Ranking Every Classic Sonic The Hedgehog Level From Worst To Best

27. Marble Zone

Sonic Ranking 3
SEGA

Those with clouded memories will tell you Sonic was "sold on speed", conveniently forgetting this meant "faster than Mario", not "race to the finish in ten seconds of every level." Case in point: the second level, which flows with all the urgency of molten lava.

Of Sonic's two metamorphic mazes, Marble Zone is the lesser, not least because it's terribly mis-sold. A possible homage to Altered Beast's opening stage, the level is an interminable trudge, with block-pushing, evil unavoidable caterpillars, and completely unexplainable glass tube thingies. Marble Badness.

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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.