Ranking Every Classic Sonic The Hedgehog Level From Worst To Best
12. Launch Base Zone
As the last level of Sonic 3, Launch Base is something of an anticlimax, but as the interstitial stage before Sonic and co. climb down the cartridge, it's a corker.
The music couldn't be more Michael Jackson if it was wearing a single white gloves ("Go! Go go!"), and the urban-grunge, vaguely Red Square-esque setting is uberchic (and goes someway to explaining 'Stranger in Moscow' as the original credits theme). The slumbering Death Egg in the background certifies its coolness.
The level is stacked with set-pieces, including a long-anticipated ride in Robotnik's Egg-o-Matic. Knuckles tries to spoil the party, but Sonic casually mows him down without so much as blinking. Wonder if Eggman's insurance covers echidna attacks?