Sonic the Hedgehog is a solid franchise starter that doesn't do anything really special, but sets the stage (ba dum BOOM) for what's to come. I had a fun time with it, even if it was a little dry. I do think in each zone that the levels could've looked a little different, because sometimes it felt like I was playing one individual level that was divided into three parts. When it comes to the debate of Mario vs Sonic, for franchise starters it has to go to Mario, but the first Sonic game was fun to play.