List of Sonic the Hedgehog video games
"Sonic the Hedgehog" is a video game series. It is published by Sega, with entries developed by Sega, Sonic Team, Dimps, SIMS Co., Ltd., BioWare, and Sumo Digital. The series debuted in 1991 with the video game, "Sonic the Hedgehog", released for the Mega Drive video game console (named Genesis in North America). Most "Sonic the Hedgehog" games have either been platform games or released for Sega video game consoles and handheld game consoles (handhelds) dating from the Genesis to the eighth generation of video game consoles (2012–present). However, some of the original games were ported into versions on third-party home consoles and developed by several companies. As of February 2013, the series has collectively sold over 85 million copies worldwide across both the platform games and spin-offs.
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)
"Sonic"'s success led to an extensive media franchise, with the first of many sequels, "Sonic the Hedgehog 2," released the following year. It has generated dozens of additional games and a large cast of recurring characters, keeping Sonic and Robotnik (later renamed as Eggman) mainstays, and continued beyond Sega's exit from the console industry after the Dreamcast. The series has ventured from platformers to fighting, racing, role-playing, and sports games, and also expanded into anime, manga, cartoons comic books, novels, and toys. "Sonic the Hedgehog" is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with over 140 million copies sold or downloaded worldwide across consoles, PC’s, mobile phones and tablets by May 2014. The first stage, Green Hill Zone, has been used in several games, such as "Sonic Adventure 2", "Sonic Generations", "Sonic Mania", "Sonic Forces", and the "Super Smash Bros." series.