Why Sonic Origins Matters

The Classic Sonic games have been re-released so, so, so many times now. But this time things are a little different.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:43 - Emulation is Tricky
05:47 - Better than Emulation
07:48 - The Origin of Origins
15:23 - The Return of Sonic 3
16:55 - The Downsides

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[mrnelsonius]

I’m a professional musician and writer/producer. Do a lot of intensive sound design… and the original Sega Genesis sounds SO DAMN GOOD. It’s why none of the official ports/emulations ever feel right to me. That sound engine is magic. I still feel blessed I got to be blown away by it back in the day :)

[chrisfratz]

Personally my main problem with Denuvo isn't that it can suck system resources like a vampire, it's that it requires online activation either every time you decide to launch the game, for every few weeks depending on how the developers set it up. Because once those activation servers turn off for good, and Sega decides not to update it to remove the drm, you ain't playing that game you spend your money on.

[cliffturbo]

As great as it all sounds, I'll still wait on getting Origins. I've been a fan of Sonic ever since I got Sonic Heroes and Mega Collection and while I like that they've made the trilogy accessible in many platforms and now brings the definitive version for all four of them, I am feeling pretty burned out. With all the opportunities they have done with the genesis games, I felt like they could do the same with other Sonic games, such as a Remaster for the 3D Sonic games, or a trilogy collection with Sonic Advance. And the closest we got was them porting Sonic Heroes PS2 version on PS3.

[BrokenAce]

While Frontiers leaves me feeling mixed about it, Origins on the other hand has me confidently hyped about it and its extra content. The fact that the classics are all made from the ground-up with Retro Engine and in 16:9 widescreen presentation and has a story mode with cutscenes connecting the games together makes things even better. It's looking to be a love-letter to Sonic fans while also being an excellent starting point for newcomers to the series.

[MajoraWaffle]

always happy to see a new blazehedgehog video. your voice is really nice to listen to as well!

[krxxc.kk]

Not sure if you dislike comparisons, but your videos give me the same comfy feeling I get watching dudes like Cybershell, just a person rambling about important Sonic info over sonic osts, and that feeling sure as hell kicked in when 'Evening Star' started playing

[HarperMeows]

The edit icon on the character select icon is just a save complete icon, it can be seen right after that screenshot in the original trailer. It should also be noted that Headcannon only remade Sonic 3, they had no involvement with the actual Sonic Origins product. This is still a great video! Good job!

[lonelywolf]

It's been confirmed that they'll use music from the prototype of Sonic 3 to replace the work that involved Michael Jackson. Those are from Carnival Night, Icecap and Launch Base zones. People who played the "Sonic & Knuckles Collection" will recognize them immediately as they were used there. They also confirmed that they are working those pieces of music to sound like they should've sounded in the Megadrive. It's actually a big deal because we are going to see sonic 3 & Knuckles as it was supposed to be released originally before Michael Jackson came in and before they decided to split the game in 2. I'm very excited to see it!!

[BlueFrenzy]

This collection would have been great if they added an "Encore" mode with new levels, new color palettes and higher difficulty.

[themushrunt]

so there was new Origins footage today. the "edit" icon next to Sonic's player sprite at 18:57 is actually an icon showing that a save file is in progress for that character, and not that Sonic's sprite was swapped out.

[Gojira]

Ian Flynn wasn’t writing the Archie comics before the brink of cancellation, he was involved with it for almost a decade! But he was the one to try to get things back on track and clean up the mess left by precious writers so he should be given MORE credit where it’s due!

[sausagesausage]

It looks like a great collection and the extras are very exciting to me. I'm 35 and I've got these games many times over.

[justjames]

I already knew Sonic Origins was going to be better than the other ports of the classic games, but this video really puts it into the correct perspective. Awesome! 👍

[mrbigrig]

This is a really well made video! This is the type of quality I’d expect from a youtuber with 100k+ subscribers, but you delivered. Subscribed.

[WeeklyTubeShow]

Would've been cool if they got Masato Nakamura to do a whole new Sonic 3 soundtrack.

[DontFightDucks]

Great video! I really enjoyed the section highlighting a chunk of the folks working on the collection.

[liammq]

me looking at the live chat:

*MOM, THAT'S ME! I'M ON TV!*

[gnbman]

Hot dang, this is exponentially more impressive than I ever would have thought. I'm a very casual Sonic fan, but I might actually buy this. I only wish it had games like Knuckles Chaotix.

[waypastcoolkid]

I’m glad you’re hyped too!! Truthfully, I just wanna play 3&Knuckles and CD on my Switch. I love these games so much, and any extra goodies in the features are just a bonus. Plus, it’s got the drop dash. c: it’s hard to be mad at the drop dash.

[spindash]

You have single handedly made me love Sonic Origins even more 😊