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I was a big fan of Sonic 1 & 2 in my childhood. The levels definitely took some repetition to learn. The payoff, and why I enjoyed them, was that when you were
by ericbarrett 5y ago
I was a big fan of Sonic 1 & 2 in my childhood. The levels definitely took some repetition to learn. The payoff, and why I enjoyed them, was that when you were good at the game and knew the level, you'd speed through at a tremendous rate, far faster than any game before ever let you move, and in a really satisfying way with lots of noise and fireworks. So it was really novel in that sense. (Also, fantastic music.) The games didn't reward you much for secrets, unlike the Mario family; the point was always speed.
- cturtle 5y agoCompletely agree here > Also, fantastic music Sonic 2 (especially Chemical plant zone) is among my favorite game soundtracks.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoSonic 3 & Knuckles has an amazing soundtrack as well.
- apple4ever 5y agoI love the music to Ice Cap Zone in S3. I had it as my ring tone at one point.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoIt's so hard to pick a favorite among these tracks but I really enjoy Lava Reef Act 2. Lots of wordless story telling in that act. https://youtu.be/9zfRD3JyW90 https://youtu.be/9zfRD3JyW90 Actually I think I'm just gonna leave a link to the whole OST right here. The OCRemix album for this game too. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvNp0Boas721ZhOX_U084B4Jrxdr8rJOj https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvNp0Boas721ZhOX_U084B4Jr... https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8F49AAC0579E60E8 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8F49AAC0579E60E8
- ahartmetz 5y agoAka The Jetzons - Hard Times https://youtu.be/H2OWC5Hosv8 https://youtu.be/H2OWC5Hosv8 The Michael Jackson collaboration was real, apparently, and The Jetzons were the old band of an MJ co-songwriter.
- rasz 5y agoIs secret to Sonic playing Pinball where player is the ball?
- thereticent 5y agoIn Sonic Spinball it was!
- ekianjo 5y ago> Also, fantastic music Not a coincidence, the first 2 Sonic episodes had their music created by the lead composer of one of the most famous Japanese bands, Dreams Come True, who went on to make hits after hits locally.
- sjs382 5y agoMichael Jackson was reported to work on Sonic 3's (and Sonic 3 & Knuckles's) [0] music but wasn't officially credited (different reasons have been reported). The music for Sonic 3 is sometimes attributed as one of the reasons why it has been left out of retro collections ant hasn't been re-released[1]. [0] https://michael-jackson.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3 https://michael-jackson.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3 [1] https://medium.com/@CraigJShields/michael-jackson-is-the-reason-sonic-3-is-a-problem-for-sega-53e96783d276 https://medium.com/@CraigJShields/michael-jackson-is-the-rea...
- hnlmorg 5y agoThe music is the reason Sonic 3 isn't included. There was a PC collection that included Sonic 3 but had different music. It also wasn't just Michael Jackson that contributed to Sonic 3's sound track. It was a number of producers who were associated with Jackson. Particularly so after Jackson left the project. The Ice Cap Zone is a really good example of this because it's virtual a verbatim 16-bit recording of Hard Times by the Jetzons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9sdsclDwas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9sdsclDwas)
- apple4ever 5y ago> The games didn't reward you much for secrets I mean they did a bit - Sonic 2 you could become Super Sonic (invincible) pretty easily, and in Sonic 3 & Knuckles you had to find Giant Rings to be able to get to Super Sonic.