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.
Educational games in the Sonic series
In 1996, Sega and Orion Interactive collaborated to produce "Sonic's Schoolhouse", an educational game in the Sega PC brand for Microsoft Windows. It was developed using a game engine similar to "Wolfenstein 3D"s and ten educators and psychologists helped create the game's challenges. A cartoon clock was originally the star of the game but was replaced with Sonic; thus, "Sonic's Schoolhouse" is only tenuously connected to the rest of the franchise. The game was released as part of Sega's 20 million "Blue is Back" marketing campaign to promote six "Sonic" games releasing in the holiday shopping season; advertisements for the game were run in magazines and it was promoted in store displays. "Sonic's Schoolhouse" also came bundled coupons worth 40 in discounts for "Sonic" merchandise, including comics and plush toys.