Moving on to the latter, it has the most AI of all three, its camera follows your movements like in this, there are more varied environments, the story and universe is grander and more memorable than the other two, and with its responsive controls and smooth game-play, it's seldom frustrating and feels more intense and fast(in short, I'd advise you to check out those before this).
#SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 1 SEGA GENESIS GAMEPLAY FULL#
And the short, pudgy Italian plumber wins(unbeaten two full years later), and this feels like a plagiarized version of it(what this has on it is color, and that is nicely done in this, bright without being blinding or obnoxious). Both have fairly little replayability other than last-mentioned aspect(and a score that I'm not sure is listed anywhere, no Top 10 that lead to bragging rights), with one difficulty setting and little, if any, randomization(obviously, you may have to try several times to get good enough to beat it, as you have to do so in one go, or did, back when these came out).
at least this does have the addition of it only being when you're in a ball, although that can prove annoying as it sometimes doesn't seem willing to do so.), you go to a handful of different worlds with several relatively similar levels to each(in this, they get to be rather repetitive, making it look pretty lazy) ending in a climactic boss battle(one of the few true strong suits of this, every one of them has something special to it), and there are secrets and hidden areas for people who want to spend the time looking for them. Like the former, enemies are dispatched by you jumping on top of them(in fact, it feels like they stole the idea from that. Let's compare this to a few of its peers(platformers where you fight evil and rescue good guys that have a light tone and are in general geared towards kids from about the same year), Super Mario Land(a side-scroller) and the second trilogy of Commander Keen(more dynamic, and unlike the other two, you fight using an energy gun). And judging it based on that, I am somewhat underwhelmed. It's the initial impression most of the original fanbase got. This is where this franchise begins, and as such, part of the success is due to this. It contains much of the series leading up to its release, with added bonuses, such as hints, artwork, and the ability to save your progress at any point(possibly for all of the titles, certainly for most of them, making beating them considerably easier) with a maximum of ten open slots per Memory Card. not sure if that's even around anymore, and now the company make titles for the machines of others).
#SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 1 SEGA GENESIS GAMEPLAY PLUS#
I review this as part of the Sonic Plus Mega Collection, available for the PS2(not the Sega console this was made for.