the controls mostly suck, don't use up to accelerate and the game is like 90% better; also don't pick Sonic if you're just starting out lol
please remember there are buttons to do hard turns too

the Gems Collection version is insanely easy to 100% vs on Saturn (which I haven't managed to unlock everything on); haven't bothered finishing the original PC release though but it's closer to on Saturn

the Saturn version has the best graphics on that machine and it isn't close at all, but Gems Collection is naturally the best looking version

2player on Saturn is a nightmare due to the draw distance

only 5 tracks is lame, even in an era with games like Ridge Racer (which only had 2 tracks, but were raced forward and backward, and with different speed classes)

the music kicks assss
LIVING IN THE CITY

with a bit more time in the oven, it could be a great game, but if I'm EXTREMELY charitable, the game we got is a 7/10 at its best
and like a 5/10 at its worst
lots of cool shit to like, but it is still rough to play and feels like it's lacking a lot