Sonic The Hedgehog
Video Game
1991 (manufactured)
1991 (manufactured)
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There was fierce competition in the computer games' market in the 1990s between the two Japanese companies, Sega and Nintendo. Each adopted what has since become an iconic character to star in their games. Nintendo had Mario, a short Italian plumber, and Sega had Sonic, a blue hedgehog. This is the earliest Sonic game, the first of many. The other main characters in the Sonic games are his friend and rival Tails, a fox with two tails, and his arch-enemy Dr Robotnik.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Sonic The Hedgehog (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Injection-moulded plastic, electronic components, printed paper |
| Brief description | Boxed computer game, Sonic The Hedgehog, made in Thailand for Sega in 1991 |
| Physical description | Boxed black plastic game cartridge for Sega Mega Drive console, with a sticker on the front showing the character Sonic The Hedgehog. The box has paper insert with the same image on the front cover and text on the back. Inside there are plastic mouldings to keep the game cartridge and booklet in place. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Gallery label | Sonic the Hedgehog
The first Sonic game made in Japan by Sega in the early 1990s.
Sonic was Sega's first computer game character in competition with Nintendo's Mario. Sonic is a blue hedgehog with a fox friend called Tails and an archenemy Dr Robotnik. There were several later versions of the Sonic game.(October 2004) |
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| Summary | There was fierce competition in the computer games' market in the 1990s between the two Japanese companies, Sega and Nintendo. Each adopted what has since become an iconic character to star in their games. Nintendo had Mario, a short Italian plumber, and Sega had Sonic, a blue hedgehog. This is the earliest Sonic game, the first of many. The other main characters in the Sonic games are his friend and rival Tails, a fox with two tails, and his arch-enemy Dr Robotnik. |
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| Accession number | B.13:1 to 3-2004 |
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| Record created | November 2, 2004 |
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