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. I didnt get back into sonic until about a few years ago when i finally played through the entirety of sonic generations on my 360 console, and i think thats what resparked the fire and love i once had for the blue blur, because that game went makes you play through sonic s adventures over a 20 year span at that time. Check out this timeline featuring highlights from all of sonic s 25 years. Robotnik from taking over the world with his new space fortress, the death egg. The founding of from software to dark souls 3 duration. 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. A sonic amiibo figurine was released for the smash games, and is also compatible with mario kart 8 2014, super mario maker 2015, and. The sequel fans have waited 16 years for is finally here sonic the hedgehog 4 episode i. Easily one of the most iconic video game characters ever, rivaling that of mario himself since his initial debut in 1991, and since then sonic has had a very long run.
For the series 20th anniversary in 2011, sega released sonic generations for the. Sonic the hedgehog is a gaming icon, with so many hit games and even a sonic movie on the way there is no slowing down for this blue. Also, since you see him as an easter egg in sonic adventure 1, which takes place in chriss world. This hefty 300page volume covers in detail two decades of 2d and 3d sonic games, plus spinoffs and crossovers. He is a 15year old blue hedgehog who can run at the speed of sound. Evansthirlwell summarized further 3d sonic games as 20odd years of slowly. Enter the complete sonic the hedgehog comic encyclopedia, your guide to the sonic universe the world, not the comic title of the same name. Id fixed that same problem in the main video before uploading it. 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. Sonic s rise to fame is filled with many such wonderful bits of trivia, compiled from various print sources, interviews, websites, and documentaries over the past 20 years. Sonic the hedgehog timeline comic sonic scanf forums. I have done a little research and this is the order of the games,i think.
History of sonic the hedgehog on the genesis youtube. Yes, i know im way past late for this, but i didnt want to have technical screw ups like last year. 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. This is probably the best timeline youll read but im not sure if this is 100% accurate. Now includes sonic r, riders series, sonic and sega allstars 1 and 2 and the tails games and has been rearranged for easier reading. Oct 02, 2010 in 1991 sega released a game called sonic the hedgehog as a company rival mascot to nintendos mario. 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. Not all issues in this series have key dates, so not all can be sorted into a timeline. Eternalsonic1997 back after a long hiatus to drop this down on the internet this site is pretty much my dumping ground for old, cringe and asb timelines anyway this one though is written ironically for memes and with love 1994 1998. Sonic is an americanitalian animated television series based on the video game series of the same name. Sonikku za hejjihoggu, born 23 june is segas mascot and the eponymous protagonist of the sonic the hedgehog series. December 3, 1994 the final episode of sonic the hedgehog satam airs, though this also ironically coincides with the release of the sega saturn in japan.
Sonic the hedgehog is a japanese video game series and media franchise created and owned. Tails and the music maker is released for the sega pico in japan. Jun 24, 2009 does anybody know how the sonic the hedgehog story would go,because most the games are out of order. 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. Celebrates sonics 20th anniversary, with levels spanning his entire gaming career. Jun 23, 2011 the following years brought a few more sonic titles, but the glory days had clearly passed. This was a position already held by the character alex kidd, but he was considered similar to mario and deemed unsatisfactory. Travel through time, sprinting through sidescrolling levels on a race for rings as you play as either the modern version of sonic or one inspired by classic game releases on sega specific. Sonic the hedgehog branching timeline revision this is a revision of my previously uploaded timeline link to original. Sonic still running after 25 years by chevd on deviantart.
The first sonic game, simply titled sonic the hedgehog was created in 1991, making the series itself about 20 years old. The history of sonic the hedgehog ft jimmy whetzel a. 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. See more ideas about sonic the hedgehog, hedgehog and sonic art. 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. I am leaving out the original sonic the hedge hog and the second one because then dont have much of a story.
In 1990, sega ordered its inhouse development studio, am8, to develop a game featuring a mascot for the company. However, as of issue 252, the whole sonic comic has been rebooted, essentially starting off with a whole new world. With eggman finally defeated, sonic runs off to explore new zones and uncharted. Produced in commemoration of the sonic the hedgehog series 25th anniversary, sonic mania homages the original sega genesis sonic games, featuring speedy sidescrolling gameplay. Franchise timeline of sonic the hedgehog sonic news. His repeated failures drive him mad and unleash the darker, crueler parts of eggmans soul.
So like i said, here it is, a timeline of sonics many games, from 19912017. Twenty years, over 300 issues, four major publications and a whole multiverse of characters. Jan 21, 2014 i grew up in the 90s as a huge sonic specifically knuckles but ehh fan, and i bought this on a whim after seeing it sold out for months. If you want to start a timeline sonicthehedgehogcd page, just click the edit button above.
Sonic mania is a 2017 platform game published by sega for nintendo switch, xbox one, playstation 4, and windows. There have been a great many major events that took place in the last 20 years. 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. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw 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. The first disc features original tracks from both games, the second contains nakamuras demo recordings before they were programmed into the genesis, and the third has songs by dreams. Sonic generations is the 20th anniversary sonic title the celebrates the old and the new. Featuring the playstation hardware in its case, the beast is a powerful machine more than prepared for the 5th generation, and sega wastes little time in creating hype for it in the other regions of the world. It is published by sega, with entries developed by sega, sonic team, dimps, sims co. One being in the sonic the hedgehog movie, and the other being sonic cd, a game. Which application software can be used to format oblique heading. The franchise timeline of sonic the hedgehog is listed chronologically, and. The timeline feature depends on the key date field to order issues into a timeline. The simplified sonic the hedgehog timeline the leaderboard.
Timeline for sonic the hedgehog, a sonic the hedgehog fanfic. 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. In the prelude to sega domination, they were taking a heavy beating. It is published by sega, with entries developed by. Sonic the hedgehog timeline extended a line through time. Ive seen many failed attempts at trying to establish sonic s timeline, too many people put spinoffs with the series or sonic xs story or even archies comicbook stories. As his species implies, sonic can also roll up into a. It was story edited by len janson and produced by dic productions, l. If you want to start a timeline sonicthehedgehog page, just click the edit button above. Check out this timeline featuring highlights from all of sonics 25 years. Sonic the hedgehog, sega mega drive game by sega enterprises. Sonic cd introduced amy rose, a pink hedgehog and sonics selfproclaimed girlfriend, and metal sonic, a robotic doppelganger of sonic created by eggman. Flynn, head writer on archie comics, the game takes place a few years after the main timeline.
Set across three defining eras from 20 years of sonic the hedgehog video game history, the instantly recognizable environments of sonic generations have. On october 19, 2011, over 20 years after the release, a threedisc compilation of music from sonic the hedgehog and sonic the hedgehog 2 was released in japan. Entertainment and leisure software publishers association. 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. Id made some mistakes with sound and the years, listing sonic s birth year as 1bs. Sonic the hedgehog was released on july 26, 1991 in japan. The events of sonic 06, correcting the future, create a split timeline. To mark the 20th anniversary, sega is releasing sonic generations, a combination of modern sonic with. I finally decided i wanted to post it on sonics birthday, so ive been. 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. Franchise timeline of sonic the hedgehog sonic news network. Celebrating over 20 years as segas official mascot, the history of sonic the hedgehog is the ultimate guide to segas spiky blue speedster.
Sega entertainment, orion interactive bring fun and games to pc learning software. 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. If you remotely like sonic the hedgehog, video games, or character design this book is an amazing buy. The main sonic the hedgehog games are platformers mostly developed by sonic team. And, 20 years later, those games are back in the excellent disney afternoon. The video games are the official story made by the creators of sonic. Sonic universe has extra stories that take place alongside the normal comics, except for one arc which involved the aforementioned 30 years later. Over the next few years, the primitive odyssey console would. Aug 20, 2016 this is a reupload with a few issues fixed. Ive been wanting to make this video since last year. Hayao nakayama was a tremendous failure as was his board of directors. Sonic the hedgehog is a japanese video game series and media franchise created and owned by sega. The franchise follows sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil doctor eggman, a mad scientist.
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