I feel the sudden change of level design from Green Hill to Labyrinth Zone is foreshadowing to how inconsistent the franchise is later down the line lmao
i was very much isekai ojisan with sonic, i played sonic 1 on a genesis at a friends house i stayed the night at before i had a genesis. never was a huge fan of the 3d games, but i'll play even the worse 2d sonics lol