User blog comment:Sonicthehedgehog158/Sonic and Eggman Backstory Poll/@comment-679780-20150708171753

I believe the original lore can still hold water, just requires some changes for modern lore.

Instead of "Dr. Ovi Kintobor", his name has always been "Dr. Ivo Robotnik". It was still a lab accident that turned him into an obese megalomaniac, these accident donning the name "Dr. Eggman"

Also instead of Christmas Island or Hardly, Nebraska, Sonic was born on South Island. After all, it's where everything began.