Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
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This article is about the 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog game released for the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System in 1991. For other articles of a similar name, please see the Sonic the Hedgehog (disambiguation) page.
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| Developer(s) | Ancient |
| Publishers(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Ayano Koshino Takefune Yunoue |
| Release date(s) | December 1991 |
| Mode(s) | 1 player |
| Platform(s) | Sega Game Gear Sega Master System Nintendo GameCube Sony PlayStation 2 Microsoft Xbox PC Nintendo Wii (Virtual Console) Sega Mobile range |
| Media | Cartridge Download CD-ROM DVD-ROM |
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[edit] General
Sonic the Hedgehog is Sonic's first 8-bit outing, released on the Sega Game Gear and Master System in December 1991. The gameplay is similar to most side-scrolling Sonic games, and as with the other early outings, the plot is scarcely more sophisticated than "Get the Emeralds and stop Robotnik!". As was often the case for 8-bit releases, the Chaos Emeralds in Sonic the Hedgehog are hidden about the zones instead of residing in a Special Stage.
The game's zones each contain 3 Acts, the first two involving standard platforming, while the third is a shorter stage containing the Boss.
Unusually for an early Sonic game, Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) included a 'world map' which appeared between zones, showing the player's physical progress across South Island.
Also, there's only one "1-up monitor" by stage. If you find all of them, in the last stage of the game you can find the last 1-up monitor as bonus for collect all of them.
[edit] Levels
In order, the game's stages are: Green Hill, Bridge, Jungle, Labyrinth, Scrap Brain, and Sky Base.
There are also Special Stages accessible if you pass the Goal Signpost with at least 50 rings.
[edit] Trivia
- Sonic the Hedgehog was the first Game Gear game to released under the same name as it's Genesis counterpart, a trend which would continue with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
- The background music for the Bridge Zone was, years later, remixed as Tails' theme music in Sonic Adventure, Believe in Myself.
- The credit's theme bears resemblence to the day theme of Savannah Citadel.
[edit] External Links
- Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) page at The GHZ contains a wealth of in-depth data on this game.
