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'''Advertisements - ''Sonic the Hedgehog''''' are product advertisements placed in various media to promote the release of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
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==Print Advertisements==
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==Print advertisements==
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===Think Fast===
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The following are advertisements placed in various print media to promote the release of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
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This advertisement is similar to the below advertisements but is on a single page. There is a prototype image of [[Spring Yard Zone]] from when it was still Sparkling Zone.
 
  
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<gallery widths="180px" heights="250px" >
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===Argentina===
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Image:Sonic1ThinkFastAd.jpg|Page 1
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|Sonic advert AR.jpg|?|?|
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}}
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}}
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===Brazil===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|Supergame BR 04.pdf|supergame|04|36-37
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}}
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}}
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===Czech Republic===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|Excalibur_CZ_16.pdf|excalibur|16|33
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}}
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|Score CZ 07.pdf|score|7|2
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}}
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}}
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===Finland===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|Playmix advert 1 FI.jpg|?|?|
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}}
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|Sonic advert FI.jpg|?|?|
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}}
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}}
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===Germany===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|VideoGames DE 1991-03.pdf|videogames|1991-03|93
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}}
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}}
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===Iceland===
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<gallery>
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Notavailable.svg|Published in Dagblaðið Vísir (05.04.1993)<ref>https://timarit.is/page/2610954?iabr=on#page/n10/mode/2up/search/sega%20japis</ref>
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Get Ready for the Sonic Boom===
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===Israel===
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This is a three page advertisement which features Sonic running through the pages scattering images of the game about. Notably, the [[Marble Zone]] image features the famed UFO's.
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{{gallery
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<gallery widths="180px" heights="250px" >
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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Image:Sonic1-sonicad2-1.jpg|Page 1
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|Freak 17 IL Sonic advert.jpg|freak|17|
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Image:Sonic1-sonicad2-2.jpg|Page 2
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}}
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</gallery>
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}}
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===The Netherlands===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|Het Parool 27-11-1991 Sonic.png|||text=Advert from Het Parool dated November 27 1991|
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}}
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}}
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===Sweden===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf|sfsw|1992-01|2
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}}
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}}
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===United Kingdom===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|MeanMachines UK 09.pdf|mm|9|22-23
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|SegaPower UK 20.pdf|segapower|20|30
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|CVG UK 116.pdf|cvg|116|12
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|Zero UK 21.pdf|zero|21|58
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|SegaPower UK 21.pdf|segapower|21|34
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|CVG UK 117.pdf|cvg|117|52
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|Zero UK 22.pdf|zero|22|62
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}}
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}}
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===United States===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|EGM US 022.pdf|egm|22|40-47
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|GamePlayers US 0305.pdf|gameplayers|0305|10
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|GamePro US 024.pdf|gamepro|22|76
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|EGM US 022.pdf|egm|23|78
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|GamePlayers US 0306.pdf|gameplayers|0306|10
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|GamePro US 023.pdf|gamepro|23|70
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|VG&CE US 29.pdf|vgce|29|34
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}}
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|EGM US 024.pdf|egm|24|91-93
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|GamePlayers US 0307.pdf|gameplayers|0307|7
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|GamePro US 024.pdf|gamepro|24|37
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|VG&CE US 29.pdf|vgce|30|27
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}}
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|SegaForce US 1992-Winter.pdf|||95
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}}
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}}
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===Posters===
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|PlayerOne FR 011.pdf|playerone|11|50-51
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}}
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|CVG UK 117.pdf|cvg|117|64,69
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}}
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}}
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==Television advertisements==
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The following are advertisements shown on broadcast television for the Mega Drive version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
  
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===Who hit the Pause button?===
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===Japan===
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This advertisement is an elongated version of the previous advertisement sans in game images.
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{{gitem|Sonic 1 (16-bit) JP Animated Commercial.mp4}}
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{{gitem|Sonic 1 (16-bit) JP Commercial.mp4}}
  
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<gallery widths="180px" heights="60px" >
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===United States===
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Image:sonic1-sonicad1-1.jpg|Page 1
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{{gitem|Sonic1 MD US TVAdvert HAG.mp4|"HAG"}}
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Image:sonic1-sonicad1-2.jpg|Page 2
 
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Image:sonic1-sonicad1-3.jpg|Page 3
 
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Image:sonic1-sonicad1-4.jpg|Page 4
 
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</gallery>
 
  
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===Sega Limited Editions===
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===United Kingdom===
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This three page advertisement promotes Sega merchandise, mostly related to Sonic.
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{{gitem|Sonic1 MD UK TVAdvert.mp4}}
  
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<gallery widths="180px" heights="250px" >
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===Portugal===
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Image:S1 Sega Visions Dec-Jan 1991 Advertisment Page08.jpg
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{{gitem|Sonic1 MD PT TVAdvert.mp4}}
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Image:S1 Sega Visions Dec-Jan 1991 Advertisment Page09.jpg
 
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Image:S1 Sega Visions Dec-Jan 1991 Advertisment Page10.jpg
 
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</gallery>
 
  
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===Sega Hot Line===
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===Greece===
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This is an advertisement for the Sega Hotline, a phone service which gives information on various Sega games.
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{{gitem|Sonic 1 TV advert GR 1993.mp4}}
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{{gitem|Sonic1 MD TV advert GR 2.mp4}}
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{{gitem|Where is my Sega advert GR.mp4}}
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{{gitem|Where is my Sega advert GR 2.mp4}}
  
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<gallery widths="180px" heights="250px" >
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===The Netherlands===
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Image:SegaHotline.jpg
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<gallery>
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Notavailable.svg|<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhx1NBG_0Ww&ab_channel=NLAlbumAds</ref>
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Sonic the Hedgehog - The Best Game Ever===
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===Finland===
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This is an advertisment which ran in a couple of Mean Machines magazines in 1991.
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{{gitem|Sonic 1 TV advert FI.mp4}}
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{{gitem|MD_Sonic_1_FI_TVAdvert.mp4}}
  
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<gallery widths="180px" heights="250px" >
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===Germany===
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File:MeanMachines Issue9 June1991 Page22.jpg|Page 22
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{{gitem|MD_Sonic_1_DE_TVAdvert.mp4}}
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File:MeanMachines Issue9 June1991 Page23.jpg|Page 23
 
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</gallery>
 
  
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[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog Magazine Articles]]
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===Canada===
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{{gitem|MD_QC_TVAdvert.mp4}}
  
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===Super Sonic===
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===France===
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This is an advertisement for the [[SUPERSONIC|Super Sonic]] single released in 1992.
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{{gitem|MD_Sonic_1_FR_TVAdvert.mp4}}
  
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<gallery widths="180px" heights="250px" >
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===Spain===
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Image:SuperSonicSingelAdvertisement.jpg
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{{gitem|Sonic_MD_ES_advert.mp4}}
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</gallery>
 
  
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==See Also==
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===Sweden===
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{{gitem|MD_Sonic_1_SE_TVAdvert.mp4}}
  
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* ''[[Commercials:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[Commercials:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Commercials]] - A collection of television commercials for the game ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
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==References==
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<references/>
  
 
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[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog Magazine Articles]]
 

Latest revision as of 12:12, 20 August 2023

Back to: Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit).

Print advertisements

The following are advertisements placed in various print media to promote the release of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Argentina

Brazil

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Supergame (BR) #4: "Novembro 1991" (1991-11-xx)
</div>

Czech Republic

Finland

Germany

Print advert in














Video Games (DE) #3/91 (1991-09-06)

Iceland

  • Published in Dagblaðið Vísir (05.04.1993)[1]

Israel

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

<div style="width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:9px; padding-right:2px;">Print advert in














Mean Machines (UK) #9: "June 1991" (1991-05-29)
also published in:
</div>

United States

<div style="width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:9px; padding-right:2px;">Print advert in














Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #22: "May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
</div>
<div style="width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:9px; padding-right:2px;">Print advert in














Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #24: "July 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:














  • Game Players (US) Vol. 3 No. 7 "July 1991" (1991-xx-xx)[14]














  • GamePro (US) #24: "July 1991" (1991-xx-xx)[15]














  • VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #30: "July 1991" (1991-xx-xx)[16]
</div>

Posters

<div style="width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:9px; padding-right:2px;">Print advert in














Player One (FR) #11: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
</div>
<div style="width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:9px; padding-right:2px;">Print advert in














Computer & Video Games (UK) #117: "August 1991" (1991-07-15)
</div>

Television advertisements

The following are advertisements shown on broadcast television for the Mega Drive version of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Japan


United States


United Kingdom


Portugal


Greece


The Netherlands

Finland

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Germany

Video Placeholder.svg


Canada

Video Placeholder.svg


France

Video Placeholder.svg


Spain

Video Placeholder.svg


Sweden

Video Placeholder.svg


References

  1. ↑ https://timarit.is/page/2610954?iabr=on#page/n10/mode/2up/search/sega%20japis
  2. ↑ File:SegaPower UK 20.pdf, page 30
  3. ↑ File:CVG UK 116.pdf, page 12
  4. ↑ File:Zero UK 21.pdf, page 58
  5. ↑ File:SegaPower UK 21.pdf, page 34
  6. ↑ File:CVG UK 117.pdf, page 52
  7. ↑ File:Zero UK 22.pdf, page 62
  8. ↑ File:GamePlayers US 0305.pdf, page 10
  9. ↑ File:GamePro US 024.pdf, page 76
  10. ↑ File:EGM US 022.pdf, page 78
  11. ↑ File:GamePlayers US 0306.pdf, page 10
  12. ↑ File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 70
  13. ↑ File:VG&CE US 29.pdf, page 34
  14. ↑ File:GamePlayers US 0307.pdf, page 7
  15. ↑ File:GamePro US 024.pdf, page 37
  16. ↑ File:VG&CE US 29.pdf, page 27
  17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhx1NBG_0Ww&ab_channel=NLAlbumAds


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