What happens when you take a team of talented creators with ties to the Sonic fanbase, and give them Sonic Team's blessing and guidance? You get one of the greatest Sonic games of all time, that's what! Special guest Ginger Hail joins the team to talk about the one and only Sonic Mania, a game with the most unlikely of origins that remains one of the blue blur's most lauded adventures. We dissect this game from top to bottom, from its snappy gameplay, to its many surprising additions and callbacks, to its incredible soundtrack, to...okay, let's be honest, this is just gonna be us gushing nonstop for two and a half hours, so if that sort of thing sounds up your alley, tune in! (0:00:00) Intro(0:04:03) Main topic: Sonic Mania(0:19:55) The music!(0:34:20) Green Hill Zone(0:47:07) Special Stages (0:55:24) Chemical Plant Zone(0:59:43) Studiopolis Zone(1:10:06) Flying Battery Zone(1:16:01) Press Garden Zone(1:19:30) Stardust Speedway Zone(1:28:24) Hydrocity Zone(1:35:33) Mirage saloon Zone(1:44:49) Oil Ocean Zone(1:51:36) Lava Reef Zone(1:58:27) Metallic Madness Zone(2:06:27) Titanic Monarch Zone(2:16:24) Egg Reverie Zone(2:19:48) Other modes(2:23:54) Final thoughts(2:31:55) Outro Amie Waters on Twitter Ginger Hail on Twitter carnivalnight.zone Egg Reverie + Fist Bump Vocals Studiopolis Zone (Act 1) Jazz Cover by insaneintherainmusic Motobug the Badnik in Sonic the Hedgehog