Sonic the Hedgehog 4 gets a bad rap, and deservedly so, for its physics changes and unoriginality, but the final boss of Episode 1 is one of the things the developers got right.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I • Oct 13, 2010 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Walkthrough Casino Street Zone 2 Boss Dr. Eggman's Party End Eggman's party: How to beat the final boss of Zone 2 in Sonic the ...

Hell, as good as the accompanying music is, the lack of vocals here is also anomalous for a Sonic final boss. And that’s a shame. With a bit more time in the oven, I think Frontiers could’ve ...

Sonic Frontiers’ final update, appropriately titled The Final Horizon, advertised itself as bringing a new story; new playable characters in the form of Knuckles, Tails, and Amy, and new challenges.

And with the Sonic series being over 30 years old, Iizuka has been wondering why Sega hasn't "done a Sonic RPG". He's hopeful, at least: "So I'd like to hopefully work on a Sonic RPG at some point ...