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Game entry

Sonic CD

1993 · Platformer · PC, Mega-CD · Sega

Sonic CD carries 1,772 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 299 in the world ranking, with 67% of duels won out of 136 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Super Mario World: 3 duels settled, 0 to 3. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 5 out of 69 (1993).

World rank

no. 299

ELO score

1,772

Wins

67%

Duels played

136

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About Sonic CD

A fast-paced platformer that follows Sonic as he races through time-traveling zones to rescue past and future versions of stages and stop Dr. Robotnik’s time-altering plans. Combining classic Sonic speed and precision with CD-quality music, animated cutscenes, and branching time-based routes, it rewards quick reflexes and exploration to unlock true endings.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,772 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Sonic CD sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 296 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 1,772
  2. 297 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1,772
  3. 298 Streets of Rage 4 1,772
  4. 299 Sonic CD 1,772
  5. 300 Detroit: Become Human 1,771
  6. 301 Worms Armageddon 1,771
  7. 302 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 1,770

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The standing

Where Sonic CD ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Sonic CD stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 5 out of 69 (1993).

Where Sonic CD ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 299 5,110
Platformer 40 621
1990s 59 655
1993 5 69

The community

The debate

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  1. SaveByte40

    Rented this back when I still had time for extra lives. Different life.

  2. Lynn_2005

    My daughter picked this one over the newer stuff I bought her, which I did not see coming at all. We play the time zones together on weekends now and she calls the good future her favorite part every single time.

  3. CosmoHunter49

    Anyone else remember the CD soundtrack blowing their mind back then? Compared to Mario 3 it felt like a different generation of game entirely.

    FrameKid

    la banda sonora sí, eso lo doy, pero comparado con mario 3 el diseño de niveles se siente MENOS pulido igual

    Gamboa25

    Replying to FrameKid

    Menos pulido tal vez, pero para mí eso depende de la zona, no todas fallan igual, ¿ustedes notan lo mismo o es solo en las de agua?

  4. Vinyl_Alfonso

    Lo de las rutas temporales está BIEN pensado, nadie lo niega, pero hay tramos donde perdés más tiempo buscando el camino bueno que corriendo. Y eso en un juego de velocidad pesa.

    LootAce

    Me pasó lo mismo buscando la ruta buena, y aun así siento que cuando el juego fluye no hay muchos que se le acerquen en esa sensación de velocidad.

  5. CosmoByte10

    Comparé à Dust, c'est un jeu qui mise tout sur la vitesse plutôt que sur l'exploration.

    Arcade_Maillard

    Est-ce que la construction des niveaux justifie vraiment de le classer si bas (au fait je parle bien du classement général, pas juste du duel contre Mario 3) ?

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