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'''''SegaSonic the Hedgehog''''' (often referred to as '''''SegaSonic Arcade''''') is a game created by [[Sonic Team]] & [[Hitmaker]], published by [[Sega]] and released for [[System 32]] arcade machines in June 1993 for Japan and September 1993 for the United Kingdom, and (presumedly) the United States. It was the first Sonic arcade game to be released. There are three known revisions of this game (A, B and C, respectively), and a prototype for it as well.  
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'''''SegaSonic the Hedgehog''''' (often referred to as '''''SegaSonic Arcade''''') is a game created by [[Sonic Team]] & [[Sega AM3]], published by [[Sega]] and released for [[System 32]] arcade machines in June 1993 for Japan and September 1993 for the United Kingdom, and (presumedly) the United States. It was the first Sonic arcade game to be released. There are three known revisions of this game (A, B and C, respectively), and a prototype for it as well.  
  
 
In the game, players can choose from three characters:  [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Mighty the Armadillo]], or [[Ray the Flying Squirrel]]. This game has the first appearance by Mighty, and the only appearance by Ray. The story goes that the three were captured by Eggman and placed on "Eggman Isle." On the isle, Sonic and co. must avoid traps set by Dr. Eggman by using a single button and trackball interface. This game can support up to 3 players.
 
In the game, players can choose from three characters:  [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Mighty the Armadillo]], or [[Ray the Flying Squirrel]]. This game has the first appearance by Mighty, and the only appearance by Ray. The story goes that the three were captured by Eggman and placed on "Eggman Isle." On the isle, Sonic and co. must avoid traps set by Dr. Eggman by using a single button and trackball interface. This game can support up to 3 players.

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SegaSonic the Hedgehog
System(s): Sega System 32
Publisher: Sega
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Genre: Action

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SegaSonic the Hedgehog (often referred to as SegaSonic Arcade) is a game created by Sonic Team & Sega AM3, published by Sega and released for System 32 arcade machines in June 1993 for Japan and September 1993 for the United Kingdom, and (presumedly) the United States. It was the first Sonic arcade game to be released. There are three known revisions of this game (A, B and C, respectively), and a prototype for it as well.

In the game, players can choose from three characters: Sonic the Hedgehog, Mighty the Armadillo, or Ray the Flying Squirrel. This game has the first appearance by Mighty, and the only appearance by Ray. The story goes that the three were captured by Eggman and placed on "Eggman Isle." On the isle, Sonic and co. must avoid traps set by Dr. Eggman by using a single button and trackball interface. This game can support up to 3 players.

This game is notable for being the first to feature voices and dialog for the characters. It was also the first Sonic game to feature an ice level which would later become a recurring theme in the series starting with Sonic 3's Ice Cap Zone.

This title was initially planned as a title to be included in Sonic Gems Collection but was left out due to problems with emulating the games trackball control scheme[1]. Recently, SegaSonic Arcade was supported with MAME version .99, with only a few minor problems.

Gameplay

The objective of the game is to reach the end of each level without dying. This objective is similar to other Sonic games, but different as the levels are designed to have less focus on platforming and instead focuses on pressing the player forward to complete the levels as fast as possible. There are few actual enemy encounters, but instead there are lots of environmental hazards including giant boulders, lava flows, rogue gears, falling stalactites, and others. When the player loses health it can be replenished by collecting rings which can be found around the arena or inside certain destructible objects. Upon completing each level, the game tallies up how many rings were grabbed, and extra points are received if over half of the level's rings were found. The game only has one boss, who appears midway through the game.

The characters were controlled by one action button, allowing the player to perform a jumping spin attack, and a trackball is used to move around. Each of the trackballs and their corresponding action buttons were color-coded (blue for Sonic, red for Mighty and yellow for Ray). All characters play exactly the same and are given no unique moves of their own.

Voice actors

Role Voice Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog Takeshi Kusao
Ray the Flying Squirrel Hiroko Yoshino
Mighty the Armadillo Yusuke Numata
Dr. Eggman Masaharu Sato

Production Credits

Director: T.Tsuda
Program: H.Kawatake, T.Hasegawa, T.Kawauchi
Design: M.Kusunoki, K.Miyagi, M.Hoshino, S.Yamagata
Sound: H.Miyauchi, K.Hanada, N. Tokiwa
Voice Actor: T.Kusao (Sonic), H.Kanamaru (Ray), Y.Numata (Mighty), M.Satoh (Eggman)
Special Thanks: N.Ohshima, S.Burton, J.Spahn, M.Sasaki, E.Taki, Aoni Pro., Recording Studio Tavac

Resources

Original Sound Version Recordings

See SegaSonic the Hedgehog OSV for a download page.

Flyer scans

Cabinet

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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
Arcade
 1991  Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car     1993  Sonic the Hedgehog | SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | SegaSonic the Hedgehog     1996  Sonic the Fighters     2011  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade     2015  Sonic Dash Extreme‎‎     2016  Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition     2020  Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition    
Arcade
 1992  UFO SegaSonic     1993  Sonic the Hedgehog | SegaSonic Popcorn Shop     1994  Sonic no Space Tours | SegaSonic Wataame Scramble | Sonic Canball | Air Circus | Curling Holiday     1997  Sonic the Hedgehog AWP     2002  Sonic & Tails Spinner     2003  CR Sonic     2007  Sonic Spinner     2008  Sonic Live!     2009  Sonic Hopper!     2010  Sonic Sports Basketball     2012  Sonic Sports Air Hockey | Oh! Ring | In the Barrel     2013  Sonic Athletics | Sonic Ghost Shooting | Sonic Brain Ranking‎‎     2016  Sonic Blast Ball‎‎     2019  Sonic Sports Kids Basketball‎‎    
 Unknown date  CoroCoro Fever (199x) | Darts Shot (199x) | Mogu-Mogu Rush (201x) | Neo Target (201x) | Circles Shoot (201x)

Game Play Footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Qr0kSXGEg