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Sonic the Hedgehog
The modern logo for the Sonic the Hedgehog series
The current logo for the series used since 2004
First installment Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Latest installment Sonic Rumble Party (2025)
Number of installments 250+
Series Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Boom, Sonic the Hedgehog (film series)
Related franchises Angry Birds, NiGHTS, Puyo Puyo, Super Monkey Ball

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Sonic the Hedgehog, often referred to as simply Sonic, is a media franchise mainly comprised of videogames produced by Sega and Sonic Team, the latter of which is named after the debut game of the franchise. The main titles are platform games, both in 2D and 3D, with Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog known for his supersonic speed, having to save the Animals from the hands of Dr. Eggman, who captures them to power his Badniks. Chaos Emeralds also play an important in several games, primarily as a way to turn Sonic and his friends into their Super State and as another source of power for Eggman's machines. Starting from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, characters such as Tails and Knuckles have accompanied Sonic during several of his games and other media.

As one of Sega's most successful series and as the Super Mario franchise's former main rival, the Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario franchises have crossed over and referenced each other often, such as in the Super Smash Bros. series starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl and in various advertisements, primarily those from the United States. Both series have had a crossover series, that being the Mario & Sonic series, with the eponymous protagonist also having made several appearances in the Super Mario franchise itself, including as an amiibo racing suit in Mario Kart 8 and its port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Overview

Most Sonic the Hedgehog games occur on the planet Earth, with the mainline games usually occurring within an island in the Pacific Ocean such as South Island or Angel Island. The locations in the franchise are often varied, with some being known for its vivid wildlife filled with colorful plants, while others have been modified to varying degrees or created by Eggman, featuring various mechanic elements. Levels in numerous games are referred to as Zones, which are usually divided in two or three Acts, with a boss at the last one, often being Eggman himself. These mainly contain Badniks, Monitors, which can provide one of several items and Rings, which have a similar functionality to Coins but are primarily used as a health system and in the case of later games, to fill up a Boost Gauge and are sometimes also required to access Special Stages, which must be completed in order for the player to get all of the Chaos Emeralds, which are often required for getting the good ending.

Prominent crossover elements

Main characters

Sonic the Hedgehog

Screenshot of Sonic from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Sonic performing one of his taunts in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Main article: Sonic

Sonic is the main protagonist of the eponymous series and is usually either the only playable character or accompanied by at least one other playable character. In most games, he has to defeat Dr. Eggman and his creations, which are most commonly robots. Apart from his supersonic speed which is his namesake, Sonic has several other abilities, such as the Spin Dash and the Homing Attack. Sonic was designed by Naoto Ohshima for an internal contest at Sega back in November of 1989.[1] Sonic's design had various inspirations, including Felix the Cat, Doraemon and Michael Jackson, among others, while his color came from Sega's logo.[2][3]

Sonic has made recurring appearances in the Super Mario franchise, primarily as a playable character in the Mario & Sonic and Super Smash Bros. series. However, he has sometimes appeared in cameo and referential forms, such as in the original version of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, where his shoes appear next to a trash can with a sign reading "No Hopers" in Cranky's Video Game Heroes. Sonic's design has been used for amiibo costumes in Mario Kart 8, Yoshi's Woolly World and their respective ports, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, with Mario being able to take his form in Super Mario Maker through a Mystery Mushroom. Sonic has also appeared alongside Mario in Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a one-shot manga from Super Mario-kun.

Miles "Tails" Prower

Main article: Tails

Tails (real name Miles Prower) is one of Sonic's friends and one of the main deuteragonists of the series, introduced in the Master System and Game Gear version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. As his nickname implies, he is a twin-tailed yellow-orange fox who can fly with his tails and carry others when he's not underwater. Tails is also an experienced mechanic for his age, building or modifying complex devices such as the Tornado and the Miles Electric. Tails was designed by Yasushi Yamaguchi for an internal contest at the Sega Technical Institute, who was developing the Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 at the time, although his name was suggested by Brenda Cook[4], with his nickname reportedly being suggested by a producer at the American Broadcasting Company while speaking to Yuji Naka during a production meeting for the Sonic the Hedgehog Saturday morning cartoon.[5]

Tails mainly appears as a playable character in the Mario & Sonic series and as a non-playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series, appearing in the latter as a cameo on the Green Hill Zone stage, a trophy (or in the case of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a spirit), a Mii costume and as a sticker. He also briefly appears in Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Knuckles the Echidna

Main article: Knuckles

Knuckles is one of Sonic's former rivals and the sole guardian of the Master Emerald by virtue of being the last descendant of the Knuckles Clan. He is a red echidna that was first introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and he is known for his strenght, as well as his ability to glide and climb walls, and sometimes being able to burrow on the ground or walls. He was designed by Takashi Yuda for a contest similar to the one held for Tails, albeit he was originally green and meant to be one of Sonic's friends from the beginning before getting changed to his antagonistic role in the aforementioned game and being recolored red. The crest on his chest was the result of a failed sponsorship deal with a shoe manufacturer (most likely Nike).[6]

Just like Tails, Knuckles mainly appears as a playable character in the Mario & Sonic series and as a non-playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series, appearing in the latter as a cameo on the Green Hill Zone stage, a trophy (or in the case of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a spirit), a Mii costume and as a sticker. Unlike Tails, he is also an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He also briefly appears in Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Amy Rose

Screenshot of the opening movie
Amy coming out of the water in the intro from Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Main article: Amy

Amy Rose (formerly known as Rosy the Rascal) is a pink hedgehog who has an insatiable love for Sonic, even if he keeps rejecting her. She first appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog manga by Shogakukan under a very different design, although she wouldn't appear in a game until the following year in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, in which she has to be rescued by Sonic from the hands of Dr. Eggman and Metal Sonic. She usually carries her Piko Piko Hammer around, which is big, heavy and can crush enemies easily. Amy was originally designed by Naoto Ohshima,[7] while her first redesign would be done by Kazuyuki Hoshino.

Amy mainly appears as a playable character in the Mario & Sonic series and as a non-playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series, appearing in the latter as a trophy (or in the case of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a spirit) and as a sticker.

Supporting characters

Blaze the Cat

Main article: Blaze

Cream the Rabbit and Cheese

Cream & Cheese's Spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Spirit artwork of Cream and Cheese from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Main articles: Cream (character), Cheese (character)

Silver the Hedgehog

Main article: Silver

Team Chaotix

The Chaotix's Spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Spirit artwork of the group from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Main articles: Charmy, Espio, Vector

Stage elements and items

Chaos Emeralds

Chaos Emeralds Decal from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Artwork of the Chaos Emeralds from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
Main article: Chaos Emerald

Enemies and bosses

Babylon Rogues

Jet the Hawk sticker in the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. A Sticker of Storm the Albatross in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Sticker of Wave the Swallow from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Stickers of the group from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Main articles: Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog), Wave (character)

The Babylon Rogues (also known as Team Babylon) are a group of thieves comprised of three birds, Jet the Hawk, Storm the Albatross and Wave the Swallow, who primarily appear as the main rivals of the Sonic Riders games. They first appeared in Sonic Riders and have a rivalry towards Team Sonic, since they were hired by Dr. Eggman to compete in the EX World Grand Prix Extreme Gear tournament. The Babylon Rogues are descendants of the Babylonians, who were a group of aliens known for creating the Babylon Garden, the Arks of the Cosmos and an early form of the Extreme Gear.

Jet is the member that appears the most in the Super Mario franchise, primarily appearing in the Mario & Sonic series as a playable character and as a rival (although he wouldn't appear until Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, rendering a model in the prior game unused) and in the Super Smash Bros. series as a trophy (or in the case of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a spirit) and as a sticker. Wave only appears as a Mii costume in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and as playable character in the BMX event from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, while Storm does not appear in any Mario & Sonic game, although both are present as stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Badniks

Main article: Eggman's robots

Only the robots with more notable roles will be covered below. For more information on Eggman's robots as a whole, see the above article or its Sonic Retro article.

Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik

Dr. Eggman's spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Spirit artwork of Eggman from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Main article: Dr. Eggman

Dr. Eggman (real name Dr. Ivo Robotnik, also simply known as Dr. Robotnik) is a scientist with an IQ of 300[8] and Sonic's main rival, formally debuting in the same game as his arch-nemesis, being nicknamed as such due to his rotund, egg-shaped body. He has created numerous robots and machines in order to stop Sonic from ruining his plans, including the Egg Mobile, Metal Sonic, and others, while also having built several locations and companies as part of the Eggman Empire. Robotnik is usually in search of the Chaos Emeralds, which are vital to powering his strongest creations. Just like Sonic, he was designed by Naoto Ohshima for the same contest, originally planned to be the mascot of Sega, but was later being repurposed to his villainous role in the first Sonic the Hedgehog game.[1] Originally, Eggman was seen in pajamas, mildly resembling Theodore Roosevelt.

Eggman mainly appears as a playable character in the Mario & Sonic series and as a non-playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series, sometimes appearing as the main antagonist of the story modes in the former series. In the latter series, he only appears as a trophy (or in the case of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a spirit) and as a sticker.

Dr. Eggman Nega

Eggman Nega artwork from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Artwork of Eggman Nega from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Main article: Eggman Nega

Shadow the Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Shadow in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Main article: Shadow (character)

Shadow is an anti-hero originally portrayed as an antagonist, who often rivals Sonic, although they have been shown to work together on several occasions. He was originally introduced in Sonic Adventure 2: The Trial, an early demo of Sonic Adventure 2. 50 years before the events of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, he was created to be "The Ultimate Lifeform" as part of Project Shadow by Professor Gerald Robotnik, grandfather of Dr. Robotnik. His goal is to avenge Maria Robotnik, Gerald's granddaughter, who sacrificed herself for Shadow before getting shot by G.U.N. Shadow is known for being capable of using Chaos Control, which is capable of teleportation and time travel, among other things, and has experience with military weaponry such as guns and tanks, as seen in his eponymous game.

Shadow mainly appears as a playable character in the Mario & Sonic series and as a non-playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series, appearing in the latter as a trophy (or in the case of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a spirit), as an Assist Trophy and as a sticker. He also briefly appears in Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

History in the Super Mario franchise

Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins print advertisement

On the first issue of the GamesMaster magazine, an advertisement for Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins asks "Why did the Hedgehog[sic] cross the road?", after which it answers "to get to Super Mario Land 2", parodying the Why did the chicken cross the road? joke, implying that the game was good enough to make Sonic switch sides in the console wars.[9]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Cranky's Video Game Heroes in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Cranky's Video Game Heroes, with Sonic's shoes next to a trash can and a sign reading "No Hopers".

In the Cranky's Video Game Heroes awards ceremony from this game, Sonic's shoes can be seen next to a trash can with a sign reading "No Hopers" alongside Earthworm Jim's plasma gun, referencing the console wars at the time, which was primarily between Nintendo and Sega.

In the Game Boy Advance version, this detail was removed as the game was released after Sega became a third-party developer.

Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō

Toad being bothered by Sonic in an unidentified episode of Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō.
Toad asking why Sonic is angry as the latter kicks some bread.

In the only available panel of "Sonic", the eponymous character makes a guest appearance, kicking some bread while Toad asks why he is angry.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Sonic Mii racing suit from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Sonic's racing suit in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Starting from version 4.0, Mario Kart 8 features an amiibo racing suit based on Sonic, unlocked by scanning a Sonic amiibo.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

Yoshi's Sonic the Hedgehog pattern design in Yoshi's Woolly World.
Sonic Yoshi in Yoshi's Woolly World.

In Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, by tapping Sonic's amiibo, a Yarn Yoshi can be obtained in the amiibo Hut. The appearance is purely cosmetic.

Super Mario Maker

Sonic, as he appears in Super Mario Maker.

Super Mario Maker introduces the Mystery Mushroom for Super Mario Bros.–themed courses. This power-up transforms Mario into Costume Mario, a form that disguises Mario as one of many other characters, the majority of which do not originate from the Super Mario franchise. Only one of the 136 costumes comes from Sonic the Hedgehog, which features the character of the same name.

Sonic is the 87th costume in the game and can be unlocked by either clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on Expert setting or harder or by using any Sonic amiibo. Unlike most other characters with an amiibo figure made for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Sonic is not based on his design from that game. Instead, his design is based on the original Sonic the Hedgehog (albeit scaled down to match Small Mario's proportions), with the sound effects taken from that game, although the course clear fanfare and "lose a life" tune are taken from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 instead. Whenever the player collects a Mystery Mushroom containing this costume, the tune for getting a continue from the first Sonic the Hedgehog game will play. If the player presses +Control Pad up a sound effect for collecting a Ring will play.

History in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise

Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)

Sonic the Comic

Knuckles meets the Marxio Brothers, a parody of the Mario Bros. and the Marx brothers.
Knuckles next to the Marxio Bros.

Sonic the Comic #18

  • A trio of villains known as the Marxio Bros. (a parody mixing both the Marx Brothers and the Mario Bros.) appear as antagonistic electricians. Their names (Harpio, Grouchio, and Chicio) also parody Mario and the Marx Brothers. They are said to originate from "Super Marxio World", a parody of Super Mario World. In an apparent insult to the Mario games, Dr. Robotnik threatens to send them back to Super Marxio World if they do not stop Sonic from shutting down his Casino Night Zone, with the brothers' horrified reactions implying that Super Marxio World is a horrible place to live. Chicio also says "Mamma mia!" once, in a reference to Mario's Italian vocabulary. The Marxio Bros. have inconsistent spellings when they are named as a group, such as "Marxio Brothers", "Marxio Bros.", and "Marxio Bro's".
Sonic plays a game parodying the Super Mario (series).
Sonic playing a Marxio Brothers game

Sonic the Comic #26

  • In the story "The Sonic Terminator, Part 3" Sonic is seen playing a Marxio Brothers video game. Three stick figures representing the Marxio Brothers can be seen on the screen, as well as a Warp Pipe and a Bomber Bill, parodying Super Mario World. Sonic further insults the Mario franchise by ridiculing the Marxio Brothers video game, despite Tails enjoying it.

Sonic X-treme

Mario in the Sonic Xtreme trailer
Mario in the Sonic X-treme trailer.
  • A promo for the canceled Sonic game Sonic X-treme ends with a title card reading, "Mario Who?", followed by Mario saying "Sega".[10]

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut / Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (multiplatform)

Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)

  • In issue 160, Bean the Dynamite exclaims "Shine Get!" upon showing Fiona Fox's keys to Shadow, referencing Super Mario Sunshine.
  • In issue 221, there is a background character that resembles Mario. Besides the resemblance and similar clothing, the character itself appears to be a raccoon, similar to how Mario can transform into Raccoon Mario when collecting a Super Leaf.
  • In issue 263's back-up story "Consequences", one of Dr. Eggman's monitors is on a site titled "Mustacio Afficionado". The site shows a glimpse of both Mario and Luigi's mustaches, along with Dr. Light and Dr. Wily.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (multiplatform)

  • Banjo & Kazooie's in-game racer profile states the former's first appearance as "DIDDY KONG RACING (1997)". They are only present in the Xbox 360 version of the game.
  • As with other kart racers, a couple of the game's item pick-ups function similarly to those of the Mario Kart series: Fireworks function like Green Shells, while Remote Controls function like Red Shells. Additionally, the Boost Pads in the game function like Dash Panels, with them propelling the player's car when they drive over them.

Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide (part 10)

A Goomba cameos in "When Worlds Collide Part Ten: No Holds Barred" in Mega Man issue 27
A yellow Goomba making a cameo

Sonic the Hedgehog (iOS/Android)

  • One of the notifications that pops up on the player's smart device when closing the game reads "Thank you Sonic! But the Chaos Emeralds are in another zone!", referencing the famous Mushroom Retainer quote from Super Mario Bros.[11]

Sonic Lost World (Wii U)

Main article: Sonic Lost World
  • Yoshi's Island Zone is a DLC level which features Sonic in a Yoshi's Story–themed level. This DLC level was part of Sonic Lost World because of Sega's collaboration with Nintendo.

Sonic Boom

Sonic the Hedgehog (film)

  • In the Thai dub of the film, when Sonic and Tom Wachowski are in a hotel room, Tom says, "At least you can have a mushroom forever." to which Sonic responds, "No. I'm not Mario". The original English dialogue, where Tom says "At least you won't be the only "fun-guy."" and Sonic responds "No. Don't ever do that again.", is hard to translate in the Thai language, so the joke was changed into a reference.[12] In context, they are referring to a subplot in the film where Sonic needs to use one of his rings to escape to a mushroom planet. Sonic's disdain of mushrooms may itself be a reference to Nintendo and Sega's rivalry in the '90s, when Mario and Sonic were in direct competition as leading video game mascots.

Sonic X Shadow Generations (multiplatform)

  • One of the Doom Powers used by Shadow, Doom Surf, involves him summoning a manta ray made of black energy and riding it similar to how Mario or Luigi surfs on Ray in Super Mario Galaxy.

Sonic Rumble Party (PC/iOS/Android)

  • One of Sonic's alternate outfits, Woolly Sonic, gives him a knitted appearance similar to the art style of Yoshi's Woolly World, likely as a nod to Sonic's appearance in the game as an amiibo pattern.

Shared history

Console wars

A Super Nintendo playing Super Mario World and a Sega Genesis playing Sonic the Hedgehog in a commercial
An advertisement comparing Super Mario World and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Wikipedia article: Console war
“Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of video games. In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now that they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?”
Shigeru Miyamoto

During the early-to mid 90s, Sega and Nintendo were competing to see who could sell more consoles and games. In various North American ads, Sega would mock Nintendo, stating that the Super Nintendo did not have "blast processing", in an attempt to make it look weaker than the Genesis. In some of these ads, Sonic would appear giving a thumbs up to the viewer. Footage from the first two Genesis installments of the Sonic series would also appear throughout several of these ads. Sega would also make a similar ad for the Game Gear, showing a boy playing Super Mario Land 2 and then hitting himself with a dead squirrel, showcasing how the Game Gear naturally featured colors unlike the Game Boy. Footage from Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble and Sonic Spinball is shown.

The war between both companies would end around the time Sony Computer Entertainment released the PlayStation in 1995 in the US, with both Nintendo and Sega now having Sony as their primary rival.

In 2025, to promote Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Sega would remake one of these advertisements, showing the aforementioned game as well as what is implied to be Mario Kart World.[13]

DIC cartoons

Sonic and Tails as seen at the end of the intro of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sonic and Tails as seen at the end of the intro of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

A few years after the success of DIC's Super Mario cartoons, the company continued producing cartoons based on video games, entering into two agreements with Sega and producing three cartoons, which were Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, released in 1993, Sonic the Hedgehog, released the same year, and Sonic Underground, released in 1999.

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was based on the first two games in the series, and featured Sonic and Tails trying to defeat Dr. Ivo Robotnik and his henchmen in cartoony ways, similar to Looney Tunes. Sonic the Hedgehog instead takes a much more serious tone and introduces the Freedom Fighters, of which Sonic and Tails are members alongside Sally Acorn and others, who collaborate in order to defeat Robotnik. Sonic Underground revolves around Sonic and his siblings, Manic and Sonia, trying to find their mother who was forced to abandon her children by Robotnik.

A DVD double-set titled The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 & Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was released on December 4, 2007[14] by Shout! Factory to tie in with the release of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. It contains The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: The Complete Series and the first volume of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

While Sonic would not end up appearing in Super Smash Bros. Melee, an interview with Yuji Naka from the EDGE magazine revealed that he was considered for inclusion in the game as a playable character, but stated that "time constraints did not allow [them] to continue with the idea", following a rumor by Electronic Gaming Monthly saying that Sonic and Tails would be playable.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

This is the first game that separates Classic Sonic from Modern Sonic, three years before Sonic Generations would do it in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

Select material is described below. For Sonic trophies, see List of SSBB trophies (Sonic the Hedgehog series). For the equipable stickers, see List of stickers (Sonic the Hedgehog series). For music, see List of SSBB Music (Sonic the Hedgehog series).

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Select material is outlined below. For Sonic trophies, see List of SSB4 trophies (Sonic the Hedgehog series). For music, see List of SSB4 Music (Sonic the Hedgehog series).

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Select material new to the Super Smash Bros. series is described below. For Sonic spirits, see List of spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (501–1000). For music, see List of SSBU Music (Sonic the Hedgehog series).

Mario & Sonic series

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition

Gallery

See also: Category:Sonic the Hedgehog series images

Artwork

Covers

Screenshots

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Miscellaneous

Notes

A concept for a Sonic ad which would insult Mario by using a swear word
Concept for an ad that would insult Mario by swearing
  • A 1993 concept for a Sonic print advertisement in Sweden originally insulted Mario directly by saying "Who the fuck is Mario?" This would later be changed into more family-friendly phrases, with artwork from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 now being used alongside artwork from Sonic the Hedgehog.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "平成元年の十一月、セガのコンシューマ研究開発室では、ひそかに制作プロジェクトチームが組まれた。男八人、女二人のチームであった。(...) 千五百人の全社員から、さっそくキャラクター原案を公募した。" ("In November of the first year of Heisei (1989), a production project team was secretly formed in Sega's Consumer Research and Development Office. (...) The company immediately solicited character drafts from all of its 1,500 employees.") – Sega - Kingdom of Games. Translated by Ryoga Masaki. Retrieved February 3, 2026 from the Sonic Retro Forums. (Archived February 3, 2026, 21:43:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ "(...) I told the story in Console Wars about how I asked Ōshima-san where he got the inspiration from for Sonic, and he told me, “I put the head of Felix the Cat on the body of Mickey Mouse.” I was at dinner with him and other Sega guys, and I told the story. Ōshima-san just laughed, and he goes, “Actually, it wasn’t Mickey Mouse, it was Doraemon,” if you know the Japanese character Doraemon is. I think he must have just assumed that I didn’t know who Doraemon was at that time. So, the real story is he put the head of Felix the Cat on the body of Doraemon, but the story he told me was the head of Felix on the body of Mickey Mouse." – Ken Horowitz (interview), Mike Fischer (statement) (May 28, 2026). Interview: Mike Fischer (VP/SOA Product Manager) – Sega-16. Sega-16.com. Retrieved June 7, 2026. (Archived May 28, 2026, 20:42:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ "(...) Well, he's blue because that's Sega's more-or-less official company color. His shoes were inspired by the cover to Michael Jackson's Bad, which contrasted heavily between white and red -- that Santa Claus-type color. I also thought that red went well for a character who can run really fast, when his legs are spinning." – Brandon Sheffield (interview), Naoto Ohshima (statement) (December 4, 2009). Out of the Blue: Naoto Ohshima Speaks. Gamasutra. Archived April 13, 2010, 15:49:33 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  4. ^ "I think that's all I was working on, but I remember Yamaguchi was designing Knuckles [Tails] and I came up with the name Miles Prower." – Alexander Rojas (interview), Brenda Cook (statement) (March 10, 2025). Interview: Brenda Cook (2025-03-10) by Alexander Rojas. Retrieved February 8, 2026 from Sega Retro. (Archived February 8, 2026, 22:59:29 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ "いい呈、あれは噂が飛んだだけで、 一番最初からちゃんと男の子でしたよ。テイルスっていう名前も、本当はずっとマイルスだったんですけれね。" ("No, that was all just wild rumor. He was a boy from the very beginning. In fact, Tails’ name was actually Miles for most of the time. The nickname Tails came up during a meeting with a producer from ABC.") – January 1993. Beep! Mega Drive. Translated by Gryson. Minato, Tokyo: SoftBank (Japanese). Page 48. Retrieved February 8, 2026 from MD Shock.
  6. ^ January 29, 2004. Creators Note #28. Sega.jp (Japanese). Archived June 3, 2004, 04:49:31 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 27, 2026 from Sega Retro.
  7. ^ Naoto Ohshima (April 9, 2017). Sonic 1 character. Amy et al.. Retrieved April 20, 2026. (Archived March 17, 2019, 23:10:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  8. ^ June 20, 1997. Sonic Jam character profile. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  9. ^ January 1993. GamesMaster (UK) Issue 1. Page 4 and 5. Retrieved April 2, 2026 from Supper Mario Broth.
  10. ^ ArgyleDX (October 27, 2012). Sega E3 1996 Sonic X treme Promo Video. YouTube. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
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