulette system

[@the4tierbridge]

Because it barely made any money.

[@sonictennyson2201]

I’m blaming puyo puyo

[@personguy2262]

@@sonictennyson2201 Everyone knows that Puyo Puyo is the source of all evil, right? Also, Sonic Forces Speed Battle is the next culmination of the franchise, a pretty good one, but not the same… I miss Runners

[@Iinneus]

"Maybe Someday We'll Run Again" sounds like a good name for an OST track.

[@tailgatestudios3878]

Linneus yo I want that to be a name for one.

[@mariarosanadinizgoncalvess5318]

Then the track will be a sad music :(

[@masteredhypersonic2202]

Don't forget a touch of runners polish

[@stooky4268]

So it would be apart of a original sound track track ;)

[@samsa.shorts4188]

@@mariarosanadinizgoncalvess5318 that's only an opinnon thouh, i think it will be more like "once again" type of music.just sayin'. :P.

[@LateNightHalo]

Damn, I remember playing it a lot on my phone back in the day. I didn’t know it was shut down

[@dutch-man7997]

There's a fan project that brought it back it's the same game just on new servers

[@Kitty.3782]

monke

[@inaxdee]

I also used to play a lot Sonic Runners and I also didn't know it was shutdown...

[@TheEpicShadowGaming]

Hey it’s you my favorite Halo channel

[@falloutglasster7807]

@@dutch-man7997 where can I get it ?

[@iambleh]

why couldn't they just have released 1 tiny update at the end that allowed offline play?!

[@paalaaa]

idk

[@milesprower6110]

money *dab*

[@PlusInsta]

It's likely they realized it was a sinking ship and stopped dedicating resources to the game's programming very early on in its abandonment. In regular English, that's "they just didn't care enough."

[@Sonen10]

They did that with Clumsy Ninja, which basically immortalised the game.

[@mariannmariann2052]

And CP Island.

[@PhantomFearYT]

A better title: The Life and Death of Sonic Runners BeFoRe TheY WeRe FaMoUs: SoNiC ruNN-

[@Yozzoy]

Sonic Runners wasn't killed IT WAS MURDERED. Nope, couldn't even type that with a straight face.

[@NombreGenerico89TF2]

THE HUGE PROBLEM with Sonic Runners

[@pralenkaman8105]

and knuckles

[@santiagobaublis7238]

"The best Sonic videogame you WILL NEVER PLAY"

[@masteredhypersonic2202]

@@Yozzoy yes sonic team MURDERED IT

[@themcguinnessexperiment617]

Variant Chao: _exists_ Patmac: *How did this game fail?*

[@alexanimations914]

The McGuinness Experiment you just stole a comment!

[@themcguinnessexperiment617]

When I wrote the comment, I was unaware that someone had already written it.

[@DarkShadic9632]

The man has a point

[@waypastcool5788]

@@alexanimations914 """"""""""stole"""""""""". Seriously, can everyone just fuck off with this """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""stealing comments"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" bullshit?

[@mattfromwiisports9414]

@@waypastcool5788 Tom, please let me avoid paying off my debt this one time, please don't break my legs

[@Sklumbo]

Mephiles is underrated. His characterization was amazing and was one of the few things 06 did right.

[@krubs3885]

That profile pic tho. cursed

[@ninjigaming6079]

Never played 06 so I wouldn,t know

[@Tonybaloney6969]

He’s an alpha gamer

[@tiruliru1189]

Sadly, he was killed off.

[@spark154]

Sonic 06 did a lot right, I still have several songs of it on my ipod touch (yes, I still use an ipod touch) including stage ones, Elise and rushed release must be the only two mistakes they committed and sadly are huge enough to obscure everything else though.

[@Jawshi]

If a PatMac video is an hour long, you can tell it's already gonna be good.

[@YellowYoshi398]

It's like a documentary about a game that I never really paid much heed to or knew much about. Tell the truth I didn't even know this game was gone forever until now. I'm so glad someone was willing to commit all of this to memory and document it for future posterity. PatMac does it again!

[@mr.hanzano1844]

I agree with you.

[@spertex4774]

The longer the better.

[@Blueflag04]

My one hour is well spent

[@lvmls]

Yeah

[@genericname_]

Honestly Mephiles being the final character is actually really fitting

[@mightysunfighter]

Generic Name 06 ruined everything

[@charmyzard]

As he's the literal incarnation of satan for the Sonic universe, and could kill Sonic back in 06.

[@mariannmariann2052]

And be Ret Gone.

[@megamichael4021]

Infinite is mephiles after his crystals and frost where gone and he got a mask and got more hair

[@charmyzard]

@@megamichael4021 When some Megaman fan comes with a better story than the actual company...

[@camwoodstock]

You mean a Sonic game with the FISH MAN FROM PUYO PUYO was a "commercial failure?" No taste, these people have...

[@spiritflame8806]

Suketoudora is one of the best puyo puyo characters tbh

[@iregretsomeofmypreviouscom3284]

It's called Suketoudara you uncultured swine jk

[@paperluigi6132]

Though they’d have to be either support characters or all of them will be Speed type. Although Ryuji might be Power Type

[@s3kstage232]

This game was actually unsuccessful because Suketoudara was only available before the worldwide release.

[@tjlnintendo]

Except Americans couldn't get fish man by normal means.... and once the event stop, you couldn't use him. If only sega wasn't retarded....

[@xxwolfxxninja06]

I remember having this game while it was out. I was so confused when I saw the app missing and was upset when I couldn't find it again. It was probably one of the only few mobile games I enjoyed consistently playing.

[@mstdp3d506]

Sorry 😅

[@caramelldansen2204]

Do you have Sonic Runners Revival yet?

[@Bulba413]

And the world record for shortest hour ever goes to... This video! no, it seriously felt like a 20 minute video.

[@ultra_exists]

Holy shit I'm 30 minutes in?

[@muniraja.k7797]

You@!

[@muniraja.k7797]

hi

[@RentalMustDie]

As soon as I saw this comment I realized it was and hour long video lol 😂

[@lettuceboi.1399]

It actually feels like that

[@Mortisk]

Sonic Runners Revival is a thing and it's exactly how I remember it. Also you skipped over the time Knuckles said "damn" in the campaign which surprised me

[@DarkShadic9632]

Wait WHAT

[@bloodcrusader817]

Yea i saw that

[@elifersoy4852]

it's soooo good I love it

[@YakupagaGaming]

Dam is shadow's line

[@Apotheosister]

"Where's that damn fourth master emerald shard."

[@ryansanders5362]

Club penguin fans: I'm sad that club penguin shut down Sonic Runners fans: *Your not the only one cursed with knowledge*

[@noahcrook2474]

I’m both lol

[@craftygamerones9494]

Uh this is more like what happened to club penguin island

[@Arlen56_]

Anthony Arrasco but it costs money now

[@pureplatinumkiller5546]

@@Arlen56_ Um no..? It doesn't.

[@Arlen56_]

Suzumi Kuzu it does...

[@ToxiChaos]

After playing Sonic Runners Revival for about a week now, reliving all of my old memories with Runners, I had to come back to this video to truly remember and appreciate how lucky we are Revival exists now.

[@Yarumasi]

For real. What a GREAT game!

[@EEclipse_XD]

I’ve watched this video 6 times…. Help me

[@LoveLynx-s9r]

You love the history of Sonic Runners so you watch it over and over. (Me too)

[@FairPlay137]

Over the years, datamining the archived assets did reveal some things which never made it to Runners: According to the archived game assets, there was originally going to be a Sonic '06 event which would've introduced new buddies (and possibly Mephiles), but it never happened. It would've featured the His Theme E3 instrumental as the roulette music, and that's literally all we know about it, as the buddy data associated with it reuses the Fantasy Zone event data due to the buddies not being complete yet. There was also going to be a second raid event where you would've fought Zomom, and it would've taken place in Desert Ruins at dusk (this event probably would've showed up in October 2016 had the game kept running by then). In addition, a Silent Forest stage was planned to be playable during an event, though it's unknown which event it would've belonged to. It was never finished though, which was probably why it was never run. There is also an unused buddy, D-Fekt. Its effect was similar to Carbuncle and O-Papa, with it collecting all on-screen objects and giving you a combo bonus after a certain combo count. It probably would've been released alongside Sticks in a Sonic Boom event. Its model and animations have been lost to time, however. There are more unused goodies, but none quite as notable as what I mentioned.

[@legendarygabe1143]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaa fword

[@matti.8465]

The two versions of Silver fascinate me. This could either mean that the Sonic universe works under a multiverse theory, where you can't change the future but you can create a new timeline. This would mean that Sonic and Elise only created a new timeline where Mephiles never existed but the original timeline continued, therefore, the Silver from 06 continued his life and the Silver we see the most is from a different future who became Sonic's friend through different circumstances. This makes a lot of sense, as if was recently confirmed that the same thing happened after Generations, separating Classic and Mordern Sonic's timelines.

[@schemar17]

Matt I. That 2nd silver could be from rivals

[@matti.8465]

@@schemar17 I don't know if Rivals is the new timeline version of how Sonic and Silver meet or if it is Sonic Colors DS (Which is canon because Mother Wisp is in Team Sonic Racing), all i know is that that's where he and the new Blaze meet.

[@shupasopni]

@@matti.8465 Rivals is now Sonic and Silver's first meeting. Colors DS is after.

[@Sean-D78]

Multiverse theory for sonic makes sense as they like to take ideas from Dragon Ball.

[@Everik-ct6pg]

Mephiles killed Sonic runners, how fitting.

[@Probably_JENOVA]

Sonic: I’ve come to make an announcement. Mephiles The Dark’s a bitch ass motherfucker. He killed my fucking game. That’s right. He took his Chaos Lancer out and he said it was “This big”. And I said “That’s disgusting”.

[@GracieJello]

@@Probably_JENOVA so you know what, I'm making a call out post on Twitter: Mephiles has a small Lancer. And this is mine **pwahhh* That's right, all points, no quills. It looks like two balls and a bong

[@Ktx.nova7]

Lol

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

sega erased him from existence and then he erased sonic runners from existence, i mean thats fair in a cosmic sort of way.

[@Fmac117]

@@ripleyandweeds1288 perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@whatshappeninganymore2473]

The Sonic Runners fan server is now celebrating the series' 30th anniversary! Seriously, the people behind that project are freaking amazing and I hope it only gets better from here on. **knock on wood**

[@kjiwi_8580]

Fun fact: sonic dash was so popular that Sega made an arcade machine of this game

[@DarkShadic9632]

Neat.

[@icecoldbluesonic]

It was in my cinema lol

[@cartergames3793]

Saw and played it in chuck e cheese

[@cartergames3793]

It was controlled by a trackball

[@BinkyDink]

holy shit

[@TheWax70]

Great video, dude. You deserve all 130 Adventure emblems and more. :)

[@superhypermetalsonic2551]

Neat

[@candiedCoder]

Artic Chao is cute , right?

[@Nightmare-xh5ri]

Omg it's one of the sonic short members!!!! Thank you for my childhood!!!!

[@YujiUedaFan]

It's 120.

[@TheWax70]

@@YujiUedaFan 130 emblems in Sonic Adventure, 180 in Sonic Adventure 2, and 120 in Sonic Heroes.

[@Temmie_gaming]

As long as rouge in sonic runners the game isn't "boob free"

[@OmoSilverZet_X]

Nice one there! 😂

[@sewkrazy]

I agree

[@jomaq9233]

And now Sonic is in the same game with Pyra

[@charmyzard]

Sonic X can specially relate.

[@mrdiscrepancy]

I was top 50 plat every season, grinded unbelievably, and the fact that it ended so abruptly saddened me. To add on, the return it with a _paid_ version.

[@noboloboski]

sonic runners adventure sucks

[@ChristopherMoom]

Can't believe Sonic Runners was cancelled and forgotten. -That's what should've happened to Movie Sonic-

[@sodacrush3052]

Hey look its the Chara ver. of Justin Y.

[@Nic_2751]

Hi buddy

[@Foulowe59]

You are really everywhere

[@spertex4774]

That’s what should’ve happened to Sonic Boom and Sonic 06.

[@HarmonyBunny]

@@sodacrush3052 A *much better* version of Justin Y.

[@JetSetWave]

Dude even the damn Trick System was a reference to Sonic Colors saying "Good!" "Great!" "Awesome!" "Outstanding!" "Amazing!". Sega can we get a new mobile game or hell maybe even a main series game with this much love please?

[@BusterBeachside]

I am actually quite disappointed, as I never knew this game existed until this video! When I saw the title/thumbnail, I assumed it was an unreleased game since I had never heard of it. It's a huge shame because I used to play Sonic Dash a LOT, and this looks like an even better version of that game to me. A similar thing also happened recently with Puzzle Fighter on iOS and Android. Always-online... Brought back a beloved classic game... Getting updates with new stages and characters... And then one day, boom, shutdown announcement with no final update to make it playable offline. The worst part is, you can still find and download the game on the Play Store, but once you open it and it tries to connect, it just lets you know that the game's servers have been closed forever! Is it really that hard to get an app removed from an app store? :p I uploaded Puzzle Fighter's soundtrack to KZbin, and I get comments all the time from people who are disappointed that the game is now gone forever, at least as long as Capcom decides so or it gets a fan server. To be fair, the vast majority of the game's content was online multiplayer matches, and the game didn't have a ton of content to begin with. At least they were nice enough to release the final batch of characters for free... That also sucked, as the shutdown notice came at the nearly same time as a REALLY awesome patch that made the game way nicer with new stages, music, characters, updated UI, and even a new game mode. Well, leave it to me to take a comment on a Sonic Runners video and turn it into a comment about a completely different game, but I can't help but draw the parallel between the two in this case! :p

[@BottlesTheBadguy]

Search up Sonic runners rivival on KZbin you can play the game I tried it and it works

[@CosmicToad5000]

29:13 well it is actually fitting because Merlina’s whole arc is about the accepting the fleetingness of life so having her head an event celebrating the season known for the birth of new life makes sense.

[@JerryIsHere]

Saddest thing for me I tried downloading Sonic runners a day before it got closed I didn't even know that the game existed And then it was gone And on my phone I was like what? where is the game?It was installing....

[@DarkShadic9632]

F

[@emaa_m]

damn you're unlucky

[@JerryIsHere]

H well some guy made a sonic runners load but with private connections (meaning its not connected to sega, its connected into some private network) It’s called sonic runners revival, you can find out their channel here,kzbin.info/door/i9BNPopIEmZOIn9VmLKu1w

[@Antiiant_48]

Now you can play the game and called it sonic runners adventure

[@JerryIsHere]

BEN'S Art!!! Sonic runners adventure isnt as good as sonic runners. Sonic runners adventure is really bad compared to the OG.

[@cobaltobject1855]

What the hell why didn't they just leave the new characters on the roulette wheel after the release events they would've made so much more money from continued pulls

[@PlayerZeroStart]

"The roulette system is so greedy." Gacha Players: First time?

[@takuari]

i was about to say

[@MusicLoveDD]

khux Players: T.T !!!!!

[@tiruliru1189]

Mario Kart Tour: Hold my beer. I love Nintendo, but SEGA REALLY does what Nintendon't.

[@lemmykoopa5765]

tiru liru im gonna commit suicide

[@WonderTheMoon]

Fgo players:*D E A D*

[@JetSetDman]

Fun fact: The Sonic Runners Revival team have actually begun adding _entirely new content_ to the game. So far they've added some characters like Marine, Whisper, and even Tangle, three characters who weren't in the original game, complete with brand new, custom-made models and animations. It's honestly fucking ridiculous what they've managed to accomplish. They also made a bunch of pride flag-themed chao companions, and that just makes my heart smile :)

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

Bruh not Gay Chaos

[@barrywazhere]

@@NiCoNiCoNiColahell yeah gay chaos!!!

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@barrywazhere ...

[@tiagocervera5661]

I was so gald when i found out that Sonic runners Revival was happening

[@sayvionwashington1939]

This brings joy to my behavior core.

[@funkythor6457]

Sonic runners: dies Patmac: H O W D I D T H I S G A M E F A I L?

[@perlamejia3036]

2 many *C H A O S*

[@Horseprincess259]

Perla Mejia yup

[@Bowling4986]

Cause Sega got too greedy with the roulette.

[@zacariasvelazquez8400]

@@Bowling4986 i hate that roulette

[@DarkshadowXD63]

I swear to god I always thought Sticks was the Boom version of Marine 😅

[@sentrogaspers9813]

Well everyone kinda think it was(me example)

[@thecannedslap]

I thought it was the boom version of Tikal.

[@SailorMaxie]

Same.

[@TheReZisTLust]

Who lol

[@jackowish3440]

C A C T U S. Yeah same

[@Wander-sd8er]

“Sonic jump” “Mario run” “Well well the tables have turned”

[@lpfan4491]

And both games have been largely forgotten at this point.

[@DarkShadic9632]

LPFan uhhhhhh well I may or may not still play those to this day

[@crudalicious]

you mean "How the turn tables"

[@MrSlaveSP]

Mega Man Walk

[@CordesTHFC]

Stolen from Ryaquaza 1

[@susped645]

I just like many people, haven't heard of this awesome game until it was already done for. It sucks that they saw it as a "failure." It was way better then most games they made, and even any mobile game I've ever seen. Edit: Immediately after I made this comment, I saw a mobile game ad, and yeah... still better than most, if not all mobile games.

[@cookieblobber]

“Someday, a new fan server will be made” *chuckles in Sonic Runners Revival* That’s adorable

[@dudestop407]

Wait what

[@JulianR2JG]

collin🥲🗞🗃📒🧻📚📆📖🗳🗂😀🧑🏻‍🎤📪♿️📊📂😤🆗📯📈📜🤣🍿📕📎📉📔😭🌀🚮

[@dazzle2008]

@LoganPlush YT ok

[@cookieblobber]

Only a spoonful

[@dazzle2008]

@LoganPlush YT no

[@DarkAura19]

Runners came out around the time I got my first job, so I spent... More money than I'd like to admit. I sunk SO much time into this game. I was sad to see it go, but there is seriously no denying how absurdly scummy this game was with its limited events and that horrible, HORRIBLE roulette. This game had so much potential, I HATE how poorly it was handled. But as a Sonic and SEGA fan, the events and references were SO amazing. I pretty much stopped playing when 2.0 came around. That Spike Wall and nerfs were the nail in the coffin that told me I was really better off using my money elsewhere, patched out or otherwise. Also OH MY GOD THE SOUNDTRACK WAS WASTED ON THIS GAME. It's one of the best Sonic OSTs, period.

[@Bruh-jw8mg]

I miss 2015 😔

[@kevokevo1703]

I remember spending a lot of time on trying to get the werehog. That roulette sucked so much I hated everything about it, but I remember getting lucky and getting characters, Chip, caliburn and yacker. I promised myself I would’ve played it forever if I got the werehog. I sped like 10 dollars for the god damn character but when I got him I freaked out so much. But then it closed and I was so mad. But I really enjoyed this game a lot. I was almost a no life in this game

[@CRANTIME]

losing any game with Vector as a playable character is a huge loss...

[@Bowling4986]

And even after 50 episodes he still couldn't find the computer room.

[@lpfan4491]

The computer room was finally found in Forces, so no big deal there.

[@cryguy0000]

Cream too

[@SleepDeprivedGinger]

How to make the most hyped videogame ever: 1. Make a game in a dying franchise 2. Don’t reveal it until it gets leaked 3. Tease it, but don’t reveal the title/release date, only year and platforms 4. Announce it 5. Show a trailer a week or so later, showing what everyone expected/wanted 6. Release it a few months later 7. Have the best marketing at the week of its release 8. Adding as much content/fan service as possible

[@cosmiceyness]

AND THEN SHUT IT DOWN

[@bomberthehedgefox3751]

8 is literally Sonic forces Speed ​​battle

[@Ty-ru4rp]

9. Open up pre-orders 10. Delay it 11. Cancel the game

[@PhantomOfficial07]

Sonic is a dying franchise?

[@SleepDeprivedGinger]

@@PhantomOfficial07Not anymore.

[@gumi6751]

So basically the reason it died was because the game was designed like your standar japanese gatcha game.

[@Pikarindia]

Pretty much

[@Skyrus456]

The game has been revived! There is a closed Alpha of the game but it is not available to the public yet and there are currently no more seats for beta testers. The Discord has cleared up all confusion from SEGA and the project is officially a-go. Go follow the Twitter Page, its titled "Sonic Runners Revival Project". Go check out the Discord that is linked on their twitter to support the Project. MAKE SURE to read the FAQ and Rules channels in the Discord first before posting. Go easy on the Mods, Admin, Creator, and YPwn (the one developer as of right now, might change later) this is relatively new to them and its only been a week since the project started. Hope to see you there as Skyrus456!

[@jairrojas613]

The beta will be released in July 15th

[@masteredhypersonic2202]

@@jairrojas613 WE KNOW NOW SHUT UP ALREADY

[@hootos41]

@@masteredhypersonic2202 be nice not you know

[@mattok101digitaltamer9]

Its released and it's pretty good!

[@cosmicdoodles2992]

@@mattok101digitaltamer9 its absolutely good

[@BaritenorII]

"SEGA GIVE US MORE CHAO!"-Chadtronic

[@darniusstudios5139]

“It’s our crack we need it.”

[@dac6400]

*Chaotronic*

[@drewdoesstuff-]

*leans into mic* “It’s our crack” *leans closer to mic* “we neeeeed it”

[@aztektheultimatewoman]

I LOVED Sonic Runners when it was around. It was the height of my Sonic fandom, and the game was just fantastic. The art direction, the gameplay, everything. So it’s kind of sad to know that it’s been mostly forgotten. R.I.P., Sonic Runners. May you rest in peace.

[@Syiepherze]

I hate how its "sequel" is locked behind a paywall. I mean, it's not expensive but it's still really disappointing. I played Sonic Runners on an almost daily basis, even on the bus home from school (with mobile data on of course). The fact that it was free (with optional microtransactions) made it accessible to Sonic fans old and new.

[@tealsummernights]

Runners Adventure is also significantly worse with way less content. It doesn't even have an endless mode. I was extremely disappointed.

[@Syiepherze]

@@tealsummernights Damn. I wouldn't be surprised if that got shut down too. Hope they relaunch the original game with an offline mode and an online sync feature.

[@Sanity98]

They NEED to re-release Sonic Runners with offline (like that guy said!) Runners Adventure is fine, but it lacks AAAAANY flare the original had. People complained simply because of the micro transactions, like you can play the game without doing those all the unlockable characters control the exact same as the main trio :/

[@Sanity98]

@@tealsummernights It does have endless but it's rare you'll come across it. Those lapped levels can suck one too

[@halfdraggy]

Well new projects coming twitter.com/RevivalSonic/status/1109073719731736576?s=19

[@elnidodelfenix8200]

When the Puyo Puyo them started playing at 31:38 I literally screamed because I'm a puyo fanboy and couldnt help myself

[@Azazreal]

The reason the events are so short is legit just because thats how Japan does things. They prefer to do constant small intense events that are easy to miss so that you feel awesome getting them and have bragging rights. Most mobile games with month+ long events are either designed for the western market or just made by western devs. Its always cool to me to see how different regions handle things like this

[@KeeMonkey]

I love how every time he would say a variant chao, he would say, " How Did This Fail!?"

[@coolguy-qb7kg]

Sonic Runners: Any Chao variant from events Patmac: HOW DID THIS GAME FAIL!!?

[@simiroth9461]

Can't blame him, that game was indeed fun.

[@jspaceman]

I love how he gets progressively more angry

[@ms046]

Fun fact: In the Puyo Puyo Quest x Sonic Runners event, it's the only time Satan isn't referred to as the Dark Prince in English. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's the only time.

[@JoSephGD]

The manual for Puyo Puyo 2 in the Sega 3D Classics Collection mentions both names.

[@potatoemporer2174]

this is my favorite video on all of youtube. I became a sonic fan in 2017 because of dantdm's first video on sonic forces. I had always hated sonic even though i knew nothing about it or the series as a whole. I knew he was blue I knew about city escape and I knew he was fast but that was it. when I saw that upload I thought "lets give it a try i man how bad could it be?" the next four years of my life was changed and heavily influenced by sonic the hedgehog and one day this popped up in my recommendations and at the time i was still learning more and more about the sonic series and i still do. this opened my eyes to what i had missed and I released that I jumped on ship far far to late as I would have loved this as a new sonic fan but i couldn't just couldn't play it anymore. please if there are any safe fan servers please let me know because if not I'm probably just gonna buy runners adventure which i don't want to do because of its lack of content. the sonic the hedgehog series has given me so much and i love all of the character outfits and variations in sonic runners and have made countless pages of art based off of them. I need to play this game so please anything would be a big help.

[@Camad]

The Lost (and best) Sonic Mobile Game!

[@starnight8819]

There’s something so nostalgic yet rewatchable about this video ( despite the fact I never played runners ). Honestly I watched this last year but I still can’t get over this video just thank you.

[@rory7289]

Funny how your longest video, is for a short lived Sonic Game.

[@zorebas]

PatMac : “It’s the thought that counts right?” - Sonic Forces launches -

[@captainhenson41]

I was with the game from beginning to end. I'd await patiently for news, be pissed when other countries had it while we didn't, and then play the hell out of it once we did. One of the major issues was that stupid roulette wheel. It was bad enough getting characters and some companions were slim to none, but the fact that a handful were timed exclusives was unacceptable. They should've done what Sonic Dash did with its characters; have a timed event in which the player has to complete an objective in order to get the character for free. And when the event is over, the character can be purchased with red rings. Why they didn't do that is beyond me. And the required internet connection was also a deal breaker. The game was fun and I'm happy I got to play it, and not spend any real money. However, if a game hinders my ability to get everything in a reasonable fashion, I'm just left with a sour taste in my mouth. Here's hoping we get a fan server, or something, that allows people to get every character and companion, and to play the timed exclusive stages.

[@kclink1579]

This is a great video to why only online game future is a bad idea and the perfect example of why so many people still love and want physical games.

[@foxmcfog7809]

Always loved the graphics in this game, wish the sequel kept the outlines. Also, for anyone wondering, Sonic Runners Revival is out now with pretty much all the characters (apart from alts I think, but ESP Silver is in it) and complete story mode along with timed mode. The roulette is still in it but it only needs 15 rings to roll and it's not too hard to get them anyway. They're adding custom bgm events (currently there is a Rush event on) and this Spring they will add their first stage, Silent Forest. Feels a bit janky, but from what I can tell it's basically a complete copy from the original

[@Aisubun]

I was never a huge fan of Runners and I only played it during the Classic Sonic event. Hearing the loss of it sucks though. And as a fan of Dragalia Lost, I'm about to deal with this kind of pain on a personal level. I can only hope that fans are able to bring both back.

[@lightning9789]

It's such a shame to see Dragalia Lost shutting down Sonic Runners was brought back through Runners Revival, thankfully I hope the same can happen for Dragalia It has so much charm, it'd be awful to see it lost

[@gatewaybois]

The fuck is dragalia lost

[@geniuskhan1337]

"Gameloft is notorious for making lazy, low-effort mobile games" Yeah, but they also made Asphalt

[@mroversteer3739]

The asphalt series starting from 8 is severely pay to win.

[@geniuskhan1337]

@@mroversteer3739 yeah a little

[@vstorm8339]

@@geniuskhan1337 a little, A LITTLE.

[@kyawzin2444]

Oh yeah it is pay to win but asphalt 9 is not that pay to win

[@IndigoOverdrive]

@@kyawzin2444 Have you even played 9???

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I hated that roulette so much, it was near impossible to land on the character egg. I spent so many hours trying to unlock new characters. I think I only ever got 2. Rogue and Christmas Knuckles. Safe to say I was extremely disappointed. I still hate that roulette.

[@hanaba2649]

Yeah Fuck that Roulette the rates to get a charaters were shit

[@Luigi269]

Hello, Obi-Wan.

[@hazart8909]

General kenobi

[@drifter402]

Hope you never spent money on that crud

[@paperluigi6132]

Whenever I played the first two levels of World 6 in Sonic Lost World on the 3DS, the music just gave me PTSD

[@IzukuMeijin]

Y'know what would have been awsome in Sonic Runners? They could have added Soap Shoes Sonic for either SA2 event or Sonic's 25th Annivarsery. Damn

[@maxley.]

not here!

[@sauvagess]

Sega doesn't own the Soap brand, though.

[@IzukuMeijin]

yeah...

[@chaoschannel3428]

@@sauvagess I mean, they brought back the Soap shoes in Forces, soo...

[@supahsta400]

@@sauvagess They didn't own the Soap brand but they still own the shoe design

[@daniboypicazzo]

Bro! Probably a lot of people have told you, but you should TOTALLY check Sonic Runners Revival! It's really functional, I never had the chance to play it on release, and this revival gave me that chance! I'm sure you will be pleased with it

[@AlphaPHK]

I think they should've made like Final Fantasy Opera Omnia. In Opera Omnia, you unlock characters by playing the main story or side chapters focusing on a specific character, and the gacha only give you equipments which you can equip on any character you want, but equiping the right things on the right chars gives then a boost in power.(eg: Cloud with his Buster Sword) The same could've been done in Sonic Runners, characters are given by completing story lines and special events, and the roulette would give their upgrades. (eg: Sonic's Light Speed Shoes, Amy's Long Hammer, Knuckles Shovel Claws, etc) Add the Companions and you get a roulette where no matter what they give you, you'd still get SOMETHING, and I'm sure as hell it wouldn't be as frustrating as the one they gave us. You know... thinking about this kinda makes me proud of Square Enix...cuz they have fuckin' *FINAL FANTASY* , with over a 100 chars, with players all over the world that loves this series... they could've abuse the shit out of the players nostalgia!! And yet, THEY GIVE YOU EVERY CHARACTER IF YOU PLAY THEIR GAME!! Seriously, what the hell was wrong with Sonic Team?? >_>

[@stefandiacenco]

How do you think any of those upgrades (light speed, shovel claw, etc.) would work on an endless runner? The great thing about Runners is how simple yet complex it was / is (it got revived, I don't know what to say oof), and how if you would be skilled at it, you could go forever. What, how would light speed help in Top Speed? How would you use shovel claw when going into a wall kills you? I'm sorry, but your idea feels too half-baked

[@ChristianoLord9]

2016: Sonic Runners shutdown 3 years later: Sonic Runners Revival launched

[@Skyrus456]

This game holds a special place in my memories since it is one of my favorite mobile games. Hopefully this game can get a proper fan revival in the near future. Great Video recapping the events of this game!

[@masteredhypersonic2202]

Me too

[@masteredhypersonic2202]

Sad that SEGA MURDERED SONIC RUNNERS

[@mr.theking2484]

Sonic Frontiers Spoiler warning Another thing about Sticks being main series (3 years down the line) is that in Sonic Frontiers' ending cutscene, Amy mentions sticks.

[@dominiclowe3640]

Sticks is like mephiles she was part of probably the worst sonic media ever like Mephiles, sticks was the only shining light in her media like mephiles, so because of that they are the only things coming out of there media into the main canon while sonic team acts like boom and 06 never happened which I agree

[@handrising3714]

@@dominiclowe3640 mephiles is swaggy af bring him bak

[@dededethestarwarria7311]

Have you heard of our lord and savior SONIC RUNNERS REVIVAL ?

[@elifersoy4852]

Yess its really goooood I am playing it to this day

[@metaalboekee665]

was playing it whule watching the video. i was really glad to have it back as i had forgotten about it

[@cup3872]

Yup it's awesome

[@lunarscales_]

IT.IS.COMPLETED

[@optamellow]

I'm so fricking happy right now

[@CypherOT]

My entire life I thought I was playing adventure ... I've just now realized I was playing the first and I kinda miss the first very very sad face

[@JDFrank20Diaz]

I got great news watch this Important Runners news kzbin.info/www/bejne/boqcqpqOjrBpers

[@blockyoxwinkle5829]

I just want a Sonic Racer with this fleshed out of a roster

[@puppygirlasuka]

that would be chaos and i'm all for it

[@sergiorubens8475]

Sonic forces speed battle?

[@lunarscales_]

@@sergiorubens8475 yeah lol

[@thisisasupersayin376]

"Do you even have 10 -Facebook- friends -who like sonic- ?"

[@CrossTrash]

the second the video started i was filled with a nostalgic reminder of the game. followed by pain. lots of pain. god i wish i played this game more

[@itryan7863]

SAME

[@Blueflag04]

A mobile game wasnt worth the much time

[@AuntieAliasing]

Oh god, I remember the 2.0 update. Until that point, I'd played Runners almost daily and that update was so awful that I deleted the game like two days in and never looked back. I wasn't aware they removed the spike walls later on, because those singlehandedly killed my enjoyment of the game.

[@ahchurro111]

I still miss the original Sonic Runners game. ;-;

[@sonixfan5924]

Same dud! ;-;

[@itryan7863]

S-same ;-;

[@shady5595]

Doesn't everyone?

[@dsmania]

I played Sonic Runners since the Japan/Canada release to the very last day. From my point of view and experience what happened to cause the demise of the game was a combination of 2 things: The main thing was the time you had to spend on loading screens, score screens, unskippable dialogs, looong initial launch screen... you could easily waste more time on menus than playing when you were learning and this drew back a lot of beginning players (and even veterans). The other was the short time of the events and its limited rewards in combination with the roulette. Yes it was mentioned, but the problem are not those things but the combination: I truly believe the roulette could have worked fine for real, no matter how many people trashed on it, just only if the events would have been 1 month long and returning every year, or at least giving a fallback option for the rewards. The 2.0 had also a big problem: it increased the idle time in menus and loading times, to the point I almost just played Timed because it had less dialogs. Just have to add: Runners is one of the best Sonic games (in its gameplay).

[@therealkirito4280]

It hurts hearing the music and seeing the gameplay I miss runners so much, Runners adventures is a joke compared to the original and hasn't been updated since launch, The roulette may've sucked but at least it was constantly updated, Also I'd done the Amy thing by making relatives and friends download it with my link then let them delete it, It was so dumb but I was so proud I did it 😂

[@therealkirito4280]

@@RancidKari It was such a pain ,Also Hey😄

[@sonicrunn3r895]

This game's soundtrack is incredible for a mobile game. Too good for a mobile game. Go Quickly and Beyond the Speed of are notable favourites of mine. I actually found the soundtrack through a KZbin series and realised “Damn, what did I miss?” (Also, Sonic Forces Speed Battle is actually Sonic Dash 3)

[@y2commenter246]

It's a Rivals 3 of sorts, as well.

[@sonicrunn3r895]

Oh yeah, Sonic Rivals existed

[@y2commenter246]

@@sonicrunn3r895 My boi Rivals never gets any love. :(

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

Honestly the soundtrack is basically a bunch of anime themes, and I'm here for it.

[@supahsta400]

Actually Speed Battle is more of a Sonic Dash Online than Sonic Dash 3

[@cyan137]

Patmac: metal sonic was finally a character! Me: *silently imagining metal sonic attacking attacking eggman for rings*

[@Oniri245]

March 18 2019 man makes documentary for a mobile game and makes me wanna watch it 50 times.

[@girexx7979]

47:23 Wow, Witch Rouge and Vampire Shadow got reused in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle!

[@jonathansliverstudios9742]

Chao is in game PatMac: HOW DID THIS GAME FAIL

[@Technocolor00]

15:17 "Thats some unexpected lore coming from a mobile game" *Kingdom Hearts menacingly laughs*

[@KingOfAnime247]

I think it would have been a better idea of the characters were always there for pulls, but events would raise the rates you can pull certain characters.

[@AquaMarina369]

Well this video was a trip down memory lane! I only played Runners from the worldwide launch to around 2016 but I had more memories from it then I thought. The whole time watching this video I was sending my friend who was also watching it probably annoying messages about stuff like "I had the Death egg companion! It was stupid and awesome!" or about getting ESP Silver on my first try or using Halloween Shadow a lot because his design is like stupid cool, or spending a month grinding rings to try (and fail) at getting Classic Sonic. This made me remember a lot of what I loved about runners, and also it's shortcomings. Might I add I think this is your best video yet! You go over so much about the game in so much detail, and it's so well put together it's just an absolute joy to watch! ^^ Also Mephiles being planned for Forces really caught me by surprise, I never knew that and it was honestly so cool to hear! Where'd you find that early script if don't mind me asking? I'd love to read it someday if it's online. I'm rambling but seriously, fantastic video! ^-^

[@halkon4412]

I think your assessment of why this game failed is, unfortunately, off base. I don't like its business model at all, but it works: Japanese gacha games are an extremely lucrative market, and the most successful ones never offer a way to buy gacha characters at a fixed price. Honestly, Sonic Team's decision to do so in a limited capacity may have actually been part of the problem - why spend hundreds of dollars chasing your favorite character when there's a chance they'll be available to directly purchase later? Another red flag for me in this video was the mass nerf to older companions. This is probably a much bigger contributor to the game's failure: any gacha designer that knows what they're doing will tell you to NEVER directly nerf characters (aside from in primarily multiplayer games), as it casts doubt on the power level of all future characters. It looks much less sinister to just power creep new content to the point that the old stuff is useless anyway, and it achieves the same result. Just look at Fire Emblem Heroes: it released exactly two years after Sonic Runners, so if SR was the victim of gacha fatigue or a flooded marketplace, FEH should have been hit even worse. Yet, FEH is by far the most profitable game in its series and even one of Nintendo's current highest earners. FEH has more than half its cast locked firmly behind a roulette wheel, with no other way to obtain them. It even locks most of the well known fan favorites behind said wall, and there's been no backlash to speak of. Unfortunately, as much as I'd like to say that anti-consumer monetization models were proven to be ineffective here, I think that's more of an optimistic interpretation than a realistic one.

[@Nyar60]

Having been a part of the Runners craze, I think the real reason it failed was because it actually wasn't predatory enough. During the first few releases of the game, it was extraordinarily friendly - if you wanted to get everything in an event, you could, because the premium roulette would never drop more duplicates than you could carry until you had gotten the max rank of everything in the event. SEGA tried to change this to make the game more monetarily successful, which inevitably pissed people who liked how friendly it was off, and then they released the disastrous 2.0 update that killed endless running, and the rest, as they say, is history. Deeply unfortunate.

[@UnknownFlyingPancake]

I agree with this, as it seems like it was too high quality of a game to profit off that business model and should have been a purchasable game instead without the gacha system. Although if the chances of getting characters really was that slim, it could also be that was detrimental. I could see that putting people off from spending any money at all due to the chance being so low. I'd think it would be better to make things rare without seeming flat out impossible in order to encourage people to spend money, as if they feel they have no chance of getting what they want, they won't bother.

[@Kraigon42]

Yeah, as he was showing the infographics, I was thinking to myself, "30 million yen? Is that all? They're probably spent quadruple that for every new event." I detest gacha (gatcha? gotcha?) games myself -- even if I am guilty of playing a handful -- but from an objective standpoint the game is too highly produced to be kept up unless it was insanely successful. With the level of detail and number of models included, I wouldn't be surprised if the cost of making this game was comparable to the cost of a then-modern Sonic game (i.e. not a mobile game). Also, as bad as it is to think this, I agree that it might not have been predatory enough, if only because the whole "spike wall" thing could have been there from launch instead of them trying to implement it and having to take it back out.

[@madokalover]

Never played the game but this is what I was thinking the whole video. The nerfs + spike walls combo in version 2.0 seems like a more likely cause. Notice too right after that happens, the events seem to gradually go to shit, indicating SEGA probably noticed the game was losing players and had to cut resources or something.

[@UltimateBlanket]

BJimolol po

[@pandawarrior9863]

PatMac: "2.00 update added a whole bunch!" Me: Omg all prior characters and helpers are now purchaseable on the shop and they have some bug fixes and an offline mode!!! Sonic Team: SIKE WE MADE EVERYTHING WORSE AND BASICALLY ENDED OUR OWN GAME!!

[@NorlanBustilloX]

I just saw this video and was intrigued by the game, so I decided to search for any progress made on the fan made servers, and found two projects: 1.- Sonic Runners Revival 2.- Sonic Runners Reloaded. Both seem to work fine, so I'll be playing for a while. Thanks for showing me this game, PatMac from 3 years ago.

[@neutralnoah9045]

i can't believe i really watched this whole thing LMAO. but honestly ? you kept me interested ! everything flowed so well and i lost track of time !! amazing video PatMac.

[@samuffert]

Back in the day i finally got a phone powerful enough to play the game And the services shut down 5 days later

[@jackjensensplaythroughsrev49]

Talk about bad luck lol

[@starbloom1419]

ey if you still want to play with try sonic runners revival

[@dianaloayzat4975]

You got the phone on 7/22, but 5 days later on 7/27, the services shut down. Talk about bad luck.

[@kimzee59]

I found out of Sonic Runners because of this video. I'm really glad i did because I found that there was a Sonic Runner revival project as as someone who didn't know about the game, let me tell you that it is a great game and it's great that we are technically able to play it again

[@_Whyro_]

This is my comfort video I already watched it like 5 times and still come back to it when I need something to watch while I eat or when I'm trying to sleep if I can't find any other video that interests me. For some reason this video has a special charm to it. Oh and just one suggestion I know you most likely didn't play that one but a simular video about sonic dash would be amazing. I actually played that one and still actively do so it's pretty special for me.