--- By KnucklesX7 --- Gnarly Knuckles --- This mostly floats around Knuckles.... Many think that Sonic was the first game, and it had only Sonic. But if you have a Master System and Sonic Blast, there is Knuckles. He was probably not carried over to Sonic 1 because he would not have a place in the game. For Sonic 2, they came up with the idea for the connection. Such as in the second level, first zone, if you play as Knuckles, there are many things Knuckles can get by climbing, but Tails wouldn't be able to fly to and Sonic can't get to it. In Sonic 3, there is no way to play as Knuckles in 1 player because he wouldn't fit in, so they get ready to put him in the next game by showing small bits of him. Finally, in Sonic and Knuckles, he fits in because the story leads up to him, again. This might not really be a theory.... --- Taken from 'Secrets of Sonic the Hedgehog - The Original' http://secretsonic.cjb.net ---