Ranking Every Sonic Game

From Sonic the Hedgehog, so Sonic Adventure, all the way up Sonic Frontiers, I ranked every Sonic game in existence. It sure was an experience all right.

Chapters:
Intro 0:00
Sonic Free Riders 0:47
Sonic Jam (Gamecom) 2:29
Sonic Spinball (Master System) 4:02
Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System) 4:40
Sonic's Schoolhouse 6:01
Sonic Chaos 7:16
Sonic Blast 7:58
Sonic Triple Trouble 8:55
Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (GBA) 9:34
Tails' Skypatrol 10:38
Sonic Spinball (Genesis) 11:30
Sonic Shuffle 12:27
Sonic Drift 13:47
Sonic Drift 2 14:33
Sonic Labyrinth 15:12
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System) 16:00
Sonic Pinball Party 16:51
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric 17:54
Sonic 06: 19:13
Sonic Classic Collection 20:54
Sonic and the Secret Rings 22:06
Sonic 4: Episode I 23:34
Sonic 4: Episode II 24:46
Sonic Eraser 25:33
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Master System) 26:27
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Genesis) 27:05
Tails Adventures 27:25
Shadow the Hedgehog 28:15
Sonic and the Black Knight 31:11
Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis) 33:39
Sonic Forces 34:55
Knuckles Chaotix 36:14
Sonic Rivals 37:58
Sonic Rivals 2 39:12
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal 39:47
Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice 40:58
Team Sonic Racing 42:57
Sonic R 44:09
Sonic the Fighters 45:40
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood 46:42
Sonic Pocket Adventure 50:08
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity 50:50
Sonic Riders 51:49
Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis) 53:25
Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn) 54:38
Sonic 3D Blast (PC) 55:51
Sonic 3D Blast: Director's Cut 56:07
Sonic Lost World (3DS) 57:05
Sonic Battle 59:00
Sonic Unleashed 1:01:06
Sonic Unleashed (Wii) 1:02:56
Sonic Generations (3DS) 1:03:52
Sonic Advance 1:05:17
Sonic Advance 2 1:06:53
Sonic Advance 3 1:08:18
Sonic CD 1:10:15
Sonic Rush 1:11:56
Sonic Rush Adventure 1:14:03
Sonic Lost World (Wii U) 1:15:02
Sonic Heroes 1:17:36
Sonic Adventure 1:19:48
Sonic Colors 1:22:09
Sonic Colors Ultimate 1:23:30
Sonic Generations 1:24:38
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle 1:26:05
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles 1:28:12
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis) 1:30:13
Sonic Jam 1:31:43
Sonic Colors (DS) 1:32:34
Sonic Frontiers 1:33:38
Sonic Origins 1:35:36
Sonic Mania 1:36:19
Outro 1:37:31

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[NathanielBandy]

I have no idea how we've released almost 10 hours of video the past 2 weeks

[MasterStartist]

31:56 “You’ll Also Have To Fight Knight Knuckles, Shadow And Rouge”

Damn, Blaze Got Robbed So Hard

[TheLegoNation]

Nathaniel is the only person I know who can rank every Mario, Luigi, Sonic, Kirby, and Yoshi game and even every SpongeBob episode and make them very epic

[alexad]

I'll always be a Sonic CD and Sonic Lost World apologist.
I like what they were trying to do with them. To me, those sonic games are most charming, and I'll never deny they're flaws.
What kept sonic together over the years ain't the games, but his fandom, and the fact that we have that one sonic game we enjoy that makes us come back to it.

[nicholasgianakourosstudent]

I love how everyone thought sonic frontiers was gonna be bad, but once it released, everyone realized just how great the game is. The cyberspace levels are amazing and the boss fights are so much fun

[MonsterDawg]

Great to see someone FINALLY giving the 3D Blast Saturn OST it's due! That OST is so dang good, and it's criminally underrated.

[epp]

2d Games
33:39 Sonic 1 16 Bit
4:40 Sonic 1 8 Bit
9:34 Sonic 1 GBA
16:00 Sonic 2 8 Bit
1:30:13 Sonic 2 16 Bit
1:10:15 Sonic CD
7:16 Sonic Chaos
1:28:12 Sonic 3 & Knuckles
8:55 Sonic Triple Trouble
36:14 Knuckles’ Chaotix
7:58 Sonic Blast
50:08 Sonic Pocket Adventure
1:05:17 Sonic Advance
1:06:53 Sonic Advance 2
1:08:18 Sonic Advance 3
1:11:56 Sonic Rush
1:14:03 Sonic Rush Adventure
23:34 Sonic 4 Episode 1
24:46 Sonic 4 Episode 2
1:36:19 Sonic Mania

3D Games
53:25 Sonic 3D Blast
54:38 Sonic 3D Blast
55:51 Sonic 3D Blast
56:07 Sonic 3D Blast Directors Cut
1:19:48 Sonic Adventure
1:26:05 Sonic Adventure 2
1:17:37 Sonic Heroes
28:16 Shadow The Hedgehog
19:13 Sonic 06
22:07 Sonic And The Secret Rings
1:01:06 Sonic Unleashed
1:02:58 Sonic Unleashed
31:12 Sonic And The Black Knight
1:22:11 Sonic Colors
1:23:32 Sonic Colors Ultimate
1:24:38 Sonic Generations
34:56 Sonic Forces
1:33:38 Sonic Frontiers

Racing Games
13:51 Sonic Drift
14:35 Sonic Drift 2
44:09 Sonic R
50:52 Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
37:58 Sonic Rivals
39:12 Sonic Rivals 2
0:47 Sonic Free Riders
42:57 Team Sonic Racing

Arcade Games
45:40 Sonic The Fighters

Educational Games
6:01 Sonic’s Schoolhouse

Other Spin-offs
25:33 Sonic Eraser
11:30 Sonic Spinball 16 Bit
4:02 Sonic Spinball 8 Bit
26:27 Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine 8 Bit
27:05 Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine 16 Bit
10:38 Tails’ Skypatrol
27:25 Tails Adventures
15:12 Sonic Labyrinth
12:27 Sonic Shuffle
16:51 Sonic Pinball Party
17:54 Sonic Boom Rise Of The Lyric
39:47 Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal
40:58 Sonic Boom Fire And Ice

Collections
2:29 Sonic Jam Green
1:31:43 Sonic Jam
20:54 Sonic Classic Collection
1:35:36 Sonic Origins

[Aboverage]

Another great thing about Sonic Adventure 2 is when you mash the A button during cutscenes, Big will make short little appearances. That just adds to the funny.

[Nbrother]

27:43 “It’s too bad Sonic can’t enhance his moves one emerald at a time in his games”
Sonic Superstars: Hold my Chaos Emeralds

[mskirby]

Being someone who played Sonic Colours DS when it first came out, sinking a bunch of time into it, getting to the final boss only to not mash quick enough for the final part of the fight, deleting my save file because of it, and playing it through again with even more enjoyment: It's a very unheard game and definitely deserves to be this highly ranked

[totempoleman]

Seeing Sonic Schoolhouse ranked above 8-bit Sonic 1 is certainly a thing I'm not expected to see everyday. But each in their own way I suppose.

[nateanderson]

Saying that Triple Trouble is worse than Boom and Secret Rings is the biggest tragedy of our lifetime.

[LexVanguard]

Predicting Mania to be #1 and the Advance series to be pretty high up.
Congratulations on Bandy's Universe btw! Could tell you guys had loads of fun on it, and takes me back to the good ol days of the NB original lol.

[BanjoIC]

31:57 ...you don't fight Rouge, you fight Blaze my guy

[magepumpkin]

bro ranked sonic 1 on the master system lower than sonic genesis on the gba

[i_dont_talk_that_much]

watching this after they announced Tails, Knuckles and Amy as playable characters for Frontiers next year hits different. i’m so happy Frontiers is doing well and i truly hope Sonic Team stick to this format.

[SweewzStudios]

The fact he ranked lost world higher than unleashed is disappointing

[terminaldisfunction]

It’s been years since I watched this channel and Nathaniel’s doing better then ever, glad to see a real one still killing it

[SaddieMoon]

1:22:09
I love how he says Colors has no gimmicks, and yet the Wisps are technically a gimmick.

I think he meant no other gameplay styles or something, but games like Shadow only adds guns, which I say is more of an equivalent to wisps.

[TheLonelyGoomba]

Having Sonic Blast above Sonic 1 8bit is sacrilegious. An outrage of the highest order