Why did Sonic Struggle with 3D?

Опубликовано: 24 Март 2025
на канале: KazooCat

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"Sonic had a rough transition to 3D" is something you'll hear all the time. Sonic Frontiers got me thinking about how true that statement actually is. And the answer may lie in how 3D Sonic design compares to 2D Sonic design. Also I play Mario 64 for the first time, but don't worry about that.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:25 How Mario 64 Adapted to 3D
3:56 How Other Series Adapted to 3D
5:35 Super Mario 3D Land/World
6:57 What was the design of 2D Sonic Games?
11:53 Why Sonic Frontiers Worked
13:55 Outro

Some footage from:
Game Grumps: (Sonic Generations:    • Does… Arin like this?? | Sonic Genera...
Sonic Boom:    • Best of Sonic Boom - Game Grumps Comp...
Sonic Adventure:    • Sonic Adventure DX: Retroactive Outra...
Sonic Forces:    • Sonic Forces
Sonic Heroes:    • We are proud FURRIES - Sonic Heroes :...
Sonic 06:    • Sonic '06: Oh No - PART 1 - Game Grumps
Sonic Frontiers:    • Yep, Sonic Frontiers.  )
PointCrow: (Mario Odyssey:    • Can you beat Super Mario Odyssey by d...
Ocarina of Time:    • Playing Ocarina of Time for the first...  )
CriticalCyd: (Sonic Colors Speedrun:    • Sonic Colours - Egg Shuttle Speedrun ...  )
videogamedunkey: (Bubsy 3D:    • Bubsy 3D
Link's Awakening Remake:    • The Legend of Zelda : Link's Awakenin...  )
Simpleflips: (Ocarina of Time:    • [SimpleFlips] Ocarina of Time Randomi...  )
Super Mario 3D World:    • Super Mario 3D World but Everyone's G...  )
RetroGame.Stream: (Link's Awakening:    • Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening DX -...  )
Game Maker's Toolkit: (Metroid Prime:    • The World Design of Metroid Prime | B...  )
DougDoug: (Stanley Parable:    • I played The Stanley Parable with the...  )
Project Longplay: (Super Paper Mario:    • Super Paper Mario - Longplay | Wii  )
SiIvaGunner: (Sonic sprite animation:    • Green Hill Zone (REVXB) - Sonic the H...  )
Rafalmir: (Sonic Mania Speedrun:    • [World Record] Sonic Mania Speedrun -...  )
Joshua Salkeld: (Sonic Unleashed Speedrun:    • Sonic Unleashed Any% Speedrun 1:49:40  )
Alpharad: (Sonic Boom:    • I played Sonic Boom, so you don't hav...  )
Shesez: (Sonic Forces out of bounds:    • Off Camera Secrets | Sonic Forces - B...  )
A+Start: (Sonic Generations Glitches:    • Sonic Generations Glitches - Son Of A...  )
The Spiffing Brit: (Game Dev Tycoon:    • Making THE WORST GAMES - Game Dev Tyc...  )
InfernoPlus: (Halo Desert Bus:    • Halo 2 Except It's Desert Bus  )

Music used:
Metallic Madness Zone Act 1 - Sonic Mania (0:09)
Steam Gardens - Super Mario Odyssey (1:25)
Steam Gardens [8-bit] - bran    • Steam Gardens [8-Bit; VRC6] - Super M...   (3:17)
Clock Town, First Day (Removed Version) - SiIvaGunner (3:56)
Norfair - Smash Bros Brawl (4:46)
Mount Magmeow - Bowser's Fury (5:35)
Green Hill Zone (REVXB) - SiIvaGunner (6:58)
Iono's Theme - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet (7:47)
Theme of M.O.D.O.K. - Marvel vs Capcom 3 (8:23)
Feisty Flowers - Everhood (9:16)
Let's Get Together Now! - Omori (10:50)
Green Hill Zone - Super Smash Bros. Brawl - SiIvaGunner (11:53)
Ultimate Koopa - Mario 64 (13:35)