Sonic the Hedgehog

[Quina]

I dig Sonic games. I got the Sonic Mega Collection for PS2 and it's great. My favorite is Sonic 2 and I'm playing that now. Sonic 1 was a lot harder than I remember, especially the zone with the water. I dislike water zones and love the casino-type zones.

Do you like Sonic, and what is your favorite game/level in the series?

[Shoden]

me i liked Sonic 3 for the SEGA megadrive it was great ecspecially the first few zones i also like Sonic Advance 2

[The New Kid]

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is one of my favourite games of all time. His latest efforts aren't very good though. Sonic Heroes for PS2 was http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif.

I haven't picked up the Sonic The Hedgehog Mega Collection yet, but I probably won't. I have most of them on Sega, and I don't want to find out that the controls have been messed up thanks to the PS2 DualShock. The Sega Genesis one's are better. :)

[Rainecloud]

Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles combined is the unbeatable Sonic game. I spent many, many hours playing Sonic games as a child, and I still enjoy playing them to this very day (although as you can imagine, I don't play them very often). Sonic 1 got me hooked, Sonic 2 satisfied me for another year, Sonic 3 disappointed me slightly, and then Sonic and Knuckles made me a fan again.

I still prefer the Super Mario series, though.

[mike without a hat]

Sonic 2 was my very first consol video game and is one of my favorites. I got most of the others but sadly not all of them work anymore. :(
I must say that Sonic games really started going down the drain when he went to dreamcast. They ruined knuckles by making him a gullible looser that listens to rap. And they call Dr. Robotnik just Eggman now, terrible.
Plus Sonic 3d sucked too(that one with all the little birdies)

[Dr.K]

As Rainecloud said, Sonic 1 provides enough sonic to instate withdrawal symptoms, the staggering (relitively) amount of levels on 2 made the game great, sonic 3 sucked slightly, but "and knuckles" was brill brill brill. I really liked 3D too *hides*
The renaming of robotnik to eggman isn't even stupid, it's just...evil

[Flamethrower]

I enjoy the Sonic series, and will probably pick up the Sonic Mega Collection when I have some spare cash. However, the latest Sonic game, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (or whatever) for the Gamecube, was crap. I have little faith that the Sonic series will ever be good again. :(

[Baloki]

We all know tails was the best, and who of course could forget Super Tails?

I still remember the Master System Version though xD

[Mindflare]

Tails was definately the best. Sonic 1, 2, and 3 are classics, and I never got into S&K for some odd reason. I love those games. They're some of the few games I still play these days.

The new ones were crap, and I wouldn't waste my time on pissing on the games.

[Lord Chainsaw]

I feel the opposite. I don't really care for the old Sonic games, but I really enjoyed Sonic Adventure 1 and 2.

Sure the idea of rolling around a 2D screen at the speed of light sounds cool, but factor in the pits they throw in the games and the entire concept is spoiled by the player inching forward instead to avoid all of the constant pitfalls and hazards. What's the point of going so fast when you know you're going to be penalized for it? That's what I found myself doing quite frequently in the early sonic games (the game gear version was especially guilty of this).

Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 also have this problem, but it isn't as bad. The levels are set up a bit more carefully, and because it is in 3D, you can actually see far enough in front of you to know you aren't heading straight for some spikes or a bottomless pit. I really also liked the way your bouncing attacks were homing, making it easier to make jumps in the process.

I also really liked the boss battles in Sonic Adventure 2, and to some extent, Sonic Adventure. I haven't played Heroes yet, but if I have the time some day I just might.

[Doomgaze]

Then your reaction time is too slow. There's very few levels in the old Sonic games that I don't take at near full speed.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Yeah. Sonic 2 and 3 have the smoothest level design in the series. They often hit the perfect balance between exploratory potential and a main route that you can just speed through carefree.

[Del Murder]

Sonic games are great. My favorite is part two, I loved racking up rings in the Casino Zone. Tails is my favorite character.

[Yamaneko]

Yeah, Casino Zone was the best. It got me hooked on gambling.

[Strider]

I didn't get into Sonic as much as others, but maybe that's basically I never played it as much as others. Idunno.

[Rainecloud]

I've suddenly remembered that Sonic 2 was released on the Master System. Goodness me, I hated that game. The zones were pathetic, the difficulty curve was just stupid and the graphics were even worse than a standard Master System game.

Sonic 1 for the Master System was okay, though. I suppose.

[Jack]

I didn't like Sonic. It was rubbish compared to Mario but sadly, my Parents bourght me a MegaDrive instead... Ristar was far greater than Sonic. I long for a new Ristar game...

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[Xander]

Oooh I just love the original Sonic games. I own them all on the megadrive. Well 1, 2, 3, S&K and Spinball. All the ones that matter. ^_^

My favourite..probably 2 overall because of the introduction of Tails, and I enjoyed most of the levels. I like Sonic 1 a lot too though. My favourite zone in Sonic 1 is probably Marble Zone, and Starlight Zone also but mostly for the music in that one ^^

In Sonic 2, umm..ooh I don't know. I liked a lot of the zones. Chemical Plant because it just felt so fast. Casino Night because yeah the gambling was addictive xD I hate underwater zones. I like the first zone in Sonic 3 a lot and I love the bonus levels, (the ones with the red and blue balls). They are my favourite bonus levels from any Sonic game. But then the level with water annoys me. I love being able to fly with tails though. I need to have a better go at Sonic 3 anyway, I forgot to use the Save file last time.

Sonic and Knuckles on it's own I never played much and I bought it the other day, but I had game over by the second zone. xD Seems hard to me.

I rather enjoyed the first level of Spinball but never got further than that.

I love just playing Sonic 1 really slowly sometimes, trying to get everything from the level. Last weekend I kept replaying the first zone over and over to get 200 rings. But then by the time I get to spring yard zone I usually stop playing. xD

I really wanna sit down and try and complete either 1 or 2 properly one of these days...

Yeah Sonic games are one of my favourite games series ever. <3 to Rainecloud for sending me Sonic 3, and <3 to Lindsey for sending me sonic 2 =D I only have the boxes for 2 and Spinball though...oh well.

[Flamethrower]

All this talk is making me crave some Sonic gaming. I'm going to go buy the collection tonight. :love:

I'll give Sonic Adventure 2 some credit. The levels you play as Sonic and Shadow are pretty fun, since it's basicly a 3D version of the original Sonic games (still not as good), but the scavenger hunts you do as Knuckles and the bat girl are boring and sometimes frusterating. The robot levels as Tails and "Eggman" are also lame. You don't even get to play as Tails outside of that stupid robot.

I forgot about the Game Gear Sonic game. That one sucked, but hey, it was on Game Gear, what else would you expect? ;)

[Dreddz]

Sonic 2 for me. The best level was the last one were you face metal sonic and that big machine

[Shoden]

that lv was great

[Erdrick Holmes]

Sonic CD for the Sega CD rocked. The level structures and the number of levels and the soundtrack owned. Such an awesome game, it's too bad that the Sega CD didn't have any memory so you can save data, because that was on long game.

[Chocomage]

Sonic and Knuckles teaming up! Who could beat that pair? Sonic 3 all the way.

[Shoden]

the Sega CD wasnt released up here for some reason so all i got was the RoM version

[Cz]

As well as being great fun to play, the early Sonic games had some great background music. Star Light Zone from the first game is a good example, but there are quite a few, actually.

[Shoden]

i liked sonic adventure 2 for the dreamcast but SA 1 sucked i enjoyed sonic heroes as it was challenging

[lord shishio]

Really?
I thought the first one was pretty good. As for heroes, never tried it.

[XxSephirothxX]

I'd have to say that Sonic 3 is my favorite game in the series. The Adventure games are reasonably fun, but overall, subpar.

[Quina]

I have never played the Adventure series. Are they out for PS2?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Both Adventure games were rereleased for the GameCube with various added features. The first game also got a graphics makeover, since it was originally made in 1999.

[Lord Chainsaw]

I forgot about the Game Gear Sonic game. That one sucked, but hey, it was on Game Gear, what else would you expect? ;)

I can remember playing two on the Game Gear. One was called Sonic Chaos and was pitifully easy, while the other was a normal sonic game that was incredibly hard. I remember playing those games on the Game Gear so long ago and draining batteries like a mofo.

[bigbri2k5]

I don't really like sonic anymore. I played it when it first came out on megadrive and then the other games. Since i put the rom on the school computers(yes i have the games) everyone bugs me to go on it. Is there a helpline/therapt group for people obsessed with sonic?

[Flamethrower]

I can remember playing two on the Game Gear. One was called Sonic Chaos and was pitifully easy, while the other was a normal sonic game that was incredibly hard. I remember playing those games on the Game Gear so long ago and draining batteries like a mofo.

I think I had the second one you're referring too. It's the one where Tails gets kidnapped by Dr. Robotnik and Sonic has to save him. I remember it being extremely hard. Not fun hard, just frustrating hard.

Oh yeah, so I bought the collection and I've been playing Sonic 1 so far. It's great, but it annoys me how when you get a game over, you have to start from the very beginning. Yeah, I know you can save your game with a memory card to start off wherever you saved, but you still only have as many lives as you had when you saved, and it's very very tough to get through the later stages with only one life. Oh well, it shouldn't be as bad once I get better at it.

[Quina]

I like to save so I can get the Chaos Emeralds.

[Pure Strife]

Fondest gaming memories I have. Fast, fun, reflex based, and just cool. Sonic 2 is still one of the best games ever for the gameplay if nothing else.