Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) 1 Boomed", a ROM hack which implements Sonic's redesign from the "Sonic Boom" animated series. 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
Sonic the Hedgehog as Wave Master, have composed the majority of the music in later games. Jun Senoue, a member of the band Crush 40 and sound director of the series, has written and performed the main theme tunes of both of the "Sonic Adventure" games, "Sonic Heroes", "Shadow the Hedgehog", and "Sonic and the Black Knight". Since the mid–2000s, the overall sound direction of the series has been handled by Tomoya Ohtani, who has served as the lead composer on "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Sonic Unleashed", "Sonic Colors", "Sonic Lost World", and "Sonic Forces". On several recent games, other non-Sega musicians have contributed