Steve Wysowski from XboxFocus.com writes:
"There was only one game I owned for the Sega Genesis, merely one. I am not exactly certain if the reason for holding ownership of just one Genesis game was due to my family's lack of expenses at the time, or the fact I was only four and failed to even notice. But none the less, the fact I had only one Genesis cartridge thrown atop the large pile of Nintendo games I possessed shows how much I loved the game. I do not recall if I had any skill (I just received my motor skills a few meager months before), but I do retain memories of having large doses of fun with the title, and I want that feeling to come back.
Needless to say, that game was the original Sonic the Hedgehog, the first game ever to boast the world's fastest hedgehog on the cover. The Sonic franchise thrived in the early 1990s, as the game's then "lightning speed" appealed to the maturing generation of gamers of the time (as well as kiddies like me). It had some rocking music, a mascot that could detract thousands of pre-teens from their Super Nintendos, and was faster than Mario on speed. The game and its sequels were immaculate for its time, and because of the franchise' excellence during this era, Sonic has a permanent spot for himself engraved in the history of video gaming.
But as the video game world made its transition into the 3-D age, the Sonic franchise has struggled exponentially. Since the original Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast, the series has never produced a solid 3-D outing. In fact, with each title that has been released, the level of decline has become more and more sleep. Finally in 2006, a pinnacle of backbreaking inadequacy was reached with the Xbox 360's Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the worst releases from SEGA (or all video games for that matter) ever. At that time, fans reminiscing of the Genesis days with Sonic yore began to ponder the question "is this the end for Sonic?"....as did I."
Sonic The Hedgehog has had a long and storied history over the past decades, but which are the best Sonic games ever made?
If I have to read another one of these lists that contains the sentence "The game that started it all" I'm gonna go nuts.
And when it comes to fan favourite zones in Sonic 3 (he mentioned Hydro City, Marble Garden and Launch Base), I'd replace Launch base and Marble Garden with Ice Cap zone. Never heard anyone refer to the others as favourites.
I sorta' stopped caring about this list when I saw Sonic Spinball (a genuinely great game) ranked lower than some of the noted atrocities.
Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed is still my favorite kart racer.
I've never really been able to play online tho. D:
Can't even play Team Sonic Racing online cause the servers are broken and don't queue people together.
P.S. This is such a random list. I really don't agree with it. Maybe this really is how they rank it but them just seems odd personally.
Phil writes, "Today, June 23rd, 2021, is Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th anniversary. 30 years ago today in 1991 a blue hedgehog named Sonic took the gaming world by storm with a spin dash, a too-cool-for-school attitude, and a hankering for chili dogs. SPC celebrates the occasion with a special top ten list, presenting the site's picks for the very best of the Blue Blur's biggest and boldest titles. After you've checked out the picks here, which Sonic games would you select as your personal favorites?"
wheres sonic 06 lol. I know im in the minority but if you can look past all the glitches I actually liked the game.
I have played the game more than I'm willing to admit. Even beat all the DLC as well, and nearly S ranked everything including the DLC.
The game had good graphics for the time, and a fantastic soundtrack. If only it had an extra year of development it could have been a decent game. People keep harping on the kiss at the end of the game as if its a big deal. It really isn't (people kiss their cats and dogs all the time, and no one freaks out about that).
They try extra hard to hate on the game, and while it does have a multitude of unacceptable flaws and had serious development issues (Yuji Naka quit SEGA early on during the project which definitely caused some internal struggles at Sonic Team), there are some positive aspects about the game that people don't give it credit for.
Hmmm, this is kinda cheating, but I would rate Sonic 3 & Knuckles as #1, rather than having the two games separately occupy #2 and #3.
That was literally the only game I played for YEARS.
In any order
Sonic Adventure 1
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Shuffle
Sonic Generations
Sonic Lost World
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic CD
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
DSOGaming writes: "YouTube’s ‘Raphpower-S’ has released a remake of the Temple of Gaia map from Sonic Unleashed in Unreal Engine 4. This map recreates the area from the cut-scene when Sonic and Chip bring the Chaos emerald to the Gaia Temple to restore the planet."
i hope it doesnt i love sonic games
I can't see this game being very successful unfortunately.
Sonic's time has honestly passed. While I love the furry little guy, he simply doesn't have the appeal that Mario or other characters have. It's probably because his games have turned into mainly speed-fests that lead nowhere but to completing excessively long levels that have little significance or fun. Mario changed with the newer systems...Sonic didn't. It just pushed for more of the same until it became too much for the typical audience. I tried playing Sonic on the DS and found it horribly boring and frustratingly fast. What the hells the point of playing a game when you're character moves too fast for you to control properly? If they can fix that, then there may be a chance. Otherwise, it's been nice knowing you Sonic.
I think this is Sega's real last chance with Sonic.
They've done nothing of note with the franchise since Sonic Adventure and that's when they were supporting a console.
I want to believe in Sega and I want to believe then can still make a good Sonic game, but I remember being hyped about Sonic 2007 and its "real sensation of speed" and what not, but it was just a terrible game. Secret Rings was only marginally better.
sega plz watever u do dont screw up :(