Gaming Thursday: Sonic (For Reals)

I mentioned in passing last week that I had purchased the Ultimate Sonic Collection for my 360, and now that I've had some time to get into it, I think that it (along with Street Fighter 4 and Castle Crashers) were the best reasons for getting this:
I never meant to purchase an arcade stick and actually thought that it was a pretty big waste, but the second that I plugged in Sonic and started racing through Green Hill Zone... it was bliss. I've never been a fan of the d-pad on the 360 controller, and having this stick for old school gaming is wonderful (it's even better for fighting games, but I'll talk about that next week).

Aside from having the controller, the best part of getting the Sonic Collection is the amount of games. I've primarily just played the three Sonic games thus far, but once I get the chance to delve into the Phantasy Star series later this year, I think I'll definitely have my moneys worth.

The only downside was that someone (who shall remain nameless) kept saying how awesome it would be to play Ecco the Dolphin again. I don't need to tell you how wrong he was, I just need to say that I wish I had 20 minutes of my life back.