As you may be aware, Sega fanboy and occasional Nintendo Life video contributor Tyler Esposito runs The Sega Channel, one of YouTube's best sources of original Sega video content. He has shared many videos taken during his youth, including this heart-warming clip of him and his late father extolling the virtues of Sega's Genesis / Mega Drive system for the benefit of their Nintendo-owning relations.
Given the time of year, it's fitting that Esposito's next home video relic is based around the topic of Christmas. Back in 1993, he was lucky enough to get a shiny new copy of Sonic CD, arguably one of the best titles for Sega's much-maligned 16-bit CD-ROM attachment.
During the clip, Esposito's first reaction to that amazing animated introduction sequence is captured on video, as is the moment when his cousin beats the game later that day — only to find that the "true" ending eludes him as he didn't collect those all-important Chaos Emeralds.
It may not be related to Nintendo (aside from a brief cameo by a Game Boy) but it perfectly sums up the magic of gaming at Christmas. Let us know if you recall getting a visit from Sega's blue blur on Christmas morning by posting a comment below.
Image credit: Sega of America
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I didn't get to play Sonic CD until after it was released on PS#, but boy was I happy I bought that, it became one of my favorite platformers of all time, possibly my favorite 2d one.
Probably my favorite game of all time. I love all the Sonic games, I don't really get the hate on the modern ones. But this one is still my absolute favorite, especially the Japanese soundtrack. So many jams.
I didn't get into Sonic until 2010 when I got an Xbox 360 and backtracked to the Mega Drive and Dreamcast games via XBLA. Sonic Adventure started it all for me and since then I've found a lot of Sonic games I enjoy, this included. I always chose the JP/EU soundtrack as the US soundtrack is nightmare inducing
Awww, this is awesome. Takes me back to the 90s, my dad would always surprise me with the latest Sonic games...
I'm 39 years old and I still remember the day my dad came home with a 'Sega Master System Light Phaser Gun Controller', must have been almost 30 years ago. What a special moment, certainly in a period and location where gaming consoles and games were something far far away and not readily available within the region. Let alone the very exotic light phaser gun, thanks dad!
Where'd that Sonic art at the top of this page come from? I don't think I've ever seen it before.
I thought they were time stones not Chaos emeralds?
I also prefer The Japanese sound track sounded better for me played it on PC from Steam using my Xbox 360 USB controller for computer
@Dr_Corndog It's fanart, click the credit link at the bottom of the news item and you'll see loads more where that came from.
Christmas truly is a time to play games, especially with your family. I can't wait to get the wii u this year and play smash bros 8-player smash with my family!
It's gonna be a long Christmas.
I was just like that boy that Xmas although I would have been 16 at the time.Mines came packed with Road Avenger and Sonic CD.If I remember correctly I spent my Xmas money on Night Trap,realised after 10 minutes it was crap and took it back to Woolies next day with some lame excuse and exchanged it for Silpheed,which along with Sonic was my favourite game on that big beast.
I love Christmas morning videos like these. Sonic CD was not only arguably the best game on Sega CD, but one of the best of Sonic's 16-bit games overall in my opinion. Great, epic game.
I always hate that Sega CD games never came to the Wii. Sonic CD is one of the few Sonic games that I haven't played.
My friend owned the game the level with rave music did it for us. It was an amazing game at the time of when sega was great.
That's the sonic we all love, not the modern one. That's the one sega needs to bring back.
First console was a mega drive but with Aladdin, not the blue blur. An awesome Christmas - had no idea what a console was and it was amazing. Sonic 2 was my 2nd game and it was freaking awesome.
There is nothing like Christmas morning for a gamer.
Sonic CD has got to be one of my favorite games ever. I should finish my Steam version soon...
A re-release on the eshop would be nice. Especially in 3D and portable.
I actually like the soundtrack of the USA version. That version was used in Sonic Gems Collection too. Time Attack selection music is propably my favourite.
I may not have grown up with a genesis,but I wish i did.
Genesis Does alot. Genesis does magic. :]
@Samuel-Flutter Hunt down sonic gems for wii.It is worth it just for sonic CD.
(Although sonic the fighters is a perk,assuming you like fighting games,or obscure sonic characters.)
Haha, that's nice to see. If I were alive during that time and would have gotten that, I'd be a happy little guy. Sonic CD is a really awesome game!
I loved watching this moment from the past! Many times I wish I could've been born earlier on, and experienced Sonic games from the very beginning.
I actually played Sonic CD on PC when I was a kid. I didn't know there was a SEGA CD. As much as I loved Sonic growing up, we were a Nintendo family through and through, so I never got that Saturn I wanted a couple of years later, and I never got a Genesis until high school, when I bought/traded from a friend.
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