took a break from crystalis for a bit (save file is on my girlfriend's system) to play some other shtuff...
finally got around to playing the fan translation of
POLICENAUTS, this game is great! so far i think snatcher is better, but it's still an awesome pseudo-sequel. if you haven't tried it, pick it, you can pick up the iso patch here -
http://policenauts.net/englishalso playing some really well done hacks of the genesis sonic games, since sonic mania hasn't come around for me to pirate yet.
these are definitely worth checking out -
sonic 2 adventure edition - sonic adventure style controls including homing attack & lightspeed dash. get emblems & save your progress.
sonic classic heroes - sonic 1 & 2 played sonic heroes style (switch between a team of 3 characters). team sonic or team chaotix playable.
sonic color contrast - find monitors to restore color & music to the world. really interesting and challenging concept
knuckles' emerald hunt - like the knuckles levels in sonic adventure, but in sonic 2's levels. randomized placement & a fantastic music selection that can be changed or randomized gives this one some great replay value, also play as tikal if you want.
sonic 3 complete - a greatly improved version of S3&K with an amazing amount of customization options. play sonic 3 & knuckles it the way it was meant to be played.
metal sonic hyper drive - play as metal sonic, vanilla sonic, somari & kirby. new levels & music.
sonic 2 XL - rings are changed to onion rings. gotta go fatter!
there's a ton more on the site here -
http://info.sonicretro.org/Category:Hacks, but i highly recommend these particular ones to any old school sonic fan.