I COULD have a nuanced discussion about the pros and cons of NSMB vs Sonic.

And that is why I'm still talking about Sonic Adventure in 2023, it's still the best 3D Sonic, the only one that bothered to lift anything from 2D's successful formula before they just gave up and started trying things at random instead. Input-lag sensitive games that require precise stick inputs with lots of camera swinging and panning with no or shitty ports and lots of emulation problems, that happen to be some of my all-time favs, that never received worthy successors. This game, Rogue Squadron II and Star Fox 64 are why I really really still need a CRT, there are STILL no acceptable solutions to run these games without one and I love them all lol. I probably sound like a madman to anyone who tried to play this game later on PS3 or Xbox lol. All present in SA they just added barriers. A disproportionate degree of 2D Sonic's success was from its music, graphics and control/physics (and not necessarily great depth). If you just turn it on and play some Sonic levels, it's like wow Sonic is going fast with the right physics with bopping music and tight platforming, did they really give us one real salvo of Mega Drive in 3D? Yes. TBH, I think the strength of SA's OST is underrated because its cheesy vocal tracks get too much of the credit, much like the game as a whole whose good parts go underappreciated due to its more noticable blemishes.

I ran both of these games into the ground playing them to death. Sonic showed up years later on a CD, with a real band. It's nothing against Mario, it made an amazing accomplishment in 1996 on a cartridge and shocked the world. But it is completely blown away by SA's audio, come on. Adventure is in that mid to shit spectrum.Ħ4 has some fun and iconic classic MIDI tracks that I think are timeless for many of us. There are decent ones Like Generations and Colors. There are classics like Sonic 2, S3&K and Mania (Which are better than any of the New Super Mario series). Fuck its legacy, it is still a great game without it.

Mario 64 has aged a lot, especially on its controls and camera but the level design and exploration of most levels is still second to none. Gameplay quality be damned, it looked and sounded cool to all kids. Sonic Adventure is a game that came out at the right time on a console every hardcore fan wanted to succeed. Also, Sonic Adventure is idolized by the nostalgia driven that thought the character design made them cool for a second for some unexplainable reason. The sexual stimuli of fictional animals is reason enough to put the Sonic fan base near the bottom. No other fanbase has made a forum dedicated to marrying the sonic critters and has been an influence to the furry community. Nah, most hardcore Sonic fanboys are on the spectrum.

Fun 3d sonic fan games