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Who Is Somari? Mario and Sonic's Bootleg Baby
On Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th Birthday, I take a look at the strange history of his NES appearence; the first of many Sonic games made beyond Sega's involvement. Presented in CRT.
Somari: info.sonicretro...
Improvement Patch: www.romhacking...
[00:00] Sonic The Hedgehog NES
[03:35] Somari the Adventurer
[06:20] Who are Hummer Team?
[07:42] Games in Taiwan
[10:35] Somari's Successors
🖼 Thumbnail by: / hotcyder
🎹 Music Used:
Somari (Improved) OST
Kirby's Adventure OST
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I refuse to believe that a channel with this much style and such well made content is going so unseen on KZread. Props to you dude, all of this stuff is great.
@hotcyder
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Hopefully this will be a vid to get infront of more eyes :D
There are NO emeralds to collect in Somari but Eggman appears in the ending juggling them anyways
@hotcyder
2 жыл бұрын
wanted to show off his skills
This video honestly gave me an appreciation for not only this, but other bootlegs made in countries where owning the "big" consoles was a near-impossibility.
Something I noticed when playing through Somari last year is that Star Light Zone... is kinda good actually. It pulls off multiple paths fairly well, and even has rewards for maintaining speed in some spots, like being able to skip over dangerous areas through high speed platforming. It works with the controls too, which isn't always the case with Somari level design. The usual issues with the game are still present, but I feel Hummer Team's Star Light deserves some credit.
Watching Mario and Luigi beating the sh!t out of each other in what is, presumably, Bowser's Castle - it's too surreal.
@hotcyder
3 жыл бұрын
Forced to do it for our enjoyment 😥
@Afterthoughts
3 жыл бұрын
D:
@janko1
3 жыл бұрын
They predicted Smash Bros?!?!?? 😳😳😳
@GabielGatoasul
6 ай бұрын
me when *oh god no* :
@carl_the_
4 ай бұрын
they predicted the "I HATE YOU" creepypasta
Never knew a small bootleg would have so much history behind it and would leave such a lasting legacy. Great video!
Another great and curious video. I always loved those cartridges with hundreds of pirated games when I was younger, they always seemed sort of magical like the games were from an alternate dimension. Great video as always thanks for continuing to show me stuff I wouldn't have otherwise.
@hotcyder
3 жыл бұрын
No problem! Glad you enjoyed
When my beloved aspect ratio strikes again :0!!! Bang up job on this one! Seeing as I'm playing through Mania right now, it's great to know how far back his roots really go and see what sorta bountiful harvests the Hedgehog has produced since then. In some abstract, cosmic way, Sonic was the progenitor of not only ROM history but mods as well. I guess this more or less confirms he now is the daddy of Nexus Mods and it confirms we're living in the best timeline. What a blessed day, and video and wow. Wow. WOW.
I just stumbled upon this video. Thank you for not straying into the usual clickbait content that KZreadrs have used when playing bootleg games. I honestly think so many of these games, despite their quality, deserve some appreciation for the efforts that their creators went to to make them function the way they do.
@hotcyder
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate the appreciation
Lol, in my country, Malaysia, the 100+ games have been changed to 64GB of rom hacks for cheap.
The best part of Somari is the mid speed run cycle, hands down.
I remember this. I thought it was just a fan made flash game that someone made.
The subtle ray tube glow and chromatic aberration takes the presentation here to the next level. Excellent work mate.
@hotcyder
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I always appreciate when someone notices the CRT effect haha
How is that somari sprite in the thumbnail exists like for two years-
@hotcyder
7 ай бұрын
🌚🪄
Ah, Titenic, the booziest of beat em' ups.
i like how you used somari sprite from mario's madness from the thumbnail :)
@hotcyder
7 ай бұрын
That’s what we call synergy 😌
Wait.... why in the miniature are somari sprite for mario madness?
@hotcyder
5 ай бұрын
👀
Awesome bit of bootleg history!
@hotcyder
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it was!
One hack of Somari I enjoyed a lot is "Talui" which changes Somari for his trusty sidekick brother Talui, and gives the game some new graphic assets making it look more "3D" and also new level designs.
Why this video is so good?!
pure thumbnail mindfuckery i thought it was the original thumbnail and said “hey wait Mario’s Madness got developed for 2 years early?”
Sonic fan projects do *not* have Sega's blessing. The Retro Engine was not a "fan project" like all of the others. It was a product that was pitched to Sega and licensed by them. It's a completely different situation legally and does not mean anything for any other fan projects. Sega turns a blind eye to the fan projects for the same reason they turned a blind eye to the bootlegs: they aren't a threat to their business. Also, can I ask where you got that footage of Jing Ke Xin Zhuan? It looks very different from other (granted, very limited) footage I am seeing elsewhere.
this is great content honestly, glad i found this channel
@hotcyder
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
I just searched up a somari gameplay video and saw this video thumbnail and saw that the somari sprite is from mario's madness
I loved renting it to play with my siblings on our Famicom, you could choose between Mario and Luigi or Sonic and Red Sonic. Later when we got a Sega we thought it was the same game but without Mario and Luigi :(
7:20 OH GOD NO
Absolute banger as always
Mario madness bring me here
MARIO SING AND GAME RYTHM 9 - Friday Night Funkin': Mario's Madness v2 OST
Actually GOOD content? In MY KZread? It's more likely than you think
Leaving a comment to remind youtube that this channel is worth recommending.
My favorite bootleg!
wait why is the thumbnail mario's madness
@IluvPotatoes091
7 ай бұрын
And this video was made 2 years ago. where did he get that image?
@changown3628
7 ай бұрын
@@IluvPotatoes091maybe he updated it
somari definitely could defeat both Mario ad Sonic
How is this underrated!?
somari is the best
9:38 this looks like Zelda the minish cap
Gracias HUVUL
now give me somario 2 so i can see tailigi
It's not mentioned here, but Dendy is obviously not an original thing, it's basically just rebranded Micro Genius famiclones, made by a devision of TXC corporation
You will be famous bro
@hotcyder
3 жыл бұрын
hopefully for this vid and not like, something bad
This video boutta blow up lol
@hotcyder
7 ай бұрын
I wish 😅
@craigbarker4675
7 ай бұрын
@@hotcyderit might due to somari appearing in fnf
How is somari walking in lava
@hotcyder
24 күн бұрын
he's just that good
Calling this the first Sonic fan game isn't actually true, as one had been made by Umihara Kawase creater Kiyoshi Sakai in 1993 for the Sharp X68000, which was a very powerful computer at the time. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mWF-zthsqpzac9o.html
why are you calling the sega genesis 'the mega drive'
@hotcyder
Жыл бұрын
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