Sonic the Hedgehog (arcade game)

Sonic the Hedgehog

Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team
System(s): Mega-Tech and Mega Play
Genre: 2D Platformer, Racing

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Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the games adapted for release in arcades using both Mega-Tech and Mega Play technology.

The Mega-Tech version is essentially the same as the Mega Drive game. The first two revisions of Sonic the Hedgehog have been used in various machines and cheat codes still work. Also, like all Mega-Tech games there is a time limit on how long the game can be played and high score table on the top screen. The time limit can be increased by inserting quarters.

The Mega Play version has a large number of differences from the Mega Drive game. First of all the second revision is used so the Scrolling clouds in Green Hill Zone are present. However, cheat codes cannot be used. 1-ups have no effect and continues are increased by inserting quarters. There are also only four Zones: Green Hill Zone, Spring Yard Zone, Star Light Zone, and Scrap Brain Zone (which is missing its final act). Special Stages are also missing and jumping into the Giant Rings only cause you to disappear. The credit roll is not used. You can also enter your initials on the High Score screen if you get a game over, either by running out of lives or finishing the game. There is also a strictly enforced time limit unique to each level. If the level isn't completed by that time you will die and the timer will be reset.

Time limits in Mega Play version

Level		Time
Green Hill Zone	Act 1	0:50
	Act 2	1:00
	Act 3	1:50
Spring Yard Zone	Act 1	2:10
	Act 2	1:50
	Act 3	3:00
Star Light Zone	Act 1	2:00
	Act 2	2:30
	Act 3	4:00
Scrap Brain Zone	Act 1	3:00
	Act 2	3:30
Final Zone		4:00

Magazine articles

File	Date	Source	Title and comments
File:Raze UK 08.pdf	Template:MagazineNameIT Template:MagazineNameAR Template:MagazineNameNL Template:MagazineNamePT Template:MagazineNameGR Template:MagazineNameDK Template:MagazineNameSE Template:MagazineNamePL Template:MagazineNameAT Template:MagazineNameFI Template:MagazineNameCZ Template:MagazineNameNZ Template:MagazineNameKR Template:MagazineNameTW Template:MagazineNameTH Template:TVName Template:OnlineRatingTest	Template:MagazineNameIT Template:MagazineNameAR Template:MagazineNameNL Template:MagazineNamePT Template:MagazineNameGR Template:MagazineNameDK Template:MagazineNameSE Template:MagazineNamePL Template:MagazineNameAT Template:MagazineNameFI Template:MagazineNameCZ Template:MagazineNameNZ Template:MagazineNameKR Template:MagazineNameTW Template:MagazineNameTH Template:TVName Template:OnlineRatingTest	"Sega City" Short article in Raze #8, mentioning a conversion of the Mega Drive game to arcades. Presumably this refers to Sonic the Hedgehog on Mega-Tech or Mega Play.

Sonic games for the following systems
	1991 Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog \| SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol \| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 \| SegaSonic the Hedgehog 1996 Sonic the Fighters 2011 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Prototypes SegaSonic the Hedgehog (revision A) Unreleased SegaSonic Bros. \| Sonic Ride \| Pre-May 1993 Sonic arcade games

	1992 UFO Mini: SegaSonic 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog \| SegaSonic Popcorn Shop 1994 Sonic's Space Tours 1997 Sonic the Hedgehog AWP 2002 Sonic & Tails Spinner 2003 CR Sonic 2007 Sonic Spinner 2008 Sonic Live!