>>136851817The issue is his canon age was 15 before and after the party, which is still a year younger than Classic Sonic. It grinds my gears!
>>136851841There's heaps of continuing plots and character development that all get blown away in Colors:
Sonic 1 through to SA2 was all part of a continuing plot covering Eggman's rise as a villain and his persuit of the chaos emeralds (and later master emerald).
S3&K to SA2 could be considered the storyline of the master emerald, with all of the events in these games directly arising from Pachacamac's slaughter of the chao.
SA2 to 06 covers Shadow's character development, from weapon to hero.
SA1&2 covers Tails' becoming a hero in his own right, with Heroes to 06 showing him as a brave hero.
Sonic's character development peaks in Black Knight, showing a mature hero that's as capable of defeating the bad guy as he is at dispensing thoughtful advise. Colors onwards it's all memes and never considering the consequences of his actions