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Video game · 1991

Sonic the Hedgehog

Released 23 June 1991 on Mac, arcade video game machine, Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Legacy Mobile Device, Amazon Fire TV and 21 more

Developer
Konami, Sonic Team
Publisher
Sega
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Genre
Platform
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Series
Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog
IGDB CRITICS852 reviews
IGDB PLAYERS81634 ratings

About Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr. Robotnik, a scientist who has imprisoned animals in robots and seeks the powerful Chaos Emeralds.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

Amazon Fire TV23 June 1991
arcade video game machine23 June 1991
Legacy Mobile Device23 June 1991
Mac23 June 1991
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive23 June 1991
Wii19 November 2006
Xbox 360May 2007
iOS20 May 2009
PC26 October 2010
PlayStation 32 March 2011
Androidlater, date unknown
BlackBerrylater, date unknown
Dreamcastlater, date unknown
Game Boy Advancelater, date unknown
GameCubelater, date unknown
Linuxlater, date unknown
Nintendo 3DSlater, date unknown
Nintendo DSlater, date unknown
Nintendo Switchlater, date unknown
PlayStation 2later, date unknown
PlayStation 4later, date unknown
PlayStation Portablelater, date unknown
Sega Saturnlater, date unknown
tvOSlater, date unknown
Xboxlater, date unknown
Xbox Onelater, date unknown

Screenshots

Sonic the Hedgehog screenshot 1Sonic the Hedgehog screenshot 2Sonic the Hedgehog screenshot 3Sonic the Hedgehog screenshot 4

Videos

Sonic the Hedgehog: Gameplay VideoSonic the Hedgehog: Trailer

Sonic the Hedgehog series

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Sonic the Hedgehog series

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.