Sonic 2 and 3 are better than 1

In Sonic 1's defense, it was the very first game. 2 and 3 were made with Sonic 1 in hindsight. Sonic 1 didn't have any such privilege.

That said, Sonic 3&K is still my favorite out of the old 90's Classic Sonic 2D Platformers.
 
marble zone gives me a migraine every time i attempt it and labyrinth zone is the dictionary definition of a slog, that's enough reason for me to put sonic 1 below the other classic games (apart from cd, which still ranks lower in my opinion).
 
I like Sonic CD more than Sonic 2, I think CD's zones are wonderful (except for Wacky Workbench), even though they are slower.
 
The first game of a franchise being less good than its sequels is a normal thing to have. Megaman 2, Borderlands 2 for example, are better than their previous game.

On a side note, I may add that while Sonic 2 had a better level design overall (and the good idea to only have two acts per zone) it has some difficulty balance issue and some game design elements that are a bit archaic.

The Mobile port of Sonic 1 and 2 are greatly improving them.
 
Just keep in mind that when the first game came out, there was no Sonic 2 or 3&K to compare it to. I'd imagine back then that even with all the slow going zones like Marble and Labyrinth, Sonic 1 was still a great game. Especially when it's main competition was Super Mario World, where all you had was platforming and not so much speed based gameplay.
 
I didn't always like sonic 1 on genisis so much ! Same as sonic 2 because they contain many bugs and problems !
Since Whitehead remake them I love them too (except sonic 3 idk why LOLbut at least we have sonic 3 A.I.R)
And I prefer to play them than the original genesis
 
Sonic 2 would've benefited from having some of S3&K's upgrades in some subsequent release (like having a save system).

Anyway, the best way to experience the classic game would be:
  1. Sonic 1 and 2 Mobile (especially with the de-compilation on PC)
  2. Sonic 3 A.I.R.
  3. Hacks like Sonic Classic Heroes (which features an option to play as one single character) or Sonic 3 complete
I really enjoy playing Sonic 1 with the mobile de-compilation or Classic Heroes hack as they make the weaker parts of the game much more bearable.
 
Icarus said:
Sonic 2 would've benefited from having some of S3&K's upgrades in some subsequent release (like having a save system).

Anyway, the best way to experience the classic game would be:
  1. Sonic 1 and 2 Mobile (especially with the de-compilation on PC)
  2. Sonic 3 A.I.R.
  3. Hacks like Sonic Classic Heroes (which features an option to play as one single character) or Sonic 3 complete
I really enjoy playing Sonic 1 with the mobile de-compilation or Classic Heroes hack as they make the weaker parts of the game much more bearable.
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Agreed but about sonic classic heaores it need more development for the best (it's already in ! LMAO)
 
Sonic 2 and 3 are better than 1.

since those games improve various aspects of Sonic 1
 
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I don't think Sonic 1 is inherently worse for not having a spindash. It does make some of the level design a little more interesting as you're forced to engage with the terrain to build momentum if you want to clear certain obstacles.

The reason Sonic 1 sucks is because a lot of the level design is frankly just terrible. There are a lot of segments in Marble and Spring Yard that are just forced waiting for obstacles to clear. Each zone having three acts also causes a lot of these zones to wear out their welcome pretty quickly. Sonic CD struck a better balance with this by turning the third act into mini-levels focused around the boss encounter.
 
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