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| VAMatt said: It is hard for me to see how people can rank A Link to the Past above Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic is now one of the most iconic video game characters of all time. He has transcended gaming, and become significant in popular culture. He's certainly not on Mario's level, but nobody is. Sonic is in a very solid second place though, with nobody nipping at his heels in third. He came to life with this game in 1991. The way I see it, that makes Sonic the Hedgehog many times more significant than any of the other games in this poll. There are many great games in this poll. If we were voting in December 1991, I could make a case for many of them. But, we're voting in September 2023, and we have the ability to see the last 32 years of history. And with that in mind, it is painfully obvious that Sonic is the biggest deal. |
Most greatest video games of all time lists have A link to the Past higher than any Sonic game. Not every game is for everyone, so I'm not going to question why anyone would have Sonic higher. I think it was a very important game, and it was important for Mario to have a main rival at the time. Me personally, I've never beaten a Sonic game, I've run through a few stages, lost a few gold rings, and stopped playing. Even though I'm not a fan of Sonic games, I don't have an issue saying it's more important in that it's the first game in it's series vs the 3rd Zelda game in it's series, but the poll is game of the year not the most important game of the year. At the end of the day, I enjoyed A Link to the Past more, so it's my game of the year 1991.
