Sonic the Hedgehog
This page is for the 2010 emulated release. For the decompiled port of the 2013 mobile port, see Sonic the Hedgehog (Mobile Decompilation).
Developers | |
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Sonic Team | |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Release dates | |
Windows (emulator) | October 26, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) (emulator) | May 29, 2018[1] |
Linux (emulator) | May 29, 2018[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Series | Sonic the Hedgehog |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sonic the Hedgehog fangames (series) | |
Sonic CD | 1995 |
Sonic's Schoolhouse | 1996 |
Sonic 3D Blast (series) | |
Sonic & Knuckles Collection | 1997 |
Sonic R (series) | |
Sonic Adventure (series) | |
Sonic Heroes | 2004 |
Sonic Mega Collection Plus | 2006 |
Sonic Riders | 2006 |
Sonic Racing (series) | |
Sonic the Hedgehog | 2010 |
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | 2010 |
Sonic Spinball | 2010 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 2011 |
Sonic 3 & Knuckles | 2011 |
Sonic Generations | 2011 |
Sonic CD (2012) | 2012 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I | 2012 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II | 2012 |
Sonic Dash | 2014 |
Sonic Lost World | 2015 |
Sonic Mania | 2017 |
Sonic Forces | 2017 |
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mobile Decompilation) | 2021 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mobile Decompilation) | 2021 |
Sonic Colors: Ultimate | 2021 |
Sonic Origins | 2022 |
Sonic Frontiers | 2022 |
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 2023 |
Sonic Superstars | 2023 |
Sonic Dream Team | 2023 |
Sonic X Shadow Generations | 2024 |
Sonic the Hedgehog is a singleplayer side view scrolling platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It is the first entry in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Originally released on Sega Genesis in 1991, the game was ported to PC and released on October 26, 2010.
The game was eventually delisted on all storefronts on May 20, 2022 in preparation for the release of Sonic Origins.
General information
- Official developer site
- Sonic Retro - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate (unavailable) | ||||
Humble Store (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) | Delisted to be included in Sonic Origins. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Mega Drive Classics\setup.dat %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Genesis Classics\setup.dat |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
- Configuration settings are shared between all Sega Mega Drive Classics games.
- These locations are for the "Simple" launcher interface only
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Mega Drive Classics\0031 %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Genesis Classics\0031 |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- Folder name varies by region for "Simple" launcher; for "hub" launcher, all saves are found in the Mega Drive Classics folder.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP or greater | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics :: Free update with new features! - Steam Community - last accessed on 2018-05-30