Captain N, Sonic Underground, Zelda, Mario, and Pole Position Are Online
In the late 80s and early 90s there were a lot of cartoons based on video games. Few of them lasted more than a season and even fewer of them could be described as successful adaptations. And some of them were recently put on a website called Jaroo. You can go there right now to watch Captain N, Sonic Underground, Pole Position, Super Mario Bros, and The Legend of Zelda. Most of them only have the first few episodes up right now, but probably more than enough to get a sense of these shows.
I have to admit that I've never seen Sonic Underground before today and the opening sequence alone left me speechless. As a kid I was obsessed with the 'Planet Mobius' version of Sonic and as an adult I'm obsessed with amazing television, so I can't believe I haven't seen this until now. Apparently Sonic Underground is about Sonic and his brother Manic and sister Sonica, all three of which are voiced by Jaleel White, who is most famous for his role as Steve Urkle. In case you didn't catch that, this show contains a Urkle doing a female version of his Urkle voice as a primary character. It's pretty incredible. I plan on watching every single episode they have on Jaroo, for reasons I could not begin to explain.
Also, if you haven't seen the Mario, Zelda, or Captain N shows they're all worth watching. Zelda is probably only worth watching to get a sense of context for the infamous "Excuse me, Princess!" catchphrase. The Mario show might be worth watching if only for the weird live action sitcom-esque interludes where Mario is portrayed by Captain Lou. The Captain N show, the cornerstone of my childhood fantasies (I had several recurring dreams about the Eggplant Wizard) is worth watching if only for the intense emotional turmoil you're likely to experience reconciling the show's actual quality with its potential.
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Bradamantium
Posted to Television, Video Games on 5 November 2009
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In regards to the opening sequence:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I never knew I could rock out to metal Sonic!
Call me when AOSTH is put up.
...also, wow is Link a douche or what
.....There was a Pole Position cartoon?