SAGE (Sonic Amateur Gaming Expo) is an online event held every year by the Sonic Fan Gaming community, where talented fans get motivated into showing off their latest creations that pay homage to our forever beloved speed addict. Whereas a lot of the Sonic seen today has veered tremendously away from its 16-bit heritage (for better or worse), SAGE rounds up like-minded nostalgics like moi and I can’t help but get all volatile and stuff! If you ever wondered what would’ve happened if the Sega Genesis continued churning out cartridges, take some of these examples for reference. Minus the cartridge, of course.

Be sure to check out Kain’s SAGE Review for all the info on what’s worth playing (and more importantly, if there’s a download available). My personal favorites? Too many to list! But here are some anyway: Retro Sonic, Sonic Nexus, Sonic XG, Emerald Ties: Crossing Fates, and Sonic 1 Megamix.

Since some of these games were made using ClickTeam tools, you’ll need to download the DDLs here so you won’t run into any problems.