Grab your Heelys, your Blockbuster membership card, and your iPod Nano with the complete Good Charlotte discography on it, because we're embracing the mid-2000s to properly look back at the original Sonic Riders! Team Sonic's inaugural clash with the Babylon Rogues is remembered for its slick aesthetic, its bumpin' tunes, and its gameplay that rides the fine line between deeply nuanced and utterly incomprehensible. Does this high-speed hoverboarder soar through the sky like a bird on the wind, or does it explode on its way to the finish line? Join us as we trick our way through the streets of Metal City to find out! Just make sure your air tank is full...
(0:00:00) Intro/Main topic: Sonic Riders
(0:06:10) Aesthetic
(0:15:15) Gameplay
(0:44:31) Characters
(0:50:55) Story
(1:19:10) Tracks
(1:54:00) Other modes
(2:06:20) Final thoughts
(2:30:28) Outro
Amie Waters on Linktree
How to Play Sonic Riders
Japanese Heroes Story (Translated)
Japanese Babylon Story (Translated)
Sonic Riders GBA - Lost Media Wiki
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Thanks to Hitmen (ft JezMM)
It's quadruple trouble in this episode! We're taking another look at Sonic on the Master System and Game Gear, but this time joined by returning guest and 8-bit Sonic aficionado JezMM! Not only are we revisiting Sonic 1 and 2 with Jez's more expert insight, but we're also diving deep on Sonic Chaos and Sonic Triple Trouble, two surprisingly full-featured games for these classic systems! So slip off your rocket shoes and dig yourself a nice little hole to relax in as we take another blast to the past! (But not, like, a Sonic Blast; no one wants to take one of those.)
(0:00:00) Intro/Main topic: 8-bit Sonic revisited
(0:08:37) Sonic 1
(0:45:18) Sonic 2
(1:18:30) Sonic Chaos
(1:44:21) Sonic Triple Trouble
(2:15:24) Final thoughts
(2:26:32) Outro
Amie Waters on Linktree
Sonic 1 and 2 SMS Remake
AS2R: Another Sonic 2 Remake
Sonic Chaos: Turquoise Hill demo
Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit
Sonic Triple Trouble SMS
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AI VS OC (ft LittleKuriboh)
The one and only LittleKuriboh joins us as we craft our latest fanfic masterpiece! When Wave the Swallow gets upstaged by Dr. Eggm-I mean El Gran Gordo, and his new Tails Doll AI assistant, she decides to take matters into her own hands and sabotage the project. Will she put a damper on the wrestling roboticist's plans, or are things about to get crazy on this freakiest of Fridays? Featuring Kiryu from the Like a Dragon series!
(0:00:00) Intro/Martin's history with Sonic
(0:17:26) Main topic: Let's write a fanfic #3!
(0:20:22) Characters and setting
(0:28:33) Jake - Inappropriate recreation/analog of a real world tragic event
(0:34:10) Luke - Reference an early 2000s Toonami show
(0:36:45) Jeremy - The writer's barely disguised fetish
(0:43:03) Chris - Song lyrics quoted verbatim in dialogue
(0:47:54) Martin - Characters denigrate other video game franchises
(0:51:47) Jake - the bad guy gets a second form
(0:55:47) Luke - Body Swap (and character uses a curse word)
(1:00:43) Jeremy - The author makes up new and exciting fictional slurs and/or curse words
(1:06:56) Chris - One of the main characters has to stop and do their taxes (and character from another Sega franchise appears)
(1:15:23) Martin - Brand new Super form
(1:19:18) Jake - An old one-off villain comes back
(1:29:52) Luke - Sudden deep-cut character appearance to brag to the reader how much we know about Sonic (and romantic moment)
(1:33:00) Jeremy - A cool OC appears
(1:43:52) Chris - Massively expanding upon a canon plot point
(1:50:40) Martin - Heroic sacrifice
(1:55:06) Recap and final thoughts
(2:03:55) Outro
Amie Waters on Linktree
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Does Jesus Look Like He Needs Your Power? (ft. Ape of the Hour)
Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it... But what if Sega refuses to let us forget? In today's episode, Ape of the Hour joins us as we take a look at the curious case of Classic Sonic in the current day. Originally the ONLY Sonic, this little guy found himself shoved to the side when the 2000s rolled around in favor of his new look, only to experience a sudden resurgence in the 2010s. But has he overstayed his welcome at this point? Why does Sega seem so insistent upon a divide between the two eras? And does looking back truly represent the way forward?
(0:00:00) Intro/Ape's history with Sonic
(0:08:42) Main topic: "Modern" Classic Sonic
(0:38:15) Embrace modernity
(1:07:54) A return to his roots
(2:00:59) Outro
Amie Waters on Linktree
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What a Great Set of Tonsils
For many years, humanity has wondered, "What would a stage musical based on Sonic the Hedgehog look like?" This...is so much weirder an answer than anyone could have come up with. Today, we travel back in time 30 years to the land down under, back when the Sega World amusement park was a thing that existed, to check out Sonic in Sydney the live musical. It's a strange tale of Sonic, Tails, and Sally teaming up to prevent Robotnik's Aussie assault, one with so many absurd twists and turns that some might consider it a harbor bridge too far. Listen along as we react in real time to the studio recording, then stick around for the extended versions of the songs, and a never-before-heard totally-real we're-not-just-making-this-up-for-a-really-funny-bit recording of the lost puppet show version!
(0:00:00) Intro/Main topic: Sonic in Sydney
(0:07:59) The studio recording
(0:41:42) The puppet show
(0:46:47) The lost recording!
(0:57:39) "What Are We Waiting For"
(1:02:33) "Give Me Chaos"
(1:05:35) "Thank You For Being You"
(1:11:44) Final thoughts
(1:15:25) Outro
Amie Waters on Linktree
Sonic in Sydney (live show, version 2, dry run) [TOTALLY REAL FOR SRS]
A show where four friends have chill discussions about Sonic the Hedgehog to distract themselves from the inevitable passage of time and their own rapidly waning ability to relate to the youth.
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