Why Sonic Was Put in a Car

Sonic has been racing in cars for over 30 years. From Sonic Drift to hoverboards in Sonic Riders. Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing brought him back into a kart racer that managed to stand on its own. With Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on the horizon, I wanted to cover the full history of Sonic's racing games, including it's very rough start. Support the Channel ■ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheMentok ■ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MentokThe ■ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealmentok/ ■ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theprophetawakens ■ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thementok.bsky.social ■ Discord: https://discord.gg/phSMq7n ➤Chapters: 00:00 - The History of Sonic Racing Games 00:44 - Sonic Drift - Sonic's Racing Debut 04:31 - Sonic Drift 2 - SEGA's Second Attempt 08:13 -Sonic R - Sonic Goes 3D 15:15 - Early Sonic Racing Mobile Games 17:56 - Sonic Riders Series: EXTREME Gear 27:24 - Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing: It Started With Tennis 28:32 - Why is Sonic in a Car? 30:33 - Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (continued) 34:14 - Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed - Sonic Racing PEAK 37:56 - Team Sonic Racing - Cooperative Racing 42:48 - Sonic Racing CrossWorlds - Sonic Racing's Future Shout-outs to my Members and Patrons: CarlaDee TheColdOne Thenewkidontgeblock randy Whittemore Anapan Clank-sama-kun kenny lauderdale ➤Credits: Sonic Drift Gameplay - LongplayArchive Sonic Drift 2 Gameplay - LongplayArchive Sonic R Gameplay - FCPlaythroughs Sonic Riders Gameplay - FCPlaythroughs Sonic Riders Zero Gravity Gameplay - Furry Plays Sonic Free Riders Gameplay - Startcap Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing Gameplay - Gameboo Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing Transformed Gameplay - GameBoo Team Sonic Racing Gameplay - packattack04082 ➤Music: Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg - Chant This Charm Sonic Riders - Babylon Garden Sonic Drift OST Rearranged - Starlight Course OutRun - Magical Sound Shower Sonic Drift 2 - Ice Cap (Sega Genesis Remix) Sonic Frontiers - Genshi Sonic Jam - Staff Roll Sonic R - Living in the City (Instrumental) Sonic R - Super Sonic Racing (Instrumental) Sonic R - Work it Out (Instrumental) Sonic Kart 3DX OST - White Field Sonic Riders - Sand Ruins Sonic Adventure 2 - The Base Sonic Riders Zero Gravity - Options Sonic Free Riders - Theme of Rocky Ridge Sonic Heroes - Final Fortress Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing - Burning Depths Team Sonic Racing - Sandopolis Team Sonic Racing - Turbine Loop Team Sonic Racing - Boo's House Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Wonder Museum