Play the Genesis/Megadrive games again, if you like platformers then you'll probably love them (though you can skip Sonic 1 as that's somewhat finding it's footing). The appeal of the classic games lie in both the music and visuals as well as the gameplay. A lot of people seem to forget that you don't have or should be running the whole time, indeed the nuance of the games in comparison to Mario are that they don't have a run button, at least in the sense that you can instantly switch between high and low gear. Sonic is about gaining momentum, speed can be a thrill but can also be a hinderance if you're careless. Really it's a series that rewards multiple playthroughs, as one practices and improves you'll find it becomes immensely rewarding. As for the current games, well, that's a different kettle of fish.

>>704 >I've played the games when i was a kid and recall winning various stages all the while doing pretty much nothing but jumping occasionally. So you're a babby who grew up with the Advance games? Most of the games are legitimately good platformers. At least most of the main series ones, the ones by Sonic Team. Also, Even the bad games have fantastic music. Except Chronicles on DS. But I literally can't think of another that doesn't have top tier music, at least as far as video games go. Even Sonic '06 has great music. Now for why so many people are autistic about it, see pic related.

>>704 >pretty much nothing but jumping occasionally congrats, you described 90% of 16 bit platformers. Try replaying them. After you beat a level, write down your time, and try to find a faster route next time. It's easy to learn, hard to master.

>>8308 You do realize you've just replied to a 3 years old post, right?

Does /sthg/ stand for shithog, because that's my first reaction on seeing those letters together. Might be very accurate, as well.

>>8322 XDDDDDDDDD

>Is there like a reason people like Sonic. Fur porn I assume. It can't be the core games since they've been meh to bad since Adventure.