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Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Original title: Sonic CD
  • Video Game
  • 1992
  • E
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
1.3K
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Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1992)
ActionAdventureFamilyFantasySci-Fi

Sonic must save the past, present, and future of Little Planet, as well as rescue Amy Rose from his evil double, Metal Sonic.Sonic must save the past, present, and future of Little Planet, as well as rescue Amy Rose from his evil double, Metal Sonic.Sonic must save the past, present, and future of Little Planet, as well as rescue Amy Rose from his evil double, Metal Sonic.

  • Director
    • Naoto Ohshima
  • Writers
    • Yuji Naka
    • Naoto Ohshima
    • Hirokazu Yasuhara
  • Star
    • Masato Nishimura
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Naoto Ohshima
    • Writers
      • Yuji Naka
      • Naoto Ohshima
      • Hirokazu Yasuhara
    • Star
      • Masato Nishimura
    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Masato Nishimura
    • Sonic the Hedgehog
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    • Director
      • Naoto Ohshima
    • Writers
      • Yuji Naka
      • Naoto Ohshima
      • Hirokazu Yasuhara
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    Movie Nuttball

    Sonic CD!

    Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most famous video games of all time! The characters, the jumping, the power-ups, and the sure thrill of adventure makes this entire series a fun non-stop playing time! Below is a brief look how I think the game is!

    Game Play: The game play is very good. There is really basic controls here and is easy to perform. Novice gamers should have a good time here!

    Graphics: The graphics are wonderful. The backgrounds are really beautiful!

    Difficulty: The game is easy but as it goes on you''s find out that it will become more difficult!

    Music: The music is great! Just fantastic catchy tunes through out the game! In My opinion its some of the best music ever in a video game!

    Sound: The sound is great. Nuff said!

    Overall: I have always loved Sonic the Hedgehog! If you like excellent adventure games then I strongly recommend you play this game!

    To purchase this video game check out Amazon.com!
    10Rautus

    One of best Sonic games

    I remember getting Sonic CD for my Computer when I was kid and enjoying it, the only problem was that my PC kept crashing while I was playing the game so I couldn't fully play the game. I still kept the game has a memento, years later I acquired Sonic Gems Collection for the Playstation 2 which contained Sonic CD. ( As well as Sonic the Fighters, Sonic R, a bunch of Game gear games, Vectorman and Vectorman 2.) Playing Sonic CD now I still think it's one of the best games in the Sonic series, it's got great music, a cool opening anime scene and ending, great levels, good boss fights and it introduces one of the most popular villains in the Sonic Francise: Metallix (Metal Sonic), Sonic CD also introduces another ally in Sonic's crew, Amy Rose.

    The game play is easy to pick up especially for those that's played the other 2D Sonic games, a nice little addition to this Sonic game is the time travel feature since in every level there are poles that either say Past or Future. Running into one will allow you to warp through time but to do that you need to run really fast without stopping. Like the other Sonic games this one also has a bonus stage, in Sonic CD you need to destroy a certain amount of UFO's to collect the prize. In other Sonic games after completing a bonus stage you get Chaos Emerleds while in this one it's Time Stones.

    Sonic CD is a great game that should be played. Check this out. 10/10
    10mariohead64

    Sonic CD is a good game.

    Sonic CD is a clear example of classic Sonic gaming. I mean, it was so good, it was even re-released in 2011! It also marks the first appearances of well known characters like Metal Sonic. It features classic game-play and it is easy to play if you are a beginner. If you're a Sonic fan, old or new, it is essential to have this title. Even the graphics themselves, although they are old compared to today's, are beautiful and a technological achievement for 1993. The game even looks polished today and provides a good retro service. The music is very catchy. I recommend the Japanese/European track but the American one is good too. The only possibly bad thing about this game is that sometimes, especially in the special stages, it is quite hard. But other than that, Sonic CD is a great game and is an essential title for any Sonic fan.
    SegaSonicManiac15851

    Spectacular... A must PLAY for classic video game fans

    Sonic CD (1993) is basically an extremely advanced version of the first Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). Very original Sonic graphics with a twist, Catchy soundtrack, over 60 levels featuring time travel and exciting 3D special stages.

    This game will blow your mind if you're a true Sonic fan. Truly amazing and spectacular. If you haven't played Sonic CD, you're really missing out.

    I enjoyed this game very much from its original graphics, game-play, game art and music. It all tied together to create fun old-fashioned Sonic game-play that we enjoy. I recommend this game to anyone of any age.
    9The_Light_Triton

    The best sonic game of all time

    Sonic CD is the best sonic the hedgehog game of all time. as much as the console/add-on it was made for stank like 3 week old cheeseburger, but out from manure grows beautiful flowers.

    In this game, we are introduced to Amy rose/princess sally, who is kidnapped by metal sonic. so sonic has to rescue her, and destroy something known as the death egg. along the way, sonic picks up time stones which send him back in time, back to when the zone was primitive, and the future stones, which take him to the future, whether it be a good future, or a future in which Robotnik/Eggman rules the zone.

    This game is considered by screwattack.com to be the best sonic game of all time, and rightfully so. according to them, "Sonic CD takes everything you like about sonic 1 and 2, and gave them upgrades." and later on states "It's just like super paper Mario, but 15 years Earlier!"

    So trust me, if you have a gamecube, a sega CD, or a PC, get a hold of this game. you'll be thanking me when you're done.

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    • Trivia
      At any point in the game, if you leave Sonic standing perfectly still (without pausing the game), after three minutes he'll say: "I'm outta here!" and race off the screen. This ends your game.
    • Goofs
      The manual to the game's North American and PAL versions for the Sega CD version incorrectly refers to Amy Rose as "Princess Sally" like the said character in the SatAM cartoons. This was corrected for later ports of this game.
    • Quotes

      Sonic: I'm outta here!

    • Crazy credits
      During the end of the credits, we see Sonic's adventures in the Little Planet in anime form.
    • Alternate versions
      The Sega Saturn game "Sonic Jam" and the "Gems" port of the game have the anime introduction of this game but with different footage of Sonic reaching the Little Planet which is not in the Mega CD/Sega CD version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #10.7 (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Sonic - You Can Do Anything
      (Heard on the Japanese/PAL releases; plays in the opening cutscene)

      Lyrics by Casey Rankin

      Music by Masafumi Ogata

      Performed by Keiko Utoku

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    • Release date
      • March 23, 1994 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグCD
    • Production companies
      • Sega
      • Sega of America
      • Sonic Team
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