List of games featuring Sonic the Hedgehog
The following is a List of games featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, and related characters:
Key
- J = Japan
- N = North America
- E = PAL (Europe, Asia, Australia, Brazil)
- X = PAL excluding Brazil
- B = Brazil ONLY
Official games involving Sonic the Hedgehog (or related characters thereof)
For the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis:
- Sonic the Hedgehog (JNE)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (JNE)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (also Sonic Spinball) (JNE)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (NE)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (JNE)
- Sonic & Knuckles (JNE)
- Sonic 3D Blast (aka Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island or Sonic 3D Blast: Flickie's Island) (NE)
- Sonic Compilation/Sonic Classics 3-in-1 (contains Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2) (NE)
For the Sega Master System:
- Sonic the Hedgehog (NE)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (E)
- Sonic Chaos (E)
- Sonic Spinball (E)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (E)
- Sonic Blast (B)
For Sega Mega-CD/Sega CD:
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (aka Sonic CD) (JNE)
For the Sega Game Gear:
- Sonic the Hedgehog (JNX)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (JNX)
- Sonic Chaos (aka Sonic & Tails) (JNX)
- Sonic Spinball (NX)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (NX)
- Sonic Drift (J)
- Sonic Triple Trouble (aka Sonic & Tails 2) (JNE)
- Sonic Drift 2 (JNE)
- Tails Adventures (as an item)(JNE)
- Sonic 2 In 1 (contains Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic Spinball (Game Gear version)) (N)
- Sonic Labyrinth (JNE)
- Tails' Skypatrol (J)
- Sonic Blast (aka G-Sonic) (JNX)
For the Sega Pico:
- Sonic's Gameworld (JN)
- Tails And The Music Maker (JN)
For the Sega Meganet Modem:
- Sonic Eraser (J)
For the Sega 32X:
- Knuckles' Chaotix (aka Chaotix) (cameo)(JNE)
For the Sega Saturn:
- Sonic Jam (JNE)
- Sonic R (JNE)
- Sonic 3D Blast (aka Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island or Sonic 3D Blast: Flickies' Island) (JNE)
For the Sega Dreamcast:
- Sonic Adventure (J)
- Sonic Adventure International (outside of Japan this version is just Sonic Adventure) (JNE)
- Sonic Shuffle (JNE)
- Sonic Adventure 2 (JNE)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Smash Pack) (N)
For the PC:
- Sonic Schoolhouse (N)
- Sonic 3D Blast (a port of the Sega Saturn version) (NE)
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (aka Sonic CD) (JNE)
- Sonic & Knuckles Collection (a combination of the Sega Genesis games Sonic 3, S&K and S3&K) (JNE)
- Sonic R (JNE)
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (JE)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (RealArcade) (N)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (RealArcade, Sega Smash Pack 2)(N)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (RealArcade, Sega Smash Pack) (N)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (RealArcade, Sega Puzzle Pack)(N)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (RealArcade) (N)
- Sonic & Knuckles (RealArcade) (N)
- Sonic 3D Blast (RealArcade (port of Sega Genesis version)) (NE)
- Sonic Heroes (JNE)
For SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color:
For Nintendo Game Boy Advance:
- Sonic Advance (JNE)
- Sonic Advance 2 (JNE)
- Sonic Pinball Party (JNE)
- Sonic Battle (JNE)
- Sonic Advance 3 (JNE)
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (JNE)
- Sonic Mega Collection (NJE)
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (NJE)
- Sonic Heroes (JNE)
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic Gems Collection (JNE)
- Sonic Riders
For Sony PlayStation 2:
- Sonic Heroes (JNE)
- Sonic Mega Collection Plus (JNE)
- Sega Superstars
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic Gems Collection (JE)
- Sonic Riders
For Nintendo DS:
For Xbox:
For Xbox 360:
For Sony PlayStation 3:
- SonicN (NE)
For arcade:
- Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car (J)
- Sega Sonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol] (J)
- SegaSonic the Hedgehog (J)
- Sonic the Fighters (aka Sonic Championship) (JN)
- Sonic and Tails Spinner (N)
- CR Sonic (J)
For Tiger Game.com:
- Sonic Jam (N)
For Mobile Phones:
- Sonic the Hedgehog (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Sonic Tennis (J) - For Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504 / 505 / 900
- Sonic Golf (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Speed (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Speed DX (J) - For Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo i-mode 505 / 900
- Sonic Fishing (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Sonic Billiards (J) - For Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Nakayoshi Chao (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 504
- Sonic Bowling (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Sonic No Jirai Sagashi Game (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Sonic Racing Shift Up (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Sonic Putter (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Sonic Darts (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504
- Sonic Racing Kart (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504 / 505 / 900
- Sonic Reversi (J) - For NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504 / 505
- Tails No Flying Get (J) - NTT DoCoMo i-mode 504 / 505 / 900
- Sonic Hopping (J) - NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504 / 505 / 900
- Sonic Hopping 2 (J) - NTT DoCoMo i-mode 503 / 504 / 505 / 900
For Palm OS:
Other games featuring Sonic characters
Cameo appearances
- Alien Frontline (Sonic appears on one of the billboards.)
- Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum (in the parody-style of the Asterix comic series, there are "Sonic-Roman legionaires"[1])
- Art Alive (An art game. Sonic appears as "stamps" to be placed.)
- Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP 2 (Sonic is seen running across the screen.)
- Beach Spikers (A giant inflatable Sonic floats above one of the volleyball courts)
- Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg: (Sonic can be hatched from a specific egg, along with other Sonic characters.)
- Blue Stinger (A store is occupied by copies of Sonic Adventure.)
- Bug! (One of the game's bonus stages features the character, Bug, racing against Sonic.)
- Christmas NiGHTS (One of the presents is to play as Sonic in the Spring Valley Time Attack)
- Clockwork Knight 2 (In a hidden movie, a Sonic toy can be seen sitting on a shelf.)
- Crusader of Centy (a.k.a. Soleil) (An action RPG. In a small beach, Sonic lays in a lawn chair. Talk to Sonic and he says: "Tsk, tsk. I'm a gallant hedgehog. Don't mess or you'll get burned.")
- Donkey Kong Country 2 (At the end of the game, Diddy gets rated as a video game hero according to how many of the DK Coins you collect. On the screen is a trash can labeled "No Hopers" with Sonic's shoes and Earthworm Jim's gun next to it.)
- Daytona USA (A racing title, Sonic appears carved in a stone mountain on the Three-Seven Speedway course.)
- F1 World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Sonic and Tails' heads can be spotted on billboards on some tracks.)
- Feel the Magic XY/XX (Sonic and Chao wigs are unlockable for the main female character)
- Fighters Megamix (Bark the Polarbear and Bean the Dynamite are unlockable fighters)
- Fighting Vipers (In the intro movie, Sanman's pile of toys contains a model of the Lunar Fox, the spaceship Tails creates in Sonic the Fighters.)
- Flicky (The blue bird character, Flicky, became one of many animals that Sonic rescues in the classic games after his appearance in this game, with Sonic 3D Blast borrowing heavily from some aspects of the gameplay)
- Gale Racer (A racing game. A Sonic keychain hangs on the rearview mirror.)
- Illbleed (One of the bosses, Zodick, resembles a monstrous Sonic and even drops rings when hit)
- Joe Montana Sports Talk Football]] (Sonic occasionally appears on the megatron waving a flag that says "Go" after you or the opposing team scores a touchdown)
- LA Machineguns (Sonic and the Sonic Adventure logo appear as neon signs in the Las Vegas stage.)
- Last Bronx (In Tommy's stage, there is a poster of Sonic on a building in the background. Also, there's a sticker of Sonic on Tommy's outfit.)
- Le Mans 24 (Sonic is a hidden racer.)
- Metal Head (Sonic appears on a billboard in the scenery.)
- NBA 2K (Players can create a team called the Hedgehogs, which features Sonic holding a basketball as the logo.)
- NHL 2K (Sonic appears on the Jumbotron occasionally.)
- Outrunners (Another racing title, in the intro Sonic and Tails fly in two versions of their biplane, the Tornado, and sprinkle the Sega logo. In the game, Sonic billboards appear off to the sides.)
- Phantasy Star IV (A book in the grammar school is about Sonic)
- Phantasy Star Online (Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails have cameoed online numerous times.)
- Popful Mail (The main character Mail examines a billboard in the game, which has a small drawing of Sonic off to the side.)
- RadMobile (an arcade game, Sonic dangles from the rear view mirror)
- Scud Race (Sonic appears on a billboard in the Beginner track.)
- Sega CD BIOS (Sonic poses next to a Sega logo prior to the game loading.)
- Sega Bass Fishing (In the Dreamcast version, after a few courses you receive a Sonic lure.)
- Sega Game Pack 4 in 1 (Sonic is the umpire in the tennis game)
- Sega Superstars (A game for the PS2 EyeToy camera. It features a Sonic minigame)
- Shenmue (Sonic character toys are available.)
- Shining Force II (A hidden all-boss battle at the end has the map in the shape of Sonic's body)
- Streets of Rage 3 (Although not present in the final game, a deleted motorcycle level present in the Japanese version, Bare Knuckle III, features Sonic billboards.)
- Spider-Man for Sega CD (In the game's ending, a carving of Sonic's head can be spotted on a cave in the background.)
- Spikeout (Sonic appears near an elevator in one of the levels.)
- Tamagotchi on Sega Saturn (Treat your tamagotchi right, and it'll become a Sonagotchi.)
- Tom & Jerry: The Movie for Game Gear (An ad for Sonic appears on the windows of a bookstore in one level.)
- Toy Commander (Sonic appears on a calendar on the floor in some stages.)
- Ultimate Soccer (Sonic represents a console-controlled team in the menus)
- Virtua Cop 3 (Sonic appears on the how-to screen)
- Virtua Fighter 2 (In the Saturn version, when Jacky Bryant and Sarah Bryant fight, a hidden stage called Chicago is chosen. There's a brick wall in the background with graffiti, including a doodle of Sonic.)
- Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (In Quest Mode, one of the fighting tournaments is called the Sonic Cup. The logo features a picture of Sonic with rings glowing around him.)
- Virtua Fighter Kids (Same as Virtua Fighter 2's cameo.)
- Virtua Striker 2 (A hidden team has Bean the Dynamite and a slew of other weird characters.)
- Virtua Striker 3 (A hidden team has Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Dr. Eggman, and a Chao as players, with Yuji Naka as the coach)
- Wacky Worlds (Another art title, this game is composed entirely of stamp placement. Sonic and Tails are on the game's cover, Sonic is in a spaceship and is your cursor to select a world to play in, and Tails is a stamp in the jungle area.)
- Waverunner (Sonic appears on the back of a racer's lifejacket.)
Demonstrations
- Sonic the Hedgehog for the Game Boy - a demonstration program
- Sonic E3 for the Nintendo DS - a demonstration shown at E3
Unfinished / Unreleased
- Sonic Crackers / Sonic Studium - Sega Megadrive / Sega Genesis (A similar concept was later used in Knuckles' Chaotix)
- Sonic Xtreme - Sega Saturn
- Sonic's Edusoft - Sega Master System
Pirated/unlicensed games which are not from above starring Sonic the Hedgehog
- Somari, an unlicensed version of Sonic the Hedgehog that was ported to the Famicom and instead stars Somari, an altered Mario; the game is from Hong Kong
- Family Kid, an edited version of Somari.
- Sonic Jam 6, a hacked version of an unlicensed version of Super Mario Bros. using tiles from Super Mario Collection; the game is from China
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (actually a Speedy Gonzalez game for the Super Nintendo)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 6 (another Speedy Gonzalez game for the Game Boy)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Amiga)
- Sonyc, a very well made unlicensed game, both MSX2 and GBA versions
- Jurassic Boy 2, a blatant rip-off of the Sonic series for the GBC.
Sonic Fangames
Note: This is a very incomplete list.
- ChaoS
- Chaos Battles
- Crazy Cabbie Sonic
- Dr. Robotniks Rebellion
- King Of Mobius
- Knuckles Blast
- Knuckles Episode One Racer: Special Edition
- Knuckles Millennium
- Knuckles Millennium 2
- Legendary SoniChaos
- Little Chaos
- Mario & Sonic
- Mario & Sonic Return
- Metal Sonic Quest: Special Edition
- Metal Tails
- Neo Sonic Boom
- Neo Sonic Universe
- ONMI Khaos
- ShenSonic
- Sonic & Friends
- Sonic Avalanche
- Sonic Dead-Zone
- Sonic Epoch Advance
- Sonic Fight!
- Sonic Fury X
- Sonic Infinity Halloween
- Sonic MADventure
- Sonic Maze Mania
- Sonic QTE
- Sonic QTE²
- Sonic Robo Blast 2 Halloween (DOS)
- Sonic Robo Blast 2 Xmas
- Sonic Robo Blast 2
- Sonic Search
- Sonic Stash
- Sonic SV
- Sonic The Hedgehog Fun Zone!
- Sonic Ultra Compilation
- Sonic Ultra: The Return
- Sonic Ultra: The Return Deluxe
- Sonic Ultra 3
- Sonic Wars
- Sonic World
- Sonic World 2
- Sonic World 3
- Sonic X-treme
- Sonic Y2K Unlimited
- Sonic Y2K X-treme
- Sonic Zero: Chapter One
- Sonic: Tennis for Two
- Sonic: The Fast Revelation
- Sonic: The Search for Knuckles
- Sonic: Time Attacked
- SoniChaos
- SoniChaos Revolution
- SuperSonic Showdown
- SuperSonic Showdown 2: The Fusion Form
- Tails Flight to Flicky Island
- Tails is Captured!
- Tails Race
- Tails Rescue Quest
- Tale of Two Sonics
- Thirdscape
- Thirdscape 2
- Thirdscape: Xmas Edition
- Ultimate SoniChaos
- Video Game Holiday
- When Tails Gets Bored
- Zone Racer