Sonic Drift 2 Two-Player Versus Mode (Sonic Adventure DX - GameCube)

This is a capture of me and a friend playing the Versus Mode of Sonic Drift 2 for the Sega Game Gear via Sonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cut for the GameCube. I'm playing the game in progressive scan mode using an actual GameCube (not the Wii). I'm player one (left screen) and Drew is player two (right screen).

It has been a few months since I got Sonic Adventure DX and posted some multiplayer footage of the first Sonic Drift, but I finally got around to recording some two-player footage from the sequel as well. Drew helped me out with that once again.

As I noted in my prior video, Sonic Adventure DX includes some really neat Game Gear emulation because it duplicates the Game Gear’s multiplayer functionality on a single GameCube by showing two separate Game Gear screens on your TV.

Sonic Drift 2 was released in the U.S. in 1995 and kept its sequel numbering even though the first game was only released in Japan. The game feels incredibly similar to the first Sonic Drift, but the course designs and graphics are more impressive.

In the versus mode, you simply compete against another person to finish first on a specific course. You can also choose your character in between each race, and Drew and I tried a couple different characters here. Just like the prior game, you can drift around turns by tapping the brake, but if you hold it too long, you’ll spin out. Crashing into obstacles and other racers also spins you out.

You can use items by pressing up on the D-pad, which Drew and I thankfully remembered to use this time. We once again raced on four different courses just to show how the mode works, but you can select any of the 18 available tracks. This game does feel like a slight improvement over the first Sonic Drift.

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the GameCube's component cables at 60 frames per second.