it has to be mario, sonic is weak, its easyier to be mario, than to be sonic, mario is actually human, and sonic, well how in the hell did he talk if he isn't even human $!^%#$^%#! and if you look at it, mario isnt always rescuing the princess, l;ook at n64, mario cart?? i havent played it but thats just an example. in every system, nes, snes, ng4 and even that unknown system, fami-something, the one thats like snes?? mario is all over the place and now in gcube there will be games made for mario dude even dr. mario and so was there a dr. sonic?? and if there was who would listen to a non human person like himself?? you just go fast fast and yes hit some springs and go faster and before you know it your in the end already!! but in mario you look for secret places, look at nes the first mario brothers; does any one here say thay know everything about that game?? do you know about the minus worlds and if so have you beaten them?? and look at mario 3 (this is a easy one) you know how to get all three flutes?? and has anyone beat that game straight without uing any of them?? dam evemn when you do certian things like get all coins in the first map 3 place, you get some kind of boat, (does anyone know what im talking about) then you get an ancor, the one that keeps the boat in the last map from floating around, and when you beat the darn game you are equiped with flying power so that you are able to explore all 8(or was that 9 maps) well got side track,.......................mario is better