When I was little my friend told me that if you connected Sonic 3 to Sonic & Knuckles you could "surpass super sonic"
I thought that was just some bullstuff he made up, but then I actually played S3&K
Lo and behold, there was a way to "supercharge" the chaos emeralds or some stuff and get a better super form
What I felt was a mix of "are you loving kidding me? he was right?" and "holy stuff this is amazing!"