Talk:Sonic.exe/@comment-28595086-20191007015748/@comment-36627132-20191015074313

There are a handful of reasons this became popular:

1) Stupid people with no taste

2) The fangame which was apparently better (so I've heard, I never tried it)

3) J.C.'s meltdown. The fit probably brought second-hand attention to the story.

And no, I don't think it was because vidya pastas were new. Even back then this was considered shit.