Oxygen meter

[vetalfox]

1 thing that not so good in Genesis Sonic games is that you never know when you will die under the water until last 5 seconds. I think it's better if player can see how many oxygen he has left in every moment, cause this way he can understand what to do - whatever he want or find oxygen bubbles.
What you think?

[CountBleck]

Nope too easy

[SuperSonicSpeed2010]

bologna, part of the fun in old sonic games is rushing to see if you can live when you think you're about to drown =P

[Yeow95]

Not necessary, there was this little noise that sounded every now and then to show how long Sonic was underwater. After it rang 4-5 times, that's when the countdown started.

[Kuronoa]

I kinda prefer no meter simply for the tension underwater sections bring.

[Hedgehog101]

Nah its way better without that, gives more challenge and excitement

[-Sonic~Boom-]

I prefer it when you suddenly see "5" and you have to scramble for a bubble as fast as you can.
Of course, you also get that music. >:D
DUNDUNDUNDUNDUDNUDNDUDNDUN

[sloth]

Nah, tis not necessary.

[BaronGrackle]

No meter. Scrambling for your life is more fun. :)

[AwesomeTails]

What barongrackle said

[Neon321]

No, if you play the 2D games as long as someone like me, you can tell when those 5 seconds are going to come up.

[Poezick88]

Yeah they give you warning sounds before the actual countdown. But I guess since a lot of you guys are noobs when it comes to the old school games youd want an oxygen meter...hahahah an oxygen meter in a sonic game. What do you guys want next? A health bar?

[CivoLee]

I prefer it when you suddenly see "5" and you have to scramble for a bubble as fast as you can.
Of course, you also get that music. >:D
DUNDUNDUNDUNDUDNUDNDUDNDUN

Heh, yeah...one of the things I didn't like about Sonic CD is instead of that music in Tidal Tempest, they had this "whooping" sound when the "3" appeared...

[K2SonicFan]

NOoOOOOOOOoooooooOoO!

[DarkMetroid]

I don't like because the scary music scares us, and it makes it too easy because we'll know when to get bubbles.

[TootTootIamAWarrior]

1 thing that not so good in Genesis Sonic games is that you never know when you will die under the water until last 5 seconds. I think it's better if player can see how many oxygen he has left in every moment, cause this way he can understand what to do - whatever he want or find oxygen bubbles.
What you think?

You get 10 or 15 depending on the game.

[DarkMetroid]

You get 10 or 15 depending on the game.

Really? They are diffrent?

[TootTootIamAWarrior]

Really? They are diffrent?

Yes 1,2,3 CD you get 10 and in other games you get 15 like in SA2

[DarkMetroid]

Yes 1,2,3 CD you get 10 and in other games you get 15 like in SA2

Hmm. I haven't been a Sonic fan that long, though.

[TootTootIamAWarrior]

Than Why did you ask?

[fastshadow101]

The fun of being underwater is to see that 5 and hear the music, scream:'OH NO, OH NO, I'M GONNA DROWN! I NEED A BUBBLE! WHAT DO I DO?! WHAT DO I DO?!' Then you drown and curse at the game and all water levels in video game history. Its just not the same with a meter.

[zizo]

You can count in your mind.