They’re not really supposed to be played like Mario. Sonic is about getting through the level aa quick as you can without dying.
To be fair, the game doesn’t really reward you for doing that (besides the time bonus). But the levels are designed for it.
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The main purpose of the sonic games was to show off how the 16 bit genesis could scroll faster than the 8 bit nes