Sonic the Hedgehog different media including animation, comic books, and a Hollywood film. The first "Sonic" game, "Sonic the Hedgehog", is a platform game released in 1991. Players control the anthropomorphic blue hedgehog Sonic, who can run and jump at high speeds using springs, ramps, and loops. Sonic must stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world using the Chaos Emeralds. "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (1992) increased the overall size and speed of the series' gameplay and was the second best-selling Genesis game. It introduced Sonic's sidekick and best friend, Miles "Tails" Prower, who followed Sonic throughout the game, and allowed a second
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game) appearances since. Silver is a playable character in "Sonic Rivals" (2006) and its sequel, in "" (2007), and in "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games" and its sequels, and is a minor character in the Nintendo DS version of "Sonic Colors" (2010) and "Sonic Forces" (2017). He also appeared in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic book series published by Archie Comics. The main theme of "Sonic the Hedgehog", "His World", was sampled in Drake's 2017 song "KMT". To celebrate the "Sonic" franchise's 20th anniversary in 2011, Sega released "Sonic Generations", which remade aspects of past "Sonic" games. The