Sonic The Hedgehog

[Spark Of Spirit]

Here's episode 2's total length if you're curious.

Skip if you don't want to be spoiled!








Sylvania Castle Act 1 - Starter level
Act 2 - Water ruins
Act 3 - Night pillar platforming
Boss - Egg Serpentleaf (which is eerie looking)

White Park Act 1 - Snow level with avalanches
Act 2 - Rollercoaster speed stage (think Chemical Plant speed)
Act 3 - Under the park swimming through ice traps
Boss - Metal Sonic on steroids (seriously!)

Oil Desert Act 1 - Desert base
Act 2 - Factory hijinks with a lot of flying
Act 3 - Vertical platforming up a silo
Boss - Giant junk Egg mech (which is awesome)

Sky Fortress Act 1 - Sky Chase on steroids
Act 2 - Wing Fortress meets Scrap Brain
Act 3 - Basically a reprise of Egg Rocket Zone from Sonic Advance 1
Boss - Metal Sonic Plane Battle (whoa)

Death Egg Mrk. II Act 1 - Gravity platforming unlike Sonic 3 the screen tilts with you. Also you fight Metal Sonic and Robotnik at the same time, then you race Metal Sonic while stardust Speedway (Sonic 4 mix!) plays in the background
Act 2 - Final Boss

Hidden Boss??? - Apparently you get this when getting all the red rings.

[gunswordfist]

Oh God, I can't even look at Launch Base. Such an ugly level.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I like Sonic 1 more than Sonic 2 because it tries everything in order to find its identity. It has fast stages, slow stages, exploration stages, and experimentation stages like Spring Yard and Scrap Brain. Since I'm a platformer side-scrolling nut, I pretty much love how different it is. Short of Labyrinth Act 2 and its boss, I really like every stage and I find it really tight for replays.

I can respect that, but at the same time, that's the exact reason that I don't like it as much as the sequels. The experimentation goes in directions that I don't want in both Marble Zone and Labrynth Zone. Personally I didn't enjoy either of those stages, and considering that's an entire third of the game right there, its kind of hard to overlook. I do think its a great game, though. I just feel that it lacks the replay value of the sequels, personally.

[Foggle]

I like Sonic 1 more than Sonic 2 because it tries everything in order to find its identity. It has fast stages, slow stages, exploration stages, and experimentation stages like Spring Yard and Scrap Brain. Since I'm a platformer side-scrolling nut, I pretty much love how different it is. Short of Labyrinth Act 2 and its boss, I really like every stage and I find it really tight for replays.

I can respect that, but at the same time, that's the exact reason that I don't like it as much as the sequels. The experimentation goes in directions that I don't want in both Marble Zone and Labrynth Zone. Personally I didn't enjoy either of those stages, and considering that's an entire third of the game right there, its kind of hard to overlook. I do think its a great game, though. I just feel that it lacks the replay value of the sequels, personally.

Couldn't agree more, except I'd exchange Marble Zone with Spring Yard Zone.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Actually, to be more clear, I don't even necessarily hate Marble Zone. I just find it to be a very mediocre platforming level when looked at on its own, and in a Sonic game it just feels out of place.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Oh God, I can't even look at Launch Base. Such an ugly level.

GOGO GOGAGOGO.... GO!

[talonmalon333]

I like Sonic 2 better than Sonic 1 as well. I think it improved on everything. And while the 2-player is incredibly unbalanced, it's better than none.

I like Sonic 1 more than any of the 3D games right now. However, when compared to 2 and 3&K, it's definitely feels slower, being that Sonic was still finding it's legs. Marble Zone is a good example of this.

The lock-on is apparently just Episode Metal which is 4 acts long (all new acts) each of an episode 1 zone with episode 2 physics.

I'll probably end up playing Episode Metal more than Episode 1.

So, is Episode Metal basically a remake of Episode I?

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Well, as far as the 3D games go, I like Generations better than Sonic 1, to be honest. Also, Generations has Sonic 1 IN IT, which I think technically makes it superior since it already has everything Sonic 1 has to offer in the form of a game within a game. That is to say, if you want to play Sonic Generations, you can turn on Sonic Generations. If you want to play Sonic 1....you can also start up Sonic Generations. So, there, you get the best 3D Sonic game and the original Sonic in one game.

[talonmalon333]

Well, as far as the 3D games go, I like Generations better than Sonic 1, to be honest. Also, Generations has Sonic 1 IN IT, which I think technically makes it superior since it already has everything Sonic 1 has to offer in the form of a game within a game. That is to say, if you want to play Sonic Generations, you can turn on Sonic Generations. If you want to play Sonic 1....you can also start up Sonic Generations. So, there, you get the best 3D Sonic game and the original Sonic in one game.

You're making my wait for a chance to play Generations absolute torture.

[Foggle]

Also, Generations has Sonic 1 IN IT

Thanks for reminding me that Sonic 1 was cut out of the PC version entirely.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Well, we all have to deal with random losses in our favorite games sometimes. That's how I felt when the unlockable Ninja Gaiden trilogy (SNES version) was cut out of Ninja Gaiden Black just because Nintendo was pissed at Tecmo and Team Ninja for making the new NG an XBOX game (well, OK, that's not the official reason, but its what I like to think in this case).

[Foggle]

Well, Sonic 1 was removed from Generations on PC due to emulation issues, and you can easily buy the full game for like $5 on Steam, so it's not nearly as bad as that.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I like Sonic 2 better than Sonic 1 as well. I think it improved on everything. And while the 2-player is incredibly unbalanced, it's better than none.

I like Sonic 1 more than any of the 3D games right now. However, when compared to 2 and 3&K, it's definitely feels slower, being that Sonic was still finding it's legs. Marble Zone is a good example of this.

The lock-on is apparently just Episode Metal which is 4 acts long (all new acts) each of an episode 1 zone with episode 2 physics.

I'll probably end up playing Episode Metal more than Episode 1.

So, is Episode Metal basically a remake of Episode I?

It's only 4 acts long in total. It starts with a cutscene in Stardust Speedway where Robotnik revives Metal Sonic on Little Planet and tries to get him to come back to base.

Act 1 - Mad Gear Zone (Metal Sonic gets repaired by Eggman)
Act 2 - Lost Labyrinth Zone (Metal Sonic gets a new power of some kind that's story related to episode 2)
Act 3 - Casino Street Zone (Metal Sonic passing through on the way to...)
Act 4 - Splash Hill Zone (Metal sonic finds Tails' rocket and uses it to chase Sonic and Tails into episode 2)

[Foggle]

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/sonic-2-hd-is-cancelled/

[gunswordfist]

Sonic 2 HD canceled.
Sonic Remix something, I forget its full name, canceled
Sonic Retro XG shelved
Mega Man 2.5 won't have 2.5 gameplay.

Ugh, fan games are getting raped.