Episode 510: Sonic Frontiers (Patreon)

Gotta go fast, indeed: This very special episode about a very recent video game was scheduled for next week but a behind-the-scenes shakeup pushed it forward. It's like Sonic couldn't wait his turn, that rascal!

Speaking of "waiting," what's all this about a Retronauts episode in 2023 about a video game released in 2022? Was this scheduled for 2032? Did we mix up our years? Not at all, for once host Diamond Feit got sucked into the world of Sonic Frontiers, xe decided it warranted a podcast-length discussion. Turns out when you sit out 3D Sonic games for 25 years, your first outing is a doozy!

Helping Diamond make sense of this wacky world of speedy hedgehogs and fishing cats are Retronauts regular Stuart Gipp and Sonic the Comic the Podcast's Dave Bulmer. Despite Diamond's ambitions to make this an "average" conversation, the length, depth, and overall quality of this programme seems above-average by all measurements. We apologize for the miscalculation.

(temporary) art by Stu, edits by Greg J. Music used in this episode:

10:00 - Sonic the Hedgehog (SMS): Jungle Zone
20:28 - Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis): Final Zone
29:28 - Sonic Frontiers: Arriving on Starfall Islands
39:27 - Rad Mobile (Arcade): Soup Up
52:28 - Sonic Forces: Ghost Town
1:03:55 - Sonic Frontiers: Find Your Flame
1:11:30 - Sonic Frontiers: Theme of Koco
1:30:01 - Sonic Frontiers: Chaos Island (2nd Movement)
1:47:03 - Sonic Frontiers: Escape the Loop (Cyber Space 3-1)
2:01:08 - Sonic Frontiers: I'm with you
Closing - Sonic Frontiers: Fishing Vibes