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Sonic Origins
System(s): PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Epic Games Store
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Supporting companies: Hanho (animation), Pole To Win (testing), Powerhouse Animation Studios (animation), Sega Black Sea (localisation)
Game total: 4
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code Rating
Sony PlayStation 4
JP
2022-06-23[1] ¥4,064 (4,389)[1] ?
CERO: A
Sony PlayStation 4
JP
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[2] ¥4,573 (4,939)[2] ?
CERO: A
Sony PlayStation 4
US
2022-06-23[3] $39.99[3] ?
ESRB: Everyone
Sony PlayStation 4
US
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[4] $44.99[4] ?
ESRB: Everyone
Sony PlayStation 4
EU
2022-06-23[5] €39.99[5] ?
PEGI: 3+
Sony PlayStation 4
EU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[6] €44.99[6] ?
PEGI: 3+
Sony PlayStation 4
DE
2022-06-23[7] €39.99[7] ?
USK: 6
Sony PlayStation 4
DE
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[8] €44.99[8] ?
USK: 6
Sony PlayStation 4
UK
2022-06-23[9] £32.99[9] ?
PEGI: 3+
Sony PlayStation 4
UK
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[10] £36.99[10] ?
PEGI: 3+
Sony PlayStation 4
AU
2022-06-23[11] $59.95[11] ?
OFLC: General (G)
Sony PlayStation 4
AU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[12] $67.95[12] ?
OFLC: General (G)
Sony PlayStation 4
KR
2022-06-23[13] ₩44,800[13] ?
GRB: All
Sony PlayStation 4
KR
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[14] ₩49,800[14] ?
GRB: All
Sony PlayStation 4
TW
2022-06-23[15] NT$1,090[15] ?
GSRR: 0+
Sony PlayStation 4
TW
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[16] NT$1,290[16] ?
GSRR: 0+
Xbox One
JP
2022-06-23[17] ¥4,064 (4,389)[17] ?
CERO: A
Xbox One
JP
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[18] ¥4,573 (4,939)[18] ?
CERO: A
Xbox One
US
2022-06-23[19] $39.99[19] ?
ESRB: Everyone
Xbox One
US
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[20] $44.99[20] ?
ESRB: Everyone
Xbox One
EU
2022-06-23[21] €39.99[21] ?
PEGI: 3+
Xbox One
EU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[22] €44.99[22] ?
PEGI: 3+
Xbox One
DE
2022-06-23[23] €39.99[23] ?
USK: 6
Xbox One
DE
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[24] €44.99[24] ?
USK: 6
Xbox One
UK
2022-06-23[25] £34.24[25] ?
PEGI: 3+
Xbox One
UK
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[26] £36.98[26] ?
PEGI: 3+
Xbox One
AU
2022-06-23[27] $59.95[27] ?
OFLC: General (G)
Xbox One
AU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[28] $67.95[28] ?
OFLC: General (G)
Xbox One
KR
2022-06-23[29] ₩44,800[29] ?
GRB: All
Xbox One
KR
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[30] ₩49,800[30] ?
GRB: All
Xbox One
TW
2022-06-23[31] NT$1,090.00[31] ?
GSRR: 0+
Xbox One
TW
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[32] NT$1,290.00[32] ?
GSRR: 0+
Nintendo Switch
JP
2022-06-23[33] ¥4,064 (4,389)[33] ?
CERO: A
Nintendo Switch
JP
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[34] ¥4,573 (4,939)[34] ?
CERO: A
Nintendo Switch
US
2022-06-23[35] $39.99[35] ?
ESRB: Everyone
Nintendo Switch
US
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23[36] $44.99[36] ?
ESRB: Everyone
Nintendo Switch
EU
2022-06-23[37] €39.99[37] ?
PEGI: 3+
Nintendo Switch
EU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 €? ?
PEGI: 3+
Nintendo Switch
DE
2022-06-23[38] €39.99[38] ?
USK: 6
Nintendo Switch
DE
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 €? ?
USK: 6
Nintendo Switch
UK
2022-06-23[39] £32.99[39] ?
PEGI: 3+
Nintendo Switch
UK
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 £? ?
PEGI: 3+
Nintendo Switch
AU
2022-06-23 $? ?
OFLC: General (G)
Nintendo Switch
AU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 $? ?
OFLC: General (G)
Nintendo Switch
KR
2022-06-23[40] ₩44,800[40] ?
GRB: All
Nintendo Switch
KR
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 ₩? ?
GRB: All
Nintendo Switch
TW
2022-06-23 NT$? ?
GSRR: 0+
Nintendo Switch
TW
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 NT$? ?
GSRR: 0+
Epic Games Store
JP
2022-06-23 ¥? ?
CERO: A
Epic Games Store
JP
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 ¥? ?
CERO: A
Epic Games Store
US
2022-06-23 $? ?
ESRB: Everyone
Epic Games Store
US
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 $? ?
ESRB: Everyone
Epic Games Store
EU
2022-06-23 €? ?
PEGI: 3+
Epic Games Store
EU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 €? ?
PEGI: 3+
Epic Games Store
DE
2022-06-23 €39.99[41] ?
USK: 6
Epic Games Store
DE
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 €44.99[42] ?
USK: 6
Epic Games Store
UK
2022-06-23 £? ?
PEGI: 3+
Epic Games Store
UK
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 £? ?
PEGI: 3+
Epic Games Store
AU
2022-06-23 $? ?
OFLC: General (G)
Epic Games Store
AU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 $? ?
OFLC: General (G)
Epic Games Store
KR
2022-06-23 ₩? ?
GRB: All
Epic Games Store
KR
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 ₩? ?
GRB: All
Epic Games Store
TW
2022-06-23 NT$? ?
GSRR: 0+
Epic Games Store
TW
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 NT$? ?
GSRR: 0+
Steam
JP
2022-06-23 ¥? ?
CERO: A
Steam
JP
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 ¥? ?
CERO: A
Steam
US
2022-06-23 $? ?
ESRB: Everyone
Steam
US
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 $? ?
ESRB: Everyone
Steam
EU
2022-06-23 €? ?
PEGI: 3+
Steam
EU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 €? ?
PEGI: 3+
Steam
DE
2022-06-23 €39.99[43] ?
USK: 6
Steam
DE
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 €44.99[43] ?
USK: 6
Steam
UK
2022-06-23 £32.99 ?
PEGI: 3+
Steam
UK
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 £36.99 ?
PEGI: 3+
Steam
AU
2022-06-23 $? ?
OFLC: General (G)
Steam
AU
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 $? ?
OFLC: General (G)
Steam
KR
2022-06-23 ₩? ?
GRB: All
Steam
KR
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 ₩? ?
GRB: All
Steam
TW
2022-06-23 NT$? ?
GSRR: 0+
Steam
TW
(Digital Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-23 NT$? ?
GSRR: 0+

Sonic Origins (ソニックオリジンズ) is a compilation containing the Sega Mega Drive games Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles and the Sega Mega-CD game Sonic the Hedgehog CD, each running under the Retro Engine with enhancements. It was first announced during the Sonic Central presentation in May 2021, with a full reveal on April 20, 2022.

Gameplay

The main menu, depicting Angel Island for Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Sonic Origins is presented with an interactive world map that serves as the main menu, depicting 3D animated dioramas of South Island (Sonic 1), Never Lake (Sonic CD), West Side Island (Sonic 2), Angel Island (Sonic 3 & Knuckles), Mt. Mobius (Mission) and Flicky Island (Museum). All of the games in the collection can be played in different modes, with animated cutscenes displayed when starting and completing each game.

The games include additional bonus content, including content previously featured in their respective remasters from 2011 and 2013, including playing as extra characters, the addition of Hidden Palace Zone as a secret stage in Sonic 2, and numerous minor changes and bug fixes included throughout. Super transformations are given their own dedicated button for all games that feature them, allowing players to use character abilities without having to transform. Progress in all modes is automatically saved when passing Checkpoints and clearing levels.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles are not treated as separate games in this collection, meaning users can only play the locked-on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles. Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 no longer needs to exist as a stand-alone product as Knuckles can be selected at the outset of Sonic 2 in Anniversary Mode, but Blue Sphere does exist, alongside an updated New Blue Spheres, which includes new sphere types previously seen in Sonic Mania and the intial mobile port pitch from 2014.

Anniversary Mode

Sonic the Hedgehog played in Anniversary Mode.

In Anniversary Mode, the games run in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and the lives system and time limit have been removed, giving the player infinite lives. All instances where the player would normally earn an extra life will instead award the player a Coin, and instances that award Continues will award three Coins. Additionally, if the player fails a Special Stage, they are given the option of using one Coin to retry the Special Stage.

Tails is playable in all games, and Knuckles in all games except Sonic CD. Tails may also follow Knuckles as a partner in Sonic 2. Additionally, the Drop Dash from Sonic Mania is added to Sonic's moveset across the four games, though in most games the Drop Dash lacks unique animations and charges up a Spin Dash for one frame before releasing upon landing. In Sonic 3 & Knuckles, the Drop Dash behaves exactly the same as in Sonic Mania.

Classic Mode

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 played in Classic Mode.

In Classic Mode, the games run in a 4:3 aspect ratio with the lives system and 10-minute time limit retained. The sides of the screen will be black, but decorative pillar-box borders can be added via DLC.

Character choices are restricted to those that were available in the original versions of the games (Sonic only in Sonic 1 and CD, Sonic and Tails in Sonic 2), though these restrictions can be circumvented using in-game cheats. Some extra features are still available, such as the Spin Dash for Sonic 1, Hidden Palace Zone for Sonic 2, and Tails assist for Sonic 2 and 3 & Knuckles.

Boss Rush

Sonic the Hedgehog CD played in Boss Rush.

In this mode, the player fights the major bosses of a game sequentially as either Sonic, Tails or Knuckles. The player has a limited stock of three lives to defeat all the bosses, and only certain bosses will provide Rings before their respective fights. Completing the mode will award the player with 25 Coins and record their best time.

Mirror Mode

Sonic 3 & Knuckles played in Mirror Mode.

In Mirror Mode, all levels are mirrored, requiring the player to move left instead of right. This mode is unlocked by clearing the Classic, Anniversary or Story modes, but can be unlocked immediately via the Start Dash DLC. All other features in this mode are the same as in Anniversary Mode.

Story Mode

In this mode, accessible via the Missions menu, all four games are played sequentially in a chronological order. The respective title screens and menus of each game are skipped, and the player's character is restricted to Sonic for Sonic 1 and CD, and Sonic & Tails for Sonic 2 and 3 & Knuckles. All other features in this mode are the same as in Anniversary Mode.

Missions

Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Origins/Missions

In this mode, the player can play missions for each game in which they must complete specific objectives in altered level layouts. The player's performance is graded with a Rank that determines how many Coins they'll earn as a reward, with the possible payouts increasing based on the difficulty of each mission, and an additional 5 Coins for clearing a mission for the first time. Each of the payouts are listed below:

Difficulty Rank
Rank S
Rank A
Rank B
Rank C
RatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Empty.svgRatingStar Empty.svgRatingStar Empty.svgRatingStar Empty.svg 5 3 2 1
RatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Empty.svgRatingStar Empty.svgRatingStar Empty.svg 7 5 3 2
RatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Empty.svgRatingStar Empty.svg 10 7 5 3
RatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Empty.svg 15 10 7 5
RatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svg 20 15 10 7

Museum

Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Origins/Museum

A Museum is also included in the collection with various content to unlock, such as music and artwork. Content in the "Normal Collection" is unlocked as the player progresses through each game, while content in the "Premium Collection" must be unlocked by spending Coins earned in other modes. The content available in the Museum includes:

  • Sounds: Includes songs from each of the four games in the Normal Collection, while the Premium Collection includes remixes from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Sonic Generations, Sonic Forces and Team Sonic Racing. Users can create up to five custom playlists with up to 300 songs each.
  • Illustrations: Artwork in the Normal Collection includes character illustrations, box art scans, manual scans, 2017 promotional illustrations and cover scans for IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special, while the Premium Collection includes illustrations from Harmony, calendar illustrations, album covers and concept art.
  • Movies: The Normal Collection includes the animated cutscenes for Sonic Origins as well as all six episodes of Sonic Mania Adventures, while the Premium Collection includes animatics for Sonic Origins and Sonic Mania Adventures as well as clips from the Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony.
  • My Data & Ranking: Lists the player's best times for each game in Anniversary Mode, Classic Mode, Boss Rush and Mirror Mode, and allows the user to compare their best times on an online leaderboard.

Achievements

Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Origins/Achievements

History

Development

Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Origins/Development

Versions

Version history

Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Origins/Changelog

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Sonic Origins Sonic Origins
English (US) Sonic Origins Sonic Origins
Japanese ソニックオリジンズ Sonic Origins
Korean 소닉 오리진스 Sonic Origins
Chinese (Traditional; Taiwan) 索尼克 起源 Sonic Origin

Downloadable content

Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Origins/Downloadable content

Production credits

SONIC ORIGINS Development Team
  • Sonic Series Producer: Takashi Iizuka
  • Producer: Nobuya Ohashi
  • Director: Katsuyuki Shigihara
  • Assistant Producer/Game Design: Masashi Jinbo
  • Lead Game Design: Kanako Kusunoki
  • Game Design: Mio Ebara, Ayaka Iyazaki, Fumiya Kyoden, Yukinobu Arikawa, Ryusuke Kurita, Kazuki Shimada, Kazuhide Noda, Taiki Uchida
  • Art Director: Keiko Suzuki
  • UI Graphic Artists: Kei Tatsu, Jang Taekwon, Yuiko Kashima, Hiroi Sato
  • Lead 3D Artist: Yuji Yamaga
  • Character and Environment Artists: Kazuki Matsui, Masateru Kawasaki, Tomoko Arikawa, Shigeo Tamura, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Keisuke Nakayama
  • Technical Director: Kazuhiro Matsuta
  • Lead Programmer: Motoyoshi Sato
  • Programmers: Maki Nishimori, Taisei Aso, Hiroaki Yanagisawa, Kentaro Oyama, Kazuki Nakamura, Ryosuke Nakauchi, Yoshihiko Toyoshima, Kenzo Sadahiro, Takefumi Nakayama, Hiroya Suzuki, Hideo Ikeuchi
  • Sound Director: Jun Senoue
  • Sound Department: Kenichi Tokoi, Teruhiko Nakagawa
  • Animation Sound Editors by Sound Racer Ltd.: Kenichi Saito, Eiji Nakamura
  • Animation Music Arrangement by: Tee Lopes
  • Sonic 1 & 2 Original Music Composition by: Masato Nakamura (DREAMS COME TRUE)
  • Licensing Coordinators: Wave Master Inc., Fumitaka Shibata, Kazuo Koizumi
  • Art Section Manager: Hitoshi Furukubo
  • System R&D Section Manager: Keiichi Noda
  • System Programmers: Hiroshi Inokuma, Takahiro Sekiguchi, Koji Ogino, Akira Kanasugi, Takateru Ohyama, Fumihiro Narita, Takanori Miyata, Makoto Kohori
  • Technical Artist: Yusuke Kashiwagi
  • Sonic Character Supervisors: Kazuyuki Hoshino, Yuji Uekawa, Eitaro Toyoda, Yui Karasuno
  • Development Support: Katsunori Uchibori, Ryuichi Taki, Takaharu Terada, Masaru Kohayakawa, Yoshitaka Maeyama, Takayuki Iwasaki, Kazuo Komuro, Hideyuki Katoh, Takeshi Numazawa, Shun Nakamura, Sachiko Kawamura, Koji Yoshida, Yasuyuki Tsuzuki, Yoshitaka Miura, Hiroyuki Abe, Hiroyasu Tamura, Yoshitaka Kawabata, Yoshinori Ohgane, Tetsu Katano, Yasuhiro Takagi, Haruyoshi Tomita, Naofumi Hataya, Fumio Itoh, Kagasei Shimomura, Shigefumi Tanzawa, Masami Inoue, Satoru Okano, Takayuki Kasai, Makoto Sugawara, Tomohiro Kashiwada, Masatoshi Nakamura
  • Localization Department: Kazuaki Oono, Yoshiki Sugiura, Kashiwakura Go, Shusaku Itaya, Kim Hyekyoung, Chen Ying
  • entalize co., ltd.
  • PTW Shanghai Co., Ltd.: Kun Li, Zheng Li, Jingjing Li, Zhiwei Ma
  • PTW (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Taiwan Branch: An Ting Chu, Danto Hung, Ya-Yun Tan, Hsin-Yi Lin, Ching-Wung Wang, Szu-Chen Liu, Yi-Hsiang Huang
  • PTW Korea Co., Ltd.: Daesung Kim, Dongho Choi, Hyeji Kim, Taeho Jeong, Jihun Yun, Minseok Kim, Sangtaek Kim
  • Radius5 Inc. ML Engineers: Kenta Sugawara, Masanori Shimao
  • Remastering Editor: Reiji Watabe
  • TOKYU Agency Inc.: Akiyoshi Sato, Hayato Okitsu, Daisuke Hasegawa, Yohei Shimokawa
SONIC ORIGINS Management Team
  • Production Management: Akane Inoue, Rena Sakai, Sho Nanmoku
  • Promotion: Tsuguharu Ishihara
  • Community Management: Keita Fujiki, Naoko Fujita, Edmundo Prado
  • Creative Video Development: Toru Muramoto, Takeshi Watabe, Shiori Ichinose, Miyuki Mase
  • Digital Marketing: Mari Yamamoto
  • PR Managers: Nana Yamaguchi, Haruka Kikuchi
  • PR - Publicity: Huizi Jin, Seiji Takanezawa, Teruyuki Kaida, Mamoru Kodama, Yasushi Nagumo, Ai Yamada, Ryoko Masuda, Nozomi Yamada, Masako Funakoshi
  • Sales Promotion: Ruiko Miyamoto, Toshiaki Tamesue, Sachiko Ide, Chifuyu Sakata
  • Sales Manager: Katsutoshi Memezawa
  • Sales: Tomohiko Hayashi, Keigo Kimura, Takafumi Osaka, Daisuke Matsunaga, Hiroshi Matsubara, Junichiro Suzuki, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Kota Aso, Masahiro Tanaka, Shinya Oosaki, FIELD CREW SERVICE Co.,Ltd.
  • Sales Planning: Keigo Endo, Hiroki Ohta
  • Merchandise Planning: Aiko Matsuda, Akemi Kamata, Yosuke Okunari, Izumi shirafune, Jun Takemura
  • Sales Management: Takashi Kabasawa, Youko Oda, Nobuaki Sone
  • Public Relations: Tetsuo Sasaki, Natsuki Sato
  • Global Marketing Support: Makoto Senoo, Erika Nagata, Natsune Kitaoka
  • Asia Product Management: Moe Kobori
  • Asia Sales: Shintaro Tanioka, Yuichiro Shimada, Rey Irie, Yuta Tamagami
  • SEGA Publishing Korea Ltd.: Hyunju Kim, Kyusang Kim, Dayeong Lee, Haechang Song, Chiwoo Nam, Cheong Lee, Jihyeon Mun, Chikyun Won, Minji Kim
  • SEGA Amusements Taiwan Ltd.: Takuro Mishina, Nina Lin, Chunchieh Hsu, Yuping Shih, Max Hsu, Wayne Li, Bill Huang, Chihyu Chang, Yihui Chien, Jianchih Liou, Lili Lee, Mike Wang, Yujin Tsai
  • Marketing Supervision: Yusuke Suai, Junji Sudo, Satoshi Imai, Yohei Tanioku, Seiichi Kato, Koichi Hanatate, Daichi Mukai, Go Saito, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Takayoshi Ohuchi, Kousuke Honma, Hiroko Karube
  • Project Administration Department: Akira Nishikawa, Toyota Tokoro
  • Software Quality Control Team: Hiroshi Masui, Daisuke Suzuki, Yuki Shinohara, Daijiro Tsukahara, Naoto Yako
  • Product Control Team: Isao Akiyama, Atsushi Hirano, Teruo Yabumoto, Junichi Miyaki, Yuki Sano
  • Asia Operation Team: Makoto Ito, Ryuta Sakamoto, Satoshi Kuwano, Yoko Fukada, Susumu Ookoshi, Takenori Terauchi
  • Quality Assurance: Tomoki Kaji, Yasuyuki Hattori, Yuji Nakamura, Shunya Shimizu, Yasuhisa Kawase, Atsushi Nakaza
  • Customer Relationship Management: Atsuyoshi Okada, Mariko Okada, Minori Hattori, Nobuyuki Inoue
  • Game Manual Production: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Sunao Murayama, Takashi Nishimura, Iljun Kang, Yoshitake Ohta, Makoto Nishino, Hiroyoshi Takuma, Yoichi Takahashi, Colin Restall
  • Creative Producers: Eigo Kasahara, Toru Ohara
Sonic 3 & Knuckles Developed by Headcannon
  • HEADCANNON Lead Developer + Lead Programmer: Simon Thomley
  • Programmer: Noah Joseph Hall
  • Programmer: Derrek Harbold
  • Lead Artist: Andy Collins
  • Associate Artist and QA: Elizabeth Ramirez
"Sonic 3 & Knuckles" is using Headcannon's "Path Tracer" collision and movement system, featured in "HCGE" and "Methyl" Game engines (C)1997-present Simon Thomley / Headcannon
Sonic Origins Animation by
Powerhouse Animation Studios
  • Executive Producer: Brad Graeber
  • Studio Executive: Bruce Tinnin
  • Supervising Producer: Shane Minshew
  • Supervising Director: Kellan Stover
  • Supervising Technical Director: Lindsey Chastain
  • Producer: Rachel Citron
  • Production Manager: Ryan Arrington
  • Outsource Coordinator: Mark-Ryan Magallanez
  • Production Assistants: Sergio Diaz, Ember Schwager
  • Supervising Pre-Production Artist: Meg Kluck
  • Pre-Production Artists: Mikk Dado, Tory Patterson, Savannah Ruddy, Suree Yowell
  • Supervising Background/Layout Illustrator: Chris Beaver
  • Lead Background/Layout Illustrator: Megan Redlich
  • Background/Layout Illustrators: Caroline Born, Brett Carville, Maya Dumas, Ashley Lange, Dania Nava
  • Supervising Animators: Tyler Richlen, Deanna Trudeau
  • Animators: Carlos Bobadilla, Jeff Freeman, Aleksander Hristov, William Martinez, Sergey Savvin, Viacheslav Spirianin, Elena Suarez, Husain Untoro, John Varvir, Daria Verzilina
  • Compositors: Sam Batterbury, Kevin Cavanagh, Jennifer Fields, Nick Graves, Sofia Puerto
HANHO
  • Director: Kiho Whang
  • Animators: Hyunduck Hong, Jongmin Kim, Gun Lee, Youngbum Lee, Hyangho Song, Sunhee Whang
  • Model/Animation Checking: Heesun Kim
  • Clean Up Animators: Heejin Choi, Soonhee Jo, Yeonhee Jo, Sungwkun Kang, Seol Oh, Seungyeol Oh, Meeyoung Park, Myosook Yoon
  • Administrator: Sosang Yoon
  • Supervisor: Seokki Kim
© 2022 Powerhouse Animation® Studios, Inc.
Sonic CD Opening & Ending Restoration
  • Director / Lead Editor: Brady Hartel
  • Specialty AI Model Training: Austin Squitieri, Christian Vestermark
  • Compositing / Touchup: Elaine Morland
  • Special Thanks: Coury Carlson
Powered by Retro Engine™ © 2008-2022 Evening Star Inc.
  • Retro Engine Authors: Christian Whitehead, Hunter Bridges
  • Retro Engine Support Engineer: Justin Akan-Etuk
  • Retro Engine Branding: Tom Fry
  • Evening Star CEO: Dave Padilla
Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. The Monotype logo is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
SEGA of America, Inc.
Sonic Production
  • Director of Production: Austin Keys
  • Producers: Shotaro Kobayashi, Hannah Motegi, Miki Takahashi
External Development Management
  • Producers: Bao Calvin Vu, Aaron Roseman
Marketing
  • Director of Marketing: John Choon
  • Sr. Brand Manager: David Abramov
  • PR Manager: Evan Bader
  • Social Media Manager: Katie Chrzanowski
  • Associate Social Media Manager: Kenneth Washington
  • Social Media Specialist: Justin Thormann
Product Strategy
  • Director of Product Strategy: Ryan Hamlyn
Creative Services
  • Director of Creative Services: Hiroshi Nishiyama
  • Manager: Jimmy Lenoir
  • Graphic Designer: Petia Koutzarova
Business & Strategic Planning
  • Manager: Makiko Suda
  • Associate Manager: Ayumi Tanioka
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