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Here we go, a big gap in my Sonic the Hedgehog collection, until now. The Game Gear titles. Now, I'm not going to be doing full playthroughs of all of them, since some are side games (racing, puzzle, pinball). But I want to give the main ones a solid attempt. And here is my first attempt at the first Sonic the Hedgehog for Game Gear.

And it went badly at the end. The control in this version are strange. A little delayed, more so when there's lag in the game - and there's often lag in the game. I doubt very much that that's an emulator problem, but it could be. This game has a few unusual features, like having the chaos emeralds hidden in the stages rather than in special stages. The special stages just seem to be a way to get continues and a few extra one-ups. There's no spin dash either, and you can't collect the rings you lose. Plus here's no invincibility frames after losing a shield, so expect to be double bounced making the shield fairly useless. You also generally don't get rings for the boss fights - combine that with the odd controls and some questionable hit boxes for a few frustrating experiences. Though I did make it to what I believe was the final level, there's too many things there that made it very difficult to avoid getting hit. And no rings. Sigh. The lag was a REAL killer in this game. I'll have to try again Friday. -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/the_nametag

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