Knuckles was having A Biff moment in that scene. The fact that the Super Emeralds were all cracked felt like an "answer" for people wondering why they or the hyper forms never returned.

Also, I'm not the only one that knows it's a Time Stone Robotnik is using to warp everybody around, right? I'm watching a blind let's play of it right now and every time it appears they wonder what it is. Even at the end of Press Garden with a screen showing Little Planet and Metal Sonic. Come on, guys!

Speaking of the CD special stages, I did not like them in the GCN port nor the XBLA port. I'm still reserving judgement for the mobile port since I've yet to play it seriously (I still need an Android controller of some kind).

A couple questions:

1. What are everybody's favorite tracks?

2. Favorite original zone?