That's right! I got this game for Christmas brand new! That was such an awsome December. I never put down this game, and still play it on my O.G. SegaNomad! I even played this game in college. This game was so freakin good! Probably the last great true Sonic game before Sega started to fall off. I reccomend this game to anyone that missed it, or anyone's that's curious about it. Of course I will warn you if your a new gamer... meaning from the Post Cartridge Era (excluding N64). This game is old school hard, and there is no magic memory card to save your hiney. When you play sonic... YOU PLAY SONIC! So if your from the newer game generation and are used to being pampered by mystical frame rates, rumbling controllers, an option to save, and online support... you my friend are better off left playing suck box.