The Story of Competitive Sonic the Fighters (Documentary)

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In 1996, Sega's legendary AM2 studio released what may be the most disliked game in their catalog: Sonic the Fighters. Often derided by both Sonic and fighting game fans, this game has built its own community on the outskirts of the FGC. This is that community's story.
This video started as a freelance article pitch years ago, but I finally was able to get it together this year thanks to the support I was able to find with my Melee videos. I hope those who have come to my channel for Melee will be open to learning about another game where funny cartoon characters punch each other.
Thanks to ‪@shadetail‬ , @Cronnicossy, ‪@SonicArena‬ , ‪@mysticnoodle‬ , ‪@MKMaster250‬ and KOS for footage featured in this video as well as for your input putting this together, also of course thanks to Matt Beach, Raxx8, Gizaru, and so many more people omg. Also thanks to ‪@GuileWinQuote‬ for offering FGC wisdom to this stinky Smash player, KOS for a bunch of stuff, Justin and Raine for help with arcade machine footage, and Resprit, Kadence and Nona for revision notes.
song list: pastebin.com/TTThm7TR
Community discord: / discord
Additional Reading:
STF Netplay Tutorial: • Sonic the Fighters RPC...
STF is Competitive and Here's Why: • Sonic the Fighters is ...
STF is Cool Actually: • Sonic the Fighters is ...
DCLX23 vs. ULLL_TOO_STRONG: • PS3 Sonic The Fighters...
Coney makes a tier list: • Coney Makes a Tier Lis...
STF on Xbox Marketplace: marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:57 Fighters, Vipers, and Hedgehogs
0:07:49 Gems Collection
0:10:25 StF 101
0:15:21 Giza's Scene
0:17:31 The Next Generation
0:24:30 Sonic the Tier List
0:28:27 Tournament Zone (XB360)
0:36:05 The PS3 Scene
0:44:07 The Trukuu Saga
0:50:53 Rebirth
0:53:27 Beach Blast
1:11:12 Who is Mystic Noodle?
1:22:19 Canyon Splash Bash
1:27:05 Sunset Showdown
1:45:30 Trukuu Tuu: Electric Bugaluu
1:48:40 Courage/Knowledge of Self
2:19:39 Thanks!!!!!!

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@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for your support on this video! Reminder that if you want to support me, your likes and comments go a long way, but also I take donations on ko-fi, where you can also get access to some bonus content and early video releases and all that jazz. Thanks! ko-fi.com/wusstunes ALSO if you want to know why I changed the thumbnail it was to spite you, specifically!

@lunep6 5 месяцев назад

😅😅😅😅😅😅

@lunep6 5 месяцев назад

😅😅😅😅😅i😅i😅

@Groddon 4 месяца назад

Amazing documentary

@danieloloan8525 5 месяцев назад

Before the video: "Why are some people so obsessed with Bark the Polar Bear?" After the video: "I get it now..."

@SonicArena 5 месяцев назад

Where do I even begin? This is the video that the Sonic the Fighters community deserves, and I just want to thank you for all the extra time and effort you put into shining a light on the game and everyone who contributed to the scene! When I first began hosting tournaments, I never thought we’d make it as far as we have. Over the years, we’ve formed a close bond as a community and I truly believe that Sonic the Fighters has a bright future as a competitive game! Fantastic video. - Polymath

@derekhamilton-ve6md 5 месяцев назад

ima fight you one day.

@XaidynPinckney 5 месяцев назад

Correct

@GabrielHodge 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for keeping the scene alive all these years poly -Gabriel (the guy who made that bean guide)

@mjul7003 5 месяцев назад

You deserve a video?

@ghostoflazlo 5 месяцев назад

The sonic community already got chris-chan. Don't be greedy now

@Dee_JayDJ 5 месяцев назад

"He remembered what his PS3 ancestors taught him, input a safe land and mash punch" Great video

@myboy_ 5 месяцев назад

Love the aesthetic of this game, the bright colors, reduced shading, simple models. Everyone just looks so charming, especially tails and amy

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

i think its probably to date the best 3d model of tails

@danielsurvivor1372 4 месяца назад

@@wusstunes Keep spitting yo fax

@heliumpai7627 4 месяца назад

@@wusstunesthought that said you would date that 3d model of tails 😭

@GuileWinQuote 5 месяцев назад

The wait was worth it! Thanks for having me and thanks for putting so much work into this. Much of what I learned about the community through this would probably be lost to time without resources like this. Great stuff!!

@BrotherNeroFGC 5 месяцев назад

i immediately knew you were part of this as soon as i saw the title. Good stuff guys

@GeebusCrust 5 месяцев назад

I like that he credited you as "fighting game appreciator." Well researched video

@Aflay1 5 месяцев назад

Many fighting games have a video showcasing a story about some legendary low tier hero who flips everything everyone thought they knew about the game. The game, Sonic the Fighters, itself, is it's own low-tier hero. A spectacle of a game with so many secrets and some of the most kindhearted badasses a community can ask for. Especially a Sonic community.

@theunchosendude5446 5 месяцев назад

KOS's "that matchup sucked" comment after winning the entire tournament was hilarious

@christopherwilliams9418 5 месяцев назад

Wish they'd put this on Steam with mod support... I'd love for it to be more accessible with potential for new characters and stuff.

@rinnnnnnnnnnrin 4 месяца назад

The fact this game is repeatedly forgotten by sega annoys me to no end... here's to hoping this is one of the games they're working on either a remake or sequel right now since they're working on bringing back alot of classic ips of theirs

@jrhamari 12 дней назад

@@rinnnnnnnnnnrinI would even take just a port of the 2012 remaster at this point. The closest we have is the Xbox 360 version on Xbox One and tecnicly the version included in Lost Judgement and Like A Dragon Gaiden.

@FirePuff12 5 месяцев назад

I played Sonic the Fighters as part of Sonic Gems Collection, the game I got with my Gamecube! I had no idea there was a scene, you can only imagine the excitement I felt when I saw that you’re uploading one of your masterclass videos on it.

@pjdonovan5788 5 месяцев назад

🔥 puff!

@umjammerrox 5 месяцев назад

this guy invented the nair-rest, ykno

@Takato 5 месяцев назад

The whole "critics hated the game" debacle is why I hate when journalists that don't know jack about fighting games review fighting games. It's like asking someone that doesn't know and it's not interested in driving/racing to review a racing simulation game, of course they're not going to like the game because they're not understanding 10% of the mechanics behind it, plus STF has one-button combos which enables button mashers to just carpal tunnel their way through arcade mode and then think it's the game's fault. Same reason why MK receives a ton of outstanding reviews, because there's lots of eye-candy for non-fighting game players there, thus they forget to review the game in a more technical way. Anyways, really great video, it itched me to try and convince people to play this game again over here lol

@agentblackbird9435 4 месяца назад

MK?

@rinnnnnnnnnnrin 4 месяца назад

@@agentblackbird9435 literally what other fighting game has the initials mk?

@agentblackbird9435 4 месяца назад

@@rinnnnnnnnnnrin Oh my god I'm so fucking stupid

@gamerkingmayathe064th5 4 месяца назад

I've kinda just stopped giving a shit about reviews almost entirely when I realized that a lot of my favourite games (various Mega Man games, NEO TWEWY and the fighting game genre as a whole) are things that more casual players (so most of the reviewers I've seen) can't for the life of them seem to be able to actually review the games and not spread misinformation on the depth of those games due to just not knowing shit about them. Especially since I'm more into the technical side of said games and hearing nobody but like maybe one or two people actually talking about the technical side and saying the games aren't as mechanically deep as they actually are just angers me

@S0meb0dy728 Месяц назад

@@rinnnnnnnnnnrinMario Kart

@emmbeesea 5 месяцев назад

I mean hey, just like Melee, Sonic the Fighters managed to find a competitive scene against the odds. This video tying in to Melee not just once was a cherry on top. There is so much more Melee/Sonic the Fighters left to play and both still remain far from solved games. This was a behemoth of a project, and I'm glad I watched it!

@ZachCG 5 месяцев назад

you know it's a good video when you bump into emmbeesea in the comments

@drifter402 5 месяцев назад

Well it's Sonic so it's a different beast. I wouldn't be surprised if people are playing Sonic Drink competetive

@DerekSquirreltail 5 месяцев назад

Me and some friends love messing around with random fighting games like this, and about 5 or 6 years ago we dedicated a night to Sonic the Fighters. We didn't know anything about the competitive community, so it basically just felt like a 6 hour session of us going into uncharted waters of undiscovered tech and weird mechanics, and it's one of my best memories of playing competitive fighters. Just a nonstop night of "WAIT that's how that works??" and "YOU CAN DO THAT? That's so sick!" I really love that this video exists. After that night with friends, I found myself as a believer in this games potential, but never really dug into it beyond that. Which is my bad. But it's amazing to see it gets the highlight it deserves with more info and history than I would've ever expected.

@TheEssentialHughJazz 5 месяцев назад

Hi wuss! As a fellow "culturally Sonic" kid I really appreciate your style and I follow every video as they come out. This documentary is fantastic and you should pride yourself on all the hard work you clearly put in researching, interviewing, writing, and editing. It's astonishing how every minute of this movie-length work feels purposeful and pondered over. I really really hope this video catches the algorithm or takes off on word of mouth or whatever needs to happen for you to be properly rewarded for crafting it. All the best.

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

Culturally Sonic is such a wild but valid phrase omg

@yankees2864 5 месяцев назад

This is going to be the Sonic Fighters version of the Smash Documentary for Melee, can see a lot of people getting interested in the scene after this

@Cronnicossy 5 месяцев назад

Glad to help! Thanks for having me, fantastic video.

@ewanphilip5604 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for kickstarting a whole online community of StF fans!

@bigbangbot-SuperSqank 5 месяцев назад

Sonic The Fighters is both one of the first Sonic games and one of the first fighting games I ever played. It is a game I have a lot of nostalgia for and I always enjoyed it. Seeing a project like this is extremely cool, I have always had a slight interest in the competitive side of the game and I never thought it would get coverage to this degree. This is awesome to see.

@geo-fry6372 5 месяцев назад

I’ve never understood why there is so much dislike for this game, I always thought it looked really cool. I’ve always been curious on how competitive this game could get, and now I feel vindicated

@borby4584 5 месяцев назад

I think, like Sonic R, it was caught during the era when Sonic couldn't do ANYTHING without drawing mockery. Couldn't pick up a sword without people acting like it was the second coming of 06. And when there wasn't content to mock, they turned their heads to the past, and laughed at games they did not understand

@kylerook 5 месяцев назад

@@borby4584 a good chunk of sonic games where good or above average, but tons of the fans just hated change or different.

@borby4584 5 месяцев назад

@@kylerook Right. Like literally only 06, Secret Rings, Shadow, and that one RPG could truly be called "Bad", and even then it's not equal. I'd sooner play Shadow over the RPG or 06, and I mainly blame Secret Rings for 06 being that bad

@kylerook 5 месяцев назад

@borby4584 even then save for 06 they where all serviceable and fun. Like if I where to play any of those games I would have a grand time.

@borby4584 5 месяцев назад

@@kylerook Secret Rings gets better, and Shadow has good moments too, but Chronicles is a bit *too* flawed IMO, especially compared to the other RPGs on the DS (or Elite Beat Agents)

@Game_Hero 5 месяцев назад

How did you manag to make a two hours long video about competitive fighting games captivating from minute to minute like that? Especially loved how characters were introduced throughout the videos with their traits, strengths and weaknesses, makes it so much easier to follow a game you're not that familiar with to help visualize the dynamics between the characters. Good job!

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

very deliberately lmao this video took a long time to make and i was basically learning about the game as i made it so i tried my best to show my work !

@t_piig 5 месяцев назад

At 52:00 I was the commentator for the PS3 games! It's really cool seeing this resurface lol I was teddy bears 111

@djspflytnt 5 месяцев назад

the DK connection reveal to link your videos was so HYPE

@SilentVinyl 5 месяцев назад

It is amazing to see that even older games can get a competitive scene when passionate players come together

@imogenmcgough9689 5 месяцев назад

I always wrote this off as a virtua fighter clone but 2 hour documentary later and this is hype as hell.

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

One good Guile quote I couldn't get into this video is...even if it's a watered down virtua fighter how is that a bad thing? It's a more approachable version of one of the most technical and difficult to learn fighting games.

@THENAMEISQUICKMAN 5 месяцев назад

@@wusstunes As someone who really liked Virtua Fighter when I first played it back like a decade ago I never really thought "You know what Virtua Fighter needs? Less depth and technical aspects". People who played Virtua Fighter would generally just be happy playing Virtua Fighter, and this seemed like a "beginner's game". Now that a wealth of information has come out about it over the internet years, I can see why people would enjoy it even if they already play fighting games.

@sockrabbtt 5 месяцев назад

we had one of these for many years in our local chuck e cheese. never knew it was rare. always liked the art style, and thought the little gun guy was cool and unique for a sonic game.

@CrowFGC 5 месяцев назад

I’M SO HYPED i wanna join the community and learn the game!

@Zero254 5 месяцев назад

I gotta dig out my ps3 and start playing again

@cannonballking7 5 месяцев назад

A super interesting and well laid out timeline to this small but dedicated community! Keep up the amazing work, and have a lovely day.

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! You too!

@KingExtrra 5 месяцев назад

This was such a great ride! I was one of the rare few that got to play Sonic the Fighters as a kid on an arcade cabinet and seeing so many people sharing that live for this game is amazing!

@Ban-zx9se 5 месяцев назад

My mind was blown when i saw cronnicossy. Somehow i didnt know she was a big figure in STF. Small world :P

@sakarain 5 месяцев назад

Goddamn this is a good documentary. I’m not finished yet but there’s a lot of good moments so far. It’s really cool seeing the start of online tournaments and it’s interesting how the absence of crossplay can lead to different metas.

@RESPRiT 5 месяцев назад

Incredible work on this documentary, Wuss - it is almost certainly your best project so far. It is truly remarkable how much depth has been packed into a game with an audience to the tune of dozens, thank you for sharing and documenting this community!

@BlazeHedgehog 5 месяцев назад

Justice for Sonic the Fighters, now and forever

@AlexanderRobichaud 5 месяцев назад

I've spent most of today (christmas) by myself in a mental health spiral. This video has really lifted my spirits and is a really beautiful and brilliant project. I discovered your channel from a niche melee video, and I am really happy that you are now finding the success you deserve. You are a very brilliant creator and you have touched a lot people

@mitch_universe4058 5 месяцев назад

I would absolutely love to see a fan-made patch of this game to balance some things and possibly make Metal Sonic and Eggman tournament legal, sort of like a Sonic Riders DX except for Sonic the Fighters

@Slick_Tails 5 месяцев назад

What can I say, except, this was amazing. You clearly put in a whole lot of effort, and despite me knowing basically nothing about this game I was hooked all the way through. I especially love how each character has their little spotlight through different players and commentary, and I was able to understand basic principles of the game thanks to your explanations. I'm also intrigued by the fact the game seems really well balanced, as evidenced by low tiers Amy and Bark putting in strong showings. That's pretty crazy considering the game's legacy as a knock-off "kiddie" fighting game. I think videos like this are a reminder that so long as you have a passionate community, however small, a fanbase is never truly "dead". Nowadays people glance over player counts and make assumptions, but I think if you love a game and can find other people to play against, that's all that matters. Maybe there could be a follow up video in the future if events continue? On a similar note, I'm heavily invested in the game Keyforge, a card game with physical decks that can also be uploaded to a fan site and played online. Despite its reputation as a "dead" game, the current NKFL (Nordic Keyforge League) has over 200 players competing, plus a whole bunch of other online tournaments, the recent Worlds event and store championships building up starting in March alongside the release of the next set, Grim Reminders. (Of which I am thoroughly hyped.) Yes, other card games have way more players: Magic, Hearthstone, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Flesh and Blood, Marvel Snap, Legends of Runeterra and even the recent Lorcana making some waves. But those player counts don't mean anything next to the fact that Keyforge is the most fun I've ever had with a card game and continues to both excite and surprise me. And that's what gaming is all about. :)

@realbobsaget 5 месяцев назад

wow this documentary is a masterpiece, thank you. I've loved this game since I was a kid and often think about how underappreciated it is, truly a gem. My favorite part was definitely the mystic noodle segment, his meta developments and the TAS videos were mind blowing

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

Do check out his TAS videos. They're actually really funny!

@christomanci 5 месяцев назад

I loved this video as a melee head. Cool to see how a scene smaller than ours keep a game alive. Very fun 2 hours

@al3ph35 5 месяцев назад

An engaging 2 hour doc on an incredibly small but dedicated scene is always a treat. It's not often that you get to see something like this. I hope the game gets more players and that local events start popping up, this game is so fun to watch. Great storytelling chief, as well as great interviews and editing. Wusstunes don't miss.

@terpsidance. 5 месяцев назад

I frickin love how every single aspect of Sonic, every game, every comic, every show, every aspect of this fandom has its own collection of dedicated fans who make it so much more than just a game or a comic or a show.

@ghostly7434 5 месяцев назад

i feel like the community of this game and the server where the mobius cup is hosted is really friendly and dare i say one of the few instances where someone who isnt into fighting games, got into sonic the fighters, mystic noodles, polymath, the whole community was really wholesome while i was there and i couldnt be more grateful to have one of my childhood games have such a loving and strong community who push the game to its limits

@JohnnyCenter25 5 месяцев назад

I clicked on this video just to have something to calm me down and fall asleep to. It's nothing personal, I just like having something in the background and will often click on longer videos. However, this was way more interesting than I anticipated. How this silly little game I played with friends when I was younger actually had a competitive scene unlike anything else was just so deeply intriguing that I felt myself glued to the screen. Then we get to Sunset Showdown and hearing the story about Mystic I was so invested in his story. Having 10 back to back matches that all were close was like something from a movie. The gameplay itself just felt unreal. I felt more awake than ever and it's 6 AM as of writing this comment. After all of that, I clicked on the timeline and saw another 30 minutes left. I thought a 2 and a half hour long video about a tiny fighting game's competitive scene was stretching it, but I was thoroughly entertained all the way. Might be the best documentary online that I've ever seen. Great work!

@AntGSuxatYoutube 5 месяцев назад

I remember there being a cabinet for this game at an arcade in vegas, when i was younger my brother and i used to play the fuck out of it! The game has such a charming aesthetic to it, and discovering that theres a healthy competitive scene popping up for the game has me interested in checking the game out again.

@XenoWarlock 5 месяцев назад

Really fun watch, love to see competitive scenes for old underappreciated fighting games. If I was to start playing online, I'd probably play Amy, she looks hilarious with the item drops.

@Nachotaco101 5 месяцев назад

Knuckles: This is a boxing ring, not a race track! Now put em up!

@umjammerrox 5 месяцев назад

really excited for the future of StF, it's unreal how precise mysticnoodles and k.o.s. are, and the meta development has been so sick to see

@vis4041 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic job. This game really needed a huge feature length video like this documenting its appeal, rise, and history in depth. A deeper look at this games history will surely breathe new life into its relatively small and obscure scene. Truly an undertaking Sonic the Fighters deserves. Really tremendous work.

@DivineZenkai 5 месяцев назад

I used to play this game a lot back in highschool and really only played with a couple of friends that ended up not liking it, I kinda wanna learn it now knowing there's a whole community

@BMB 4 месяца назад

this video is a masterpiece. def gonna look into the competitive scene more, this game looks sick

@fortidogi8620 5 месяцев назад

Havent finished the video yet, but I already really love the approach of researching three eras of the game's lifespan, since docs like this sometimes make the assumption that if it was unpopular, surely nobody's touched it til now.

@Treppy_Gecky 5 месяцев назад

This is an incredible video dude. Ever since I played on the Gems collection as a kid I always wondered if there was a community around this game. Seeing people pull off insane combos is just so entertaining! And I think that’s the biggest appeal of Fighters: that it’s cartoony and fast. It just makes it so much fun to spectate or play!

@arin4395 5 месяцев назад

i've never played but this documentary is incredibly engaging . you've done yet another awesome job !! thank you so much to ya n everyone involved for sharing

@iamdonifightbengaltigers 5 месяцев назад

awesome video! i love sonic AND small fighting game communities, glad this was recommended to me :)) i used to love this game as a kid

@magolormemes7519 5 месяцев назад

Look-A-Like was such a great choice of music for the final battle

@SlammerFr 5 месяцев назад

slept and woke up to this. inspired me to finally figure out how to get rpcs3 working on my steam deck i know what im doing with my brother on christmas now👊

@percher4824 5 месяцев назад

I can't believe you made me root for this Noodle just to introduce a Knowledge and then telling me that they're duking it out and that Knowledge won. I don't think I've ever smiled as much watching a fighting game match as I did when two Barks were bopping each other over the head. Rooting for both sides of the match in equal amounts is such a weird feeling.

@thawunk1056 5 месяцев назад

Started playing because of this video, already having so much fun

@dogwithahat0383 4 месяца назад

as someone who for some reason played the hell out of this game while growing up this is the most hyped ive been to watch a video in a while

@NotJarred114 5 месяцев назад

played this game at MAGfest on a free arcade setup like 12 years ago, was shocked with how great it felt, and its movement/graphics had a charm to it

@ryuakumaxx8 5 месяцев назад

Big Thanks again for including me bro, this vid is one giant trip down memory lane and it was really cool hearing everyone else's story on how they got into this fun little game.

@RileyScott 5 месяцев назад

Phenomenal video that has me downloading the game as we speak

@Whoopingcoughalig 5 месяцев назад

OH MY GOD SONIC THE FIGHTERS???? I LOVE THIS GAME I WAS SHAKEN TO MY CORE WHEN THEY FADED TO BLACK AND DROPPED SONIC THE FIGHTERS BUT THEN SHOWED THEY INCLUDED IT ONLY ON AN ARCADE IN THE YAKUZA-ESQUE GAME :(((((

@ThatGuy4878 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic video. Always love it when dedicated and passionate people try to spotlight their community and what makes them special.

@betarelics1979 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely amazing video! You've definitely done a good job with it because now I'm tempted to give competitive Sonic the Fighters a try lol

@AreoSky 5 месяцев назад

Woah i wanna play this! Bark looks like the coolest sonic character. :O

@cozydaybit 5 месяцев назад

when i saw this was over 2 hours long I did not expect this level of editing, production, and storytelling.. kudos very excellent job :]

@30leak 5 месяцев назад

I LOVE WATCHING TWO HOUR VIDEOS ABOUT GAMES I DIDNT EVEN KNOW HAD A COMPETITIVE SCENE!!!

@Not_3rd_Person 3 месяца назад

I love how this documentary gives every character a moment in the spotlight. Like it wasn’t just the story of top players piloting top tiers to victory, it felt like there was a pivotal moment in the scene and something interesting to explore with every character in the game, and it really makes me want to try everyone out and see what they can do.

@dragocrafterr8286 5 месяцев назад

dies of banger, unreasonable amount of editing effort

@iranoutofideasforausernam1703 5 месяцев назад

As a Sonic fan who grew up with Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic Gems Collection, I used to play StF with my neighbours, then my sisters when they were old enough. I never knew there was so much depth to the game. Thanks for this video, it means a lot to me as some random nerd who always loved the game, but always stunk at traditional fighting games!

@uboa8060 2 месяца назад

Your user name killed me

@etheweirdo_art 5 месяцев назад

Awesome watch. As an indie pogo player I definitely related to all the people writing off a game without actually giving it the time and effort it needs. I learned a lot about this game I never knew and it does really make me want to give it a shot.

@Ruhhtra 5 месяцев назад

This game was my childhood, but in a casual view and as a Sonic fan. Now I want to replay this as a fighting game enthusiast (and still a Sonic fan). You have no idea how much this documentary has inspired me! Amazing work and input from everybody in the video!

@brycephillips153 5 месяцев назад

I now need to join this scene

@animeluigiboy 5 месяцев назад

I remembered playing Sonic The Fighters and I really enjoyed it, I was really thinking if there was tournaments of this game.

@marx4538 5 месяцев назад

This is such an awesome video. I don't know much about Fighters but despite being such a long video, it was very informative and fun to watch, and the game itself seems really cool. The music choices are great too, Sonic R's menu music in particular. The text on 1:19:58 seems to last longer than it should but it's a small issue, the rest of the video is edited really well.

@ultimatekd 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for making this video. It was very clearly a labor of love and I hope it helps give Sonic the Fighters more exposure. You rock!!!

@WarpWhistleShow 5 месяцев назад

Dang what a great video! I feel the "sitting in a lobby waiting for anyone to show up" story, as an enthusiast for Windjammers it was a lot of my formative years. I really need to give StF the time of day! Games been an absolute blast every time I've had a chance to play it, and I really wanna see it more.

@Vyloka 5 месяцев назад

I came from the xbox scene of sonic fighters. Got introduced with gems collections as a 8 year old, played hundreds of hours as a kid even when i couldnt understand some of the commands list. The number 1 and 2 players on the leaderboard at one point were my sparring partners for awhile. (Milestailsprower) and (XBlessdevil) as well as (Raytheboy)! Was about 10 years back or so when the grind was ongoing. Would've KIIIILLED to be in one of these interviews honestly because being perfected by a tails 8 times in a row gives you a lot to think about. Out of all the players I was by far the youngest so it was a pretty unique experience . Seeing the game finally get some positive feedback more often feels pretty nice! I appreciate this video immensely and alot of us are extremely grateful!

@CanterlotCrusader 5 месяцев назад

Man, you're such an amazing creator man, it's criminal that you don't have more eyes on you. This is like, such a treat, to find out about an entire scene I had ZERO idea even existed.

@Chadventure_Animated 5 месяцев назад

It's so cool to see how much players have pushed this game from a casual fighting game to a more advanced competitive fighter. Kind of reminds me of melee's origins to where it is now

@agata6337 5 месяцев назад

i love how pretty much every character is tournament viable

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

sega am2 made really well balanced games. idk how they did it.

@agata6337 5 месяцев назад

i entered this video knowing nothing about this game, i ended this video realizing this is a fluid and awesome game, and one of the fighting games i liked the most to watch matches of, and i love how offensively focus the game is, as even timer stall and wall climbs look sick and flow right back in either movement or combos. its a marvel to watch

@JigChu7 5 месяцев назад

I remember playing Bark because I liked dogs, but I don’t think he is a dog

@lorenzo689 5 месяцев назад

What a rare specimen of dog

@QuietChaos7726 Месяц назад

He's a polarbear

@Spoops 5 месяцев назад

It all comes back to Donkey Kong hahaha

@lessieqwq Месяц назад

still got like a quarter of the video to go but I've checked like 5 times that I've saved it to my good sonic vids playlist lolllll I absolutely love how much detail and care went into this video, awesome stuff!

@EdenNeedsAYoutubeHandle 5 месяцев назад

I never played StF myself but back in my cringe teenage years on the Sonic corner of DeviantART, Honey the Cat was a particular favorite of mine. (This was back when we only knew of her by hacking Sonic Gems Collection, where she was glitchy and parts of her model wouldn't display correctly, so a lot of fanart from the time didn't include her pigtails.) It makes me happy to see her not only get officially implemented into the game, but also end up in the Archie comics and develop an even bigger fanbase as a result. Fingers crossed that she gets more official acknowledgement in the future :)

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

The old honey fanart is so cool.

@OdaSwifteye 5 месяцев назад

When I played this game in the Sonic Gems Collection, I never thought that this would be a fighting game that people would love. I just accepted the novelty of being able to play a Sonic game I had never seen before. What this tells me is that the Fighting Game Community really like unbalanced chaotic fighting games because that's where you can create fascinating combos and at high levels of play the fights become entertaining to watch and exciting to play.

@robnew272 4 месяца назад

I hadn't heard about this community before this, but I'm excited to check out the next tournament. Excellent work!

@ethanreynolds4942 5 месяцев назад

Oh man, this was so good I have to watch it again. You have really gotten incredibly good at making these incredible niche coverage videos.

@sakarain 5 месяцев назад

After finally finishing this, i gotta say this is a fantastic video for gaining interest in the game. So many games out there deserve a video like this and i'm happy StF has one. It'd be a stretch to say I want to play this game competitively, but my urge to mess around with it casually was definitely bolstered. I hope the scene has gets even more players!

@Estus5807 5 месяцев назад

Insane work on the retrospective, nice additions with interviews and stuff, and the OST used is also amazing. Great job !! 😔 Just wish you get a million views

@foojo9 5 месяцев назад

This video is incredibly detailed and incredible, thank you for this amazing video on Sonic the Fighters, definitely one of my favourite games that I had on the PS3.

@Hoopryfien 5 месяцев назад

Hearing Sophisticated Fight slide in as the background music had me like YOOOO

@waffulsyrup6320 5 месяцев назад

Based for using Falcom music Amazing video, does a ton of justice towards a game I genuinely felt like was unfairly wronged.

@wusstunes 5 месяцев назад

Falcom music is just busted good. I have never played a single Falcom game in my life but the music is just too good not to listen to.

@amelyred 4 месяца назад

Such a great video! I was always so obsessed with the visuals of Sonic Fighters, but I never got to actually play it. This video reminded me of game’s existence and learning about the competitive scene was really entertaining, thank you!

@cookiemint8439 5 месяцев назад

Man, this is the greatest video I’ve seen all year It’s amazing to see a game like this have such a passionate community Good job and keep up the hard work!

@thomas4489 5 месяцев назад

Oh i remember playing that game back in elementary school. Id love to replay it now with all the knowledge of fighting game fundamentals and frame data i have now

@tally.klecko 5 месяцев назад

Wow. Great piece of a game I never knew that has insane charm, unique mechanics and art direction, and a supportive community. I need to watch these tourneys!!

@tally.klecko 5 месяцев назад

Also, I'd totally main Honey.