The Super Sonic Let's Play

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The Super Sonic Let's Play
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Franchise Sonic the Hedgehog
Played by
Featuring
Intro theme "Green Hill Zone"
by TOY
Outro theme "Sonic 3"
by Rare Candy
Original run April 4, 2016 –
present
No. of parts 5
No. of games 84
No. of other media 10
No. of episodes 1347
Episode length 3–489 minutes
Playlist shelf link

The Super Sonic Let's Play is a Franchise Play created by The D-Pad in 2016, focusing on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. A sequel to Sonic Week, the first LP series created by the channel, it aims to cover every single Sonic game across the entire history of the franchise. The project was announced at the end of an LP of the fan game Sonic Dreams Collection as part of The D-Pad's fifth anniversary celebrations on April 4, 2016. It debuted officially on June 21, 2016, during the fifth anniversary of Sonic Week.

The schedule for The Super Sonic Let's Play consists of uploads every weekday, generally between 15 and 20 minutes in length, with games being covered roughly chronologically in order of release. However, notable new releases are often played as soon as they are available. Additional episodes covering other media in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise are sometimes released on weekends. Each LP begins with a live-action segment exploring the history and development of the game being played, but there are no outro segments, similarly to The Dreamy Let's Play. Live-action intros occasionally relate to The D-Pad's ongoing metaplot.

As of October 20, 2023, 84 games (77 official Sonic games, 6 fan games, and 1 game related to the franchise but not part of it) have been played as part of the project, and a total of 1347 episodes have been released.

Structure

The Super Sonic Let's Play is split into several large parts, known as "Acts", each centered on a different phase in the history of the franchise.

  • Act 1: Genesis, after its announcement on April 4, 2016, began officially on June 21, 2016, and concluded on December 23, 2016 after a total of 154 episodes. It covered the "golden age" of Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis from 1991 to 1994, mainly the original trilogy of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and the bifurcated Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles.
  • Act 2: Chaos ran from January 9, 2017 to May 19, 2017, with a total of 85 episodes. It is by far the shortest part of any Franchise Play on the channel. It covered the Sega Saturn era of Sonic the Hedgehog, a strange period between the classic and Adventure series with many poorly-received spinoffs. The only main series game to see a release during this time was Sonic 3D Blast.
  • Act 3: A New Adventure ran from May 23, 2017 to April 1, 2020, with a total of 525 episodes. It focused on the Adventure era of the franchise, in which Sega transitioned from a first-party to third-party developer, and Sonic games began appearing on Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft's consoles. The major games of this part are Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, and Sonic Heroes. Due to the games becoming significantly longer, the episode count of this part is over twice that of Acts 1 and 2 combined.
  • Act 4: The Games of Disaster ran from April 4, 2020 to February 17, 2023, with a total of 435 episodes. It covers the Sonic franchise in the seventh generation of video game consoles, during which a number of critically panned major titles were released, such as Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) and Sonic and the Secret Rings.
  • Act 5: Crossover Chronicles began on February 22, 2023. This part is currently ongoing.

Contents

Games

# Title Platform Year Start date End date Eps Length Part Link
1 Sonic Dreams Collection PC 2015 April 4, 2016 1 00:37:29 Act 1: Genesis
(1991 – 1994)
video
2 Sonic the Hedgehog SG 1991 June 21, 2016 June 24, 2016 5 01:28:28 playlist
3 Sonic the Hedgehog SMS 1991 June 29, 2016 July 4, 2016 6 01:37:36 playlist
4 Sonic Eraser SG 1991 July 6, 2016 July 7, 2016 2 00:52:27 playlist
5 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GG 1992 July 8, 2016 July 19, 2016 9 02:06:41 playlist
6 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SG 1992 July 30, 2016 December 9, 2016 9 02:26:30 playlist
XBO 2018 October 26, 2018 November 1, 2018 7 03:40:41 playlist
PS4
7 SegaSonic the Hedgehog ARC 1993 August 8, 2016 August 9, 2016 2 00:33:01 playlist
8 Sonic the Hedgehog CD PS3 2011 August 15, 2016 August 19, 2016 9 02:39:25 playlist
9 Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos GG 1993 August 22, 2016 August 26, 2016 4 01:07:48 playlist
10 Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball SG 1993 September 1, 2016 September 5, 2016 11 03:01:40 playlist
11 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine SG 1993 September 8, 2016 September 22, 2016 13 03:23:56 playlist
12 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine GG 1993 September 23, 2016 October 3, 2016 7 01:45:00 playlist
13 Sonic Drift GG 1994 October 4, 2016 October 7, 2016 4 00:45:39 playlist
14 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 SG 1994 October 22, 2016 October 26, 2016 9 02:44:49 playlist
15 Tails and the Music Maker Pico 1994 October 28, 2016 2 00:41:36 playlist
16 Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble GG 1994 November 1, 2016 November 4, 2016 5 01:21:01 playlist
17 Sonic & Knuckles SG 1994 November 8, 2016 November 14, 2016 6 01:37:28 playlist
18 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles SG 1994 November 15, 2016 November 30, 2016 14 03:40:25 playlist
19 Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SG 1994 November 30, 2016 December 8, 2016 7 01:48:16 playlist
20 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Beta SG 1992 December 12, 2016 December 15, 2016 4 01:02:33 playlist
21 Blue Sphere SG 1994 December 17, 2016 December 23, 2016 6 01:27:54 playlist
22 Sonic Crackers SG 1995 January 9, 2017 1 00:08:20 Act 2: Chaos
(1995 – 1997)
video
23 Knuckles' Chaotix 32X 1995 January 9, 2017 January 24, 2017 15 04:12:10 playlist
24 Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car ARC 1991 January 26, 2017 1 00:02:20 video
25 Tails' Skypatrol GG 1995 January 26, 2017 January 28, 2017 3 00:49:16 playlist
26 Sonic Drift 2 GG 1995 January 30, 2017 February 1, 2017 3 00:50:13 playlist
27 Sonic.exe PC 2012 February 6, 2017 1 00:10:44 video
28 Tails Adventure GG 1995 February 6, 2017 February 17, 2017 13 03:36:43 playlist
29 Sonic Labyrinth GG 1995 February 20, 2017 February 22, 2017 5 01:22:07 playlist
30 Sonic the Fighters ARC 1996 February 24, 2017 February 26, 2017 3 00:46:33 playlist
31 Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld Pico 1996 February 27, 2017 February 28, 2017 2 00:33:02 playlist
32 Sonic's Schoolhouse PC 1996 March 5, 2017 March 7, 2017 3 00:47:47 playlist
33 SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol ARC 1993 March 21, 2017 1 00:04:39 video
34 Sonic Blast GG 1996 March 21, 2017 March 24, 2017 5 01:34:58 playlist
35 Flicky SG 1991 April 5, 2017 1 00:10:49 video
36 Sonic 3D Blast SAT 1996 April 5, 2017 April 21, 2017 13 03:50:36 playlist
37 Sonic X-treme SAT 1996 April 25, 2017 1 00:06:10 video
38 Sonic Jam SAT 1997 April 25, 2017 May 2, 2017 7 02:10:46 playlist
39 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Screen Saver PC 1997 May 4, 2017 1 00:00:40 video
40 Sonic R SAT 1997 May 4, 2017 May 11, 2017 7 02:05:55 playlist
41 Sonic Jam GCOM 1998 May 16, 2017 1 00:25:33 playlist
42 Sonic Adventure PS3 2010 May 23, 2017 August 2, 2017 40 10:58:27 Act 3: A New Adventure
(1999 – 2005)
playlist
43 Chao Adventure VMU 1999 August 3, 2017 1 00:26:37 playlist
44 Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure NGPC 1999 August 4, 2017 August 15, 2017 13 03:39:26 playlist
45 Sonic Mania NS 2017 August 17, 2017 October 15, 2017 42 12:37:01 playlist
46 Sonic Forces NS 2017 November 8, 2017 December 25, 2017 17 05:16:32 playlist
47 Sonic Shuffle DC 2000 January 2, 2018 May 2, 2018 41 11:46:25 playlist
48 Sonic Adventure 2 PS3 2012 May 8, 2018 June 11, 2018 25 08:03:58 playlist
49 Chao Adventure 2 VMU 2001 June 12, 2018 1 00:22:48 playlist
50 Sonic Advance GBA 2002 June 25, 2018 July 18, 2018 16 04:32:21 playlist
51 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle PS3 2012 July 20, 2018 1 00:46:14 playlist
52 Sonic Mania Plus NS 2018 July 21, 2018 August 17, 2018 18 05:38:16 playlist
53 Sonic Advance 2 GBA 2003 August 20, 2018 October 15, 2018 27 07:39:32 playlist
54 Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball GG 1994 October 16, 2018 October 19, 2018 4 01:12:08 playlist
55 Tiny Chao Garden GBA 2002 October 22, 2018 1 00:19:16 playlist
56 Sonic Pinball Party GBA 2003 November 7, 2018 December 9, 2018 25 07:34:31 playlist
57 Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut PS3 2010 December 13, 2018 April 9, 2019 56 26:13:34 playlist
58 SonicN NGE 2003 April 30, 2019 May 2, 2019 3 01:04:32 playlist
59 Sonic Battle GBA 2004 May 8, 2019 October 2, 2019 33 10:27:11 playlist
60 Team Sonic Racing XBO 2019 June 14, 2018 July 25, 2019 33 10:17:41 playlist
NS
61 Sonic Heroes GCN 2004 October 9, 2019 February 10, 2020 59 19:01:14 playlist
62 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Prototype SG 1993 November 28, 2019 December 6, 2019 10 03:35:15 playlist
63 Sonic Advance 3 GBA 2004 February 25, 2020 March 27, 2020 24 08:19:08 playlist
64 Sonic X LEAP 2005 March 30, 2020 April 1, 2020 3 01:50:08 playlist
65 Sonic Rush NDS 2005 April 4, 2020 May 15, 2020 22 06:15:13 Act 4: The Games of Disaster
(2005 – 2007)
playlist
66 Shadow the Hedgehog GCN 2005 May 19, 2020 August 27, 2020 55 18:12:59 playlist
67 Sonic Riders GCN 2006 September 1, 2020 November 5, 2020 43 13:18:37 playlist
68 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Tiger 1994 December 25, 2020 1 00:22:48 video
69 Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis GBA 2006 December 27, 2020 December 31, 2020 7 02:01:51 playlist
70 Sonic the Hedgehog 360 2006 January 2, 2021 September 22, 2021 89 32:36:53 playlist
71 Sonic the Hedgehog Prototype SG 1991 January 12, 2021 January 14, 2021 3 00:46:51 playlist
72 Sonic Adventure 2 Randomizer PC 2019 March 21, 2021 March 26, 2021 2 06:36:48 playlist
73 Sonic the Hedgehog Extreme XB 2003 October 4, 2021 1 00:20:45 video
74 Sonic Rivals PSP 2006 October 4, 2021 December 24, 2021 21 05:55:09 playlist
75 Sonic and the Secret Rings Wii 2007 December 25, 2021 May 19, 2022 27 09:05:13 playlist
76 Sonic Origins NS 2022 June 28, 2022 September 23, 2022 41 15:52:51 playlist
77 Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit PC 2022 August 5, 2022 August 7, 2022 3 04:16:30 playlist
78 Sonic Omens PC 2022 August 15, 2022 August 21, 2022 7 05:08:31 playlist
79 Sonic and the Fallen Star PC 2022 August 26, 2022 1 03:33:59 playlist
80 Sonic Rush Adventure NDS 2007 October 10, 2022 November 13, 2022 32 10:17:48 playlist
81 Sonic Frontiers XSX 2022 November 14, 2022 ongoing 145 55:31:56 playlist
82 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii 2007 February 22, 2023 March 22, 2023 23 07:38:38 Act 5: Crossover Chronicles
(2007 – 2010)
playlist
83 Sonic Origins Plus NS 2023 June 28, 2023 September 2, 2023 29 09:38:51 playlist
84 Sonic Rivals 2 PSP 2007 September 25, 2023 ongoing 15 04:23:15 playlist

Other media

# Title Format Year Start date End date Eps Length Link
1 Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV series 1993 September 10, 2016 ongoing 30 06:19:47 playlist
2 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie OVA 1996 May 17, 2017 May 19, 2017 2 00:53:36 playlist
3 Sonic Mania Adventures Microseries 2018 April 4, 2018 December 25, 2018 6 00:20:40 playlist
4 Team Sonic Racing Overdrive Microseries 2019 April 27, 2019 April 28, 2019 2 00:13:14 playlist
5 Sonic the Hedgehog Film 2020 May 4, 2019 February 24, 2020 2 01:22:00 playlist
6 Chao in Space Short 2019 December 25, 2019 1 00:05:36 playlist
7 Super Mario Bros. Z TV series 2006 December 27, 2020 December 30, 2020 10 04:03:12 playlist
8 Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps Microseries 2021 September 7, 2021 September 8, 2021 2 00:13:54 playlist
9 Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence Short 2022 November 8, 2022 1 00:11:28 playlist
10 Sonic Prime TV series 2022 January 2, 2023 ongoing 1 00:41:03 playlist

Episodes

For a list of all videos uploaded as part of The Super Sonic Let's Play, see List of The Super Sonic Let's Play episodes.