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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. Never my cup of tea. by Lord+Graga · · Score: 4, Insightful

    All the times I've played Sonic it's been like... Hold down right and press jump on the right times, correct any silly little errors that I might make, and win the level. It's nothing fancy :P

  2. Great game by Stevyn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When I was a kid, I spent many hours paying sonic 2. Now I can play it through emulations on my computer or xbox. It's the perfect example how a good game doesn't depend on great graphics or an internet connection, but just a good idea.