SONIC POCKET ADVENTURE

NEO GEO POCKET COLOR, 1999

While this game wasn’t the blue hedgehog’s first appearance on a non-sega console – the atrocious Tiger Game.com version of Sonic Jam takes that title, unfortunately – Sonic Pocket Adventure is an excellent ‘greatest hits’ remix of the Mega Drive games, incorporating brand-new level layouts with the visual style of Sonic 2 and the musical compositions of Sonic 3 & Knuckles. The game includes hidden puzzle pieces in every stage, encouraging exploration and repeat play, as well as a race mode for link cable owners.

» [NGPC] Sonic Pocket Adventure boasted a save feature that enable players to replay levels.