Alright, I’ve been dying to bring this up here since I spent way too long researching this yesterday after my rewatch of the series.

“Otherwise, you can take this weak shit with you when you leave. Door’s right there.”

At least seven of Mania’s levels are reimaginings of zones from the previous games. They sometimes keep familiar set pieces, like Chemical Plant Zone’s infamous underwater block segment, but otherwise they’ll add new enemies and paths. That’s just for the first part of the zone.

I had no difficulty completing Sonic Mania. This is not my first rodeo. I grew up with a Genesis because I wanted to one up my NES-owning friend down the street. Sonic has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Here’s a picture of the Sonic action figure I found at my parents’ house the other day. I…

I’m greedy and want more. It’s so much fun that I can’t help but wonder what the game would look like with additional levels. :D