Sonic the Hedgehog (Play-a-Sound)
Publishing company
Publications International, Ltd.
Sonic the Hedgehog is a Play-A-Sound book published in 1995. It features a plastic, battery-powered backing and a strip of buttons down the right hand side.
Description [ ]
The story inside is sprinkled with pictures instead of words in some of the sentences. When you see a picture show up in the sentence you're reading, you're supposed to push the corresponding button to enhance the story with noises. The story combines characters and elements from the video games along with the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog television series.
Appearances [ ]
Characters :
Locations [ ]
Mobius
Mobius Hospital (mentioned)
Synopsis [ ]
The story is about Sonic , Tails , Knuckles and Sally on a scavenger hunt/race against Dr. Robotnik , Clucker and Grounder . Robotnik of course has all kinds of tricks up his sleeves. They go through many zones to find clues (Emerald Hill , Marble Zone , Chemical Plant , Mystic Cave , Sandopolis , Death Egg , and finally Metropolis ). The prize is an ancient coin called The Cool Blue Baloo worth 6,000,000 Mobiums . At the end, Sonic wins and buys 1 million chili dogs for himself, and one for everyone else in attendance... and the Mobius Hospital gets to keep the change.
Sounds [ ]
The sounds were designed by Kristan Nordine.
Sonic Running - Makes a zooming sound
Knuckles - Pounding sound
Sonic stopping - Cartoony halting screech dissimilar to the sound from the games
Tails - Propeller sound similar to the games
Spring - Spring sound similar to the games
Dr. Robotnik - Evil laughter
Rings - Chimes, a bit different from the games
Sally - Girlish giggle
Machine - Buzzing sound
Sonic - A five note theme song that repeats itself 4 times. Sounds similar to the first five notes of the main theme in Sonic 1 and 2.
Trivia [ ]
This book uses a lot of stock art for all the characters. Most notable is Knuckles who almost looks exactly the same in every picture.
Sally's giggle sound effect is noticeable in the fact that it is not the voice of Kath Soucie .
Bunnie Rabbot makes two cameo appearances, at the start and end of the race.
Clucker seems to take the place of Scratch , next to Grounder as Robotnik's henchman. This is most likely because there was no stock art of Scratch available at the time. Grounder sports his Sonic the Hedgehog 2 design rather than his Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog appearance . Same for Coconuts as well, who uses his design from the games rather than his Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog appearance .
Several locations from the video games at the time also make their appearances here. These include:
Green Hill Zone/Emerald Hill Zone
Chemical Plant Zone
Marble Zone
Metropolis Zone
Death Egg Zone
Printed media
Manga
Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic (1991) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog (The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog (1992โ1994) ยท Dash & Spin Super Fast Sonic (2003โ2005) ยท Dengeki Nintendo DS (Sonic World Adventure (2008), Sonic and the Black Knight (2009), Sonic Chronicles (2009), Sonic Colors (2010), Sonic Generations (2011) ยท Sonic Superstars Start Book (2023) ยท The Jet Black Hedgehog: Shadow the Hedgehog (2024) ยท Sonic X Shadow Generations X Chao (2024)
Comic books
Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) (1991) ยท Archie Comics (Issue ยผ (1992), Sonic the Hedgehog (miniseries) (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series) (1993โ2017)) ยท Sonic the Comic (1993โ2002) ยท Sonic Sunday Strips (1993โ1995) ยท Sonic Adventures (1994) ยท Archie Comics (Princess Sally (1995), Tails (1995), Knuckles (1996), Sonic Quest (1996), Knuckles the Echidna (1997โ1999), Sonic X (2005โ2008), Sonic Universe (2008โ2017), Sonic Boom (2014โ2015)) ยท Sonic Comic (2016) ยท IDW Publishing (Sonic the Hedgehog (2018-present), Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper (2019), Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome (2021-2022), Sonic the Hedgehog: Scrapnik Island (2022-2023), Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter (2024)) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The Adventures of Sonic & Donut Lord (2020) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill (2022)
Novels and picture books
Stay Sonic (1993) ยท Virgin Books (Sonic the Hedgehog in Robotnik's Laboratory (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog in the Fourth Dimension (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog and the Silicon Warriors (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog in Castle Robotnik (1994) ยท Pense Bem: Uma Aventura Cientรญfica com Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) ยท Troll Associates (Sonic the Hedgehog (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik's Revenge (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Fortress of Fear (1995), Sonic the Hedgehog: Friend or Foe? (1995), Sonic & Knuckles (1995), Sonic X-Treme (1997) ยท Ladybird (Sonic the Hedgehog Colouring Poster Book (1994), Sonic the Story (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik's Oil (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: The Invisible Robotnik (1994) ยท Watermill Press (Sonic the Hedgehog (1995) ยท Golden Books (Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic's Shoes Blues (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Secret Admirer (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Up Against the Wall (1995), Sonic the Hedgehog: Double Trouble (1996) ยท Sonic X (2005โ2007) (Meteor Shower Messenger (2005), Spaceship Blue Typhoon (2005), Battle at Ice Palace (2006), Aqua Planet (2006), Dr. Eggman Goes to War (2006), Desperately Seeking Sonic (2007) ยท Where's Sonic? A Search-and-Find Adventure (2012) ยท Sonic Boom (2015โ2016) (Le partenaire ideal (2015), La machine ร gaffes (2015), Pas de chance, Knuckles ! (2015), L'รฉpouvantable Todd (2016), Sonic Superstar (2016), Une รฉtrange mรฉtรฉorite (2016)) ยท Sonic and the Tales of Deception (2018) ยท Sonic and the Tales of Terror (2018) ยท Meet Sonic! (2019) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Novelization (2020) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Novelization (2022) ยท Sonic Prime (2023-2024) (Bienvenue ร Nรฉo Yoke City ! (2023), Le prisme du paradoxe (2023), La loi de la jungle (2024), L'arbre qui cache la forรชt (2024)) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 3: The Official Movie Novelization (2024)
Strategy guides
BradyGames (Sonic Riders: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide (2006), Sonic Colors: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide (2010), Sonic Generations: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide (2011) ยท Prima Games (Sonic Adventure: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (1999), Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2001), Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2003), Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2003), Sonic Heroes: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2004), Shadow the Hedgehog: Prima Official Game Guide (2005), Sonic the Hedgehog: Official Game Guide (2006), Sonic and the Secret Rings: Prima Official Game Guide (2007), Sonic Unleashed: Prima Official Game Guide (2008), Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood: Prima Official Game Guide (2008) ยท Sonic Adventure 2 Perfect Guide (2001) ยท Sonic Advance & Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Official Perfect Guide (2002) ยท Sonic Advance 2 Official Guidebook (2003) ยท Shadow the Hedgehog Strongest Strategy Guide (2005) ยท Softbank (Sonic R Official Guide (1997), Sonic Adventure: Navigation Guide (1999), Sonic Adventure 2 Hero/Dark Manual (2001)
Other
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Knitting Patterns (1992) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook (Fantail) (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) (1993โ1996) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook (Ladybird) (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) (1994โ1995) ยท Joke Book (1994) ยท Sonic-Grams Extra (199X) ยท Where's Sonic? (1994) ยท Where's Sonic Now? (1996) ยท Puzzle Book 1 (1994) ยท Puzzle Book 2 (1994) ยท The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1993 , 1994 ) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Book (1992) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Paint 'n' Marker Book (1993) ยท Look and Find Sonic the Hedgehog (1995) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog (Play-a-Sound) (1995) ยท How to Draw Sonic the Hedgehog & the Gang (1998) ยท The History of Sonic the Hedgehog (2012) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Super Interactive Annual 2014 (2013) ยท Run, Sonic, Run! (2013) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Joke Book (2014) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Sticker Mania! (2014) ยท Totally Sonic (2014) ยท Sonic: His Amazing History! (2016) ยท The Secrets of Sonic the Hedgehog (2016) ยท Sonic: The Ultimate Character Guide (2016) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book (2017) ยท Welcome to the World of Sonic (2018) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Mad Libs (2018) ยท Race Against Chaos Sticker Activity Book (2018) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Art & Design Book (2019) ยท Sonic & Friends Sticker Activity Book (2019) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Mad Libs (2019) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia (2021) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Mad Libs (2022) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Coloring Book (2022) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Color by Sticker Book (2022) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Adult Coloring Book (2022) ยท Sonic Prime Sticker Album (2023) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Cookbook (2023) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Comic Art Collection (2023) ยท The Ultimate Sonic Prime Coloring Book (2023) ยท Sonic Prime Sticker & Activity Book (2024) ยท Sonic - Maxi-colo (2024) ยท Sonic and Shadow: The Official Coloring Book (2024) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 3: The Official Movie Mad Libs (2024)
Television and film
Animated shows
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog (1993โ1994) ยท Sonic Underground (1999) ยท Sonic X (2003โ2005) ยท Sonic Boom (2014โ2017) ยท Sonic Prime (2022-2024)
Shorts
Sonic the Animation (1997) ยท Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008) ยท Sonic Mania Adventures (2018) ยท Papercraft Mania Adventures (2019) ยท Team Sonic Racing Overdrive (2019) ยท Chao In Space (2019) ยท Around the World in 80 Seconds (2020) ยท An Eggman Carol (2020) ยท Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps (2021) ยท Sonic Drone Home (2022) ยท Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (2022) ยท Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble (2023) ยท Ghost Tale (2023) ยท Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings (2024) ยท Chao Tales (2024)
Live Action
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) ยท Knuckles (2024) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) ยท Untitled fourth Sonic the Hedgehog film (TBA)
Other
Sonic - Super Hedgehog (1994) ยท Sonic Christmas Blast (1996) ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1996) ยท Let's Meet Sonic (2019) ยท Sonic English Challenge (2024)
Cancelled projects
Super Sonic Sisters ยท Sonic: The Movie ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: Wonders of the World ยท Sonic Armageddon
Internet streams
Sonic Official (2016-present) ยท Sonic Station Live! (2020-present) ยท Sonic Central (2021-present) ยท TailsTube (2022-present) ยท Sonic & Friends (2023-present)
Events
Anniversaries (10th , 15th , 20th , 25th , 30th ) ยท Conventions (Sonic Boom , Sonic Party 2002 Summer Festival , Sonic Party 2003 Summer Festival , Summer of Sonic ) ยท Fast. Friends. Forever. ยท Fearless: Year of Shadow ยท Franchise timeline ยท Ken Penders' legal cases ยท Project Sonic ยท Sonic 2020 ยท Sonic Generations of Skate ยท Sonic in Sydney ยท Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Symphony ยท Steve Aoki x Sonic Concert ยท Sonic Symphony World Tour ยท Sonic Official Fan Meeting Tour
Miscellaneous
Alton Towers (Spinball Whizzer ) ยท Cameo appearances and references ยท Cookie Crisp ยท Frosties ยท Guinness World Records ยท Honey Nut Cheerios ยท iTunes ยท Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Sonic Balloon ยท Sanic ยท Sega Republic (Sonic Hopper , Spin Gear ) ยท Sega Sonic Railway ยท Sonic Bible ยท Sonic Bowl ยท Toyland Tours