[Kylegamer98]

I've beaten 1,2, and 3 and Knuckles all in one sitting with every emerald multiple times. But I can't get more than 2 or 3 timestones on CD.
So I guess I'm worst at Sonic CD.

[DalekSam]

Hmm, this is a toughie. Unless you count Adventure as "classic" due to being over a decade old, this'll be a tough desision.

Many people say they hate Sonic 3D due to the awkward camera. I've always loved it, so I can't fault it.

The first two Master System Sonic games are pretty easy, but I have always got a little trouble on Sonic 1. Bit different than what I'm used too, and the jump seems a little floaty.

I don't really play Sonic Chaos as much as Triple Trouble, but then again, I don't play either too much either.

I barely ever play Chaotix, and I always get lost in the levels, but I enjoy playing it with my brother.

So with all the scenarios above, I guess the irony is that I suck the most with the Master System version of Sonic 1. How sad. XD

[Mercury]

Out of the "main series" (1,2,3,K,CD), I kick ass at all of them, zone-wise. That's what logging hundreds of hours will do. So it comes down to bosses and special stages, really.

Doomsday Zone gives me trouble, because the gameplay isn't based on standard Sonic physics (so you can't apply the same practise to it).

I'm worst at Sonic 2's special stages, they take too much memorisation; 1's and Blue Sphere are easy-peasy.

As for the others, I'd say Sonic 2 8-bit and Chaotix. Sonic 2 because, well, it's Sonic 2 - those bosses are insane. And Chaotix not so much because I can't beat it, but because there's absolutely no way to play it with finesse.

Why is there no single-character Chaotix hack?

[DigitalDuck]

I have to say Sonic CD. It's one of my favourites, and I can complete it easily, but it's the only game that I can't get the "good ending" without savestates.

[DimensionWarped]

Anything on Game Gear. I pretty much just don't like the games on Game Gear. Lousy fat piece of shit.

[Nova]

It's a pretty tough decision for me, but it's definitely not Sonic 2, Sonic 3 or Sonic & Knuckles.

Sonic 1: I still have never completed it in one sitting with all six emeralds. It always takes me a continue, a save or quit-then-level select to bring me back to where I was. It's pretty much just Labyrinth Zone that causes the trouble.

Sonic 2: I can blaze through this extremely quickly - I have trouble with the emeralds these days but used to be able to get them all by Chemical Plant Zone Act 1 at the very latest. It's mainly because I don't really bother getting them on this game anymore.

Sonic 3 & Knuckles: Again, very easy for me to play through. The emeralds are no problem - even the blue super emerald poses no threat anymore.

Sonic CD: I do own this game, I just haven't played it very often. I've never got all of the Time Stones but the main game itself isn't that hard to begin with so I can blitz through it.

[Azukara]

I'm surprised at how many people couldn't complete SCD, because I've beaten that game over 12 times, and can usually beat it in 45 minutes. 0_o

I guess I have problems with Sonic 1 as well. To me the only really fun levels in the game are Green Hill, Spring Yard, Starlight and Scrap Brain (and Spring Yard is pushing it). The reason why I say that is because I usually lose interest and become bored with S1 as soon as I hit Marble Zone, and if I don't there, I usually do around the part of SYZ where you must sit there and slowly traverse across those platforms while getting frustrated about having to dodge Buzzbomber shots in short space while also trying to make it to the next platform (with short space on that because if you lag just barely you are squished).

That, and Labyrinth was another "d'oh, I is bored again, shut off game" moment, and the frustration/annoyance factor skyrocketed with the "boss" of that level. However, it seems I could only make a true playthrough of Sonic 1 when on a good day (because I'll usually just use Stage Select to go straight to SLZ or SBZ).

[Clutch]

Not counting the game gear titles, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, if only for the aforementioned special stages. Especially with Tails, since it seems like you have to prepare to jump certain bombs before they're even drawn on-screen.

[Skeledroid]

I just bought all the games on Xbox Live and I had to give up at Marble Zone.

Sorry to inform you, but playing the classics on a 360 with a shit d-pad and through somewhat decent emulation is not the way to go. Try playing Sonic 1 with a Genesis or Saturn controller.

I have Sonic Jam burned on my Sega Saturn, but my Sega Saturn isn't really compatible with my HDTV -- it looks like shit. Besides, I use the analog stick which is much better.

[0r4ng3]

Sonic CD and 2, though I like CD a lot while I have a lot of problems with 2.

[SamplingMasters Nix]

I'm still trying to beat Sonic 1 without using cheats. I find it the difficult because I am hasty at platformers. Not only that, I'm trying to collect all the emeralds by the time I finish Spring Yard Zone, Act 2. My advice, pace yourself through the zones, or else, you'll lose your rings, and your chance to grab all the emeralds. Next is Labyrinth Zone, pace yourself often, lots of spikes to dodge. Survive that, and you'll racing the water, because in 30 seconds you are going to drown. Then, there is the Final Zone, which is hard. Not only, because of the pistons, but also the plasma bolts. Since you have no rings to start out in this zone, one wrong move will get you owned, be careful.

[jasonchrist]

These days the level of challenge depends on how much I like the zones. So the first half of Sonic and Knuckles is where I slip up the most due to being so bored with it.

Mushroom Hill is meh, Flying Battery and Sandopolis are fucking boring as shit. For me they are definitely the low points of the classic series, and in all those years I could never be bothered to master those zones. However, when I reach the holy trinity of awesomeness that is Lava Reef, Hidden Palace and Sky Sanctuary, THEN I really switch on!

Sonic 2 gg is obviously a fucker, one summer I decided to master the game and ended up being able to absolutely rape it in about 20 minutes. Still, no matter how good you get at it, it's still one of those "one wrong move and you're fucking dead" games. Getting that emerald on Sky High act 2 still is a matter of trial and error and luck for me.

[Fluffy Clouds]

I'm not good at Sonic 1. Sonic 3 or S3K I can scrap in about 25 to 30 minutes, but Sonic 1 has too much platforming for me to enjoy.

[jasonchrist]

Sonic 3 or S3K I can scrap in about 25 to 30 minutes.

Great!

Except of course... you can't.

[Iceguy]

These days the level of challenge depends on how much I like the zones. So the first half of Sonic and Knuckles is where I slip up the most due to being so bored with it.
However, when I reach the holy trinity of awesomeness that is Lava Reef, Hidden Palace and Sky Sanctuary, THEN I really switch on!

How the hell is Hidden Palace not boring, especially in terms of gameplay?