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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic The Hedgehog: Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the oldest games in the gaming ally. It is quite and interesting game and is liked by a huge number of fans. It is one of the biggest gaming icons in the gaming world.

20 years ago Sonic the Hedgehog was introduced in the gaming ally and the people gave it a warm welcome. Today on 23rd of June is 20th anniversary of Sonic. From the day of its release till today it had gained a lot of popularity and it was all due to its high speed and the character of the game which is cool and speedy and made people his fans.

Sonic the Hedgehog was introduced by the Sega and now he had become a hero for a generation and had appeared in more than 65 games. Sonic is not only ruling the gaming world but it is also ruling the other fields like toys, comics and clothes.

20 facts about Sonic that you may have already known 
1. More than 70m Sonic games have been sold
2. "Project Needlemouse" was the name given to the Sonic project
3. Sonic is 15 years old and has never aged
4. An estimated 60 million people have played at least one Sonic game
5. Sonic runs faster than the speed of light and is officially the fastest video game character of all time (according to the Guinness Book of Records)
6. Sonic was voted the No.1 gaming icon of all time, according to an MSN poll conducted in 2009
7. Sonic's shoes were inspired by a combination of Santa Claus and the colour red for speed and fire
8. Sonic originally had a girlfriend called Madonna and was in a rock band
9. Sonic's first appearance was a humble one – as a toy hanging from the rear-view mirror in the little-known arcade racing game Rad Mobile
10. Sonic has starred in his own line of comics and in four animated TV series
11. Sega sponsored the Williams Grand Prix team and the team's lead driver, Alain Prost, during the 1993 Formula One championship
12. Sonic fans have collected more than 70bn rings between them
13. Sonic was the first video game character to have a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
14. Sonic has made cameos in various games including, The Simpsons Game, The Incredible Hulk, Tom and Jerry: The Movie and he has also featured in the Simpsons TV show
15. Sonic has appeared in more than 65 games
16. Sonic's arch-enemy, Dr Eggman, has an IQ of 300
17. Sonic's personality is a juxtaposition of kindness and ferocity
18. Sonic hates boredom and being tied down, so much of his time is spent running
19. Sonic's favourite food is chilli dogs
20. Sonic cannot swim

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