Sonic the Hedgehog (GEN)

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Sonic the Hedgehog
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Platform: Genesis
Year: 1991
Developer: Sonic Team
Buy: Amazon

Sonic the Hedgehog is a platform action game where you play a fast-running hedgehog named Sonic who is trying to stop the evil Dr. Robotnik from enslaving your animal pals. The game is very fast-paced and requires quick reflexes in order to beat up enemy robots and collect rings and chaos emeralds. It's a rather exciting game especially when you get hurled at breakneck speeds across the levels.

The game is also iconic as Sega's competitive answer to Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. franchise.

Screenshots

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Title screen.

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Tearing up the Green Hill Zone.


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Music

Each zone has its own well-composed music that is appropriate to the theme of the area. There are also plenty of fanfares and short tunes to give the game's audio a lot of depth. Masato Nakamura composed the music on a PC-9801 computer and then Hiroshi Kubota rearranged it to work with the Sega Team's Genesis audio driver to play on the YM2612.

It is also interesting to note that the jingle that plays when Sonic collects a ring is used throughout many cash registers at convenience stores across the United States.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Title Theme Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:08
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02 Green Hill Zone Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 1:41
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03 Marble Zone Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 1:24
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04 Spring Yard Zone Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 1:29
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05 Labyrinth Zone Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 1:21
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06 Star Light Zone Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 1:37
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07 Scrap Brain Zone Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 2:34
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08 Boss Theme Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:52
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09 Invincibility Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:33
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10 Extra Life Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:03
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11 Drowning Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:11
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12 Game Over Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:11
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13 Continue? Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:09
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14 Final Zone Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:50
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15 Stage Clear Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:06
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16 Special Stage Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 1:16
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17 Chaos Emerald Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:02
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18 Ending Theme Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 0:18
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19 Staff Roll Masato NakamuraHiroshi Kubota 2:00
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Credits


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The VGM logs were made during game play. The recording was made using VGM Input 0.40 in Winamp.

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
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Title: Sonic the Hedgehog
Platform: Genesis
Released: 1991-06-23
Publisher: Sega of America, Inc.
  Canada.svg   Canada
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Title: Sonic the Hedgehog
Platform: Genesis
Released: 1991-06-23
Publisher: Sega of America, Inc.
  EU.svg   EU
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Title: Sonic the Hedgehog
Platform: Mega Drive
Released: 1991-06-??
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
  Japan.svg   Japan
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Title: ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Platform: Mega Drive
Released: 1991-07-26
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
  Brazil.svg   Brazil
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Title: Sonic the Hedgehog
Platform: Mega Drive
Released: 1991-09-??
Publisher: Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A.
  South Korea.svg   South Korea
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Title: 바람돌이 소닉 (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Platform: Mega Drive
Released: 199?-??-??
Publisher: Samsung

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