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Sonic the Hedgehog Mobile, also known as simply Sonic the Hedgehog,[2] is a port of the 2005 Sonic Cafe version of the 16-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). It was released to J2ME mobile devices through the Sega Mobile service offered by Sega. It later came bundled with certain Panasonic cell phones in Europe and Japan.

Depending on the service provider, the game is either provided as one full game or in two parts: Sonic the Hedgehog Part 1 and Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2. Part 1 only provides the first three levels of the game while Part 2 contains the final levels.

There has also been a second, not as widely known version of the game for Verizon and AT&T phones that has everything that the original version did, except has strangely removed all of the sound effects.

Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis uses this version as the base for its game engine.

Gameplay[]

Differences[]

This port of Sonic the Hedgehog closely mimics the Sega Mega Drive version, but some features have been removed, most notably the Special Stages. Once the player leaps into the Giant Ring, they are automatically rewarded with a Chaos Emerald. Enemies no longer release small Animals when defeated. Graphics have also been re-sized and the palette of flowers at Green Hill Zone is different. Several graphics that were unused in Sonic the Hedgehog remain hidden in the port including the famed Marble Zone UFOs. Some of the levels have minor tweaks, such as the removal of a see-saw from the Egg Spiker encounter, and the removal of a crusher from the Final Zone boss room.

Despite the numerous removals, some things were added to the game to make it easier, such as unlimited continues and a save feature. A scoring system was also added and the top five scores will be saved, alternately they can be uploaded to an online high score ranking. Three levels of difficulty were also added: very easy, easy and normal. Very easy mode removes all enemies and only the boss of the Zones are present.

Controls[]

Button formation StHmobile sonic-icon Movement[3]
[←]/[→] // [4]/[6] Move
[↑]/[2] Jump
[OK]/[5] Look up
[↓]/[8] Crouch
Hold [8] Look down
Move + [↓]/[8] Spin

Characters[]

Playable characters[]

Cheats[]

  • Cheats Menu: To access the Cheats Menu, when prompted to press [5]/center key on the title screen, instead press [2] [3] [0] [6] [9] [1] in that order. The code corresponds to the release date of the original game, 23 June 1991 (23/06/91).

Staff[]

  • Music Composed: Masato Nakamura
  • Porting: Elliot Sumner, Steven O'Boyle, Ben Smith, Pete McWilliam, Christopher Beckford, TAG
  • Design & Production: Craig Howard, Jay Sharples, Phil Gaskell

References[]

  1. News / Press Releases. Sega Mobile. Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved on July 3, 2023.
  2. Sonic the Hedgehog. Sega Mobile. Sega. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved on May 28, 2022.
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog - How to Play. Sega Mobile. Sega. Archived from the original on May 29, 2006. Retrieved on May 28, 2022.

External links[]


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