Sonic CD: So Many Ports!

Sonic CD was one of the last 16-bit Sonic games of the 16-bit era (not including Knuckles' Chaotix, which is arguably not 16-bit or Sonic) and probably the best one that was released. At the time of its release you had to own a Sega CD, but this game almost sold the add-on to many people. The graphics weren't really a whole lot better, but the sound was spot on and the game itself was outstanding. Some of the levels were really annoying, especially the past/present/future premise, which didn't change much aside from the background. Still though, an amazing game.

Fast forward a little bit and we had the PC version of the game released. I don't think many people bought this, but the reality was that you could own this game and give it a whirl if you had a PC. Fast forward even further and you now have ports of this game for the PS3 (via PSN), Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live Arcade), and now Android. I got a Google Nexus 7 tablet and the first thing I did was try out Sonic CD on a mobile, touchscreen interface. The end result was actually pretty cool, and I ended up beating the game. It does take some getting used to with no buttons, but it's still amazing to me how many classic games are being brought back to modern platforms. I hope that younger gamers get their hands on these games and see what the 90s did for us.