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20 YEARS OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

The world’s most famous hedgehog speeds through two successful decades of gaming!

TOKYO (January 5, 2011) – SEGA® Corporation is proud to announce their company mascot will celebrate his 20th anniversary on June 23, 2011.

From the first day of the release of Sonic The Hedgehog™ back in 1991 on the SEGA Mega Drive console (Genesis for North America), Sonic the Hedgehog quickly became a popular gaming icon due to his super fast speed and his cool, edgy character. In the twenty years that the video games have been available, Sonic the Hedgehog has notched up over 70 million units sold worldwide.


– 20 more demons in 3DS version
– New skills
– Kazuma Kaneko making designs
– Devil Auction and 3 vs. 3 Extra Turn Battle systems return
– Over 20,000 lines of dialogue
– Wider map
– Increased visibility for messages and parameters
– Demons will fly out of the screen
– New maps
– Can choose difficulty

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– 3DS camera can take a photo of the player
– This picture can be used as an icon for multiplayer matches
– New/old courses
– New machines

Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

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