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''Sonic the Hedgehog'' is a 1991 platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. An '''''enhanced port of the game for the Genesis' add on the Sega CD''''' was planned but never-ended up releasing. | |||
==Background== | |||
[[File:Sonic1cd1.png|thumb|253x253px|The first screenshot shown in ''Mega Play'' issue #11.]] | |||
While the American Sega Technical Institute worked with original Sonic Team members such as Yuji Naka to develop Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Genesis, a smaller Japanese Sonic Team led by Sonic's character designer Naoto Ohshima was tasked with bringing Sonic to the Sega CD. This project started out as an enhanced port of the original ''Sonic the Hedgehog''<ref name=":0">[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-revisiting-sonic-cd-retro DF Retro: Sonic CD - under-appreciated but still brilliant today by John Linneman for EuroGamer] Retrieved 30 Jan '22</ref> with its first appearance being at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show 1992 in a sizzle reel showcasing upcoming releases. It was teased again later that year in with a brief appearance issue #11 of ''Mega Play'' with it confirming that the game would feature enhanced CD-quality music.<ref>[http://info.sonicretro.org/index.php?title=File:MegaPlay_US_11.pdf&page=30 ''Mega Play'' issue 11 page 30.] Retrieved 28 Apr '19</ref> This was the port's last appearance before being silently cancelled in favor of the team creating a brand new Sonic game in the form of ''Sonic CD''.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|description1 =Footage of the port from CES 1992 (skip to 3:29). | |description1 =Footage of the port from Summer CES 1992, it's possible that this is just reused footage of the Genesis version (skip to 3:29). | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 13:48, 30 January 2022
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 1991 platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. An enhanced port of the game for the Genesis' add on the Sega CD was planned but never-ended up releasing.
Background
While the American Sega Technical Institute worked with original Sonic Team members such as Yuji Naka to develop Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Genesis, a smaller Japanese Sonic Team led by Sonic's character designer Naoto Ohshima was tasked with bringing Sonic to the Sega CD. This project started out as an enhanced port of the original Sonic the Hedgehog[1] with its first appearance being at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show 1992 in a sizzle reel showcasing upcoming releases. It was teased again later that year in with a brief appearance issue #11 of Mega Play with it confirming that the game would feature enhanced CD-quality music.[2] This was the port's last appearance before being silently cancelled in favor of the team creating a brand new Sonic game in the form of Sonic CD.[1]
Gallery
See Also
- Shadow the Hedgehog (lost Teen rated version of platformer; 2005)
- Sister Sonic (lost build of cancelled "Sonic the Hedgehog" localization of "Popful Mail" Sega CD side-scrolling platformer; 1993)
- Sonic 3D Blast (found cassette demo tape of unused game soundtrack; 1996)
- Sonic Adventure New Year's DLC (found "Sonic the Hedgehog" holiday-themed DLC; 1998)
- Sonic Boom (non-existent lost episode of animated TV series; 2014)
- Sonic Boom 2013 (lost Crush 40 livestream performance from "Sonic the Hedgehog" convention; 2013)
- Sonic DS (lost Nintendo DS tech demo; 2004)
- Sonic Generations (lost game demo; 2010)
- Sonic Jr. (lost build of unreleased Sega Pico game; existence unconfirmed; 1994)
- Sonic Saturn (lost build of cancelled Sega Saturn prototype of platformer; mid-1990s)
- Sonic Sports (lost build of cancelled Sega 32X sports game; 1995)
- Sonic Synergy (lost original build of "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric" Wii U action-adventure game; 2007-2013)
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (lost build of cancelled iOS port of Sega Genesis platformers; 2014)
- Sonic The Hedgehog: Awakening (lost build of cancelled "Sonic the Hedgehog" game; existence unconfirmed; late 2000s)
- Sonic X-Treme (found build of unreleased Sega Saturn platformer; 1996)
- Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (found iOS game; 2010)
- Sonic the Hedgehog "2006" (lost complete build of Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 platformer; 2006)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (lost Tokyo Toy Show prototype build of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive platformer; 1990)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (lost Winter Consumer Electronics Show 1991 demo build of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive platformer; 1991)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (lost build of cancelled Amiga port of Sega Genesis platformer; 1992)
- Sonic-16 (lost build of unreleased Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game based on "Sonic the Hedgehog" animated TV series; 1993)
- Sonic Runners (found endless runner mobile game; 2015)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DF Retro: Sonic CD - under-appreciated but still brilliant today by John Linneman for EuroGamer Retrieved 30 Jan '22
- ↑ Mega Play issue 11 page 30. Retrieved 28 Apr '19