Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
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| Original title | ソ ニ ッ ク ・ ザ ・ ヘ ッ ジ ホ ッ グ | ||
| transcription | Sonikku za Hejjihoggu | ||
| Studio |
 Ancient |
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| Publisher |
Sega
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| Senior Developer |
Yūzō Koshiro (Producer) Ayano Koshiro (Art) Shinobu Hayashi (Game Program) |
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| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Sega Master System : October 25, 1991 Sega Game Gear : December 28, 1991 Wii Shop Channel : August 4, 2008 August 5, 2008 September 19, 2008 Nintendo 3DS eShop : June 7, 2013 June 13, 2013 December 4, 2013  |
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| platform | Sega Master System , Sega Game Gear , Nintendo GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Windows , Nintendo Wii , Nintendo 3DS , Game Gear Micro | ||
| genre | Jump 'n' run | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| language | English | ||
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Sonic the Hedgehog ( Japanese ソニック·ザ·ヘッジホッグ , Hepburn : Sonikku za Hejjihoggu) is a 2D platformers Run - computer game , which of Ancient developed by Sega for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear published has been. This 8-bit version followed the previously published 16-bit version for the Sega Mega Drive .
In the following years several sequels and new releases of the game appeared, with the direct successor being Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992).
action
As in the game of the same name for the Sega Mega Drive, the anthropomorphic hedgehog Sonic sets himself the goal of defeating the animal population of South Island before Dr. Rescue Eggman who plans to turn them into enemy robots.
Gameplay
In Sonic the Hedgehog, the player takes control of the blue hedgehog Sonic in a side-scrolling 2D platformer. In addition to the control pad for movement, only one action button is required to jump. In jumping or rolling form, called Spin Attack, Sonic can defeat opponents or open item boxes in the form of monitors. When touched, the golden rings can be collected; If Sonic takes damage, he loses the rings. If Sonic takes damage without owning rings or falls into a deadly abyss, he loses an extra life, of which you have three at the start of the game. If you collect 100 rings, you get another extra life. Unlike the 16-bit version, Sonic cannot pick up lost rings. The monitors can contain an extra life, ten rings, a protective shield, temporary increased speed, temporary invulnerability or a checkpoint. Most opponents can be defeated with the Spin Attack, which earns the player points and frees the trapped animals.
The game consists of six zones ( Green Hill Zone , Bridge Zone , Jungle Zone , Labyrinth Zone , Scrap Brain Zone and Sky Base Zone ) with three acts each, which can be defined as levels . Each zone has its own theme, appearance and variety of opponents. At the end of the third act there is also a fight against the adversary Dr. Robotnik and one of its deadly machines. If Sonic reaches the end of a first or second act in one of the first four zones with at least 50 rings, he can go straight to one of the eight special stages. The gameplay of Sonic the Hedgehog is largely based on that of the 16-bit version of the same name, but is a bit slower overall, as the focus, in contrast to the Mega-Drive game, is more on exploring the level than on speed, so For example, the well-known loops in the game are missing and self-scrolling levels are included. The Chaos Emeralds cannot be won in Special Stages as in the 16-bit part, but must be found and collected in the levels.
development
In 1991 the game of the same name appeared for the Sega Mega Drive. Due to the success, Sega decided to have appropriate graphically and sound-technically adapted versions made for their older systems, but which should offer a similar gaming experience.
The 22-year-old composer Yūzō Koshiro was commissioned to develop the game as director, so that he founded the development studio Ancient , consisting of himself, his sister Ayano Koshiro, his mother Tomo Koshiro and the programmer Shinobu Hayashi.
The plan to reproduce the mega-drive model as true to the original as possible was rejected after a short time and a complete self-image of the new company mascot was deliberately designed. The game was primarily developed for the Sega Game Gear, but working with the Sega Master System was less complicated, so this version appeared before the handheld version.
reception
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The game received mostly positive ratings. While the master system version has sold 9.04 million times, sales of the Game Gear version are estimated between 1 and 2 million.
New releases and successors
New releases
After Sonic the Hedgehog was first released for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear, the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog was also on Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003, Nintendo GameCube ), Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004, PlayStation 2 , Xbox , PC ) and Sonic PC Collection (2009, PC) included. In addition, the game for the virtual console of the Nintendo Wii (2008) and the Nintendo 3DS (2013) was released again. On June 3, 2020, Sega announced the Game Gear Micro for October 6, 2020 in Japan, where one of the four Game Gear Micro variants also includes the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog .
successor
In the following years, further Sonic 8-bit platformer appeared for the Sega Game Gear, all of which, with one exception, were also published for the Sega Master System:
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| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
October 16, 1992 (Sega Master System)
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| Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos |
October 25, 1993 (Sega Master System)
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| Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble |
November 11, 1994
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Released for Sega Game Gear only. |
| Sonic Blast | November 1996 (Sega Game Gear) | Only published in Brazil for the Sega Master System. |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit). Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8 bit) for 3DS - profile. GamersGlobal.de, accessed March 6, 2020 .
- ^ Matt Gander: Sonic The Hedgehog - The 8-bit Years. March 30, 2010, Retrieved February 9, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Sonic Blast. Accessed March 7, 2020 (English).