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A Look Back at Sonic the Hedgehog

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the cruising-for-some-rings dept.

SonicHero writes "Part of its Essential 50 series, 1UP has posted a very interesting look back at Sonic the Hedgehog. It discusses how the character came about, how Sega marketed him, and how Sonic ultimately changed the course of the 16-bit platform wars."

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  1. I tried to take a look back by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But all I saw was a blue blur.

    1. Re:I tried to take a look back by Poeir · · Score: 3, Funny

      Really? All I saw was red.

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  2. let's face it.... by Prod_Deity · · Score: 5, Funny

    A cute little hedgehog is more marketable than a short fat plumber who plays with mushrooms.

  3. What a rip off! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone knows that Sonic was stolen. Shlomo the Hedgehog, know THERE was a 16 bit hero! Y'know... his epic battle with Rabbi Rabotnik, Dradles, his sidekick... Does no one remember?

  4. hehe by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 5, Funny

    and we all had a sister or cousin who thought green hill was hard..

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  5. A look back... by Quill · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else think of this Penny Arcade strip?

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  6. Re:let's face it.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.

  7. Sonic Hedgehog Antibody by NefariousOne · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Sonic [Hedgehog] ultimately changed the course of the 16-bit platform wars."

    Not mention eventually inspiring the name for a crucial signaling pathway, one imperative for the normal development and patterning of numerous human organs.

  8. you know your a sonic freak when by Nova1313 · · Score: 4, Funny

    all the computers in your house have sonic the hedgehog related hostnames..

    I'm on flicky right now... Mobius is my file server.

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  9. Re:let's face it.... by Lisandro · · Score: 1, Funny

    Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.

    http://www.uk-cl.com/club_pictures/03/large/creamf ields_aug/Creamfields_2003_058.jpg

    I rest my case.

  10. Re:Never my cup of tea. by BlueCup · · Score: 4, Funny

    Exactly, and programming is just pushing keys on a keyboard and moving a mouse. Honestly, how hard could it be? =)

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  11. Re:let's face it.... by mikeg22 · · Score: 1, Funny
    A cute little hedgehog is more marketable than a short fat plumber who plays with mushrooms.
    How about a hedgehog that plays with mushrooms?
    And that, folks, was the worst joke I have told this month!
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  12. Scientist are more funny than i thought by Rune+Tnnesen · · Score: 2, Funny

    12 month ago when I read my embryology book, I read about sonic hedgehog proteins, a protein that controls development of left and right. It is rather funny that scientist name a protein after a character in a computergame.

    Have anybody similar stories.

    Best regards
    Rune