why do people like Sonic?

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Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:28:25 No.10078051 [Reply] [Original]

why do people like Sonic?

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:31:05 No.10078061 They do?

Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:32:04 No.10078063
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take the appeal of a disney or warner brothers character, but make them cool instead of funny, and give them super powers

he's like this but done the right way and not the wrong way

Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:32:57 No.10078065
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>>10078051
Speaking from the 2d ones it is simple gameplay with levels perfectly built around that gameplay loop and amazing music. In fact I don't think there is a sonic game with a bad soundtrack.

Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:34:04 No.10078069
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Because it was the originator of the 2D platformer as a genre. There were less ambitious attempts before it, but Sonic was the first game to make such a rippling splash that it completely defined the way 2D platformers were designed, how they play, and what they look like. There were countless attempts to copy Sonic, but none of them were able to live up to it's quality.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:35:16 No.10078076 >>10078065 >>10078069 Everyone who says "sonic was never good" but insist on the quality of mario are hypocrites

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:35:33 No.10078078 File: 358 KB, 600x650, file (1).png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10078069 but enough about Mario

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:36:16 No.10078084 Sonic invented the video game

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 22:51:06 No.10078121 >>10078051 90s aesthetic.

Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:03:21 No.10078153
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>>10078078
2D Mario died as soon as Sonic hit the market, and didn't come back until 2004, for an ill conceived retro revival that nobody likes. Games like Bubsy, Aero the Acro-Bat, Cool Spot, Earthworm Jim, Radical Rex, Jazz Jackrabbit, the list goes on, were all copies of Sonic, not Mario. Even Nintendo was attempting to clone the Sonic formula, albeit poorly, with games such as Donkey Kong, Yoshi. Sonic buried Mario.

Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:05:54 No.10078161

>>10078121
yup
I don't give two fucks about the characters but the visuals and music of the 90s Sonic games are incredible.
Sonic 2 and even Sonic Adventure are some of the best games on their respective systems, that's even factoring in how buggy SA is. I still enjoy it and replay it every few years.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:16:27 No.10078184 We really needed yet another one of these threads, thanks OP

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:22:29 No.10078209 >>10078184 okay Mario fan

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:25:24 No.10078219 >>10078051 >Speed based gameplay with cool songs in the background. Recipe for success

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:26:25 No.10078223 File: 25 KB, 500x201, starfox_quotes_by_jojo56830_d9tt4cb-fullview.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10078209

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:26:49 No.10078224 File: 117 KB, 350x350, BB.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] fuck sonic and fuck mario.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:28:18 No.10078229 >>10078224 based?

Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:28:52 No.10078231

>>10078051
cause There are more good sanic games than bad ones
> s1
Good
>S2 s3 s3k
Fantastic
>cd
Great
>adv1
Great
>adv2
Fantastic
>-heroes
Great
>shadow
Broken - had good ideas- needed more dev time
>-06
Same as shadow
> rings
Bad
>black knigh
Great
>unleashed
Good
>-colors
Good
>generations
Fantastic
>Lost world
Meh
>boom
Shit
>forces
Meh
>Sonic 4 EP1
Shit
>sonic 4 ep2
Meh
>all gba games
Great
>qll ds game
Great
>3ds games
Great
>mania
Perfection
>frontiers
FANTASTIC

Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:31:56 No.10078239

>>10078051
If you really don't know, then just play some of the games. They're pretty fun if you like platformers, though they had more of an impact if you grew up in the 90's when they were fresh, like Pokemon.

If this is another "how could anyone like Sonic?!" thread then kindly go back to >>>/v/

Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:37:25 No.10078260

>>10078051
I think a lot of it has to do with the designs. I remember being like 4 and Sonic was the coolest motherfucker in the world to me. Just the way he looked with the spikes and shit made me WANT to like his game, even if it was a fairly shallow experience. (I drew pictures of him all over the place in my little notebook in 1st grade).

Also explains the autism around the franchise.(I also have autism..but I don't want to fuck the characters ((except amy shes qt)) that's gay.)

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:39:54 No.10078264 >>10078051 I'm not here to amuse you.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:51:53 No.10078291 File: 1.84 MB, 2000x2250, 1667735800999655.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10078051 Why do people have excellent taste? idk, but I can tell you it's definitely not a genetic thing.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:55:02 No.10078298 >>10078051 OP you can just tell us why you don't like Sonic. Would honestly prefer that over whatever this thread is trying to imply

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 18, 2023 23:59:05 No.10078306 >>10078231 Embarrassingly bad taste, you really should stop posting, forever.

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 00:26:11 No.10078348 >>10078306 how about i dont

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 00:50:05 No.10078394 >>10078291 Saved. Another good reason is the villain himself, ranging from goofball to mischevious madman. Wily from Mega Man is the most similar character I can think of, but he feels more of a threat and less funny.

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 06:00:48 No.10078967 >>10078069 This is a sad conclusion for you, auster.

Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 06:19:12 No.10078987

>>10078153
All of the clones you mentioned except for Jazz Jackrabbit were just a part of the fad and died once it was over. Not to mention that DKC managed to both outsell Sonic's biggest outing (DKC1 vs Sonic 3 or Sonic&Knuckles, or even those two combined) while also managing to keep it's dignity, so while Sonic 3 had to mention "Robotnik's diabolical traps" in the manual and be rushed out over a McDonalds promotion, DKC was a truly great game that can be argued to be better than both Mario and Sonic.
>>10078051
If you want to know the legitimate answer, don't make bait threads: play the games and post what you think.

Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 06:24:57 No.10078994

>>10078260
yeah, all of the character and level designs are really cool. also sonic has always had some solid tunes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYJkol00JCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAZoROzFTjs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iFlfmeHRLc

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 06:37:20 No.10079013 >>10078224 Thanks, I'll stick to fucking females You can remain gay.

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 07:19:53 No.10079049 >>10078051 At it's best it has the same appeal as Tony Hawk games but more engaging

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 07:56:10 No.10079083 >>10078051 He can really move and he has an attitude, not to mention he is the fastest thing alive

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 14:03:32 No.10079484 >>10078051 Classic? He's cute Dreamcast/modern? Furrybait

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 14:10:24 No.10079493 File: 4 KB, 507x401, 1687654794229154.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10078069 10/10

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 14:53:56 No.10079582 >>10078306 Why should he stop posting because you have embarrassingly bad taste? Not a single one of those is a hot take. >>10078051 It’s fun.

Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 16:18:04 No.10079713
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>>10078069
>Pic
Tbh I really liked the idea of sonic's band, it's a shame they didn't keep it.
Some part of me wishes they kept Madonna as well cuz she reminds me of Jessica rabbit

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 16:53:40 No.10079790 >>10078051 are you jealous people like a fictional character over you?

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 17:28:52 No.10079874 >>10078153 Thats why nintendo is printing money still making the same mario games and sega cant even afford to manufacture consoles because sonic is such a failure in the contemporary market.

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 17:42:53 No.10079907 Agreed

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 17:59:20 No.10079946 with what?

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 18:00:35 No.10079948 >>10078051 bc hes fast as fuc boii

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 18:04:03 No.10079956 >>10078051 why not like sonic?

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 18:17:47 No.10079992 he go fast

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 18:39:49 No.10080054 >>10078051 bc he is a pretty cool guy who collects rings and doesn’t afraid of anything

Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 20:12:48 No.10080292

>>10079874
Sonic was one of the main reasons megadrive became a succesful console and the series still remains iconic.
Bad decisions aside, one of the problems Sega faced was that they didn't seem to have that many super popular games series except for Sonic, maybe because they were very specialized in arcade games or because their audiences mostly cared about sports games and licenced games.

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 22:06:01 No.10080614 I'm autistic and I could never get into it. The artstyle look like puke. It's not the pretty type of autism.

Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 22:17:37 No.10080640
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>>10078987
>sales equals game quality
Sales equals marketing budget, gameplay equals game quality. Sonic has far more depth to its game mechanics beyond secret routes, arguably the only interesting thing about the gameplay in DKC. I do like making DK repeatedly enter his empty banana horde like he has Alzheimer's though

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 19, 2023 23:20:08 No.10080763 >>10078153 I know SMW looks like shit but it’s a launch title so it’s not really fair. 1988 Mega Drive games also looked like ass

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 05:44:47 No.10081473 >>10078153 i wish i were this delusional

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 06:11:35 No.10081502 >>10078069 you need to lay off the analysis videos there bud. you went full retard there

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 06:40:13 No.10081557 >>10078063 Boomers, man...

Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 06:42:34 No.10081563

>>10081473
He does have a bit of a point, as a kid in the 90s Sonic definitely felt like "our guy" and the one things seemed to revolve around, while Mario seemed like a holdover from the 80s that was still lingering. Kind of like TMNT vs. Power Rangers.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 12:32:56 No.10082028 >>10078153 Mario is more influential because the Fireball injected combat into platformers. Almost zero platformers are purely hop-on-heads anymore.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 12:49:11 No.10082058 File: 981 KB, 682x682, 1634048608755.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10078224 Fuck (you), sonic AND mario

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 13:15:06 No.10082098 >>10078051 > can really move > has an attitude > is the fastest thing alive

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 14:06:23 No.10082205 >>10082028 Why can't we agree that both game franchises were influential in their own way back when they first came out?

Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 14:20:33 No.10082240
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>>10080292
Right, there are many reasons SEGA dropped out of the console market but Sonic is definitely not one of them. Had more to do with the hardware itself being anywhere from unnecessary (32X) to cost prohibitive (Saturn). They still made and continue to make great games.

Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 15:50:16 No.10082436

>>10078051
He's just a really solid dude. One time I was buying some groceries and I realized I forgot my wallet. I was about walk away embarrassed, but there's Sonic The Hedgehog next in line and he pulls out a bag of rings and pays for my shit. Really nice guy. Has an odd odor though. Like baked beans and dryer sheets.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 18:47:53 No.10082858 >>10078051 Sonic 3 clears the entire Mario franchise

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 20, 2023 18:49:37 No.10082863 >>10078051 cause he's fast

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 04:51:16 No.10084039 Cool character, great music, pretty good platformer. Makes sense to me. How people enjoy 3D Sonic is lost on me though, always played like shit.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 07:14:08 No.10084317 >>10079713 Madonna was retooled into Amy. They functioned exactly the same gameplay wise.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 13:58:08 No.10084828 >>10084317 Yeah but I wouldn't say she's a love interest for sonic. She's definitely gotten better as a character though, I disliked her yandere phase in the 2000s

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 15:02:15 No.10084938 File: 368 KB, 520x876, TSR_Metal.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10084828 I like her but SEGA seems to think Classic Amy has the same selling power and energy as Metal Sonic, which she does not

Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 18:49:54 No.10085482
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I was looking at some early sonic adventure stuff and I never got why they changed sonic's design so late in, cuz you can see leftovers in the game (those little mission boxes and the life count) that show him looking more like his classic design except more leggy like in the OVA. Maybe that's because I never really liked ryuji's redesign, he looks too humanoid (also he looks more like a porcupine than a hedgehog with the long quills)
I suppose it was better than getting the ugly hot rod sonic tho

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 19:06:49 No.10085519 >>10085482 I think it was to make him look edgier/more like a teen, made sense at the time I guess if you were trying to grow with your audience to some degree

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 19:10:36 No.10085528 >>10085519 I never noticed any other 90s video game mascots doing that. Well I guess klonoa did that since he straight up looks like a sonic character in klonoa 2 but I wouldn't consider him a mascot for namco

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 19:12:14 No.10085531 >>10085528 *I guess I'm just bitter since I loved the look of 90s sonic

Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 19:18:05 No.10085550

>>10085528
>>10085531
Didn't tend to happen. I can think of some non vidya things that seemed to try and "mature" or "edge up" as time went on, such as TMNT's later seasons or the awful sequel to Beast Wars.

I never played the Jak and Daxter games but didn't those get an edgy overhaul? Also for the record I agree, classic Sonic is best.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 19:23:33 No.10085568 >>10078051 Parents too poor to buy them an SNES so they had to grow up with the RC Cola of video game consoles.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 19:34:49 No.10085594 >>10085568 Sonic was a lot cooler in kid culture overall. If you were an 80s kid, Mario would have been cool. Not in the 90s.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 21, 2023 19:52:48 No.10085635 >>10082240 I mean, in a way, the lack of Sonic probably hurt them a lot. A Sonic game that could versus Mario 64 or Crash Bandicoot likely would have helped the Saturn in the US.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2023 00:56:34 No.10086391 >>10085635 It still boggles my mind that Sonic Team thought no Sonic on Saturn would be a good idea. Of course, that's what people want, a SEGA console with no Sonic, right? Lol

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