How Sonic the Hedgehog Was Created
Sonic the Hedgehog was created in 1991 by a team at Sega led by Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima. They wanted a character who could compete with Nintendo's Mario, and Sonic's super-speed and '90s attitude fit the bill perfectly!
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Yuji Naka coded the original game, while Naoto Ohshima designed Sonic. Sega was looking to create a mascot to rival Mario鈥攎ission accomplished!
They had a hedgehog zooming around at crazy speeds because Sega's team thought it鈥檇 be awesome鈥攁nd they were right!
The game was born from Sega's desire to make a faster, more dynamic game than what was currently available, and Sonic's blue color was a nod to Sega's logo.
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