We all love retro games but let’s face it: Objectively some modern games are simply better. For example I’d argue that Pokémon Crystal is brilliant and one of the best GBC games but BW and BW2 are simply better in pretty much every way.
However the opposite can also be true. Which retro games are just better than their newer equivalents?
For me, Sonic 3 & Knuckles. It supossed the pinacle of Sonic the Hedgehog 2D games for many many years.
An atemporal classic that took more than 20 years to be replicated (by Sonic Mania).