The way you described Sonic 3 is exactly how I approached Sonic Mania and I didn't even realize it until now. It's probably how I handled Sonic 3 & Knuckles back in the day and possibly why I'm so in love with Mania. Perhaps the experience was a lot similar than I remembered.
Congratulations on conquering one of my favorite Matsuno games. Yeah the gameplay for it is like a rabbit hole, every time you think you understand it you find another layer and the game gets even more complex. It's practically the calling card for his titles. Glad you enjoyed it though and welcome back to the forum.
Summon the beast!
It's probably not a coincidence I woke up to "Highway to Hell" today.
Oh man, that's pretty awesome. How did you come to be friends on facebook?
He's most notable for voicing the Colonel in Metal Gear Solid and Uncle Max from Ben 10, but he's also voiced in Tenchu 2, No More Heroes, and other shows and video games that I can't think of currently.
I'm sorry. Who is he?
Snake! SNAAAAKE!