Last stage: Labyrinth Zone Act 1
Was using even more continues at the time.
Game was progressing well but took longer.
Me 30 years ago: I am so happy they made this game!
Me now: See above.
this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2024
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I still love Sonic 1. I hate that so many fans of the series look down on it, despite the ring mechanic making the most sense in this game of all of them. Such a great example of optional difficulty.
I can't get over the levels that slow things down.
Marble Zone is alright until you're standing on those slow lava blocks. Feels like a beta Hill Top Zone.
Spring Yard Zone has those elevator block things, and feels like a beta Casino Night Zone.
Labyrinth Zone is just a slog every time I play it.
Green Hill Zone and Star Light Zone are perfect, though. So they had the right idea. They just tried to mix things up with the gameplay, and learned from their lessons after the first game.
All fair points. I just wish they hadn't slowly stripped away all the reasons to try to hold onto a decent quantity of rings. In Sonic 1 it was the biggest optional challenge; either shit your way to the end getting hit and grabbing at least one as it bounces out of you, or try to finish the level with 50 in order to have a chance at the "true ending".
That's true! I think my favourite method of getting the emeralds is the hidden rings, though.
There's the ring bonus if you need extra lives from points, I guess..Haha
I can hear and smell this photo… why do I suddenly want sweets and fizzy pop?
I thought when you died you had to start all the way back at the start?
It sounds like they're trying to beat the game from the start (which is why they're using continues)
Well, I got more continues but the game took longer and it was getting late last night, so I had to quit the game before I finished just so that I could wind down for the night and go to bed.
But it was fun and I made good progress.
When I was a kid I was able to get the emeralds in all sonic games. Now, it feels harder than Dark Souls 🤣. Last time I played as Super Sonic was almost half a century ago.