[Dr. Corndog]

I always do the teetering thing on the edge of the Prison Eggs, too. Let's see...

When fighting Robotnik in Mushroom Hill 2 as Sonic, I'll wait for the engines to shut off before hitting him, simply because it's more fun (and seems more fair) than running up underneath the ship.
I'll often go for a perfect on every special stage in S3&K by collecting all the rings.
I like to stand on top of the blue discs in Marble Garden before spin dashing, to see Sonic bounce off while still in his revving-up animation.
Speaking of Marble Garden, I always try to beat Robotnik at the end without letting Sonic fall off the screen.

[Spehiroth]

Let's see...

I always take the secret upper path in Chemical Plant Act 2. Always. Going up that underwater shaft traumatized me so much when I was little, and ever since I discovered the alternate path, I developed the habit of always taking it.
In Sonic 3 and Knuckles, I would wait until I have 100 rings until I turn into Super Sonic. I always was afraid I couldn't keep my ring count up so I made sure to collect A LOT before transforming. I feel this habit is gone now for the most part.
I always spindash under Silver Sonic in DEZ when he lands to get some easy hits, and let go at the last second before he spins.
In Casinopolis, I always lose the pinball games with less than 100 rings, go through the sewer, collect TONS of rings, and avoid getting hit all the way through. I find this method faster, although risky.

[Aerosol]

Oh I've got one more for SA2. Whenever I have to jump off a tall object (and time is not an issue of course), I do a somersault jump.

[Xeta]

Dr. Corndog, on 24 January 2015 - 11:34 PM, said:

I like to stand on top of the blue discs in Marble Garden before spin dashing, to see Sonic bounce off while still in his revving-up animation.

Ditto.

Shockwave677, on 18 January 2015 - 08:09 PM, said:

I tend to jump in the middle of loops in attempt to gain a bit more speed after landing on the slope below.

Double-ditto.

Spehiroth, on 24 January 2015 - 11:58 PM, said:

I always spindash under Silver Sonic in DEZ when he lands to get some easy hits, and let go at the last second before he spins.

Triple-ditto.

Spehiroth, on 24 January 2015 - 11:58 PM, said:

Going up that underwater shaft traumatized me so much when I was little

Same here. I've gotten over it, though, so I don't really take the special route.

Andrew75, on 18 January 2015 - 10:05 PM, said:

I.........

Spoiler

Collect rings! Woooo

Oh you. *quietly walks out of the room, grinning*

This post has been edited by Xeta: 18 February 2015 - 04:05 PM

[OcelotBot]

I do a lot of the habits which have been mentioned in this topic.

I also do the following:


Sonic 1:

I like to try and beat Sonic 1 without dying once, without losing any rings once and I try collect as many lives as possible. My record on the mobile version is 55 lives. Here's a screenshot from my android phone;




Sonic 2:

Once I've beaten Eggman in Emerald Hill act2, I always jump over the wheels which scatter from Eggman's vehicle wreckage. The wheels of course can't hurt Sonic but I fill compelled to avoid them.

I like get at least one 150-ring jackpot before I finish Casino Night zone.

I always take the secret upper route in act2 of Mystic Cave to avoid the dreaded pit. Well, I did until I played StealthTax's remasterd version. Now I feel drawn to the pit for some reason..... />


Sonic CD:

When Metal Sonic kidnaps Amy at the start of Collision Chaos zone 1, I jump up to a higher ledge so that MS doesn't pass by Sonic.

I like to finish zone 2 in the Good future so that it transitions seamlessly to the Good future of zone 3.

I always feel compelled to visit the Angel statue in Wacky Workbench zone 1 (Past).


Sonic 3&K:

When knuckles presses the switch at the end of Angel Island act 2, I jump to the left when the bridge breaks so that Sonic doesn't fall down. I then look up at Knuckles who never stops chucking.

I always try to collect 999 rings (the maximum amount you can collect) in each act in Sonic 3&K (which you can achieve thanks the generous amount of rings awarded in the Glowing spheres bonus stage). I also like to see how quickly I can reach 99 lives.

At the beginning of Mushroom Hill act1 after the cut-scene where Knuckles suspiciously closes a door with a switch; I then jump on the switch with Sonic to open the door to the giant ring. I jump on the switch again - so the door starts closing - and then immediately spindash so that Sonic makes it to the giant ring just before the door closes. Sonic is trapped in the area with the giant ring!

This post has been edited by OcelotBot: 18 February 2015 - 06:04 PM

[Donnie Paradox]

I always have to get all the Toxic Caves rings in 16-bit Spinball. I don't know why, I just do. I also seem to have a habit of being impatient with platformers and it has cost me so many lives. I always have to bust certain 1-up monitors in 16-bit Sonic 2 as well. Picky gaming is picky.

[Fantastic]

Donnie Paradox, on 18 February 2015 - 07:56 PM, said:

I always have to get all the Toxic Caves rings in 16-bit Spinball. I don't know why, I just do.

Thanks to your playthrough on the Sonic-A-Thon (and I believe you also did this on the FTCR playthrough?) I saw what that was like for the first time after reading about it in the manual for that game.
I wasn't missing out on much.

[LoneDevil]

Without any logical reason, Skidding is my habit because I find it stylish. (that goes for every Sonic game)