It was like the beloved Mario games on acid, with Sonic the Hedgehog’s gameplay hugely outpacing anything the Italian plumber and his green brother could muster. This writer’s first encounter with the little hedgehog came with the Megadrive-the British name of the Genesis-watching my dad sprint around, collecting coins and bashing grunts, in a rapid-fire style of gameplay I’d never witnessed before. A Flying Startĭespite having racked up well over 80 games, Sonic is still most fondly remembered by gamers for Sega Genesis and Dreamcast eras. Yes, the future is looking very bright for everyone’s favorite spiny blue mammal. But crucially, the supersonic hedgehog has evolved, from the 16-bit era all the way to the eighth generation of consoles-and despite some bumps in the ring-strewn road, he’s certainly come out on top. Since his humble beginnings on the Sega Genesis three decades ago, he’s endured all the highs, and lows, that one would expect in their first thirty years of life.
One thing has remained static since 1991, though-the presence of one Sonic the Hedgehog. The industry has changed substantially, with Sega out of the console business and Nintendo focusing on family-friendly hardware, no longer competing with the PlayStation and Xbox. Back then, Sega and Nintendo dominated the landscape, and if you uttered the phrase “in-game purchase” to someone on the street, they’d have no idea what you meant. The world of video games has changed a lot since 1991.
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