Ranking Every Classic Sonic The Hedgehog Level From Worst To Best

17. Carnival Night Zone

Sonic Ranking 3
SEGA

Yes, yes, the barrel: we know. The most infamous section in any Sonic game ever, Carnival Night's dreaded 'barrel' room had many a player over one. If you didn't figure it out, it was game over. Via time-out no less - an inglorious way to go.

Ignore the barrel peril though, and you have an exceedingly entertaining stage. Fučík returns, though with good reason this time, as it's a circus awash with colour and not a stalactite in sight. Plenty of fun gimmicks litter the stage - cannons, balloons, floaty platforms with haemorrhoids - plus a particularly memorable second act blackout. All the fun of the fair.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.