The Legacy of Sonic the Hedgehog is a very good and long one. The popularity of this very fast blue hedgehog has grown over the years. The Legacy of Sonic the Hedgehog makes very fun reading. This blued hedgehog single handily increased the popularity of Sega, Sega Genesis and Sega Mega Drive over night. It made Sega very popular in Japan, North America and Europe. When Sonic was first released in the year 1991 it totally changed the gaming world and it changed the way people played games and it changed the way people viewed games. It went on to become Sega’s Flagship game and it became the game that was bundled or paired with the console and not Altered Beast.
One major thing that you can attribute to the Legacy of Sonic the Hedgehog is that it helped Sega beat Nintendo in terms of sales in both games and consoles. It was so popular that the Sega Genesis console out sold the Nintendo’s Super Nintendo. The ratio was almost 2 to 1. During the 1991 holiday season this game did very well and that is why it has reached cult status over the years. The popularity and success of this game led to Sega overtaking its bitter rival Nintendo in terms of console sales. Sega managed to greatly increase its market share in terms of console sales and this had never been done before.
One of the main reasons why this game went on to do so well and why it captured the hearts of so many game lovers and fans is because of its unique game play and the fact that it has many interesting and novel elements. The game incorporated the element of speed, loops, high speed deceives, rings, powering up, spring boards and various other interesting elements and game play. This game was so popular it helped promote and improve the popularity and take on 16 bit consoles. On IGN’s list of 2007 this game ranked number 63 on the greatest of all time list. This amazing character later went on to be inducted into the Walk of game in 2005 amongst other legendary characters like Link and Mario.