Genesis baby here. I always hated Sonic 3 when I was growing up. We owned Spinball and I was practically raised on the cartoon, so to me the "classic Sonic trilogy" didn't have the same weight it does for others. When I was older and experienced CD through Gems Collection, I remember thinking to myself the entire time that it was way better than 3&K, even if I couldn't really explain why. My only regret is never begging my parents for a 32X so I could be one of the dozen or so people who played Chaotix at launch and lived to tell the tale.