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| − | + | '''Sonic the Hedgehog''' is a video game series by Sega. Sonic first made an appearance in the arcade game ''Rad Mobile'' in 1990. ''Sonic 1'' debuted on the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991, and became the reason why Sega dominated the 16-bit market early on and became more popular then Mario with its "blast processing". In turn, Sonic is often subjected to pirates as well. |
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| ⚫ | Sonic's first game on the Mega Drive/Genesis which was released in 1991. Dr. Robotnik |
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| ⚫ | Sonic's first game on the Mega Drive/Genesis which was released in 1991. Dr. Robotnik is seeking the Chaos Emeralds and plans on creating Robotnik Land, transforming Sonic's friends into Badniks (his robot servants). Sonic sets out to go defeat him. The player, as Sonic, goes through six zones (Green Hill Zone, Marble Zone, Spring Yard Zone, Labyrinth Zone, Star Light Zone, and Scrap Brain Zone) split up into three acts each, the final having a fight with Robotnik. The game became popular due to its fast-paced action, and became the popular pack-in game, replacing ''Altered Beast''. |
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| + | This game alone was the reason Sonic became a popular series to bootleg. It was ported to the Famicom by [[Someri Team]] as ''[[Somari]]'', starring Mario; later hacks replaced Mario with Sonic and were released under NT. ''[[Jurassic Boy 2]]'' by [[Sachen]] is based off of ''Sonic 1''. |
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| − | Sonic the hedgehog 3 was made in 1994 which starred Sonic and Tails. Also a new character called Knuckles who is known as Sonic's friend and rival (at certain times) and was tricked by Dr Robotnik by telling Knuckles that Sonic would steal all the Chaos Emeralds. Which means Sonic must get to Robotnik's Launch Base Zone in order to once again to destroy Dr. Robotnik;s plans. Pirates use the sprites of Sonic in this game such as [http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._2_(Mega_Drive) Sonic Jam 6] and [[Sonic 6 (Gameboy)|Sonic 6]] for the gameboy. |
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| + | Released in 1992, it introduced Tails and increased the number of Chaos Emeralds to seven. There were also many more zones and refined gameplay by introducing the Spin Dash. A prototype was stolen and unofficially released in Asia and Brazil; in May 1999, it was found on a Chinese Geocities page and became known as [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Beta|the Simon Wai prototype]]. |
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| ⚫ | Unlike ''Sonic 1'', this one was never ported by pirates. However, ''Somari'' includes the Spin Dash (you're able to stay stationary, rolling until you let go of the button; then you go off rolling into enemies) and NT's re-release of ''Somari'' has Sonic and Tails on the cartridge. As well as this, the otherwise unrelated ''[[World Heroes 2]]'' pirate includes Emerald Hill Zone, the music from Chemical Plant Zone (used in Lawrence Blood's stage), and Sonic as a playable character (who, like Somari, has the Spin Dash). |
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==Pirates== |
==Pirates== |
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| + | One of the most infamous pirates based off of Sonic is the aforementioned ''Somari'' by Ge De Industry Co. Many people have found it impressive that ''Sonic 1'' was ported to the NES despite not being an exact port (mainly that the level design is different). |
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| − | One of the most infamous pirates based off of Sonic is [[Somari]] by Ge De Industry Co. Many people have found it impressive that Sonic the Hedgehog was ported to the NES despite not being an exact port. (Level design is different) [[Jurassic Boy 2]] by [[Sachen]] is based off of Sonic but you play as a pink dinosaur named Chen. [[Yong Yong]] has released [[Sonic 3D Blast 5]] and [[Sonic 3D Blast 5 (Game Boy)|Sonic Adventure 7]] for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. (There is a Sonic 8 which might have been made by them) [[World Heroes 2]] by [[Cony Soft]] has Sonic as one of the fighters. His moveset is the same as Blanka's from Street Fighter II. Sonic has appeared in many hacks. 2 of them are hacks of Speedy Gonzalez games ([[Sonic 6 (Game Boy)|Sonic 6]] for the GB and [http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(SNES) Sonic The Hedgehog SNES] (called Sonic 4 on cartridges and boxes) for the SNES, the latter being a fanmade hack that was released by pirates). Later a company named [[Sintax]] came out with a Sonic pirated game called Super Sonik II (details are unknown at the moment). One misconception is Sonic vs Os Mauniks. It's a hack of Psycho Fox where the main character is replaced with Sonic. It later turned out it was just a fanmade hack by a Brazilian who likes Sonic. |
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| + | * The aforementioned ''Jurassic Boy 2'' by [[Sachen]] is based on Sonic, but you play as a pink dinosaur named Chen. |
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| + | * [[Yong Yong]] released ''[[Sonic 3D Blast 5]]'' and ''[[Sonic 3D Blast 5 (Game Boy)|Sonic Adventure 7]]'' for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. (There's also ''Sonic 8'', which might have been made by them.) |
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| + | * ''[[World Heroes 2]]'' by [[Cony Soft]] has Sonic as one of the fighters. His moveset is the same as Blanka's from ''[[Street Fighter]] II''. |
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| + | Sonic has appeared in many hacks. Two are hacks of Speedy Gonzalez games (the aforementioned ''Sonic 6'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (SNES)]]'', the latter called ''Sonic 4'' on cartridges and boxes). Later, a company named [[Sintax]] released the Sonic pirated game ''Super Sonik II'' (details are unknown at the moment). |
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| + | One misconception is ''Sonic vs Os Mauniks'', a Master System hack of ''Psycho Fox'' where the main characters are replaced by Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and fan character Ashura. This is in fact a fan-made hack by a Brazilian who likes Sonic. |
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==Resources== |
==Resources== |
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| − | [http://info.sonicretro.org/Main_Page Sonic Retro] |
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Revision as of 23:44, 24 January 2012
Sonic the Hedgehog title screen.
Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series by Sega. Sonic first made an appearance in the arcade game Rad Mobile in 1990. Sonic 1 debuted on the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991, and became the reason why Sega dominated the 16-bit market early on and became more popular then Mario with its "blast processing". In turn, Sonic is often subjected to pirates as well.
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic's first game on the Mega Drive/Genesis which was released in 1991. Dr. Robotnik is seeking the Chaos Emeralds and plans on creating Robotnik Land, transforming Sonic's friends into Badniks (his robot servants). Sonic sets out to go defeat him. The player, as Sonic, goes through six zones (Green Hill Zone, Marble Zone, Spring Yard Zone, Labyrinth Zone, Star Light Zone, and Scrap Brain Zone) split up into three acts each, the final having a fight with Robotnik. The game became popular due to its fast-paced action, and became the popular pack-in game, replacing Altered Beast.
This game alone was the reason Sonic became a popular series to bootleg. It was ported to the Famicom by Someri Team as Somari, starring Mario; later hacks replaced Mario with Sonic and were released under NT. Jurassic Boy 2 by Sachen is based off of Sonic 1.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Released in 1992, it introduced Tails and increased the number of Chaos Emeralds to seven. There were also many more zones and refined gameplay by introducing the Spin Dash. A prototype was stolen and unofficially released in Asia and Brazil; in May 1999, it was found on a Chinese Geocities page and became known as the Simon Wai prototype.
Unlike Sonic 1, this one was never ported by pirates. However, Somari includes the Spin Dash (you're able to stay stationary, rolling until you let go of the button; then you go off rolling into enemies) and NT's re-release of Somari has Sonic and Tails on the cartridge. As well as this, the otherwise unrelated World Heroes 2 pirate includes Emerald Hill Zone, the music from Chemical Plant Zone (used in Lawrence Blood's stage), and Sonic as a playable character (who, like Somari, has the Spin Dash).
Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Released in 1994, it introduced Knuckles the Echidna who was tricked by Robotnik into stealing Sonic's Chaos Emeralds at the beginning of the game. Pirates use the Sonic sprites from here in Sonic Jam 6 and Sonic 6 for the Game Boy.
Pirates
One of the most infamous pirates based off of Sonic is the aforementioned Somari by Ge De Industry Co. Many people have found it impressive that Sonic 1 was ported to the NES despite not being an exact port (mainly that the level design is different).
- The aforementioned Jurassic Boy 2 by Sachen is based on Sonic, but you play as a pink dinosaur named Chen.
- Yong Yong released Sonic 3D Blast 5 and Sonic Adventure 7 for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. (There's also Sonic 8, which might have been made by them.)
- World Heroes 2 by Cony Soft has Sonic as one of the fighters. His moveset is the same as Blanka's from Street Fighter II.
Sonic has appeared in many hacks. Two are hacks of Speedy Gonzalez games (the aforementioned Sonic 6 and Sonic the Hedgehog (SNES), the latter called Sonic 4 on cartridges and boxes). Later, a company named Sintax released the Sonic pirated game Super Sonik II (details are unknown at the moment).
One misconception is Sonic vs Os Mauniks, a Master System hack of Psycho Fox where the main characters are replaced by Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and fan character Ashura. This is in fact a fan-made hack by a Brazilian who likes Sonic.