From: TheRock1525 | #016
I separate them because A) they were released separately and I played them separately and B) I feel like I think it's fairer to each title to list them separately to show the gap in the two games' qualities.
In other words, I don't feel like letting Sonic 3 get a boost thanks to S&K greatness. Sonic 3 should be able to stand on it's own two feet with the big boys.
Then you might as well rank all three if you're going to do it that way because S3&K provides a new experience that the two games separately don't provide.
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