Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorph
Sonic the Hedgehog co-creators: programmer Yuji Naka (left) and artist Naoto Ohshima
The original Sonic the Hedgehog was released on June 23, 1991, for the Sega Genesis, boosting Genesis sales dramatically.
Hirokazu Yasuhara (pictured in 2018) designed most of the Genesis Sonic games.
Few Sonic games were released for the Saturn. The cancellation of Sonic X-treme is considered a significant factor in the Saturn's commercial failure.
Sonic the Hedgehog is a character created by the Japanese game designers Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima. He is the protagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the mascot of the Japanese video gam
Sonic the Hedgehog
…video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog with supersonic speed, who battles the mad scientist Doctor Eggman and his robot army. The main Sonic the Hedgehog…
Roger Craig Smith (pictured in 2025) has been the voice actor for the character in most English language media since 2010.
Graffiti artwork of Sonic the Hedgehog seen in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2011
Sonic featured on the Williams FW15C rear wing