Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Retrospective

How the most famous hedgehog in the world came to be! (Chapter markers and more below...)

Did you like the artwork in the video? It was made by Dez! An amazing artist and great friend! Visit his webcomic Frivolesque here! http://frivolesque.com/

Episode Information
GTV 110 "Run Hedgehog Run!" Season 6 Episode 6
Original Airdate: June 18, 2021
Produced January-March, June 1-16, 2021
Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.
Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!

0:00 Pre-emption
0:10 GTV ID: The Most Famous Channel in the World!
0:18 Introduction: A Cultural Touchstone of the 1990s
1:37 Act 1: Life Before Sonic
8:02 CM 1: Sonic's Debut! (Japan, 1991) Sonic is Cool! (U.S., 1991)
9:16 Act 2: The Development and Design of Sonic
21:39 CM 2: Sega Sonic (Japan, 1991) More for Less (U.S., 1991)
22:51 Act 3: Sonic is Everywhere!
39:11 CM 3: Humans Against Genesis (U.S., 1991) Super Sonic Offer (Australia, 1991)
40:23 Act 4: The Legacy of Sonic
48:58 CM 4: Sonic +1 Set (Japan, 1992) Sonic is Here (Brazil, 1991) Sonic for Game Gear (U.S., 1991)
51:25 Act 5: Sonic's Easter Eggs and Cameos
1:00:30 CM 5: Tiger Electronics Sonic (U.S., 1991) Sonic on Master System (Brazil, 1991)
1:01:38 Conclusion: Sonic is For Everyone


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This video would not be possible without the help of the following:

Artwork by: Dez! Please visit http://frivolesque.com/

Some info came form segaretro.org a great site! The rest came from various magazines from the time as well as a book called A Kingdom of Games, published in Japan in 1993 featuring interviews with Hayao Nakayama and David Rosen.

Other artwork by Liris-san, Ricky Earl, Moku Mikan, Aneevee, Nerkin and Cartoony. Other images come from the 25th Anniversary art book, or game magazines from 1991.
Vintage Clips by: Sving the video game, Steven Hertz, My Vintage Video, 13 NewsNow, Sweetness Gaming, Genkisan and Grooveraider.
Some scans by Chris Covell, the rest by me, including a lot of money spent tracking down all those Famitsu issues!
CMs by RGTV and Ryu Nihon No, both excellent sources
Music by Tee Lopes, Official VGM, and some remixes that I can’t seem to connect to any source, sorry!
Background Animations by: Sanic-maniac
Gameplay by: Mathieu Pronovost, Retrogaming TV, Longplay Universe, Ricky C and of course I played some too.