What am I looking at here? Even as a kid I couldn't figure

>>4144243
It's used to select whether you want items or not

>>4144243
A fucking leaf

>>4144256
No no no. The background.

>>4144243
Sonic's hairs on the vegetal background?

Looks like palm fronds or something

Its some leaves man

>>4144243

Sonic's holding up his finger with palm trees in the background.

That's disappointing.
As a kid I thought it was a villain-like character wearing a helmet standing back-to-back with Sonic. It doesn't resemble Knuckles or Robotnik so I was very confused.

I wish I could draw so I could illustrate what I mean.

>>4144243
Its the same little tv thingy but with tape over the screen

>>4144243
ITS PIKACHU!

>>4144335

Now that you mention it, it sorta looks like General Onyx from Oracle of Seasons or something

>>4144260
The right side of the background is just the rest of Sonic's head.

>>4144667
yeah, I see it too.

>>4144243
Sonic 3 & Knuckles

the end of an era