“Sonic the Hedgehog is, for lack of a better term, the reason why this list exist! Contrary to popular belief, Sonic the Hedgehog was NOT a pack in for the Sega Genesis... at least …”
“Oh, joy, we've reached Sonic! In this classic Sega game, you play a speedy, blue hedgehog named Sonic, who must battle the evil mechanical forces of Dr. Robotnik and save the …”
Sonic the Hedgehog is a platform game developed by Sega and published by for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis system. It is the inaugural game in Sega's flagship Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, and was the first title developed by Sonic Team. The game was released in 1991 in North America, Europe, and Japan. It is sometimes retrospectively referred to as Sonic the Hedgehog 1 or Sonic 1 to differentiate it from both its main character and sequels in the same series.