The Weekly Stuff #423 – Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Retrospective & Review

<p>With <i>Sonic the Hedgehog 2 </i>(the movie) currently atop the box office in theaters, we thought it would be a perfect time to take a look back at <i>Sonic the Hedgehog 2 </i>(the 1992 video game). <i>Sonic 2 </i>is one of the all-time great video game sequels, a landmark 2D platformer with some of the best graphics, art direction, sound, and music of the 16-bit era, all built atop wildly creative labyrinthine level design. The game was a major cultural event when it released 30 years ago – the same year we were born! Oh god! We’re so old! – and it more than holds up today as one of the greatest games ever made. We also talk a little bit about the new movie, which is a delightful treat for <i>Sonic </i>fans, discuss the (inevitably confusing) announcement of <i>Kingdom Hearts IV, </i>and Jonathan sings the praises of the Daniels’ <i>Everything Everywhere All at Once, </i>the outstanding new film starring Michelle Yeoh that everybody needs to see as soon as possible. </p><p><strong>Time Chart:</strong></p><p>Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:03:15</p><p><i>Kingdom Hearts IV </i>News: 0:03:15 – 0:13:29</p><p>Stuff: 0:13:29 – 0:48:21</p><p><i>Sonic the Hedgehog 2 </i>(The Game): 0:48:21 – 2:05:44</p><p><i>Sonic the Hedgehog 2 </i>(The Movie): 2:05:44 – 2:24:49</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBqje0qmCVn0WkCXJzckaA"><strong>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://anchor.fm/weeklysuitgundam"><strong>Subscribe to the WEEKLY SUIT GUNDAM Podcast!</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wgtc-radio-we-got-this-covered/id535584943"><strong>Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in Apple Podcasts!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanLack"><strong>Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/SeanTheChapman"><strong>Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!</strong></a></p>