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Sonic the Hedgehog 4
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by Jerry Whorebach 08/02/2014, 7:13pm PDT |
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Their chief complaint seems to be that the games withhold speed as a reward for playing well, but they have no interest in learning how to play well. Like, according to the video, they would rather just plow into enemies and take the hit than press down on the D-pad to make Sonic roll into a spiny cannonball, turning his hitbox into a hurtbox and his entire body into a lethal projectile (this is where the "hedgehog" part of his name comes from). What can you say to that? It's a skill-based arcade-style action game, not an exercycle or the fucking Torah; investing time and energy into it isn't going to make them better human beings, it's just a reasonably pleasant way to kill a couple of hours.
Let me see if I can sum up the appeal of Sonic. Most games get less fun if you try to speed run them. The Sonic games actually get much, much MORE fun. (The good Sonic games do, anyway - God knows there are few enough of those.) They're games where the timer counts up instead of down; they don't punish you for failure like Ghosts 'n Goblins, they reward you for success like OutRun. They're simultaneously easy enough that a very small child could see the end and hard enough to frustrate a grown man into 75,000 views on Youtube. The first and especially the second Sonic perfectly encapsulate the Sega design philosophy of games that are meant to be enjoyed rather than conquered or experienced, and they do it in a way that's friendly and accessible to the sort of people who might otherwise never set foot in an arcade. They are baby's first Sega game, they are your gateway to the FANTASY ZONE. Every Genesis should come with one.
[The best part of the video: when they calculate they only had 250ms to react to a hazard when moving at full blast, by literally pressing any button on the controller (they all do the same thing) or down on the D-pad (maintains momentum, but requires correctly identifying the threat as an enemy rather than a jump). This site lets you measure your own reaction time. Could YOU handle the speed?] |
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RedLetterMedia delves into new territory, risks alienating all of us by WITTGENSTEIN 08/01/2014, 5:07pm PDT 
Didn't even bother to watch it. I figure they're just fishing for outrage views. NT by Worm 08/01/2014, 5:10pm PDT
I jumped around through the vid by WITTGENSTEIN 08/01/2014, 5:12pm PDT
Mike Stoklasa is the only one anyone cares about and he's not involved. NT by Mischief Maker 08/01/2014, 5:11pm PDT
It's the truth. NT by Souffle of Pain 08/01/2014, 8:29pm PDT
What do they say that isn't true? by fabio 08/01/2014, 7:07pm PDT
OF COURSE FABIO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS GAME. NT by OF COURSE HE DOES. 08/01/2014, 11:44pm PDT
Sticking up for Sonic: too embarrassing to not do anonymously NT by fabio 08/02/2014, 10:54am PDT
I totally agree, and it's amusing how many people here are sucking by Eurotrash 08/02/2014, 12:35am PDT
Look people pretending to be Hedgehogs and jacking off to Sonic is not the same by thing as OVERRATED 08/02/2014, 9:35am PDT
I also agree with this. Played like 3 levels of Sonic ever and it was obvious by Entropy Stew 08/02/2014, 2:39am PDT
Trying so hard for funny and not getting there by skip 08/02/2014, 6:36am PDT
I agree Sonic Generations was great. If he did a follow up video, he'd probably by Rafiki 08/02/2014, 10:09am PDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6yZxuDFGG0 by Jerry Whorebach 08/02/2014, 7:13pm PDT
RE: reflexes. It's hard to live in Milwaukee and NOT be an alcoholic. by MM 08/03/2014, 4:40am PDT
I knew Jerry would save this thread. NT by WITTGENSTEIN 08/03/2014, 9:04am PDT
Meh, fuck all that NT by Mister Pink 08/03/2014, 1:44pm PDT
What kind of an asshole doesn't like the first Sonic game? NT by Brandon Flick 08/03/2014, 10:28am PDT
That's it. I'm shutting down this forum. NT by Brandon Flick 08/03/2014, 11:37am PDT
Fuck you, pal. by Brandon Flick 08/03/2014, 12:55pm PDT
Fuck Sonic. NT by And fuck his bonus stages. 08/04/2014, 9:26am PDT
Some people really did buy the hype for blast processing. NT by kate leth 08/04/2014, 12:20am PDT
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