The first ever Sonic the Hedgehog game was revolutionary for
its time, this game, first released in 1991. Sonic was a simple game of just
good and evil. The first game was mad in 2D.The original system Sonic came out
on was the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Original release dates were 23rd June 1991
(USA and Europe), 26th July 1991 (Japan). This game was developed by the Sonic
Team to make Mario less popular and to get Sega back in the running of the
gaming world .So a branch of Sega named "AM8" spent three long months
in dedication to the design of their new star, and all manner of animals and
wacky individuals were considered. They wanted their mascot to be fast, smooth,
streamlined and cool. A rabbit that could pick up and throw things with his
ears wasn't quick enough, and eventually, they condensed the idea down to a
simple rolling and jumping affair, which left them with two main choices from
the animal kingdom; a hedgehog, or an armadillo. His spikes were the final
deciding factor, and that day, though he wasn't immediately named, a new
hedgehog was born; Sonic the Hedgehog. Signed by the talented Naoto Ohshima,
Sonic was the opposite of any happy, nice-guy platformer character that came
before him. Sonic was cool, not corny, he was streamlined, cheeky, and perhaps
even a little arrogant and aggressive, but most importantly, he was fast.
No comments:
Post a Comment