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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).
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.
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 character redirects to lists (1 C, 60 P) Pages in category "Sonic the Hedgehog characters" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Sonic the Hedgehog is a famous blue hedgehog that appears in a large number of video games. The main article for this category is Sonic the Hedgehog . Subcategories
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.
[3] [17] [18] Paul Bufton of Mean Machines Sega wrote that the backgrounds and character sprites were "the best to grace the Game Gear" and believed them to be superior to those in previous Game Gear Sonic games. [12] Additionally, Sega Magazine and Sega Pro thought the visuals approached the 16-bit quality seen on the Mega Drive Sonic games.
Sonic the Hedgehog was created by the newly formed Sonic Team, a 15-member Sega subsidiary formed to create a character that could compete with Nintendo's Mario.The game's level design was handled by Hirokazu Yasuhara, [4] and the musical theme was composed by Masato Nakamura from the Japanese band Dreams Come True. [5]