To get two Sonic games in one for a super effective cost is always incredible. At the time of this writing, I think I got this for 15 bucks at Wal Mart. That's too good of a deal to pass up and definitely worth adding to your collection for that cost. As far as the racing goes, just like all other Sonic games, there are other games in its category that have done it better with easier controls better mechanics and overall just more fun playability. As far as Sonic Mania goes it's pretty fun to hit up the old fashioned side scroller just for memory lane but that's about it.