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Sonic the Hedgehog

SEGA's mascot Sonic the Hedgehog made his debut in a famous Genesis title, but Sega's 8-bit systems got their own version of the platformer, featuring the same story and gameplay style, but different levels. To stop the evil Dr. Robotnik, Sonic must traverse six zones consisting of three levels each. Most of the zones are based on those in the original game, but some are entirely new. Enemies (mechanized animals, defeated by Sonic's spikes when jumping or rolling) and power-ups (speed-ups, shields, extra lives) are mostly the same as well. Sonic can pick up golden rings for protection (when hit, he simply loses all of his rings instead of a life) and bonuses- 100 rings gain Sonic an extra li...

Genre: Platform
Year: 1991
Developer: Ancient Co. Ltd.
Publisher: SEGA of America, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

27 achievements · 380 total points

Home Sweet Home Complete Green Hill Zone
5 pts
This bridge was not very well built Complete Bridge Zone
10 pts
Robo Jungle Complete Jungle Zone
10 pts
Gotta go slow Complete Labyrinth Zone
10 pts
Scrap My Brain, Zone Complete Scrap Brain Zone
10 pts
The Final Chase Complete Sky Base Zone and stop Dr. Robotnik's evil plans!
25 pts
Can you find them all? Collect your first Chaos Emerald
5 pts
Where is that seventh Chaos Emerald? Complete the game with all 6 Chaos Emeralds
25 pts
Can you feel the Sunshine? Complete a Special Stage
5 pts
My head is spinning Find all the 8 different Special Stages
25 pts
I love rings! Collect 100 rings and get a extra life
5 pts
Super Armored Use a Shield, Speed Shoes and Invicibility powerups at least once
5 pts
Just for my safety Collect 4 continues
10 pts
Free Points Reach 50.000 Points
5 pts
Good, but not cool enough Reach 200.000 Points
10 pts
Magnificent! Reach 600.000 Points
25 pts
Unbeatable in Green Hill Zone Complete all the acts from Green Hill Zone without dying
5 pts
Unbeatable in Bridge Zone Complete all the acts from Bridge Zone without dying
10 pts
Unbeatable in Jungle Zone Complete all the acts from Jungle Zone without dying
10 pts
Unbeatable in Labyrinth Zone Complete all the acts from Labyrinth Zone without dying
25 pts
Unbeatable in Scrap Brain Zone Complete all the acts from Scrap Brain Zone without dying
25 pts
Did you eat onion rings by accident? Complete Green Hill Zone Act 1 without jumping
10 pts
Never Look Back Complete Bridge Zone Act 1 without pressing left a single time
10 pts
Jump, Jump, Climb, Climb Complete Jungle Zone Act 2 under 1 minute and 5 seconds [Do not use checkpoints]
10 pts
No Drowning Music, good Complete Labyrinth Zone Act 2 before the drowning counter reaches to 3 [Do not use checkpoints]
10 pts
Allergic to everything except rings Complete Sky Base Zone Act 1 without taking damage [Losing a shield counts]
25 pts
Five Lives is everything you need Beat the game losing LESS than 5 lives
50 pts

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Sonic the Hedgehog frequently asked questions

How do I play Sonic the Hedgehog on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Sonic the Hedgehog in the Game Gear library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Sonic the Hedgehog have achievements?

Yes, Sonic the Hedgehog has 27 achievements worth 380 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

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