Johnny vs. Sonic Spinoffs 

Tails Doll: "It's been 11 years?" Me: "Hell in about a month it'll be 12 ol pal"

"I can't recommend Matt McMuscle's video on the subject." Either Johnny forgot the "enough" at the end of that sentence or he's still upset Matt made him talk about Ken Penders, which I can't really blame him for.

I like how every time Tails Doll appears Johnny finds him to be less of a threat, and more of an annoyance than the previous time.

“The execution is off, one time, and then they fuck off to do something completely different.” Is literally Sonic Team’s MO.

Hearing the "Unknown Item" sound effect in a Johnny video again brought such a smile to my face.

"This game needed another attempt." This single phrase can be applied to most of the entire franchise if you ask me. So many Sonic concepts left underdeveloped or unrefined.

Man. Tails Doll returning, hearing that "Unknown Item" sound effect, all we need is Elliot returning with a ladle and the trinity will be complete.

It was funny to see Tails Doll return after so damn long, and even funnier with the returning Unknown Item sound. This man really puts so much fanservice into his reviews to appeal to longtime fans especially.

"This will be our last Sonic video before we head off into other things" Don't lie Johnny, we know you're doing a round 4 for Sonic Colors Ultimate

The Return of Tails Doll… So much for “I shall depart forever.” (This is basically the same thing as that one episode of Spongebob when the Flying Dutchman crashed at Spongebob’s house.)

Johnny: I didnt play story mode because there are only so much loading screens I can take Also Johnny: (has fully played Sonic 06 4 Times)

"This game needed another attempt." Unfortunately, Sonic Team has this mentality that if it didn't worked once, it'll never work at all. Which is why we're getting an endless amount of Sonic Unleashed rehashes.

As a person who’s watched Johnny for 8-9 years, the Tails Doll brighten my day. I like how he’s not even treated with any real respect or danger. Edit: Damn, now I have to play P1 and both P2’s for Johnny’s Persona Marathon, in who knows how long.

And now for the sequel we’ve all been waiting for: Sonic 32CD Mania & Knuckles & Knuckles Chaotix Plus

As someone who has watched Johnny since 2012 I can say I love his callbacks to ass-old videos and themes. John has his own goddamn Lore and that's cute.

Back in 2019, I remember asking John on a Twitch QnA if he was ever gonna bring the Tails Doll back in his videos. He said he had one more video planned to complete the character's arc in the following year, and now we finally get to see that return here! Kind of crazy how the thing followed John all the way to Georgia probably just because he had nothing better to do. xD

26:14 Forget "Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing" The real deal is "Tails wins by doing absolutely nothing"

Man, I can't express how happy I am that Sonic 3D: Director's Cut is a thing. Mad respect to Jon Burton for making the game a better experience. I already liked it before, and now I like it even more!

I adore the art style of the special stages in 3D Blast's Saturn version. I'd love a whole sonic game that looks like that.

29:33 Johnny you just highlighted the Biggest issue with this entire franchise and that is the lack of consistency. It seems Sega and Sonic Team only expands on an idea if they knock it out of the park in the first attempt. If it's anything less than perfect, if it's something that a good chunk of people don't jive with, then it's an idea that's never touched upon again. - Sonic Shuffle doesn't do too well? No More Party games for Sonic. - Sonic The Fighters does decent enough in Japan, they make a follow up on the GBA and that doesn't do too well, so no more Fighting games for Sonic. - Sonic R doesn't do too hot? Sega doesn't touch the idea of On Foot Racing until the Sonic Rivals games on PSP, but because they don't sell at all basically, No more On Foot Racing for Sonic. - Sonic Chronicles Bombs Hard? No more RPGs for Sonic - Everyone likes Sonic Riders and Riders Zero Gravity but since the third game was a Kinect game that doesn't work, No more Air board racing for Sonic - The Adventure Formula got a Decent run with Adventure 1, 2, and Heroes, and while I hate Shadow the Hedgehog, The game controls decent enough, but once 06 came and Nuked the entire franchise, No More Adventure Formula. - Lost World attempts to bring back the Adventure Formula while mainly doing it's own thing with the Parkour system, While I liked the game, Most people didn't, so No more Parkour Sonic. - The Boost games were great but Sega back peddles to that formula after Lost World doesn't do to well and since Forces showed what the Boost formula looks like at its worst, There's Most likely No more Boost Formula for Sonic. Sega doesn't try to improve upon any ideas that get a majority of negative reviews, instead of learning from the criticism and making something better, The idea gets thrown out and onto a completely different idea. There is almost no consistency with this series and this mentality that Sega builds for themselves is the part of the reason why the Fanbase is so fractured on what makes a Good Sonic game. You got the camp that prefers the 2D games, The Camp that prefers the Adventure Era of games, The Boost games, The Story Book Games, The Dimps developed games, etc. I honestly do want to see what Sonic Team has planned for this Open World Idea for Sonic Rangers but Sega really just needs to get rid of this perfectionist mentality they have, Look back on the ten thousand ideas they made One-Shot attempts for, and just give them a second chance by improving on what didn't work. Make a Sonic Shuffle 2, Make a Sonic the Fighters 2 or Battle 2, Make a Sonic Riders 4, Make another Adventure Game or Lost World 2, See if Bioware is interested in making another Sonic RPG for consoles, Make Sonic R 2 or Rivals 3. The Ideas aren't bad, it's just the execution is hit or miss and to Sega, Miss=Completely abandon.

Fun Fact: The Machine in Sonic Spinball used assets ment for Cyber City/Genocide City Zone which was later made into Metropolis Zone act 3

5:23 I don't know. With tails having red pupils and a creepy smile, while all that's missing is him foaming in the mouth, Sonic probably chose right to hang out the plane.

Love how Johhny and Tales Doll are so chill now. Almost as if they were made for each other.

"I'm out of coffee creamer...? *rushes to kitchen* " *Zero Mission Unknown Item music plays* Heheheh... nice touch adding another throwback to the Tails Doll bit.

“I wanna go to bed” *Johnny upload new Sonic review* “I don’t wanna go to bed”

So, we getting sitcom like skits with you and Tails doll? Also: HEY TAILS DOLL!

28:54 I now know where that scream comes from and I can't stop fucking laughing!

Around 23:53 "Sometimes you get 10, 5, or 1 skill point" Skill Points are based on your performance in a fight, no matter if you're Emerl or a regular character. 5 skill points - win but don't get hit in a fight. 2 skill points - win but don't get knocked out in a fight. 1 skill point - win the fight after getting knocked out. 10 Skill points - get a chaos emerald in the story.

Bruh that Sonic 3D Blast Default Dance sprite looks so authentic it’s crazy.

I love how tails doll doesn't even care about destroying Johnny anymore

"Sonic Shuffle needed another attempt" Party mode on SATSR: "Am I a joke to you?"

16:26 -- This part killed me with the Chris Farley bit at the end. Genuinely made me laugh out loud.

0:52- Would it be too much to ask for Johnny to keep this new theme for the next 5 years? 30:29- YES, please look at Persona.

The Tails Doll character cameo caught me so off guard lmao, I'm glad you remembered him

Johnny reviewing the Persona series is the only way we're going to see Matt in a versus video.

Man Johnny brought back all the old school gags for this one. The "unknown item" jingle and Tails Doll's return suddenly launched me into about a decade in the past.

Tails Doll AND the unknown item sound effect in the space of a minute? The long-time SCMJ fan in me approves!

Sonic battle’s art style is one of my favorites in the series The characters have charm in the art

17:13 Although it wasn't an entire game, I remember the dream race event in Mario & Sonic at the olympic games (the ds version) was like a linear Sonic R. But of course with the inclusion of mario character and powerups. Pretty good and simple.

16:28 Ah, Nintendont. Gotta love it ;)

Sonic Spinoffs in a nutshell: It needs another attempt.

Honestly, I was really psyched to see Tails Doll again, hope he becomes a recurring character

For Shuffle's other attempt Secret Rings actually had a surprisingly well-fleshed out multiplayer party mode if that's any consolation. I quite enjoyed my time with that, though I also haven't played it since I was like 13 so who knows.

I have the goofiest fucking smile when you reference jokes from old SGB videos. Good shit, Johnny

11:31 I love everytime Johnny shares some of his “Bullshit Moments” lol they always find a way to make me laugh

Sonic Shuffle: Now can I finally be talked about by Johnny? Me: YES, FINE! You can be talked about now. Sonic Shuffle: WOOHOO!

"By the way, out of coffee creamer." -Tails Doll 2021

15:02 Never thought I would see my hometown of Pittsburgh, specifically the South Hills where I’m from, referenced in a SomecallmeJohnny video…

It's easy to forget just how many spin-offs Sonic has had through the years, with most being a one and done deal, which is a shame. And Sonic Shuffle, while not the best party game, did have a unique art style that almost no other Sonic game has, seriously, how cool would a new Sonic game with cel shading look?

I legitimately thought we would never see Tails Doll on this channel again, but I was smiling and laughing when he showed his mug here. Also, Johnny has top tier taste in music. Diamond in the Sky and Back in Time are great tunes.

The Johnny and Tails Doll sitcom better be a thing to stay please. Also holy FUCK, ITS BEEN 11 YEARS SINCE THE SONIC R REVIEW?

Wow. Tails doll to Johnny is like Deadpool to Wiz and Boomstick- he keeps coming back no matter what.

It sounds so dumb but I got the biggest smile on my face when I heard tails doll. I knew you couldn't resist a cameo.

Out of all the Spin-Offs, Battle will always be my favorite. The art style, the story, the gameplay, everything is amazing.

TAILS DOLL!!! Yo, I hope he stays for more videos to come XD

Sonic the Fighters is interesting because it features 3D models of all the classic characters using their classic designs way before Sonic Generations came out, and that includes old Eggman, classic Amy, and oranger Tails

14:32 yes! Yes! The unknown item jingle is back! Would you believe that’s how I discovered Johnny’s videos back in *checks notes* I don’t wanna say.

Johnny strikes back with another video on a random Saturday

Tails Doll: By the way, you're out of coffee creamer Johnny: So you have selected death? Tails Doll: But I'm already de-- Johnny: Goodbye *uses the Ghostbuster Proton Pack*

There should be a miniseries with Johnny and Tails Doll being roommates. : 3

The Tails Doll cameo caught me off guard. I still remember watching your Sonic R video. It was how I first discovered you. And I’ve been a fan ever since!

It's good to see Tails Doll again. Though you may want to get him to buy his own creamer

Johnny's videos really are something to cherish. I was just rewatching a few sonic episodes the night before my appendix surgery and today as I'm recovering in bed I'm watching a brand new one! Always helps me feel at ease and enjoy my time. Thank you Johnny

Kind of amazed that you're only just now hitting 400k, you're easily one of the best review/retrospective channels there is and have been in the game for so long that you easily deserve to be over a million by now. Hoping you see the growth you've earned in the near future

The return of the tails doll was a sudden and welcomed surprise :)

if tails doll becomes Johnny's sarcastic roommate from now on I'll be happy

18:02 yo the sonic adventure 7 2021 remaster lookin great

Sonic the Fighters did make it over here as Sonic Championship, though cabinets were pretty rare. The giant arcade on the Las Vegas Strip had one back in the late 90s and I played it to death.

It's amazing that the Tails Doll followed Johnny to Georgia.

"If I get half a million subscribers, I'll review the Persona series!" .... Pardon? PEOPLE LETS GET THIS MAN SUBSCRIBERS.

I have to be honest. It was cool seeing the Tails Doll again. It's been several years since his last appearance. Also the Unknown Item tune was just the icing on the cake.

"I needed the money." - Tails Doll.

"If I get half a million subscribers, I'll review the Persona series!" Me: WHY CAN'T I SUBSCRIBE MORE THAN ONCE?!?!

I love how the moment I saw Johnny scrolling through the Story Mode in Sonic Battle only to see Knuckles uncleared gave me more or less an exact idea of where this was going. GOD the security robots...

Seeing Johnny cover Sonic R again made me incredibly happy. That games needs some serious TLC and polish, heck, a remake maybe? I don't know but either way, thank you for this Sonic marathon, Johnny! Was fun. :)

Im still in utter disbelief at that sub count. I've been watching for years, and Johnny's videos have gone from outdated but charming, to standard but unique, to the polish of today. Its similar to Caddicarus in that both of em deserve a WAY larger audience.

Fighting those damn explosive robots as Knuckles almost drained me dry.

I know that not a lot of people like battle very much but I played sooooo much of it when I was younger. I still love the huge character selection.

The "can you feel the sunshine" track is actually a song about depression. Sometimes you just need to run away.

Loving the characterization in Sonic Battle so much, I gotta appreciate how you too weren't too thrilled with Amy in it. Nonetheless, I love this game, it's soundtrack and building up Emerl. But I gotta say, it is indeed too damn stingy with the upgrade points, and getting duplicate cards can fuck right off. There's a lot of room for improvement, but there's also a lot of promise.

I smiled so hard when you-know-who showed up. I’m not saying who it is so you can be pleasantly surprised, even though the comments have probably already ruined it.

No matter what your feelings on sonic battle are we can all collectively agree on one thing: those sprites and animations are so damn good.

Man. I’ve been watching your channel since the original month of Metroid you did over 11 years ago. I’m really excited to see you delve into those games again after all these years. Your format and production values have improved greatly. But you’ve still got that same endearing charm and humor that has been there since the beginning. Here’s to another 400,000.

The interactions with Tails doll are priceless, congratulations on breaking 400.000 subs you absolutely deserve it

All right, this is the second time this has been mentioned in one of his videos, what is the deal with Richard Jacques? Is there some kind of controversy with him? Edit: did some digging, apparently Jacques didn't like Tee Lopes' remix of Can You Feel the Sunshine, and didn't like that he wasn't credited as the original creator of the song. While the crediting issue is justified, not only the that fall into the hands of Sega to handle, his comments were unnecessarily mean and spiteful. Bentley Jones later spoke up and stated that he was reportedly bullied by Jacques in the past as well, to the point that he had to get in touch with corporate.

3:02 That scream is nightmare fuel!

Wait where's Sonic Schoolhouse?

18:23, I have a few corrections for Sonic the Fighters. 1. It actually did receive a US release in July of 1996 for the arcade. My Source is Sonic Jam for the Saturn. 2. Honey is not actually not in the original release at all, she was found in the code years later and was finished up for the HD remasters. 3. The game was called Sonic Championship in the US and was renamed to Sonic the Fighters internationally for the remasters to match the Japanese title. If anyone's looking for more information may I recommend the Cutting Room Floor Wiki and of course Sonic Retro. Anyways just wanted to share that info. Sonic the Fighters has information mixed up all the time, so no biggy. Thanks for the awesome video!

Amazing video as always John! LOVED the return of the Tails doll after all these years!

Seeing Johnny marathon through a bunch of games in one vid (ironically during a marathon) like this, the Sonic Racing games, and the Street Fighter video are very interesting to see him do. Kinda reminds me of Scott the Woz and Caddy's new format of torturing himself for an hour lol

I'm really glad Johnny got around to covering these more obscure Sonic titles that honestly don't get enough love. Can't wait for the next video from ya', thanks for all you do Johnny!!

The return of the Tails Doll gag and the Metroid “unknown item” jingle after SO many years?! My mind has been blown

19:22 Sonic: Discombobulate!

11:02 As someone who owned the PC version, I’m unreasonably happy that it’s special stages got a mention.

This episode makes me so nostalgic for old Johnny, I love this so much

6:44 Scratches booty warrior face... That killed me

Oh, I'm so happy to see Tails Doll return! Hope he doesn't have any beef with your brothers.

Technically, Sonic did give another try to the Party Game concept with Sonic And The Secret Rings. It was just a side mode, but it's what made me want to get the game in the first place. And then I... barely played it.

McMuscles Xtreme breakdown is pretty good but if you want a more in depth version I actually recommend Miiyouandmii2's 3 part series. It's quite fascinating I find.

All the throwbacks are such a joy, really hits you in gut remembering how long ago these were