put this off for years, but i think i'm playing it at the right time. game owns!! it's a 2d platformer with no platforms or jump button. plan your routes thru the levels, collect orb, blow up machine, go fast. yknow, like sonic! HOWEVER: you go fast not to complete the level sooner, but to loop through it more times before you run out of time. more loops=more collectables=more score. finishing with one second left is good here!! really cool idea, great execution, art, music, everything. eternal praise for sonic team.

PROTIP FOR THE PC VERSION: Gamebanana has MODS for this game now, that let you increase the framerate cap, turn off texture filtering in Sega Saturn mode, and render the game at a low internal resolution for authentically chunky pixels. probably the best way to play if you don't have a saturn.