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[[File:Classic_and_Contemporary_Posing_Smaller_5538.jpg|link=Sonic Generations|frame|Through [[Growing the Beard|ups]], [[Dork Age|downs]], and [[Memetic Mutation|all]]-[[Theme Park Landscape|arounds]], [[Milestone Celebration|still unstoppable after (over) twenty years!]] ]]

 

{{quote|''"[[The Name Is Bond, James Bond|I'm Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog!]]"''|'''Sonic''', [[Once an Episode|in various games.]]}}

 

 

A fast hedgehog, a two-tailed fox, and a red echidna who protects a bunch of [[Green Rocks]] go down to the local pub. A [[Mad Scientist|floating fat man with a penchant for robots]] bursts in on their Happy Hour martinis to announce his schemes to [[Take Over the World]] with aforementioned [[Green Rocks]]. The hedgehog, fox, and echidna put down their drinks, mutter something along the lines of "[[Precision F-Strike|Aw, ]]''[[Precision F-Strike|hell ]]''[[Precision F-Strike|no!]]", and proceed to kick the floating fat man's ass from here to New Brunswick. Rinse and repeat, adding [[Loads and Loads of Characters|lots and lots more characters]] each time (some of which can be found [[Sonic the Hedgehog/Characters|here]]).

The games were positively brilliant. The sprites were incredibly well-drawn, the levels were huge and expansive with a few alternate paths, and they incorporated many design features like loops, corkscrews, and crumbling ledges that were never seen before in any game. Many entertainment companies were given the license to produce no less than four cartoon series, seven comic series, countless books, a sunday comic strip, and even an [[Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie|anime movie]], all to capitalize on Sonic's success. For a while, the Sonic series even overshadowed Nintendo's poster boy, [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]], due to the technical whizziness of its concept (helped by Sega dropping the meaningless term "[[Techno Babble|Blast Processing]]" into its ads) and the [[Badbutt|proto-Badass]] nature of its main character. (This was the predecessor to the eventual [[Rated "M" for Money|family-friendly versus mature games]] debate, with a hedgehog with an attitude standing in for [[Grand Theft Auto|killing beeyotches]].) And the concept was so simple: The aforementioned trio of Sonic (the hedgehog), Tails (the fox), and Knuckles (the echidna) try to thwart Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik's (the floating fat man) attempts at world domination using his army of robots and the Chaos Emeralds (the [[Green Rocks]]<ref>Incidentally, [[Non-Indicative Name|despite being called "Emeralds," they are seldom green.]]</ref>). Run fast, collect rings, bash robotic critters, and it's all good.

 

 

Since ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', fans' opinions toward this series have been [[Broken Base|extremely conflicted]]. Multiple camps exist defending one gameplay, character, or plotline decision while condemning multiple, if not all, others. A very strong [[Hatedom]] and counter-movement appears to form with every new release due in no small part to Sonic Team attempting to appeal to both older and newer fans despite limited production time. [[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Some fans]] [[Sonic the Comic|took]] [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog|refuge]] [[Sonic Underground|in]] [[Sonic Sat AM|non-video game]] [[Sonic X|properties]].

Whilst 2008's ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' was widely criticized for its notoriously jarring [[Scrappy Mechanic|Werehog gameplay]], the "Day" Sonic levels were mostly praised for their refreshing hybrid of breakneck-speed 3D segments and traditional 2D platforming, replacing the ''Adventure'' gameplay, albeit with some awkward controlling at times. This style of gameplay was carried over to ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' and subsequently ''[[Sonic Generations]]'', both of which were met with widespread critical acclaim, no doubt helped by the long-awaited return of Classic Sonic (in both appearance and gameplay) in the latter.

 

* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''

* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''

* ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles]]''

** ''Sonic & Knuckles''

* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''

* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''

* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]''

* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4]]''

** ''Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I''

* ''[[Sonic Colors]]''

* ''[[Sonic Generations]]''

 

* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] (8-Bit)''

* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]] (8-Bit)''

* ''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]''

* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' ([[In Name Only|Absolutely no relation]] to the [[Sega Saturn]] game of the same name)

* ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (DS)

* ''[[Sonic Generations]]''

 

* ''[[Sonic R]]''

* ''[[Sonic Riders]]''

** ''Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity''

** ''Sonic Free Riders''

* ''[[Sega Superstars|Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''

 

* ''[[Knuckles Chaotix]]''

* ''[[Sega Sonic the Hedgehog]]''

** ''Sonic and the Black Knight''

 

* ''Amy's American Page One''

* ''Shadow Shoot''

* ''Sonic Coin Rolling Game''

* ''Sonic Hearts''

* ''Sonic Kart 3D''

* ''Sonic Reversi''

* ''[[Sonics Schoolhouse]]''

* ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]''

* ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''<ref>Also known as ''[[Sonic Championship]]''</ref>

* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]''

* ''Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car'' (Japan-only)

* ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]: The Dark Brotherhood''

* ''[[Sonic Battle]]''

 

'''<big>Compilations</big>'''

* ''Sonic Mega Collection''

** ''Sonic Mega Collection Plus''

 

* ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''

* ''[[Sonic Sat AM]]''

* ''[[Sonic X]]''

 

* ''Sonic's Christmas Blast''

 

'''<big>Comic Books</big>'''

* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Promo Comic]]''

** ''Sonic Universe''

* ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' (Fleetway)

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog Manga'' (Mega Drive Fan, Shogakukan, Corocoro)

** ''Dash & Spin: Hyper Speed Sonic'' (Corocoro Comics Special)

 

'''<big>Literature</big>'''

* ''Sonic's Shoes Blues''

 

 

* ''Man of the Year''

* ''Sonic: Night of the Werehog''

 

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* [[Bad Future]]

* [[Ultimate Lifeform]]

 

* [[Abusive Precursors]]: The ancient Echidnas. {{spoiler|They attacked the adorable and innocent Chao, and, although unknowingly, [[Awakening the Sleeping Giant]], Chaos, an innocent god, just to steal his Chaos Emeralds. They created countless unstoppable robots in order to conquer the world. Both of which had to be sealed thus handing down the problem to us. In ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]'', one clan of Echidnas return and try to conquer our world again.}} Which pushes them past just being [[Neglectful Precursors]].

* [[Adaptation Overdosed]]: An [[Sonic X|anime]], [[Sonic X (comics)|an adaptation of that anime]], an [[Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie|OVA]], a [[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|US comic]], a [[Sonic the Comic|UK comic]], three western cartoon series, several [[Manga]], a short-lived French comic, and numerous book adaptations.

* [[Airborne Aircraft Carrier]]: Robotnik's favorite type of weapon, starting with Sky Base in the Sega [[Game Gear]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and continuing with the Egg Carrier and its variations in the modern games.

* [[Always Night]]: The haunted house levels in some games, as well as some of the casino levels.

* [[Amazing Technicolor Wildlife]]: Be honest; have ''you'' ever seen a blue (or pink) hedgehog in the wild?

*** {{spoiler|Metal Sonic}} also says this to Sonic at the start of his boss battle; one of the few cases where it ''has'' been a long time.

** In ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', Sonic ([[Running Gag|see a pattern here?]]) says this to Shadow when you run into Sonic at the beginning of the very first stage.

** In ''[[Sonic Rush Series|Sonic Rush Adventure]]'', {{spoiler|Eggman}} says this the first time he encounters Sonic in the game.

** ''[[Sonic Riders|Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]''. Wave greets Tails with, "Long time no see, shorty!"

* [[Artistic Age]]

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Amy, who started as a [[Damsel in Distress]] in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Sonic CD]]'', appeared among the cast of later spin-offs, and returned for ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' [[Character Development|completely overhauled]] and finally seeing a piece of the action.

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Tails. He follows Sonic one day and becomes interested in him. He eventually wants to become like him though [[Jerkass|Sonic ignores him]]. After Sonic and Tails had gone on an adventure to defeat Eggman, they become friends and he lets him tag along with him, [[Heterosexual Life Partners|eventually developing a bond]]. Also, Amy in the Archie Comics.

* [[Ash Face]]: Dr. Robotnik is prone to have it in some of the 2D games after his creations are defeated.

* [[Author Existence Failure|Actor Existence Failure]]: Deem Bristow, the original video game VA for Dr. Robotnik ([[I Have Many Names|Or Eggman]]), passed away in January 2005.

* [[Benevolent Architecture]]

* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: Before the developers had settled on a name for Sonic, he was referred to as "Mr. Needlemouse". The Japanese word for "hedgehog" is "harinezumi". Guess what a literal translation of that would yield.

** In fact, ''[[Exaggerated Trope|every]]'' boss gained its own level around that time.

* [[Bottomless Pit]]: Relatively rare in the early ''Sonic'' games, but increasingly common as the series has gone on. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in ''Heroes'', where every zone after Power Plant is basically a giant pit with platforms and grind rails suspended over it.

* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: "Chaos Control!" "Sonic Wind!" "Black Wave!"

** [[Sonic Colors|"Laser!" "Drill!" "Frrrrrrenzy!"]]

* [[Canon Immigrant]]:

** In a case of [[What Could Have Been]], ''[[Sonic Sat AM]]'' characters Sally Acorn and Bunnie Rabbot were planned to appear in multiple early projects (including early concepts for ''Sonic Xtreme''), though ultimately have only a brief cameo in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball|Sonic Spinball]]'' to show for it.

** Sonic's love for chili dogs in the ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' has been more tightly integrated into the official canon in the past few years; there's a chili dog salesman in ''Unleashed'', Sonic is summoned with two in-hand in the opening of ''Black Knight'', and he's given one as his ''birthday present'' from Tails in ''Generations''.

* [[Cash Cow Franchise]]: Still quite profitable after 20 years. Even the less-than-stellar games have made a surprising profit. In particular, the [[Comic Book|Archie Comic series]] is also going strong, it being the longest-lasting comic series based on a video game character.

* [[Casino Park]]: The [[Trope Namer]], from [[Sonic Heroes]], but most games feature a casino level anyway.

* [[Chain-Reaction Destruction]]: What bosses in 2D Sonic games do when they run out of hitpoints.

* [[Chaos Emeralds]]: The [[Trope Namer]], and examples in the first two games. The third game introduced unlimited attempts at the emeralds, moving them away from this trope, and since then most games have had them collected automatically during cutscenes, making them normal [[MacGuffin|MacGuffins]].

* [[Conjoined Eyes]]: Most of the hedgehogs.

* [[Comeback Mechanic]]: The games that support multiplayer races will usually have a feature that swaps two players' locations in the stage. Sometimes, it's a hidden item, and sometimes, it's a character's ability. Naturally, this is only useful to a player who's fallen behind.

* [[Crosshair Aware]]

* [[Crossover]]: With the [[Mario]] franchise.

** Sonic characters also crossover with other characters in the ''Tennis'' and ''All-Stars Racing'' installments of the ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' series.

* [[Cultural Translation]]: Subtle but still there. Some of the classic designs were changed a bit outside of Japan, in the official art. For example, Sonic was given a [http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7990/designsonicvz2.png mohawk], his eyebrows became more expressive (which was carried onto Adventure everywhere), and he became slightly more built while Tails became [http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/1379/designtailsqc2.png more stereotypically cute] (chubbier, rounder, shorter snout, shorter fur, belly fur combed flat, etc) .

** Preceded by ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Sonic CD]]'', which possessed numerous [[Bad Future|Bad Futures]], and had a much more downbeat tone than any of the Genesis titles.

** In the shows, [[Sonic Sat AM|SatAM]]. Successfully darker than everything, [[Retcon|until it was retconned]].

* [[Directionally Solid Platforms]]: Common in the 2D games.

* [[Duel Boss]]: Shadow, General Raxis and {{spoiler|Super Ix}} in ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]''.

* [[Dummied Out]]: Can be considered a [[Trope Codifier]]. ''Every'' game in the series has something major in it missing, and sometimes new games are born from those scrapped elements.

* [[Eagle Land]]: Arguably, this is the idea behind Sonic's character design. He is a mishmash of different western [[Funny Animal|Funny Animals]] (in fact, in one of his earliest character concepts, he was a [[Bugs Bunny|grey rabbit with a bowtie]], and his body and head shape were reminiscent of [[Felix the Cat]]), he is the same color as the American flag (but recent information points that his trainers were made red and white to match ''[[Santa Claus]]'' colour scheme), and his 90s snarky, aloof attitude and penchant for XTREME hobbies were distinctly non-Japanese. (He also speaks in Engrish in the Japanese version.) He also has a tendency to [[Walking the Earth|roam the lands]] randomly helping people, not unlike wild western heroes like [[Shane]]. All of this was intentional on Sega's part, since the Japanese branch knew that the Genesis (and to a lesser extent, the Master System) sold more in America than in their own country, and with Nintendo's Super Famicom looming on the horizon, they knew they would need some kind of hook to keep from being trounced internationally.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Robotnik's weird "[[Noblewoman's Laugh|Ohohohohoho!]]" along with Shadow's maniacal laughter in [[Shadow the Hedgehog|his own game]] as well as Mephiles in Sonic 06.

* [[Executive Meddling]]: The unfortunate cause of ''Sonic X-Treme's'' [[Vaporware]] status, as well as the replacement of all the game voice actors with their ''[[Sonic X]]'' counterparts.

** Shame that the English version was still buggy and that the later DX edition wound up creating ''even more glitches''.

** Very likely the reasoning behind the unfortunate state of ''Sonic 2006'' also; it was rushed out to release in time for both the Christmas period and Sonic's 15th Anniversary, and as a result is wrought with bugs and is quite obviously unfinished.

* [[Exposition Fairy]]: Started out as the [[Floating Advice Reminder]], then turned to the actual characters themselves noting your abilities, usually the NPC secondary characters.

* [[Expy]]: The Nocturnus are very similar to the group of Echidnas, the Dark Legion, from the Archie Comics, and Shade is similar to Julie-Su, and their home dimension "The Twilight Cage" has a similar name to the Dark Legion's dimension "The Twilight Zone". Ix also looks similar to the [[Sonic the Comic]] character Dr. Zachary, and Archie's version Dr. Finitevus.

* [[Face Ship]]: Dr. Eggman builds a lot of these with his face on them, most notably the Death Egg.

* [[Family Theme Naming]]: There's a small family all named after dairy products: Cream the Rabbit; her mother, Vanilla, and her Chao, Cheese. Other Chao associated with Cream were named Chocola and Milk.

* [[Follow the Leader]]: Sonic's popularity in the early 90's spawned many knockoff [[Mascot with Attitude]] characters, including [[Bubsy]], [[Awesome Possum]], [[Rocket Knight Adventures|Sparkster the Opossum]], Zool, and [[Aero the Acro Bat]].

* [[Follow the Money]]: Often, rings lead you somewhere. In the 3D games, it's often even possible to perform light dash which makes Sonic follow the path made out of rings.

* [[Fountain of Expies]]: Sonic, as mentioned in [[Follow the Leader]].

* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Used by numerous bosses throughout the series.

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: In 3D games, all the loops and rings and other items are strangely absent during cutscenes.

* [[Gameplay Roulette]]: The main console games starting with ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' have been infamous for this. They have steadily gotten better with this, since ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' and ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' only feature two styles of gameplay, and ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' averts it completely.

** You can buy a replica pair in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', and their description points out that [[Lampshade Hanging|"wearing them has no effect."]]

* [[Gratuitous English]]: Once Sonic got a voice, though in all fairness, his <ref>and the fact that [[Junichi Kanemaru|his voice actor]] is also an English teacher</ref> pretty much [[Justified Trope|justified it]].

** The Eclipse Cannon definitely brought the [[Star Wars|Death Star]] to mind.

* [[Hover Board]]: The Extreme Gear in the Sonic Riders series.

* [[Huge Holographic Head]]

* [[Image Song]]: Since ''Adventure'', every main 3D installment gives at least each player character one of these.

* [[Informed Flaw]]: Eggman is no doubt fat, but it's often said to be from overeating, and we have only seen him actually eat once. Then again, he took down a twelve inch sandwich in two bites during that one instance, so this has some merit.

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: The early games' manuals were insistent that getting hit with no rings would cause you to lose a [[Never Say "Die"|"try."]]

** In Japan, it's implied that this had happened long before the games added voice actors as the Robotnik name was made canon in ''Adventure 2'' via Eggman's relatives, Gerald & Maria Robotnik.

* [[Invincibility Power-Up]]: Present in many Sonic games, wheter in classic "starman" fashion from item boxes, to some variations like the purple wisp in Sonic Coors Wii.

* [[Kill Sat]]: The ARK. Of course, when the "Kill Sat" part fails (And due to the machinations of Professor Gerald Robotnik), it's [[Colony Drop]] time.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Omega once commented on the size of Eggman's ridiculously huge bases with:

* [[Last of His Kind]]: Knuckles {{spoiler|until ''Sonic Chronicles''}}.

* [[Law of One Hundred]]

* [[Live Item]]: The small animals.

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: To an extent; many of the later titles feature an excessive amount of key characters, albeit usually from the same pile of a dozen or so. It's more a case of Loads and Loads of Main Characters.

* [[Magic Pants]]: Sonic's gloves in Sonic Unleashed, the opening even shows them being ripped off.

* [[Malevolent Mugshot]]: Robotnik/Eggman's face has showed up on everything from [[Mecha-Mooks]] to spacecraft.

** "Eggman" with his [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090925135428/sonic/images/a/aa/Robotnik_43.png Classic Era Jumpsuit], designed to make him [[The Beatles|to look like a Walrus]], it doubles as a [[Shout-Out]]. (The yellow triangles from his cape represent the teeth in case you are wondering, the rest is plain obvious).

** Tails has ''two''. His nickname, Tails (for obvious reasons), and his [[Punny Name]], Miles Prower.

* [[Mecha-Mooks]]: Eggman loves them.

* [[Mega Neko]]: Big the Cat is, well... a big cat.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: Sonic's favorite food is chilidogs. This was created by DiC for the cartoons. ''Sonic Chronicles'' and ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' are full of them. He's also seen eating two in the beginning of "Sonic and The Black Knight".

** Also in Sonic Riders, "''You're'' supposed to be the [[Sonic Sat AM|fastest thing alive?]]"

* [[No Conservation of Energy]]

* [[No Ending]]: Combined with [[Sequel Hook]]. ''Sonic Chronicles'' ends with {{spoiler|Sonic and friends learning that Eggman has taken over the world.}} [[Animated Actors|And then they thank Bioware for being awesome.]]

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4'' is pretty much a Nostalgia ''Game''.

** Taken to [[Up to Eleven]] levels in ''Sonic Generations'', you have 2.5D and 3D re-imaginings of levels from almost ''every game'' since Sonic 1 to Colors. You Also have Sonic, Tails and {{spoiler|Eggman}} in their classic looks with Sonic being voiceless and Metal Sonic returns as an optional boss.

* [[Off-Model]]: This [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxV7495Oabw Pakistan Mcdonald's commercial] has gained some infamy for it.

* [[Offscreen Villain Dark Matter]]: No matter how much havoc Sonic wreaks on Robotnik's bases, he's always got enough badniks, [[Eternal Engine|eternal engines]] and [[Wave Motion Gun|wave motion guns]] for another world domination bid come next game. It reached a peak in ''Sonic Adventure'', where after Sonic and co. spend the entire game taking down the Egg Carrier, he shows up with ''another Egg Carrier'' to try and subdue Chaos.

** Further still, in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', he produces a giant fleet of space battleships solely as ''bait'' for Super Sonic.

* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: Assuming they have no rings, every character would count as this, but this is not the case. Final Zone and Death Egg Zone in Sonic 1 and 2, respectively, have no rings whatsoever, effectively rendering Sonic a One Hit Point Wonder for the final confrontations. The Game Gear versions of Sonic 1 and 2 took this even further by offering no rings for ''any'' of the boss encounters.

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Many people don't remember that Tails' real name is [[Punny Name|Miles Prower]].

* [[The Other Darrin]]: The series have gone through a veritable revolving door of voice actors throughout the years, some more controversial than others. Tails, in particular, has gone through more voice actors switches than any other character. In both the English AND Japanese versions.

* [[Pinball Spinoff]]: Sonic Spinball and Sonic Pinball Party.

* [[Pinball Zone]]: Almost every game in the series has at least one pinball-themed level, whether a regular level or a [[Bonus Stage]]. Despite the "zone", the [[Trope Namer]] is not from this series.

* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: Amy and Sonic, obviously.

* [[Planet of Copyhats]]: Apparently speediness is an anthro trait.

* [[Puzzle Boss]]

* [[Puzzle Pan]]

* [[Recurring Riff]]: In many Sonic games, the main theme of a particular game can be heard throughout the game.

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Super Sonic ([[Sonic Adventure]] onwards) and Shadow.

** The clear use of [[Mecha-Mooks|SWAT]][[Sonic Sat AM|Bots]] and roboticized animals in ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]''.

** The confirmation of Sonic's [[Trademark Favorite Food|favorite food]] being [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog|chi]][[Sonic Sat AM|lid]][[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|ogs]] in the Japanese version of ''[[Sonic Advance Trilogy|Sonic Advance 3]]'', ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', and ''[[Sonic and The Black Knight]]''.

* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]] - First there were the flickies and animal friends. Then there were [[Sonic Adventure|Chao]]. And now there are [[Sonic Colors|Wisps]].

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Shadow's reaction to Maria's death. Attempt on humanity prevented by Amy. Results in the genocide of the entire Black Arms race as Black Doom can be considered indirectly responsible for her death.

** If it's an entirely 2D Sonic game, expect there to be a pit with two springs facing each other in at least one level.

* [[San Dimas Time]]: The level timers in Sonic CD, where you regularly travel hundreds of years through time mid-level on a regular basis.

** Recent home console titles like ''Unleashed'' and ''Generations'' use Sonic Team's aptly-named graphics rendering tool, the Hedgehog Engine, which is capable of rendering close-to-CG quality imagery. Whilst graphical output is undoubtedly impressive, the results are definitely best viewed in 60fps and 1080p in the PC version of ''Generations''.

** Supposedly, on the day that Nintendo unveiled the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Which was also the same day SEGA unveiled the original Sonic game), a reporter went to a SEGA Rep & touted the increased graphical capabilities of the SNES over the Mega Drive; specifically citing the vast increase in the number of colors the system was capable of. The SEGA Rep's response was to take him to a curtained off area, and show him screenshots of Sonic & the latest Mario game, before asking "[[Badass Boast|Who has more colors?]]"

** In the Mario & Sonic games, Sonic wears a life jacket during the swimming events.

** As of Sonic Colours, Sonic can swim upwards by jumping in the water, Mario-style. The yellow Wisp also turns him into a tornado underwater, giving him basically complete maneuverability. Suddenly the great blue terror isn't so terrible.

* [[Super Speed]]: Sonic is the foremost example, but nearly every character in the series has some level of this, even ''Eggman''.

* [[Team Rocket Wins]]: In ''Sonic Adventure 2'' this happens a couple of times. The destruction of Prison Island, the firing of the Eclipse Cannon and the scene where [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8t0WJTx5XM Sonic nearly dies].

* [[Temporary Platform]]: All over the place in numerous games.

* [[There Are No Adults]]: Only Cream is shown to have a parent, and only one adult, Dr. Robotnik, is a main cast member.

** One of the bosses in ''Sonic Unleashed'' had a drill.

** Sonic Colors also has the yellow wisps which turn Sonic into a drill.

* [[Three-Point Landing]]: Sonic and friends like to do that in newer games sometimes.

** [[Sonic Unleashed|Chip]] subverts this multiple times at first, but finally manages a perfect landing just before the final level.

** Eggman also takes a massive level in badass between the same two games. He goes from letting his [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Cha]][[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|os]] do most of his fighting for him, and trying to conquer only Station Square to trying to take over the world with a [[Kill Sat]]. He actually gets his hands dirty in ''SA2'' (on screen at least) and almost manages to successfully kill Sonic.

** Lampshaded by Sonic, "You've turned into a big time villain, doctor!"

* [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]]: A good majority of the characters' names.

* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: Some of the album titles use the word 'Trax' or 'Soundtrax.'

 

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