Sonic Adventure 2 in Real 720p HD

[Shadow7324]

1:48 lol

[LiamKawa]

Can you do this playing sa2 battle on a Wii rigged up to an hdmi cable?

[BlazeHedgehog]

@LiamKawa Does the Wii even support HDMI? I don't think it does. Plus, it'd still be 480p. This is being rendered natively at 720.

[ravage657]

sounds like pc

[sonicslayton]

@themangodess What the hell are you freakin out about..THAT was what made me click on the vid...i don't get it "don't make it a thing?" and why is it so "retarded"...

nerd rage really is the worst kind...fuckin stupid.....

[DistraughtK]

i really need this game again

[Zetumalix]

WOOHOO! -- ouch!

~Nice! 200 points.~

[TheLPMusicMixer]

Anyone Else See Big At 2:55 ?

[morange492]

you know, there's one thing i don't understand. Seeing as Sega have had the blueprint for a good 3d sega, how did they blow the 2006 sonic the hedgehog and 2009 sonic unleashed games so badly (im sure im missing another title)?? i heard sonic generations is really good, haven't played it yet but it baffles my mind. They honestly could've just repackaged this game with hd graphics and had done a better job than they did with the two aforementioned titles

[excalibur183]

@morange492 There are a lot of fond memories for Adventure (2), but to be frank, it hasn't aged well. The controls are no longer as smooth as they once were, the camera no longer as tight, and Sonic no longer as fast. Just watching this gameplay, it's pretty sad to see how much of Sonic's speed actually comes from boostpads.

[morange492]

@excalibur183 yeah that's true, to be honest i haven't played this game in like 12 years (or around the time it came out).. but i do think they had enough that they could build from it, maybe clean up some of the weaker areas of the game and add a few innovations here and there

[DrMonkeyDude]

THAT WAS TIGHT

[yungniccajebo]

OMFG That crystal meth truck chasing Sonic at 2:36 is creepy as hell. . . its so big knocking cars outta the street, flying offa rooftops. . . and just when you think you're far from it you hear that creepy ass VRRRRRRRRRRRM and he's like right behind you.

[GoldFist090]

2:53 Big got crushed.

[fxqr099]

pause at 2:55. Big the cat

[TEHMEGAMASTAH]

The Modern remake of this in generations was GLORIOUS

[SJmapler]

looks pretty good actually, the textures don't even seem that outdated

[SonicWaltroughs]

Runs on 1.5 gb RAM?

[shockwave952]

Dude, the sound dub is absolutely amazing! How long did that take to do? You got every little detail!

[BlazeHedgehog]

@shockwave952 I don't specifically remember but I think it was somewhere around two hours. Maybe an hour and a half.

[GOPACKERSJT]

@BlazeHedgehog I didn't even realize that was dubbed until i read the description!

[JonatC11]

My favorite part of this game is the chao garden I hope it will appear in 3 (If they make one lol)

[Jeffeffery9]

Hey I'd love to do this, but I have some questions first. First of all, how was this done and what are the system requirements? I also sort of noticed the sound effects were different. Are you running NULLDC? Can you help me set up my own copy? Thanks a bunch if you respond! Cheers :D

[BlazeHedgehog]

@Jeffeffery9 Why I oughta

[PersonalJesus97]

If you're gonna use an emulator go for the gamecube it has better graphics

[BlazeHedgehog]

@PersonalJesus97 Just barely. Really, the differences are pretty negligible, and the Gamecube version has worse lighting.

[Johfunu]

@PersonalJesus97 Gamecube version has terrible shadows for the characters, almost no lighting effects and a shoddy frame rate during cutscenes.

[furyassassin]

Thumbs up if you somersault then jump to do a more wild jump :D

[MrLolKins]

Very VERY well done on the sound dub. Wouldn't had guessed had i not been able to pick out the differences, without knowing that, wouldn't have guessed it was dubbed.

I may have to pick up this emulator. Does it have disk support for running games straight from CD?

[BlazeHedgehog]

@MrLolKins Dreamcast discs are a proprietary format and cannot be read by most CD/DVD drives. It'll read from bootleg games burned to a CD, but generally you run them from ISO disc images.

[MrLolKins]

@BlazeHedgehog Yeah, that's why I said CD and not GD-Roms :P But thanks, good to know.

[netlorens]

@themangodess I'm not a fan of numbers in titles, but I'm sure that this was just meant to tell people that the game was really rendered at 1280 x 720, rather than just recording on a physical Dreamcast at 640 x 480 and stretching it larger (which has been done several times in the past and inaccurately labeled as 720p).

Perhaps you'll still say that the video description would be a better place for that information, but the higher resolution is what sets this video apart from all the others.

[SCLARK2112]

love it

[JDaMac815]

WHY U NO CHANGE MY VIEW?!

[TheCollinsd1]

best game ever

[atomicalphamal3]

3:20 thats what...he said?

[thunderboyAAC]

Man, running from the truck with the electric shield was the best feeling ever..

[mikeyxbox]

@rg7621 it's not this exact level .. Plus they have remixed the music =[

[SONICBOYREBORN234]

@mikeyxbox So? Whats wrong with change? SA2 is my favourite 3D Sonic game, and I love what they did with the level in Generations. If everything was the same, that would be lazy.

[Morbidcrab]

Sonic adventure 3-DS *trollface*

[sparkingmeteor1337]

@Morbidcrab :D if only man

[IshidaTheQuincy]

@themangodess

2009.

[IshidaTheQuincy]

Do you have the joystick pulling left issue too?

[BlazeHedgehog]

@IshidaTheQuincy In this version of nullDC, yeah. The newest version has proper analog stick support if you use the PuruPuru plugin, which fixes it.

[IshidaTheQuincy]

@BlazeHedgehog

Are you sure? I just got NullDC 1.04 r22 (which I assume is the latest one). While the game does run a lot better, I've still got this issue. Also, the game doesn't detect a memory card even with the VMU plugins attached. At least I don't need Joy2Key anymore, so that's an improvement. Any idea on what I might be doing wrong?

[BlazeHedgehog]

@IshidaTheQuincy It works without issue for me, using both a Dualshock 2-to-USB adapter and an Xbox 360 controller, sorry. :\

[IshidaTheQuincy]

@BlazeHedgehog

Well, no matter. I just figured out that my PC can emulate GC games at 100% and it ends up better than the DC version in all aspects, so I just stuck with that. No tilting also.

But thanks anyway! :)

[RG7621]

Buy Sonic Generations to see this in 1080p ;p

[thedemondhunter12345]

the dreamcast had more potential than the wii, playstation 2, gamecube and xbox. if you turn it into 720 or 1080 the dreamcast will look glorious

[AllHailLunesta]

The framerate is very smooth, looks nice.

[sithwarrior26]

Is there anyone here who would love to play SA2 on psn, If so help me let sega know that there are people willing to play this game on next gen consoles, just go to my channel and look for "Sonic Adventure 2 PSN" and read description. I already have a few supporters

[ScatmanKirby]

Little did we know that that was just the truck's larval stage.

[BlazeHedgehog]

@DoomsdayOdd I believe I've adequately explained my reasoning in other comments. Suck it up!

[viperx888]

i want this emulator :O

[Sonicshot101]

2:23-2:25

WHAT THE HECK?! BIG THE CAT?!

[MentlegenlyCur]

I would love sega to rerelease Sonic adventure 2 on 360 and PS3 like they did with SA. That would be awesome.

[capnbarfy]

@themangodess I agree, the 'Real' part in the title sounds dumb (probably should've used 'True'), but how else is he going to differentiate this video from the others?

NullDC gives you the option to stretch the view port to get a 16:9 aspect ratio, and he's playing at a 720p resolution. I would say his title is more than valid.

[SolarisBlitz]

"Whew! That was TIGHT!"

see, Sonic can be hip

[dRuMPrOdIgY09]

Sonic Adventure 3 should combine the adventure elements of the first one, only allow Shadow, Sonic, Silver and Metal Sonic to be playable, and have a free range mode..

[MrMeowingtonz]

Would be awesome if they remastered SA2B for xbox, ps3 etc.

[cadcTV]

I'm only assuming this is dreamcast version? SA2B is way different on Gamecube, the voices are better, and I don't remember ever seeing big the cat (even though i've read articles or videos showing him)

[trey1177]

what happened to sonic adventure 2 on live/psn. i wanted to play this game again like the first sonic adventure

[GWEyaster]

how every time sonic does a ramp trick it sounds stupid?

[BlackMilkCunt]

3D sonic versions are soo boring!!!

[Supertictac811]

"that was tight " - Sonic the hedgehog

[cookieraider126]

sega ruined sonic -_-

[nigelrugby]

Not only is the video quality excellent, but you also play like a boss. Gracias.

[IIIDanteBMIII]

"Take my lead, I'll set you freeeeeee!" <3 <3 <3

[gridhacker]

can you please post metal harbor in 720p?

[TheDarkGoran]

how did you record this?

[BlazeHedgehog]

@TheDarkGoran I don't know. If only somebody had written some kind of description on how I did this...

[TheDarkGoran]

@BlazeHedgehog i mean what program did you use to record this footage

[BlazeHedgehog]

@TheDarkGoran Fraps

[madman18able]

@BlazeHedgehog you are on nulldc noami 1.0.3 right?

[CrimsonTheHedgehog10]

@BlazeHedgehog link doesn't work D:

[nikster369]

why does his voice sound a little off to me? I don't think I've ever heard him go all WOOHOOO before.

[thegamer549]

SA2 should be ported to ps3. It'd be an easy port, it would be fresh to most people, unlike sonic adventure which has had many ports, it would make adventure fans happy to see their favorite characters in HD, they could bring back the online with leader boards and online battles, races, and chao competitions, and it would have enough content for a ton of trophies.

[CougarMan27]

@thegamer549 chao dlc!!!!

[thegamer549]

@CougarMan27 most definitely. i was just talking about stuff they could do with little to no effort. if they decided to add DLC, like they did on the dreamcast, i would most certainly support it.

[CougarMan27]

@thegamer549 Sega would probably add it, They added the first sonic adventure, and now they are adding sonic cd, why not sa2?

[XxMrmoneyKing]

LMAO Pause @ 1:48 to see Sonic get owned by a Gate.

[MeadowPercent]

It's not every day purple cats get hit by oversized trucks...

Ya anyway Thumbs up for the awesome game

[gridhacker]

SEGA now you don't have an excuse to not port SA2 to the PS3 in Widescreen HD :)

[keeperxiii]

@baldfalk Youtube's not working for me right now so I can't confirm it BUT....

Without HD textures your still running with stretched low res textures, which actually don't look that bad but it would be great if we could add texture packs to the game.

Btw, running this in 720p only takes a dual core and running it in lower res only takes a single core so it's far easier to try this than an PS2 emu.

[Lextoons]

Epic qualiy,i just tryed out a configuration tutorial . hopefully ill get the same result

[Lextoons]

great quality i just tryed a config tutorial hopefully i will get something like this :D

[Lextoons]

great quality O_o i just tryed a config tutorial hopefully i will get something like this :D

[baldfalk]

I absolutely appreciate what you're trying to accomplish. Nothing irks me more than seeing the "HD" tag and finding out it's just some resized garbage.

Although truth be told, thanks to Youtube's hilarious bitrate limits, it actually pays to resize to 1080p just so Youtube re-encodes to a ~6.5Mbps stream rather than the ~3Mbps of its 720p streams. Even if it's not true 1080p.

[kennysuavo]

sonic 06 is better

[Sirhc7000]

Wow maybe it's just because it's HD but I have NEVER noticed BIG the cat getting killed at 2:55!!

Sega, you win.

[BlazeHedgehog]

@Sirhc7000 He doesn't get killed, actually. There's a secret location in every level that Big appears in. For example, in White Jungle, you swing past a tree and can see Big sitting in the treetops fishing. If you mash A+B in some cutscenes, Big will even show up there, too. For whatever reason, they removed all of Big's cameos in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle.

[Shockadinkiller727]

@BlazeHedgehog I think that was a good idea on their part. Big does not have any contributions to the story in SA2, so having him be everywhere during this whole ordeal is unfitting and overall ridiculous.

[BlazeHedgehog]

@Shockadinkiller727 Because Sonic games aren't already ridiculous? That's kind of the whole point of an easter egg, anyway.

[Shockadinkiller727]

@BlazeHedgehog If it is able to be turned off, then I take back what I said. But if it isn't, then whenever I play through a game with an easter egg like that, it will bug me that he is there in plain sight, following me.

Everywhere.

[trey1177]

@Sirhc7000 he didnt get killed unfortunately -.- wish he did. he was on sidewalk luckily close to building

[IMmephiles]

@Sirhc7000 i think its cause of the emulator, ive only seen it here and with my own, not with the real version

[shadic939]

LOL big got crushed!R.I.P big the cat(ha ha!)

[GirugaMarc]

It's funny, I've been playing this game for a decade and I just noticed Big the Cat at 2:56

[Omegamario17]

That was tight editing because that would have taken me hours and many Sony Vegas crashes to get all the audio synced to the game.

Fantastic stuff man.

[mwhitco91]

Epic fail at 1:46.

[FS3K]

I miss the Chao's =(

[rasenshuriken49]

they should remake the whole game when they finish sonic gen

[FS3K]

@rasenshuriken49 or at least bring back the Chao

[Snivy931]

@rasenshuriken49 on the 3ds

[rasenshuriken49]

@Snivy931 or ps3

[BehelitOutlaw]

nice run

[0o0Zero0o0]

I NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THIS GAME!! I rember this game being the SH** when I was younger. Or maby it was beacuse I was young and naieve... Dont care, I want this NAO!

[clintosfan]

Great play, I wanna play video games with the guy who made this :D

[kyler1man]

WTF i just saw big the cat at 2:55 XD i never noticed that...sexy

[Samsasrenjet]

@kyler1man Haha! Its probably because you played the Gamecube version, where they removed Big's death (unfortunately).

[xxOreoNinjaxx]

now this game needs to be on xbla marketplace, im kinda tired of playing SA1

[Lioyd1rving]

@SonicCircuit >Sonic 06

>Better than SA2

wtfamireading.jpg

[PrrrromotionGiven]

@PokeFan287 Dreamcast DVD player add-on was in the works when it died, and the GC never played DVDs, but that lived.

[PrrrromotionGiven]

@SonicCircuit I suppose everybody is entitled to their own opinion... you're the same as me. I spent about 4 years without playing a Sonic game. Then I get the Unleashed demo, BAM! Straight back in. Can't wait for Generations :D

[PrrrromotionGiven]

@SonicCircuit Have you actually played it? This is my favourite Sonic game in the series, it really isn't fair to judge it by one level. Especially The spectacularly mediocre City Escape. I think final Rush is the best level in the game, that level is fun as anything. 06 Is terrible except for Shadow's levels, Unleashed 360/PS3 is very good, but not as fun as this game. Plus this games' storyline is the best in the series, IMO.

[MasterOfPuppets4080]

Pause at 2:55, you can see Big!!

[XXNikolaiXXz]

Brings back memories. Thanks man :)!

[HyperShadicX]

If only you could play this fantastic level in HD and at higher speeds...

...Oh wait. ;)

[PrrrromotionGiven]

@HyperShadicX Talkin' about Generations, I take it? Well, original DC could actually support 720P HD and even 1080i, but 1080i looked a bit dodgy. 720P HD was perfect, though, you just need a VGA Adaptor thingymajig to turn on the 720P HD.

[BlazeHedgehog]

@PrrrromotionGiven Even over VGA that was still just 640x480, dude. Just extremely crisp, extremely clear 640x480. Trust me, I have a VGA adapter.

[PrrrromotionGiven]

@BlazeHedgehog No, really. Watch Adam Koralik's video about it, just search "Adam Koralik Dreamcast 720p" and it should come up. He even shows gameplay with it, on Shenmue II.

[BlazeHedgehog]

@PrrrromotionGiven He's upscaling 480p (that is, a 640x480 VGA signal) to 720p with external hardware. It's like taking a 640x480 image and resizing it to be 1280x720. That's basically what the Xbox Live Arcade version of Sonic Adventure does, too. Most of the additional clarity he gets is because he's using component to display in progressive scan. That has little to do with resolution. My video here is real, native 720p, which the Dreamcast could NOT do.

[PrrrromotionGiven]

@BlazeHedgehog Okay, okay. Got your point, but IMO that still counts an 720p HD, so it's still epic win. But I agree with you, by itself, a DC can't do HD.

[HyperShadicX]

@PrrrromotionGiven I see. And yes, I was talking about Generations. Hence the "HD" and "higher speeds" ;P

(Plus the level actually looks longer in Generations, not to mention a frickton more beautiful~)

[MadDragonify]

Who else thinks Niko Bellic or Claude was driving the truck?

[2k11epicfail]

Sonic A 1&2 and Sonic unleashed are the best sonics evaah!!

[SONICBOYREBORN234]

@2k11epicfail Colours????

[2k11epicfail]

@SONICBOYREBORN234 I've never played it, but I meant the PS3 one and Sonic colours isn't on PS3. :) Looks less amazing but Im sure itll be cool!

[SONICBOYREBORN234]

@2k11epicfail Colours is AMAZING. But I think Generations will top it!

[95200Naruto]

@1:49 FAIL

[TheRexc2]

why's big the cat running like a bitch at the end?

[Zaroon115]

There doesn't seem to be any graphical glitches with the extended screen besides the icons still in a 4:3 position, SEGA better put this in 16:9 on Consoles if they ever do.

[braeden113]

damn, we got dreamcast classics on 360 and we got bass fishing but not this? They need to make a sonic dreamcast classics pack for 360/ps3. give SA1 and SA2 a graphics update and release it to us!

[TheSonicWarrior]

Yyyyeaaaahhhhh this game was obvously not made to run in wide screen... still looks cool though :D

[rockyslane]

The greatest game ever just got even greater!



[raycejacob]

any one notice the nights poster at 2:09

[darkomegasonic]

i NEED to play this game again @.@

[robloxiaman]

GAMECUBE CAN KICK BUTT!!!!!

[74SonicMario]

1:48 *Sonic bumps into gate*

Announcer: Nice!

Sonic: I hate you...

[hildegain]

@74SonicMario The announcer is such a sadist ;)

[MrRetardedSeal]

@SonicCircuit Are you high?

[espio123]

this does look really good! :D

[NanosoftRussia]

I am going this in 1080p

[WinterElectro]

where you get the sa 2 sounds or sfx?

[blucrowe27]

my tv is 720 HD

[AlcoreX22]

Jun Senoue's BGM is the best!

[nbaytony]

what emulator is this??

[BlazeHedgehog]

@nbaytony If only somebody had written a description about this video somewhere. ;)

[BlazeHedgehog]

@SONICBOYREBORN234 I don't know! Maybe if somebody had written a more detailed DESCRIPTION!

[SONICBOYREBORN234]

@BlazeHedgehog I know.... I know....

[SONICBOYREBORN234]

@BlazeHedgehog But still, do you think those effects are better for this game?

[jjnnerazor]

@BlazeHedgehog dude SEGA took your idea for the HD stage

[nbaytony]

@masterassassin21 what version???

[masterassassin21]

@nbaytony sega dreamcast & nintendo gamecube

[GeneStarwind09]

Nice, but doesn't look that different. Sure, HD resolution, but it'd be nice if a texture hack could be performed to double the texture resolution. Now that would be nice.

[jennaE36]

Maybe Sega should contact this guy to do a proper widescreen presentation of this game for the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade release since they couldn't for its predecessor.

[TheStolken]

Can't believe a fucking 6600 GT can run this emulator.

[BlazeHedgehog]

@TheStolken Why's that?

[TheStolken]

I don't remember a 6600 GT being able to handle resolutions that were greater than 5:4.

It does look fantastic though, I wonder how my 450 GTS would make this puppy look.

[BlazeHedgehog]

@TheStolken Oh, no, yeah. I couldn't run this game in HD at anything resembling a playable framerate. The description says as much. :P

[TheStolken]

Ah, I see what you mean.

[munsonx4]

Guess what This Stage is set to return in Sonic Generations! So your gonna play as both Modern and Classic Sonic through the Dreamcast Era!

[Uncledaninthearea]

Man, before i read the description, i didn't even noticed that you had re-dubed the video! xD

Very good job. And awesome gameplay too!

[limitedcool1]

hey guys what emulator do u think is better nuldcc or chankast

[BlazeHedgehog]

@limitedcool1 Chankast is old and defunct. NullDC is still in (mostly) active development, and parts of it were built from Chankast, so it's superior.

[limitedcool1]

@BlazeHedgehog ty ill get it then

[TheBoomerpirate]

i love this game

[supermegaman002]

lol he hit the fence and the game reacted it said"nice!"

[Gipshaw]

Wow, I'm feeling nostalgic, and I haven't even PLAYED the game!

[TheRealSonicFan]

it looks beautiful, i love this game but i have the gamecube version, its almost the same

[Conker208]

only thing i miss about this game was my awsome Chao!

[11chuckles1]

I think Sonic left a quill behind

[vanmearlantkid]

2:52 big the cat