Pros have been listed several times so cons:
- Ring sprites look out of place and like a child drew them in MSpaint,
- Characters can't jump immediately after landing, so thank you for retarding the flow of gameplay.
- After flight, knuckles can't spin dash upon landing or even continue running when landing on irregular ground, so again your lack of attention to detail (at best) has damaged a game that's supposed to actually be fast.
Bonus stages are just god awful in so many ways it's sad.

S3K was one of my all time favourite games BECAUSE of how it played but this sadly just toe the line regarding the gameplay/acrobatic mechanics..

If you're a purist, then maybe stick to Sonic 3 & Knuckles or get the ROM-hack "S3K: The Challenges" for the experience you're after.

Pros have been listed several times so cons: - Ring sprites look out of place and like a child drew them in MSpaint, - Characters can't jump immediately after landing, so thank you for retarding the flow of gameplay. - After flight, knuckles can't spin dash upon landing or even continue running when landing on irregular ground, so again your lack of attention to detail (at best) has damaged a game that's supposed to actually be fast. Bonus stages are just god awful in so many ways it's sad. S3K was one of my all time favourite games BECAUSE of how it played but this sadly just toe the line regarding the gameplay/acrobatic mechanics.. If you're a purist, then maybe stick to Sonic 3 & Knuckles or get the ROM-hack "S3K: The Challenges" for the experience you're after.