How Sonic the Hedgehog Changed an Entire Industry | Gaming Through the Years

Sonic gets a bad rap these days, but his first entry single-handedly had Nintendo shaking in their plumber boots.

Time codes:
0:00 - Development
5:01 - Sonic Basics
14:39 - Sonic as a Mascot
15:58 - Review
20:57 - Sonic's Impact

End Card Artwork by OcaRockaRina (Twitter)

"Alex Kidd in Miracle World" "Sonic the Hedgehog" "Sonic Generations" "Sonic Forces" (c) 1986, 1991, 2011, 2017 SEGA, Sonic Team
"Super Mario Bros." "Super Mario Bros. 3" "Super Mario World" (c) 1985, 1988, 1990 Nintendo
"Freedom Planet" (c) 2014 GalaxyTrail
Felix the Cat "The Magic Bag" (c) 1956 Paramount Animation Studios

Music from "Digimon Savers" by Keiichi Oku and (c) Bandai, Toei Animation
Music from "Sonic the Hedgehog" by Masato Nakamura
"Star Light Zone" Lo-Fi Remix by Tangent Moon
"Sonic 1 Theme" Lo-Fi Remix by SuperChaosControl
"Green Hill Zone" Re-Imagined, "Spring Yard Zone" Re-Imagined, and "Labyrinth Zone" Re-Imagined by Tee Lopes

This video exists for the sake of analysis and review and is thus protected under Fair Use.