I would not have patience for MM Zero 1 if not for the extra checkpoints! The levels have all been quite short but I can't imagine playing through them again and again while trying to learn the boss patterns.
The online in EDF 2025 is definitely very finicky! There have been nights where my group would get very little done because of the online problems. 4.1 on the PS4, I assume, is much more stable.
It's often ridiculously on sale, so you haven't got much to lose.
I think your enjoyment of Sonic Mania is directly proportional to your amount of nostalgia for the Genesis Sonic games. I first played Sonic 1 in the early 2000s, so my nostalgia is very small.
I'm still surprised how many previously untranslated games are in that Double Dragon/Kunio Kun collection. That's really cool.
*sigh* I've been meaning to play this game for years now and just haven't gotten around to it. Too bad it's so difficult. I do love that Treasure weirdness though.
Oh yeah, it is definitely made for co-op play!
Last night I wanted to play something like Broforce, a game that is just stupidly fun. I looked and looked but couldn't find anything else that my wife and I could play together that seemed to fit the bill, so we went back to Overcooked, which has a similarly chaotic feel even if the gameplay is very different. We still could not beat the same level we were stuck on before (this insane lava level), so we tried one of the DLC episodes and plowed through several levels before going to bed. Sometimes fun is not about having a challenge. Sometimes that's what you need.
I have all the Shantae games except Half-Genie Hero but I've played only the first one. Been meaning to get on those for several years now...
He has good tastes then! 
I wish I had gotten it earlier.
