Game:

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

Duration: 12:53

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Please pick the 720p60 or 1080p60 resolutions to play back in 60 frames per second. (Internet Explorer, surprisingly, appears to be the best browser for playback.)

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7IEN-HGlR47VruYvM9_JVL3mKR2XN44N

A jungle level! You don't see much of these in Sonic games! Least, the older ones! The music is super bouncy n' fun, too!

I probably seemed extra nooby on these levels aaaand it's because I basically was. Also I was trying to search for that chaos emerald after seeing that one just lying around in the Bridge Zone.

This zone also features a fun n' gimmicky level in act 2, where the pit at the bottom of the screen follows you as you go up the waterfall! No backtracking for you!

7:20 - Booo~! There was a platform below me!
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Hey, there! This is a new series I've been wanting to do for a looong time: Sega Genesis (and Master System!) at 60 frames per second! Why? Well... have you ever watched an older game on YouTube and noticed the main character turn invisible when hit, or some other such nonsense? That's because some older games use some ridiculously high speed flicker effects to achieve those crazy hitflashes on bosses or that "ouch I'm hurt!" flicker! These are not displayed properly at 30 fps, but now that we're able to upload at 60 fps we can see all the special effects that older games would use! (They'll be smoother, too!)
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Master System Sonic the hedgehog is pretty different in feel from the Genesis version. It's essentially "8-bit Sonic", but cool in its own way. You still got all the running and spinning (love the little "tweeee~" sound it makes!) and badnik-bashing you can handle, but with a more simple and clean look to it!

Even though some levels bear the same name as the genesis version, these two are entirely differnet games. It also bears mention that the Game Gear version of this game is essentially the same as the Master System game.
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Some additional notes for those technically inclined:

Sega Genesis is built off'a the same hardware as a Master System and is capable of playing Master System games with an attachment. I'm playing and recording off an original Sega Genesis system via composite output along with stereo sound to get as authentic a recording as possible. The Genesis used is one of the "good" models with proper sound and video output. Genesis can also output an RGB signal which is clearer, but I vetoed the idea because it breaks the dithering effect (color blending and transparencies) as seen here:
http://retro-sanctuary.com/comparisons%20-%20differing.html
Also, the vast majority of people could not use the RGB signal even if they wanted to, so the experience they remember would be the composite signal as shown in this video.

There are a couple things to note about the quality of the video, however. Sega Genesis has a very dirty video signal that often "breaks" attempts to capture it with a capture device. The capture device I use is considered one of the most capable when it comes to older systems, but the Genesis' video signal still introduces some inconsistencies. These usually manifest where there are extremely thin lines in game, mostly the text, and in some other places as well. As a whole, it is more than manageable, but it is worth noting.

Also, the original sega genesis resolution is, in essence, 240p at 60 frames per second. To take advantage of YouTube's higher bitrate offerings and to enable 60 fps I need to upscale that resolution to 1080p. There is also a step of video deinterlacing before that to create crisp video. That is a significant amount of video processing to the image, so I want to note that here as well.

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