Sonic the Hedgehog

Five blue-blur chapters — speed, attitude, and the Sega years when everything felt like it was moving forward.

10 games in this room

North America got Sonic the Hedgehog a full month before Japan did. Sega Mega Drive (1991) — speed as identity, born from an

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog

ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ

Platform / Action · 1991

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) is the game that gave Sega its identity. Born from an internal contest to find a new mascot, d…

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'Sonic 2sday' — November 24, 1992 — was one of gaming's first global simultaneous launches. Sonic 2 (Mega Drive) also added T

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ2

Platform / Action · 1992

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) introduced Tails — Miles "Tails" Prower, a two-tailed fox who follows Sonic and can be contr…

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Sonic the Hedgehog CD for mega drive (1993) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグCD

platform game · 1993

Sonic the Hedgehog CD is a 1993 platform game for the mega drive, developed by Sonic Team, directed by Naoto Ohshima, wi…

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Michael Jackson composed tracks, confirmed by Brad Buxer — name removed from credits before release. Sonic 3 (Mega Drive, 199

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ3

Action Platformer ·

Released in 1994, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 introduced Knuckles the Echidna and a new shield system that fundamentally expand…

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Sonic & Knuckles has a working cartridge slot on its top. Plug Sonic 3 in and two incomplete games become one. Mega Drive, 19

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic & Knuckles

ソニック&ナックルズ

Platformer / Action · 1994

Sonic & Knuckles is the 1994 Mega Drive platformer developed by Sega Technical Institute, released simultaneously worldw…

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Sonic 3D Blast (1996, Mega Drive/Saturn) — Sonic Team was deep in NiGHTS. Traveller's Tales built it in eight months. The Sat

Sega Saturn

Sonic 3D Blast

ソニック3Dブラスト

isometric platformer · 1996

Sonic 3D Blast is a 1996 isometric platformer for the sega saturn, developed by Traveller's Tales, with music by Jun Sen…

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Sonic R for sega saturn (1997) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Sega Saturn

Sonic R

ソニックR

racing video game · 1997

Sonic R is a 1997 racing video game for the sega saturn, developed by Traveller's Tales, with music by Richard Jacques. …

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Sonic Team relocated to San Francisco to research the city design. Sonic Adventure (1998, Dreamcast) — Sonic's 3D debut and S

Dreamcast

Sonic Adventure

ソニックアドベンチャー

Action platformer · 1998

Sonic Adventure (1998) was the Dreamcast's launch centrepiece in Japan and the first fully 3D mainline Sonic game. Devel…

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Built after Sega already announced the Dreamcast's end. Sonic Adventure 2 (2001, Dreamcast) — Shadow's debut, Chao Garden, fa

Dreamcast

Sonic Adventure 2

ソニックアドベンチャー2

3D Action Platformer · 2001

Released in June 2001 to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's 10th anniversary, Sonic Adventure 2 was the final major Sonic ga…

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Built by 15 people, down from 120 on the prior Sonic. Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GC, 2001) — first mainline Sonic on Nintendo

Nintendo GameCube

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

ソニックアドベンチャー2 バトル

Action-Platformer · 2001

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) is the GameCube port of the Dreamcast's final major Sonic game and the first mainline S…

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