Quote: “What you see is what you get! Just a guy who loves adventure. I’m Sonic the Hedgehog!”
He’s the fastest thing alive! He’s way past cool! He’s up, over, and gone! He’s Sonic the Hedgehog! Man, I miss those cartoons, even the silly one that ended every episode with “Sonic Sez,” and yes, it was spelled just like that. Some people might say “That’s NO good,” but those were good times. They really ought to bring back Jaleel White and make him Sonic’s official VA. Dancing with the Stars proved the guy is still alive, after all!
Anyway, I’ve always thought Sonic was cool. His character design is great, particularly the fact that he’s cobalt blue, such an awesome color. I like his carefree attitude and his love for adventure. Yet at the same time, whenever he sees someone in trouble or some sort of wrongdoing, he jumps right into the fray. I grew up with both an SNES and a Genesis, and I’ve always been more of a Sonic > Mario guy (spoilers Mario won’t be appearing on this list). Like I said before, he’s just cool.
Of course, Sonic’s abilities are his biggest appeal. Naturally, I love his super speed. I remember the first time playing the Chemical Plant Zone and you go down that really long ramp, and Sonic starts running so fast that it looks like the screen can’t even keep up with him, that was like, “Whoa.” I know it was deliberately done to give you a sense of Sonic’s speed, but yeah, mission accomplished. I still love that part when I play Sonic 2 to this day. Then there’s that moment in Hydrocity where he runs so fast that he runs over the surface of the water. Sega was always good with the Genesis games of helping you “feel” how fast he was going.
Super/Hyper Sonic is really cool, too. It’s a great reward for getting all the Chaos Emeralds, and just absolutely destroying everything without much effort is a great feeling. Of course, the best reward for getting all the Emeralds was getting the Doomsday Zone in Sonic 3 & Knuckles. So good. Admittedly, Super Sonic hasn’t been all that great since the Genesis games because they’ve mostly held him back for “Last Story” stuff, although they’ve brought it back for the last couple of games. Regardless, it’s a lot of fun to use. I also liked the various shields they had in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and it was awesome that they brought them back for Sonic Generations.
Oh, and I guess I can’t finish up this writeup without throwing in “Come on! Step it up!” and “You’re too slooooooooow!”
Bonus Question: Who you got: Mario or Sonic?
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