Sonic's Disastrous 15th Anniversary

Anniversary events for videogames can be a mixed bag, but none have been as much of a high-profile disaster as Sonic's 15th Birthday in 2006, which saw the release of two of the series most infamous titles that would damage the series' reputation for years. Footage Sources Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) FCPlaythroughs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL0TSwXfx0M Lythero - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWBK8A4azHY Lythero - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhq-NgWl2KQ Lythero - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhSRn6T77Z0 Sonic Heroes LongplayArchive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDp-_raG0jg Shadow the Hedgehog FCPlaythroughs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxsZmmxUgkM Sonic Riders FCPlaythroughs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFaHGtqWo4 Sonic Rivals FCPlaythroughs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XkYjlkZF6k Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis FCPlaythroughs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSAQQ8Swy7A Sonic Generations SonicJGB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uthQ-3mepok Yakuza 0 みつやサイダー - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOgp7-D_d8k Persona Ports Trailer Xbox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tswb-bmdONw Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:18 - Part One: Third-Party Struggles 07:47 - Part Two: Sonic's Next Gen Adventure 11:18 - Part Three: Everything Goes Wrong 14:28 - Part Four: The Flaming Dumpster of Disaster 20:15 - Part Five: Two Racers and a Bad Port 23:55 - Part Six: The Fallout and Recovery