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About The Game
Sonic the Hedge Hog was released in June 1991 by Sega after being created by Sonic Team. The game was released in North America and Europe at the same time. 3 days later it came to the Japanese market. The game was produced for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. After its release it replaced Altered Beast as the classic game bundled with the Mega Drive and was a massive hit in North America.
The flash game version found above has many similarities and features of the original game and is an enjoyable recreation.
Sonic the Hedge Hog video game took platform games to a new level of popularity introducing features never seen before including high speed encounters, loops, springboards and other speed powered devices that enabled Sonic to fly through many parts of a level with great effect. As of November 2007 the game has sold 4million copies, only surpassed by Sonic 2 which has sold 6 million copies.
The story line follows Sonic and Doctor Robotnik (the villain). Doctor Robotnik is attempting to collect the six chaos emeralds in order to rule South Island and reak misery upon the poor wildlife of the land. Sonic must venture through 6 zones which each contain 3 acts and then one final zone which contains 1 act. At the end of each zone Sonic the Hedge Hog confronts Dr Robotnik in a different machine which he must destroy to complete a zone.
He will eventually reach the final zone where he attempts to put an end to Dr Robotnik's scheme.
Sonic the Hedge Hog's game play is what proved most popular with many fans. Its simplicity much like the early 80s arcade games was the main factor behind its huge success.Sonic was the first platform game to make a character travel at tremendous speeds across the terrain encouraging the player to speed up and complete an act in a short period of time. This made the game more exciting and gave the player a great feeling of exhilaration. It also took full advantage of the Sega Mega Drives 16 bit console power which allowed the game to move at such a fast frame rate whilst avoiding any possible screen loads or slowing effects.
The movement of Sonic around 360 degree circles and up and down slopes made the platform game completely unique. The game play also took into account the true physics of gravity, where by Sonic would accelerated and gain speed down steeper slopes and would fire off over the terrain into the distance in a matter of seconds.
Sonic could also curl up into a ball and turbo charge his speed to move along and kill enemies. His curled ball shape and spikes were his main weapons, quite a novelty for the time when all platform predecessors focused on either shooting or jumping on top of an enemy to kill it.
One of the main features of the Sonic the Hedge Hog game play is the collection of gold rings. A player must hold at least 1 ring when hit in order to survive. If the player has no rings they will die. The gold rings can be collected in many places throughout any act. When Sonic gets hit by an enemy he will shed up to 40 of his rings, some of which can be recollected before they disappear. If Sonic collects 100 rings then he gains a life, if he has 50 rings or more when he completes an act a giant gold ring will appear in which to jump through to enter a bonus level. At the end of each act the number of rings Sonic has left is multiplied by 100 and added to the points score.
Other items can also be found throughout an act in TV boxes including a shield for protection, a 10 ring bonus and super sneakers.
Sonic can loose his life instantly by being crushed by a trap or drowning in water, regardless of how many rings he has.
The 7 zones you have to navigate Sonic the Hedge Hog through are Green Hill Zone, Marble Zone, Spring Yard Zone, Labyrinth Zone, Starlight Zone, Scrap Brain Zone and Final Zone.
Later sequels of the game were Sonic the Hedge Hog 2 and Sonic and Knuckles. The second game had even greater popularity than the original.
Sonic was also made into several successful animated children's series aired on television. He was also published in many comic books and ported onto many other console platforms including the Sega Master System, Game Gear and most recently the Xbox 360.
