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| − | [[Category:Characters]]'''Sonic the Hedgehog''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]:ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, [[Romaji]]: ''Sonikku za hejjihoggu'') is the flagship character for [[video game]], [[arcade game]] (and formerly home [[game console]]) company [[Sega]], which has released a series of video games in which he either stars or plays a role. Sonic was competeing head-to-head with [[Nintendo]]'s mascot [[Mario]] for over a decade until Sega went out of the home console market. He now lives on in various Nintendo and other consoles.
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| − | Sonic replaced [[Alex Kidd]], who was Sega's mascot prior to 1990. [[Naoto Ohshima]] designed the character while [[Yuji Naka]] was the main programmer. He would later become head of the [[Sonic Team]] division. He was also used as the mascot of Sega's [[Blast Processing]], a feature of the [[Sega Genesis]] which supposedly allowed Genesis games to draw [[polygons]] faster.
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| − | Sonic was an early example of the "obscure anthropomorphic animal starring in a platform game" character archetype that was later seen in characters such as Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Blinx, and Sly Cooper.
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| − | Sonic is a blue, 15 year old [[hedgehog]] who lives on the planet Earth (or [[Mobius]] in various other American or European sources, which, depending on the universe, varies from being simply the name of Earth in the future to being an entirely different planet). He has the ability to run at supersonic speeds, hence his name. He is always running all over the world, rarely stopping for anything. He is carefree and relaxed; however, he is also very intolerant of injustice, and he will do anything he can to help those in need. He has also got a quick wit, short temper, and a fairly large ego.
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| − | [[Image:Sonic.png|thumb|A picture of Sonic the Hedgehog from the manual of Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]
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| − | His blue pigmentation was explained in an issue of gaming magazine [[Gamepro]] as being the result of getting caught in an explosion involving cobalt, but this is probably not canonical. There is an alternative explanation in ''Stay Sonic: Official Sega Handbook'', a book about Sonic the Hedgehog written by Mike Pattenden. At some point it was divulged (probably from an American source) that Sonic enjoys eating chili dogs.
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| − | The premise of the games revolves around Doctor Eggman ([[Doctor Robotnik]] in the earlier releases in North America and Europe) trying to take over the world by turning the animals into (often called [[Badniks]], though this is an US/EUR term and hasn't been used since [[Sonic Adventure]]). Sonic is charged with saving them. In later games he is joined by [[Miles Prower|Miles "Tails" Prower]], [[Amy Rose]], [[Knuckles the Echidna]], [[Cream the Rabbit]] and a host of others. Sonic must collect Golden [[Rings]] to protect himself from the Badniks, and he ultimately must collect the [[Chaos Emeralds]] on the Emerald Isle in order to become his most powerful form, [[Super Sonic]]. However, Sonic's quest does not necessitate collecting the Emeralds himself; he must only prevent Robotnik from collecting them and dooming the world with their power.
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| − | Sonic is a poor swimmer, and will drown in water, even as Super Sonic. As [[Hyper Sonic]] in [[Sonic and Knuckles]], he can stay alive in water.
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| − | In [[SatAM]] Sonic's love interest is [[Princess Sally Acorn]]; in the video games [[Amy Rose]] thinks she's Sonic's girlfriend (Sonic, however, is quite repelled by Amy's constant advances but in the modern day Sonic TV show [[Sonic X]], there is a bit more of a mutual vibe between Sonic and Amy); Breezie hedgehog in Adventures of Sonic the hedgehog cartoon; and both Sally Acorn and [[Mina Mongoose]] in Sonic's Archie comics.
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| − | Sonic has faced several other adversaries in the games, such as [[Metal Sonic]] ([[Mecha Sonic]]), [[Fang the Sniper]] ([[Nack the Weasel]] in America), [[Shadow the Hedgehog]], and [[Rouge the Bat]].
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| − | Interestingly, one of a class of genes involved in fruit fly embryonic development, called [[hedgehog]] genes afte
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| − | r the name given to the first member of this class discovered, has been named ''sonic hedgehog'' after this character. The same gene (named Shh for simplicity) has been found to be, in conjunction with another gene, pivotal in the formation of the pentadactyl limb in mice, and plays an interesting role in shaping the brain.
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| − | The music of the first two Sonic the Hedgehog games on the Megadrive and Genesis was composed by the [[Japan|Japanese]] band [[DREAMS COME TRUE]].
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| − | In all games, Sonic is voiced by either [[Jun'ichi Kanemaru]] or [[Ryan Drummond]]. In the TV shows, he is voiced by five different actors (specific to each show): [[Jaleel White]], [[Masami Kikuchi]], [[Martin Burke]], [[Jun'ichi Kanemaru]] and [[Jason Griffith]].
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| − | == Games involving Sonic the Hedgehog ==
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| − | ===Key===
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| − | * J = Japan
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| − | * N = North America
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| − | * E = PAL (Europe, Asia, Australia, Brazil)
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| − | * X = PAL excluding Brazil
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| − | * B = Brazil ONLY
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| − | === For the [[Sega Megadrive]]/[[Sega Genesis]]: ===
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] (NEJ)
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Megadrive)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]] (also Sonic Spinball) (NEJ)
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| − | *[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]] (NE)
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]] (NEJ)
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| − | *[[Sonic and Knuckles]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic 3D Blast]] (aka Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island) (EN)
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| − | *[[Sonic Classics]] (contains [[Sonic 1]], [[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]], and [[Sonic 2]]) (N)
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| − | === For the [[Sega Master System]]: ===
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Game Gear)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] (B)
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]] (B)
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| − | *[[Sonic Chaos]] (B)
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| − | *[[Sonic Spinball]] (B)
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| − | *[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]] (B)
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| − | *[[Sonic Blast]] (B)
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| − | === For [[Sega Mega-CD]]/[[Sega CD]]: ===
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]] (aka Sonic CD) (JEN)
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| − | === For the [[Sega Game Gear]]: ===
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Game Gear)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] (JNX)
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]] (XNJ)
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| − | *[[Sonic Chaos]] (aka Sonic and Tails) (JNX)
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| − | *[[Sonic Spinball]] (XN)
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| − | *[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]] (NX)
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| − | *[[Sonic Drift]] (J)
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| − | *[[Sonic Triple Trouble]] (aka Sonic and Tails 2) (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Drift 2]] (JEN)
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| − | *[[Tails' Adventures]] (JEN)
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| − | *[[Sonic 2 In 1]] (contains [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear)|Sonic 2]] and [[Sonic Spinball|Sonic Spinball (Game Gear version)]]) (N)
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| − | *[[Sonic Labryinth]] (EJN)
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| − | *[[Tails' Skypatrol]] (J)
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| − | *[[Sonic Blast]] (aka G-Sonic) (NXJ)
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| − | === For the [[Sega Pico]]: ===
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| − | *[[Sonic's Gameworld]] (JN)
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| − | *[[Tails And The Music Maker]] (NJ)
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| − | *[[Sonic Eraser]] (J)
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| − | *[[Knuckles' Chaotix]] (aka Chaotix) (NJE)
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| − | === For the [[Sega Saturn]]: ===
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| − | *[[Sonic Jam]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic R]] (NEJ)
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| − | *[[Sonic 3D Blast]] (aka Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island) (NEJ)
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| − | *[[Sonic Adventure]] (J)
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| − | *[[Sonic Adventure International]] (NJE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Shuffle]] (NJE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Adventure 2]] (NJE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Schoolhouse]] (N)
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| − | *[[Sonic 3D Blast]] (EN)
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]] (aka Sonic CD) (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic and Knuckles Collection]] (a combination of Sonic 3, S&K and S3&K) (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic R]] (NEJ)
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| − | *[[Sonic Adventure DX: Directors Cut (PC)]] (JE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Heroes]] (JNE)
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| − | === For [[SNK]] [[Neo Geo Pocket]]: ===
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]] (EN)
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| − | *[[Sonic Advance]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Advance 2]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Advance 3]]
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| − | *[[Sonic Pinball Party]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Battle]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Mega Collection]] (NJE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Adventure|Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]] (NJE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Heroes]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Heroes]] (JNE)
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| − | *[[Sonic Heroes]] (JNE)
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| − | === For [[Nokia]] [[N-Gage]]: ===
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| − | *[[SonicN]] (N)
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| − | *[[Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car]] (J)
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| − | *[[Sega Sonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol]] (J)
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| − | *[[SegaSonic The Hedgehog]] (J)
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| − | *[[Sonic the Fighters]] aka [[Sonic Championship]] (JN)
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| − | === Redemption Games ===
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| − | *Sonic Popcorn Shop (J) (made popcorn as you played)
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| − | *Sonic the Hedgehog AWP ([[slot machine]])
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| − | *Sonic and Tails Spinner
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| − | *UFO SegaSonic (J)
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| − | === Leaked prototypes ===
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| − | *[[Sonic 2 Beta]]
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| − | *[[Sonic Spinball|Sonic Spinball beta]]
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| − | *[[Sonic Crackers]]/Sonic Studium
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 EPROM]] ('release candidate')
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| − | *[[CD Sonic the Hedgehog build 510]]
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD build 712]]
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD build 920]] (J)
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| − | *[[Sonic Heroes E3 Demo]]
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| − | *[[Sonic Heroes Alpha]]
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| − | *[[Sonic Advance 3 beta]]
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| − | *[[Flicky]] (The blue bird character, Flicky, became one of many animals that Sonic rescues in the classic games after his apperance in this game.)
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| − | *[[Art Alive]] (An art game. Sonic appears as "stamps" to be placed.)
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| − | *[[Gale Racer]] (A racing game. A Sonic keychain hangs on the rearview mirror.)
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| − | *[[Popful Mail]] (The main character Mail examines a billboard in the game, which has a small drawing of Sonic off to the side.)
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| − | *[[Crusader of Centy]] (An action RPG. In a small beach, Sonic lays in a lawn chair. Talk to Sonic and he says: "Tsk, tsk. I'm a gallant hedgehog. Don't mess or you'll get burned.")
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| − | *[[Daytona USA]] (A racing title, Sonic appears carved in a stone mountain on the Three-Seven Speedway course.)
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| − | *[[Outrunners]] (Another racing title, in the intro Sonic and Tails fly in two versions of their biplane, the Tornado, and sprinkle the Sega logo. In the game, Sonic billboards appear off to the sides.)
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| − | *[[Spider-Man]] for [[Sega CD]] (In the game's ending, a carving of Sonic's head can be spotted on a cave in the background.)
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| − | *[[Tom & Jerry: The Movie]] for [[Game Gear]] (An ad for Sonic appears on the windows of a bookstore in one level.)
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| − | *[[F1 World Championship: Beyond the Limit]] (Sonic and Tails' heads can be spotted on billboards on some tracks.)
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| − | *[[Wacky Worlds]] (Another art title, this game is composed entirely of stamp placement. Sonic and Tails are on the game's cover, Sonic is in a spaceship and is your cursor to select a world to play in, and Tails is a stamp in the jungle area.)
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| − | *[[Metal Head]] (Sonic appears on a billboard in the scenery.)
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| − | *[[Bug!]] (One of the game's bonus stages features the character, Bug, racing against Sonic.)
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| − | *[[Virtua Fighter 2]] (In the Saturn version, when Jacky Bryant and Sarah Bryant fight, a hidden stage called Chicago is chosen. There's a brick wall in the background with graffiti, including a doodle of Sonic.)
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| − | *[[Clockwork Knight 2]] (In a hidden movie, a Sonic toy can be seen sitting on a shelf.)
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| − | *[[Donkey Kong Country 2]] (At the end of the game, Diddy gets rated as a video game hero according to how many of the DK Coins you collect. On the screen is a trash can labeled "No Hopes" with Sonic's shoes next to it.)
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| − | *[[Fighting Vipers]] (In the intro movie, Sanman's pile of toys contains a model of the Lunar Fox, the spaceship Tails creats in [[Sonic the Fighters]].)
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| − | *[[Virtua Fighter Kids]] (Same as Virtua Fighter 2's cameo.)
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| − | *[[Scud Race]] (Sonic appears on a billboard in the Beginner track.)
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| − | *[[Fighters Megamix]] ([[Bark the Polarbear]] and [[Bean the Dynamite Dux]] are unlockable fighters)
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| − | *[[Last Bronx]] (In Tommy's stage, there is a poster of Sonic on a building in the background. Also, there's a sticker of Sonic on Tommy's outfit.)
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| − | *[[Waverunner]] (Sonic appears on the back of a racer's lifejacket.)
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| − | *[[Virtua Striker 2]] (A hidden team has [[Bean the Dynamite]] and a slew of other weird characters.)
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| − | *[[Tamagotchi]] on [[Sega Saturn]] (Treat your tamagotchi right, and it'll become a Sonagotchi.)
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| − | *[[Spikeout]] (Sonic appears near an elevator in one of the levels.)
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| − | *[[Le Mans 24]] (Sonic is a hidden racer.)
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| − | *[[LA Machineguns]] (Sonic and the [[Sonic Adventure]] logo appear as neon signs in the Las Vegas stage.)
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| − | *[[Get Bass]] (In the Dreamcast version, after a few courses you receive a Sonic lure.)
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| − | *[[Toy Commander]] (Sonic appears on a calendar on the floor in some stages.)
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| − | *[[NBA 2K]] (Players can create a team called the Hedgehogs, which features Sonic holding a basketball as the logo.)
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| − | *[[NHL 2K]] (Sonic appears on the Jumbotron occassionally.)
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| − | *[[Shenmue]] (Sonic character dolls are available.)
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| − | *[[Phantasy Star Online]] (Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails have cameoed online numerous times.)
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| − | *[[Christmas NiGHTS]] (One of the presents is to play as Sonic in the Spring Valley Time Attack)
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| − | *[[Virtua Striker 3]] (A hidden team has Sonic, [[Tails]], [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]], [[Amy Rose|Amy]], [[Dr. Eggman]], and a [[Chao]] as players, with [[Yuji Naka]] as the coach)
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| − | *[[Beach Spikers]] (A giant inflatable Sonic floats above one of the volleyball courts)
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| − | *[[Phantasy Star IV]] (A book in the grammar school is about Sonic)
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| − | *[[Somari]], an unlicensed version of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] that was ported to the [[Famicom]] and instead stars Somari, an altered [[Mario]]; the game is from Hong Kong
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| − | *[[Family Kid]], an edited version of Somari.
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| − | *[[Sonic Jam 6]], a hacked version of an unlicensed version of Super Mario Bros. using tiles from [[Super Mario Collection]]; the game is from China
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4]] (actually a [[Speedy Gonzalez]] game for the [[Super Nintendo]])
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog 6]] (another Speedy Gonzalez game for the [[Game Boy]])
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| − | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Amiga)]]
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| − | *[[Sonyc]], a very well made unlicensed game, both MSX2 and GBA versions
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| − | *[[Jurassic Boy 2]], a blantant rip-off of the Sonic series for the GBC.
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| − | *[[Sonic-Boy in Monsterland]], hacked version of [[Wonder Boy in Monster Land]] for the [[Sega Master System]]
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| − | *Sonic-Boy in Monsterland 2 - Eggman's Trap, hacked version of [[Wonder Boy in Monster Land 3]] for the [[Sega Master System]]
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| − | *Sonic-Boy in Monsterland 3 - Eggman's Room, hacked version of [[Geraldinho]], a [[Teddy Boy]] clone for the [[Sega Master System]]
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| − | *Sonic-Boy in Monsterland 4 - hacked version of [[Wonder Boy in Monster World]]
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| − | *[[Sonic vs. Os. Mauniks]], hacked version of [[Psycho Fox]] for the [[Sega Master System]]
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| − | == Public domain ==
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| − | * [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Gameboy)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] for the [[Gameboy]] - a demonstration program
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| − | == Television Series ==
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| − | * [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]] (AoStH, US)
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| − | * [[Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)|Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM]], US)
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| − | * [[Sonic Underground]] (US, France)
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| − | * [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Anime)|Sonic the Hedgehog (Anime]], Japan)
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| − | * [[Sonic X]] (Anime, Japan)
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| − | == Comic Books ==
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| − | * [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] (Archie, US)
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| − | * [[Sonic the Comic]] (Fleetway, UK)
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