Sonic the Hedgehog

The first Sonic is a classic that I had an absolute blast playing back in the day until I got stuck at Labrynth Zone and never saw past that point upon each replay.

Today as an adult replaying the game, I was able to see the whole game through without much trouble.

Sonic 1 is one of those games you can replay again and again for years and not get sick of it. Although while Sega found it's stride here, there were still a lot of shortcomings like the spindash not being yet discovered, and the absolutely infuriating level design at some points. Both points would be addressed in it's Sequel.

Still, Sonic 1 is always fun to just pick up and play, and nothing is more iconic than zooming through Green Hill Zone over and over again.

I had to go back to the start, as I'd only played Sonic 2 back in my mega drive days. My god is it challenging. You can't give into the zooming urge - it's all about taking time, thinking, and precision.

Lovely that the enemies are cute animals trapped in robots, freed when defeated. All in all a feel good retro classic. Brilliant party game, with super cool techno music towards the end.

Played: 2 hours 12 minutes
Record: 172 720 points
Platform: Xbox360 (as a part of Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection)

It’s alright

Good until labrithy zone

To this day it holds up better than the original mario bros and to me is the first rogue like game that punishes you over and over!