I’ve got another treat for you Sonic fans out
there—I’m not the only who reminisce (and still is reminiscing) about my
experience/thoughts/memories on playing Sonic
the Hedgehog video games! The other
day I came across this article by Videogameologists.com writer Erik G. about
the 21 years that Sonic has been around (the article was written in 2012, but I
still find it relevant). Maybe it was
because I am also doing my own reminiscing of Sonic games on Cyborg Haven, but
I was so spazzed to read this article and it made me smile.
The article is titled, "Looking Back at 21 Years of Sonic And What Made Him Great". I have to highlight one of Erik’s sentences in this
post. It made me nod my head for some
seconds because it is sooo true!
“Sonic games
aren’t about speed, but flow. Yes Sonic runs fast, but you aren’t running fast
when you run into an enemy or get poked by a spike trap. Instead, you get
through the stages the fastest by knowing where thing are ahead of time and
knowing what to do.”
Yes! Trial and error, baby! An excellent learning tool when playing video
games! In order to get the best rating I can (so I can get an
S rating and/or a medal), I need to play the stage once through and then
subsequent times afterward while the layout is still very fresh in my
mind. If I’m lucky if I haven’t played
the game for a while, I’d know the lay out of the stage better because I had
Sonic run through it enough times to know when to jump or turn or activate a
Boost.
Anyway,
in his article Erik goes through his thoughts on Sonic’s 21 (then) years in the
video game universe, mainly the console games (SEGA Genesis, SEGA Dreamcast,
the Nintendo Wii, and Playstation 3).
It’s a nice read and made me feel good about being a Sonic fan. If you
read it and like his article, I suggest you share it with other fans of Sonic
as well, those who love him and especially those who need to re-appreciate the
Sonic video game franchise for what it was, what it is now and what it will
become. Maybe there will be less
Sonic-haters out there…?
BONUS BIT: I really like
that I am not alone with Sonic Adventure
2 being my favorite game for the SEGA Dreamcast. For me, it’s all because of Shadow—it was
just so interesting that there was another hedgehog for Sonic to get to know
besides that Amy Rose, let alone another male hedgehog. He was new and mysterious and perpetually
frowning. Nyawww, so cute (there goes my
fan-girl self, going all gaga).
I want to write a separate Bonus Chapter for my
thoughts/memories on Shadow the Hedgehog, because I love him so much. :3 He deserves a post or two from me. (Did you see my list near the bottom right of
Cyborg Haven? I cried after I beat Sonic Adventure 2. Because Shadow.)
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