Sonic Robo Blast 2 (SRB2) Prototype March 2000 - Part 1 (Intro & GFZ)

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Here I sit down with Sonikku (creator of SRB1 and founder/co-creator of SRB2) as we go over a newly discovered prototype!
Available on GitHub: github.com/SSNTails/SRB2Proto
An early build of SRB2 was given to me by my old friend Saxman, who worked with me on Sonic Doom 2 and is best known for starting the Sonic ROM hacking scene. Back in March 2000, I gave him an in-progress build of the game along with a complete copy of the source code.
Recently, we attended Retro World Expo in Hartford, Connecticut in August 2023 together, and he shared with me the original, intact files that I sent him.
I have modified the source code to fix crashes, and update it enough so it can run in windowed 640x400 mode on a modern Windows system.
0:00 - Introduction
1:13 - Greenflower Zone Act 1
12:08 - Greenflower Zone Act 2
17:48 - Greenflower Zone Act 3
18:12 - Techno Hill Zone Act 3

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28 июл 2024

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@T.T_CenrryTH 6 месяцев назад

*Glaber looking at the GFZ Prototype:* "Write that down, write that down!"

@somerobloxdude3699 6 месяцев назад

This is truly a Greenflower Zone Act 1 SAGE 2000 Version (Recreation)

@Ajn_animation 6 месяцев назад

The Duo is finally back with a discovered prototype!!! Truly amazing SSNTails & Sonikku!!! :D

@zebulan1485 6 месяцев назад

It's really cool to learn about some of the technical hurdles and reasoning behind certain design elements of SRB2, and it's neat to finally see the original GFZ2! Looking forward to part 2! EDIT: Also, the old speed shoes effect kinda looks like boosting.

@ikagura 6 месяцев назад

Greenflower always felt like a tech demo to showcase new additions for each major updates.

@sonikku1011 6 месяцев назад

This is amazing. I wish I was part of the community back then lol.

@ozmond 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I was still in diapers February 2000

@sonikku1011 6 месяцев назад

@@ozmond I was 9 years old then lol. Turned 10 in May that year.

@Xenon_XTH 6 месяцев назад

Oh hey! You're the "british" earless

@Konic_and_Snuckles 6 месяцев назад

@@sonikku1011 Why, hello, fellow 30-something-year-old Sonic fan lol. I wasn't really part of the community back then either, insofar my 12-year-old self lurked the STJr message board in the year 2000 (then hosted on EZBoard) and played the hell out of SRB2 Halloween and Xmas. I regret not registering and getting more involved. When did you first discover this game?

@sonikku1011 6 месяцев назад

@@Konic_and_Snuckles I didn't join the community until late 2008, I discovered SRB2 probably sometime in 2010 or 2011 so about 10 years after this beta was built lol. I remember coming across the Sonic 2 Beta page (which is Sonic Retro now) in mid 2006 though.

@TriStain 6 месяцев назад

holy crap, this is kinda big ive been a long follower of srb2 since 2.0 and it is very cool to see a long lost build like this

@ThisGreenDingo 6 месяцев назад

What an amazing find!!! Hilarious seeing the Doom demo gameplay interfering at the start hehehe

@theclassic369 6 месяцев назад

This is pretty interesting! Sonic Robo Blast 2 is my fav Sonic fangame, and it's amazing that is has so much history. Thinking this game has been around for more than 20 years and that's still having updates speaks about it's legacy in the community.

@Hamzajavid 6 месяцев назад

Man I remember seeing this gfz only in the trailers

@Sls64LGBro 6 месяцев назад

This is actually cool, I can't belive that this is real! Hopefully this will get finish and release to the public!

@VibriJoyful 6 месяцев назад

this is a pretty cool relic of SRB2 past! thanks for showing it off!!

@Xenon_XTH 6 месяцев назад

Looks like we're seeing a GOOD look in this Prototype

@TrulyAreTheCereal 6 месяцев назад

This greenflower was the closest well get to the sage 2000 even thought sadly it's not it

@ScaleyFoxy 6 месяцев назад

My only personal opinion on the Unity or Unreal part is that it was 100% good this game was made on Doom than anything else. Mainly due to how easily moddable and how easily accessible it is for people to make their own levels and stuff. It would of not had as much popularity without it.

@FreddyN00b125 6 месяцев назад

I personally didn't know that they had originally planned for the first act of GFZ to be divided into 2 acts, how interesting and at the same time impressive. (Used google translator XD)

@Konic_and_Snuckles 6 месяцев назад

Wow, what a trip down memory lane! I've been following SRB2 since 1998-1999. It's wild seeing such an old prototype. Will this be uploaded to the SRB2 Wiki so the community can download it? I'm sure the devs behind the SRB2 The Past project would love to incorporate this into their wad.

@MrsCabbage 4 месяца назад

Hey can we talk with eaother about this subject I’d love to dive deeper into early 2000s computer games and lifestyle

@IkinBBfromAnthologyOfTheKiller 5 месяцев назад

I don't know why but something about the roughness of the older SRB2 versions is really charming for me. I could compare early SRB2 to music made by a few teenagers who aren't rich or famous or anything on a garage and later SRB2 is like a well-produced, hit song by a popular band. Both are great, just different and i see the earlier one less often.

@Brothaeuuuww 6 месяцев назад

Finally, another recovered prototype

@LuluFluffs 6 месяцев назад

So crazy how far Sonic Robot Blast 2 has came since this prototype.

@gg72yt 6 месяцев назад

It finally got found. I think i’m dreaming.

@ssntails 6 месяцев назад

This is not the SAGE 2000 'build'. No such build ever existed (much like this one).

@the_real_i_agree 6 месяцев назад

very cool, excited to play this when its released

@bitten2up 6 месяцев назад

honestly the Armageddon shield hurting you made me laugh

@romineblox0115 6 месяцев назад

congrats on showing the new, never before seen content

@SonicDBCenter 6 месяцев назад

So cool, can't wait to try it!

@bidenator9760 6 месяцев назад

This is great! Glad I just got into SRB2 a few days ago

@mcdouglas0928 6 месяцев назад

Holy shit this is a great discovery and good way to start 2024. Edit: Yes I know it’s 1/6/24 not 1/1/24 but I don’t care about it.

@josephrose4061 6 месяцев назад

Hmm... No wonder this was different than the final version.

@miwiki6 6 месяцев назад

This is actually crazy Amazing discovery

@GauzyGlue 6 месяцев назад

Omg this is so cool. I've been a huge SRB2 fan for a few years now, and I've always loved seeing prototypes of games and the changes they've gone through during development! Also if you don't mind me asking, how did you and the team use Sonic X-Treme sprites in SRB2 when that game never released? I know they were just placeholder sprites, but I do think it's neat that they were used at all lol. And also, do you plan on releasing this prototype? It's a very cool find, and I'd love to see more videos covering it!

@krazeetobi 6 месяцев назад

For the former question, the sprites were released by Rob Harris in 1999.

@somerobloxdude3699 6 месяцев назад

And for the latter, the description says yes

@wessquiid 6 месяцев назад

Never thought I'd see something like this get found

@mightymadness5355 4 месяца назад

Wow... crawla were friendly back then!

@Sonic-exe-remake 6 месяцев назад

Omg you back finallly

@MK-Masters 6 месяцев назад

Wow this is super cool too see

@segahatty 6 месяцев назад

*GREEN MINUS RULES*

@paigevanelle 6 месяцев назад

I'm in my 20s and I didn't even exist back when you two were working on this damn thing. It's real bad, but it's also real history. Here's to another 23 years of SRB2!

@the_dommo 6 месяцев назад

this is coolness

@greenknight9000 6 месяцев назад

*_OH MY GOD THIS IS A LEGIT DREAM COME TRUE. I'M SO, SO HAPPY!_* Here's an idea: For the copyright-free version of the release, maybe replace all the Doom assets with that of Sonic Doom 2?

@ikagura 6 месяцев назад

Or just make the port only run with DOOM2.wad?

@20thcenturydenzel 6 месяцев назад

and maybe some otherwise freedoom phase 2 assets

@flafmg 6 месяцев назад

OH MY GOD

@zebulan1485 5 месяцев назад

Looking at this again, I'm guessing the Techno Hill boss arena was designed to fill up with the purple damage-liquid during the fight, with the raised grass platforms serving as safe areas.

@ssntails 5 месяцев назад

Nope, but that's a creative idea!