Do You Collect Inferior Version of Your Favorite Sega Games?

I love collecting weird versions of games I enjoy. The Game Boy Advance versions of Super Mario Bros 1-3, Super Mario World, and Yoshi's Island come to mind. The Wii U version of Mario Kart 8 (the same game but minus the DLC). What about franchises that were on the Sega Genesis but got ported to the Master System? One of my favorites from Sega is clearly Sonic, so why would I claim it had an inferior version of one of my favorite games? Well, Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic 2 on Master System are why.

Released in 1992, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 had little, if anything, to do with the original 16-bit Genesis or Mega Drive Version. Instead, Sonic 2 was developed for the Game Gear and the Master System at the same time. As such the gameplay and story share nothing with its graphically enhanced brothers.

From Wikipedia:
The game is split into seven levels called zones, each comprising two main acts and a boss fight with one of Doctor Robotnik's robots. While the 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog stages borrowed thematically from those in the original 16-bit Sonic game, Sonic 2 features original levels to differentiate itself from its 16-bit counterpart. At the end of each main act, the player hits a signpost, which will spin and land on an image; it can award bonuses depending on the image it settles on. There are six Chaos Emeralds to collect throughout the stages. If the player collects them all, they will be able to find Tails at the end of the game.

I've been looking for Sonic 2 for the Master System for some time, and found it on eBay for an amazing prize. Now it is missing the manual, but the case and the game itself look great!

Have you ever sought out the inferior version of a game you love? If so let me know which ones in the comments!

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