Sonic 3 and Knuckles

Sonic 3 and Knuckles is absolutely amazing. I'm struck anew by just how magnificent it is. The context is stronger because those are actual rocks. They look distinct from the rest of the wall. You've got zip lines that are on fire and break in the middle of them, which is a hilarious gag. It's not meant to be bad - you've got loops, you've got pushable breakable rocks,. You've got sections where you push switches to open up ancient ruins for even more intrigue. Not only do you get to your fire shield, which lets you do an enormous boost forwards by pressing the B button in the air or any of the buttons as they're all