She has a hammer that she can swing around while jumping for extra offensive capabilities. With Sonic Origins Plus, the developers have added an extra character – Amy – that gives you a slightly different experience while playing them, too, and that’s a nice touch. The base package is a relatively thin “retro collection,” but they are classic games and there is a good reason to go back to them for another play from time to time. Sonic Origins Plus is a DLC for that base game that adds the 12 Game Gear titles and some other bonuses. Sonic Origins is itself the first four Mega Drive Sonic games. The result is an official product that is outdone by, say, Anbernic devices, which at least have the buttons in the right places. Those 12 Game Gear games were the key selling point of Sonic Origins Plus, and they are the sorriest excuse for ROM dumps I’ve seen on any of the many retro compilations that have been released in recent years. Why? Because thanks to the control mapping, on the Switch the left bumper is controlled by the right button, and vice versa. Perhaps the best case-in-point here is that the Game Gear version of Sonic Spinball, included in this package, is totally unplayable. After playing Sonic Origins Plus – now with a Sonic Game Gear collection! – I wonder if I actually have more respect for this series than the development team.

I’ve never been a speedrun guy, so I’ve never been a Sonic guy.īut, as I said, I respect the series well enough. More simply, I just prefer slower-paced platformers that allow me the freedom to explore and discover. I respect the contribution that the series has made to the history and development of video games, but I do find the characters aggravating, and the aesthetics garish. A full disclaimer here: I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Sonic the Hedgehog.

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