Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the games adapted for release in arcades for the Mega Play hardware. While the Mega-Tech version is largely the same game as the original, the Mega Play version has lots of…
Sonic the Hedgehog is a platform developed by Sonic Team, released 31 December 1991 on Arcade.
What Sonic the Hedgehog is
Sonic the Hedgehog is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and released in 1991. It was published by Sega. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the games adapted for release in arcades for the Mega Play hardware. While the Mega-Tech version is largely the same game as the original, the Mega Play version has lots of gameplay differences.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series
Sonic the Hedgehog is the ninth of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 1992.
What it launched against
Sonic the Hedgehog launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.
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