I think you skipped a couple of games here. Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog. Also, the handheld games (Sonic Advance 1-3 and Rush)
Probably because Sonic Heroes was the immediate follow-up of Sonic Adventure 2.
Rats! I loved Sonic Heroes though.
Shadow the Hedgehog to Sonic 06 still works, actually. That's the tragic part.
But Smash 4 is better than Brawl in literally every conceivable way. And what "cool technical shit?" Tripping? Brawl is as simple as it gets. (also, Smash 4 has bidou, so no)
*Triggered*
Changes from Brawl to Smash 4:
No more tripping (yay!)
No more edgehogging (What's stage control?)
No more chain throws (Good thing, crappy way to implement it)
No more special cancelling in any way (RIP advanced techniques, RIP toon link, RIP samus)
No more Edgeslipping (What's stage control? Better camp the ledge for free, not like i'll be punished for blocking there)
Drastically increased aerial landing lag (Unless you're one of the current S-Tier characters, in which case, you're S-tier)
Drastically reduced Shieldpush (RIP anyone with landing lag)
Drastically increased Shield regeneration (What's shield pressure?)
Drastically
astronomically increased roll speed and saftey (Spacing? Nah. Lemme just roll across the stage faster than your character can sprint.)
Drastically increased base knockback on most attacks (Get hit, return to neutral)
Ledge snapping is hilariously generous (Losing? Let me help you!)
No more weakened ledge recovery animation (Losing? Let me help you!)
Everyone can recover from the depths of hell (Losing? Let me help you!)
Edge guarding concept watered down more than ever (Losing? Let me help you!)
Blast zones pushed back 2 miles (Losing? Let me help you!)
Rage mechanic rewards you for being ass (Losing? Let me help you!)
EVERYTHING stage spikes (jank)
tl;dr the mechanics of the game got watered down hard and all the characters are watered down versions of their brawl selves. What the game lost in Metaknight it just gained in Sheik / Cloud / Diddy and pretty much every returning character that was in Brawl is significantly less deep in Smash 4.
Hell no. DS, Wii, 7, and 8 are all better games than Double Dash.
No way...all the Wii MK games felt like crap to me. Why do i get bumped by a heavy and lose control of my vehicle. Why do i get hit with a shell and have to watch my character flail their arms until they come to a complete stop.
Biased, i hated it