Sonic Mania Reveal Audience Reaction

A look at how the crowd reacted when we were shown the Sonic Mania trailer at SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Party in San Diego on Friday, July 22nd, 2016.

[Q_Enjoyer]

>sonic is revealed to be a playable character
>everyone goes crazy

[VideoGameAnimationStudy]

I still get goosebumps watching the reaction. Wish I was there.

[rottencatterpillar]

Everybody freaked out when Knuckles was confirmed as playable

[rainbowwolf]

I refuse to believe this was 7 years ago, jesus, how time flies...

[zuper]

The crowd was:
30% Cheering for sonic
10% Cheering for tails
70%Cheering for Chuckles

[EllinNuh]

"3 playable characters" *pop off*
"Sonic the hedgehog" ._.
"Miles "Tails" Prower" ._.
"Knuckles the Echidna" *massive pop off*

[BMB]

0:40 people fricking lost it at Christian Whitehead

[captaincrunch]

"3 new playable characters"
Sonic: Whooo
Tails:WHOOO
Knuckles *W H O O O O O"*

[r]

Imagine how crazy the audience would have been if it showed hydrocity zone

[harry__vince]

Ahh the memories of back then... The hyping charts of Sonic Mania will always keep a special room in my beloved county.

[sonicfan]

someone from the crowd shouted "We love you!" :)

This live reaction makes me smile so hard.

[JayDeeIsMyName]

0:41 that moment Whiteheads name popped up and the crowd went fucking insane. Goosebumps.

Well done, Christian. :)

[thejilnest]

They skipped from Sonic Heroes to Sonic Colors, because they didn't want us to think of the bad times.

[retromaster]

6 years later and this trailer and the audience reaction still gives me chills.

[abean]

Announcement Trailer: "He's collected countless of rings..."
Everyone:

[Mikel]

And the best part is
there weren't
haters there

[Grunzel]

When Sonic was shown: "OHHH YEAHHH!"
When Tails was shown: "..."
When Knuckles was shown: "OH MY GOD YEAH!"

edit (12.30.18): i can't remember that I wrote this comment

[galacticspecter]

2017 is gonna be such a good year for Sonic.

[TalkingBook]

Had to watch this again for Sonic's 30th anniversary! This video never gets old

[SAITEKIKA]

I can't correctly describe how emotional this reveal makes me. The crowd getting excited, the brilliant music by Hyper Potions, that one guy at 0:25 who says "GO BACK!" and lastly the great reveal. It like the culmination of 20+ years of waiting for a sequel to your favorite video game peaked right there in that room. Sonic Mania is a true love letter to Sonic and it's fans, it's a miracle that it exists, and I still appreciate it so much all these years later.