The most fun I ever had with Sonic CD was using some cheat/hack/mod (dont remember) on the PC version that let you just play through the whole game in either past/present/future without having to bother with the posts.

So the game essentially punished you for playing it like a Sonic game. Good Future is pretty much only ever experienced in Act 3 unless you waste your time not leaving one of the real acts to get there. If you ignored the mechanic, the game just flings you into the future in Act 3 anyway as punishment. The 'goal' is to get to the past, but in order to do that you need to play through the present, while the game actively tries to throw you into the future. Even the special stage was accessed at the end, so all that really mattered was reaching the goal post with enough rings.

Sonic 1 was a platformer but it really had nothing to do with exploration. I'll take Carnival any day, but yes, mad respect to Casino.It was mostly interesting from an.aesthetic standpoint? But the mechanic itself completely flew in the face of Sonic's core gameplay. It slowed the pace way too much (admittedly nit picky).īut hey, I still prefer Casino over Carnival! To me this like a paper grade, where one is an A while the other is a B. I once got three Robotniks in three attempts.ģ: Holding a button to pull back the spring was not at all fun. That spike ball dropper is incredibly infuriating, and the hit box is very unforgiving.Ģ: The slots always failed me. I'm not saying it doesn't have flaws (barrel), but let's remember that Casino has its own issues as well.ġ: The boss is the worst. I died in Labyrinth and Aquatic plenty of times, but never in Carnival. It reminds me of S2 Flying Fortress's boss, but increasing in difficulty if you take too long.Ħ: The water portion may be the best water portion in classic Sonic, as the bumpers and the balloons speed things along.

Since Carnival is getting lambasted, I want to step up and point out some great things.ġ: The balloons are, to me super-fun to play with, and very rewarding to your skill (connects to lots of places).Ģ: The platforms that rise as you jump on them but fall when stood on are cool.ģ: The wheels that you can run on and gain momentum on to launch yourself is great (reminds me of Ristar).Ĥ: The boost corridors lead to one of the fastest moments in the game.ĥ: Act 1 boss is perfectly difficult.

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