1991, Game of the Year

[Chrkeller]

curl-6 said:

Sonic isn't even in the same league as Zelda IMHO.
He caught people's attention at the time thanks to having nice graphics/audio, a kid-friendly design, and the wow factor of "blast processing" which differentiated him from Mario, but even his best games are an 8/10 while most are straight up bad.
Most of his following is because people played his games as kids and now have rose tinted nostalgia goggles.

That is where my mind goes.  Sonic blew me away as a kid because of the speed and attitude...  not long after getting sonic I realized it was meh.  But some love it, which is fair.  Too each their own.