Sonic celebrates 20 years since his video game debut!! & to celebrate here are 20 facts about the blue hedgehog
Sonic was 15 years old when the first Sonic game launched on 23 June 1991, and has never aged. Still, that’s pretty old for a hedgehog, no?
Sonic has sold more than 70 million games worldwide, and an estimated 60 million people have played at least one Sonic game.
Sonic was originally named Mr Needlemouse – the literal translation of the Japanese word for hedgehog.
Sonic was originally teal in colour, but was changed to a deeper blue to match Sega’s logo
Sonic’s shoes were based on the belted boots Michael Jackson wears on the Bad album cover, while the red and white colouring was inspired by the most famous character in the world - Santa Claus.
Sonic originally had a human girlfriend called Madonna, was in a rock band and – rather inexplicably – had fangs. His image was cleaned up and softened for the American audience.
Sonic’s first ever video game appearance was a humble one – as a toy hanging from the rear view mirror in the arcade racer Rad Mobile.
It’s estimated that Sonic fans have collected 70 billion of the now iconic golden rings between them.
Sonic has made cameos in various games including The Simpsons Game, The Incredible Hulk, and Tom and Jerry: The Movie. He also featured in The Simpsons show.
Sonic was designed to replace Alex Kidd as Sega’s mascot in an attempt to take on Nintendo’s Mario. The blue hedgehog beat more than 200 character designs, including an armadillo, a rabbit and a bear.
Sonic was 15 years old when the first Sonic game launched on 23 June 1991, and has never aged. Still, that’s pretty old for a hedgehog, no?
Sonic has sold more than 70 million games worldwide, and an estimated 60 million people have played at least one Sonic game.
Sonic was originally named Mr Needlemouse – the literal translation of the Japanese word for hedgehog.
Sonic was originally teal in colour, but was changed to a deeper blue to match Sega’s logo
Sonic’s shoes were based on the belted boots Michael Jackson wears on the Bad album cover, while the red and white colouring was inspired by the most famous character in the world - Santa Claus.
Sonic originally had a human girlfriend called Madonna, was in a rock band and – rather inexplicably – had fangs. His image was cleaned up and softened for the American audience.
Sonic’s first ever video game appearance was a humble one – as a toy hanging from the rear view mirror in the arcade racer Rad Mobile.
It’s estimated that Sonic fans have collected 70 billion of the now iconic golden rings between them.
Sonic has made cameos in various games including The Simpsons Game, The Incredible Hulk, and Tom and Jerry: The Movie. He also featured in The Simpsons show.
Sonic was designed to replace Alex Kidd as Sega’s mascot in an attempt to take on Nintendo’s Mario. The blue hedgehog beat more than 200 character designs, including an armadillo, a rabbit and a bear.
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