just curious, is there a reason why Battle seems to be the only version being ran on here? does it make the game different somehow? i'm breaking into the speedrunning community so everything is very new to me. i'm also a relatively new sonic fan so i'm not super familiar with the history of the franchise yet.
Sa2b and all the ports of it are just the most common ways to play the game,but also dreamcast version does have several changes to certain things within levels(some bad some not so bad). sa2b is definitely more enjoyable cause dreamcast controller has deadzone or if your playing dreamcast version on pc the level design and visual changes can sway people's choice of what which version to play. usually sa2b is preferred version to play and speedrun.
Not to mention that SA2B is a lot more accessible to play than the original SA2. Given that SA2B can be bought and played from consoles (Gamecube, Ps2 3 and 4 as well as the Xbox equivalents) or from your personal computer via Steam. For the original game, you have to go out of your way to find a working Dreamcast, Dreamcast Controller, and record it on your TV. Given this, most people play the SA2 Battle ports of the game.
It's just faster in general and more accessible. Though there are a few areas where Dreamcast is the best version.
