Sonic The Hedgehog is a weird case of cross-gen, as most of the levels are completely different from the main game. And for the most part, they're better actually. Bridge, Jungle, Scrap Brain, and Sky Base are all better than their Genesis equivalent, and more fun to play. It's more enjoyable to find the chaos emeralds in the stages than in Sonic 1's special stages, and the music sounds good for the master system. Overall an underlooked, but better version of the first game.
Simple and decently enjoyable. I found it to be a little frustrating at times with it not giving you rings on some levels, so you would just die in one hit. The game is very short and not incredibly difficult, so you shouldn't have much problem beating it. Its length also prevents it from getting boring before you finish it. I also found getting the chaos emeralds to be pretty fun, although I saw no benefit from getting them, just like the genesis version. The game also has a moderate amount of slowdown, but it's not game ruining. I liked the special levels, although them rewarding you with continues made no sense, because continues are no different from extra lives, so why didn't they just reward you with 3 extra lives instead? There were some new zones and they weren't super notable visually speaking, although they did mix up the gameplay fairly well. It's a decently enjoyable game overall, not very notable in my opinion though, I vastly prefer the genesis version of this game.
solid game, but a bit too easy at times, and a couple of crap levels
getting the chaos emeralds, while relatively easy, also isnt really too worth it, considering not much changes
its just an okay game and probably the best you could hope for an 8-bit sonic at the time, even the physics are pretty solid, which is more that i can say for something like forces
getting the chaos emeralds, while relatively easy, also isnt really too worth it, considering not much changes
its just an okay game and probably the best you could hope for an 8-bit sonic at the time, even the physics are pretty solid, which is more that i can say for something like forces
Honestly a game on par with its 16-bit sibling. The music is done by yuzo koshiro, which owns, the original levels are unique and interesting, and the game is just a very different take on sonic for hardware less powerful. More of a traditional platformer than something physics based like the 16-bit version. Well worth a play if you like 8-bit platformers and/or sonic, as this is quite pleasant.