Time to give Sonic some love. Sweet Sonic love. On the Gameboy Advance. Support the show: / lonelygoomba ko-fi.com/thelonelygoomba Thumbnail art: / shyguyxxl Sonic character remixes: / jxs8bitchannel Thanks for watching!
Back in the day I didn't appreciate these games because I was bad at them. Upon revisiting them after the more recent entried (asode from Mania), the Advance series is pretty solid and I appreciate how it carved out an identity of its own.
I absolutely adore the sprite work for these games, could be smbz nostalgia but more sprite based games could go for detailed 32bit (at least I think it’s 32 bit) styled sprite work like this
GBA uses a 32-bit CPU but really when people say "8-bit graphics" or "16-bit graphics" that really doesn't mean anything. You can techinically have a 64-bit CPU and operating system with Atari 2600 visuals
@@theonlybilge I'm genuinely curious how? It's such a great combination of modern & classic sensibilities. I always felt the change in the sequels was impressive, but unnecessary.
This couldn't have released at a better time, as IGN is doing some world premiere for the upcoming Sonic Frontiers at the time of this comment. But Sonic Advance 1-3 are probably some of the most underrated Sonic games out there, and although I haven't played them, the games certainly have their fans.
@@pizzaggio kinda ironic, because that one awkward IGN guy during the "Sonic Mania" preview discussion years ago famously coined the term "Sonic was never good." You can even tell before he even blurted that out, by how annoyed, and awkward he looked as the other guys discussed Sonic, that he hated being there, hearing about Sonic, and could hardly contain his hedgehog hatred. He honestly looked like he had socialization issues too. Why Sega would partner with IGN, whom crapped on their games for decades is beyond me.
@@pizzaggio Yeah, it's ironic. IGN gave Sonic Unleashed a 4 despite it being a decent game, they gave a 3 out if 10 for another one, but changed the score later, (I think it was Sonic Adventure) and like Beau Walker said, they said that, "Sonic was never good", so it's safe to assume that IGN has some sort of hatred for Sonic
Advance has something very important that makes it my favourite Sonic game, something that very few 2D Sonic games do. The levels have highly distinct areas so they're more memorable. Take the opening level. You sprint along an open beach, with some wooden decking. You then run down a checkboard hill of stone and leaves. You jump up into a cavern area filled with waterfalls and the green hill aspect. Finally you leave the level in a wide open green area, reminiscent of an open field. Even later levels like Egg Rocket have it. Entering the rocket, ascending the launch scaffolding, switching between the inside and outside of the rocket as it breaks the atmosphere, and finally being inside the rocket engine room while it flies through space itself.
Feeling quite nostalgic watching this dude again. I remember watching these videos as my childhood pass time. Perhaps some things have changed but it seems like you're still going strong Goombud.
I'm really liking these new lonely goomba giving a fair game critique and review instead of just playing weird games. Not that any of his videos are bad, I think that his old videos fit in with the times and he's adapted to the times now.
I gotta admit, I do kinda miss when he used to review these super obscure games that I wouldn’t have heard of otherwise. It really made his channel feel unique. But I can understand why it’s different now
There's nothing wrong with him reviewing random games. The problem was that back then, he just claimed it was a shit game and then moved on. He wasn't as fair to the games as the script lets on. Now he is, and I'm all for it.
I still hope we’ll get an official rerelease of the GBA/DS Sonic games one day, preferably getting the Taxman/Stelth/Origins treatment with widescreen support, 60fps and new QoL features.
@@TheLonelyGoomba 15:38: I thought at first you would actually believe Knuckles is a robot, if you didn’t go through the other characters. Just glad you did. However, did you know about the “Sonic and Tails” cheat?
I’m honored to get a comment response from you, LG. The closet thing we have to a reality of that is Sonic Advance Revamped but we haven’t seen an update of that game in years. Still would be nice to see an official rerelease of the games one day, regardless.
@@secoTheSonicFan not always true, I understand and agree that "Sonic Orgins" is a bit overpriced, ($40 for only 5 games, plus an extra $5 for optional bonus material) but don't forget their previous Sonic compilations and remakes have been very cheap actually. You can literally buy Sonic 1, 2, and CD for $3 each off Google Play for your phone, (or even just play them "free with ads") and the Steam PC versions were cheap too. Let's not forget Sonic Mega Collection was $20 for 7 games. (And a few hidden ones included.) Heck, you could get a collection game of 50+ Sega Genesis games, (including 4 Sonic games) for any of the major consoles (including Switch) for only $30. (Which occasionally gets discounted half price during seasonal sales.) That's less then a dollar per game. And actually the Sonic Advance games did sell quite well in the 2000s decade, and for some Nintendo fans were their first Sonic game. The reason they have never been rereleased (outside the Japanese WiiU Virtual Console) is due to legal issues with THQ whom published the American releases, and possibly other legal issues.
Have we ever stopped to talk about how wild it is Goomba plays games through 110% to make videos on them? I feel like most RU-vidrs would just complete Sonic's version at most and send it. Or more likely these days, stream it on Tw ch and then lazily upload the vod to RU-vid to minmax revenue. Goomba's goated
@@paulgilbert5278 The Sonic Adventure and Sonic Advance games have the Chao Gardens where you can raise virtual pets. The can be transferred between the Gamecube and Game Boy Advance.
Quality video, LG! The quality of these videos are incredible, the wait is always worth it, since you take time and care in your videos. Keep up the awesome work, mate! 👍❤️
I don't think people realize how impactfull the portable sonic games were. I pretty sure most of the sonic fans today didn't come from the originals, but are people who fell in love with the advanced/ or in my case DS Games!
One of my favorites of this episode? The thumbnail has Lonely Goomba and Sonic sharing a couple chili dogs together, and Goomba looks to be enjoying himself.
I think it's important to mention that this is Dimps' first Sonic game which was followed by the rest of the Advance games, the three Rush games and Sonic 4
Great video. Advance 1 is among my favorite games of all time and its always great seeing someone touching upon the good (and bad) in the game. It still really feels special to this day despite how often it called upon the classics. I hope it and Advance 2 and 3 are ported someday so more people can enjoy them.
Fun fact: Pinball was actually regulated as a form of gambling for a while, classified as a game of chance and not skill. Hell, before the introduction of flippers in 1947 it was basically pachinko with a larger, heavier ball. That's part of why a bunch of machines from up to the 1970's had "A Game of Skill!" printed somewhere on them. It's also why some of them had mechanics like "Add-a-Ball" (where you can extend your current game with multiple bonus turns) instead of giving free games. The More You Know [rainbow star]
Advance 1: Great 2D Sonic template. Nothing special, but exactly what it needed to be. Advance 2: More interesting than Advance 1, but feels too much like style over substance. Advance 3: Gives off a poor first impression, but gets better and better as the game goes on. Overall solid trilogy of games. I’d like to see it get the Castlevania Advance Collection treatment someday.
Man, I was so concerned about the first original Sonic game on a Nintendo system. It knocked it out of the park and kept going. Not perfect, but everything I wanted and more. I never got bored grinding for the chao garden. A milestone game in my gaming tenure for sure.
Man, I haven't been back to this channel in YEARS and yet you've retained the quality content that made me subscribe when I first stumbled here. I was surprised to see this channel under 200k subs. You're so underrated. Expect me back often.
2001 was a crazy time in gaming. PS2, GameCube and Xbox battling for home console supremacy wasn't even the icing on the cake. Nintendo and Sega were butting heads since the late 80s and to see a Sonic game on a Nintendo system blew my mind. Sonic Advance is a diamond-in-the- rough, but still a gem regardless.
This game was pretty much my introduction to Sonic games, I love the sprite work and I think that this design of the character is the perfect mix of staying close to his original design while still adding attributes that where introduced later on.
It’s been about six years since I last watched this channel and yet its still uploading videos quite regularly and going strong. Impressive, keep it up!
I remember playing Sonic Advance a lot as kid and I loved it. It did start to get very difficult on the snow level and onward, but I still had a blast playing through it regardless (even if I kept dying a lot cause me stupid at games). Never got to experience the bonus stages or the super sonic boss tho, but for what I played up to the 1st final boss in Zone X, it was a pretty solid game. Still have yet to play the other 2 advance games, but I heard some good things about the 3rd one. Honestly if possible, I would love to see all 3 games get the mania/origins treatment. Cause the Advance trilogy is very underrated.
@Just some guy on the internet It can be a little frustrating here and there (Most Sonic games occasionally are to be fair), but I didn't expect myself to have such a good time with it. That, and I appreciate most of the fat being cut out.
Gameloft also made a port of this game on J2ME phones. The music is now MIDI (there's even a barely used song that's Sonic 4 Episode 1's pinch boss theme), there's only 4 zones in a messed up order (NGHZ, SBZ, AIZ, CPZ), no special stages, no Chao Garden and only Sonic as playable character.
The original Sonic Advance game (and maybe the trilogy) honestly need more love, and are very underrated. I wish we could get a "Sonic Advance Collection," like the Castlevania Advance Collection, and such. (But sadly, THQ apparently has some rights for the game so Sega can't freely rerelease it.)
I spent so much time on these games. Well except for Advance 2. I always found that one more difficult. Even though you didn't use the new moves much, it felt like a more action-y 2D sonic.
Honestly, the part about the X-Zone porn section felt super natural and completely relatable. Good humor right there. Soft toned delivery doing devious generally socially frowned upon concepts is my honey n crackers.
Oooo, this is a classic... come to think of it, this game twice as old as I'm typing this comment as the original Sonic game was when this came out... wow. I'm on the same page, I always felt the Advance games were a great follow-up to the Genesis trilogy. Also, the payoff for the "wall shark" gag was 👌👌👌
I'm glad you pointed out both the high points and the low points of the game. It's not the kind of game I would play because the game is "not really designed for Sonic" if that makes any sense, but I appreciate how you acknowledged that Tails and Knuckles are better characters overall. In fact, they are both how I managed to play the older Sonic games as I'm more interested in exploring the levels than blasting through them. By the way, Goomba, if you really are a robot, it would explain why Goombas are rather expendable.
