What is Sonic the Hedgehog?
{{About|the video game series|the first game in the series|Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|the character|Sonic the Hedgehog (character)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox video game series |title = Sonic the Hedgehog |image = SonicSeriesLogo.png |developer = {{hlist|[[Sonic Team]]|[[Sega]]|[[Dimps]]|[[Traveller's Tales]]|[[SIMS Co., Ltd.|SIMS Co.]]|[[Backbone Entertainment]]|[[BioWare]]|[[Sumo Digital]]|Hardlight|[[Aspect Co.|Aspect]]|[[Gameloft]]}} |publisher = [[Sega]] |genre = [[Platform game|Platform]] |spinoffs = ''[[Sonic Boom (TV series)|Sonic Boom]]'' |creator = {{Unbulleted list|[[Yuji Naka]]|[[Naoto Ohshima]]|[[Hirokazu Yasuhara]]}} |artist = {{Unbulleted list|[[Naoto Ohshima]]|[[Yuji Uekawa]]}} | platforms = {{collapsible list|title=List | |titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left| * [[Android (operating system)|Android]] * [[Arcade game|Arcade]] * [[Game Boy Advance]] * [[GameCube]] * [[iOS]] * [[Mobile phones]] * [[Java ME]] * [[Microsoft Windows]] * [[Neo Geo Pocket Color]] * [[Nintendo DS]] * [[Nintendo 3DS]] * [[Nintendo Switch]] * [[PlayStation 2]] * [[PlayStation 3]] * [[PlayStation 4]] * [[PlayStation Portable]] * [[PlayStation Vita]] * [[Sega Genesis]] * [[Sega Game Gear]] * [[Sega CD]] * [[Sega Saturn]] * [[Sega Dreamcast]] * [[Sega Master System]] * [[Sega Genesis 32X]] * [[Sega Pico]] * [[Leapster]] * [[LeapFrog Didj]] * [[Wii]] * [[Wii U]] * [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] * [[Xbox 360]] * [[Xbox One]] }} |first release version = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' |first release date = June 23, 1991 |latest release version = ''[[Sonic X Shadow Generations]]'' |latest release date = October 25, 2024}} '''''Sonic the Hedgehog''''' is a Japanese [[platform game|platform video game]] series and [[media franchise]] created by [[Sega]] and featuring their mascot, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]]. It is a series of fast [[platform game]]s. Sonic is the main character. He is a bright blue [[hedgehog]] with [[supersoni