System: Sega Mega Drive
Genre: Platformer
My favourite of the 2D Sonic games, I was so amazed when I first played it. I particularly liked playing as Tails, even though most of that time was spent off screen waiting for him to catch up to Sonic again. It was nice to be invincible during bosses though. The zones are pretty cool and the last boss is tough, especially if you're impatient. The multiplayer is also quite good despite some terrible slowdown and the pointless incluson of the bonus stage (now I'm front, now you're in front, now I'm in front, now...). We even discovered the infinite speed shoes cheat ourselves. Most impressive of all is that it was designed to be connected to Sonic and Knuckles, adding a whole new dimension to it years later.
