happy birthday mo mania plus

youre so right actually fuck every other level, this is the one

last one would be tidal tempest, i do love hydrocity but i think tt is like my favorite water zone, the music is really nice and are among my favorite tracks in CD, the scenery is pretty cool too, and the water-filled sections are nowhere near as sluggish and frustrating as other water zones

second one would be star light from sonic 1, stardust speedway is *technically* better, but star light has a much more comfy chill vibe to it that i think i prefer slightly more, its like a chill quiet late night drive compared to stardust being a lot louder and funkier, which is still cool tbh

first one would be hidden palace from sonic 2 specifically, mostly due to its status as an originally cut zone, but i love how they implement it in the remake, also the (i assume) original track for it really added to the zone's mystique

alright, thats all the time i have for today, i gotta get back to playing Animal Crossing New Leaf, on my New Nintendo 3DS

i love frontiers btw dont get me wrong, but i think its a game that sorta began to realize how having player input and momentum influence movement speed and whatnot can lead to much more fun and engaging gameplay than just holding down a "run faster" button [7/7]

-instead of just telling the player to press a button to go fast, even in frontiers, in order for the platforming feel comprehensible they slowed down your speed when boosting a fuckton, its definitely possible to go faster but why even keep the boost atp, just let him build up speed naturally [6/7]

-by just holding down the boost button and pressing jump or slide on occasion, not saying those are flawed gameplay styles, they just arent what i look for from a sonic game, the older games just seemed to take into consideration player input when influencing how fast you go in the game [5/7]

-this is probably why i have such a heavier preference for the 90s era games beyond just their aesthetics and vibe, playing CD or Adventure compared to Unleashed or Generations, while both games definitely have their own merits, they feel a lot less engaging with how im just spoonfed speed [4/7]

-much more agile and quick on his feet than tails or knuckles, his speed isnt necessarily JUST a sudden boost that allows for him to outpace everyone with ease, even in the games when you go fast, its because of HOW you play and act in the game rather than pressing the fast button [3/7]

like in some media yeah they used the "super power" kinda portrayal through stuff like aosth and satam although im assuming that was likely due to it being a western interpretation of the series, the showed that the other characters are capable of keeping up with sonic but hes [2/7]

well ness was already in the roster from the beginning to be fair