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Revision as of 17:50, 16 July 2015

This page has a list of articles for Sonic the Hedgehog and covers short magazine articles not deserving of their own page.

File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg "Pricks at the Speed of Sound"
Brief article about the game's appearance at the January 1991 CES at Las Vegas.
Logo-pdf.svg "Games News: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Paragraph about the game's appearance at the January 1991 CES at Las Vegas. It mentions the rotating Special Stage, and is accompanied by a early screenshot of Marble Zone.
File:MeanMachines UK 08.pdf Logo-pdf.svg "Preview: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Three-page article about the upcoming game, which it states is expected in September. Gameplay is briefly described, though most of the pages are taken up by screenshots, which are from a prototype version. In particular, Spring Yard Zone on the second page is very different. Sonic the Hedgehog is also a cover article on this issue.
File:CVG UK 115.pdf Logo-pdf.svg "Preview: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Two-page article about the upcoming game, where many of the images are from an early prototype. It mistakenly says there are 15 levels split into 5 acts, even though 5 zones are shown total. The first page also mentions a power-up which gives Sonic invincibility and Speed Shoes at once, which is probably a reference to the unused S-monitor which has been found in the game. It also mentions that U.S. Gold has bought the rights to publish home computer versions.
Logo-pdf.svg "Review: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Three-page review of the game. The reviewers praise the game's graphics, with its large sprites and detailed backgrounds, as well as its speed and gameplay. Overall they give Sonic a glowing review with a score of 92%.
Logo-pdf.svg "Sonic Clampdown"
Short article describing Sega's efforts to prevent American copies of Sonic the Hedgehog being sold in Europe, before the game's official European launch.
Logo-pdf.svg "Screentest: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Three-page review of the game. The reviewer compares it favourably to the recent Super Mario World, praising the game's graphics and speed, as well as the level design and overall size. Scrap Brain Zone is referred to as "Clockwork Zone", its working title before the game was finished.
Logo-pdf.svg "CVG Hit: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Four-page review of the game. The article is poorly written, as incorrect names are used and there is even an upside down image in between pages 3 and 4. They give the game a 96 for graphics, 93 for sounds, 94 for playability, and 91 for "lastability", with a 94 for the overall score.
Logo-pdf.svg "It's Sonic, Guy!"
Letter regarding the Sonic the Hedgehog review in ACE #47. The writer points out the "Clockwork Zone" error, and suggests Sonic has better graphics than Super Mario World.
Logo-pdf.svg "Reviews Directory: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Short recap of the review from ACE #47. The previous score of 94% is rounded up to 5 stars out of 5.
Logo-pdf.svg "Tips: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Article explaining the debug mode and how to access it.
Logo-pdf.svg "Lookback: Sonic the Hedgehog"
Half-page review, referencing a previous review in Mean Machines #10 (where the game was given a score of 92%). The writers now say the game is too easy, and has aged poorly in comparison to the newer Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Logo-pdf.svg "The Complete Sonic Tips Guide"
Single paragraph explaining the level select code. Part of a retrospective of codes on Mega Drive Sonic games.


Full-length articles

Beep!

Preview (August 1990)

A preview with early prototype screenshots.

Translation

Title: Sonic the Hedgehog

Sega/Release Date Unknown/Price Unknown/ACT

Subtitle: “Could it be another Alex Kidd?”

“They are trying to create a new original character with this “Sonic the Hedgehog”. Please stay tuned for further details.”

Main text: “For release next Spring comes an original character action game from Sega.

“We don’t have details on what sort of game this will turn out to be but judging from screens it looks quite different from anything we’ve seen to date from Sega. We think the colorful and bright graphics could turn out to be popular.

“It remains to be seen whether this will turn into another Alex Kidd Osaaru for Sega!”

Left picture caption: “The title screen. Will this become another popular original character for Sega?”

Right picture caption: “Will it be cute character graphics with whimsical action?”

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Review (July 1991)

A review for the game Sonic the Hedgehog, where each reviewer gives the game a nine out of ten.

Cheat Codes (August 1991)

These two clips from Electronic Gaming monthly give away cheat codes.

Overview (November 1992)

This magazine gives a small overview of the game.

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Games TM

Retrospective

This clip from "Games TM" features a retrospective of Eggman and dwells on what makes him a memorable villian.

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Game Players

Pack-ins

This clip from gameplayers is from the 1991 issue of Gameplayers Sega Genesis Strategy Guide. It explains how there were two different Genesis pack-in games, Altered Beast and Sonic the Hedgehog. The Altered Beast package comes with a coupon for a free Sonic 1 game. The bottom letter contains a silly mock-up.

Game Pro

Cheat Codes (December 1991)

This clip from the same issue as the previous clip explains how to enable the debug mode. Note the "GP" written with Springs.

Game Genie Codes (April 1993)

This includes a few Game Genie codes which affect jumping ability.

Mega

Top 100 (October 1992)

The original Sonic the Hedgehog is featured as one of the top 100 games for the Mega Drive. There is also a small blurb about Sonic 2. It also mentions Sonic CD and Sonic 3.

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Mega Play

Sega CD Release (August 1992)

Info on this Sega CD release can be found here.

Sega Magazine

Deleted Features

This clip from United Kingdom's Sega Magazine (which later became Sega Saturn magazine) discusses things which were deleted from the final version of Sonic the Hedgehog, including his air punch end of level animation, the Marble Zone UFOs, and the rolling ball from Green Hill Zone.

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Sega Visions

Contest (Fall 1991)

This is an article detailing a contest to draw a Sonic Comic book for Sega Visions.

Unknown Magazine

Madonna

This clip details Sega's business strategy around 1991. It also makes mention of Sonic's scrapped love interest in the original Sonic the Hedgehog, called Madonna. Images of her can be found in the Game Development section.

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