- Playing the 4 main Sonic games, Sonic 1 to & Knuckles, and comparing them. First off is Sonic Vs. Sonic 2, I'll play them and to add some more info I'll do stats ie how long each level took and who was the toughest boss etc.
Sonic 1 -
Sonic The Hedgehog has Six levels each consisting of Three acts then there's the Final Zone which is one level and is just vesus Robotnik. At the end of Acts 1 and 2 if you have enough rings you qualify for the 'Special Stage' where you have a chance at Chaos Emeralds, I think there's Seven in total. In a true Act Of Lameness I only qualified for one attempt during this run through and failed that. My main negative here is you cant Spin Dash!!
Level 1 Green Hill Zone -
Green Hill Zone true to form is the easiest, I cleared the 3 Acts in 3:41 losing One life along the way. The boss here, which is always Robotnik, is simply him swinging a wrecking ball, the easiest boss there was, unless you count Labyrinth zone as a boss.
Finished In - 3:41 Lives Lost - 1.
Level 2 - Marble Zone
This took me the second longest time to clear coming in at 9:42, a big part of that was Act 3 where you jump across these weights but if you miss one you go back down and have to jump up again. I died Five times doing this one due in large part to the lava that I feel in. Robotnik here drops Fire onto a platform and you simply hit him and jump to safety on the opposite side, fairly simple.
Finished In - 9:42 Lives Lost - 5.
Level 3 - Spring Yard Zone
This one has my favorite music. Took me 7:43 to finish this one, partly because I'd get stuck on the springy balls, which whilst increasing the overall score is annoying, and also the boss here is the toughest for me, even tougher than the Final Zone. When you get to Robotnik you're on about 8 blocks and whichever you're stood on here comes down and removes so when you jump to hit him you have to make sure you land on a block or you lose a life, I lost Five lives all of them against him.
Finished In - 7:43 Lives Lost - 5.
Level 4 - Labyrinth Zone
The bane of my life, I hate this zone, not just due to playing this game recently I mean i've hated since a kid. Took me the longest time to finish, finally ending after 16:27, Act 3 took 9:18 alone, meaning I only had 42 seconds left. Some of this Level takes place under water which is part of the reason I lost 10 lives, an in game high. Robotnik on this level is more a chase as you have to chase him upwards whilst avoiding spikes and gargoyles that shoot at you, I think water may be rising aswell, when you get to the top you simply hit Robotnik once and it's over thankfully.
Finished In - 16:27 Lives Lost - 10.
Level 5 - Star Light Zone
I rememeber this level but I thought it was twilight zone. pretty simplistic level really, the annoying enemy being the bombs that'd explode, at one point about five are lined up. I finished Act 1 in 1:06 my quickest time since Act 2 of Green Hill Zone. Robotnik here simply dropped bombs on see saws and you had to sring them back at him. This is probably my favorite level from Sonic 1. I lost Five lives due to falling at times.
Finished In - 5:27 Lives Lost - 5.
Level 6 - Scrap Brian Zone
The final level before the last boss. Again Five lives were lost, this level consists of fire spurts, electricity and spinning steps all of which led to the lives lost total. the Third Act here is akin to the Labyrinth Zone and I had to re-do this level as it ended unexpectedly so I didnt jot down my time, you see there's no boss here you simply jump on a spring and the Final Zone starts. I'd say this level overall was the second toughest behind Labyrinth.
Finished In - 7:23 Lives Lost - 5.
The Final Zone
No rings, no problem. No other enemies here beyond Robotnik himself. There's Four crushers and Two come down at a time, you simply dodge them and hit whichever one Robotnik is in, on some occasions he isn't in any, after the crushers have dropped Four energy blasts come down and you have to avoide them, they're tougher than Robotnik himself, especially as you have no rings so one hit and you're dead.
Finished In - 2:19 Lives Lost - 1.
Final Thoughts -
Toughest level is Labyrinth Zone without a doubt, come on man I lost 10 Lives!
Worst boss I'd say was Spring Yards due to removing the blocks.
Favorite level for me was Star Lights, I would say Green Hill but that was too easy to do.
The music on this game was enjoyable as was the game really but is it better than Sonic 2?
