Why Did I Love Sonic R?

Examining Sonic R's weird yet enjoyable feedback loop that was buried underneath an incredibly rough exterior, as well as taking a trip down memory lane.
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[@realestAG]

The Sonic R OST is a gift from god

[@BigBrosFilms]

Been listening to it for 10 years now

[@ProctorTheKrow]

The soundtrack is absolutely incredible.

[@T725db]

Still fire!!!!!!

[@baguettetheweirdguy2529]

And so are you UwU

[@T725db]

Every now and then I’ll listen to the audio only instrumental tracks too.

[@Styxin]

I’m going to be honest I was terrified of sonic R because of the whole tails doll creepy pasta (I was one of those kids who thought everything creepy was real and out to get me)

[@professionalhater9]

Same here lol

[@Zachkiam]

HAH! Thanks for reminding me about that!

[@Acacius1992]

@@Zachkiam Am i weird for (if i ever could play Sonic R) i would love to play with Tails Doll? xD

[@mw6ngi0]

Same lol

[@mw6ngi0]

@@epsi that gave me nightmares

[@OkinawaGabs]

The music of Sonic R is amazing.

[@morgankasper5227]

*Is

[@pflynn12]

The majority of the sonic r tracks are mostly the 1 singer TJ Davis and shes not even black

[@possibly_ben]

@@pflynn12 ...you sure about that sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Teresa_Jane_Davis

[@pflynn12]

@@possibly_ben So that's what TJ stands for

[@N_4747]

no

[@Curtis.....]

The sign bump at 18:13 just got me dangerously close to wanting to go back and learn this game cause that was hype as shit

[@EthanCGamer]

Sonic R's music makes me feel happy when I listen to it, that's why I like it. Haven't seen a game OST like it since.

[@uhhhCheese]

heard

[@snaketheadversary6964]

Try "No more heroes"

[@TheSnoozeFox]

it was heavily influenced by 90s acid jazz & house music, check out Brand New Heavies kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKG6f2WGq7yoq80

[@javiers5599]

TJ Davis also did the soundtrack for Metropolis Street Racer I heavily recommend that

[@gunslinger9786]

This video makes me happy cause I have the exact same opinion as you. Everyone always bashes sonic r and sonic the fighters but I grew up with them playing sonic gems, and they have a special place in my heart.

[@delksbwg3777]

i grew up wishing to have it on my pirated ps2, when i got to play it i was so happy to finally play the OG sonic 3D Games, nevermind it's flaws, the characters, the music, the aesthetic of late 90s 3d modeling was so...amazing, i loved it, and i wish i could play it again

[@gunslinger9786]

@@delksbwg3777 I couldn't agree more

[@PiousMoltar]

You seem to have somehow missed the part where he's bashing the game every five seconds. Which is all of it.

[@metalslugfest]

I still have my PC copy from when I was a kid, and certainly picked up Saturn and Gems version years later. Comparing it to the 2:00 Tony Hawk runs is very applicable, as this game is more than just racing. It's a great blast to hop back into for an hour every year or so, especially as a Sonic fan from those simpler times. Got to admit though, I don't think anyone would get through this game if not for the amazing soundtrack.

[@Lethargy514]

@Ezra Nobleheart It's not as simple as that. Challenge has to be rewarding in order to be worthwhile. People don't like challenge just because it's a bitch. They like it because the journey and the result of conquering that challenge is rewarding. Justifying a poorly executed game with "It's not broken you just have to learn how to play it" is stupid because I can theoretically say that about any game that IS broken. Example? Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric isn't broken, you just have to learn how to play it. Like by executing those Knuckles pause skips so you don't have to go through buggy ass sections.

[@Harrinsain]

When Liam said "When Sonic was going through his growing pains in the 2000s" my first thought was literal growing pains in Sonic's legs. Like, what would he do? Would he soldier on and keep running or would he slow down for a while until that shit stops?

[@chaosemralds7290]

Hearing you talk about about this game was like putting me back in my childhood, Sonic R was a simple game I loved playing as a kid not really knowing the concept of controls being weird and I loved the game for pretty much the same reasons as you. Sometimes when I'm bored, I'll go back to the gems collection just to have a bit of fun with the games and music. I still love listening to music from the gems collection games, menu's and remixes on YT or on my phone. Awesome vid man

[@SonicMatrix64]

Sonic R was another game everyone pretended to hate back in the day Now that we're all over that the truth is finally revealed

[@StarDragonJP]

I wouldn't say everyone, but definitely some of them.

[@Hynotama]

To be fair, it's not the most stellar game in the world. But it still has its charm and I imagine the game was pretty impressive when it came out. I remember finding a PC version in a store and having a blast with it that day.

[@makotoyuki345]

Ahh memories of playing the pc port, good ‘ol dumb fun So glad to see another person actually like Sonic R

[@Tessodan]

I thought you died lmao

[@KalokesMysteries]

Ahhh... I remember not having the right version or something, or not having the right sound card on my PC, and the music NEVER played. Still, I had a blast... A 3D blast...

[@UmberBee]

I fucking adore this game

[@kapparomeo]

I was inordinately delighted when when I found the lyrics to the songs in the back of the manual on my Saturn edition.

[@JessieGender1]

I loved this game as a kid. My grandparents had a really old computer and the only game I could get to run on it was Sonic R, so I would replay the game over and over again anytime I went to visit them. Now I can literally 100% the whole game in about 30 minutes. And I still listen to soundtrack to this day.

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

Sonic Team and Traveler's Tales need to get to work on a Sonic R 2.

[@tailsdoll2454]

Yes!

[@raysonicfan1.207]

I don’t think that will ever happen

[@edbooflor6099]

Sonic S

[@ohiorushbaby]

All of the YES.

[@octoisgay]

I think it’s a decent racing game that gets too much hate.

[@tailsdoll2454]

I have hardly heard anybody talk about Sonic R in this way, in a positive light, usually everyone bashes it

[@SweaterSwagg]

I love Sonic R's soundtrack, it's so incredibly nostalgic for me. I have it on my phone and it's easily in my top 5 OSTs for this franchise.

[@NezumiVA]

Honestly this was a really special little video. I too didn't really understand the idea of a _bad game_ when I was a small child, and I played Sonic R on PC all the time. Nowadays, I can definitely see how flawed and poorly put together it is, but part of me also understands the exact kind of fondness you describe here. It's good to see more people sharing their experiences of this kind with the Sonic franchise, instead of taking the easy clickbait approach of yet another "Sonic was great in the 90's but then 3D happened" review. Good stuff.

[@elimulvihill4126]

I'm not sure if this was intentional on your part (and if it was kudos), but I like how you talked about how Can You Feel the Sunshine, Living in the City, and Work It Out all resonate with adult life, and immediately followed up by the appeal of returning to simpler times and recapturing all those feelings...which pretty perfectly describes Back In Time.

[@qwertyqeys]

Traveler's Tales made some grade A jank back in the 90s. Their PS1 game for a bug's life is a game I still come back to now and then because traveler's tales just had a talent for getting their ideas across even through multiple layers of jank.

[@edgelord8337]

I ironically love sonic r. The ost is probably my favorite in the series besides unleash. But the big problem is that it doesn't have many stages. If it did people would like it more.

[@Reverse_Spider_Parker_SH]

even here ! faker

[@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886]

I still love it too, i wish a new game like this could've been remade (well not totally copy the game but... have some polished stuff and make the characters have more fun abilities, like tails: has 3 bombs but use them on specific occasions, and knuckles: punch your way through fragile and suspicious walls to find a shortcut, and etc.)

[@jordanboyd5587]

My favorite Sonic games are usually the mediocre ones and Sonic R is no exception.

[@blackdot105]

Ironically huh?

[@sonicmaiden2871]

I know right? The game should've at least had 5 more stages. In that way each character will have a track for him. I love sonic r and I wish that Sega would've added more tracks or made a sequel.

[@porky1118]

I never played this game, but I once heard "Living in the City" not long ago (which has very weird lyrics), it's one of my favourite Sonic songs.

[@thomasswift5262]

I agree with most of your comments but.... Have you seen any other Saturn games? Travellers Tales performed a miracle by even getting this to run - the programming is beyond state of the art for the time! Sega's designs (though great) were just unrealistic for what the console (that Sega provided) could realistically manage.

[@LiamTriforce]

Yeah, most of my comments about the game's programming went towards functionality (like controls, AI, etc). This game's tech is pretty mindblowing.

[@Fighter_Builder]

I love this game too, though I always had a lot of trouble putting into words exactly why. Your experience was really similar to mine, and I honestly couldn't have described what I enjoy about this game any better myself.

[@addictedtoRS]

Exact same here my friend. Glad to see there are other people out there that enjoyed this game :)

[@amansaxena5898]

This game evokes so much nostalgia. I remember playing this game for hours an hours with my sister mastering the controls, since this was pretty much only "good" game on PC (the guy who assembled our PC pre installed this game on it).

[@tailsdoll2454]

:)

[@TreyGamr58]

The games controls aren’t that bad when you stop thinking of this game as a 3D platformer and strictly as a driving game. Still weirdly slippery but I don’t think it’s bad. Just recently got my self the old PC version to mod to work on my PC and I had a alright time. My biggest problem with this game is that you can 100% before this video ends. Time attack and other modes kinda make up for the lack of content. Also, Liam, if you want to race someone that knows how to play this game, maybe there’s a way to have netplay on this thing. I’d be up for it!

[@Clara_Page]

I only this year found out that Sonic R started out as a Formula One game! which makes a lot of sense now

[@TDRR_Gamez]

You probably can't get netplay on the PC version, but with Dolphin and the Gamecube release of Sonic Gems Collection, it's indeed possible to play with someone else thanks to Dolphin's netplay feature. Both players must have the same ISO, and I'm not completely sure but I think memory cards need to be disabled (this is fixed in more recent releases, I believe). The requirements do increase, but I got a really bad computer (Pentium DC 3GHz, 2GB RAM, integrated Intel GPU, so yes really bad not just bad in today's terms) and the game runs at a stable 30fps, so I imagine most other people should be able to run it very well and even at HD resolutions.

[@joaofilipegracaferreira7375]

teamviewer might help with the netplay

[@90sNath]

Actually that honor would go to parsec

[@JaimeValladares00]

Truth

[@Kniffel101]

Although you've made an amazing video in general, I'm so saddened to hear that in the year 2020 people still think it's okay to bash programmers (or any game staff for that matter) shipping a working videogame. As you said yourself this was made in a time where people were just figuring out, how to deal with the 3rd dimension in games and that was especially made worse by the Saturn being notoriously hard to program for. Only 6 programmers worked on the game and the main programming for the Terrian System was done by a single person, which makes this on the contrary quite impressive, I think. In addition to that I'm pretty sure that crunch was a thing, even back then and especially with the _Sega_ from back then, who cared more about quantity than quality. And it'd be a double-edged sword to criticize crunch in the modern day but bashing people who suffered from it in yesteryear. Lastly I want to point out that Jon Burton, founder and Lead Programmer of Traveler's Tales back then, found its source code and released a "DX Patch" for Sonic 3D Blast which you may want to check out, improving on controls and many other things *_and_* revealed some of the beta music Jun Senoue composed for the game (which appeared in later games as remixes): kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioCQf2WNfcehp7c The TL;DR is: When criticizing a game or any other piece of art, be fair to the people who did it and ask yourself whether you'd be able to do it (better) yourself. I'm still stoked for your future videos! Have a nice day! =)

[@PiousMoltar]

He bashes the game too much in general. It's a good game dammit. And afaik there's nothing wrong with the programming.

[@steve5123456789]

You don't need to be master chef to judge if food tastes bad or not. Games will be judged on it's merits alone and no amount a apologist rhetoric will change that. We are considerate to people who had a bad past and may act a certain way but they don't avoid jail time or judgement as much as we judge a game on its merits we are understanding to their situation but it doesn't change anything if it's a shit game. I'm sorry.

[@iMonikah]

@@PiousMoltar I mean it's objectively not a good game, lol. Doesn't mean you can't like it though, I do.

[@fthetm]

I just watched the video and for the most part agree with every part of your assessment. My history with Sonic R goes back to 1998 when Best Buy was clearing out Saturn games and I picked this up for 9.99 brand new. Took it home and through sheer force of will as a teenager learned to like the game. The cheesey soundtrack, to the "I can't believe it's Saturn" graphics, to the wonderful level design grew on me over time despite the admittedly terrible controls and I unlocked everything in the game and had a lot of fun with it. Fast forward to 20 years later and I tried replaying it with friends and admittedly sat back and wondered how and why I liked this game so much in my youth. Your video sums it up very nicely, great job and you have a new subscriber!

[@vgsquirrel]

I find myself replaying Sonic R pretty often. It's such a beautiful mess of a game that it stands out as a one of a kind experience. I can't say I'll ever play a game that controls or has the personality of Sonic R ever again. Thank you for this video, I loved it!

[@Crunchurro]

Wow, you've taken all of the thoughts I had about this game and constructed it into a wonderfully written video essay! I've grown up with both Sonic Mega/Gems collections, and R has always been one of those guilty pleasures to me. As someone who has also been playing this game for 15 years and have mastered the controls, speedrunning it has become *very* satisfying to me. Sometimes, I even make brand new discoveries, like finding new glitches/clips etc. And of course, there's the music that perfectly compliments the gameplay and is irresistible to not hum or whistle to lol. Thank you for making this.

[@Ultranist]

The OST makes everything and anything awesome!!! :D

[@danobrien4890]

So glad everyone here is talking about the soundtrack

[@iloveyoubigmantyrone5609]

I love your channel so much. It feels like we had the same library of childhood games. A lot of them are often overlooked but they defined my childhood. So glad to watch a content creator who explains why these games were so enjoyable.

[@cheapbastard1990]

I come to this vid when i want to listen to something cozy while I draw and by the end it gets me all pumped up to listen to the soundtrack!

[@malant2719]

The ost was the best thing about this game, at the time in the mid 90's it was like wtf but in reality and now in this day and age the soundtrack is more appealing than what it was then

[@SundayReplayjp]

4:50 "...something keeps me crawling back." It's the soundtrack. Just listen to the soundtrack.

[@nakamotokenji5620]

Bro I genuinely loved this game to my brother bought gems collection a few months ago. I found myself playing sonic r quite a bit and I listen to the soundtrack a lot.

[@BlueMareen]

Finally. Somebody else that really talks about how fantastic Sonic Mega Collection on Gamecube was. So glad I found this channel awhile ago

[@hillhank1275]

I've recently discovered this channel and I'm upset I didn't find it sooner. The way you articulate thoughts are great, and your channel has hours of content I'm very interested in watching! I've been on a binge and I love every minute of it. Keep up the amazing work!

[@devketchem1955]

These videos speak to my soul. Thank you so.much for bringing up these amazing memories. I feel so much emotions while hearing you close the video out. It hurts to see the passed fade away to time. But I have to accept it. It's hard

[@frost8077]

The graphics and level designs in conjunction with the weather and music made it so beautiful to look at. I had/have the PC version and still remember the joy of being immersed in the levels. There are still plenty of days where experiencing something such as a sun shower in the city brings me back to Sonic R. I don't know how to put into words how well they captured tranquility and joy, but Sonic R to me was more of a piece of art than a game, and it just happens to be experienced through a game.

[@MarkOfAHero]

I loved this game too

[@artisimo7967]

One time I commented on this video that had this song in it and I commented "hey this song sounds like it was from sonic r" and somebody else commented "well unlike sonic r the game it game from was good, persona 5" I have never wanted to punch someone else that badly. Btw the song was like "never see it coming" or something along those lines.

[@CleverCover05]

I knew I'd like you from that opening quote. You obviously have taste.

[@billcook4768]

I loved the music in Metropolis Street Racer and bought the Gems Collection specifically to hear if the soundtrack for Sonic R was as good.

[@midorifox]

The OST is amazing,and I truly wish they'd give another go at the spin offs, with better controls (even SA2 controls were better) and a good multiplayer. And maybe with also some of more obscure characters (like Bark the polar bear)

[@DrMobiusOfficial]

Long time Sonic R fan here. Been playing it since it first came out on PC and Saturn. Thanks for this video. That section around 22.15 really encapsulates how I feel about the game, and why I keep coming back to it. I've had a lot of crazy things happen to me in the last 7 years. Some good. Some not so good, and your explanation really hits the nail on the head. It really takes me back to a much more carefree time. I started doing rock versions of some of the songs on my channel over the years, and TJ Davis and Richard Jacques tweeted them, and I cried knowing that the voice behind my childhood recognized what I was doing. Keep up the good work Liam Triforce!

[@Club_Weeg]

I'll admit I was one of those kids who spent WAAAAY TOO MUCH TIME playing Sonic R and is one of the reasons I love it a lot today even still. Of course, I never played it to the extent that you have done but you've certainly given me a new appreciation for the game as a whole since I haven't played it in years since I don't have my Gems Collection disc anymore. Also, I'm glad to see you give History and Manual the love that I gushed over in the comments of the Understanding Sonic Music video. I'll stand to always enjoy Sonic R's soundtrack more than the game itself in the long haul since the emotions of those songs really hit me hard, but I really grew to extremely loving Diamond in the Sky after hearing a beautiful cover that is unfortunately unlisted, but not gone from KZbin. This game's music as a whole is phenomenal in terms of its vibes, but Livin in the City is probably my favorite of the whole OST but the whole soundtrack is so damn good even choosing a favorite is insanely difficult. So congrats Liam you're 2 for 2 on overloading me with Sonic nostalgia from my silly childhood.

[@EspyPom]

If you like Richard Jacques' and TJ Davis' OST in Sonic , I definitely you recommend listening to Metropolis Street Racer on the Dreamcast. It has brand new songs by TJ Davis, Richard Jacques, and other artists that play up the cheese factor to 100, but I honestly love listening to it every once in a while.

[@ChaoticDrako]

This video popped in my feed. It's great to see another fan enjoy Sonic R. My first experience was on my cousin's Saturn. We would sometimes break the rules of Sonic R to play tag or hide and seek.

[@spanishginger]

Damn I wish someone invited me to play sonic R

[@lukasmischlich1178]

Man we used to play at my house all the time, you could've totally joined

[@tangomango8474]

Even though I never played this game much it's just so memorable and I randomly think about the game. Something about the games graphics and music is just so nostalgic too me. It just feels like a cozy rainy night for me.

[@Finnland278]

So glad there's people who don't just mindlessly bash games they've never played thumbs up to u. Here's a sub

[@TheOneTrueTMan]

This was such an excellent video. You really captured why I kept coming back to Sonic R as a kid. Your discussion of how the game gets rewarding as you learn the level design's intricacies and adapt to the weird controls reminded me of ExoParadigmGamer's idea of the SEGA Learning Curve, how some games feel janky and frustrating when you first pick them up but reveal a lot of replay value as you adapt to their quirks. Great stuff.

[@BrookieSmallz]

Thank you for making this. I loved this game too, nobody else that I know appreciates it as much as I do though.

[@ZeroFuri]

Thanks for this video. I was one of the lucky kids who got to play this on PC back when it came out and still love it to this day. I'm glad someone actually had the coherence to make a video out of it because I just kept thinking "YES, EXACTLY!" every few seconds you got in-depth about it. Great catch.

[@devketchem1955]

I love the way you speak on video games man. It's brings back those words I can't put together. Thank you so much. This video hit me I'm the feels. Thank you Liam!

[@cryostorm2178]

Gems Collection was my first own Game that I ever got. That thing is what brought me to Sonic together with Sonic X and it's one of my dearest treasures. I still have it after 17 years and I'd never give it away

[@nerlam1]

I think me and you just spiritually bonded over sonic gems and sonic r. Couldn’t have said it better myself. Especially flipping through the digital manuals

[@unity6926]

Great vid, love the authenticity and passion. Subbed!

[@CronicasVideojogos]

You know what I realised during and after this video? That this is my favourite video from you, because I also love Sonic R and I would love to play with you! and because I still struggle as a content creator and the conclusion touched me deeply. Thank you for this video and... you're now my favourite content creator officialy. 🏅I watched a lot of your videos before and really enjoyed them. Now I found this one and... yeah this is my kind of content. Keep it up man! Great work!

[@flexseal111]

Dude I’ve never resonated with a video so much. If I was making this same video I’d parrot everything you said but add much more, like the fact they finally made a sonic racing game where, I dunno, they use their FEET? Not only that but it’s one of if not the only sonic game that has footstep sounds and those just make any game feel nice

[@DATskorge]

Hi Liam. I just wanted to say that i love your videos and am happy to know I will hear somebody speak as passionately about games when I click on one as I think about them. Keep doing your thing man.

[@avinashsingh1642]

Your thoughts on Sonic Gems Collection are exactly mine with Sonic Mega Collection Plus. God I love that game and all of the genesis titles, and you hit the nail on the head with cherishing memories of spending Saturday's just playing through the games and then taking a break and looking at the Comics, Artwork, and Videos.

[@Jason777123]

Most of my favorite games have "bad" controls. It just feels more rewarding when I'm able to master a game where the controls themselves are fighting against me. Figuring out the quirks of the controls feels like I'm solving a puzzle. I love it!

[@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886]

DAMN, i remember playing this game like, ALL the time on sonic gems collection!

[@lasercraft32]

I'm still wishing there was a Sonic racing game where you play as the characters instead of riding karts (like in Sonic R), but with all the best mechanics from Mario Kart and Sonic Unleashed combined.

[@Lord_Deimos]

The soundtrack is how should I say... wholesome.

[@KalokesMysteries]

With how many times people have ported other Sonic levels into games such as Generations or the Adventure titles, I'm surprised there hasn't been any attempt to port this game's levels over and do something with them.

[@LiquidSolidus9000]

I haven't played Sonic R in probably 20 years, but I relate to what you said about it taking you back to a simpler time. I had it on PC when I was like 6-7, and used to play it all the time. Back then I always just called it "sonic racing", and I have clear memories of playing some Sonic R in the computer room, then going back in my room and watching Toonami on Cartoon Network. It was only in the past few years I actually learned that it's something of a meme.

[@LiamTriforce]

Cool to see you in my comments section, used to watch your Spider-Man Let's Plays back in 2010! Simpler times indeed...

[@Zakattacks]

It is so good to hear someone else enjoyed Sonic R as much as I did. Man, that Sonic Gems collection wasn't as packed as Mega Collection, but I'de argue it had so much charm that it's important to own simply as it's own cheesy, delightful, amazing visit on how to do presentation right when it comes to a classic collection. I owned this thing on Gamecube, and I will never, ever regret having bought it.

[@vixiliannebrightsun81]

I remember playing this game off the gems collection with my brothers a ton growing up, we all loved it!!

[@megasoniczxx]

Its amazing to me that pretty much everything you mentioned in this video echoes my own thoughts on the game as well. The music especially always makes me just feel so good and it's probably in my top 5 favorite sonic OST's despite how little music is here and it makes me forget sometimes that so many people hate the soundtrack which still surprises me to this day. Also, if you have an original xbox i'd highly recommend a game called mad dash racing, it's essentially what I think sonic r would've been had it been given the proper care that it deserved featuring some genuinely well designed tracks to run through as well as character abilities that play way more into the levels than this game did and on top of all that it is just a whole lot of fun to play, has a pretty cool single player and a good deal of unlockable content that's pretty satisfying to go through. Also also (i'm sorry this is the last one) give this game called Metropolis Street Racer's soundtrack a listen, I swear to you it will not disappoint ;)

[@chuganoga1908]

Sonic R and fighters are both amazing man I freaking love them and the aesthetic they give off.

[@Broken_Arcade]

You brought back so many memories of this game, i actually miss it

[@FreneticZetetic]

Dude YES Sonic R was fantastic, thank you! I grew up with the Saturn when everyone else had the PS1, and this was one of my favorites. The OST and controls become addicting, and the multiplayer was a blast! I remember playing on New Years Eve with family and friends decades back. Awesome channel!

[@propositoretro]

What a great surprise land here, GOAT review about this gem! Simply my favorite Sega game on the system... Cheers from Brazil 🎉

[@VoidPlugger]

damn that ending hit home too well, amazing video

[@TRNGesus]

Just watched your tf2 video and now have started watching this. Definitely subscribing, I love essay channels and seems like I'm gonna enjoy it here.

[@ChatookaMusic]

The energy of how you said you _can_ learn to play this game and then tried to explain yourself echoes how I feel when I tell people how many times I've beaten Sonic 06

[@SweaterSwagg]

You make great content, keep it up bro!

[@Reverse_Spider_Parker_SH]

why I like sonic R because it's an ambitious racing game with cool soundtrack

[@backflipsimmons]

In a time where new Sonic games were still fun and exciting I loved this game. Maybe it was just the 90's but every new advancement in video games felt like a whole new ballgame. From seeing pixel art to even the lowest polycount models was amazing. Sonic had an amazing charm journeying into his 3d transition.

[@Sapphireeyes104]

I love this video. It explains exactly how I feel about Sonic R. I couldn't have put it into words. At least not nearly as well.

[@berkeleycreager3601]

I relate to the returning and escapism to childhood games, as I return to Symphony of the Night pretty often

[@claypinkston1417]

I got beat Sonic R so many times on a windows 98 w a joystick controller. It was the only Sonic game I ever played and it still holds a special place in my heart.

[@CrowFGC]

I never played Mega Collection but a couple times. Gems, on the other hand, was my younger life.

[@seacliff217]

I agree. Sonic R is like a fast pace collectathon platformer. Taking what was popular and genre blending it with racing to give it that iconic high-speed Sonic style is what I still think is a really good idea that could be explored again.

[@four-en-tee]

I just remember this as "the game with that one Sonic creepypasta from the mid-late 2000's"

[@chrono32123]

The fact that anyone else likes this game for more than the soundtrack is amazing. This was like my second favorite game on Saturn after NiGHTs and honestly I think I still played Sonic R more because there was more to unlock.

[@helmutwestwood8527]

Wow, thank you for showing OST of this game, it's in all of its glory on spotify, instant like!

[@sandman8993]

I still remember playing this at my cousins house and I loved it I’ve never forgotten it!

[@pencilmania8622]

Glad to see some love given to both R and Gems Collection as a whole, since it’s a fond childhood memory for me as well. The composers and designers really didn’t have to go as hard as they did on the menus, but man it’s great that they did.

[@TheGoldNShadow]

I didn’t even grow up with Sonic R, in fact I only played through it all yesterday, and yet… I love it too. Aside from turning, the rest of the game is honestly wonderful!

[@MsTatakai]

and i loved that game on my saturn ! DAAAAAYUM this game , keyo flyingsquadron 2, rayman panzer dragon zwei .. a loved saturn games a lot!

[@theoverseer6494]

I am so happy I am not the only one who enjoys sonic R too. I was introduced to it, through the KZbinr ClementJ64, I thought it still looks great (this is when I was 14-16, I can't remember). I got Sonic Gems Collection for the Gamecube and started playing it on my wii, along with Sonic CD, I enjoyed it and never knew why, I want to go back onto Sonic Gems collection and play it again, I miss everything about it now because you talked about it. I will also say it's a shame my Sonic Gems Collection crashes when I do the bad ending of sonic CD, I'd never see the end cutscene. But now I got Sonic CD for the MegaCD I bought 3 years ago, so now I can get that Sonic CD experience of the bad ending

[@nad613]

I'm so happy to have come across another Sonic R enjoyer. I have it on Saturn, I don't think that version has the weather controls.

[@WebstersYouTube]

I unironically love this game. I think it was really innovative and while some elements are a swing and a miss, I appreciate them taking the swing in the first place. - Some bits that stuck out to me - You can use the L and R shoulder buttons for sharper turns - Radiant Emerald is unlocked by getting 1st in all the other races, not by collecting the Chaos Emeralds - I believe around eight minutes in you said Super Sonic's the final unlock for getting all of the characters and collectibles. That's incorrect, Super Sonic is unlocked by getting all of the Chaos Emeralds. My usual run through sees me grab the emeralds and then use Super to beat all the character races.

[@zyriuz2]

I had the Xplosiv PC collection of sonic 3D blast, sonic R and Sega rally, sonic R became my favourite game in that collection, it's fun to do the first races, but then it becomes better as you begin to explore the levels and unlocking everything by further sharping your skills and it's just something gratifying about seeing that true end splash screen when finishing the game. However after doing it all it's not much to come back to, it's more fun to begin a new save rather than keep playing on an completed save.

[@AlexBelmont2103]

Really glad to know I was not the only kind enjoying this soundtrack in the early 2000s

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

This was my second ever sonic game and it will always be a gem to me

[@emacsterm2949]

This was the first 3D Sonic game I saw as a kid and so it was mind blowing. Also had a great soundtrack.