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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.

Sonic hit a bit of a [[Dork Age]] during the run of SEGA's Saturn console, which was a good deal less successful than its predecessor. The spinoff game, ''Sonic R'' was the only noteworthy Sonic game on the console, with a much better one, ''Sonic [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|X-Treme]]'', being announced but canceled, and filled in at the 11th hour by a upgraded port of the less-than-stellar ''[[~~Sonic 3D Flickies Island|~~Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''. The series got revived in a truly 3-Dimensional incarnation on SEGA's next console, the Dreamcast. The two ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' games are noted for their production values and ambitious plotlines, but also criticized for questionable gameplay choices and other teething problems usually found in [[Polygon Ceiling|platformers that tried to make their first jump to 3D]]. Sonic Team attempted to address these concerns with ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', yet the gameplay was arguably worsened, to say nothing of its cheesy dialogue and most of its replay value being a result of [[Fake Longevity|artificially prolonging the amount of times levels need to be played.]]

Sonic hit a bit of a [[Dork Age]] during the run of SEGA's Saturn console, which was a good deal less successful than its predecessor. The spinoff game, ''Sonic R'' was the only noteworthy Sonic game on the console, with a much better one, ''Sonic [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|X-Treme]]'', being announced but canceled, and filled in at the 11th hour by a upgraded port of the less-than-stellar ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''. The series got revived in a truly 3-Dimensional incarnation on SEGA's next console, the Dreamcast. The two ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' games are noted for their production values and ambitious plotlines, but also criticized for questionable gameplay choices and other teething problems usually found in [[Polygon Ceiling|platformers that tried to make their first jump to 3D]]. Sonic Team attempted to address these concerns with ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', yet the gameplay was arguably worsened, to say nothing of its cheesy dialogue and most of its replay value being a result of [[Fake Longevity|artificially prolonging the amount of times levels need to be played.]]

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]].

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* ''[[Doctor Robotniks Mean Bean Machine (Video Game)|Doctor Robotniks Mean Bean Machine]]''

* ''Shadow Shoot''

* ''[[Sonic 3D Flickies Island]]''<ref>Also known as ''Sonic 3D Blast''</ref>

* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''<ref>Also known as ''Sonic 3D Blast''</ref>

* ''Sonic Coin Rolling Game''

* ''Sonic Hearts''

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* [[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.

* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: Some games, such as [[Sega Sonic the Hedgehog|SegaSonic]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|CD]], [[Knuckles Chaotix|Chaotix]] and [[Sonic 3D Flickies Island|3D Blast]] use alliterative names for all levels.

* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: Some games, such as [[Sega Sonic the Hedgehog|SegaSonic]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|CD]], [[Knuckles Chaotix|Chaotix]] and [[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island|3D Blast]] use alliterative names for all levels.

* [[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.

* [[All There in the Manual]]: Among Sonic's various, obscure, [[Multiple Choice Past|contradicting origin stories]] is that he was born on [[Australia (continent)|Christmas Island]], and that he gained his speed from an experiment with [[Sdrawkcab Name|Dr. Kintobor]].

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** "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.

* [[Made of Iron]]: ''Everyone'' is, it seems to be a part of the way creatures function in-universe,[[Strong Flesh Weak Steel|few machines can compete with their durability]].

* [[Made of Iron]]: ''Everyone'' is, it seems to be a part of the way creatures function in-universe,[[Strong Flesh, Weak Steel|few machines can compete with their durability]].

* [[Meanwhile in the Future]]: ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]]'' was horrible about this. Characters will shout "WE'VE GOT TO HURRY!" and run as fast as they can... [[San Dimas Time|to save somebody 200 years in the past.]]

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