Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) The game's development began in 1990 when Sega ordered its in-house development team to create a game featuring a mascot for the company. After considering a number of suggestions, the developers decided on a blue hedgehog with spikes along his head and spine and named themselves "Sonic Team" to match their character. "Sonic the Hedgehog", designed for fast gameplay, was influenced by the games of "Super Mario" series creator, Shigeru Miyamoto. "Sonic the Hedgehog" uses a novel technique that allows Sonic's sprite to roll along curved scenery, which originated in a tech demo created
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in the game's advertisements and was also released as a single, which charted in the UK at number 55. Sega planned to release a single cartridge version of "Sonic 3" and "Sonic & Knuckles", "Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition", but it was cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM image of this version was leaked in 2008. The game is included in the compilations "Sonic Jam" (1997) for the Sega Saturn, "Sonic & Knuckles Collection" (1997) and "Sonic & Garfield Pack" (1999) for Microsoft Windows, "Sonic Mega Collection" (2002) for the GameCube, "Sonic Mega Collection Plus" (2004) for the