Sonic Unleashed - Shamar (Day) - Arid Sands, Act 1 (S-Rank)

The stage based on a middle-eastern region that actually *isn't* Egypt, this is probably my least-favorite story-based Day Stage, if only because that first section is so gods-damned finicky. Otherwise it's, actually, kind of bland...

The original webcam'd run I uploaded when I was still a YouTube n00b had this dedication:

This one's dedicated to Johnny and Elliot, the Super Gaming Bros.
(I see your future... I see... I *see*... I SEE FANBRATS!!! =P )
http://www.youtube.com/user/SomecallmeJohnny

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Sonic
• Unleashed
• SEGA
• Hedgehog
• Engine
• Day
• Stage
• Shamar
• Arid
• Sands
• S-Rank

[Hakavidplz23]

Can someone PLEASE tell me what those rings in the middle of the loop are for?

[SolarisParadox]

@Hakavidplz23

I think they were intended to be rings you could draw in with your Boost, but I don't think it's possible to get them.

[smkyon]

Pro tip: Don't play this game as it was meant to be.

/watch?v=Glfx6LBbbGY

[SolarisParadox]

@smkyon

Because glitch abuse is awesome, right? I'll stick to playing the game as it was meant to be, thanks.

[MarioMastar]

@SolarisParadox Thank you! The most interesting speed runs are the ones that DON"T break the game into pieces just to have a time that says: 0:09:00. I just don't see the point in bragging about beating a game in 5 seconds if you just glitch across the entire game. That's like turning it on, then turning it off and saying "I got the fastest game over ever!". Props to you, officially bieng one of my favoirte speed runners.

[SolarisParadox]

@MarioMastar

Thanks, although technically, these aren't even speed-runs--just S-Rank runs. I try to balance a skillful blast-through of the stage with picking up rings and destroying robots for more points. Shamar isn't a good example--I'm pretty bad at this stage--but that's why I don't just fly straight down the skydive pit in Spagonia, but rather slow down to grab rings on the way.

[BluecharizardX]

2:39 IN THE ROCKS ANYONE ELSE SEE A TAILS HEAD?

[pwnageUploada55]

You got the exact same time I did on this level o.o

[GodBlessedVideo2]

@SolarisParadox Nights into dreams much?

[alienwaregamerx2011]

make a playthorugh for brainscratchcomms!

[arthurpprado]

@Hakavidplz23 they can be caught by going through the loop with that bright blue trail sonic leaves behind, it's sort of like a paraloop (if you know NiGHTS, you know what i mean)

[MarshiMYG64]

@derekmerek101 Too bad Sonic loses way too many rings while Boosting as Super Sonic in that game. Sega! Why with the limitations? Super Sonic is supposed an overpowered reward, not something to strategically boost with.

[derekmerek101]

Damn...In this game you get so many rings in seconds.Lol if sonic generations had this much rings in stages you could stay super sonic forever :D

[XxMrmoneyKing]

tHIS STAGES GAVE ME SOME TROUBLE..BUT I FINALLY MASTERED IT

[Blu3M3tEor]

hey, your really good at this game, just got an S rank on Arid Sands myself.