Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Starting all the way in 1991. Sonic The Hedgehog quickly became one of the most popular media icons of all time, but like all things, he went through many different iterations and concepts before we got to the Sonic we know and love today. So let's take a look at the development of the first Sonic game to see What Sonic The Hedgehog Could Have Looked Like

Chapters
00:00 - What Sonic Could Have Looked Like
1:05 - Humble Beginnings
2:51 - The Creation of Sonic
6:39 - The Tokyo Toy Show Demo
9:56 - Level Concepts
12:17 - Sonic 1 Prototype
16:45 - Cool Concept Art
18:50 - Unused Sprites and Features
20:25 - My Favorite game to research
20:51 - Conclusion