I'll just get this out of the way, I don't hate sonic cd, in fact I think it is a good game. However I do think that sonic cd is a hugely overrated game.

Story -
While I won't summarize it here, the story of this game is simple yet great, and the animated cutscenes, while low quality - are cute and charming. Not much to say here.

Gameplay -
The actual game plays like your standard classic game, however with one issue I must address for this version - The spindash. It is fucking awful in this game and is borderline useless, so you're basically forced to use the super peel-out .

Levels -
The levels in this game range from Peak to a Mcdonalds Fillet O' Fish (Shit)
Palmtree Panic - Peak and quick fun

Collision Chaos - Stupid fucking bumpers stupid fucking bumpers

Tidal Tempest - slightly better labyrinth zone

Quartz Quadrant - Another peak level

Wacky Workbench - Easily the WORST classic level

Stardust Speedway - Bad level design but still fast fun with a good boss

Metallic Madness - annoying and stupid

The bosses in this game are pathetic, the only good ones are the last two bosses.

Music -
Both soundtracks are amazing and the best thing about this game


Overall -
I think Sonic CD (1993) is a good game however is extremely overrated, and heck if you ask a cd lover if they have played this version, they'll most likely say they haven't. The widescreen versions definitely improve on the shit enemy placement and trap placement. If you wanna play cd nowadays, I'd recommend not playing this version, there isn't much reason to come back to it