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Josh
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· Sep 23
It's not *new* new, but I've put together a compilation of all 11.5 hours of Sonic retrospectives I've made so far!
And this is only like half the history! I shudder to think about how much longer this thing will get when and if I make it to the present day. :V
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzV7...
And this is only like half the history! I shudder to think about how much longer this thing will get when and if I make it to the present day. :V
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzV7...
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> how do you rank Sonic's "eras"?
Oh boy.
Genesis (91-94) > Boost (08-12) > Retro (13-17) > Current (22-present) = Dreamcast (99-02) > Saturn (95-98) > Covid (18-21) > Naka (03-07)
Oh boy.
Genesis (91-94) > Boost (08-12) > Retro (13-17) > Current (22-present) = Dreamcast (99-02) > Saturn (95-98) > Covid (18-21) > Naka (03-07)
Ask me anything anonymously right'chere!
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October 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
> how do you rank Sonic's "eras"?
Oh boy.
Genesis (91-94) > Boost (08-12) > Retro (13-17) > Current (22-present) = Dreamcast (99-02) > Saturn (95-98) > Covid (18-21) > Naka (03-07)
Oh boy.
Genesis (91-94) > Boost (08-12) > Retro (13-17) > Current (22-present) = Dreamcast (99-02) > Saturn (95-98) > Covid (18-21) > Naka (03-07)
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obviously not a new topic of discussion but it really is crazy how perfect a name nuzlocke is for the challenge despite having literally nothing to do with the rules and being a result of like 8 coincidences piling up on top of each other. maybe he was right.
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
obviously not a new topic of discussion but it really is crazy how perfect a name nuzlocke is for the challenge despite having literally nothing to do with the rules and being a result of like 8 coincidences piling up on top of each other. maybe he was right.
I spent an hour or so last night very casually playing this game while listening to this album, like I might have done on one lazy Sunday afternoon circa 1998, and it was *delightful*.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I spent an hour or so last night very casually playing this game while listening to this album, like I might have done on one lazy Sunday afternoon circa 1998, and it was *delightful*.
“I was there, Gandalf. I was there 3,000 years ago. I was there the day the strength of Hardcore Gamers failed.”
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“I was there, Gandalf. I was there 3,000 years ago. I was there the day the strength of Hardcore Gamers failed.”
SPECIAL RULES: No Classic characters, nobody outside of the game canon, and no using anyone who was playable in SA1 besides Sonic, because otherwise I'd just pick C. Sonic, C. Tails, C. Knuckles, Sally, Bunnie, & AoStH Robotnik.
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
SPECIAL RULES: No Classic characters, nobody outside of the game canon, and no using anyone who was playable in SA1 besides Sonic, because otherwise I'd just pick C. Sonic, C. Tails, C. Knuckles, Sally, Bunnie, & AoStH Robotnik.
Nah, see, you have to subract COVID time to any period that includes 2020-2021, and remove two years.
The PS5 came out three years ago. Doesn't that sound more correct somehow? It works every time.
The PS5 came out three years ago. Doesn't that sound more correct somehow? It works every time.
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Nah, see, you have to subract COVID time to any period that includes 2020-2021, and remove two years.
The PS5 came out three years ago. Doesn't that sound more correct somehow? It works every time.
The PS5 came out three years ago. Doesn't that sound more correct somehow? It works every time.
Wake up, living day by day
Do what I want, and I'll do it my way
The world is flying right below my feet
Got no regrets inside of me
Not looking back!
Not giving up!
Not letting go!
I'll keep on running...!
(Happy 15th, Sonic Colors!)
Do what I want, and I'll do it my way
The world is flying right below my feet
Got no regrets inside of me
Not looking back!
Not giving up!
Not letting go!
I'll keep on running...!
(Happy 15th, Sonic Colors!)
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wake up, living day by day
Do what I want, and I'll do it my way
The world is flying right below my feet
Got no regrets inside of me
Not looking back!
Not giving up!
Not letting go!
I'll keep on running...!
(Happy 15th, Sonic Colors!)
Do what I want, and I'll do it my way
The world is flying right below my feet
Got no regrets inside of me
Not looking back!
Not giving up!
Not letting go!
I'll keep on running...!
(Happy 15th, Sonic Colors!)
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Windswept - OUT NOW!
A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute!
You must help them!
🦆🐢
Find it on:
🔹 Steam
🔹 Nintendo Switch
🔹 PS4/5
🔹 Xbox Series X/S
🔹 GOG
A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute!
You must help them!
🦆🐢
Find it on:
🔹 Steam
🔹 Nintendo Switch
🔹 PS4/5
🔹 Xbox Series X/S
🔹 GOG
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Windswept - OUT NOW!
A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute!
You must help them!
🦆🐢
Find it on:
🔹 Steam
🔹 Nintendo Switch
🔹 PS4/5
🔹 Xbox Series X/S
🔹 GOG
A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute!
You must help them!
🦆🐢
Find it on:
🔹 Steam
🔹 Nintendo Switch
🔹 PS4/5
🔹 Xbox Series X/S
🔹 GOG
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"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
I'm glad that people are finally waking up.
like old game? nostalgia. like new game? recency bias. played old game for the first time recently and liked it? gay
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I'm glad that people are finally waking up.
Minor issues: The melodramatic tone, the realistic world design, everything about Chaos Island, the boss fights being INCREDIBLE spectacle without a lot of substance or challenge, some of the ways they characterized Tails & Eggman.
Silly question: what specifically didn't you like about Frontiers again? I feel like there's a bunch of different things it could be.
Honestly curious if our issues overlap, and I'm someone who likes the game.
Honestly curious if our issues overlap, and I'm someone who likes the game.
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Minor issues: The melodramatic tone, the realistic world design, everything about Chaos Island, the boss fights being INCREDIBLE spectacle without a lot of substance or challenge, some of the ways they characterized Tails & Eggman.
I was interviewed at a con over the weekend, and asked what my favorite Christmas game is.
I bet you all already know the answer.
youtube.com/shorts/fAabH...
I bet you all already know the answer.
youtube.com/shorts/fAabH...
Christmas Break Gaming Picks ft. @GeekCritique
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November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I was interviewed at a con over the weekend, and asked what my favorite Christmas game is.
I bet you all already know the answer.
youtube.com/shorts/fAabH...
I bet you all already know the answer.
youtube.com/shorts/fAabH...
Hey, the only thing that's for sure about Sonic is that nothing's for sure. I think they'll iterate on the open-zone formula next time, but it's anybody's guess what exactly that'll *mean*.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Hey, the only thing that's for sure about Sonic is that nothing's for sure. I think they'll iterate on the open-zone formula next time, but it's anybody's guess what exactly that'll *mean*.
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Honestly, Frontiers + SOAP Shoes is prolly my favorite Modern Sonic model anyway, and Superstars is easily the best the character has ever looked in 3D. So I guess I just don't have much to complain about when it comes to this stuff!
August 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Honestly, Frontiers + SOAP Shoes is prolly my favorite Modern Sonic model anyway, and Superstars is easily the best the character has ever looked in 3D. So I guess I just don't have much to complain about when it comes to this stuff!
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Love these new delightfully off-model figures from Fang designer Shin’ichi Higashi. You could make the argument they're somewhere between a little too weird and not quite weird enough, but I'll take my orangutan Eggman and Charlie-Brown-Ninja-Turtle Knuckles however Sega cares to serve them to me
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November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Love these new delightfully off-model figures from Fang designer Shin’ichi Higashi. You could make the argument they're somewhere between a little too weird and not quite weird enough, but I'll take my orangutan Eggman and Charlie-Brown-Ninja-Turtle Knuckles however Sega cares to serve them to me
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Recent Sonic pixel art in the Quake 1 palette because I like Quake 1's weird blues
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Recent Sonic pixel art in the Quake 1 palette because I like Quake 1's weird blues
I can't believe SA1 came out seven years ago yesterday!
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I can't believe SA1 came out seven years ago yesterday!
It's too busy inside the gym and too cold outside (literally snowing!) so this is what I've got to do for today!
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's too busy inside the gym and too cold outside (literally snowing!) so this is what I've got to do for today!
I *do* hate that it's been nine years of this shit, but it's as true now as it was then.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I *do* hate that it's been nine years of this shit, but it's as true now as it was then.
> assuming you know them all what's your favorite Power Rangers theme?
Of course I know them all. Of course I do.
Of course I know them all. Of course I do.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
> assuming you know them all what's your favorite Power Rangers theme?
Of course I know them all. Of course I do.
Of course I know them all. Of course I do.
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This is the future leftists want
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is the future leftists want