Completely disregarding the rest of the series, do you think

>>3332537

It's a good game but
>Completely disregarding the rest of the series

Sonic 2 and 3&K are also good.

Yeah it was beautiful for the time it came out and can be a pretty fun game for sure. The sequels did build upon it but Sonic 1 is still a great game for its time and I think it has aged pretty darn well.

Hell yeah, but Sonic CD is the best

it was a shitty, soulless game that lured away a few mario players for a time. a short time at that.

It's not a bad platformer, but it feels a bit... languid? even if you don't count the sequels

The visuals and sound are still cool, though.

>>3332537
Yes. Some of the level design is a bit rough, but it's still very good.

Sure.

I don't mind the lack of a spindash, as it encourages you to get gud. I think it has a good balance of speed vs platforming. And I'm a huge fan of the "three routes = three difficulty settings" approach to the level design.

The only thing working against the level is fucking Labyrinth zone. Marble Zone was okay, but maybe it should have come after Spring Yard to wind down into the more platforming focused area.

Yes. Any other questions?

Marbe Zone and Labyrinth Zone had few areas where you could build up your speed, but aside from that, It's grood yes.

>>3332578
Yeah, that sounds about right to me.

It's a good enough game for me to revisit every once in a while. But rarely the one I'll turn to when I feel it's time for a Sonic replay.

>>3332587
Routes? I just looked at the Sonic 1 levels and they seem to be entirely linear except for a few.

>>3333130
there's usually a high, middle and low route
taking the middle or high routes means it's more likely that you'll take a hit and be thrown into a lower route

it rewards good play with time bonuses because the lowest route is usually the longest slog

Yes.
And it's the only game in the series I have down to muscle memory. I can all but play trough it with my eyes closed by now and still get all the emeralds. Sonic 2 an on usually requires me to get a bit familiar before I can attempt an emerald run, but with the original it's pretty straightforward from start to finish, and games you know that well can bee comfy sometimes.

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>>3332578
>languid
learned me a new word & i totally agree

that said i actually enjoy it more than 2 these days i think

>>3332541
>Sonic 2 and 3&K are also good.
Maybe he just meant, whatever your opinions on the rest of the series, discard them for this thread.

As someone who only played the first game on Master System and Mega Drive back in the day and never played any of the other games until last year, I'd say it's a pretty good game and it still holds up today.

When the worst game in the classic trilogy is an amazing game, you know you've got a spectacular trilogy.

Yes it is, but the sequels were better.
The only one level that is boring as fuck is Marble Zone and is that level I really want to skip everytime I play Sonic 1 again. That zone is pretty linear with very few paths and slowpaced level. Labyrinth is almost the same and being on water makes you go way too slow(something they fixed in 2 and 3), but is okay since there is actually shortcuts to skip the levels by a minute or so.
Every other level is good, fun, fast with more paths. Scrap Brain is just "you will lose rings no matter what you do, so have fun" which also have different paths and is pretty fun last level.

>>3332537
Sonic 2 improved on Sonic 1 in many ways. Sonic CD is basically Sonic 1.5

>>3332546
nintentards are delusional we talk about this shit everyday and that's "lured away for a short time"

Anyway OP Sonic 1 is decent, but kinda short and once you figure out how to manipulate the movement physics not that difficult. If this is all we got nobody would remember Sonic, it was with 2 that they really got into stride.

It's my favourite or co-favourite in the series, either tied with or surpassing CD.
>disregarding the rest of the series
No. Fuck you. I'm gonna talk about the rest of the series. Go fuck yourself with a rusty cactus.

S2 is the worst. Really, really don't like S2.
S3/S3&K I like for the fact that it had considerably more exploration than its predecessors, what with finding giant rings to go to the Special Stage with and stuff like that.

>>3334175
>>3334125
But I hate 2.

I know I'm in the minority, but I still enjoy 1 far more than the rest. I recognize that 2 and 3 are technically better, but for my personality, 1 feels more fun.

>>3334232
Why do you hate 2?

Is not my favorite Sonic, but I don't hate. I don't like Aquatic Ruin(fine when up path, "please kill me" when down path) , Hill Top is kinda generic with few paths, hate Sky Chase because it's a shore doing that shit everytime I want to play this, Wing Fortress is meh. Metropolis could have been a good level if you when you fall down a screw, because slicers or the starfish, the freaking bolt would respawn automatically, but no. You have to go back for the bolt to respawn. And sure love when a fucking Slicer sometimes respawn at the top of a screw, but sometimes it doesn't.

Seems me hate the game? No. I love Chemical Zone, Casino Night, Mystic Cave, Super Sonic, the final boss, the soundtrack and the 2player mode.

>>3332537
When it came out it was great. I know we're just talking about Sonic 1 ITT, but I do have to mention something about the sequels. After they came out, when I would go back to 1, I would sorely miss the spindash that the sequels introduced. Still, great game.

>>3334283
Forgot to mention, it also is slightly better for not having that faggot Tails.

>>3334138
>Sonic 2 improved on Sonic 1 in many ways. Sonic CD is basically Sonic 1.5
Which part of "disregarding" don't you understand? Fucking idiot.

>>3332537
No. I never did. I actually prefer the sonic games everyone else hates.

No. I hate every Sonic game.
I hate Super Mario too

I actually like Sonic 1 the most. I dig that comfyness.

I've always preferred the look of Sonic during the megadrive days compared to that weird exaggerated body he has now.

>>3334283
I liked how Sonic Jam allowed to use the spindash in Sonic 1 as an option. The experience is a bit different.

Labrynth zone really isnt a bad level

>>3332537
Not really. There's little to no variety and the speed gimmick gets old pretty fast. It doesn't even look that good, although it does have a pretty catchy soundtrack.

>>3334294
So what are you asking? You want me to pretend its 1991 and that I never played a sonic game before?

What kind of informed opinion is that? Is it a good game? Not really. The whole gotta go fast idea is killed in S1 by having enemies ever 10 feet and the fact youre vunerable when running fast or down tubes/loops