Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

Sonic Team

Arcade · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Wii · Xbox 360 · iOS

3.60 from 3200 ratings

5800 members have it in their collection · 73 playing now · 561 backlogged · 198 wish listed

How long? Main story 8h · 100% 4h (from 34 logged playthroughs)

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr. Robotnik, a scientist who has imprisoned animals in robots and seeks the powerful Chaos Emeralds.

Release dates

  • Jun 23, 1991 (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Jul 1991 (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Jul 26, 1991 (Japan) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • 1991 (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Jan 01, 2000 (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • May 2007 (Worldwide) Xbox 360
  • Aug 04, 2008 (North_America) Wii
  • Aug 05, 2008 (Japan) Wii
  • Sep 19, 2008 (Europe) Wii
  • May 20, 2009 (Worldwide) iOS
  • Oct 26, 2010 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Mar 02, 2011 (Worldwide) PlayStation 3

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1990's Games by Roach · 140 games · 2
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Sega Genesis by KiingShady · 62 games · 0

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Dalekbuster523

Status Dalekbuster523 Sep 22, 2014

The 3D on the 3DS release is very impressive. Well worth the money I paid for it.

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