Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)

This article is about the 16-bit 1991 game. For the 8-bit game, see Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit). For the 2006 game, see Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game).

Sonic the Hedgehog
Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Designer(s)	Hirokazu Yasuhara
Programmer(s)	Yuji Naka
Artist(s)	Naoto Ōshima (character design)
Composer(s)	Masato Nakamura
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog
Engine	Yuji Naka (programming)
Platform(s)	Mega Drive/Genesis, List iPod, iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Console, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS (Sonic Classic Collection), Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Android Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable See also: Compilation releases and release history
Release	June 20, 1991 Mega Drive/Genesis Mobile July 10, 2005 Game Boy Advance XBLA July 11, 2007 Virtual Console iOS December 18, 2007 Microsoft Windows October 6, 2010
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single player

Sonic the Hedgehog, often times called Sonic 1, is the first video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was made by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. It has many sequels and spin-offs. The beta/prototype (proto) version got made on January 1, 1987.

Plot

In order to steal six Chaos Emeralds, Dr. Ivo Robotnik traps the animals from South Island in robots. The player controls Sonic, whose goal is to free the animals and retrieve the emeralds. If the player collects them all, the game will have a good ending. If the player does not succeed, the bad ending will show Robotnik keeping the emeralds for himself.