Sonic the hedgehog is one of the all time best games, it is on a very short list of one of the best games ever made. This platform game was introduced in the market around 1991 by video game making company Sega. It was developed for the Sega Genesis platform and it is a classic game. It has many fans whether old or young. This game became an instant hit and it made the gaming world come to a complete stand still and pay attention. It was very popular on the Sega gaming platform for the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis platforms. It was introduced to compete with Super Mario Bros of Nintendo who was Sega’s best competitor and rival. It was the very first game to be released by Sega on this platform and it became their all time best selling game. It became their flagship game and they went on to release different and better series and versions of the game. This amazing game was developed by the Sonic Team. It was released in 1991 in Japan, North America and Europe and it instantly caught the hearts of many game lovers.
The history of Sonic the Hedgehog is a very special one and this blue hedgehog has captured the minds and hearts of many people and it was created by the sonic team which comprised of Naoto Oshima, Hirokazu Yasuhara and Yuji Naka. It is a very popular game which has received cult status and it has sold well over 150 million copies to date. In 2005 the amazingly fast blue hedgehog was inducted into the Walk of Game joining other big and other very popular gaming characters such as Link and Mario. This of course was not surprising when you look at the history of Sonic the Hedgehog.
When this game was first introduced it came out with great and amazing features that had never been seen before and this is why it considered to be ranked amongst one of the best games of its time. It was a very simple and easy to play but at the same time it was very enticing and challenging. The game play was very revolutionary and it caught the attention of both serious gamers and causal gamers. Sonic had the ability to move very fast and he could curl into a ball to strike his enemies. Sonic was designed to become the new mascot for Sega and this video game character has lead to a number of other spin offs like comic books, cartoons and various other things.