Gregzilla

Yeah I checked out a few clips of 2003 and I'm interested in giving it a go.  Brotherhood's humor was honestly super cringey so I'd be down for better comedy for sure.  
I also didn't realize the shows were so different, I assumed Brotherhood was just sort of a "remaster" but the first show looks like a whole different beast, probably worth checking out.

I don't think it's a classic or anything, but it was a fun time and had some genuinely fantastic comedic animation.  The marketing made it look a lot worse than it was.

P much.  I just think it's a real shame it hasn't been done well, the character designs (for the most part) are too good to be wasted on such bad stories.

P much.  I just think it's a real shame it hasn't been done well, the character designs (for the most part) are too good to be wasted on such bad stories.

P much.  I just think it's a real shame it hasn't been done well, the character designs (for the most part) are too good to be wasted on such bad stories.

The problem is that all the best incarnations of each character are locked halfway across the planet from the people doing the decision making in a box with "Cancelled??" written on it.

While X is pretty bad nowadays, when watching it again I could at least see why I liked it as a kid.  For all its terrible qualities it still at least tried to have a bit of stakes and adventure from time to time.  The idea of Sonic having stories with arcs and huge space-faring journeys and whatnot is pretty appealing to kid-me, and I could see that sort of thing working pretty well in the hands of better writers and directors.

I tried to watch the JP version, because everyone told me it was so much better.
They were wrong. 

Once upon a time Eggman made a giant robot and tried to take over the world.  Sonic set out to stop him, and along the way he ran into several friends and rivals and no new ones.  Then some cool things happened and the characters said words that didn't make me wanna cringe into an unrecognizable pile of organs.  Then they stopped Eggman the end.

@Gregzilla spot on.

Once upon a time Eggman made a giant robot and tried to take over the world.  Sonic set out to stop him, and along the way he ran into several friends and rivals and no new ones.  Then some cool things happened and the characters said words that didn't make me wanna cringe into an unrecognizable pile of organs.  Then they stopped Eggman the end.

Once upon a time Eggman made a giant robot and tried to take over the world.  Sonic set out to stop him, and along the way he ran into several friends and rivals and no new ones.  Then some cool things happened and the characters said words that didn't make me wanna cringe into an unrecognizable pile of organs.  Then they stopped Eggman the end.

Once upon a time Eggman made a giant robot and tried to take over the world.  Sonic set out to stop him, and along the way he ran into several friends and rivals and no new ones.  Then some cool things happened and the characters said words that didn't make me wanna cringe into an unrecognizable pile of organs.  Then they stopped Eggman the end.

Once upon a time Eggman made a giant robot and tried to take over the world.  Sonic set out to stop him, and along the way he ran into several friends and rivals and no new ones.  Then some cool things happened and the characters said words that didn't make me wanna cringe into an unrecognizable pile of organs.  Then they stopped Eggman the end.

ive got a golden ticket 
no
no you fucking dont 

Yeah this is basically how I feel. The game's flaws are pretty plentiful when you think about it but the core is EXCELLENT and the flaws come from "They didn't go far enough here". That's probably the best flaw you can have tbh

CD is so conflicted, WW and Mettalic Madness are like the worst levels ever but Palmtree Panic is legit like the best level in the franchise

CD is so conflicted, WW and Mettalic Madness are like the worst levels ever but Palmtree Panic is legit like the best level in the franchise

World
3 is crazy good but World is a gosh dang adventure

Yeah I'd probably agree, I wouldn't mind having that tune stick with the emeralds and have each game's 1-Up theme reference that game's main theme tune instead.

no, why would SEGA reach out to some random guy on the internet to tell its valued customers about its fantastic products coming soon to stores near you for low low prices pre-order Sonic Mania today

Oh, okay, sorry for accusing you like that

*released on 3DS*
*Japan only*
Well at least it's coming to the west this mont-
*PS4 and Switch exclusive*

 

no, why would SEGA reach out to some random guy on the internet to tell its valued customers about its fantastic products coming soon to stores near you for low low prices pre-order Sonic Mania today

if i kept excusing them for the gameplay not being garbage i'll just continue to be unhappy because it never goes higher than a 7/10 game and i'll keep doing this thing where i'm here forever lol. sonic hasn't been terrible (minus pandering) in a long time, just disappointing and completely mediocre and unsatisfying lmao.
people wanna joke about people being back tomorrow after the theatrics and how people never leave, but then talk as if we don't have a justifiable reason to leave in the first place.