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Could Tails’ tails really be considered an enhancement, though? In that vein, would Sonic’s legs not be an enhancement? And how dare you foil my poorly convincing rant with evidence-based fact and knowledge!

I’m still not convinced Sonic is the fastest thing alive. At the very least he should only be considered the fastest living thing alive, because even if, say, Shadow’s heelies air shoes are but an enhancement that the lack thereof would otherwise disallow him to match the speed of the Fraudulent Hog, the inclusion of them in the Emo Edgelord’s arsenal would still permit the shoes themself to be considered a contender of the fastest thing. Or, things, I should say. On top of that, perhaps it’s Sonic’s shoes, such as his light speed shoes, that nudge him from amongst the fastest things, to the purported fastest thing? If that’s potentially the case, than should Shadow’s rollerblades not be a legal enhancement, as well?

Maybe everybody else doesn’t go their full speeds to protect the inflated ego of their friend Sonic? Is it all one big conspiracy?

Xedic Zyvis:

im the mafia, but are YOU the mafia??

what? yes! famously so!

that so was dumb of me, an entire argument GONE because i don’t have reading comprehension skills

i still say if tails’ tails are an enhancement, than so are sonic’s legs! there’s no rule in the Speed Book that says the fastest thing alive need only be fast by running alone!

and robots are people too! metal sonic is alive just as much as you or me! robots have thoughts and feelings, and they think, therefore they am! they are!

I’ve been on a bit of a Sonic kick lately, myself! Sonic Adventure 2: Battle was one of my very favourite games growing up and it still is today. I bought it again a few months ago for around $80, during a rare time in which I had money, only to find out a couple weeks ago I could’ve purchased it on Xbox Live for $10. Oops. Oh well, I’d rather own it physically, always. I found this out by purchasing Sonic Adventure 1 on Xbox! A game I never had the chance to play as a kid, but always wanted to try since growing up. It’s fun! I’ll still prefer the sequel, but this is a good, fun game. Despite its flaws.

I’ve also been kicking around with Sonic 2, a game I apparently own about… maybe four or five times? Twice on Genesis. It, alongside Sonic 1, were my first games on the console, but I found a CiB copy that was in much, much better condition, so I nabbed it. I was admittedly always bad at the game, rarely passing Chemical Plant, but with Genesis Online on the Switch I’m able to occasionally cheat my way through the hard parts thanks to rewind, haha.

Two days ago I bought a nice little Mighty the Armadillo figure. He goes with my nice little Metal Sonic figure. They’re friends. I’ve also been watching a ton of Sonic video essays on YouTube these days. Apparently I’m entering my Sonic phase much later than most. (Despite technically having made my own OC a few years back during a Sonic OC Art Collab here on the forums.)

I’m going to move this thread to Beyond Earthbound. Doesn’t make sense for this thread to be in GD, lmao. Oops. I don’t mind if people choose to actually talk about the series and their enjoyment of it rather than this mostly un-serious debate on whether or not the Fraud Hog is truly deserving of his undeserving title, or vise versa.

UnfoundedRevenge:

I’ve been on a bit of a Sonic kick lately, myself! Sonic Adventure 2: Battle was one of my very favourite games growing up and it still is today.

Oh… Recently I stumbled upon a playlist of Sonic Adventure soundtracks, and now, to top it off, your message. Now, nostalgia for my childhood and this game has hit me, so I’m hoping to find some time to dive back into the game again.

Oh, are we necrobumping my joke thread into a genuine Sonic topic? Alright!

I have got to play Sonic Adventure 2 again some time soon. I do of course still have the game, but I don’t believe I have a GameCube or Wii any longer to actually play it, sadly. I could buy it again on Xbox, like I did with the first Adventure game, but I’m perpetually broke – I don’t have ten dollars! Of course, I could try getting back to the first Sonic Adventure; I haven’t played it since before my last post in this thread.

Good job, Chromium! I’m not in the speedrunning community, so I don’t know how well that time is, but it’s probably six times shorter than I’d take to finish the game, haha. I never liked Sonic CD all that much. It used to be hailed something of the classic Sonic hidden gem on the internet way back when, but these days, with the game being much easier to get a hold of due to various ports or emulation, I can see a lot more criticism being handed to the game. And I agree with much of it. I really do admire the game for what it is, but I’ll take any of the other classic Sonic games any day. This might sound a little silly, but the game actually makes me uncomfortable, haha. Putting everything else aside, the Majin Sonic easter egg in the sound test used to terrify me. Like, it would genuinely give me nightmares and very bad anxiety, making me look over my shoulder as if a ghost were stalking me. It still puts me on edge. To the point that, even to this day, I’d just rather not play the game in any capacity. A little silly, I know! It’s just… that face, man. And the unsettling music. Eugh.