Play Atomic Sonic Online

Atomic Sonic is one of those weird, fever-dream Genesis games that feels like someone took regular Sonic and cranked it through a retro sci-fi filter. The speed’s still there, but now everything’s glowing with this eerie atomic sheen—like Sonic got into a vat of radioactive chili dogs. The levels are pure chaos: neon checkpoints, enemies that explode into pixelated mushrooms, and loops that somehow feel faster than the official games.

It’s definitely not canon, but that’s what makes it fun. The physics are slightly off in that way bootleg games always are—you’ll miss a jump and blame the "atomic energy" (or maybe just the jank). And the music? All screechy synths and bass that rumbles like a malfunctioning reactor. It’s the kind of game you dig up at a flea market and immediately text your friends about. Not perfect, but too bizarre to ignore.