This could have been the definitive collection of the classic Genesis Sonic games, however it has some problems.

That being said, it's a solid collection of great titles and the incredible mobile remasters made by Christian Whitehead and Stealth from 1, 2 and CD, plus the long awaited Sonic 3 (& Knuckles) remaster in the same engine. Widescreen is such a fundamental upgrade to these games it cannot be overstated.

While you can play the decompilation of said ports other ways and they have arguably better options at hand, this game includes some extras and you can tell they put some effort into it, and there is also the awesome modding community hard at work that have ironed out most of the major bugs and problems with this release (Ultrafix mod), plus ways to restore the original Sonic 3 soundtrack which fares way better in my opinion than the rearranged beta tracks. This could have been alleviated if they included the actual ROMs that Sega delisted when they released this collection as the actual classic mode, instead of the cropped up versions of these remastered versions, however likely due to the complications with Sonic 3 it was not possible.

I can recommend it on sale, most of the problems would be noticeable only if you are a somewhat hardcore fan of the series to be honest (and specifically these 4 titles), everyone else will get some fun outta some of the best ways you can play these games with this collection.

Games from the 90s cost money like games from the 2020s, you can find these games for free on the internet in the option to play online on the school computers, too bad

Not bad collection of the classic games and i love these games, but $30 ($40 for Plus) feels slightly too much imo.

Price I paid: $29.24

Worth the current $30 asking price?: Wait for a sale, especially if you want the Plus edition that adds 12 Game Gear games (not remastered) and Amy playable in the core 4 games