Sonic the Hedgehog

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:This article is about the "Sonic" character. For either of the video games, see Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) or Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit). For the protein, see Sonic hedgehog.

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Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) - Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) - Sonic hedgehog

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Sonic the Hedgehog is the flagship character and mascot for the video and arcade game company Sega, which has released a series of video games in which he appears. Sonic was competing head-to-head with Nintendo's mascot Mario for over a decade until Sega left the console market. His games are now on various other consoles.

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Flagship - Mascot - Video - Arcade game - Sega - Nintendo - Mario - Console

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Sonic replaced Alex Kidd, who was Sega's mascot prior to 1990. Naoto Ohshima designed the character while Yuji Naka (who would later become head of the Sonic Team division) was the main programmer. The "game planner" was Hirokazu Yasuhara. The music of the first two Sonic the Hedgehog games on the Megadrive and Genesis was composed by Masato Nakamura of the Japanese band Dreams Come True.

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Alex Kidd - 1990 - Naoto Ohshima - Yuji Naka - Sonic Team - Hirokazu Yasuhara - Megadrive - Genesis - Masato Nakamura - Japanese - Dreams Come True

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