Thoughts on Sonic's /vr/ titles?

[Anonymous No.9594740]

>Sonic the Hedgehog (plus 8-bit)
>Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (plus 8-bit)
>Sonic the Hedgehog CD
>Sonic Spinball (plus 8-bit)
>Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (& Knuckles)
>Sonic Eraser
>Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car
>Sonic Popcorn Shop
>SegaSonic the Hedgehog
>Sonic Chaos
>Sonic Triple Trouble
>Sonic the Fighters
>Sonic R
>Tails Skypatrol
>Tails Adventure
>Knuckles Chaotix
>Sonic Labyrinth
>Sonic Drift
>Sonic Blast
>Sonic Drift 2
>Sonic Schoolhouse
>Tails and the Music Maker
>Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (plus 8-bit)
>Sonic 3D Blast
>Sonic Jam (3D world)
>Sonic Adventure
>Sonic Adventure 2
>Sonic Heroes
>Shadow the Hedgehog
>Sonic Advance
>Sonic Advance 2
>Sonic Advance 3

What do you think of each title?

[Anonymous No.9594747]

overall mediocre

>muh gonna go fast

i prefer the momentum of SMB 8-3 over any sonic section

[Anonymous No.9594749]

>>9594747

[Anonymous No.9594753]

>>9594749
mario is a better gotta go fast game than sonic. Sonic actively punishes you for going fast unless you memorize the stages

[Anonymous No.9594757]

>>9594753
>punishes you for going fast
Filtered retard.

[Anonymous No.9594813]

>>9594740
not quite in order but
Sonic 1 = Kill Em All
Sonic 2 = Ride the Lightning
Sonic 3+K = Master of Puppets
CD = And Justice For All
Sonic Adventure 1/2 = Black Album
Sonic 06 = Load
Shadow the Hedgehog = St. Anger

[Anonymous No.9594835]

>SLOBIC

[Anonymous No.9594852]

>>9594749
>comparing a game made 6 years into the life of the Genesis map to an NES game
>comparing 1 zone out of 14 to 1 level out of 100
>comparing the most basic level in the game to a hand-chosen one
Pure copium.

Mario levels are a narrative. Sonic levels re a jumbled mess.

[Anonymous No.9594853]

>>9594740
oh yeah how could anyone forget the retro classic Sonic Popcorn Shop

[Anonymous No.9594859]

>>9594749
Intentionally picking a complex Sonic level and a simple Mario level and claiming they're both "average" in bad faith.

[Anonymous No.9595009]

>>9594753
Mario is a cringe toddler game.

[Anonymous No.9595013]

>>9594853
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UbEq7HJA1o

It's Sonic ludo.

[Anonymous No.9595015]

>>9594753
>HURR IN SONIC YOU PLAY BY JUST RUNNING FORWARD
You're literally too stupid for Sonic

[Anonymous No.9595019]

>>9594859
World 6-8.

[Anonymous No.9595064]

>>9594749
I cannot even imagine the amount of cope and seething that was needed for some fag to create this image

[Anonymous No.9595113]

>Sonic the Hedgehog
Good except for Marble Zone and Labyrinth Zone
>8-bit
Fun platformer with great music, not much like the rest of the series though
>Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Great all the way through
>8-bit
Terrible
>Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Good but worse than Sonic 1 overall
>Sonic Spinball (plus 8-bit)
Missed potential, could have been perfected in a sequel
>Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (& Knuckles)
Great all the way through
>Sonic Chaos
Terrible
>Sonic Triple Trouble
Terrible
>Sonic the Fighters
Fun with friends for a couple hours
>Sonic R
Flawed Gem
>Tails Skypatrol
Terrible
>Tails Adventure
It's okay
>Knuckles Chaotix
Terrible
>Sonic Labyrinth
Terrible
>Sonic Drift
Not a fan of pre-3D racing games
>Sonic Blast
Terrible
>Sonic Drift 2
Not a fan of pre-3D racing games
>Sonic Schoolhouse
>Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (plus 8-bit)
Just play a better version of Puyo Puyo
>Sonic 3D Blast
It's okay
>Sonic Adventure
Too many Ideas to be properly implemented, lacks focus
>Sonic Adventure 2
Better focus than Adventure 1
>Sonic Heroes
Mediocre mascot platformer
>Shadow the Hedgehog
Terrible
>Sonic Advance
Better than Sonic 1 mostly, worse than 2 and 3&K
>Sonic Advance 2
Just Play Sonic Rush
>Sonic Advance 3
Knuckles Chaotix if it was done right, still not that good though

[Anonymous No.9595243]

>>9594740
Sonic is fine. Good for beginners, like Mario. I binged a lot of Sonic CD last year when playing SEGA CD games. It's just that good

[Anonymous No.9595261]

>>9594740
Here’s some opinions on some

>Sonic 1, 2, 3, Sonic & Knuckles
- outstanding games, the peak of the series, some of the best platformers ever
>Sonic CD
- absolutely hated it. Too easy and too boring
>Sonic 1 & 2 for Game Gear, Sonic Triple Trouble
- really great games, delightfully challenging and full of replay value. Triple Trouble in particular is one of my favorite Sonic games
>Sonic Spinball
- a really weird but really awesome game
>Sonic 3D Blast
- severally underrated, a really fun one
>Mean Bean Machine
- solid puyo puyo version although not my favorite, a lot of fun if you liked the cartoon growing up
>Sonic Drift 2
- my favorite cart racer not named Mario Kart
>Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
- decent game. Some of it I found pretty cringe, but was engaged enough to finish it.

[Anonymous No.9595297]

I tried playing Sonic 1 the other day and the game itself is pretty average in terms of difficulty but holy shit it's so fucking hard to collect all of the emeralds. I just can't, FUCK those bonus stages. Probably need to give it another go, I want to beat all of the mainline Mega Drive Sonic games with all chaos emeralds

[Anonymous No.9595347]

>>9594753
I see this take being posted a lot more often in recent years, and I couldn't disagree more. I know it's a matter of taste, and if you don't enjoy something I do then that's fine really, but I can't help but feel that a lot of people don't give Sonic a fair enough shot and end up missing out on experiences they might've loved otherwise. When it comes to Sonic, the reason you run into things and get hit is because, well, you're going fast and, depending on how quick your reflexes are, you might not be able to react to things in time, it's something that varies from player to player and that's fine, but I can see why some would go through this and assume that it's all memorization...

Still, all video games require us to memorize sections we're having trouble with, and we're not supposed to be good at a video game as soon as we pick it up, it'd be shallow otherwise, if you could just run and win, then no one would've cared about Sonic, it's a franchise that rewards you for sticking around. One more thing that can help, is that Sonic's vulnerable when he's just running, but not when he's jumping... or rolling into a ball, always make sure to press down in slopes, not only do you gain speed, but you also protect yourself. Also, if you prefer something like Mario, then I can't recommend Sonic's 8bit library enough, they're a lot more Mario like than the original Genesis installments, Sonic 1 is excellent on both Game Gear and Master System, if you go for Sonic 2 then always pick the Master System version, otherwise it's too punishing, but if you go for Sonic Chaos then go for Game Gear, otherwise it's too simple. I hope you can give Sonic another fair shot, but if you prefer not to then that's your choice, but trust me, they're excellent video games.

[Anonymous No.9595434]

>>9594740
>Sonic the Hedgehog (plus 8-bit)
Love both. I wish there was a spin dash though.
>Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (plus 8-bit)
Love it. Don't care as much for the 8bit version but it's ok.
>Sonic the Hedgehog CD
It's my least favorite of the originals but it introduces a lot of things that I really like.
>Sonic Spinball (plus 8-bit)
Shit
>Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (& Knuckles)
Fan-fucking-tastic
>Sonic Eraser
Not a real game
>Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car
Come on
>Sonic Popcorn Shop
Never heard of it
>SegaSonic the Hedgehog
I haven't actually played it yet, but I have a trackball controller now so I might try it soon
>Sonic Chaos
Not bad
>Sonic Triple Trouble
Not bad
>Sonic the Fighters
Not bad, has its moments
>Sonic R
There's things I like about it but it's not amazing or anything
>Tails Skypatrol
>Tails Adventure
I own both of these games but I haven't put much time into them so I can't give an opinion. I should charge some batteries and check them out.
>Knuckles Chaotix
I like it
>Sonic Labyrinth
This is the second worst game in the series
>Sonic Drift
Its cute
>Sonic Blast
Worst game in the series
>Sonic Drift 2
I like it
>Sonic Schoolhouse
What
>Tails and the Music Maker
Pico?
>Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (plus 8-bit)
I prefer regular Puyo. This version is ugly. I wish someone would make a romhack that turns it into a proper Sonic Puyo game
>Sonic 3D Blast
Love it
>Sonic Jam (3D world)
It makes me cum buckets. These versions of the games are good too.
>Sonic Adventure
Love it
>Sonic Adventure 2
Love it
>Sonic Heroes
It's ok
>Shadow the Hedgehog
I never actually owned this game but I played it at a friend's house and had fun
>Sonic Advance
Love it
>Sonic Advance 2
>Sonic Advance 3
I own both of these but haven't put much time into them. I didn't own them as a kid. They're in my backlog.

You forgot Sonic Battle and Sonic Shuffle.

[Anonymous No.9595437]

>>9594753
>Sonic actively punishes you for going fast unless you memorize the stages
The only people who say this are retards who don't actually understand the physics or know how to play. For example I bet you have the water levels.

[Anonymous No.9595756]

>>9594835
gotta go fat

[Anonymous No.9595775]

>>9594740
you missed the rarest Sonic arcade gem

[Anonymous No.9595956]

>goes so far as to list Eraser, Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car, Popcorn Shop, Drift 1 and 2
>doesn't list Battle, Pinball Party, Pocket Adventure, Spinball, Shuffle
Interesting. Anyways I've played it all, I think almost all Sonic games are at least decent. The only /vr/ Sonic game that is bad is Blast.

[Anonymous No.9596375]

>>9594740
Sonic fan since day 1, here's the stuff I played

>Sonic the Hedgehog
Masterpiece. Spring Yard is best Sonic level ever, and Labyrinth is pure ludo that filters scrubs.
>(plus 8-bit)
Great, on the Sega Game Gear.
>Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Messier than the original, but still a masterpiece. The problem was the development in the US but the japanese team still were able to do something amazing.
>(plus 8-bit)
OK.
>Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Exotic, mythical. Most people never figure out how to play it. Good.
>Sonic Spinball (plus 8-bit)
shit and shit, and I like video pinball games, this one is not good.
>Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Good, but a bit bloated, and art style is weird.
>(& Knuckles)
better than 3, but still not as good as 1 or 2. Still pretty good.
>Sonic Chaos
One of the most underrated in the franchise. On the Sega Game Gear.
>Sonic the Fighters
Cool, it's no VF but it's good.
>Sonic R
Shit.
>Tails Skypatrol
Very good.
>Knuckles Chaotix
Incomplete.
>Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (plus 8-bit)
It's puyo puyo, it's good, very addictive.
>Sonic 3D Blast
Not very good, was a disappointment at release and it still isn't very good.
>Sonic Jam (3D world)
Great, more people should play this one.
>Sonic Adventure
The beginning of the end. Still, for 1998 these graphics were amazing.
>Sonic Adventure 2
Better than 1, Mad Space is a good concept, even if not greatly executed.
>Sonic Heroes
Typical 2000s sonic mediocre stuff but as long as it's not the ps2 version it's playable I guess

[Anonymous No.9597068]

>there hasn't been a good Sonic game since Adventure
Am I wrong or am I just old and jaded?

[Anonymous No.9597091]

i only ever owned the first genesis game and sonic spinball. i played spinball more, even though it was too hard for me (i dont think i ever beat the 2nd level). ive played a bit of 2 and 3 but i really never have cared much for this series.

[Anonymous No.9597281]

>>9594753
Bruh, i thought tendies get off on "Nintendo Hard" games
This is pathetic.

[Anonymous No.9597286]

>>9595775
MOVE OVER MARIO

[Anonymous No.9597294]

>>9594740
Battle is based

[Anonymous No.9597297]

>>9594835
SNACKnic the CRUNCHhog

[Anonymous No.9597305]

>>9594740
all based

[Anonymous No.9597464]

>>9595434
>not a real game

[Anonymous No.9597481]

Is there a 2D Sonic that will sell me on the series?

[Anonymous No.9597561]

>>9597481
Sonic 2 & 3 and Adventure 1 & 2 are the only console Sonic games worth playing.
(I'm counting Sonic & Knuckles as part of 3 because it is.)

[Anonymous No.9598072]

>>9595243
> Good for beginners, like Mario
Classic Sonic and Mario games can filter anyone who has never played them, even people who are familiar with the genre

[Anonymous No.9598110]

>>9597561
This but 1 is worth trying out too just to see how good 2 and 3 are compared to it. They are all on the same console but it's arguably as big of a jump as SMB1 to World

[Anonymous No.9598140]

>>9597481
3&K and Mania are both really solid platformers. Sonic 2 is good to play after once you get used to the physics and want to "go fast."

Sonic 1, Sonic Advance 1, Sonic Pocket Adventure, Sonic CD, and Sonic 1 (8-bit) have their flaws and they won't wow you, but they're fine too

[Anonymous No.9599446]

Have to edit/cut due to 2000 limit reached.

>>9594740
>Sonic the Hedgehog
Followed all the media/promotion before release. Still have a couple copies of the original US promotional comic handed out stored somewhere. The game did not disappoint and lived up to the hype.

>Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Was at a trade show and it was the featured title. The Sega goons did not allow a picture of me to be taken with the preview build game. Fond memories.

>8-bit
Only have the first one. No one likes Master System.

>Sonic the Hedgehog CD
My favorite of the whole franchise. Music is amazing. Prefer Japanese soundtrack, but US is nice too.

>Sonic Spinball (plus 8-bit)
>Sonic 3D Blast
Never played. Don't care. Supposedly unoptimized and looks awful. May have been more appreciated if it were bundled for free with cereal or something.

>Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (& Knuckles)
I never got past the barrel.

>Sonic Eraser
>Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car
>Sonic Popcorn Shop
>Sonic Schoolhouse
>Tails and the Music Maker
No idea what that is.

>SegaSonic the Hedgehog
Actually had the arcade board. Even hunted down a 3rd trackball. Game requires a lot of furious trackball rolling. It was great to recapture what I had played, but money issues cause me to sell it off.

>Sonic Chaos
>Sonic Triple Trouble
>Tails Skypatrol
>Tails Adventure
>Sonic Labyrinth
Once I can find someone willing/able to replace the capacitors of a GameGear, I look forward to playing them again. Still saving up to pay the person for such services, but the rising cost of labor these days means I'm forever chasing.

>Sonic the Fighters
Played on 360's XBLA, it is pretty cool.

>Sonic R
Got free from a website raffle probably because no one else chose Saturn for a prize.

>Knuckles Chaotix
Music is amazing. Probably my 2nd favorite in the franchise.

>Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (plus 8-bit)
Looks like Puyo Puyo, which I love.

>Sonic Jam (3D world)
Games sound weird/wrong. 3D world lacks speed, but nice looking

[Anonymous No.9599462]

>>9598140
Sonic 1 and Sonic CD are masterpieces. Advance 1 is a pretty good game. Haven't played Pocket Adventure but it's a solid extra adventure made up of reused ideas. 8-bit proves Sonic could work in 8-bit.

[Anonymous No.9599480]

>>9594753
>too stupid to press down
sonic is unironically too complex for your average retard to understand.

[Anonymous No.9599523]

>>9594740
Hate to break it to you guys but only 1/2/CD are good games. 2 being a masterpiece.The rest is shovelware

[Anonymous No.9599876]

>>9594753
sonic is a better jumping game than mario. Mario actively punishes you for doing jumps unless you memorize the stages

[Anonymous No.9601159]

>Sonic the Hedgehog
>Sonic the Hedgehog 2
>Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles
The classic trio. I've played them all to death since I was a child.
Replayed 3&K the most, though I've also replayed 1 and 2 via Sonic Classic Heroes a lot.

>Sonic 1 and 2 8-bit
For 8-bit demakes they're fairly good. Much more difficult then the 16-bit games.

>Sonic CD
I love its atmosphere/music/art design but the level design is kinda whatever.

>Sonic Spinball
Feels like the most "american" Sonic game. Very dreary and filled with "attitude." The pinball physics suck ass, but the music is cool.

>Sonic Eraser
It's definitely a matching game with spastic music.

>Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car
It's definitely an arcade game for small Japanese children.

>Sonic Popcorn Shop
Would've loved to try this. I bet the popcorn was probably low quality though.

[Anonymous No.9601258]

>>9594740
Sonic 2 is overrated and not even that great of a game.

[Anonymous No.9602749]

>>9601258
explain

[Anonymous No.9603163]

>>9601258
>overrated and not even that great of a game.
And yet it's one of the best Sonic games.

What does that say about the series?

[Anonymous No.9603454]

>>9595064
Not as much as the replies it receives.

[Anonymous No.9603462]

>>9598110
>They are all on the same console but it's arguably as big of a jump as SMB1 to World
No it isn't.

[Anonymous No.9603494]

Thoughts on the ones i've played:
>Sonic 1
Great. Most replayed.
>Sonic 2
Great.
>Sonic CD
Great.
>Sonic Spinball
I like it, even though I still haven't beat the damn thing all these years later. I refuse to emulate and use save states to do it, I want to beat it legit damn it.
>Sonic 3 & Knuckles
I love this the most, but replay it the least out of the 3 main games just because of its length, and when I play it I like to go it all in one go. Don't always have time for that.
>Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine
I like puyo-puyo but I just can't be bothered to invest the time to git gud at chaining.
>Sonic 3D Blast
I love it, though I can understand why some people don't, isometric games aren't for everyone.

Never played the 8-bit games much aside from the first GG one, and I honestly barely remember them, so i'd just be talking out my ass if I gave an opinion. Same goes for the Sonic Advance games, I only played them a little bit.

[Anonymous No.9603719]

>>9594753
it's not about memorization, but learning to predict future hazards while attempting to be at the top of the stage (fastest road). If you go through a loop, you generally can expect the next thing to be a spring that will send you back into the same loop and backwards through the stage

[Anonymous No.9603783]

>>9594749
Tendies HATE this.

[Anonymous No.9603886]

this is the best Sonic game

[Anonymous No.9604294]

>>9603886
>How could you tell that I'm Brazilian???
>t. (You)

[Anonymous No.9604351]

>>9603886
If this came out in like 1986-1989 way more people would care about it. And vice versa, if SMB1 was released at the same time with SMW no one would consider it a classic except for a handful of people who like the series

[Anonymous No.9604421]

>>9604351
True. I suppose I was in that sweet spot to enjoy it, I was born in 87 and my mum bought me an SMS with Sonic in 91. I had no idea what video games were up until that point whereas older kids were likely already influencing each other and would have been opting for the Mega Drive by then. My mum picking me up the cheaper, older system had no real effect on my enjoyment as I had no idea what else was out there.

[Anonymous No.9604806]

>>9594740
My favourite sonic games are the ones without sonic

[Anonymous No.9606181]

>>9597561
>>9598140
I've tried to play 3 a couple times before throughout the years but couldn't get into it. This time I tried 2. Made it to the third stage of Metropolis Zone, which I guess is pretty close to the end of the game, but just wasn't having fun and after getting a game over didn't feel like starting back over to get back to that point.

Guess I'll try Adventure and if I don't like that either then it's time to admit that this series is never going to appeal to me.

[Anonymous No.9606398]

>Sonic the Hedgehog
Good proof of concept, every stage after Green Hill isn't very fun.

>(plus 8-bit)
More fun than the Genesis one overall.

>Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Way better than the first game, best base model for a 2D Sonic game.

>(plus 8-bit)
Way too easy, lacks the care and effort felt in the first SMS/GG title.

>Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Great music no matter which version you play, needs a couple playthroughs to truly appreciate. Horribly lame bosses.

>Sonic Spinball
Like Sonic 1, only good for the first stage.

>(plus 8-bit)
Unplayable watered-down version of the 16-bit game.

>Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (& Knuckles)
Oozes with character and charm, but way too easy compared to Sonic 2, especially if playing as Tails or Knuckles. Sonic 3-specific music is better.

>Sonic Eraser
Play it to kill time.

>Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car
Never played it.

>Sonic Popcorn Shop
Never played it.

>SegaSonic the Hedgehog
Fun after you've acclimated to a trackball controller, a bit lame none of the characters have any differences.

>Sonic Chaos
Stupidly too easy. Play it once then never again.

>Sonic Triple Trouble
Better version of Chaos overall.

>Sonic the Fighters
Unbalanced Fighting Vipers clone, fun as a curiosity

>Sonic R
A fun little time waster, good for just messing around in as long as you don't go in expecting Mario Kart. Music's good.

>Tails Skypatrol
Would be a lot better if the gameplay was easier to figure out.

>Tails Adventure
A fun RPG, but annoying to play without a guide.

>Knuckles Chaotix
Good in concept but the randomized unintuitive stage design kills the fun. Looks and sounds beautiful, but Metal Sonic's presence in the game is completely wasted.

[Anonymous No.9606415]

>>9606398
>Sonic Labyrinth
Waste of time.

>Sonic Drift
Good in concept but horribly flawed controls leave it unplayable.

>Sonic Blast
Not fun at all, ugly too.

>Sonic Drift 2
A corrected version of Sonic Drift, actually playable and fun.

>Sonic Schoolhouse
Never played it.

>Tails and the Music Maker
Never played it.

>Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
If you like Tetris, you might enjoy it. Could have put more effort in the AOSTH-modeled presentation. (ROMhacks fix this)

>(plus 8-bit)
Watered down version of the 16-bit, no reason to play it.

>Sonic 3D Blast
Requires investment to play. Saturn version is better gameplay and graphics-wise, music choice is up to tastes.

>Sonic Jam (3D world)
Fun as a curiosity. Largely unnecessary now.

>Sonic Adventure
Unpolished, but fun as hell. The base model for 3D Sonic games for a time.

>Sonic Shuffle
Requires 4 human players because the unbalanced AI ruins the game. Very fun if you have these 4 humans.

>Sonic Adventure 2
More polished than SA1 but also cut-down content wise. Still fun to play.

>Sonic Heroes
Even more cut down than SA2, doesn't live up to repeated playthroughs. Graphically very ugly.

>Shadow the Hedgehog
Poorly designed, weapons are completely arbitrary and controls are way too slippery. Not worth the time to unlock all the branching paths.

>Sonic Advance
Solid 2D Sonic experience, ranks with the best of them.

>Sonic Advance 2
Not as fun as Advance 1 due to reusing the same boss concept over and over. Playing as Cream completely breaks the game.

>Sonic Battle
Well designed, but marred by unbalanaced difficulty and unnecessary immediate rematches. Very frustrating.

>Sonic Advance 3
Partner system doesn't hold up gameplay-wise. Easily skippable.

[Anonymous No.9606439]

>>9606398
>>9606415
>Sonic 1 not fun
>Sonic Adventure fun as hell
anon get some taste jesus

[Anonymous No.9606440]

>>9604806
you mean tails adventure?

[Anonymous No.9606442]

>>9594740
The only one I’ve played is shadow the hedgehog

[Anonymous No.9606537]

>>9594753
By this logic Temple Run is a better game than every racing game because TR is a straight line.

[Anonymous No.9606558]

>>9606181
>Guess I'll try Adventure
Try Adventure 2.
Skip 1.

[Anonymous No.9606559]

>>9606537
Anon, Looney tunes racing is far better than both.