What are your thoughts on Sonic the Hedgehog?

[kobeunderbite]

[Bush4Ever.]

I only have experience with the Sonic Sega games.

Sonic Spinball was my first video game, because it came with the Sega system. There were four levels, and I would always crush the first three (even getting two extra lives), and then totally tank the final level. One day I was playing and I actually got the final emerald for level four (which would have opened the boss room), but I had to go to a parade for my little league team. My parents didn't let me pause the game, since we only had one TV in the house. Suffice it to say, I was pissed off. I eventually got the Xbox bundle of Sonic games that included Sonic Spinball, and eventually beat it at age 26, finally concluding the challenge I started about 15 years earlier.

Sonic 2 was a legit great game, especially with the Sonic and Knuckles add-on that let you play as Knuckles. For Sonic 2, I would always get lost in one level (Metropolis) that would block me from advancing. I also beat this game on Xbox, and honestly I don't even remembering figuring out what I had done wrong in Metropolis as a kid.

Sonic and Knuckles was a great game for like half the game, and then it turned to shit. The methods for getting the Chaos Emeralds was also too difficult for me (at least at a younger age). I would get maybe three or four and then hit a wall, ala Sonic 2 and the ramps. I did beat it on Xbox.

I got Sonic 1 eventually, but didn't really get inspired by it, since I had already played much better Sonic games. Sonic 3 I rented a few times as a kid, but didn't advance much.

Out of the games I played at length:

Sonic 2
Sonic-Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
Sonic 1

I suspect Sonic 3 would slide into second place if I gave it more focused attention as an adult.

[kobeunderbite]

I only have experience with the Sonic Sega games.

Sonic Spinball was my first video game, because it came with the Sega system. There were four levels, and I would always crush the first three (even getting two extra lives), and then totally tank the final level. One day I was playing and I actually got the final emerald for level four (which would have opened the boss room), but I had to go to a parade for my little league team. My parents didn't let me pause the game, since we only had one TV in the house. Suffice it to say, I was pissed off. I eventually got the Xbox bundle of Sonic games that included Sonic Spinball, and eventually beat it at age 26, finally concluding the challenge I started about 15 years earlier.

Sonic 2 was a legit great game, especially with the Sonic and Knuckles add-on that let you play as Knuckles. For Sonic 2, I would always get lost in one level (Metropolis) that would block me from advancing. I also beat this game on Xbox, and honestly I don't even remembering figuring out what I had done wrong in Metropolis as a kid.

Sonic and Knuckles was a great game for like half the game, and then it turned to shit. The methods for getting the Chaos Emeralds was also too difficult for me (at least at a younger age). I would get maybe three or four and then hit a wall, ala Sonic 2 and the ramps. I did beat it on Xbox.

I got Sonic 1 eventually, but didn't really get inspired by it, since I had already played much better Sonic games. Sonic 3 I rented a few times as a kid, but didn't advance much.

Out of the games I played at length:

Sonic 2
Sonic-Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
Sonic 1

I suspect Sonic 3 would slide into second place if I gave it more focused attention as an adult.

Based post. My early experiences with Sonic were of either watching my older brothers play or unsuccessfully attempting them myself, as I was way too young for a game that required the kind of coordination and timing that the Genesis games did. Took a break from it for a long time (skipped the Dreamcast games) and rediscovered with Sonic Generations which was just awesome. Sonic has had an impressive rebirth as a mainstream figure with the successful movies and Netflix show.

[elartman1973]

Was a fun little video game on sega that was their answer to super mario bros and kinda copied the concept.
It ends there

[ElJorge]

Played the first few… but wasn’t super into it. My oldest daughter was a closet fan of the tv show Sonic Underground, which kinda surprised me. She’ll still throw it on randomly from time to time.

[CleveTown™]

Absolutely none. although the very first game on Sega was alright and gave me something different to play than the superior NES

[elmerjfudd]

I enjoyed the games up until sonic cd, so that would have been sonic 1-3 and sonic & knuckles. As the games started to care more about the look instead of the gameplay i stopped playing and havent had any interest to go back. I think i would need the right word of mouth toever consider playing sonic again. As for the movies i enjoyed the 1st but havent seen the 2nd.