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|title=Sonic the Hedgehog | |title=Sonic the Hedgehog | ||
|boxart=[[Image:Sonic the Hedgehog boxart (Genesis).jpg|250px]] | |boxart=[[Image:Sonic the Hedgehog boxart (Genesis).jpg|250px]] | ||
|developer=[[Sonic Team]] | |developer=[[Sonic Team]] | ||
|publisher=[[Sega]] | |publisher=[[Sega]] | ||
|designer=Naoto Ohshima (character design)<br />Hirokazu Yasuhara (game planner)<br />Yuji Naka (programming) | |designer=Naoto Ohshima (character design)<br />Hirokazu Yasuhara (game planner)<br />Yuji Naka (programming) | ||
| | |genre=[[Platform]] | ||
|systems=[[Sega Genesis]], [[Mobile]], [[GameTap]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Xbox Live Arcade]], [[Wii Virtual Console]]<br>Included in compilations:<br>[[Sega Saturn]], [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]] | |systems=[[Sega Genesis]], [[Mobile]], [[GameTap]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Xbox Live Arcade]], [[Wii Virtual Console]]<br>Included in compilations:<br>[[Sega Saturn]], [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]] | ||
| | |released=[[June 23]], [[1991]] (NA)<br />June, [[1991]] (EU)<br />[[July 26]], [[1991]] (JP) | ||
|modes=[[Single player]] | |modes=[[Single player]] | ||
|ESRB=E | |ESRB=E | ||
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:''For the [[Sega Game Gear]] and [[Sega Master System]] game see [[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]. For the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] game see [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)]]'' | :''For the [[Sega Game Gear]] and [[Sega Master System]] game see [[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]. For the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] game see [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)]]'' | ||
[[Image:Sonic the hedgehog title screen.jpg|thumb|left|''Sonic the Hedgehog'''s title screen.]] | [[Image:Sonic the hedgehog title screen.jpg|thumb|left|''Sonic the Hedgehog'''s title screen.]] | ||
'''''Sonic the Hedgehog''''' is the [[platform]] game that launched the career of Sonic the Hedgehog and [[Sonic Team]]. It was the first in [[Sega]]'s Sonic the Hedgehog series. Sonic was intended to Sega's mascot to compete with [[Nintendo]]'s Mario. The game and character were specifically designed to demonstrate the processing speed of the [[Sega Genesis]]. | '''''Sonic the Hedgehog''''' is the [[platform]] game that launched the career of Sonic the Hedgehog and [[Sonic Team]]. It was the first in [[Sega]]'s Sonic the Hedgehog series. Sonic was intended to Sega's mascot to compete with [[Nintendo]]'s Mario. The game and character were specifically designed to demonstrate the processing speed of the [[Sega Genesis]]. | ||
This game was the first game to propel the Genesis into mass popularity in North America. After it was released, it eventually replaced [[Altered Beast]] as the bundled game with the console. The game featured many novel elements which contributed to its popularity and helped to promote the uptake of 16-bit consoles. | This game was the first game to propel the Genesis into mass popularity in North America. After it was released, it eventually replaced [[Altered Beast]] as the bundled game with the console. The game featured many novel elements which contributed to its popularity and helped to promote the uptake of 16-bit consoles. | ||
Revision as of 02:23, 1 October 2007
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- For the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System game see Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit). For the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game see Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)
Sonic the Hedgehog is the platform game that launched the career of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Team. It was the first in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series. Sonic was intended to Sega's mascot to compete with Nintendo's Mario. The game and character were specifically designed to demonstrate the processing speed of the Sega Genesis.
This game was the first game to propel the Genesis into mass popularity in North America. After it was released, it eventually replaced Altered Beast as the bundled game with the console. The game featured many novel elements which contributed to its popularity and helped to promote the uptake of 16-bit consoles.
Template:Continue Nav Sonic the Hedgehog added the element of speed to the standard platform formula and introduced other unique elements as well, such as the loops, springboards, hi-speed devices, and rings now permanently associated with the game series.
Since its release it has been ported to many other systems and compilations, including Sonic Jam, Sega Smash Pack: Volume 1, Sonic Mega Collection (and Sonic Mega Collection Plus) and, most recently, the Sega Genesis Collection. It is also available via the GameTap and Wii Virtual Console download services. A special Game Boy Advance version called Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis was released to celebrate the series' 15-year anniversary. This version included an "Anniversary Mode" where the only change was the addition of the spindash move introduced in later games.