There is actually a good ending in Sonic The Hedgehog 1! In the neutral ending, the game ends with Sonic returning to stage 1 and hopping to the screen with a thumb up. What about the good ending?
Here’s a way to trigger this cool ending!
How to Get The Good Ending in Sonic The Hedgehog 1 – Sonic Origins
To get the Good Ending in Sonic The Hedgehog 1 of Sonic Origins, you need to collect all six chaos emeralds.
What you need to unlock the emerald stage is you must reach the exit sign of act 1 or 2 of a stage with at least 50 rings.
When you do, jump into the huge ring. You need to complete all six of these bonus stages to get the chaos emerald.

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