I have a weirdly unhealthy love for Sonic CD despite it's mechanics fighting against itself, it's personality, it's charm, it's OST, it's v i b e s man, I cannot help but love it. But the very fact you can just get to the end of the stage, jump into the ring, and get the chaos emerald and good ending by doing so, completely negating the pinball-level design which is focused around going back in time to find the generators and projectors to get said good ending? Kinda just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and then makes this the easiest Classic Sonic game to complete. and I really wish there was a need outside of punishment to go to the future in Sonic CD, bc the future has arguably the best music from the OST, but you have literally no reason to go there if at all. I loved my time with CD but I wish the end-rings that were a hold over from Sonic 1 were either earned by destroying the generators, or just weren't there at all.