How Will The Original Sonic Be Remembered?

[@francescosmith7859]

Another good video. Sonic was an interesting start to a fun franchise. I agree, the physics and gameplay of Sonic has always been top notch since the first game. I think the first game does grind to a bit of a halt on the third level and I've never really cared for the bonus levels where you have to get the chaos emeralds but it's still classic. Just like Super Mario introduced so many excellent elements that the later games just continued to add and improve on we see so much of the same in the Sonic series. Sonic 2 is my personal favorite and the improvements in level design were so incredible. You don't have those slow annoying levels anymore and keep up the speed and fun through the whole game. (and I find the running into the screen Chaos Emerald sections about 1000% more fun than the rotating mess from the original game) I know a lot of people prefer 3 (or 3 and Knuckles) but Sonic 2 will always be my favorite. I will note, I like in 3 how they separated the bonus level that you get with 50 rings at a check point and you enter the trampoline bonus section vs finding the hidden large rings where you enter that 3d zone to collect the blue balls to get the chaos emeralds. But my favorite bonus/chaos area is still the run into the screen ones from Sonic 2.

[@omiglio]

Wow, that's very interesting. For a long time, I also had part 2 as my favorite. It wasn't until recently that I changed my mind. Looking back, they just kept getting better. I agree that Sonic 1 did have stages later on that slowed the game down. A great example of this is the infamous Labrinth Zone. Even after all this, I've always loved it. As always, thanks for watching and for your insightful feedback!