In Mania's opening cutscene, Sonic stops right before the spot where Knuckles had hit him in Sonic 36yr ⋅ SonicOrochi ⋅ r/SonicTheHedgehog
Sprite comparison for Mania's intro animation (SegaSonic, Sonic 1, 2 and CD)6yr ⋅ SonicOrochi ⋅ r/SonicTheHedgehog
In Sonic 2 (8-bit), Mecha Sonic was designed so that its height matched Sonic's. In Mania, it still has that very same height: 32 pixels.6yr ⋅ SonicOrochi ⋅ r/SonicTheHedgehog
In Mania's opening cutscene, Sonic stops right before the spot where Knuckles had hit him in Sonic 3 (x-post /r/SonicTheHedgehog6yr ⋅ SonicOrochi ⋅ r/GamingDetails