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Release years by system: 2001 – Dreamcast, GameCube [63] 2012 – Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Windows [64] Notes: . Celebrates Sonic's 10th anniversary, with the ability to play as both heroes: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna, and villains: Dr. Eggman, Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat.
Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the bestselling video game franchises. Its cumulative sales reached 89 million copies by March 2011 [483] [484] and over 140 million by 2016. [485] The Mario & Sonic series alone sold over 19 million copies as of 2011. [484] The Sonic the Hedgehog games had grossed over $5 billion in sales by 2014. [486]
SegaSonic the Hedgehog [b] is a 1993 arcade game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series by Sega. Controlling Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, the player must escape an island after they are kidnapped by the villain, Doctor Eggman. The game uses an isometric perspective.
Sonic the Hedgehog set a Sega software sales record with 2.8 million cartridges sold by March 1992, [112] including 1.8 million copies in the United States and another 1 million in Europe and Japan. [113] The game went on to sell 3.7 million units by October 1992, [114] and 4.5 million copies worldwide by November 1992. [108]
Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis) by Sonic Team and Sega was Sega's bid to compete head-to head with Nintendo's Mario franchise, played a critical role in the success of the Genesis, and received widespread critical acclaim as one of the greatest games ever made, kickstarting a successful franchise. [123]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD [a], simply known as Sonic CD, is a 1993 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega CD. As Sonic the Hedgehog, the player attempts to protect an extraterrestrial body, Little Planet, from Doctor Robotnik. Like other Sonic games, Sonic runs through themed levels while collecting rings and defeating robots.
A five-part animated short mini-series, Sonic Mania Adventures, was released on the Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel between March and July 2018, promoting the release of Sonic Mania Plus. [50] The series depicts Sonic's return to his world following the events of Sonic Forces , teaming up with his friends to prevent Eggman and Metal Sonic ...
The Sonic 3 cartridge can be attached to an adapter on the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge, creating the complete game, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles. Michael Jackson composed portions of the soundtrack, but left the project and went uncredited; sources vary on how much of his work was retained, and many tracks were replaced in rereleases.