Hey there, new user here on the fourms. Hmm, I think when I first played this game, I was not even old enough to use the internet, and the game was still in it's Final Demo days. I was probably about 7, and my Dad worked as a computer and copier repairman, and had a lot of chances to access the internet and download stuff at his workplace to bring back home. Sure enough, one day he brought back a bunch of SRB2 versions, and I've been playing the game ever sense.
So in a way, I guess me and the game grew up with each other. I still even revisit some of these old versions from time to time for nostalgia reasons, playing the SRB2 Christmas version has kinda become a holiday tradition for me even. It's kinda impressive how far this little fangame has become after so many years even with a fluid development team that changed quite often at points. Now the game's pretty much at a point where I honestly think it's one of the best 3D Sonic games period.