>>16545414>once the games turned shitThe catch is, there is no clear border other than 'WAAAH! 3D!' - "Old good days" of Sonicfag franchise were dotted with unplayable obscurity and tons of failed experiments/recycled shit.
As time went on, Sonic Team learned how to make games that are playable despite being filled with more and more nausea.
Before anyone knew what hit them, franchise went from n-th 2D sidescroller + new copypasted character to Princess Elise tongue-tied with dead Sanic. + new copypasted characters.
In short, Sonic never had a 'better era' from which it could have went to shit.
