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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).
Sonic Adventure (1998) was Sonic Team's return to the character for a major game. It featured Sonic returning from vacation to find the city of Station Square under attack by a new foe named Chaos, under the control of Dr. Robotnik (now known as Dr. Eggman). It was also the first Sonic game to feature a complete voice-over.
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]
Shadow Generations is not available as a standalone game, instead being bundled with a remaster of Sonic Generations in Sonic X Shadow Generations. [ c ] It was released on October 25, 2024 for the Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S , and Windows to generally favorable reviews.
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.
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.
Takashi Iizuka (飯塚 隆, Iizuka Takashi) (born March 16, 1970) is a Japanese video game director, producer, designer and screenwriter. Since 2008, Iizuka has been the vice president of product development for the Sonic the Hedgehog series at Sega, as well as the head of Sonic Team, [1] although he has been working on games in the Sonic series since 1992.
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]