{"id":100,"date":"2026-04-21T18:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petemorley.co.uk\/blog\/?p=100"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:59:20","slug":"gotta-go-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petemorley.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/04\/21\/gotta-go-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotta go fast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A favourite Sunday activity over the last 15 years has been trying to one-life Sonic the Hedgehog 2. I’ve never managed it. I’ve been playing the game since it came out and I genuinely think it’s one of the best pieces of media ever created. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day around 2011-ish I made it to the last level on one life. It wasn’t planned. Every jump was hit perfectly, every roll, bounce and spin had been executed to perfection. It was zen; for 20 minutes I was inside the matrix. Of course the moment I realised I hadn’t lost a life the fear set in and I immediately died. That’s when my personal quest began. I can consistently make it to the final stages on pure muscle memory but something always gives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rules are simple. If Sonic dies, the game is reset. No ifs, no buts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a varied Sonic 2 diet. As well as living rent-free in my head it lives on pretty much every video game platform I own. My all-time favourite version is the SEGA 3D classics version on the 3DS, the colourful sprites and parallax backgrounds mixed with layered 3D are pure eye candy. A nostalgic serotonin blast for the jaded millennial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans of the 16-bit games will tell you that Sonic 3 is the best game. They’re wrong of course. It’s a great game but Sonic 2 is platforming perfected, it’s just too pure not to be the standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what happens when I eventually do one-life Sonic 2? No idea, I like to think it’s not possible and to be honest I don’t need that hole in my life but until that day I’ll keep picking away one level at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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