I'll never forget the first time I saw Sonic the Hedgehog. A kid at my church had a Sega Game Gear, and as I watched him play over his shoulder, this little blue streak flew around the screen at speeds my Mario-playing imagination couldn't grasp. I later owned a Game Gear with the same game, as well as a Sega Genesis with multiple Sonic games, but Sonic just hasn't been the same since he went 3-D, and I've always longed for another 2-D Sonic game release.  read more »