TikToker Grinds On Rails With IRL Sonic Shoes

thegamer.com:

Sonic getting Soap Shoes was probably the coolest thing to happen to the series, letting Sonic parkour around 3D stages by grinding on rails. These are based on real grind shoes, sold under the brand name Soap in the 1990s. Of course, this means it's possible to grab your own and make your way around a city just like the blue blur does in Sonic Adventure 2, which is exactly what one TikToker has pulled off.

Montre Livingston has amassed two million likes on TikTok with this feat, grinding on rails while boasting a pair of grind shoes that look just like Sonic's. Pretty effortlessly, he grinds down the whole rail just like Sonic does in Adventure 2. He's even got Live and Learn by Crush 40 playing in the background, just to keep it authentic.

Related: Sonic Prime Just Gave Us Our Best Interpretation Of Sonic And Shadow Ever

Livingston's work is being shared among Sonic fans on Twitter too, wildly jealous that someone has managed to pull off the sick trick we all dreamt of as kids. Or dreamt of now, to be honest. Even with the shoes helping Livingston grip to rail, it's mad impressive that he managed to keep his balance the whole way down. And it's even better that the shoes have been designed to look just like Sonic's from the early '00s.

This reminder that grind shoes are a real thing that actually existed in real life before Sonic picked them up has attracted a lot of attention to how they're used in parkour. Admittedly, they're a little on the pricey side, so it's not something for any Sonic fan to pick up out of curiosity. Or even attempt. I mean, Livingston is out here doing backflips out of nowhere and parkouring like it's nothing. So this is definitely a bit more advanced than throwing your arms back and running