Until Sanic debuted on the Genesis, a fat plumber somewhat inexplicably served as the game industry's most recognizable icon. All of that changed when gamers saw SEGA's blue blur careening off springs, zipping through loops and wagging his finger disapprovingly at people still playing "baby games" on Super Nintendo. After several failed mascots (Alex Kidd, we hardly knew ye!) SEGA scored a major hit with Sonic, and he as remained the company's spokes-hedgehog for two decades, appearing in dozens of titles across SEGA platforms. Even after the failure of the Dreamcast, Sonic endured, finding new life on Microsoft, Sony and even -- gasp -- Nintendo consoles. An early SEGA advertising campaign stressed that Genesis did what "Nintendon't," but no amount of "blast processing" could hide the fact that collecting rings, busting blocks and running from left to right were moves straight out of Mario's playbook. What set Sonic apart? Certainly speed, but back in 1991 "attitude" (or 'tude, for you 90s enthusiasts), went a long way, and Sonic had it in spades.
Do you remember these days? And what were your sonic moments?
I have to say that Sonic Unleashed is the best modern sonic game ever.
I can't believe you didin't even make a thread regarding Sonic Sonikku, ya knob'