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Pure Genius!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Back in 1991. A game called Sonic the Hedgehog was made...and it's greatness! Ever since I first played this game I still play it all of the time! The gameplay is amazing! It started a whole series that is still popular today! The graphics are stunning for its time,and I still enjoy them! Certaintly the best game on the Genesis(only serpassed by its sequels.) Buy this game! You won't regret it.

A GREAT SPEEDY CLASSIC 8.5 OUT OF 10

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Sonic's days of glory may have ended when he tried to go 3D, but his Genesis adventures are among gaming's most memorable. In the usual classic Sonic formula you run at a high rate of speed at a 2D view in wonderfully detailed environments. The graphics look nice, which shouldn't be a surprise to any 16-bit fan. The controls work great and the sense of speed is awesome. Even though he doesn't have any teammates like in the sequel, you'll still have a great time playing as Sonic as you speed through the levels and solve some interesting puzzles to get past obstacles. There is no reason you should hate Sonic's Genesis adventures because they are still classic, and a lot of fun to play no matter how old you are as a gamer. If you like the retro oldies this game is a definite must-have for any retro fan. Why not higher than an 8.5 rating? The camera. The game's camera sometimes has a hard time trying to keep up with you, which will undoubtedly get you some cheap deaths unfortunately. But this game is hardly flawed, and is too much fun to really pick at.

Sonic's First Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This was the first Sonic game ever.It also is to this day still good.The plot is basic.Evil genius,known as Dr.Robotnik,is creating robots out of helpless animals.But there is one animal he can't catch.He is Sonic the Hedgehog.Out of all the Sonic games,this is the one with the best zones.My favorite is the Starlight Zone.This was revolutionary at the time,because there was much faster frame changing.The music(like in all Sonic games)is awesome,especially the Green Hill zone.This is a masterpiece that has survived the tests(and changes)of time.If you own a Genesis buy this game.You WILL love it.

Best memories of an old skool entertainment

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

To me sega genesis was kind of a big hit like PS2 back then. I never owned a sega but one of my cousins use to have one and anytime I go to his house I get so addicted to sonic and I would play for hours and my mom would just tell me it's time to go and I would not leave. I had so much fun with sonic the levels were pretty cool and the obstacles like jumping or rolling around were pretty fun too. I never got to the end of this game the levels kept on going. I wan't to get this on GBA for my little sister I think she will enjoy it.

a great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this is one of the many favorites of mine on sega games. this is the game that started the sonic craxe which lasted for about six years. (sonic is still cool but not on the genesis :( it came out a year before i was born but i played it at an early age (4 or 5) and loved it. its not as good as sonic 2 3 or sonic and knuckles but i love them all and especially suggest it to either a sonic megafan(like myself) or a collector or just someone into retro gaming, so get this cool game!

The classic game that started it all!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ah, sonic the Hedgehog. The game that established the Genesis as a figure in gaming, the character that became a pop culture icon (at least in the gaming world, but it went a little further), was able to stand right beside Mario, and lest I forget, gave Nintendo the first taste of competition. I had a Genesis, but I sold it, but after playing it on the great Sega Genesis collection on my PSP, the old days returned. This game was a classic in so many ways.

This game was fast, and gave out the message that fast games are fun games. Sonic was a great looking game, with wonderful themed areas, which would beat Mario's plain blocky world. The game was also great because it eliminated many cheap deaths. The games during the time were great, but alot of the games (even Mario) had the annoying death thing. If you hit something, you die. It gets really really annoying, and it's no help either that you usually have to start over again (the usual way to continue would be to memorize annoying passwords). Sure, Sonic had many start over deaths, but the fact that there were shields and rings Rings are much easier to get back if you lose them, and since it's quite easy to get them after they fall out of Sonic, made the game a lot less annoying. And it was easier to kill enemies. SOnic may not be as revolutionary as Mario (or the fact that new Sonic games get 3,4,5 scores, while Mario still goes strong), but I could see a discussion on which game had a better design. I can't really decide either, so I will just be neutral in this discussion. However, you have my approval to bring up MY topic in a schoolyard conversation.

Aside from the great design, Sonic was just plain fun. It's faster, more action, easier to kill enemies, and there was a lot of slick puzzles and a great plot. The stages are filled with many booby traps, from the raging lava river from the Marble Zone, to bumpers that luanch you into enemies, this game is just brimming with exciting obstacles that sometimes make you don't mind that you just died and have to start over again. I do reccomend learning how to do level skip, so you don't have to start over. Of course, you don't keep your score, but getting a record score is already done, so don't shed any tears if you lose your points. And the music is jammin' to, it's not as good as the music from Sonic Adventure, but it's very good.

This is a classic game, and even though it's not as good as the masterpiece sequal, it's amazing how this game has stood the test of time. Like other classics like Castlevania (the very first one released for NES) and Final Fantasy 5, these games are just classic. Expect to see them around for quite a while longer.

The 1991 Classic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a sheer classic. The music is awsome, delivering some of the greatest music in video game history. I highly recondmend it.
+ Fast gameplay
+ Nice animations
+ Nice Music
I can't think of any cons right now. The only down side is it may be too hard for the little kids. Buy this game!

Old School Entertainment, Sonic Style

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My family recently unearthed our Sega Genesis and once again we can not get enough of Sonic The Hedgehog. We have a pretty diverse collection of Sega games, but this one always seems to rise to the top. As far as the 'fun factor' goes, I'd easily stack it up against a fair percentage of my PS2 library. I don't know much about the ports, except to say that Sonic has been made available on the Playstation, the Xbox, and even made portable for the Game Boy Advance. I haven't played any of these, but the reviews I have seen are fair, at best. So, proceed with caution.

Maybe its true that you can't improve upon perfection. The cartoony goodness of the frenetic hedgehog brings a smile to my face without fail. The way he zips along his path, snatching up rings is something straight out of a roadrunner cartoon. And on those occasions where he gets zapped by an enemy or a set of spikes, he flails his limbs, but gets right back into the fray again.
I have never completed Sonic, but that doesn't make the game any less addictive. There's the constant quest to collect 100 rings in an attempt to extend game time. There's the challenge to find all of the secret short cuts and bonuses. And the boss battles with the evil Doctor Robotnik is just tons of fun. Maddening at times. But fun, none the less. If you have this game tucked away somewhere, you owe it to yourself, to dust off the Genesis and have another go. I promise you, its just as much fun the second, third, and fourth time around.

AMAZING

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have the game gear emulation on SADX, so i don't know what the genesis version is like. But this game is AMAZING! I'll just get straight to the point:

PROS
-fast-paced
-Good special stages
-Beats the fatass plumber mario
CONS
Hmm... I can't think of any

THIS IS A GREAT GAME. GET IT!

The orignal and the best!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Do you remember in 1991, it's your birthday and your parents bought you a Sega Genesis that came with Sonic the Hedgehog? So you set it up and put the game in and amazed by the graphecs and speed. Yes my friends this game is better than that fat man Mario and his stupid brother Luigi. This game is fast, fun and has great music. So buy this game and you won't be sorry!!!

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