Sonic Classic Collection isn't the best Sonic compilation around (those would be Sonic Jam and Sonic Mega Collection). There are many other ways to play and enjoy these classic games (that too in HD), courtesy of XBLA, PSN, WiiWare and the many other Sega Mega Drive compilations.
That said, Sonic Classic Collection still successfully accomplishes what it meant to do, which is to provide some of the greatest platformers of all time in one convenient portable package. So for now, there is no better way to enjoy the Mega Drive Sonic games in portable form than with Sonic Classic Collection.
Carl Williams writes, "It is unclear what was going through the minds of the executives at Sega when they got the designs for Sonic the Hedgehog but it is clear that gamers loved him. Sonic proved that gamers were tired of slow games and they wanted speed- not just in racing games but in action games too. By the time Sega got to the third Sonic game, the whole speed and nothing but speed was getting a little thin with fans. Sega had to change things up a bit and so they did to great fanfare of fans across the world."
Sega's generosity extends a lot by giving up some of their games again and that includes the two popular retro Sonic games (by which I claimed it to be popular because of the gameplay) on which is the Sonic Blast and Sonic Labyrinth. How was that for all of the 3DS gamers?
While the contents are excellent choices for any Sonic aficionado, a lack of content and poor presentation values make this collection of Sonic titles fall short of expectations, even despite being a decent compilation. Sonic Classic Collection on the Nintendo DS can be summed up in two words: wasted potential.