Back in 1990 It was pretty difficult to buy a video game. 당신 didn't know if it was going to be the best game ever made 또는 the ultimate rotten turd in the giant abominable s**t stack. (I am looking at you, E.T.) And all 당신 had to see on what the game was like was a commercial barely explaining anything, a photo, a weak description, and a name. And games no matter how bad were VERY pricy. Don't believe me? $40 DOLLARS FOR DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE HOLY MOLY THAT IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY!
But whether 또는 not 당신 would want to LIVE in the 90's, 당신 have to agree that games were pretty hard to enjoy. There was so many bad games and companies as 당신 already know, (LJN....) And it was like a 50/50 chance you'd find a good game. Except one gaming mascot that 당신 could always count on to give 당신 many guaranteed hours of fun.......
Mario. The plumber who SAVED THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY! (Well, it was mostly Nintendo, they even made Mario) No matter what garbage 당신 saw being sold for $400 dollars, (VIRTUAL BOY......) 당신 could always count on the Mario Bros for fun every single time! (Well, except Hotel Mario. But who had a CD-I anyways?) Mario's game were the best in the world! Such classics like Super Mario Bros, Mario 2, Mario 3, Mario 64, Mario World, MARIO TENNIS, MARIO GOLF, MARIO PAINT, DR. MARIO, PAPER MARIO, IT WAS LIKE NO MATTER WHAT GAME 당신 BOUGHT WITH HIS NAME ON IT, 당신 HAD THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE!
But then Sega, being the awesome company they were, (WERE,) They made the worlds first 16-bit system, BEHOLD, THE SEGA GENESIS! *Clap Clap Clap* 당신 see a difference yet? Back then, games were about 2 things. Fun, and graphics. Back then people were like, "Hey dude have 당신 seen the 닌텐도 64? 64 Bits dude! 64 BITS!" Nobody cares about bits 또는 whatever nowadays because most games graphics look either great, 또는 just like a lot of other games.
But back then, graphics was a huge part of a game. Did they look rushed, blurry, and hard to look at? (ACTION 52....) 또는 did they look colorful, nice, pretty, and settling on the eyes? (Fantasy Zone!) Either way, Sega knew that the NES, (Or the 1985 Official 닌텐도 Entertainment System, hehe,) Was starting to lose competition because of the 8-bit graphics, so they made the Sega Genesis to show off what they could do to revolutionize graphics as we know it.
Then they needed to have a mascot. For a while they had this character called Alex The Kidd, and while his games were alright, (Enchanted 성 though is one of my 상단, 맨 위로 20 가장 좋아하는 Games Ever,) They weren't phenomenal. Then in 1990 they must have realized that people liked going fast in video games. Like how 90% of the Mario Bros Games people were holding down the B button to go faster! So Sega created Sonic The Hedgehog, which if I talked all about it's history, then this "Review" would be over 9,000 words long. (Hehe 9,000 hehe)
Gamers instantly loved Sonic The Hedgehog for his, well, EVERYTHING! The blue blur was on 상단, 맨 위로 of the world and was even compared to Super Mario at the time! Kids were like, "THERESTHIS GUY NAMD SANIC WOW CHECK IM OUT HES LIKE MORIO!" And 더 많이 people wanted to play it because kids thought there was going to be a new mascot who could always make games that make 당신 want to wet yourself! (You know, except me. Cause I don't do that......o____O)
But was the game REALLY as good as the kids say? Is it possible we have a case of an overrated video game? 또는 does it really belong in the *Turns on megaphone* GREAT OFFICIAL GOLDEN VIDEO GAME 별, 스타 HAVEN HALL OF FAME AND FORTUNE!? (Try saying that 3 times fast! >:D) Well let's finally stop gushing and talk about the game that started it all, the game that the 90's worshiped and sacrificed they're souls to get a few 분 of holy game-play from the greatest genesis 제목 of all time, (Maybe not THAT good,) Sonic. The. Hedgehog.
So 당신 turn on your Sega Genesis thinking, "This better not suck 또는 I AM GOING TO STRANGLE SOMEBODY" As 당신 hear the classic line, "Sega!" (Which ACTUALLY took up 더 많이 우주 than an entire zone! Not kidding, look it up. They did this cause they had too much space.)
Then 당신 hear some flashy noises, 당신 look at the screen in awe, 당신 see a beautiful background, a ring in the middle, AND THEN, THE JOURNEY OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG BEGINS! *Alright enough over dramatic lines :(*
Since this isn't a walk-through, I won't be saying things like, "So go on this platform and advance to the right to get a hidden shield!" 또는 anything like that, so yeah.
The game begins as 당신 start in the Green 언덕, 힐 Zone. Instantly 당신 are greeted with beautiful graphics, wonderfully catchy and memorable music, smooth working controls, no glitches, (Unless 당신 try to find them then that kind of defeats the purpose now doesn't it?) And a bunch of platforms, loop-De-loops, busting up badniks, And fighting a pretty easy boss fight at the end of every stage. There really isn't a story but as far as I can tell, this is what I think the story is. Actually, screw that it's in the manual. (LOL If 당신 bought the game without it.)
"Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the mad scientist, is snatching innocent animals
and turning them into evil robots! Only one tough dude can put an end to
the demented scientist's fiendish scheme. It's Sonic, the real cool hedgehog with the spiked haircut and power sneakers that give him super speed."
"Help Sonic fight hordes of metal maniacs and do the loop with the Super Sonic Spin Attack.
Speed down twisting tunnels and 그네, 스윙 over dangerous booby traps. Leap
across lava pits and dodge burning rocks. Then splash through the
chilling waters in an underground cavern. And if you're lucky, 당신 can
warp to the secret zone where 당신 spin around in a floating maze! Your
greatest challenge lurks in a secret lab where 당신 come face to face
with Dr. Robotnik himself!"?
"Spin through space, loop 'til you're dizzy, save the 동물 and become the super hero. Be Sonic! Be atomic!"
(Copy And Paste I 사랑 You.....And this isn't cheating, it's just the manual.)
Quite the story there! It may seem a bit basic and stupid, but it's clever, funny, hasn't been used before, AND IT DOESN'T SAY......
"Rescue the Princess *Insert name here* From the evil *Insert Baddie Name Here* And save the village from havoc!"
Because lord knows that is WAY too cliche. That's one reason I like sonic, because Like "The Great Clement" Said, Sonic doesn't rescue princesses, he doesn't want 사랑 또는 anything, he is too cool for that! One of the reasons I HATE Sonic 06, Sonic is rescuing a princess.......UGH SEGA.......WHAT WERE 당신 SMOKING!??! But we aren't AT that game yet........
So first off, the game-play. Sonic plays kind of like Mario basically. He can run, (Only much faster,) He can jump, if 당신 hold down on the down button while moving 당신 can use it to curl into a ball and hurt badniks. And when 당신 do it on a curve, 당신 can spin really fast and get a lot of speed!
So when 당신 hit a badnik, 당신 save an animal inside of it! Doesn't do anything but 당신 get points for doing it. So if 당신 just want to get that good old high score......(Which people have stopped caring about since Mario came out)
When 당신 collect a golden ring, (And they are EVERYWHERE,) 당신 become invincible and can't be killed 의해 anything except drowning, being crushed, 또는 falling into a bottomless pit. If 당신 hit a hazard with no rings, 당신 lose a life. If 당신 hit a hazard with even just ONE ring, 당신 don't die, but lose that ring, but 당신 can get it back.
There is classic powers like the shield, invincibility, speed boost, extra life, 당신 have heard this all before, so yeah.
If 당신 collect 50 rings, and get to the flag at the end of the level, (Touch the flag to beat the level,) 당신 will see a giant golden ring. Go in here and 당신 will be inside a rotating maze. Your goal is to find a chaos emerald. If 당신 touch an R....Circle let's call them, the maze rotates the other way. If 당신 run into a flashing red and blue...Circle then 당신 lose your chance to get the emerald, but can still get the 에메랄드 the 다음 time 당신 jump into the Giant golden ring.
If 당신 manage to collect all 7 chaos emeralds, (I actually think it's 6 in the first game now that I think about it.....) 당신 get a special ending. And a congratulations. Beat the game without them and 당신 get a Image of Dr. Robotnik holding all the ones 당신 missed and it says, "Try again!"
If 당신 beat all the badniks in the game, collect every ring in every stage and bonus stage, go through all 6 zones in under 30 minutes, never lose a life, spend only 20 초 in each bonus stage, beat Robotnik in 5 seconds, and I'M JUST KIDDING RELAX!
Now onto the music. The soundtrack in this game, and 당신 will hear me say this a lot in Sonic games, is downright LEGENDARY. Every single song in this game would make it in my 상단, 맨 위로 40 video game music! It is colorful and peaceful in Green Hill, Catchy and upbeat in the Marble Zone, Fantastic and magical in the Spring Yard Zone, neat and awesome in the Labyrinth zone, Quiet and relaxing in the 별, 스타 Light Zone, and adventurous and epic in the Scrap Brain Zone. The boss 음악 is very pressure raising and feels like 당신 are taking on a boss, and the bonus stages are blindingly (Literally, the bonus stages hurt my eyes!) fantastic! The final boss theme is also very tension raising. Overall, the 음악 is some of the best 음악 I have heard on an early 16-bit console.
The sound effects are funny and are alive with emotions! It feels GOOD to murder a badnik and listen to the explosions of Dr. Robotniks Ships when 당신 beat him, 당신 hear a beep kind of chime when 당신 get a ring, 당신 hear a funny BOING sound when 당신 get a shield, and when 당신 get a bubble to breathe air in the water level, he makes a hilarious king of hiccup sound!
Now onto charm. And this game is DROWNING in it. *No pun intended* When Sonic is near the edge of something, he acts like he is about to fall of, if 당신 remain idle, he taps his foot and gives 당신 a funny look, I like the way his legs look when he's running, (They form a circle, it's cool!) When Sonic beats a stage he gives 당신 a smile, when 당신 die sonic gives 당신 that funny WTF face and when 당신 beat Robotnik, 당신 can see his mustache all black! This game has just as much charm as Donkey Kong Country, IF NOT MORE!
The graphics in this game are absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I 사랑 the look of Green Hill, (I 사랑 it 더 많이 then 에메랄드 언덕, 힐 from the 초 game because of the Night theme) Marble zone looks like if 당신 put a stone palace in a forest, spring yard looks like a casino, (Love it 더 많이 then Casino Night from Sonic 2,) Labyrinth zone is what it is, a labyrinth! 별, 스타 light is very pretty and relaxing on the eyes, and scrap brain is nothing but SPIKES HAZARDS 불, 화재 SAW BLADES BADNIKS WATER KILL MURDER BLOOD DEATH NAPALM FLAMES HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
So yeah, graphics are GREAT!
At last we have level design. This game, it excels at that. Everything is placed there almost perfectly and really compliments Sonic's speed and keeps the pace going, and while there is a few cheap moments in the game, (Bricks+Spring Yard= DEATH) The game for the most part has great level 디자인 and badnik placement.
Overall, this game isn't good. It isn't great at all. It sucks at being awesome. Sega is not very smart when it comes to making a BAD game, because this game is LEGENDARY. REVOLUTIONARY. ABSOLUTELY A MASTERPIECE. I was going to give this game a 9.5, but SCREW THAT! I can't give it a ten because of THAT OBNOXIOUSLY RETARDED LABYRINTH ZONE BOSS and some other minor nitpicks, but I really
사랑 this game. People were right, this game rivals even Mario. There was a time when Sega were game making masters, and while they still KIND OF are, (Colors, Generations on consoles, Unleashed?) They definitely have had some bad days. (Sonic 06.....Secret rings, Black Knight, Genesis GBA Port, Shadow,) If Sega can ever make a masterpiece like this again, I would cry. Generations is AMAZING, but they screwed up the 3DS port, the one I GOT. 색깔 is really great and all, but THE RED RINGS.......
In a final conclusion, Sonic The Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis is one of the best games I have ever played. EVER. While some games like Xenoblade Chronicles and Mario World might not make my 상단, 맨 위로 10 games, SONIC GETS A GUARANTEED SPOT IN THE 상단, 맨 위로 5. They did everything so well and great for it's time and every problem is a PATHETIC NITPICK, and that's why my final rating for this game, is 50 giant golden rings out of 10.
(Want an actual rating? 9.9/10. PLAY. NOW. OR. DIE. > : D)
(You can also see this review on my vizzed 프로필 of the same name.)
