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Sonic the Hedgehog

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(Sega Mega Drive - PAL, Platformer)
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Sega
Published_By:
Sega
Released On:
23 Jun 1991
Sonic the Hedgehog is the first of many games starring Sega's premier hedgehog, Sonic . It's a side-scrolling platform game with a difference: speed. Sonic rushes through levels with incredible speed, allowing him to traverse loops and jumps with ease.
The plot of the game is simple. The evil Dr. Robotnik has captured many of Sonic's animal friends and trapped them inside robots. Fortunately, Sonic can free his friends by destroying the robots with his spin attack. Meanwhile, Dr. Robotnik is trying to control the all-powerful chaos emeralds. Sonic must grab them before he does in the 3D rotating bonus levels.
The gameplay involves platforming and collecting rings. Sonic 's weapon is his spin attack; while jumping, Sonic destroys hostile robots by touch. Throughout the platforming levels, Sonic collects numerous rings. If Sonic is hit by an enemy, all the rings he's carrying fall out and scatter around; Sonic can quickly grab the rings back before they disappear. Collecting 100 rings gives Sonic an extra life. There is also an invincibility bonus which temporarily protects Sonic from all attacks.
The game is divided into several "zones", each of them containing three levels. At the end of each zone, Sonic confronts Dr. Robotnik in a boss fight.
Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis in 1991 and has since become a classic platformer game.
EAN-13:
4974365610098 (France)
EAN-13:
4974365610517 (Finland)
EAN-13:
4974365610791 (France)
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Media Type:
Cartridge
Miscellaneous Attributes:
Battery Backed RAM
Multiplayer Options:
Same/Split-Screen, Hot Seat
Video Resolutions Supported:
320×224, 320×448, 256×224
Multiplayer Game Modes:
Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), Co-Op
Number of Players Supported:
1 Player, 1-2 Players, 1-4 Players
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