The 3D levels looked like _actual game footage_ with the character models deleted and then drawn over with the 2D Ultimate Recap models, I'm impressed how far you guys have come.

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Silver’s face at 4:12 manages to perfectly portray everyone’s reaction to that kiss, impressive

4:25. I vaguely remember backtracking an obnoxious amount of times as a kid just to collect something I missed. This just resurfaced some of my memory.

2:08 I love how incredibly well you managed to capture the jankiness of the animation in the cutscenes. And the run cycle later perfectly matching the jitter of the original

💍 🍳 🦔⚡️💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 0:19 Sonic the Hedgehog 0:37 Sonic 2 0:43 Sonic CD ⏳ 0:59 Sonic Pinball 1:11 Robotniks Meanbean Machine 1:28 Sonic 3 & KNUCKLES 1:39 KNUCKLES Chaotix 1:46 Sonic R 2:07 Sonic Adventure 2:24 Sonic Adventure 2 3:03 Sonic Heroes 3:35 Shadow the Edgehog 🩸 3:58 Sonic Rush 4:05 & 4:12 Sonic 06 4:18 Sonic Riders 4:24 Sonic and the Secret Rings 4:50 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 4:56 Sonic Unleashed 5:33 Sonic and the Black Knight 5:44 Sonic Colors 6:08 Sonic SEGA All Stars Racing 6:28 Sonic Generations 6:33 Sonic Lost World 6:43 Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric 6:58 Sonic FORCES 7:10 Sonic MANIA 7:22 Sonic Frontiers 7:32 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog ☠️

6:43 for those who don’t know, Rise of lyric was dreadful when it came out, and had a bug/exploit where knuckles could technically jump forever and skip entire sections of the game. He could even jump so high that the world would stop rendering properly.

0:19 sonic 1 0:37 sonic 2 0:43 sonic cd 0:59 sonic spinball 1:11 robotnik mean bean machine 1:28 sonic 3 1:39 knuckles 1:46 sonic R 2:07 sonic adventure 2:24 sonic adventure 2 3:03 sonic heroes 3:35 shadow the hedgehog 3:58 sonic rush 4:05 sonic 06 4:18 sonic riders 4:24 sonic and the secret rings 4:50 mario&sonic at the olympic games 4:56 sonic unleashed 5:33 sonic and the black knight 5:44 sonic colors 6:08 sonic sega all star racing 6:28 sonic generations 6:33 sonic lost world 6:43 sonic boom rise of lyric 6:58 sonic forces 7:10 sonic mania 7:22 sonic frontiers 7:32 RIP sonic

Finally, the entire world's autism captured and stored in one convenient video 😍

7:04 Aww they included “Plurmp Mcflurten Dankenstein” from the Game Grumps play through. The attention to detail in these are always incredible!

As someone who played Sonic and the secret rings as a kid, you described my pain perfectly

deviantart artists after seeing 6:05 "write that down write that down WRITE THAT DOWN"

5:33 You don't know how much I'd absolutely love a Holy Grail recap cartoon

At first, you would think that this would only be about Sonic 1. But this dude went beyond speed to include his most memorable titles! Thanks for the tribute, Cas.

I actually audibly shouted out “NO!” upon seeing the balloon, BEFORE he even ate it. I knew where it was going.

this micheal-jackson singing... 4:56

As a Sonic fan, knowing the names of each and every game featured feels so cathartic

As a sonic fan, I can confirm that this entire video is completely lore-accurate.

This is probably the first parody that includes Sonic Unleashed that actually gets the Werehog. He’s not a feral beast, he’s still just Sonic. But Sonic’s absolutely LARPing as a Creature of the Night.

6:28 Sonic really said "My own clone! Now neither of us will be a virgin!"

This feels like a modern-day sonic flash cartoon in all the best ways

god that loading screen at 4:00 had me screaming, this whole video is solid gold

if you’re wondering what the official Sonic The Hedgehog channel commented, they said “is this what it means for your life to flash before your eyes?”

Ayo bro what was that 💀 4:11

Shadow as a doom clone, Michael Jackson the werehog, and 06 loading screen were my favorite parts! This truly was the ultimate recap

The Sonic R part was impressively well animated. I assume this was a real race that you effectively rotoscoped over. Not the actual technique, but you get the idea

The way you did the Sonic R bit was... horrifically accurate, right down to the awful controls. 😂 Edit: Same for Secret Rings for that matter. GOD, those controls are worse than R. 🤣

Best sonic battle ever 2:12

As a sonic fan having a cas van de pol recap it's like a gift, he never fails to put a smile on my face 💙🦔

Anyone else just loves how he animates the gameplay sections of his videogame videos? He just captures the gameplay so well in his animations

3:35 as someone who played shadow the hedgehog 10 times just to get the true ending and still struggle to the final boss, this is perfectly acurrate

I love the inclusion of Plurmp "Dankenstein" McFlurtin Esq The Cat at 7:04

4:06 I love how he perfectly explained the entirety of Sonic 06. Edit: yes I know about the 1 frame of the kissing scene stop telling me Also love the fact Knuckles head just gets flatter and flatter as the animation goes on

Ok i gotta give you a round of praise for actually using the entire audio clip of the Pingas meme. But also i gotta bring up how 6:04 has murdered my will to live

The top 3 best things about sonic recap 3.werehog singing its just so funny 2.sonic R recap gameplay its awesome 1.shadow the hedgehog gameplay its just perfection

1:37 I THOUGHT TAILS WAS RECORDING IT, BUT HE WAS SMILING AND BLUSHING

I’ll never not be able to watch anything with Big The Cat and not hear Arin and Danny losing their minds on Game Grumps

This is hilariously accurate to the original games (Except for a few scenes like the balloon one which I wish I could unsee.) Also, it’s funny to see how the Official Sonic The Hedgehog account commented on this video and then deleted it after they realized this wasn’t family friendly was pretty funny.

0:18 sonic 1 0:37 sonic 2 0:42 sonic cd 1:00 sonic spinball 1:11 dr.robotinick mean bean machine 1:27 sonic 3 & knuckles 1:38 knuckles chaotix 1:45 sonic r 2:07 sonic adventure 2:24 sonic adventure 2 3:03 sonic heroes 3:35 shadow the hedgehog 3:58 sonic rush 4:04 sonic the hedgehog 2006 4:18 sonic riders 4:24 sonic and the secret rings 4:49 mario and sonic at olimpic game 4:57 sonic unleashed 5:33 sonic and the black Knight 5:44 sonic colors 6:07 sonic and sega all stars racing 6:27 sonic gerenaltions 6:33 sonic lost world 6:43 sonic boom 6:58 sonic forces 7:09 sonic mania 7:22 sonic frontiers 7:32 the murder of sonic the hedgehog 👍

1:16 SnooPINGAS!!! As Usual I SEEEE???

name all the games in this video, GO!

I think this recap does actually 100% represent every sonic game, especially sonic r and frontiers. Amazing animation as always!

I laughed so hard at the Unleashed part! It made me fondly remember all of Sonic’s wild werehog grunts and screams.

1:11 *”Ironically, in this game, you play as a character named Has Bean (more commonly known as Carbuncle in the series that inspired and authorized Mean Bean Machine.) despite this, it fits Mean Bean Machine DX, where you actually play as Sonic.”*

You captured the secret rings suffering perfectly lol! I love how on point the styles were.

0:20 Sonic The Hedgehog (1991) 0:39 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (1992) 0:45 Sonic CD (1993) 1:00 Sonic Spinball (1993) 1:12 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) 1:36 Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) 1:39 Knuckles Chaotix (1995) 1:45 Sonic R (1997) 2:06 Sonic Adventure (1998) 2:25 Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) 3:03 Sonic Heroes (2003) 3:38 Shadow The Hedgehog (2005) 3:58 Sonic Rush (2005) 4:06 Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) 4:20 Sonic Riders (2006) 4:40 Sonic and The Secret Rings (2007) 4:49 Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Games (2007) 4:56 Sonic Unleashed (2008) 5:33 Sonic And The Black Knight (2009) 5:47 Sonic Colors (2010) 6:09 Sonic Sega All Star Racing (2010) 6:30 Sonic Generations (2011) 6:33 Sonic Lost World (2013) 6:47 Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014) 6:59 Sonic Forces (2017) 7:10 Sonic Mania (2017) 7:23 Sonic Frontiers (2022) 7:32 The Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog (2023) I love your work Cas ❤

7:22 I like how he included the random things popping in and out throughout the world

The Sonic 3 and Knuckles bit where they kiss and Tails being so weirdly joyus about It always got me

Assuming I read the credits right, HOLY CRAP, Dominik Johann! Those 3D recreations of the Sonic R stage and Westopolis were gorgeous! I was so damn blown away.

Finally, Vin Dinsel in cas’s style. Something I never knew I needed😂

I love how you captured the whole "Sonic Lost Worlds is a Super Mario Galaxy clone."

4:56 the Micheal jackson bit was classic 😂

I absolutely love all the easter eggs in the Sonic Forces character creation menu, such as the cat that was made on Game Grumps with a name I can't remember but its longer than my lifespan.

7:33 no way they even put that game of tails been a detective, you guys are just amazing

This...this was truly something incredible. Well done for capturing almost my entire childhood of gaming into 8 minutes!

6:33 Hey! Sonic Lost World was a great Sonic game! Just because it -stole- borrowed some stuff

I absolutely love how you captured every stage of Sonic's running animation over the years.

as someone who has played sonic adventure repeatedly, throughout the years, the exaggerated victory animation was spot on lmao

1:46 Had me absolutely dying. How most people played the first time

4:03 hey, she can play in the Himalayas for HOURS!

I lowkey appreciate that this animation is roasting each game more or less equally, instead of the popular parody template of one set of games being portrayed as flawless masterpieces and the other being total trash. Each game has its good points and bad points!

Was not expecting fully animated sonic inflation in cas' artstyle 🗿

Honestly the Sonic Adventure part was accurate af, the exaggerated face animations and the Big fishing segment reminded me of when Game Grumps played it. Amazing animation as always

Love that the official sonic channel commented on this, only to delete it later after realizing what was in it lol

I love how Team Dark was portrayed as a group of goth friends. Sucks that their lore was changed to where Shadow doesn't care for neither Rouge nor Omega. Blaze and Werehog Sonic were also hilarious.

4:12 is a pure masterpiece to keep the making out running gag alive 😂🙋🏻‍♂️

4:56 is just breathtaking

You can tell cas has played most of these games

Sonic R was shockingly accurate. Looked like actual footage

I kinda love how derpy the Werehog looks, especially while running at the end.

I have never seen a more perfect representation of playing Sonic R. Bravo, good sir.

idc if it's representing the transformed version the fact you put sonic & all sega all stars racing in here is just awesome

4:56 I didn't know I needed this image. Let alone the whole clip. Easily my favorite bit of this entire video. 😂

A well done Sonic parody. The werehog but went on a little too long but honestly? That is exactly how Unleashed felt with the Werehog stages so kudos I guess.

The werehog dancing as Michael Jackson while wearing his Thriller jacket was both funny and legendary

Loved it. Great job!

4:55 Unleashed forever. It is sad that there was no such moment in the game itself

I like how overly expressive Sonic’s eyes and mouth are when he talks in the Sonic Adventure recap

the running gag of sonic making out with every new character he meets is funny as hell

6:24 you'll aways be my brother...

What makes your cartoons great is you don't even have to have seen the source material to enjoy them. My knowledge of Sonic games doesn't go past Sonic 3 from 1994, but this whole thing is still hilarious and enjoyable!

6:55 The freaking Knuckles bug thing LMAO 😂

4:56 I just love how there is no attempt to add any hints of the Thriller music since you now it'd get flagged hella quickly, but it honestly makes it that much funnier!

3:46 imagine playing AS shadow 😏

4:24 I only briefly played Secret of the Rings as a kid but I still remember the awkward ass controls, it was perfect

Damn, whoever did the storyboard for this definetly did their research, really awesome animation.

2:46 No one: Me when i had socks in the kitchen:

1:57 this is exactly how the game plays 😂

3:35 I genuinely like Shadow the Hedgehog and am tired of pretending I dont. Also Shadow with a poorly croped png of an Ak-47 is unironically one of the funniest things I have ever seen, and only for it to be followed up by hilarious FPS gameplay is awsome.

3:41 this entire segment is genius

5:51 Imagine that instead of this, Cas would've animated Sonic getting in one of those bad quality minecraft sonic mods.

3:46 This is what I imagine Shadow pictures when someone tells him to "go to his happy place".

6:30 really puts a whole new meaning into the phrase “self obsessed”

Did NOT expect a Monster Factory reference at 7:06 with Pam, great stuff!

7:23 This Sonic frontiers refrence got me 💀

“WhY LoOk A cHiLIdOg All AlOnE iN the MiDdLe Of NoWeRE” proceeds to wag finger

1:16 We Couldn't Forget This Legendary Meme I Always Wanted To See This, Thank You So Much

For those who new to the sonic fan base this video perfectly describes the journey you will experience ups and of course the downs

Jesus Christ... the Sonic Unleashed has me crying! This whole video is hilarious, but that one got me laughing non-stop!

5:43 The Sonic face meme🤣🤣🤣🤣