Sega Announces new 2D Sonic title

[The_Doom-ed_one]

we already said why. unlike in the 3D games(and also, as the video shows) dashpads could be avoided and weren't as mandatory as they are in 2D games.

the ones in chemical plant zone in sonic 2 are completely optional, they didn't 'force' you to go anywhere.

They could possibly work like the dash panels in Stardust Speedway in Sonic CD. It was either for you or against you... which might help explain why he jumped over them to avoid a sudden burst of speed.

But this is merely a theory, I don't expect to be right.