/vr/ - Retro Games

Theres a bit of a fundamental flaw with the games. They were specifically designed for speedrunning, and its not a conspiracy, as the developers themselves admitted that they would be frustrating for a noob and the speed rewards people who master it. But, the Sonic games arnt the best for speedrunning. Turns out just regular games like ninja gaiden or super mario world are just as good, if not, better to speedrun than Sonic, even though Sonic is a game specifically built for speed running.

Also, an ongoing problem with Sonic thats been around since the creation of the series is obstacles that look cool, but arnt a challenge. Like the loop. Its iconic and looks great, but the challenge is literally hold right 2 win. You dont need to jump over a rock inside the loop, look for an enemy at the end of the loop, just hold right....