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Worth the Edit: Sonic the Hedgehog

I didn't know what to expect from Sonic the Hedgehog . I played the video games when I was younger but never owned the main games when the Sega Genesis, my first console, was current. I think my grandmother didn't want to spend the money and went for cheaper titles such as Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine  and Sonic Spinball . I always wanted to get Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , though, even today, I don't own this game. I do have the great Sonic the Hedgehog 2  and Sonic CD . Moving into the 3D era of Sega Saturn and Dreamcast, I never had those consoles and never played any later Sonic games. I will play Sonic Mania  sometime soon, as I do have that title. When the film was announced, I was excited. Jim Carrey as Robotnik/Eggman was an unexpected choice that shined with brilliance in my mind. I thought Sonic could work pretty well given the high-speed, action, and color of the classic games. These all work as aspects of films too. Unfortunately, when the trailer came...