Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)/Gallery

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Logos

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United States United States (early) Japan (blue) Japan (digital) Japan (white) Digital Digital (alt)

Development images

Rejected character designs

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A Sonic-esque rabbit. A Sonic-esque rabbit. A Sonic-esque rabbit. Warrior design with two outfits. A third design for the elder warrior. Clown and a young warrior wearing head of a animal. Human character with spiky hair. Robot character (possibly a Badnik) and two other characters. An animal of some sort in clothing. A collection of doodles. A small porcupine. A chicken. Another rabbit character. A bird character that became the basis of Sharps the Parakeet. A wolf wearing an American flag t-shirt. Colored version Á bulldog A kangaroo. An armadillo. An another rejected rabbit character.

"Twin Stars" pitch

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Early draft of "Twin Stars", the game that would eventually evolve into Sonic the Hedgehog. Art by Naoto Ohshima. Concept artwork for the enemies in Twin Stars. Art by Naoto Ohshima. Concept artwork by Naoto Ohshima. Concept artwork for potential levels in Twin Stars. Art by Naoto Ohshima. Pages from the original Twin Stars draft. Art by Naoto Ohshima. Pages from the original Twin Stars draft. Art by Naoto Ohshima.

Sonic and Eggman

Concept designs

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Comparison between an early Sonic sketch with an alternate hedgehog design with human-like features Comparison between an early Sonic sketch with an alternate hedgehog design with human-like features Art of Mr. Hedgehog, the original Sonic. Concept art of an early Sonic design. On the bottom is an early sketch for an armadillo-like character. A color sketch of Sonic, moving closer to the finished product. The initial drawing of what would become Doctor Eggman. The original sketch of a mustached man in pajamas that would serve as the inspiration for Eggman. Alternate scan. Later concept of Dr. Eggman.

Final designs

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A colored image of the final design of Sonic A colored image of the final design of Dr. Eggman Sprite animation concepts for Sonic Sprite animation concepts for Dr. Eggman Sprite animation concepts for Sonic An early sketch of Sonic that would later become used for the Japanese Box Art cover. A sketch featuring Sonic, Dr. Eggman, Animals, and Badniks such as Caterkiller running through Green Hill Zone. This is a sketch illustrating the ending cutscene of the game. Concept of Sonic doing his ending pose that he does at the end of the game. Drawn by Naoto Ōhshima, Another variation of Sonic's ending pose. The Sonic the Hedgehog Band can be seen jumping and cheering for him in the background. Color sheet for Sonic, by Naoto Ōhshima. Concept flyer Letterhead concept. Line art for reference material. Line art for reference material. Sonic illustrating his run cycle and speed. Sonic, by Naoto Ōhshima. Illustration by Naoto Ōhshima featuring Sonic, Dr. Eggman, and Animals. This illustration was used on the European cover artwork, and on various merchandise such as paper tags on Japanese Sonic plush toys. Promotional art featuring Sonic with Flicky, Pocky, and Pecky. Original inks for the Warning icons seen in the Japanese manual. A collection of various logos associated with Sonic. Another early logo for Sonic. This was used on various merchandise to promote the game. In color.

Enemies

Hirokazu Yasuhara notes

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"Enemy Spec" - part 1 "Enemy Spec" - part 2 "Enemy Spec" - part 3 "Enemy Spec" - part 5 "Enemy Spec" - part 6

Other characters

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Early concept of Sonic, Madonna, and Dr. Eggman dressed in a bee-like outfit. Also pictured are various unused enemy concepts. An early concept of Madonna in various poses daydreaming of Sonic. Madonna Madonna Madonna Sonic and Madonna. The Sonic the Hedgehog Band, a scrapped concept intended for the game's Sound Test option.

Zones

Naoto Ohshima illustrations

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Concept of loop. Text translation: "Metallic kind of stage... The background is styled like south-east Asia, golden country, [...] (are) gold colored plating." Concept of Green Hill Zone. Text translation: "CG styled stage... Blue skies and green[ery] are the basis, nothing till now, CG styled background." Concept of unknown Zone. Text translation: "Rocky mountain and underwater stage... Japanese styled rocky mountain stage, with underwater scene. In the map, spin [jump] and you can cross the water, but various techniques make it possible to [...] the course." Concept of Marble Zone. Text translation: "Stage where the land shakes... The underground has an amoeba shape and the ground shakes. The amoeba shaped terrain [...] with canals. Can also dive into the ground." Concept of another area of Marble Zone. Concept of Spring Yard Zone. Concept of Labyrinth Zone. Concept of Star Light Zone. Concept of unidentified space Zone. Concept of slopes/obstacles. Concept of tubes. Concept of Scrap Brain Zone.

Hirokazu Yasuhara illustrations

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Early concept of Zone map. Spikes of the Green Hill Zone. Early concept of Zone map. Original level map for Green Hill Zone. A bomb gimmick that was ended up unused because Sonic proved too fast for it. Hidden path of the Green Hill Zone. Green Hill Zone concept. "Zone 1" "Zone 3" Water slides of the Labyrinth Zone. "Zone 6" - part 1 "Zone 6" - part 2

Miscellaneous sketches

Published in "SPEC," this concept art shares similar features to the early Green Hill Zone demonstration at the 1990 Tokyo Toy Show, including the trees, the mountains' blocky foundation, and Sonic's pose.

Artwork

Sonic artwork

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The original Japanese artwork illustration of Sonic the Hedgehog. Originally sketched by Naoto Ohshima and rendered by airbrush by Akira Watanabe. Full cover artwork for the American release, illustrated by Greg Wray. American illustration by Greg Martin. European illustration by Adrian Chesterman Supersonic

Miscellaneous artwork

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Doctor Eggman Flicky Pocky Japanese stock artwork Japanese stock artwork

Manual artwork

Sonic manual artwork

Illustrations of Sonic used in the Japanese manual.

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Warning icons

Small art illustrations used in the Japanese manual for handling the Mega Drive console and its game cartridges.

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Sonic Sonic relaxing. Sonic with bottle. Sonic posing. Sonic smashing the game cartridge. Turning on and off the console. Sonic warning about the cartridge's sensitivity. Sonic and the cartridge during heat weather.

Hirokazu Yasuhara's sketches

The following images are q-version sketches from the Japanese manual illustrated by Hirokazu Yasuhara, the game and level designer of the game.

Characters

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Sonic Sonic Sonic Sonic Moto Bug Buzz Bomber Buzz Bomber Chopper Chopper Crabmeat Crabmeat Newtron Caterkiller Caterkiller Caterkiller Batbrain Batbrain Batbrain Roller Spikes Spikes Jaws Burrobot Burrobot Burrobot Orbinaut Unidasu Unidasu Uni Uni Uni Uni Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Ball Hog Ball Hog (Notice the unused attack pattern shown in pre-release shots) Ball Hog

Zones

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The loop of the Green Hill Zone. Platforms of the Green Hill Zone. Crumbling cliffs of the Green Hill Zone. Crumbling cliffs of the Green Hill Zone. Sonic being bounced by Spring in Green Hill Zone. Moving platforms of the Green Hill Zone. Swinging platforms of the Green Hill Zone. Pushing Movable Crates into the lava pool of Marble Zone. Running away from the lava wave in Marble Zone. Lava pool of the Marble Zone. Bumpers of the Spring Yard Zone. Passing through floating iron ball in Spring Yard Zone. Swinging iron ball in Labyrinth Zone. Being sucked on to upstream in underwater tunnel of the Labyrinth Zone. Fans of the Star Light Zone. Seesaws of the Star Light Zone. Seesaws of the Star Light Zone. Seesaws of the Star Light Zone. Conveyor Belts of the Scrap Brain Zone. Flamethrowers of the Scrap Brain Zone.

Sprites

Sonic sprites

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Title screen Standing still Taking damage Sprinting Running Slowing down Pushing Looking up Crouching

Screenshots

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Box artwork

Mega Drive

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United States United States United States ("not for resale" version) Japan Japan Canada Europe Europe Brazil Korea United States (Sega Classic) Japan

Digital re-release

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iOS PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 (JP) Xbox 360 Xbox One Microsoft store banner Sega website background

Merchandise

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Plushies available from UFO claw machines in Japan 300 piece jigsaw puzzle (Japan) 300 piece jigsaw puzzle (Japan) 300 piece jigsaw puzzle (Japan) Parka by Cospa Messenger bag by Cospa Graphic used on parka and messenger bag by Cospa Pouch by Cospa

Magazines

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Sega Player's Enjoy Club (JP) vol. 7.5, (Summer 1991), pg. 62 Sega Player's Enjoy Club (JP) vol. 7.5, (Summer 1991), pg. 78 Sega Player's Enjoy Club (JP) vol. 7.5, (Summer 1991), pg. 79 Video Games And Computer Entertainment (US) #29, (June 1991), cover Game Informer (US) (Fall 1991), cover Sega Visions (US) (April/May 1991), pg. 14 Sega Visions (US) (April/May 1991), pg. 15 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27 (October 1991), pg. 153 Gaming-Age Gaming-Age Gaming-Age Gaming-Age Gaming-Age Gaming-Age Sega Magazine (UK) Computer and Video Games (UK) #117, (August 1991), pg. 16 Computer and Video Games (UK) #117, (August 1991), pg. 17 Computer and Video Games (UK) #117, (August 1991), pg. 18 Computer and Video Games (UK) #117, (August 1991), pg. 19 VideoGame (BZ) #8 (November 1991) Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) #117, (1992), cover Advertisement for a home theater setup, featuring Sonic the Hedgehog (JP) (1992) Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) (March 2001), pg. 94

Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

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