Sonic fails to secure a good future in one of the classic games, causing the events of knuckles chaotix and sonic spinball. This is great cartoon to watch when youre bored or. Sonic the hedgehog 2 is a 16bit 1992 platform video game that was developed by sonic team members working at the sega technical institute, and published by sega for the sega mega drivegenesis console. Controlling sonic the hedgehog and his friends mighty the armadillo and ray the flying squirrel, the player must escape an island as quickly as possible after they are kidnapped by series antagonist doctor eggman. One being in the sonic the hedgehog movie, and the other being sonic cd, a game. The sonic the hedgehog franchise, maintained through segas sonic team division, is one of the bestselling franchises in the history of video games. His repeated failures drive him mad and unleash the darker, crueler parts of eggmans soul.
Sega had discontinued official support for the genesis in 1995, but intended to produce the game for the 16bit console because games typically sell for one to two years after their platforms discontinuation. Sonic the hedgehog, sega mega drive game by sega enterprises. Tails did not canonically save the day in sonic cd. Sonic adventure 1 and 2, heroes and shadow the hedgehog exist in the adventure timeline. If you want to start a timeline sonicthehedgehogcd page, just click the edit button above. The old adage, if it is not broke, dont fix it is especially valid in this case.
Sonic 3d blast was the final sonic the hedgehog game produced for the sega genesis, and was developed as a swan song for the system. Sonic s popularity in the us grew when his second game came out, which called for the creation of a comic book and animated series. Sonic the hedgehog 2 for the sega game gear and sonic the. Eggmans schemes have finally succeeded, crippling the world and endangering many innocent lives. The game has sold over 6 million copies, making it the second bestselling game for the sega genesismega drive after the original sonic the hedgehog. As a person being 21 years old i had seen this show years ago. The ultimate and 100% true chronological timeline for. Based on sonic the hedgehog 2, borrowing much of the stage themes and gameplay elements, but featuring unique stage layouts, elements from other genesis sonic the hedgehog games, and extra game modes. The main sonic the hedgehog games are platformers mostly developed by sonic team. Enter the complete sonic the hedgehog comic encyclopedia, your guide to the sonic universe the world, not the comic title of the same name. Oct 09, 2012 celebrating over 20 years as segas official mascot, the history of sonic the hedgehog is the ultimate guide to segas spiky blue speedster. If you want to start a timeline sonicthehedgehog page, just click the edit button above. Sonic the hedgehog will release on bluray and dvd on may 19, which is also when the film will be available to rent. Sonic the hedgehog was an american comic book series published by archie comics, in partnership with sega.
Franchise timeline of sonic the hedgehog sonic news network. He is a 15year old blue hedgehog who can run at the speed of sound. Sega celebrates two decades of sonic the hedgehog the. Spinoff publications from the comic included a knuckles the echidna series starring the titular character, which ran for 32 issues. The sequel fans have waited 16 years for is finally here sonic the hedgehog 4 episode i. Featuring enhanced gameplay elements, including the classic sonic spin dash, and the versatile homing attack, sonic 4 picks up right where sonic and knuckles left off. Sonic 3 takes place during the sonic 2 ark, and eggman was building the death egg again so couldnt have been in sonic cd thus making sonic cd in that place illogical. The purpose of this group is to express our concerns to sega about the changes that have been made to sonic the hedgehog s arm colour. Oct 02, 2010 in 1991 sega released a game called sonic the hedgehog as a company rival mascot to nintendos mario. By curling into a ball and spinning quickly, he can do a helpful spin attack which he uses to defeat the bad guys and save the day.
Celebrating over 20 years as segas official mascot, the history of sonic the hedgehog is the ultimate guide to segas spiky blue speedster. This book is a quick look at the sonic world and cast. Sega will announce sonic news on the 20th of every month. Sonic generations classic sonicsad storiestimelinesonic the hedgehogalternativevideo games. In 1990, sega ordered its inhouse development studio, am8, to develop a game featuring a mascot for the company.
So like i said, here it is, a timeline of sonics many games, from 19912017. Not all issues in this series have key dates, so not all can be sorted into a timeline. Sega originated in 1940 as standard games, a coinoperated game company in hawaii while providing games for military bases, the company was called standard games, but, following a move to japan in 1952, the company was. He must find a way to return to the past and prevent the horrible future. Sonic universe has extra stories that take place alongside the normal comics, except for one arc which involved the aforementioned 30 years later. It was story edited by len janson and produced by dic productions, l. The franchise follows sonic, an anthropomorphic blue. The history of sonic the hedgehog by william audureau. Sonic the hedgehog branching timeline revision this is a revision of my previously uploaded timeline link to original. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Set across three defining eras from 20 years of sonic the hedgehog video game history, the instantly recognizable environments of sonic generations have been rebuilt in stunning hd and are now playable in both classic side scrolling 2d from 1991, as well as modern 3d style found in sonic. Sonic the hedgehog is twenty years old today, raise your glasses and salute.
Sonic the hedgehog sonic the comic sonic news network. Sonic accidentally travels through time and alters the timeline, creating a grim future. Sega and sonic team agree with you on sonic operate best in 2d despite sonic 4 being mocked and sonic stories was beginning to take themselves too seriously to the 3% that saw this as an issue and promise us games. Sonic the hedgehog was released on july 26, 1991 in japan. Segasonic the hedgehog is a 1993 arcade game in the sonic the hedgehog series by sega.
Also, since you see him as an easter egg in sonic adventure 1, which takes place in chriss world. Airing for one season in firstrun syndication, the adventures of sonic the hedgehog was greeted by viewers with mixed reactions. The story follows sonic the hedgehog as he attempts to save an extraterrestrial body, little planet, from doctor robotnik. Sonic cd introduced amy rose, a pink hedgehog and sonics selfproclaimed girlfriend, and metal sonic, a robotic doppelganger of sonic created by eggman. Jun 23, 2011 media caption sonic brand director david corless looks back at the hedgehog s history. Sonic the hedgehog video game music timeline timetoast. Sonic the hedgehog shadow tails knuckles 8 plush toy kids boys girls set of 4 4. Robotnik creates a robot with the capacity to evolve both physically and mentally, and sends the creation after sonic. A business history of the software industry from the days of custom.
Tails and the music maker is released for the sega pico in japan. See series details by issue displays one row per issue with no gaps, by the regular issue sort order this page attempts to show how the issues in this series were published over time by laying them out in a timeline with alternately gray or white rows roughly corresponding to months. It was sold under the name sega genesis in north america as sega was unable to secure legal rights to the mega drive name in that region. Welcome to the world of sonic sonic the hedgehog came out in march 2018. For an entire generation of gamers, this is where it all started. Previous issue next issue archie sonic the hedgehog issue 144 was the one hundred and fortyfourth issue of the main sonic the hedgehog comic series. The sega mega drive mega doraibu is a video game system released by sega in the late 1980s. This was a position already held by the character alex kidd, but he was considered similar to mario and deemed unsatisfactory. Sonic the hedgehog was a longrunning series of american comic books published by archie comics with the help of sega, featuring segas mascot video game character sonic the hedgehog. The ultimate sonic timeline video, going over all the mainline games from sonic genesis, sonic mania, sonic adventure, sonic adventure 2, sonic colors, sonic generations all the way to sonic. The book nails down the finer points of the characters, teams, locations and the like and even clarifies a few points concerning characters. Watch a trailer for sonics home video bonus features. Segas ken balough clears up sonic cd timeline confusion. Sonic is an americanitalian animated television series based on the video game series of the same name.
Art by richard elson originally a normal brown hedgehog and resident of the green hill zone, sonic accidentally discovered the lab of benevolent scientist doctor ovi kintobor. Sonic the hedgehog timeline comic sonic scanf forums. Please note that if the key dates are not filled out to correspond to the publication months of the issues, then the timeline will not be accurate. Archie sonic the hedgehog issue 144 mobius encyclopaedia. As his species implies, sonic can also roll up into a. The game is presented from an isometric perspective and players use a trackball to move the. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Yes, i know im way past late for this, but i didnt want to have technical screw ups like last year. Featuring enhanced gameplay elements, including the classic sonic spin dash, and the versatile homing attack, sonic the hedgehog 4 episode i picks up right where sonic and knuckles left off. Thats a different robotnik, its amazing how you managed to include every game in the series, and even explained why bad future stardust speedway appeared in sonic generations and sonic 4. This hefty 300page hardcover volume covers in detail every 2d and 3d sonic game, plus spinoffs and crossovers.
The history of sonic the hedgehog is mustread for the diehards and lapsed fans. Here we relive some of those iconic games from sonic the hedgehog, through to the exciting new game, sonic generations. Sonic cd is distinguished from other sonic games by its time travel. Other articles where sonic the hedgehog is discussed. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
Sonic the hedgehog cd is a 1993 platform game for the sega cd. The series debuted in 1991 with the video game, sonic the hedgehog, released for the mega drive video game console named sega genesis in north america. Timeline for sonic the hedgehog, a sonic the hedgehog fanfic. The events of sonic 06, correcting the future, create a split timeline. History of sonic the hedgehog on the genesis youtube. But years of syndicated reruns including a brief stint on on the infamous upn network has helped the series gain some of the respect it deserves. He spends years studying the details of the universe, and tries again to take over the world, but this time in a much more dark, evil fashion sonic the hedgehog 2006. Sonic the hedgehog 4 episode i jan 19, 2012 the sequel fans have waited 16 years for is finally here sonic the hedgehog 4 episode i. Mega doraibu in most regions outside north america, is a 16bit home video game console which was developed and sold by sega enterprises, ltd. The history of sega, a japanese multinational video game developer and publisher, has roots tracing back to standard games in 1940 and service games of japan in the 1950s. At this time, sonic already claimed to be the fastest hedgehog on the planet, a fact which intrigued kintobor. With eggman finally defeated, sonic runs off to explore new zones and uncharted. Check out this timeline featuring highlights from all of sonics 25 years. As a sonic the hedgehog series platformer, sonic runs and jumps through several themed levels while collecting rings and defeating robots.
The timeline feature depends on the key date field to order issues into a timeline. I am leaving out the original sonic the hedge hog and the second one because then dont have much of a story. Although i am a bit iffy about the inclusion of spinoff games like spinball and drift and dont get me started on bean machine. After years of speculation, the nintendo switch formerly known as the nintendo. As of august 27, 2018, 3,606 sonic restaurants are located in 46 u. The sonic the hedgehog timeline after a lot of thought a lot of useless thought, you may add im finally able to piece pretty much all of the sonic games in one giant timeline, with no alternate universes or such save for sonic eraser and schoolhouse, some other stuff and of course sonic boom. It is published by sega, with entries developed by. I have done a little research and this is the order of the games,i think. Sonic the hedgehog personalized cake topper icing sugar paper 14 8. Nothing else due to timeline erasure satsr sonic unleashed satbk colours generations. Jul 04, 2012 yes, i know im way past late for this, but i didnt want to have technical screw ups like last year. Sonic the hedgehog made his mega drive debut 26 years ago today. Sonic 3 introduced sonics rival knuckles, a red echidna and the guardian of the master emerald, 199 while knuckles chaotix introduced the chaotix, a group comprising espio the chameleon. However, as of issue 252, the whole sonic comic has been rebooted, essentially starting off with a whole new world.
Sega networks shut down the servers of sonic runners after only 1 year in. The game is an installment in the sonic the hedgehog series, and focuses on the protagonist sonic the hedgehog and his friend, a fox named miles tails. After initially beginning with a four issue miniseries between 1992 and 1993, the first fulllength issue of the comic was published in july 1993. This group feels that changing the colour of sonic s arms to blue is wrong, erroneous, monstrous, offensive, and the biggest mistake sega has ever made since stopping their.
Nintendo switch upcoming 2020 games list, plus all switch online. All star games felt masks for sonic party 10 masks comfortable, onesizefitsmost design premium quality ecofelt and fleece. Doom eternal id software, march 20th on other platforms, switch later in year. Sega introduced sonic in the early nineties to rival nintendos cashcow mario and improve sales of. However, this chronology is quite useful for anyone who wants to come up to speed.
For the 2006 sonic the hedgehog, many were frustrated with its camera system, loading times, designs, its numerous glitches and that it had a terrible plot. The mega drive was segas third move in attempt to dominate the home console market and was the successor to the sega master system. We may be unsure of where sonic is heading, but i think we can all admire his storied journey. The fate of the world, and the fate of sonic s friends are at stake. Now includes sonic r, riders series, sonic and sega allstars 1 and 2 and the tails games and has been rearranged for easier reading. Every main sonic game ranked, worst to best toms guide. Sega has announced according to translations from gematsu the sonic 2020 project, which will see new sonic news being announced on. The franchise follows sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil doctor eggman, a mad scientist. Most sonic the hedgehog games have either been platform games or released for sega.
Jun 24, 2009 does anybody know how the sonic the hedgehog story would go,because most the games are out of order. The series is based on segas video game franchise as well as dic entertainments 1993 italianamerican animated series of the same name. In 1991 sega released a game called sonic the hedgehog as a company rival mascot to nintendos mario. He is an anthropomorphic hedgehog born with the ability to run faster than the speed of sound, hence his name, and possesses lightning fast reflexes to match. In 2011, it was ranked 10th in qsr magazine s rankings of the top 50 quickservice and fastcasual. On june 23rd 1991, segas answer to super mario arrived on north american store shelves, with the japanese and european releases. The franchise timeline of sonic the hedgehog is listed chronologically, and presents the universe, games, and the events which are listed in relation to the fictional universe based on the sonic the hedgehog series. Sega has also acquired thirdparty studios that are now owned by the company, including amplitude studios, 267 atlus, 220 creative assembly, 268 hardlight, 232 relic entertainment, 269. Sega corporation, software and hardware company created in the united statesbut now based in japanthat developed computers and electronic game technology. If youre a sonic fan in north america or europe then today has a little significance it was 24 years ago, on 23rd june not july as we originally wrote, that the original sonic the hedgehog on. Since the launch of sonic the hedgehog back in june 1991 on the sega mega drive, sonic quickly became a popular gaming icon due to his super fast speed, cool edgy character and his readiness for all types of adventure. Sonic the hedgehog is a japanese video game series and media franchise created and owned by sega. The formation of the company known today as sega is traced back to the founding of nihon goraku bussan, which became known as sega enterprises, ltd.
The franchise timeline of sonic the hedgehog is listed chronologically, and. The video games are the official story made by the creators of sonic. It is published by sega, with entries developed by sega, sonic team, dimps, sims co. Check out this timeline featuring highlights from all of sonic s 25 years. The ultimate sonic timeline video, going over all the mainline games from sonic genesis, sonic mania, sonic adventure, sonic adventure 2, sonic colors, sonic generations all the way to sonic forces. Sonic the hedgehog is now 24 years old nintendo life. Sonikku za hejjihoggu, born 23 june is segas mascot and the eponymous protagonist of the sonic the hedgehog series. Given sonic the hedgehogs extensive library, how is one supposed to sift. Franchise timeline of sonic the hedgehog sonic news.