Quote Originally Posted by Aeolus Aeneas View Post
it doesn't matter what they MEANT for it to be; anybody can tell you they were supposed to be one game originally. But it was split into two games, and released as two games. Therefore, they are TWO GAMES. it would be like saying that Homeworld and Homeworld: Cataclysm are the same game because Cata was originally going to be an expansion pack but later they decided to release it as a stand alone game.
Sonic 3 and Knuckles is one game because when you combine the cartridges the two roms become one so if Sonc 3 was good then adding in the expansion makes it even better because you start from beginning of 3 to end of Knuckles therefore one game. Also Sonc 2 And knuckles is one game. Just because you can play them separate doesn't mean you can't play them together. The example you mentioned would be closer if cataclysm combined with the first to be one game. I've never seen any other sequel act as an expansion the way Knuckles does.