The History of Sonic the Hedgehog: Birth of an Icon! Sega 30th Anniversary Retrospective Documentary

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How the most famous hedgehog in the world came to be! (Chapter markers and more below...) Did you like the artwork in the video? It was made by Dez! An amazing artist and great friend! Visit his webcomic Frivolesque here! http://frivolesque.com/ Episode Information GTV 110 "Run Hedgehog Run!" Season 6 Episode 6 Original Airdate: June 18, 2021 Produced January-March, June 1-16, 2021 Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid. Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for! 0:00 Pre-emption 0:10 GTV ID: The Most Famous Channel in the World! 0:18 Introduction: A Cultural Touchstone of the 1990s 1:37 Act 1: Life Before Sonic 8:02 CM 1: Sonic's Debut! (Japan, 1991) Sonic is Cool! (U.S., 1991) 9:16 Act 2: The Development and Design of Sonic 21:39 CM 2: Sega Sonic (Japan, 1991) More for Less (U.S., 1991) 22:51 Act 3: Sonic is Everywhere! 39:11 CM 3: Humans Against Genesis (U.S., 1991) Super Sonic Offer (Australia, 1991) 40:23 Act 4: The Legacy of Sonic 48:58 CM 4: Sonic +1 Set (Japan, 1992) Sonic is Here (Brazil, 1991) Sonic for Game Gear (U.S., 1991) 51:25 Act 5: Sonic's Easter Eggs and Cameos 1:00:30 CM 5: Tiger Electronics Sonic (U.S., 1991) Sonic on Master System (Brazil, 1991) 1:01:38 Conclusion: Sonic is For Everyone Other great SEGA videos by GTV! For The Record: Altered Beast https://youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8Tc Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary https://youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzI Sega SG-1000 Story https://youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nw Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides https://youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! https://youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90I Phantasy Star II 30th Anniversary https://youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8 Mega Drive Mini Unboxing https://youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro https://youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary https://youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs Sega Solar System https://youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMk The American MegaDrive (aka) The Origin of Genesis https://youtu.be/syeSrV9poJo Sonic the 8-Bit https://youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bE The Zillion Story https://youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag Sonic 2sDay https://youtu.be/GX6cqZJMEfo This video would not be possible without the help of the following: Artwork by: Dez! Please visit http://frivolesque.com/ Some info came form segaretro.org a great site! The rest came from various magazines from the time as well as a book called A Kingdom of Games, published in Japan in 1993 featuring interviews with Hayao Nakayama and David Rosen. Other artwork by Liris-san, Ricky Earl, Moku Mikan, Aneevee, Nerkin and Cartoony. Other images come from the 25th Anniversary art book, or game magazines from 1991. Vintage Clips by: Sving the video game, Steven Hertz, My Vintage Video, 13 NewsNow, Sweetness Gaming, Genkisan and Grooveraider. Some scans by Chris Covell, the rest by me, including a lot of money spent tracking down all those Famitsu issues! CMs by RGTV and Ryu Nihon No, both excellent sources Music by Tee Lopes, Official VGM, and some remixes that I can’t seem to connect to any source, sorry! Background Animations by: Sanic-maniac Gameplay by: Mathieu Pronovost, Retrogaming TV, Longplay Universe, Ricky C and of course I played some too.