With this game, however, the game at times looks very complex, and actually ends up being so. Part of what made the original games so popular was the whole aspect of the game looking simple, but being far more complex than that, and thereby more challenging and enjoyable. The level designs are far more complex than in prior games in the franchise, which is both a boon and a detriment at the same time. However, this is both good and bad, because at times the game is very busy-looking, with so much going on, even though some of the elements that are on the screen aren’t actual obstacles, etc. The graphics are crisper and cleaner than those seen in the original trilogy of Sonic games for the Sega Genesis, and there’s much more going on visually in each screenshot.
The ability to play the game in widescreen is much appreciated, as prior rereleases of Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3 were presented in their original formats, eschewing current widescreen preferences. Visually, this game is something special, given its age, as the game is eighteen years old, yet looks much better than that thanks to the Retro Engine. The game features the first appearance of Metal Sonic, who would later get expanded screentime in future Sonic games, eventually even becoming a final boss and a playable character (although obviously not in the same game). So Sonic can go back and forth between the past and the future, while battling his enemy and saving his innocent victims. Robotnik, who this time has put together time machines to ruin the past. The plot, for lack of a better word, will be familiar to fans of the franchise, as Sonic must go up against the evil Dr. Additionally, players can unlock Tails as a playable character. By using this engine, the game was thus made open to improvements that could be implemented, with one of the biggest changes being that widescreen graphics were enabled, and physics that weren’t previously in the game could be added. The game was developed from scratch, utilizing an engine called the “Retro Engine”, a creation of independent developed Christian Whitehead. It’s been rebuilt from the ground up, it’s ostensibly the same game, but it’s been tinkered with considerably more than you’d see in a simple port. This game isn’t simply a port of the original, however, and that’s part of the appeal of picking this game up and giving it a spin.
As I read up on the history of the game, I started to get really excited about playing the game, as it added new elements to the Sonic mythos, which would be used again when Sonic the Hedgehod 4 Episode I was released. It’s not hard to reason out why, given that itw as originally released in 1993 for use with the CD peripheral add-on for the Sega Genesis, something that I personally don’t ever remember anyone I knew actually having. Up until a few weeks ago, I didn’t even know that this game, Sonic the Hedgehog CD (shortened to Sonic CD) had even existed. The Sonic games were fun and fast-paced, simple-looking but deceptively complex.
Growing up I never had a Sega Genesis of my own, so my experiences with Sonic the Hedgehog were gained from those times I spent at friends’ houses playing their system.
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