Designing For | Sonic Adventure 2's City Escape -- Designing For Spectacle @DesigningFor | Uploaded February 2018 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we take a look at the intro level to Sonic Adventure 2, which finally gets at the core essence of Sonic -- by not being about speed at all.
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Writing/Game Footage/Image Editing/Video Editing: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Voiceover/Audio Editing/Script Editing/Additional Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones
(youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: youtube.com/channel/UCFlA
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Also have a look at our episode on Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik, SEGA's most prolific and long-lasting villain, and for good reason: youtube.com/watch?v=VMqpHkR8eTg
Or our episode on a DLC Campaign from Sega's most underrated franchise, Valkyria Chronicles, which recontextualizes the rest of the game:
youtube.com/watch?v=ifBPMEnc-JQ&lc=z222inuwxoagzjkveacdp43biegcvpskypqhtjzhottw03c010c
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The Sonic the Hedgehog series, including Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle), Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, Sonic Mania, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Sonic Generations, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Jump, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Boom, and Sonic X are © SEGA Games Co., Ltd. Sonic Mania by Headcannon and PagodaWest Games.
Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 64, Super Mario Run, Super Metroid, F-Zero, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. Donkey Kong Country 3 by Rare.
Mega Man X is © Capcom Co., Ltd.
Nier: Automata is © PlatinumGames Inc. and Square-Enix Holdings Corporation.
Tetris is © The Tetris Company and by a whole bunch of people.
Sonic Utopia by Great Lange.
The Sonic fan movie is by Blue Sphere Studios.
Sonic: Hard n' Corrupted by SoniFoXx.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is © The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm.
Spongebob Squarepants is © Nickelodeon and Viacom.
Adrenaline Rush Energy Drink is © the South Beach Beverage Company (SOBE).
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Pictures/Footage Used:
Sleeping Sonic: knavesaito.deviantart.com/art/Sonic-sleeping-289504303
Sonic CD Style: domestic-hedgehog.deviantart.com/art/Sonic-CD-style-314483904
Rolling around at the speed of sound: tauregil.deviantart.com/art/Rolling-around-at-the-speed-of-sound-270075198
Follow.my.Rainbow:
missyuna.deviantart.com/art/Follow-my-Rainbow-274305541
Believe this is either by "veggiehedgie" or "Skelenova" but cannot find their profiles: t00.deviantart.net/7ch1FWDTJ8LdcxX52QE_2sVW_4k=/300x200/filters:fixed_height(100,100):origin()/pre00/5a5b/th/pre/i/2015/104/e/1/follow_me_set_me_free___by_veggiehedgie-d8pquik.png
Escape from the City lyrics: axelrose-kpo.deviantart.com/art/Escape-from-the-City-Lyrics-276753158
City Escape Map: mapstalgia.tumblr.com/post/15660963531/sonic-adventure-2-city-escape-by-cubeybooby-i
sonic faster faster: xamoel.deviantart.com/art/sonic-faster-faster-51504528
G.U.N. Truck: zerochan.net/1461201
escape from the city: lightmega777.deviantart.com/art/escape-from-the-city-117211509
NieR Automata comic: plus.google.com/118191485438296770707/posts/4ZfVYtabVUj
Finalhazard: youtube.com/watch?v=6I1vDD6WDgM
Super Metroid Speedrun: youtube.com/watch?v=Rvhx677ngRM
F-Zero Speedrun: youtube.com/watch?v=pZZ2LRym-CM
Yuji Naka Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=fHkosWFNRko
4-2 Skip: youtube.com/watch?v=i1AHCaokqhg
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we take a look at the intro level to Sonic Adventure 2, which finally gets at the core essence of Sonic -- by not being about speed at all.
--------------
Writing/Game Footage/Image Editing/Video Editing: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Voiceover/Audio Editing/Script Editing/Additional Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones
(youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: youtube.com/channel/UCFlA
-------------
Also have a look at our episode on Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik, SEGA's most prolific and long-lasting villain, and for good reason: youtube.com/watch?v=VMqpHkR8eTg
Or our episode on a DLC Campaign from Sega's most underrated franchise, Valkyria Chronicles, which recontextualizes the rest of the game:
youtube.com/watch?v=ifBPMEnc-JQ&lc=z222inuwxoagzjkveacdp43biegcvpskypqhtjzhottw03c010c
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The Sonic the Hedgehog series, including Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle), Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, Sonic Mania, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Sonic Generations, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Jump, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Boom, and Sonic X are © SEGA Games Co., Ltd. Sonic Mania by Headcannon and PagodaWest Games.
Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 64, Super Mario Run, Super Metroid, F-Zero, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. Donkey Kong Country 3 by Rare.
Mega Man X is © Capcom Co., Ltd.
Nier: Automata is © PlatinumGames Inc. and Square-Enix Holdings Corporation.
Tetris is © The Tetris Company and by a whole bunch of people.
Sonic Utopia by Great Lange.
The Sonic fan movie is by Blue Sphere Studios.
Sonic: Hard n' Corrupted by SoniFoXx.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is © The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm.
Spongebob Squarepants is © Nickelodeon and Viacom.
Adrenaline Rush Energy Drink is © the South Beach Beverage Company (SOBE).
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Pictures/Footage Used:
Sleeping Sonic: knavesaito.deviantart.com/art/Sonic-sleeping-289504303
Sonic CD Style: domestic-hedgehog.deviantart.com/art/Sonic-CD-style-314483904
Rolling around at the speed of sound: tauregil.deviantart.com/art/Rolling-around-at-the-speed-of-sound-270075198
Follow.my.Rainbow:
missyuna.deviantart.com/art/Follow-my-Rainbow-274305541
Believe this is either by "veggiehedgie" or "Skelenova" but cannot find their profiles: t00.deviantart.net/7ch1FWDTJ8LdcxX52QE_2sVW_4k=/300x200/filters:fixed_height(100,100):origin()/pre00/5a5b/th/pre/i/2015/104/e/1/follow_me_set_me_free___by_veggiehedgie-d8pquik.png
Escape from the City lyrics: axelrose-kpo.deviantart.com/art/Escape-from-the-City-Lyrics-276753158
City Escape Map: mapstalgia.tumblr.com/post/15660963531/sonic-adventure-2-city-escape-by-cubeybooby-i
sonic faster faster: xamoel.deviantart.com/art/sonic-faster-faster-51504528
G.U.N. Truck: zerochan.net/1461201
escape from the city: lightmega777.deviantart.com/art/escape-from-the-city-117211509
NieR Automata comic: plus.google.com/118191485438296770707/posts/4ZfVYtabVUj
Finalhazard: youtube.com/watch?v=6I1vDD6WDgM
Super Metroid Speedrun: youtube.com/watch?v=Rvhx677ngRM
F-Zero Speedrun: youtube.com/watch?v=pZZ2LRym-CM
Yuji Naka Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=fHkosWFNRko
4-2 Skip: youtube.com/watch?v=i1AHCaokqhg
