Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27511601-20161013215409/@comment-860045-20161017000802

Mystic Monkey wrote:

Danijo wrote: Well, one thing to keep in mind is that you have to also consider the handheld version, too. I'm talking about the 3DS ver.; that is.

Sonic Genrations does fit in the main canon. But portable editions often follow their own story somewhat. And this isn't exactly new. Sega had done this kind of thing since the Genesis/Gamegear (and Master System, to some extent) era.

The console/PC ver. of Sonc Generations seems to fit fine. But with the 3DS ver. it has some connection discrepancies. There's too much for me to point out.

But, most importantly, I do believe that is there is two sub-canon timelines in the main series. That is, the console versions and the handheld versions. Both follow their own canon in a way. Correct me if I'm wrong of what I said. I also believe in this "sub-canon" but it really isn't as big as you may think it is.

I simply believe for games such as Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) simply has Sonic taking a detour of zones which are different from Sonic 1, but all in all have the same ending of Sonic going to Scrap Brain Zone to kick Robotniks @$$. Later Sonic games like Sonic Generations and Sonic Lost World may do the same thing, telling the same story but with some minor different choices here and there. I don't think it warrents it's own seperate canon from it since it's merely a detour to the same ending.

However some games like Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) and Sonic Colours for the NDS maybe more of side-stories to the main game. For example, Sonic Colours for the NDS could actually be a midqual to Sonic Colours on Wii. Sonic may have met his friends on other planets and saved Yackers mother before destroying the interstella themepark. In the Wii Yacker was absent around the later worlds which could be related to his mothers rescue. I also think Sonic 2 for MS/GG could be the true story on how Sonic and Tails first met.

In a way, you could say that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) could be a prequel to the Genesis ver. But also Sonic Pocket Adventure could been seen that way too. Serving as a prequel to Sonic Adventure possibly. But this is just a guess.