Ranking Every Classic Sonic The Hedgehog Level From Worst To Best

19. Doomsday Zone

Sonic Ranking 3
SEGA

Doomsday is the most unique level in the original Sonic oeuvre, and the bleakest. But luckily there's a flying golden hedgehog to save the day.

Super Sonic (or Hyper Sonic if you bothered to get all the (confusingly named) 'Super' Emeralds) can't be hurt in this stage, though he can be made to rather pathetically roll backwards a bit, so it's a race against time to snatch the Master Emerald before your rings run out and you die of embarrassment.

It's pretty easy, all told, and there's a plentiful supply of additional rings conveniently floating in the upper echelons of the atmosphere, so really the level's just a reward. But it's a worthy one - and totally satisfying when you crack Eggman's shell for good.

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