When you have played as many games as I have, it can be difficult to remember the first game you ever played; the first moment that started you life as a gamer. Alas, I have no memory of the first video game I have ever set my hands on, but I can recall the first game I ever really loved; the first game able to pull me into a different world for hours at a time. That game, ladies and gentlemen, is Sonic the Hedgehog. These games were and still are in my eyes the very definition of Sonic, and I have not found any Sonic titles released after Sonic&Knuckles to be worthy of the Sonic name. Sure, my intrests spread to other games, but Sonic was able to retain his grip on me, always pulling me back to complete his games yet another time. Mind you, I was no ordinary Sonic fan, he was my hero, I loved him (in a heterosexual way perverts), and although I did not boast an impressive collection of Sonic merchandise, I was the biggest Sonic fan of all time. I have played these four games more than I have any other game ever, be it a long RPG or an addicting arcade game. Unfortunately, Sonic, as I knew him, died in 1994 and was replaced with the modern rail-grinding hedgehog you know today. It almost makes me sick to hear those who only know Sonic from his recent games call themselves fans. Please people, go get Sonic Mega Collection or Sonic Mega Collection Plus and honor the hedgehog that once was.

Die hard, dude.

RIght there with ya. This new sonic campaign is all about turning, and force feeding, the character back as a mainstream gaming icon. Sonic always was, I guess Sega just got scared once they lost the console wars.

I mean I dont like the new 3d versons of sonic, they suck.

What happened to the good old 2d games? What was wrong with them?

Now, I get made fun of on this subject, but I would be laughing if sony lost the console war of '97.

i own SOME of the NEW-ish sonic games, all are C-R-A-P!
i gave sonic the hedgehog (PS3) away to a game store in exchange for motorstorm because it was so rubbish! the new stories are GAY, the new characters are STUPID, and worst of all, sonic x is making kids think they are cool! most self-proclaimed 'sonic fans' say that they are great, and that the olds are rubbish! that's because they can't be bothered to just download them off of pyramid-games for free and see for themselves!

...after that rant, i would like to say that the best story in my opinion is sonic 3aK.

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I mean I dont like the new 3d versons of sonic, they suck.

What happened to the good old 2d games? What was wrong with them?

Now, I get made fun of on this subject, but I would be laughing if sony lost the console war of '97.