Sonic 1 Forever is, by default, the best version of Sonic 1, entirely under the basis of being a spruced up take on the already fantastic mobile port. Widescreen, Tails and Knuckles, customisation options for things like the elemental shields and a seventh Chaos Emerald, all that's here and accounted for. Grab your happy ass an APK of the game that you can find in 10 seconds with a Google Search, and you're off to the races. It's still Sonic 1, so your mileage may vary on the game part of the game, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better way to experience the original title that made the blue hedgehog an icon.

But what really drives Sonic 1 Forever home to earn the title of "The way to play Sonic 1"? Is it the spiffy new UI that features remixes of 8-Bit Sonic 1's OST? How about even more customisation options to spice up my 2500th playthrough? Mod support? Playable Amy?

Nah, it's just cause there's a mode that lets you play golf. Like, straight up fucking golf in Sonic 1. How is any other Sonic 1 release even supposed to compete?