The concept that originally spawned Sonic the Hedgehog is reborn as a stretchy-armed star kid headbutting thugs out of his galaxy while wandering through some of the most vivid graphics the Genesis ever saw. The soundtrack is absolutely exquisite, that difficulty curve is smooth like butter, and the controls are tighter than my pants after an all-you-can-eat buffet.

I've lived for years under the assumption that this is the best game on the Sega Genesis. I've yet to be proven wrong.