RetroforceGO! records episode 68 tonight: Sonic the Hedgehog with Jim Sterling

OMG! WHO THE FUCK IS JIM STERLING!

How many of you jumped on the Sega bandwagon back in the day and hated on mario because sonic was faster, cooler and... bluer? I'll admit it, I was one of them. I think I even said "Sega does what Nintendon't once." Ugh.

i forgot to post my question last week to ask chad

why did you have to cancel that other retroforcego on the same day as my birthday? :(

also, epic moustache plushie

Pronunciation Guide: cray knee yum

Also, so this is another series I have completely missed, since I grew up as a Nintendo only boy.

What should me and my son go back and play?

Is there anything that is more recent that isn't just brand fodder?

Also, Boobies. (I haven't finished listening to the last episode!)

Wow! Early RFGo! this week! Good news!

The new Sonic looks ok, but it appears to be more about just watching Sonic run fast than anything. Which is cool and always has been, but that was never what made Sonic games great in the past.

I'm not a fan of the active time events either, but whatever. I don't have to play it.

I know people are going to make crap about all the newer characters as well. When did all of that really start though? I mean, if you think about it, new characters are a staple of the Sonic series since they seem to have been adding new ones ever since the second game.

Sonic!


Tails!


Knuckles!

@Ryu:

Read the comics. Team Chaotix is the shit.

Sonic needs blast processing again...

(ver-duh-gris)

First RetroforceGO! question from me EVAR! Yay!

First off, shame on Chad, Stella, and Colette for not getting Topher's 'Bobby's World' joke. Shame, indeed.

Now, on to the good stuff...

Which Sonic 'buddy' would you not mind seeing brutally murdered in front of his/her own family? I personally wouldn't mind seeing Shadow bite the big one, or maybe Big...

Furthermore, why do these 'buddies' even exist? Sonic had a perfectly good thing going for him until the developers went "ZOMG! Mario has cool friends so Sonic must have COOLER friends cause he is so much COOLER!!!"

KEEEEEEYOOOOOOT!!!

Will there ever be a good 3d Sonic game?

Did any of you ever play the original games in co-op mode (Sonic 2, Sonic & Knuckles, maybe others). My friend had a genesis, and we'd switch off playing as sonic and tails. That was so freaking fun, especially since tails couldn't really die, so you'd just go full steam at everyone. If you kill them, that's fine. If you don't, that's fine too.

How much money would it cost to make out with the whole cast of Retroforcego? I figure if I start saving now....

Also, Tell Jim he is awesome, and I've always wanted to hear him on Retroforcego, please make him a permanent addition. Although, he might have too much hate to keep Chad from exploding.

I like the first few Sonic games alot and I am embarassed to admit that I have liked the two original Sonic animated series more than I probably should. However, there was always something slightly off about Sonic that makes it less memorable and good than Mario, Metroid, etc and sadly I couldn't quite put my finger on the reason. However, listening to the discussion on the recent Sonic episode of the retrogaming podcast Retronauts, I think I have gained a few ideas in my head which I would like to throw out for consideration.

Sonic in his very definition and design revolves around speed and going fast. The design of the first zone of the first game, Green Hill Zone, seems to perfectly complement this idea and is in every way designed to show off Sonic's speed and allow players to explore the sensation of speed.

However, subsequent stages do not seem to fare as well. Gameplay in Marble Zone doesn't quite feel as fun because the gameplay suddenly switches to a platformer style, which Sonic really doesn't do very well (he has some weird jumping mechanics that are pretty awkward in comparison to Mario). This gets even worse in the Labyrinth Zone where you combine a character that doesn't seem to play well in a slow environment with the much-disliked water level.

So in other words, I guess what I am asking is, either Sonic is a very limiting character from a gameplay standpoint (because in his retro-incarnation he only seems to really work at high-speed) or has level-designers failed to complete up with lots of compelling stages that are suitable for his character? Or is it a combination of both.

You know, I thought that Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past was the first game I played. But now that I think about it, it might have actually been playing as Tails in Sonic 2 while my older brother played Sonic. Since Tails was unkillable, he'd have me take on the bosses while he avoided dieing.

How great is it to have a game mode that a 3 year old can play, but still have some legitimate challenge to the difficulty?

also
http://updownleftrightholdapushstart.ytmnd.com/
I didn't know about this code, but I am now wary of it's implications.

sonic 2/3 debug codes were the greatest thing ever. discuss.

Does anyone else think Sonic 1 for Master System is the greatest Sonic game ever?

Why that 3-D Sonic has failed so far?

Is it the Developers fault, or is the games basis just hard to translate into 3-D?

Hey, amazing show premise for tonigh ^_^

Anyways...

1.What are your fave BGM and levels?

2.Have any of your got any of the Remixs of a sonic songs? - Chemical plant zone by entertainment system is awesome among others

3.Fave boss?

4.Fave special stage?

5.did anyone have trouble with the red and white barrel room in carnival night on sonic 3? lots of my friends did, i just did it by accident by going up and down?

Yay !!

Finally! Singstar Superstar Sterling is here for the Almighty Fap Chorus!

And as the only Sonic I've played is the first one, I have nothing else to contribute!

This may be the last Retroforce in a while I can make a post in the pre-show thread on (thanks a lot crazy work hours). Sad Face.

Anyways, There is only one question that needs to be asked, who is the most annoying Sonic character? Charmy is high on my list... but I am not sure who number one is.

I loved the last podcast as I did the rest of the ones I listen to. :O)

Since you gave lists of good example of female characters, I would like to know who are your top five negative examples of male heroes in video games (i.e. Duke Nukem for his sheer action hero/chauvinist streak, etc).

Should SEGA do a Capcom and make a classic style "16-bit" Sonic game?

And is it just me or is the AI for Tails in sonic 2 better than most of the AI you get in games today?

Do you think they could have made more games that took advantage of the lock-on technology in S&K.

Were any of you hardcore Anti-sonic or Mario back in the day because the console "wars" if so at what point did you stop being a fanboy(or girl!) and start playing both?

What makes adding new characters now seem so abysmal, when every main sonic game has always done this. Tails,knuckles and even amy got their own game introduction but now if sega even tries to change one thing fanboys get up in arms.

Do sonic fans know what they want? Or is sega in a no win situation.

Do any of you like the flicky game as much as I do

Sonic 3D blast...........WTF?

Do you think the only place sonic could go and still seem fresh is something like a wiiware game a la mega man 9?

Does anyone else feel sad that the sonic advance games are ignored despite being some of the best.

Sonic riders was a fun racing game that was brutally hard, what did sega get right with this sonic spin-off

How badly do you want to murder shadow?

I know most of us hate all the new sonic characters but I can you hate this?

[img]http://www.absoluteanime.com/sonic_x/cream.jpg/img]

What is your favorite track from sonic 1, 2 , 3&k

Sorry for all the questions, I love you all.