Fun fact that you may or may not know about Sonic the Hedgehog 2: the Genesis game came out after the GameGear and Master System games. So, the 8-bit release is actually the first game with Tails in it, even though he isn’t playable. Despite the lack of a playable Tails, he appears on the title screen and all of the images for the various zones. I suppose they were trying to trick children into thinking that this it was exactly like the 16-bit release.
Sonic 2 8-bit(hereafter referred to as …

Welcome to part two of my Sonic retrospective, eventually I will cover almost all of the Sonic games. If you want to catch up, click here to see last week’s article.
Most people forget that the Sonic games for the Sega Master System and Game Gear even exist. Having the same name as the Genesis games and being on the Master System and Game Gear are probably why. While both of those systems did fine, they were hardly the top of their markets. Also, the titling gives the impression that …

After saying a few unflattering things about Sonic 06, I decided that it might be a good idea to take a look at Sonic’s more impressive past. Despite what the Sonic 06 articles may make you think, I can be positive. Rather than simply going over the Sonic games on the Genesis like a normal person would, I decided to do something different: play every single Sonic game I own in release order.
This is no small amount, as I have every major release except Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Unleashed …