Is there any videogame occurrence more memorable than the intro music to the original Sonic the Hedgehog? Released 20 years ago today, when he first graced our screens back in 1991 he was one cool character. Whilst Mario was a slightly awkward chubster, Sonic had presence, attitude, and the gall to actually tap his toes impatiently if you left him waiting for too long.
Despite losing a bit of his lustre with his 3D adventures, I think we can all agree that Sonic 1 to 3 (plus Sonic and Knuckles) were fine examples of how to do platforming games correctly. Happy Birthday, Sonic! Don’t forget the Sonic Generations demo will be live on the PSN today.
Oh, and it’s Dr. Robotnik. Eggman isn’t welcome here.
rht992
to celebrate I’m going to roll around really fast and jump on bugs
Bilbo_bobbins
Happy Birthday Sonic, many great memories through the years.
Klart
Long live Sonic!
Kennykazey
Hurrah! Happy Birthday Sonic! *goes to play new Sonic demo in honour of the birthday-boy*
Smallville2106
Happy Birthday Sonic. Can’t believe it was so long ago.
Sympozium
Happy Birthday! (oh god its going to be terrible isn’t it?)
iiekka
sonic 1 on the game gear first game i ever completed, happy bday you big blue hedgehoge.
sparkyscrum
I can’t wait to get home and play Generations demo.
Crocadillian
Woo! Up until Sonic Adventure 2 he had a series of excellent games. I will probably spend today playing on the Dreamcast and sobbing silently.
Oh, and that demo, ill go play that too…
colmshan1990
Wow.
I’m older than Sonic!
Don’t know if that’s good or bad…