SA1 isn't a perfect game. There's the odd occasional jank, hilariously bad face animations, and forever debatable quality of gameplay shifts per playable character. This is also one Sonic's best transitions into 3D with a slapping soundtrack, a neat list of vibrant stages and a spindash you can abuse to your heart's content.

There's lots of different elements even with some bad ones that makes SA1 into something of a very charming and iconic experience which I wouldn't want in any other way, this can also be equalled to pure bias and I couldn't even be arsed to deny it. I simply love SA1 and couldn't hand it less than 5 stars.