List of Sonic the Hedgehog video games facts for kids

• Titled Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis on the Game Boy Advance.

• Also known simply as Sonic CD.

• Titled Sonic & Tails in Japan.

• Titled simply Sonic 3 in Europe.

• Titled Sonic & Tails 2 in Japan.

• Introduces the Chaotix as playable characters: Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, Charmy Bee and Mighty the Armadillo.

• Titled G Sonic in Japan.

• Named Project Needlemouse during development and early trailers.

• This game is based on the TV series, Sonic Boom.
• This game is one of the third and final games in Sega's partnership with Nintendo.
• This game is named Sonic Toon: Island Adventure in Japan.

• This game is based on the TV series, Sonic Boom.
• This game is named Sonic Toon: Fire & Ice in Japan.

• Developed by Christian Whitehead, Headcannon and PagodaWest Games.
• An add-on by the name of Sonic Mania Plus was released in 2018.

• First 2D Sonic game to feature 4-player multiplayer
• First Sonic platformer to be developed by Arzest

• Celebrates Sonic's 5th anniversary, with new 3D gameplay.
• Known as Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island in Europe and Australia.

• Non-Dreamcast ports released with additional features as Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut.

• Celebrates Sonic's 10th anniversary, with the ability to play as both heroes: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna, and villains: Dr. Eggman, Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat.
• Non-Dreamcast and Windows ports released with additional features as Sonic Adventure 2 Battle.

• Celebrates Sonic's 15th anniversary, with the ability to play as Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, and introduces the playable character, Silver the Hedgehog.

• Titled Sonic World Adventure in Japan.

• Remastered in 2021 with additional features as Sonic Colors: Ultimate.

• Celebrates Sonic's 20th anniversary, with levels spanning his entire gaming career.
• Will be remastered in 2024 with additional features as Sonic X Shadow Generations.

• This game is based on the TV series, Sonic Boom.
• This game is one of the third and final games in Sega's partnership with Nintendo.
• This game is named Sonic Toon: Ancient Treasure in Japan.

• Titled Sonic Drift Racing in Europe.

• Titled Sonic Riders: Shooting Star Story in Japan.

• Titled Mario & Sonic at Beijing Olympics in Japan and Korea.

• Titled Mario & Sonic at Vancouver Olympics in Japan.

• The game disappeared from the iPhone's App Store in March 2010. Neither Sega nor Apple gave any comment.

• Children's ride where players control Sonic in a police car.

• Also termed Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade.
• Platform game controlled by a trackball.
• Features three playable characters: Sonic, new character Mighty the Armadillo (who would later re-appear as a playable character in Knuckles Chaotix and Sonic Mania Plus), and new character Ray the Flying Squirrel (who would not re-appear in the franchise outside of cameos until Sonic Mania Plus, an enhanced version of Sonic Mania).
• Sonic Team planned to include this game in Sonic Gems Collection, but the trackball control scheme made this impossible.

• Children's ride in which players control Sonic in a vertical space shooter.
• Only released in English as part of Sega World Sydney.

• Arcade minigame within a popcorn vending machine.
• Sonic is controlled via a hand crank.

• Arcade minigame within a cotton candy machine.
• Patent released in July 2000.

• Developed by Sega AM2.

• An Exergame controlled by a treadmill.

• Was later ported to IOS and Android.

A falling block puzzle video game, it became available for download in Japan in 1991 and in Brazil in 1995 on Sega Meganet, a Japan-exclusive Sega Mega Drive add-on released in 1990 and later released in Brazil in 1995 that enabled players to download a select library of games via dial-up internet. Sonic the Hedgehog, controlled by the player, must arrange randomly selected falling clusters of shapes of the same variety to align on a grid in order to erase them. The falling shapes used in gameplay include a red tetrahedron, a pink cross, a green gemstone, an orange octahedron, a white gemstone, a yellow tetrahedron and a blue sphere. The general aim for all game-modes is to align two or more of identical shapes in any fashion as long as they lie adjacent to each other inside a 13x7 grid. When this happens, the shapes disappear, give the player a sum of points to add to their score, and subsequently make empty space on the grid for other shapes. The erasure of some shapes may cause other shapes on top of it to gravitate directly downwards in their column. If the fallen shapes also align with other shapes, it causes a chain reaction, giving the player more points. Inevitably, the grid will become filled with shapes, and when the shapes hit the top row of the grid, the game is over. The game also has two boxes labelled 'Next', which show the shape cluster being deployed after the one currently falling. The game also features multiple modes, those being a competitive two-player mode, a single-player mode against a computer, and a two-player cooperative mode. In the versus mode, players can attack each other like in Puyo Puyo. In the two-player co-op mode, there are four game types; 'Round', 'Normal', 'Doubt' and 'Block'.

• Titled simply Sonic Spinball in Japan, and in the Virtual Console release.

• Localization of Puyo Puyo, which also became Kirby's Avalanche on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

• This game is based on the TV series, Sonic Boom.

• Released on Roblox.

• Surprise release as an April Fools' joke on the Steam Store.

• This game is based on the Netflix series, Sonic Prime, and is available exclusively for Netflix members.

• Includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
• Titled Sonic Compilation in Europe.

• Includes Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, as well as the combined Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
• Publisher: Expert Software (in NA).

• Includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles.

• Includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Spinball, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
• Includes three unlockable games that mimic the "lock-on technology" of Sonic & Knuckles: Blue Sphere, Knuckles in Sonic 2, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
• Also includes four unlockable Genesis games unrelated to Sonic.
• Released on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC as Sonic Mega Collection Plus, which added six of the twelve Game Gear Sonic games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Drift, Sonic Labyrinth, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, and Sonic Blast.

• Includes Sonic CD, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic R, and six of the twelve Game Gear Sonic games: Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Drift 2, Tails' Skypatrol, and Tails Adventure.
• Also includes six unlockable Genesis games unrelated to Sonic.

• Includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles.
• Also includes over 40 other Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games.

• Includes Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Mega Collection Plus, and Sonic Riders.

• Includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles.

• Includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
• An add-on by the name of Sonic Origins Plus was released in 2023.
• Includes twelve Game Gear Sonic games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Blast, Sonic Labyrinth, Tails' Skypatrol, Tails Adventure, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.

• A cancelled Amiga port of the original Sonic the Hedgehog released for Genesis.

• Educational game developed by Tiertex Design Studios.

• Failed location tests in 1992.
• Puzzle game where players assume different colored Sonics (blue, red, yellow).
• Developed by Fukio Mitsuji.

• Attempted localization of Popful Mail.

• An educational adventure starred by a younger version of the hedgehog.

• Also termed "Sonic Studium" and "Sonic Stadium". Eventually developed and released as Knuckles' Chaotix.