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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 19
Date: December 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Horrible 2d crud graphics,Annoying simple gameplay, slow gameplay, boring repetitive bosses, and last but not least annoying tunes that make you want to barf.

This game is not a classic.....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: June 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The status of this game is way over blown. I think i got this game maybe 7 years ago at a yard sale for 25 cents. And what a waste is was. I could have got a spent that quarter on a 25 cent burger on Mcdonalds has the 25 cent burger day. But no i bought Sonic the Boring Hedgehog. The levels are dull, The boss's repeat them selfs, Crummy music, And you die alot for no reason.........

time to go to sonic speed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this is the best sega game ive played its tough tho it took 7or6 years to make the 2nd level...

It wasn't that great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Its cool but its not as cool as some games I've played.
Sound:8.0
graphics:0.1
Gameplay:4.3
overall:3stars

4.5 stars - A classic which will be greatly built upon

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: September 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Sonic The Hedgehog(1991). The first official Sonic game on the Genesis.

Most people who have lived around the time that this classic came out remember back in the early 90s when gamers everywhere held tightly onto their NES's and shouted "Mario! Mario!" all over the world... Okay, maybe not, but that's how the one SMB3 commercial went anyway. So it seemed that with the (then)recent release of SMB3, the plumber would always dominate 2D platforming... or would he? The Sega Genesis had been out for a couple of years by this point, and while there were many classics, no mascot was there to stand up to all the koopa troopas and toadstools of the big N. Enter Yugi Naka and crew to come up with the true origin of the battle between the 16-bit giants Nintendo and Sega: the creation of Sonic The Hedgehog.

So what does this new blue hero in red shoes have to offer that a fat mushroom-eating plumber doesn't? Well for one, Sonic is FAST. Not nearly as much as in any of the sequels, but for 1991, this kind of speedy sidescrolling gameplay was unheard of, and drew many crowds. I remember being taken by storm when my cousin first bought a Sega with the original Sonic game. It brings back so many memories of middle childhood. The gameplay is rather basic, with only a run, jump, and spin attack to combat the levels, but really that's all you need here. For new gamers that have just started playing the recent Sonic games, THIS is the game that introduced rings, TV Powerups, loops, animal-freeing, chaos emeralds, instant-death spikes, Dr. Robotnik, underwater drowning, bumpers, catapults, springs, and the Green Hill Zone. Plus, the game is divided into different zones, and within each zone are several acts, which are merely just stages. With all that it has going for it, how does it measure up to its sequels? Let's look at the pros and cons:

PROS:

-While the SNES probably had better graphics, color palettes, and scaling effects, I still have yet to see a SNES game with as smooth of the gameplay framerate as any Genesis Sonic title (I'm talking about normal in-game play that's NOT a special FX chip or anything like that).
-NICE BALANCE OF DIFFICULTY. The first few zones aren't too difficult to get the hang of, though once you reach the Labyrinth Zone, it does jump quite a bit.
-LARGE NON-LINEAR STAGES. Although the sequels get a lot better at this (especially Sonic 3), these zones all have original and varying environmental themes and seem just the right length for the pace that the platforming has set. It lets you speed through most of them in little time, and also lets you explore their depths as well.
-And speaking of stages, this one of the FEW Sonic games with three acts per zone as opposed to two.
-CHAOS EMERALD COLLECTING GIVES THE GAME SOME REPLAY VALUE. In the Mario games, you could collect all the secret powerups in the game, but the ending would never change. Not so with Sonic. If you manage to collect 50 rings and reach the end of a stage, you can jump through a giant ring and tackle a special stage to collect one of six chaos emeralds, which if acquired, enables a better ending.
-GREAT VARIETY OF ENEMIES. A lot of the robots you fight here are classic staples of the series, such as the crab, hornet, and caterpillar. The bosses are rather interesting as well.
-I can't end the pros without mentioning that this game has AN EXCELLENT SOUNDTRACK. The Greenhill Zone, Scrap Brain Zone, and title themes especially WILL get stuck in your head (Thankfully all are memorably good!).

CONS

-The TIMER for each stage can be an annoyance for those who like to explore the levels. It's usually only useful for getting points in beating the levels fast, but you will ALWAYS die whenever the clock hits 10 minutes.
-Since the speed dash ability isn't here yet, the game will seem a bit slower-paced than all the others. Just to warn any newcomers.
-The SPECIAL STAGES ARE TOUGH FOR MOST PEOPLE. I'm not complaining so much because I enjoy a good challenge, but for the sake of beginners it's waaaaay too simple to lose in the special stages. Interestingly enough, it becomes a mini-game in Sonic & Knuckles, a few years down the road.
-THE INSTANT DEATH SPIKES!! I guess the programmers of the original Mega Man game got together with the Sonic team here because what both games have in common is the way their spikes kill the player even while they're flashing.
-NO CHARACTERS AND VERY LITTLE STORY. Tails wouldn't show up til the sequel, Knuckles and Amy Rose were down the road a bit, and everyone else was just a thought. So that leaves just Sonic and Dr. Robotnik. The plot basically boils down to:"The animals have been captured by Dr. Robotnik. Sonic is here to rescue them." That's it. Supposedly, I heard that the Death Egg ship was being built during this game's timeline, but it was never officially mentioned, so I'll consider it separate from the Sonic 2, Sonic 3, and S&K continuous stories.

Other than that, Sonic 1 is a classic Sega staple. Pure and simple. It's a 5 star game in comparison to other platformers, but I'm just giving it 4 stars when standing up to the other games in the series. So if you have an old Genesis, or if you bought the Sonic Mega Collection, and if you happen to be a fan of the games, DON'T SKIP OUT ON THIS ONE! It made the series what it is today, and serves as important history for video games. PLAY IT NOW!

Original Classic!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Man, I don't know how many times I've played this excellent game for the Sega Genesis, but if there's one thing I've got to admit, it's very addicting! This is the ORIGINAL classic that started it all, and while gameplay is pretty limited (You cannot yet do a charged spin attack or become Super Sonic) it's still very fun! In addition, the Chaos Emeralds are fairly hard to collect and you'll need to collect 50 coins or more in order to find and retrieve them in the Bonus levels. There will be times where you may have to go back and get them all, considering that it is rather difficult, but it's a good challenge for anyone who's up to it! With today's game's graphics, some players may not enjoy this but retro fans will definately get a kick (or should I say, SPIN?) out of it!

Also recommended: "Sonic the Hedgehog2", "Sonic the Hedgehog 3", "Sonic and Knuckles", "Sonic Spinball" & "Sonic 3-D Blast"!

the best Sonic The Hedgehog game of all

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 was the most popular, but I always liked the original Sonic The Hedgehog game the best of the 4 in the series. It has great graphics, sound, and best of all it's fun and has tons of replay value. I've been playing this game since I first got the system about 7 years ago. At the time, Sonic The Hedgehog was a major, groundbreaking game. I still play it more than just about all of my other Sega Genesis games. Even though I've beat it and got all the emeralds more times than i can remember, it's still fun to go all the way through and beat it again and again. Play it, and you'll see why Sonic has revolutionized the video game world and how this game marked Sonic's starting point.

If you get any games of the Sonic The Hedgehog series, any of them would be great to get, but I would recommend this one the most.

A Super Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Sonic the Hedgehog is a fast moving game with a super fast character. The game is pretty fun and can get addicting quickly. I liked the way the zones and acts got continually harder. I also thought the music was fitting for each zone. The graphics are great for 1992 Genesis. You speed through loop-de-loops, float over lava, shoot like a pinball and run super fast. There's even a 360-degree rotating maze you go through looking for chaos emeralds. All while dodging the demented scientist Dr. Ivo Robotnik's henchbots!

This game (unlike some other Sonic games), is not quite as prone to making you angry when you lose. (A plus) But also keep in mind this was the first Sonic game so if you have played other Sonic games you may find things missing. (One is Super Sonic) But it's still Sonic, so that means it's probably fast paced with lot's of action and a super cool character with lot's of attitude as the star.

All in all, I would way this is a pretty fun game.

A GREAT SEGA GENESIS EXCLUSIVE

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I remember when this game came out I played it at a friends house and loved it,finally a platform game that surpassed Mario. This game is very easy to pick up and play and very enjoyable to say the least. I have beat the game several times and its still a fun game to play. A classic game that combines graphics(especially for its time)and stellar gameplay and fun. If you haven't played this game your missing out on a classic and also check out Sonic CD for Sega CD only and the sequel Sonic The Hedgehog 2 for Sega Genesis.

a great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this is one of the many favorites of mine on sega games. this is the game that started the sonic craxe which lasted for about six years. (sonic is still cool but not on the genesis :( it came out a year before i was born but i played it at an early age (4 or 5) and loved it. its not as good as sonic 2 3 or sonic and knuckles but i love them all and especially suggest it to either a sonic megafan(like myself) or a collector or just someone into retro gaming, so get this cool game!

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