Sonic the Hedgehog (2013 game)

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Sonic the Hedgehog

System(s): iOS, Android

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Christian Whitehead, Headcannon

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code	Rating
US ▼	2013-05-16^[1]^[2]	$2.99^[1]	?	4+
EU ▼	2013-05-16^[2]	€2.99	?	4+
UK ▼	2013-05-16^[2]	£2.29	?	4+
JP ▼	2013-05-17^[3]	¥250^[3]	?	4+
US ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-06-21^[4]	FREE	?	4+
EU ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-06-21^[4]	FREE	?	4+
US ▼	2013-05-16^[2]	$2.99	?
UK ▼	2013-05-16^[2]	£2.99	?
EU ▼	2013-05-16^[2]	€2.99	?
JP ▼	2013-05-17^[5]	¥250^[5]	?
US ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-06-21^[4]	FREE	?
EU ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-06-21^[4]	FREE	?
DE ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-06-21^[4]	FREE	?
AU ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-06-21^[4]	FREE	?
US	2016-03-17^[6]	$2.99^[7]	?

The 2013 release of Sonic the Hedgehog is an enhanced downloadable remake of the 1991 Sega Mega Drive game Sonic the Hedgehog. It was published by Sega for iOS and Android devices in May 2013.

This particular version of Sonic the Hedgehog was developed by Sonic Retro Tech Members The Taxman and Stealth, using a proprietary game engine named the "Retro Engine" (an updated version of that seen in the 2011 version of Sonic the Hedgehog CD and fangames such as Retro Sonic Nexus). It replaced the 2009 iPhone release of the game (handled by Backbone Entertainment), and rather than rely on emulation, is specifically tailored for the hardware, offering enhanced features and new modes of play.

In 2017, the game became free with the other Sega Forever apps. Users who installed it for free now have ads and previous paid owners can restore their purchase to make the app ad-free.

Gameplay

This version of Sonic 1 features a number of enhancements such as widescreen support, online leaderboards, filters to change the way the game is displayed, and extra gameplay-related bonuses such as a Spin Dash option, and a widely enhanced debug mode. When the game is beaten once, Tails and Knuckles can be unlocked as can the Sonic and Tails combo seen in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Using the aforementioned debug mode, along with other hidden features, the player can also uncover the ability to use Super characters, as well as interact with objects never seen in, or scrapped from, the original game.

With the exceptions above, it is otherwise faithful to the original game. It also addresses multiple bugs, and boasts a constant 60 FPS.

Achievements

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog (2013 game)/Achievements

Versions

Version history

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog (2013 game)/Changelog

Version	Size	Date	Comment	Ref
0000030000050000010000000000003.5.1	61MB	202003242020-03-24		^[8]	^(info) (61.11 MB)
0000030000050000000000000000003.5.0	61MB	202003132020-03-13		^[9]	^(info) (61.11 MB)
0000030000040000090000000000003.4.9	61MB	202003052020-03-05		^[9]	^(info) (59.36 MB)
0000030000040000070000000000003.4.7	57MB	202002112020-02-11		^[9]	^(info) (56.65 MB)
0000030000040000060000000000003.4.6	57MB	202002112020-02-11		^[9]	^(info) (56.65 MB)
0000030000040000040000000000003.4.4	56MB	202001282020-01-28		^[9]	^(info) (55.58 MB)
0000030000040000030000000000003.4.3	57MB	201911042019-11-04		^[10]	^(info) (56.75 MB)
0000030000040 (74)0000000000003.4.0 (74)	58MB	201908142019-08-14		^[11]	^(info) (57.8 MB)
0000030000040 (63)0000000000003.4.0 (63)	58MB	201907132019-07-13		^[12]	^(info) (57.62 MB)
0000030000030 (60)0000000000003.3.0 (60)	57MB	201903042019-03-04		^[13]	^(info) (57.09 MB)
0000030000030 (57)0000000000003.3.0 (57)	54MB	201902182019-02-18		^[14]	^(info) (54.46 MB)
0000030000030 (55)0000000000003.3.0 (55)	54MB	201811212018-11-21		^[15]	^(info) (54.19 MB)
0000030000030 (52)0000000000003.3.0 (52)	54MB	201809172018-09-17		^[16]	^(info) (54.3 MB)
0000030000030 (49)0000000000003.3.0 (49)	55MB	201809032018-09-03		^[17]	^(info) (55.39 MB)
0000030000030 (40)0000000000003.3.0 (40)	56MB	201806182018-06-18		^[18]	^(info) (55.56 MB)
0000030000030 (39)0000000000003.3.0 (39)	55MB	201806052018-06-05		^[19]	^(info) (54.94 MB)
0000030000020000090000000000003.2.9	49MB	201802052018-02-05		^[19]	^(info) (48.57 MB)
0000030000020000080000000000003.2.8	49MB	201801292018-01-29		^[19]	^(info) (48.57 MB)
0000030000020000050000000000003.2.5	49MB	201712112017-12-11		^[20]	^(info) (48.57 MB)
0000030000020000040000000000003.2.4	49MB	201712042017-12-04		^[19]	^(info) (48.57 MB)
0000030000020000000000000000003.2.0	49MB	201711142017-11-14		^[19]	^(info) (49.2 MB)
0000030000010000000000000000003.1.0	48MB	201710242017-10-24		^[19]	^(info) (48.33 MB)
0000030000000000060000000000003.0.6	48MB	201708212017-08-21		^[19]	^(info) (48.48 MB)
0000030000000000050000000000003.0.5	48MB	201707312017-07-31			^(info) (48.43 MB)
0000030000000000020000000000003.0.2	48MB	201706292017-06-29			^(info) (48.21 MB)
0000030000000000010000000000003.0.1	48MB	201706222017-06-22			^(info) (48.21 MB)
0000030000000000000000000000003.0.0	48MB	201706222017-06-22	Sega Forever.		^(info) (48.21 MB)
0000020000010000010000000000002.1.1	38MB	201504132015-04-13		^[21]
0000020000000000040000000000002.0.4	32MB	201402132014-02-13		^[22]
0000010000000000040000000000001.0.4	32MB	201307112013-07-11		^[23]
0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0	31MB	201305172013-05-17		^[24]
0000030000060000050000000000003.6.5	184.6MB	202006032020-06-03		^[25]
0000030000060000000000000000003.6.0	182.8MB	202003092020-03-09		^[26]
0000030000050000090000000000003.5.9	176.8MB	202002132020-02-13		^[27]
0000030000050000060000000000003.5.6		202001272020-01-27
0000030000050000030000000000003.5.3	173.3MB	201911042019-11-04		^[28]
0000030000050000000000000000003.5.0	165.3MB	201908142019-08-14		^[29]
0000030000040000000000000000003.4.0	171.1MB	201907112019-07-11		^[30]
0000030000020000050000000000003.2.5	175.7MB	201903042019-03-04		^[31]
0000030000020000040000000000003.2.4	165.4MB	201902112019-02-11		^[32]
0000030000020000030000000000003.2.3	165.4MB	201811212018-11-21		^[33]
0000030000020000010000000000003.2.1	164.1MB	201808302018-08-30		^[34]
0000030000010000000000000000003.1.0	161.3MB	201806052018-06-05		^[35]
0000030000000000090000000000003.0.9	147MB	201712042017-12-04		^[36]
0000030000000000070000000000003.0.7	147MB	201711132017-11-13		^[37]
0000030000000000050000000000003.0.5	130MB	201710032017-10-03		^[38]
0000030000000000040000000000003.0.4	73.9MB	201707102017-07-10		^[39]
0000030000000000030000000000003.0.3	73.8MB	201706242017-06-24		^[40]
0000030000000000020000000000003.0.2		201706222017-06-22		^[34]
0000030000000000010000000000003.0.1	73.8MB	201706222017-06-22		^[41]
0000030000000000000000000000003.0		201706192017-06-19	Sega Forever.	^[34]
0000020000010000020000000000002.1.2	36.7MB	201603022016-03-02		^[42]
0000020000010000020000000000002.1.2	33.3MB	201603022016-03-02		^[43]
0000020000000000080000000000002.0.8	35.2MB	201504292015-04-29		^[44]
0000020000000000050000000000002.0.5	31MB	201407222014-07-22		^[45]
0000020000000000040000000000002.0.4	31MB	201402182014-02-18		^[46]
0000020000000000020000000000002.0.2		201402062014-02-06		^[34]
0000020000000000010000000000002.0.1	30.9MB	201306182013-06-18		^[47]
0000020000000000000000000000002.0	30.4MB	201305162013-05-16		^[1]

Downloadable content

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog (2013 game)/Downloadable content

Differences

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog (2013 game)/Comparisons

Production credits

ORIGINAL GAME DEVELOPED BY: SEGA
DEVELOPED FOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS BY: Christian Whitehead, Headcannon
Lead Programmer: Christian Whitehead
Programmer: Simon Thomley
Title & Menu Music: Jane-Evelyn "CHIBI-TECH" Nisperos (M2 Co. Ltd.)

SEGA OF AMERICA

Chairman: Naoya Tsurumi
CEO: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki
CCO: Masanao Maeda
COO/CFO/President: John Cheng
VP of Digital Business: Chris Olson
Director of Digital Planning: Naoki Kameda
Director of Mobile Business: David Zemke
Director of PD: Todd Hartwig
Director of Online Business: Tony Colafrancesco
Producer: Stephen Yee
Digital Brand Manager: Mike Han
Digital Campaign Manager: Hilarree Wong
Creative Director: Ethan Eihorn
Senior Business Development: Dai Kudo

SOA QUALITY ASSURANCE

Dev. Operations Supervisor: Stephen Akana
Project Lead: Jason Bianchi
QA Testers: Jason Lam, Don Escueta, Kim Reynolds, John Nelson, Phillip Guadagna, Kseniya Lobanova, Raluca Romero

SOA MASTERING GROUP

Mastering Lab Supervisor: Rey Casto Buzon
Mastering Lab Technicians: Dmitryi Khlynin

SEGA NETWORKS

Executive Producer: Haruki Satomi
Localization Director: Daisuke Mori
Lineup Planning Team: Kyoko Ueno
PR/WEB section: Maki Kobayashi
Overseas Digital Business Team: Katsuhiro Ichinose, Satomi Okuma, Erika Nagata

SEGA OF EUROPE

COO: Jurgen Post
CFO: John Ward
Senior Vice President, Business Planning: Yusuke Sai
Director of Digital Distribution (Console and Mobile): Mike Evans
Director of Development Services West: Jim Woods
Digital PR Exclusive: Amy White
Head of Studio Localisation and ESD: Charlotte O'Connor
Assistant Producer: Stuart Fenn
Director of Legal & Business Affairs: Nicky Ormrod, Theo Shum
Legal Executive: Marine Cabour
Legal and Licensing Executive: Edwina Haddon
Head of QA/Localisation QA: Ghulham Khan
Production Manager: Teressa Wright, Simon Lawrence
Resource Manager: Ben Jackson
Localisation Manager: Marta Lois Gonzalez
Localisation Project Supervisor: Antonella Marras
Lead Translators: Jesus Alvarez, Luis J. Paredes, Nicole Thomer
Translators: Daniela Kaynert, Sebastian Salguero, Ronan Salon, Tatjana Nath, Gabriel Casas, Chiara Canu, Giuseppe Rosa, Giulia Checchi, Anais Maniaval
Project Lead: James Langtry
Mastering, Equipment and Submissions Manager: Phil Adams
Senior Mastering Technicians: Mike Veness
Assistant Mastering Technicians: Paul Hann, Shaun Young
Language QA Supervisor: Alessandro Irranca
Localisation QA Team Lead: Rafael Bermudez Calvar
Localisation QA Assistant Team Lead: Marcus Laqua
Localisation QA Senior Tester: Gwladys Gaye
Localisation QA Testers: Firas Al Sekran, Melanie Schicker, David Bilbao Gonzalez, Fernando Sousa de Azevedo
Administration and Finance Coordinator: Chris Bien
QA Administrator: Chris Geiles
Shift Monitors: Chris Bailey, Tony Langan
Special Thanks: Elizabeth Ramirez, Marc Gordon
Ogg Vorbis: (c) 2002, Xiph.Org Foundation. This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the foundation or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
(c) SEGA

Source: In-game credits

Promotional material

Press release for announcement

Artwork

Sega Forever icon

External links

Sonic the Hedgehog on Google Play (offline)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Forever version on Google Play
Sonic the Hedgehog on iTunes: JP, US, UK

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-01 00:11)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 http://blogs.sega.com/2013/05/16/sonic-the-hedgehog-arrives-on-android-ios/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-01-30 21:14)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/216/G021644/20130517018/ (Wayback Machine: 2021-09-21 21:29)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 @segaforever on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2018-05-18 23:06)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/216/G021643/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-20 05:04)
↑ http://toucharcade.com/2016/03/17/sonic-the-hedgehog-remaster-now-on-apple-tv-sonic-2-and-sonic-cd-later-this-month/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-06 17:18)
↑ http://appletvblog.com/2016/03/21/first-look-sonic-the-hedgehog-for-apple-tv/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-01-15 19:53)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2020-05-23 23:40)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 APKPure (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2020-05-23 23:41)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2020-01-14 21:35)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-29 23:28)
↑ APKPure (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2020-05-23 23:45)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2019-04-20 08:13)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2019-02-21 14:27)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-04 01:26)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-18 19:25)
↑ APKPure (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-18 19:27)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2018-07-02 08:11)
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 ^19.4 ^19.5 ^19.6 APKPure (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-21 16:43)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1px) (Wayback Machine: 2017-12-21 23:32)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1) (Wayback Machine: 2015-04-30 08:48)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1) (Wayback Machine: 2014-02-22 01:46)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1) (Wayback Machine: 2013-07-31 17:21)
↑ Google Play (com.sega.sonic1) (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-20 15:39)
↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912 (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-05 19:26)
↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912 (Wayback Machine: 2020-05-22 23:40)
↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912 (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-09 13:09)
↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912 (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-12 08:54)
↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912 (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-07 11:38)
↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912 (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-12 17:24)
↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912 (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-24 03:18)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2019-03-02 09:04)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-19 04:03)
↑ ^34.0 ^34.1 ^34.2 ^34.3 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-09-21 22:24)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-23 14:15)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-12-21 23:37)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-22 23:28)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-25 03:24)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-15 20:56)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-24 23:13)
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↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316050001?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2016-07-06 20:15)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316050001?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2015-06-06 05:01)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316050001?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-09-11 16:17)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316050001?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-04-10 13:31)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-the-hedgehog/id316025912?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2013-10-31 17:27)

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Scrapped Enemies:

Books:

File:MegaDriveFan JP 19910701 f.pdf

Story Comic

Koushiki Guide Book

Hisshou Kouryakuhou

Sega's Official Player's Guide

An Official Player's Guide

The Sonic Collection

Music:

1&2 Soundtrack

Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

2007 Sonic the Hedgehog (iPod) 2009 Sonic the Hedgehog (iPhone) 2010 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic Spinball | Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic Comics 2011 Sonic 20th Anniversary | Sonic the Sketchhog | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic the Hedgehog CD 2012 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic the Hedgehog Skins | Sonic Jump 2013 Sonic Dash | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 2014 Sonic Jump Fever 2015 Sonic Runners | Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom 2017 Sonic Forces: Speed Battle | Sonic Runners Adventure 2019 Sonic Racing 2020 Sonic at the Olympic Games 2022 Sonic Speed Simulator 2023 Sonic Prime Dash | Sonic Dream Team

Unreleased Sonic Central | Sonic Demo

2011 Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Advance | Sonic the Hedgehog CD 2012 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Jump 2013 Sonic the Hedgehog | Happy Sonic! Live Wallpaper | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic Dash | Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 2014 Sonic Jump Fever 2015 Sonic Runners | Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom 2017 Sonic Runners Adventure | Sonic Forces: Speed Battle 2020 Sonic at the Olympic Games 2022 Sonic Speed Simulator 2023 Sonic Prime Dash

Demos Sonic the Hedgehog CD Lite | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II Lite