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Progress Report

Hey I figured I might as well type up a little post to let you guys know what I've been up to over the past few weeks. I'm still in the planning/research/writing stage of my next video and although I actually usually don't really like to discuss things I'm working on until they're done or nearly complete because you know sometimes plans change and then you falsely promised some shit to a bunch of people (something I'm very wary of doing right now lol) but I feel confident saying the Sonic 3 Bonus Video will be the next video on the main channel.

 In retrospect it probably would have made more sense for this to be the video I started my comeback with but I just really did not have any interest in making a S3 Bonus video for a long time. I mentioned this in a comment but if you had asked me in 2017 if I was going to make one I would have flat out told you no, unlike S2 there isn't a wealth of interesting betas to discuss, however during my absence a fascinating prototype was discovered with a lot worth discussing. 

Now if you're deep into the Sonic community you probably already know all about this since it happened ages ago, I'm definitely a little late to be discussing it, but part of my channel's appeal is trying to make obscure sonic shit a little more accessible to an outsider's perspective so I don't really mind covering it again. I mean there are soooo many videos discussing Sonic 3&K on YouTube, it's possibly one of the most discussed games ever, so frankly I'm just gonna have fun with it, I mean it is a bonus video after all. 

Anyways I don't really have much to report but I've never been great at communicating with my fans so I'm just trying to continue posting on a regular basis so you can ask questions and shit if you want. I mean I probably don't need to shill this here but I've been making dumb shitposts daily over on my Twitter account if you weren't aware so you can follow me there if you want. I've also begun making dumb shitposts on my second channel again so you should definitely subscribe there too if you haven't. 

I've been trying to reach out and collaborate with other YouTubers too, which has never really been my strong suit so I'm still learning. I finally made my first appearances on some podcasts, you can see me on an episode of the Pro Crastinators Podcast where I talk about Tails Gets Trolled among other things. It was a lot of fun although I really need to get a new mic/audio setup, it's all currently geared towards recording dialog I can edit in Audacity not directly streaming lol so it doesn't sound great. Anyways I also appeared on another podcast but it's not released yet, I'll link to it on twitter when it comes out obviously. 

I've said I want to get back into streaming and I mean it but I'm so woefully under-educated when it comes to streaming, like I said live content has never really been my area of expertise. I mean I vaguely understand how OBS works but I'm gonna need to read up on stream overlays and shit like that. I also don't know where I should stream, Twitch or YouTube? Back in the day I streamed on Twitch because I just assumed that was the streaming site but nowadays I see more people stream on YT, so maybe I should just do that? I made a poll you can vote in if you want, yes I'm using strawpoll again even though patreon has a built in poll option sorry I've just got a terminal case of boomer brain. 

Another reason I've been putting off streaming is this old computer of mine is in dire need of a replacement. And thanks to you lovely patrons and the ad revenue from YouTube I should be able to buy one very soon. I might try a little streaming on this old POS before getting rid of it but I plan on really diving into it once I get a new computer, and I also might look into getting a VR headset, that could be fun for streams too. I guess I'll also have to get a webcam then too. 

One last thing that I still feel weirdly embarrassed to even write about is that multiple people have asked me if I'm going to start selling merch? Is that something you guys want? If so can you explain, um, like what the hell you're talking about? You want a mug or a shirt with my weird little sonic dog logo thing on it? Am I even allowed to sell stuff with that picture, I mean it's of sonic right? Sorry I've played Phoenix Wright but I don't understand how laws work at all, this is another thing I need to look into.

Other than that like I said there's no big announcement this post is just to check in with you guys, let you know what I'm up to and thinking about, feel free to post any comments/questions/concerns/threats/requests below. 

Comments

I think a few things that I hope Cyber takes into consideration when talking about video ideas is I’d honestly love to see him talking about all the “mainline” series’, by that I mean the TV shows and maybe the OVA incorporated in there and further detail about them. I’d love to see what he thinks of them and talk which are bad and good in terms of storyline and characters. I think it would make a great video because I mean you’ve covered the comics which was pretty neat, what if you extend that outside media and have a video on the TV series’? I’d think it be pretty cool too if Cyber talked about a bit about the film that released earlier this year. I know he spoke about it in a podcast that its name I cannot recall but there is so much stuff BTS wise that would nice if he covered. Just a few ideas, I look forward to what you do next...

Multixloves

I remember you mentioned you made a movie poster for the Knuckles Run Finale, maybe that could be merch? Would still run into the sonic problem though

William Gan

I absolutely cannot wait to start annoying you about the Sonic 4 Bonus Video. What a high-quality joke.

Zaneme

Are you going to talk about the ring box in Hydrocity that's actually two ring boxes that I messaged you about in 2017? I feel like I can't find a single other person on the internet who's said anything about it and it would really help with my anxiety if you mentioned it so that that information was out in the world.

I was going to jokingly suggest you do that Sonic 3 bonus video, but now I see I no longer have to. I can't wait to see how it turns out. Take your time and I know you'll do a great job!

Moufflair

With all that's happened since 2017 with Sonic 3, I'm honestly very excited for a "Sonic 3 bonus video" especially with the release of Sonic 3 AIR and it's continued updates and the Sonic 3 Proto being dumped, I think it'd definitely make for a really good video and presumably a decent follow up to the Sonic 3 Complete video. As far as merch goes I'd probably buy some goofy merch even if it's just your logo or some random quotes on a shirt or coffee mug... or maybe even a coaster.

Jake Nagare

"In retrospect it probably would have made more sense for this to be the video I started my comeback" Translation: not having done it still eats me inside at night

Sunnyfruit

i want you to do a Q&A for us, maybe on your second channel or maybe on your main channel. either way works for me. it would be cool if you made a post on your patreon or a tweet and ask us to reply with a question and you would answer them. it would be bad ass to see a q&a from you. it will help us interact with you better and let the majority of your fans understand you better as a dude ya know? we wanna know stuff lol

Kiezly

it would be really cool to see you stream to your cybershell and knuckles channel, cuz then all u gotta do is stream and then stop streaming and the video gets posted automatically to the archive! youtube streaming is more convenient for me cuz I don't wanna open a whole other app to watch a live stream so youtube streams are so much more accessable.

Kiezly

Streaming on YouTube would be the best choice imo. I'd love to get my hands on some weird Cybershell merch really only to make people wonder what the hell I'm wearing lol. Maybe you could come up with a neat logo design. On the topic of more uploads I'd love to see more videos about your thoughts on the Sonic comics and shows, that'd be great. Anything from you is great though, so yeah.

Definite preference for youtube on the streams, because if you’re streaming it will be the first thing on the homepage for subscribers.

Levi Ritchie

Honestly if there's morons who wanna buy merch just take their money and use it to make me more videos. Regarding streams production value really isn't a concern for me personally, overlays and other such nonsense really don't add much for me. As long as it isn't laggy and the quality is reasonable I'm happy. I would be against always using a webcam but every once and then might be a nice change. I did really enjoy the streams when you were doing them, even with it being only every month or two. More often would be nice, but do what is comfortable for you. In conclusion, thanks for coming back.

Neoviper

I know this has nothing to do with this post but I recently rewatched your Banjo Kazooie episode (which is fantastic, reminded me of the excellent "PokeGods" video by YuriOfWind) and I needed to say this. When I was a kid, I loved the Crash Bandicoot games and just after the 3rd game came out, there was a kid at school who told me that in Crash Bandicoot 2, at the very beginning of the game where you start on the beach and you end up being sucked up a teleport by Cortex; that if you could successfully slide past that vortex then you would find a Gem that unlocked everything in the game. The way the beach level is done, it looks like you can actually continue up that path. So day after day, me and my friend would start the game, try and slide past the teleport and fail. We of course never once did it. Years later I played Crash 2 again and I felt a strong sense of nostalgia and melancholy. Part of me knew that it had been utter BS all along, but part of me believes that you can get past it and even now, a part of me still does. I haven't even looked up online all that much if you can get past it because a part of me doesn't want to lose that sense of wonder, that mystery that is usually ruined by the modern internet. I am not saying the internet isn't good for mysteries, the mystery of the Michael Jackson music in Sonic 3 was fascinating to watch over time as people discovered more and more (culminating in that excellent Pop Fiction episode). Or how people worked together to beat PT. The internet can be mysterious for a lot of things. But for my own childhood memories of games? It can cause utter destruction so I try not to search the things I remember. Maybe, just maybe, what I believed as a naive kid will come true, and I will be vindicated.

Novel

Lol originally I wasn’t going to join your patreon but then I saw how people were responding to your tweet. They were very critical and it made me sad. To be fair their critiques are valid and you did sully your credibility and you do have a healthy patreon as it is but, idk it just compelled me to join your shit. Looking forward to your next video. I’m enjoying your shitposts on Twitter by the way.

Eddy M

I think BlazeHedgehogs videos on Sonic 3 cover a lot of the recent findings reasonably well

Anders O.H Moberg

I'd love to help you shop for a decent audio setup, I know craploads about quality audio equipment. I run a successful podcast network, if you go watch any of our stuff you can hear the quality. Me and one of my cohosts who also is a fan of yours want nothing more than your videos to sound better. Hit me up via DM sometime here or over on Twitter. Podcast sample: https://youtu.be/3k0dyY_K9wA Twitter: www.twitter.com/gigaboots

GigaBoots

This is Alison here. Been jimmie-jammin' along since fucking sonic 2 on SA, Cyber, always had faith you'd comeback - literally never unsubbed from you the whole time you were gone! And now, here you are, in a third rennaisance. I'm glad to see your content, and your most recent stuff has been super rewatchable, so I really appreciate it. I will also loudly voice that I am an ENORMOUS fan of longform youtube content, which seems to be what's getting bumped lately. Thanks for comin' back, thanks for makin' vids, and thanks for makin' me laugh for over a decade man, legit.

Alison & Alex

About that sonic 3 prototype, I feel like sega could easily just replace the music in the genesis games with the prototype music, so that way that can FINALLY sell the game again, and I get that it's on steam but that version is so bad and it suffers of input lag because it's the one made by d3t and not m2, even tho m2 are emulation masters and make great ports of sonic 1 and 2 on switch and 3ds, they even went as far as to rewire some code for the 3ds vertion so the 3d would work properly. And all d3t did was dump like 20 roms into a subpar emulator and charge you 30 bucks. Sorry for ranting, I just really like M2 because they make great ports of sonic 1 and 2. They aren't like Christain Whitehead levels of amazing, but they do add a ton of cool things like the drop dash and challenge modes. TL;DR m2 should make a sonic 3 and knuckles sega ages game with the prototype music so they don't get sued.

Cannon M. Byrd

Been enjoying your content since your Archie Sonic Comics came into my recommended videos and you put out some great vids. I love the sonic stuff and it def feels like a staple but honestly with how you've handled your recent vids I could be down with listening to you talk about the Sopranos or really anything for elongated periods of time, your vids have a good flow and vibe to them I very much enjoy your sense of humor and editing style. I don't mind waiting for content just as long as you're happy with what you're making.

Just talk about how that weird knuckles sprit looks like a sonic 2 era design.

shea dewar

i really don't have a preference where you stream personally. youtube probably makes more sense though since you already have a following there.

rtil

As far as twitch vs. youtube goes, I prefer youtube but if you went with twitch it would be most convenient for people if the VODs got uploaded on youtube too after the fact. I don't watch twitch much these days and don't go out of my way to watch archived streams there, but on youtube I could at least add it to my watch later list for when I have time. Just my perspective as a viewer, but if twitch ends up being way easier on your end then no complaints from me

Kevin

I still listen to the old stream vods from time to time. I'll be tuned in whenever you decide to stream honestly.

Cubik

cyber's heck how the heck are ya

Globe99

I'm not a lawyer but I would advise against selling any merch with images of Sonic characters on them; that is a copyrighted character and technically even publishing fanart for free is an infringement.

Anonymous

Really great hearing from you, hope you're doing fantastic

gnar

Play half life alyx when you get VR you won't regret it

Munkycheez

New fan; was hooked fast. Looking forward to your future videos :) Btw: I would love to hear your unfiltered thoughts on the recent Sonic movie. But, I think it would make for an especially awesome video, so I hope you save it for that!

Gg

I wanna go back 3 years and just tell people that a Sonic 3 bonus video is actually going to happen

Seth Beattie

Dang, my take on this is that now I want an Ace Attorney video, discussing the bat shit insane laws of the game. As for merch, I think the logo is distinctive enough that you could sell it? I'm not sure if it's what I'm after but I think mugs are always a safe bet

Felipe Oñate

give us the "Cybershell" on a white t shirt you talked about on PCP before ben saint steals the idea and takes YOUR god-given $5 in profits from you

This is great to hear! I can’t wait for the Sonic 3 Bonus Video, and I’m still very happy that you are back. As for merch, I would honestly buy it.

Im voting for YouTube, but have you looked into restream? It will allow you to stream to both platforms simultaneously if you are inclined. Either way, looking forward to this new bonus vid 8)

Thanks for the update. Cant wait for the Sonic 3 Bonus Video, never honestly thought itd happen. Dont overwork yourself, I know without a doubt you get this a lot but I really mean it, Id hate for something to happen to you.

Dialga236


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