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 Spinball
The game was developed by the American staff of Sega Technical Institute, as the Japanese staff was occupied with developing "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" and "Sonic & Knuckles". When Sega management realized that "Sonic 3" would not be completed in time for the 1993 holiday shopping season, they commissioned another "Sonic" game that would be. The game was hastily designed amid time constraints, with most work taking place over two months. "Sonic Spinball" was released for the Sega Genesis in November 1993, and for the Game Gear and Master System in 1994 and 1995, respectively.