History VideoGame / SonicAdventure

* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Yes, casinos do actually have shower stalls.

* KarmaHoudini: The TrueFinalBoss, who, while defeated and rendered docile in the end, still destroyed Station Square and by rights should have killed thousands of people. He gets an utterly unironic HappyEnding.

%%* CameraScrew: The game is known for having a capricious and difficult to control camera system that frequently snags on the geometry of levels, though ''DX'' slightly remedied it through adding the free camera option. It infamously started the trend of 3D Sonic games having subpar camera systems.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Total Chaos.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} The Original Hero]] [[HesBack is Back!]]]]

* CaptainObvious: Quite a few snarky moments if you look closely.
-->''(the Egg Carrier changes its shape)''\\

''(Sonic gives him a weary look, and ignores him)''\\

--> '''Gamma''' (when transported into the past via a vision): "This presents a problem."\\
'''Gamma''' (after seeing what happened to Beta after defeating him at the beginning): "This is the wrong room."

-->"Unlike Sonic, I don't chuckle. I'd rather flex my muscles!"
-->--"Unknown From M.E.", theme of Knuckles

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Present in Tails' stages, specifically of the RubberBandAI variety.

--->'''Sonic (to Knuckles):''' "[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Did Eggman trick you]] ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles again]]''?"

** Several to [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVA]]. The logo sequence in the opening FMV is a reference to the logo sequence in , even using the same sound effect. The Tornado launch sequence was taken from the OVA as well, along with the idea of Knuckles being a treasure hunter. The depiction of Station Square as a flooded city in ruins at the end was inspired by the ancient city ruins in the OVA, even using much of the same imagery.

** The invincibility music quotes [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD "You Can Do Anything"]] at one point.

** The logo sequence in the opening FMV is a reference to the logo sequence in [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVA]], even using the same sound effect.
** The Tornado launch sequence was taken from the OVA as well, along with the idea of Knuckles being a treasure hunter.
** The depiction of Station Square as a flooded city in ruins at the end was inspired by the ancient city ruins in the OVA, even using much of the same imagery.
** The terms "Eggmanland" and "God of Destruction" originated in said OVA.

->''Thunder, rain and lightnin'\\
Danger, water risin'...''

->''Can't hold on much longer...\\
But I will never let it go!\\
I know it's a one-way track...\\
Tell me now how long this'll last!\\
I'm not gonna think this way...\\
Nor will I count on others!\\
Close my eyes and feel the burn...\\
Now I see what I gotta do!\\
Open your heart, it's gonna be [[MetalScream alriiiiiiiight!]] Yeah!''

* BareYourMidriff: Tikal wears a tank top that exposes her torso.

** Final Egg with Sonic can be finished in under a minute. The first section of the game has no real glitches, however the second section can be bypassed by getting inside the rotating fan which will not deactivate the death box allowing you to finish it stupid early. The third and final section is the worst. You can spin dash through a nearby wall behind the spider elevator, sending you into complete darkness, however if you steer correctly, you'll send Sonic falling down onto the end platform and finishing the stage.

->''♪ Thunder, rain and lightnin', danger, water risin'... ♪''

* UnderwaterRuins: Lost World, in parts.

* AlreadyDoneForYou: Given that the storylines (apart from the Super Sonic storyline) are done in a RashomonStyle, expect this to happen very often. For example, Sonic can only enter Speed Highway by getting the employee key card to unlock the elevator. When Tails goes to Speed Highway in his own story, the elevator is already unlocked.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Some of the mission descriptions are translated clunkily or almost incomprehensible, with lines like "I hate this dark and filthy place! Can you find it?" and "A fugitive have escaped from the jail of burning hell! Find the fugitive!" standing out.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: In the international versions, there is a rather innocuous billboard in Casinopolis. In the original Japanese version, this billboard was of a scantily-clad cowgirl with a fully-modeled martini glass... that moaned suggestively when jumped or glided into.

* PreRenderedGraphics: The opening cutscene before the title screen, most scenes involving the [[CoolAirship Egg Carrier]], and [[spoiler:Perfect Chaos]]'s introductory cutscene are all pre-rendered. The remaining cutscenes are done in-engine.
* ProductPlacement: The competition-based DLC packs were sponsored by companies like Reebok and AT&T. The Reebok challenge even had you picking up Reebok sneakers that were strewn about Emerald Coast.

* IWantSong: Tails's and Amy's themes: ''[[IJustWantToBeSpecial Believe in Myself]]'' and ''[[StalkerWithACrush My Sweet Passion]]''.

* DoWellButNotPerfect: The two emblems for the minigame "Twinkle Circuit" are obtained by first breaking the default record, which isn't hard to do at all, and then by breaking one's own record. Meaning that pulling off a perfect performance the first time around is strongly discouraged, as it will make the second emblem that much harder to obtain.

* DoWellButNotPerfect: The two emblems for the minigame "Twinkle Circuit" are obtained by first breaking the preset record, which isn't hard to do at all, and then by breaking your own record. Meaning that if you pulled a perfect performance the first time around, the second emblem will be quite hard to obtain.