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Sonic the Hedgehog [a] [1] is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog and the main protagonist of the series. Developed as a replacement for their existing Alex Kidd mascot, as well as Sega's response to Mario, his first appearance was in the arcade game Rad Mobile as a cameo, before making his official debut in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991).
Game Role 1987 Phantasy Star: Designer 1988 Space Harrier 3-D: Artist SpellCaster: Designer 1989 Phantasy Star II: Tommy Lasorda Baseball: Last Battle: Art director 1990 Fatal Labyrinth: Designer 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog: Creator, Character designer 1993 Sonic CD: Director 1995 Knuckles Chaotix: Original character concept 1996 Nights into Dreams
Unlike contemporary Sonic games, Superstars does not reuse any levels from previous games, such as Green Hill Zone. [42] Iizuka described this as a story-based decision, as Superstars features a new setting. [2] The title, Sonic Superstars, reflects the game featuring the "superstar" Sonic characters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy. [44]
Super Sonico (Japanese: すーぱーそに子, Hepburn: Sūpā Soniko) is a fictional character created by Tsuji Santa for the Japanese video game company Nitroplus, first appearing as a mascot for a Nitroplus-sponsored music festival in 2006.
The Sonic franchise is known for its large cast of characters; [195] Sonic the Fighters (1996) producer Yu Suzuki joked that anyone who makes a Sonic game has the duty to create new characters. [196] The first game introduced Sonic, a blue hedgehog who can run at incredible speeds, and Doctor Eggman, a rotund mad scientist. [4]
Kazuyuki Hoshino (星野 一幸, Hoshino Kazuyuki) is a video game artist who works for Sonic Team as the studio's creative director. His first role involved working with Sega on Sonic the Hedgehog CD as a character/sprite, special-stage, and visual designer.
[98] [99] [100] Later that year, Sonic was ranked as the most iconic video game character in an MSN rankings list. [101] In 2011, Empire ranked him as the 14th greatest video game character. [102] And he was voted 10th out of the top 50 video game characters of all time in Guinness World Records 2011 Gamers' Edition. [103]
Sonic the Hedgehog, [a] trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, [1] is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog and the main protagonist of the series. Developed as a replacement for their existing Alex Kidd mascot, as well as Sega's response to Mario, his first appearance was in the arcade game Rad Mobile as a cameo, before making his official debut in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991).