I've seen most of the Sonic adaptations (and even read some comic book versions) and I'm going to say that...this is my favorite. I haven't seen much of Sonic Satam or "Sonic Boom". We can still agree "Sonic Underground" is the worst. This one introduced more characters from the games than any other Sonic adaptation...by far. It was just wonderful growing up and seeing all of these characters together. Now, the show has gotten a lot of hate with the inclusion of human characters, most notably Chris Thorndyke.
The Sonic franchise in general is absolutely fascinating, seeing as how every adaptation (out of like a dozen) has at least one main character not one from the games. The balancing of these new characters and new themes are what make it or break it for these adaptations. This features the first two seasons with Sonic and friends going into the human world, which is pretty interesting seeing as how later games would establish a more human like setting. The third season inverts it, with Sonic and friends back, albeit with the main human character (Chris) helping them fight...you guessed it! Villains that weren't from the games. This season also introduced Cosmo, who is my favorite canon foreigner.
Even with her kindness, she still acknowledges she has her faults. They do a good job with a love interest for Tails. Many of the problems people complained about in later games (the addition of too many characters) ironically have made it here, which in a strange way makes it authentic to the games. With the unique tones of each and every Sonic cartoon, this one still worked very hard to be more faithful to the games, with great animation and nice character dynamics. A shame Knuckles and Rouge never became an official couple...or did they? It's seriously a great introduction to the games coming out of this time while still having a unique identity, at least for me. ****
The Sonic franchise in general is absolutely fascinating, seeing as how every adaptation (out of like a dozen) has at least one main character not one from the games. The balancing of these new characters and new themes are what make it or break it for these adaptations. This features the first two seasons with Sonic and friends going into the human world, which is pretty interesting seeing as how later games would establish a more human like setting. The third season inverts it, with Sonic and friends back, albeit with the main human character (Chris) helping them fight...you guessed it! Villains that weren't from the games. This season also introduced Cosmo, who is my favorite canon foreigner.
Even with her kindness, she still acknowledges she has her faults. They do a good job with a love interest for Tails. Many of the problems people complained about in later games (the addition of too many characters) ironically have made it here, which in a strange way makes it authentic to the games. With the unique tones of each and every Sonic cartoon, this one still worked very hard to be more faithful to the games, with great animation and nice character dynamics. A shame Knuckles and Rouge never became an official couple...or did they? It's seriously a great introduction to the games coming out of this time while still having a unique identity, at least for me. ****