this right here is what sonic is about. a simple, well told story, with banger ass music, excellent level design, and super fun gameplay. i cant believe its taken me this long to finally see what people are talking about but this is it. i can truly say that sonic is GREAT and have no regrets about that. i love all of the sprite art and paralax backgrounds, every zone felt unique and had fun gimmicks unlike the earlier games might have. even the water/puzzley levels felt snappy and fun to explore. man i really love this game