ring attacks are one of the coolest types of sonic gameplay showcases. i’d assumed i already knew all these levels like the back of my hand, yet now i see secrets i never knew existed before. very neat

i also wish more games included a proper “perfect bonus.” i know that sonic adventure 2 has it as well, but a lot of rings in several levels are literally impossible to get.

13:28 damn that was right on beat with the 1-up jingle lol

Atlas encodes are my favourite and this was fun to watch, side note looks like the knuckles HUD icon is using the wrong palette line lol

Knuckles the master hunter

Finally, I'm going to find out where those hidden rings in Mystic Cave are, the last time I found them it was by accident using Debug mode, and I couldn't remember the exact spot. There are hidden rings in Casino Night Act 2 as well—I just don't remember the location, though I thought you might know.

25:32 oh okay

If the "perfect bonus" back in some coming game, it should feature separate ring counters for each character, adding an incentive to explore the levels more thoroughly.
In the Special Stages, the ring formations must change depending on whether there are 1 or 2 players. It´s possible get the "perfect bonus" but doesn't apply to every stage.

I want to see a badnik attack now

No comment let me fix that!

30:15 how to break Knuckles for fun and profit

He missed a ring (or maybe more), for example at 12:09 on the bottom left you can see one still there

a sega atlas TAS? in the year of our lord 2026? this is peak omg