The Sonic Fan Game That’s Been Developed For 24 Years 

I really appreciate how you pointed out the massive changes each zone in the game has received through the years. The history of SRB2 is really fascinating, and it's something that a lot of other reviews tend to gloss over. I similarly only discovered this game recently... this year, in fact. I was so impressed (and still am) by the amount of quality fun present in both the base game and its many community creations, to the point that I was rather surprised it took this long for me to hear about it. And to think that even more is yet to come! SRB2 has quickly become my second-favorite game of all time... just one step below Minecraft.

oh man, this was my only connection to sonic when i was younger, i loved playing it!! my friend burned it on a CD and gave it to me, as a kid i was under the impression that it was an official game lmao. i was recently thinking about it again and turned to the tipofmyjoystick subreddit for help, and i was surprised to find out that it's that big of a deal!! 24 years, damn!! truly a legend among fan games.

The fact that a fangame that I remember loving a while back has been in development since 1998 absoultely baffles me, I never knew a game like this could last for 24 years.

Oh hey, can't say I expected to see someone like you cover this game. I'm pretty deep into SRB2's modding scene, having helped work on some fairly popular mods such as Blaze, Marine, Honey, and Stephchars, while making a couple solo mods like Cross-Momentum and Bowser as well. Honestly, my favorite part about the game is the community. It's such a wonderful, welcoming place that as long as you're not an asshole, you're sure to be welcomed in to with open arms. If it wasn't for all the great friends i've made, I probably wouldn't still be modding it to this day. Little fun fact here, did you know that this isn't just the first 3d fangame, but the first 3d sonic game period, at least in the US? The first public release of the DooM version of srb2 came out on October 31st, 1999, whereas Sonic Adventure released on September 9th, 1999 in america. Really just goes to show how long this game's been in active development for.

SRB2 is one of those sonic fangames mostly everyone knows about yet seems very underrated, you'd think it'd be more popular since this game has a big history behind it

5:25 damn, those underwater graphics look so beautiful. They've achieved a look that no other Sonic game has. Nostalgia inducingly simple, yet 3D

Yeah, I'm just going to say it; there have been many quality Sonic fangames over the decades, but Sonic Robo-Blast 2 may very well be the gold standard when it comes to how to do a Sonic fangame right. And it's not even finished yet despite being in development for 24 years! And the community surrounding this game is nothing short but incredible, too! My bandana's off to you, Sonic Team Jr.! Great video as always!

SRB2 is definitely a blast to play. If i may recommend a mode for you to play is battle mod. Its a fun take on the game that has you competing against others in a arena, or a modified version of ctf. A new version of it is currently being worked on so I hope you do get a chance to play it in the near future

Played this for hours on end at age 9 thru 11.(~2004-2006). Had so many good memories playing mods online with people I'd never talk to again. Glad its still up and running.

19:35 fun fact, they are also both officialy in the PC version of Sonic and Sega All-stars Racing Transformed!

"and the ungodly nightmare" as Azure Temple's title card fades in is just *extremely* funny. It's accurate! I think most people in the community would agree with that assessment. That said, as someone who's literally been following SRB2 on and off since like *2005* it's always super awesome seeing people discover the game. And especially getting a bit of a blast from the past with some of those recaps! I still remember trying to unlock cheats in CEZ2 almost 20 years ago! dear god I feel old.

Dude I love Fangames! Though I didn’t know about this wild story! Sounds epic!

Aiai & Heavy are both already in Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed.

I have fond memories of playing very early builds that still had Gorrilaz' songs as placeholder music. That feels like a fever dream, and I can never unhear Kids With Guns when I see the first stages.

This game has been in continuous development longer than I've been alive, it's crazy, God bless this gem of a game.

Dude your videos are so damn high quality, god I love how in depth and holistic you go on everything especially the music. Tons of other game reviewers/commentators give off the impression of not having played the full game and rushing out their videos to beat others to the punch and get views, but with your videos the time and effort is ALWAYS worth it. Keep it up man

whoa wasn't expecting this SRB2 is the goat

I'm happy to see you cover this game. I've seen/played this game since 2.0, and got to see how both the game and the community grew over time. SRB2's modding scene is huge, and it's been amazing to play ambitious mods and spin-offs, like SRB2Kart - which I've dedicated so much time into, haha. I like that you went ahead and mention the development process behind the zones - which was a very nice touch. Great video!

SRB2 is an example of the amount of dedication and effort fans put into creating a Fan Game.

Man, i played this game ages ago back in 2010. I haven't thought of this game in ages. Good to see it's still in active development.

I’m honestly surprised that this is the first sonic video on this channel it seems right up your alley

SRB2 is by far one of the best Sonic Fangames ever made, maybe THE best. having 24+ years to develop a game really makes the result heavily polished. Also, you doing a video on it will bring more attention to it, meaning more newcomers, meaning more people to play with! So thank you! I'd love to see a video on Megaman 8 Bit Deathmatch as well, its been around for half as long and is also a doom engine fangame, so making one on it after this wouldn't be too far fetched.

This really is the most robust Sonic fan game/community out there, I gotta finish the story mode one day...

"I never expected to see the Heavy and Aiai in a racing game together." Who's gonna tell him.

It's always nice to see people talk about this dedicated fangame. It was the most fun I've had with any Sonic platformer game in quite awhile. Not to mention the spinoff Kart game, Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart. For someone who has played and thoroughly enjoyed the Mario Kart series, SRB2K was a blast to play too.

Srb2 (final demo) was apart of my childhood and was my first time favourite game since I was 5 years old

I remember playing old versions of this when I was a kid in middle school. I played it back when the second world still had the hazard soup and started in green hilly areas. Good times.

Great job on the expo! I have a lot of fond memories playing this with my siblings when I was younger. I've been keeping up with it in the recent years and I was very interested when the v2.2 revamp came out. I enjoy the old ost over the new one, but it's still such a pleasure to play.

Getting all 200 emblems was a mistake, but getting Pandora's box is worth it for the ultimate cheat alone..

13:20 haunting background gameplay before disaster

19:36 [coughs in Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed for PC]

Love this game. Really glad you made a love letter for SRB2

regarding the history of SRB2, I would like to recommenced you check out the mod SRB2 the Past.

This video waa really good. Id love to see you talk about more sonic fan games or sonic inspired ips

I'm interested in seeing you talk about more Sonic fan content, especially if that includes more story-based stuff, be that fan games or fanfic that might as well be scripts for fan games. I haven't had the best luck finding either.

I saw this game mentioned in someone's video about 2 months ago I think and since then I've been kind of addicted, but even still you showed me some new stuff in this video and there's even more movement tech I still haven't fully grasped

oh my god you unlocked a million core memories with that crusty Knuckles sprite...

I remember playing Sonic Robo Blast 2 as a kid. Amazing video! I'd love for you to try other fan games as well. Sonic and the Fallen Star being one of them, and Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit. They are great!

I actually recently started playing this game to try out the IDW Character mods it’s such a fun game

I love this game so much... The campaign is fun and full of content, but the modding scene REALLY makes me love this game. Many new levels including 3D reimaginings of zones from the classic games, fun characters like Mario, Kirby, Modern Sonic and the list goes on. There's even several custom game modes like a Warioware-esc multiplayer mode. This game and is community is truly amazing and I'm so glad to see that to this day, SRB2 is still thriving.

A MASTER emerald? They're CHAOS emeralds

Time traveler:kicks rock Sonic Robo Blast 4 comes out

as a player who first played this game where they were only 3 zones as well as using mods like mystic realm to keep me entertained while waiting for the next patch its awesome to see how much its developed over the years....and the fact that two zones still arent even out yet shows how dedicated these fans are...i dont know when it will be completed but when it does....its going to be worth the wait

Awesome video! I'd love to see you do more SRB2 videos!

Top of any Sonic Fan-game tier list has a tier for this game SPECIFICALLY. It's so damn good, I've played this game so much and love every second of it.

*Heavy breath* BOY! I love this fan game it's really incredible how much people can do with a modified DooM engine, the first time i got to play it was back in 2017/18 when i first heard about it and wasn't disappointed. At first didn't understood why the special stages were different between single and multiplayer but now i find it was really clever. "But even with that i still manage to find many innovative ways to drown despite the games best efforts" that phrase is something that would end up happening to me in that death trap called Deep Sea Zone act 1. Never knew Castle Eggman was the original final zone that's actually cool and it was a good finale for the old game. Ok that BRILLIANT segway was well brilliant. The next set of zones were a good change of pace although red volcano was weird to see not having a second act but thanks for explaining the reason. Hoooo i really wanna see the next zones of this bad boy. I got to play this with my Discord group back in 2020 we played the main game alongside the mods like the Wario Ware one, some extra mode mods and some special levels that were fantastic. Robo Blast 2 Kart is a meme gold mine but phenomenal nonetheless! My friends really loved playing the game and i played it...a bit. It was a great video and journey through memory lane Monger thanks for this

“I never thought I’d see Heavy and AiAi in the same racing game.” The PC version of Sonic and Allstars Racing Transformed:

14:40 [Mega Man 2 PTSD flashbacks]

19:36 "Never thought I'd see Heavy and AiAi in the same racing game" Let me tell you about the unmodded PC version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

1:35 A correction - as of 2.2, every character has the same running speed. Sonic is no longer just naturally the fastest, though his Speed Thok can let him reach higher speeds than four of the other characters. (Metal can also hit those speeds with effort)

2:15 bro said "master emerald" 💀💀

I've played this game so much that I'm able to complete the entire campaign in an hour or so. Maybe even quicker than that. I know this game so well, been playing through it multiple times.

Should've been "24 years and counting"

I started playing the game like 15 years ago, and it's been incredible seeing how much it's grown. It's now basically professional-grade and I super love it. And you know, I wouldn't say that the special stages are an "iteration" on NiGHTs. I'd say it's a perfection of Nights. It's way more fun than the game it's based on, because you can actually miss a thing or two without instantly loosing your combo. :D

My only significant gripe with the game in it's current state is that the level design doesn't utilize slopes and the momentum they bring you to the same effect as the 2D classics that it's trying to emulate. However, the future looks bright. Although the next major update probably isn't going to bring any major level design changes, they will be introducing a new physics system to more closely replicate the feel of the old games. With this comes the potential for the community to start making maps more inspired by the level design of old, and perhaps eventually down the line we might get a similar overhaul to the stages we've already got. There's even some gifs that have been floating around showing off the engine's capability to do non-automated loops, the only major hurdle left to actually implement them properly is to figure out what to do about the 2D sprites.

It's good to get some robo blast on this channel!! And hey since you already finish with the Megaman classic series you should take a look at Megaman 8-bit Deadmatch a doom style game too!!

Loved this video! This was such a cool topic i knew nothing abt :)

I remember when in some CD there was this game, an early build had few stags and an incomplete Zim as a playable character.

There are 2 emerald tokens available to app characters per act

"Never thought I'd see Heavy and AiAi in the same racing game" SOMEONE hasn't seen the PC version of Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing Transformed. :P God I remember playing this in the late 2000s, when Techno Hill was still half a Greenflower recolor with industrial elements. This was the fangame that defined my childhood, and it's crazy to think it's still going after all this time. (For context I didn't know this game was still active until SRB2Kart made it resurface. So yea, quite the gap)

Best mod for srb2: playable windows that has supports to other mods if added

I've seen tons of videos related to SRB2 but never got to play it myself until a few years ago. Still find it amazing that the game is *still* being worked on even after all the years. Both SRB2 and SRB2 Kart have an impressive amount of content between both the base game and the addons you can download from the official SRB2 website. Even after you think you've done everything you can do, the addons show up and say the fun is infinite. Between the mods & addons that completely change how characters behave to characters that have their own abilities and mechanics on top of levels that are either based off of older versions of SRB2 to level packs that tell a completely different story for SRB2 itself to the various maps inspired from numerous franchises and even completely original content and even bizarre character choices you wouldn't think about with their own stats for SRB2 Kart. Between SRB2 and SRB2 Kart, I'd say I have more experience with the latter. Mostly because I can't play SRB2 with a keyboard and mouse unlike SRB2 Kart which doesn't even need to use the mouse.

I don't think I'm the first one to say this, but they're CHAOS Emeralds. The Master Emerald is the one Knuckles guards and keeps Angel Island afloat.

I find it kinda funny that this is technically the second 3D Platformer in the Sonic series.

Castle eggmans collapsing bridge was hard for me when i played as fang cuz i kept trying to use fangs ability 15:54 in the ova its metal robotnic

knucles was looking hella crusty before 💀💀💀

Sonic Time Twisted, Sonic Smackdown, SRB2 Kart, Sonic Before and After The Sequel, all good fan games and that isn't even counting the countless rom hacks!

man i remember playing this game in elementary school. Im a junior in college now what a trip this video was, thanks rpgmonger

12:45 a year later while watching this and red volcano zone still only has one act

I could have sworn Sonic's character description has at some point said he's the hard difficulty of the game

Red volcano zone is just 1 act because as soon as you finish the act you go in a space ship soo it's just an extra level

Really glad seeing one of my favorite RU-vidrs talking about one of my favorite fangames x) - V.D.

I like base SRB2, but I’m pleasantly surprised I got to see SRB2P make a minor cameo in the video! Me and a group of friends managed to trek through the entirety of the marathon mode of it a while back, and it was one heck of a journey from the bottom to the top of Tartarus. Who knew a Sonic game built out of a Doom engine could be further developed into a Persona game?

we are still here, playing the og version SRB2 1.0.9, JTE and raiders sometimes, even after all this time, discord server and all

The Sonic 3D Blast we should've had

Arid Canyon is my favorite stage in the game, the setting, the level design and the music is amazing!

srb2 is absolutely incredible and it might even be my favorite sonic game period, the game's skill ceiling is surprisingly high and it's the one game I actually enjoy speedrunning, going for the speedrun medals in time attack and grinding red volcano 1 is insanely fun

I played SRB2 when I was a young child at someone else's house and I got it again in 2014 when I found the name thanks to youtube and never stopped playing it! I love this game with all my heart, it helped me so many times...

Did you know that Egg Rock Zone has an unused Eggman boss fight?

You've got me installing the game after a long time. Thanks.

Crazy how moddable this game is. Some characters even completely change the gameplay, there's a Samus mod that turns the game into Metroid Prime and a Spyro mod that plays just like Spyro.

I discovered it recently too, but it's a fantastic game to the point that not only I consider it my most favorite Sonic fan game, but also one of my most favorite games of all time. Very fun. 🙂

I am still surprised that after more than 24 years this game isn't done yet. the devs are really giving their best shot with this game. Also the compatibility with many mods allowed me to play the game as the owner of the engine, doom guy (don't try it it's hard af that man can't jump)

I had to discover this game through randomized music on an ocarina of time randomizer, yet NOW I'm hearing about it on here???

I'm like you Man. I discovered this game in like 1 or 2 years ago and fell in love with him. Everything is so good, Music, Level Design, Sprites, It's the only Sonic Game that i will literally fill all the Save Files because every few week i need to play again this game haha. I wanted to do a video of this game because i sense this game needs to be know more and more, you really said everything good that the game have, i couldn't do it better... I didn't know that they are planing to add Black City and that other level, i'm so hyped right know like... i think the last thing this game was gonna add was Red Volcano Zone 2 and that will be all. It's a relieve that i can continue waiting and waiting and someday i will have the grateful surprise that a new Update just drop out :D Thanks for talking about this game, and i hope you have a good day. God bless u.

19:35 RIP Sonic and Allstars Racing Transformed

Dude, when he was showing SRB2Kart footage and I saw my name pop up, I was just like, "what a coincidence."

Black Eggman has the n-word pass.

Thanks for pointing this out to me I really appreciate it. I always have a soft spot for Sonic games. This is an incredible fan made game, even unfinished.

2:16 ah yes collecting master emeralds from special stage's

Sonic XG: "Are you challenging me?"

This game has been in active development since *before I was born* .

I like how you actually talk about everything in this game! But I knew something was missing... ...the first robo-blast...

14:40 I used a mod where you were playing as a character in a wheelchair to beat that section.

If you enjoyed Sonic Mania and platformers in general you should check out the Freedom Planet series. The recent 2nd game is phenomenal

Heck yeah I want to see more shout outs for the true heroes of fandoms

You covered one of the best things I love you for this RPG :)

19:36 Who's gonna tell him...

Wow, really a glow up from Roboblast 1

Wowsers, ancient memories unearthed