Sonic the Hedgehog Documentary

Sonic the Hedgehog is the blue hedgehog with attitude, being seen in many different games, like Sonic 2, Sonic Superstars, and even in Roblox! But lets go all the way back to late 1989 and see what the company Service Games(Sega) was doing at the time.

- Making the New Mascot
   
   Sega saw Nintendo's success with their new character Mario as he already got a lot of fame in his games. That including the upcoming game Super Mario World. But Sega wanted to do the same and create their own mascot to be known, too. Yuji Naka liked speed, and he and Naoto Oshima were creating the design for Sonic. But that wasn't his first name. He was code-named Mr. Needlemouse, Feels the Rabbit, or LS(Lightspeed). These names show that Sonic was originally going to be a rabbit, a porcupine, or a human that runs fast. But in the end, they came up with the blue hedgehog that we know today. Sonic the Hedgehog. His name is for the speed of sound that he runs at. In 1990, Sega released the prototype of their first Sonic game for the Tokyo Toy Show. It was short, and you couldn't really do that much, but on June 23, 1991, it turned out to be a way past cool game! Sonic was about to be one of the greatest platform games ever in the 90s!

- A New Familiar Face

   Since Sega saw the popularity of their new game, they decided to make a 2nd one featuring a new character, that can fly. This character was Miles "Tails" Prower, and was originally going to be a raccoon. In November 24, 1992, Sonic 2 had no problems except for some cut zones from the game, like Hidden Palace or Wood Zone. This game debuts Sonic's new ability: the Spin Dash. You just have to stand, crouch, and rev up Sonic's spin and go zooming. Tails didn't fly in Sonic 2, but in the new, big, odyssey, he did. And this comes to Sonic 3.

- The 3 Islands

    There was South Island, Westside Island, and now a third one, Angel Island is arriving! Knuckles the Echidna despises Sonic and collects the Chaos Emeralds from him, because Robotnik(The villain of the games) told Knuckles that Sonic and Tails were mean. Now Sonic and Tails have to chase Knuckles through lots of zones. But before Sonic 3 and 2, there was another game called Sonic Chrono Distortion(Sonic CD), and yes, two new characters were introduced into the franchise. The first one is Amy Rose, and the second is Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic captures Amy,  but until Sonic and his robo-mean self race, Sonic frees Amy, with time travel too! The time travel mechanic was supposed to be in Sonic 2, but due to time constraints, they couldn't add it in. But what does Sonic 2 have that CD has? Scrapped zones! The four zones, Ridicule Root, Desert Dazzle, Mecury Mine, and Final Fever have all been cut because there was too much music for zones, and Ridicule Root didn't have that much places for Sonic to run, because that's what the game is all about. Time traveling. Toei Animations helped with the opening and ending secquence of the game, to lighten up the mood.

- Sonic Today

    Sonic and his friends are still on the run since 1991, but they have now been in lots of other games, including Sonic Superstars, and Trip the Sungazer is the new classic animal to 30 years ago. The Roblox game, Sonic Speed Simulator is a game where you collect Chaos Orbs to become faster. This is when the most popular hedgehog is on a roll to this day of the 2020s! From Green Hill to Egg Fortress, Sonic is running!

Did you know that Sonic kinda created Mario Kart? The first game came out August 27th, 1992, and Sonic came June 23rd, 1991! They were both about speed!