Ah yes, Sonic the Hedgehog. I remember the first game I got was Sonic CD for my PC. I was so saddened when I lost the disc. I didn't really get into Sonic until the Adventure games were ported to the Gamecube. Even though I didn't like the games that followed, they still remain an integral part of my childhood. I didn't stop buying the games until 2006, and even then, it was more because I was jaded by Shadow the Hedgehog than the knowledge that Sonic 06 wasn't even a finished product. (Got back into the series with Generations, Lost World looks like fun, despite reviews). I played the old-school games in high school, and a couple months ago, I even bought a genesis with Sonic 2, 3 and Knuckles (still haven't played the first one).

While the originals are classics, what I really like about Adventure 2 was the fact that you could replay levels and use upgrades you found in later levels to take alternate routes/shortcuts that would lead to better rankings. Gave the game INSANE replay value. One of my favorite memories in SA2 was when I was racing my brother in Metal Harbor and used the light dash to get ahead for the first time; we didn't know we could do that in multiplayer mode.