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SEGA - Company you like supporting but makes it difficult!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Chances are, if you are reading this, then you know exactly what these games consist of. Most likely, you have played these wonderful games in the past and are wanting to relive the fun or are wanting to introduce a new (young) person to these games. For these reasons, I won't really give any of my opinions on these games. You know the drill, Sonic One through Three and Sonic and Knuckles are outstanding games -- a must for any gamer's library. Sonic 3D, although had good intentions, has it's problems -- mainly camera angles. (Was this a premonition of Sonic Adventures later?)

My only complaint about this collection is that I believe $40 is a little too steep. Sega (company you love and feel good when supporting, although sometimes it seems they go out of their way to make it difficult) missed an opportunity to give a rebirth of the Sonic epic. Had they released this collection for $20, they would've created a large new fan base. With "Sonic Heroes" being released early next year, this fan base would continue to mushroom.

Final conclusion: if you are really into Sonic, that is you read alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog, are a member of the "Sonic Cult" website, then you probably bought this collection already. Otherwise, I offer another alternative.

For the same price, you should easily be able to locate a used Sega Genesis system and get at least two of these games on carts. Locally, Sega Genesis systems are being solded at game stores for $19 and the Sonic carts are going between $5 and $15. While this means hooking up another console everytime you want to play classic Sonics, what could be better than plugging a cart into a Genny?

I bought this collection for the GC, but mainly because I consider myself a semi-avid collector. My most prized part of my collection is actual development sketches and cels, used in creation of Sonic animation in very early 90's. I have these framed as they are beautiful works of art. This brings up another point, if you are starting to collect then focus on the Sonic items from the early 90's. The Dreamcast items, while disperse, aren't really as 'rare' as some make them out to be.

Then, once you physically own the Genny carts, go ahead and download the Sonic ROM's and play them on your favorite Genny emulator. :-)

I gave this GC Sonic collection 4.5 out of 5 and rounded up. I would have easily given it a 5 had all the games included a "save state". "Sonic One" didn't have a save option originally, but it would've been nice to have seen it added for this collection.

All the games in this collection are the exact original games, including the opening SEGA (with voice: "SAY-GAH!") screen. I'm inclined to believe that they are the actual original ROMs, running on an emulator. Without drifting from the original games, the graphics have been enhanced as well -- although I'm not sure if this is due to the emulator giving enhancement or because the Gamecube's video out is so much stronger (and cleaner) than what the Genesis's video out was.

Bonus features include several additional games you can unlock (I won't write a spoiler), the Archie Comics' covers for the entire Sonic comic book series, illustrations of characters in Japanese and US/International sets, the opening and closing animation from "Sonic CD", a Sonic history video (illustrating the main Sonic games from Genesis, to Sega CD, to Saturn, to Dreamcast, to Gamecube, and finally to Game Boy Advance), and several promo videos for "Sonic Advance 2" (Gameboy Advance) and "Sonic Adventure 2:Battle" for the Gamecube.

I'd love to a see "Sonic Mega Collection 2" that included "Sonic CD", "Sonic Jam", and "Knuckles Chaotix".

Awesome Colection of Sonic Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

For 40 dollars you get 7 sonic games, 5 of them classics.
Plus you get a bunch of unlockable games. This package is sweet and a must buy for any Sonic fan. I'll run down the list, game by game:

Sonic 1:

A great game to pick up and play. The first in the series, and in my opinion, the best (besides Sonic CD). Good graphics, catchy music, perfect level design, tight controls and fast gameplay- this game has it all. Excellent. Only bad thing is there is no save feature (just like the one for Genesis). Still very fun.
Grade: A

Sonic 2:

Has better graphics, but is not as good as the original. Still an excellent game though. Still great level design, even catchier music, and a new character (Tails)make this game awesome. A new move was added (Super Dash). Another excellent classic.
Final Grade: A

Sonic 3:

Not as good as the others. While the graphics are better, the gameplay isn't. The level design isn't either. What can I say, this game simply isn't as fun. While good, Sonic 3 isn't as good as the previous 2 Sonics.

Final Grade: B+

Sonic and Knuckles:

Great Game here. It adds another character (Knuckles) which adds another dimension to the gameplay. very fun, and good level design. The levels are original and differnt than the other sonic games. Excellent and a classic.

Final Grade: A

Sonic Spinball:

While mildly amusing, this Sonic take on pinball is average at best. A bit clunky and the graphics are not very good. The pinball "tables" are boring and the levels are drawn out. Overall, you'll probably play this one for about 5 minutes before going back to playing one of the other games on this disc.

Final Grade: C

Sonic 3D Blast:

Ughh. Crappy controls, an isometric point of view, bad levels- this game is bad. Doesn't even feel or play like a sonic game. The graphics aren't even 3D and look terrible. The controls make it feel like Sonic is running on ice. This a clunker and should be avoided. Not even close to worthy of the Sonic name.

Final Grade: D-

Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine:

This is an excellent puzzle game. Very addictive and deceptively simple gameplay. Good controls. Everything a good puzzle game should be: easy to learn, hard to master. A classic.

Final grade: A

Overall, this collection will give you hours of Sonic fun. Whether you've been a Sonic fan for years or are just getting into the blue blur, you should buy this collection. The games stand the test of time and are excellent. A great collection.

classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Lots of classic sonic racing fun. A great buy for 7 games.

Best sonic game I have played.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Yes, yummy classic Sonic. This game offers a lot of Sonic's old games. There are only a few games you will not touch, like Blue Sphere. You get Sonic 1 through 4, 3D, and Mean Bean Machine.
The others are special and need to be unlocked. It will tick you off on finding out how. I know how. When you are starting up a game, you will get a loading screen. Once you log in, log out. Log in again, wait, and log out. Repeat until you no longer get a loading screen. THIS TAKES FOREVER! AND YOU MUST DO IT TO EACH GAME! Each game unlocks something.
That is really only one of few downsides. The other is lack of games and special features.
The games are untouched and are still feeling fresh. Sonic has no speed limit here, so run, run, run!
The games are linear in what you must do. Run through some loops. jump on Doctor Robotnik (Dr. Eggman you younins!). Watch him blow up and repeat. They still keep it fresh each game.
There are even some games that are not Sonic and are really good! You will need to unlock them ( Hint: log in, log out!).
Play it!
Update: Of course it is hard to know whether to buy this game since I reviewed the games as one. Here is a little short and sweet run through.

Sonic 1: This is Sonic's first game and it is not a bad try. The story is that Dr. Robotnik wants to steal chaos emeralds by using animals trapped in robots.
Your job is to run from point A to point B. The bad thing about Sonic's first game is that this is when Sonic moves the slowest. The only way to move faster is to either roll into a ball (Infinite speed) or hit a speed powerup (Limited but higher speed for a brief time).
In the levels you can collect rings and powerups. Your enemies consist only of robots. Jumping or rolling into them lets you free the animal inside. The stages mainly consist of three very long acts. Two acts for running and one act for the running and boss.
The bosses are okay. Dr. Robotnik mainly will come with a wacky machine you have to jump on a certain amount of time before blowing it up. Then you jump on a button that releases many animals.
You are able to collect chaos emeralds. You have to hit a level's finish marker with fifty rings and jump into the big ring before the game makes Sonic run to the right. Inside the stage are blocks that tip clockwise or counterclockwise. You have to roll Sonic to the chaos emerald hidden near the center of the stage. It is mediocre.
3 out of 5

Sonic 2: I will focus on what is new. The story this time is that Dr. Robotnik wants the chaos emeralds to power his big space weapon, the Death Egg.
Your objective to complete a level is the same as Sonic 1. The new thing is that you have a partner, Tails. The problem with him is that he often glitches up and will seem to be as competent as a newborn child. Some things will seem strange, such as when he moves by sliding on his feet. Other times, you will scream at him for either foiling you or being no help to you at all.
A good improvement in the sequel is that Sonic now has the ability to run at an infinite speed depending on slopes. No speed lock! You get a new move as well, spin dash. This allows you to charge up and blast off at high speed while rolling in a ball.
The bosses are still mediocre. The explosions this time around are more realistic and satisfying.
Another new feature is that there are now 7 chaos emeralds instead of 6. Collecting all 7 allows you to turn into Super Sonic when you jump after collecting 50 rings. You are golden and all your abilities double on top of invincibility. Your rings trickle one per second though.
To get to special stage, you must run through a checkpoint with fifty rings and jump through the stars. The special stage is that you are running trough a half pipe and have to collect a predetermined amount of rings.
4 out of 5.

Sonic 3: The story here is that the Death Egg crashed somewhere and Dr. Robotnik is repairing it.
Again, the level objective is the same as the first 2 games. You can use either Sonic or Tails. Tails gains the new ability to fly via your control and to carry Sonic at the same time. He can now swim.
The levels are better since they put even more power behind speed. There is even a new type of item, shields. An electric shield draws rings to you, a fire shield protects you from fire and a bubble lets you stay under water without worry. Every shield has its own attack too.
You have the chaos emeralds at the start of the game, but Knuckles steals them from you. To go to special stage, you must find a big ring hidden somewhere in the stage and jump into it. The game this time is that you are on a checkerboard with three types of spheres; red spheres end the game, you must collect all the blue spheres and yellow spheres throw you across the board.
Yes, you can go super. This time around, you can save your game.
4 out of 5.

Sonic and Knuckles: The story here is that the Death Egg, once again, crashed and is being repaired. You can alternate between Sonic and Knuckles. Knuckle can run through special walls and fly. He can latch onto a wall and climb it if you fly into it.
The levels are actually very boring and I found myself just snoring in the center of the game. The first level focuses on speed, but then the other levels focus on platforming. Bad idea Sonic team. The pace can cause you to phase out.
Bosses are more interesting since they now need a different technique to beat them. Of course, final bosses let you press a button to release the animals.
A deadly mistake is Sonic team only took six months to make this game. There is no save feature. The special stage is a carbon copy of Sonic three. And only Sonic can go super.
3 out of 5.

Sonic 3 and Knuckles: This game is connecting Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles. A mere fusion. Read the last to reviews for full details.
Anyway, the improvements give you a save feature since this game span two games. You can take tails into Sonic and Knuckles. The biggest thing is the new "Super".
The special stage is the same as the last two games, but you play for super emeralds. The first seven give only Sonic the ability to go super. It does not effect Tails or Knuckles. Then you can play the stages again and upgrade to super emeralds. Tip: Once you get a super emerald, Sonic cannot transform until you get all seven super emeralds. Once you get all seven, Sonic can go Hyper, Knuckle can go Hyper and Tails can go Super. I won't spoil it for you, but I will tell you it is definitely a goal worth the gold!
4 out of 5 for putting in the super emeralds.

Knuckles in Sonic 2: The only thing that changes is that Knuckles can fly, run slower and jump lower. The game changes not in the least bit. Read the review for Sonic 2.
4 out of 5.

Blue sphere: This game is merely nothing but the special stages you play in Sonic 3 and such. It is endless and only offers you the reward of going to the next level.
1 out of 5. Worst game on the disk.

Sonic 3d: The story is that Dr. Robotnik is once again trapping animals in machines to find the chaos emeralds.
The level objective is to destroy every machine in the level and take the birds inside to a ring. This is annoying. The birds separate when touched by an outside force and separate all together if you get hit. You more that not will take the birds to the ring, to realize you dropped one and have to search the level for a bird that is hard to see on the screen.
You can collect emeralds if you want. You have to collect 50 rings and take them to Tails or Knuckles. They will send you to a graphical remake of Sonic 2's special stage and behold it is the easiest and most fun. I ask the question, why do Tails and Knuckles only take my money and refuse to help me. Don't just stand there!
The worst thing about the game is the plane of view. It is tipped to a side, making it extremely hard to run and jump correctly. Which leads to frustration when it comes to the bosses. Mediocre bosses.
Overall, it is platforming Sonic instead of running Sonic.
2 out of 5.

Sonic Spinball: An original game made by the inspiration of fan letters. The story is that Sonic is in Dr. Robotnik's lair and must get through the pinball machine defense.
The control is simple. Hit X to flip both flippers. Remember, even though it is pinball, moving the joystick will indeed influence Sonic's movement in the air. I strongly suggest you do it.
In the level, you must do special things in the level and collect the chaos emerald (There are three in the first two levels and four in the last two. You cannot go super. Collecting the level's emerald will open the boss room. These bosses are actually very good. They show a maturer Sonic and the boss music is tense. Destroying the boss give you a million satisfying explosions.
Between levels you play a bonus game that uses an ordinary pinball you can only influence with the flippers. It is all fun.
There are only four levels, but each one takes a long time and the game is extremely hard, I made it to the final level, but died.
A very strong 4 out of 5.

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine: The story is that Dr. Robotnik is capturing beans and turning them into robots, trying to rob Beantown of fun. Sonic is nowhere at all in this game; it is all you buddy.
You fight through 13 bosses. You have to connect four beans of the same color to make it disappear; thus making referee beans fall on your opponent's side. The more beans you make disappear in one turn makes more referee beans fall on your opponents.
The fun thing is coming up with your own strategy and using against your opponent. Each boss has its own personality of a strategy. As you progress, the beans fall faster, and the bosses use better AI. One of the best things in this game is the fact you can stumble into devastating combos by a mere accident.
This game is additive for anyone of all ages and the perfect two player game. Boyfriends should call their girlfriends.
A perfect 5 out of 5.

Flicky: This is a simple kid's game. You are a bird that must herd little chicks into a door. Your only obstacles are cats and lizards. You can kill them by touching a weapon and throwing it by jumping up.
Like in Sonic 3d, the birds separate if the cats or lizards touch them. You will lose them all and die if you get caught.
Between every few levels, a bonus stage. Two cats on seesaws send 20 chicks into the air and you must catch them with a net.
Two problem with the game. The walls are rubber because your bird seems to bounce off the walls when it touches it. I mean really bounce. It is a very weird thing to do with physics.
Another problem is the game has extremely poor graphics for the original Sega. The graphic are of the NES, but on the graphically better Sega.
Although it is a kid's concept, the game is almost too hard to beat.
4 out of 5.

Ristar: You are a star kid and your dad has been kidnapped. You must travel from planet to planet to find and defeat the space pirate who kidnapped him.
With the levels, go from point A to point B. The special thing is your method of attack. You stretch out your arms and then ram your face into the opponent, causing it to bounce all over the screen. You can also launch yourself like a comet.
The music for normal levels is okay, but the bosses are awesome! The tense music for approaching the boss and the fight music for the, well, fight. The bosses are brainwashed leaders of the planet and you must defeat them. Then you launch yourself into space like a comet.
This game is too fun. There are no problems with controls or glitches. It is a classic.
Another perfect 5 out of 5.

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best sonic game(s)!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this sonic game has 7 games in it. there are also unlockable games. the games are mostly the original sonic games like sonic 1, 2, 3, and all the old games for the nes. to unlock games you have to play each one like 20 times. if you like tetris there is a tetris game with eggman a.k.a. dr. robotnic. it's not one of those other sonic games where you switch people like in sonic 2 battle and sonic the hedgehog for the sega. some games (most of the games) do have an adventure mode if you pick the right game. this game is sweet but most games don't have 2 players.

One glaring omission.....Sonic CD

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Out of all the games that are on this compilation game, Sonic CD, the best of the sonic games, is missing. This is the game that die hard sonic fans are waiting for to come out on a game system again. Sonic Mega Collection does have the first, second, and third Sonic which are great also, and you can still use all the old cheat codes at the start up menu. I just really wish that Sonic CD was one of the unlockables, but once I found out that it wasn't on here, I traded it in for a different game. Not saying that the others weren't great, just that I bought it only for Sonic CD. If you want a splash of nostalgia though, pick up the game and play to your heart's content.

GREAT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This A Pretty Good Game, With most of the the sonic classics. I haven't had this game very long yet,so I haven't got a chance to unlock bonus games, but another person who reviewed this game has.
I am posting the games, posting my top 3 favorite games.

1.Sonic The Hedgehog
May not have tails yet,and no Spin Dash,but I really enjoy the zones. (Marble Zone,the 2nd zone, is really fun!)

2.Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Cool zones, and the only game you can play where you can make tails fly and swim.

3.Sonic 3D Blast
Really fun. I love how you only have to press A to spin dash. It's also fun to rescue the flickies (a fake kind of bird)

I wish they'd put in a dfferent game instead of sonic spinball though. Otherwise this is a fun game!

z

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Simple as this: Everything a fan could ask for, and it's all of the games plus more in one package.

Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

There are 7 games and how good their are.
Sonic The Hedgehog is a fun game. Though you can't spin dash but who cares. I give it (9.8/10)
Sonic The Hedghog 2 is better than Sonic 1. Only thing TAILS cant fly. So if you have a friend or a brother THEY WILL BE Jumping or Spin Dashing. I give it(9.9/10) Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is the best Sonic game in the world! TAILS ROCKS BECAUSE HE CAN FLY OR TO FLY SONIC! 2 PLAYER MODE IS EXELLECNT! DON'T PICK KNUCKLES SINCE HE IS NOT GOOD. I'D ADVISE YOU TO PICK TAILS BECAUSE HE ROCKS! I GIVE IT A (10/10) KNUCKLES IN SONIC 3 ROCKS! WORSE THEN SONIC 3 BUT IT IS ALMOST GOOD AS IT.KNUCKLES CAN GLIDE AND CLIMB WALLS! I GIVE IT (10/10) Knuckles in Sonic 2 is good. I give it (9.9/10) SONIC& KNUCKLES YOU DEFEAT COOL BOSSES LIKE YOU KNOW SONIC DEFEATS ROBOTNIK RIGHT. KNUCKLES DEFEATS THIS OTHER EGGMAN ROBOT! NOT GOOD AS SONIC 3 i give it (10/10) DR.ROBOTNIK'S MEAN BEAN MACHINE nOT VERY GOOD. ThOUGH IF YOU LIKE puzzles you will like this. I give it (9.2/10) SONIC SPINBALL IT IS GOOD. i give it (9.6/10) SONIC 3d blast is bad. sonic moves very slowly and weighs 100,000 POUNDS! you have to collect flickys and their inside the enemies (which is not fun) I GIVE THIS (3/10) FLICKY FUN GAME BUT IS A LITTLE HARD. I GIVE IT 9.5/10

Glory days of Sonic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Being an old school sonic fan, I can strongly endorse this game. This game has all the genesis games made. The basic run-to-the-end-of-the-stage gameplay is what rules here. The bosses are simple, just time your jumps just right, hitting Robotnik 8 times to beat him. There is also the chaos emerald collecting, which is different in every game. After collecting 7 chaos emeralds, you can transform to supersonic, after collecting either 50 or 100 rings(I can't remember, its been so long.) Trust me, this is a must have for anyone who claims to be a sonic fan. Its just old school 2D Sonic, but what do you expect from games made from a system 10 years old? Hopefully they clean up the graphics for this update, but if not, who really cares?!?!

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