The Sonic games that where made before Sonic 2006 on home console.
### Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2
For these games, the easiest solution (and for me best solution) is to acquire the Steam version and use mods to improve the experience. With mods, Sonic Adventure can be made pretty similar to the Dreamcast versions.
### Other 128 bits games (Gamecube and Wii)
For these other games, your best option will be emulation, with Dolphin to emulate the gamecube or Wii versions. These versions are often the best versions available, even when a PC version exists (for Sonic Heroes and Sonic Riders). The following games can run great on Dolphin. For some, you can use special hacks to improve them.
- Shadow the Hedgehog - Can be improved with [Shadow the Hedgehog Reloaded](https://github.com/ShadowTheHedgehogHacking/ShdTH-Reloaded)
- Sonic Riders - Can be improved with [Sonic Riders Tournament](https://www.sonicriders.org/) or [Sonic Riders DX](https://www.exgearlabs.org/downloads/sonic-riders-dx)
- Sonic Riders Zero Gravity - Can be improved with [Sonic Riders Regravitified](https://www.exgearlabs.org/downloads/sonic-riders-regravitified)
Before Generations, a lot of more modern Sonic games have been released without a Steam Version. Two of these games (2006 and Unleashed) are among the hardest to play nowadays
### Sonic 2006
For Sonic 2006, even if it's incomplete, the best way to play is [Sonic Project P-06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCD5aQLlCD4), even if it contain just the levels. If you want to play the original, you'll have to ressort on emulation, and an alternate branch by of [RPCS3](https://github.com/elad335/rpcs3/tree/sonic-race) to play it (here is a [special build for Steam Deck](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ztkvU5vOIAChJ9JIbQs7HGRVwUm8bKeh/view)).
You can also use the mod [Legacy of Solaris](https://github.com/lost-legacy-team/LoS-Mod_Files_X) with le XB360 version.
### Sonic Unleashed
For the moment, the only really good solution to play Sonic Unleashed is to acquire it on the XBox Series X/S, where you'll be able to play it in 60FPS, which really improve A LOT the feeling of the game. Emulation isn't really a good option for now.
### Sonic Colors
Sonic Colors have been re-released on modern plateform via Sonic Colors Ultimate. This version contain a lot of issues compared to the original version. You can try to either improve SCU with mod, or play the original version on Dolphin, depending of if you prefer the slight QoL improvement of SCU, or the more pristine expérience of SC.
## Steam games
The following games are available on Steam with up to no issues. For some, you also can improve the experience with mods to get a more definitive experience.
- Sonic Generations
- Sonic Lost World
- Sonic Forces
- Sonic Frontiers
- Sonic Mania
- Sonic 4 Episode 1
- Sonic 4 Episode 2
- Sonic All Star Racing
- Sonic All Star Racing Transformed
- Team Sonic Racing
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
For Sonic Mania, you can play it on other plateform thanks to the [decompilation](https://github.com/Rubberduckycooly/Sonic-Mania-Decompilation).
## Handled games
None of the handled Sonic games have been re-released yet. Your best option will be emulation. There isn't improvement hacks too, so it'll be the plain experience of yesteryears. For the 3D games, you can bump the internal resolution of the game via the emulator. You'll need the following emulators for the following games :
- GBA Emulator (mGBA, VBA-Next, etc) : Sonic Advance, Sonic Advance 2, Sonic Advance 3, Sonic Battle, Sonic Pinball Party. You can also find roms for the mini-games that where available in games like PSO via cable link.
- DS Emulator (melonDS) : Sonic Rush, Sonic Rush Adventure, Sonic Colors, Sonic Chronicles
- 3DS Emulator (Citra) : Sonic Generation 3DS, Sonic Lost World 3DS
- PSP Emulator (PPSSPP) : Sonic Rivals, Sonic Rivals 2
