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Box art, gameplay screenshots, zone artwork, hardware photography, and creator portraits - the complete visual archive of the classic Sonic era. Filter by game below.

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Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) Mega Drive box art - blue hedgehog on white background
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) gameplay - Green Hill Zone Act 1
Sonic the Hedgehog zone overview strip - all six main zones of Sonic 1
Sonic 1 Spring Yard Zone - pinball bumpers and neon city lights
Sonic 1 Marble Zone - ancient ruins with lava flows and collapsing platforms
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) Mega Drive box art - Sonic and Tails
Sonic 2 title screen - SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 with Sonic and Tails graphic
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 gameplay - Sonic in motion
Sonic 2 Emerald Hill Zone - tropical opener with loop-de-loops
Sonic 2 Chemical Plant Zone - industrial scaffolding with Mega Mack purple fluid
Sonic 2 Casino Night Zone - neon-soaked pinball paradise
Sonic 2 Hill Top Zone - high-altitude mountain terrain with lava rivers
Sonic 2 Mystic Cave Zone - dark rope-lined caverns with spike traps
Sonic 2 Metropolis Zone - Robotnik's urban fortress with spinning gears
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) Mega Drive box art - Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gameplay - Sonic in action
Sonic 3 Angel Island Zone - tropical paradise before the fire
Sonic 3 Hydrocity Zone - high-speed underwater channels
Sonic and Knuckles (1994) Mega Drive box art - featuring the lock-on slot
Sonic and Knuckles gameplay - Mushroom Hill Zone with autumn visuals
Sonic CD (1993) Sega CD box art - featuring Amy Rose and Metal Sonic
Sonic CD gameplay - time travel transition sequence
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (1993) Mega Drive box art
Sonic 3D Blast (1996) Mega Drive box art - isometric Sonic artwork
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) Mega Drive box art
Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) hardware - the console that ran the classic Sonic series
Yuji Naka - lead programmer of Sonic the Hedgehog
Naoto Ohshima - character designer who created Sonic
Hirokazu Yasuhara - level designer of the classic Sonic era