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As Sega's mascot and one of the key reasons for the company's success during the 16-bit era of video game consoles, Sonic is one of the most famous video game characters in the world. In 1993, Sonic became the first video game character to have a balloon in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Sonic the Hedgehog [a] is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega.The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist.
An add-on by the name of Sonic Origins Plus was released in 2023, which added all twelve Game Gear Sonic games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Blast, Sonic Labyrinth, Tails' Skypatrol, Tails Adventure, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
Sonic the Hedgehog, designed for fast gameplay, was influenced by games by Super Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto. The music was composed by Masato Nakamura, bassist of the J-pop band Dreams Come True. Sonic the Hedgehog received positive reviews for its visuals, audio and gameplay and is widely considered one of the greatest video games.
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).
Parents, take note: you'll be prowling the toy aisles this fall for interactive hamsters and mind-controlled games. The good news is you'll have more stores to choose from, and with fierce ...
Perhaps it's time for a confession: Sonic 3 may have been the first video game I played. One of my first memories is playing Sonic at a neighbor's house. My family didn't have video game systems when I was growing up, so I was completely inept. There's no way of knowing exactly which Sonic game I was playing in this hazy memory.
Sonic Colors introduced the Wisp power-ups, which would go on to become a staple of the Sonic franchise. [54] Games featuring the Wisps include Sonic Generations (2011), [55] Sonic Lost World (2013), [56] and Sonic Forces (2017). [57] The story of Sonic Colors was adapted in Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series. [58]