@BeerIsAwesome No shame in the «save scum» approach, buddy. It's why all the best retro compilations have save states and rewind features! You still earned those emeralds!
I'm sorely tempted to check out Sonic P-06 for myself, too. I'll defend the original release with my dying breath, but it's still an unfinished game, and just because I know how to avoid its broken bits doesn't mean that they shouldn't get fixed. If that's the way you can experience it, then do so!
Well, you know you're a «proper» Sonic fan when you're willing to endure any and all rough edges!
@RogerRoger I've played Sonic 06 enough times to consider myself at least knowledgeable, so it's not like I'm just diving in like a noob. Perhaps when I've finished this Sonic quest ten years from now, I'll fire it up after the last Sonic game I end up playing (Sonic Frontiers 3?). But for now, I'm happy skipping it. Or at least I might when I've beaten the half dozen games I've got before it.
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