Sonic the Hedgehog Timeline
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- DirectorTomosuke TsudaStarsTakeshi KusaoHinako KanamaruYûsuke NumataAn arcade game in which Sonic and his friends Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel have to escape an island after they're kidnapped by Doctor Eggman.
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik is working to take over South Island from his Sky Base and gather the 6 Chaos Emeralds, having kidnapped all of the island's animal habitants to turn them into robots called Badniks to do his dirty work. Hearing of Robotnik's plot, Sonic the Hedgehog heads to South Island to save his animal friends.
- A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.
- DirectorNaoto OhshimaStarsKaneta KimotsukiMichiko NomuraMasato NishimuraSonic must save the past, present, and future of Little Planet, as well as rescue Amy Rose from his evil double, Metal Sonic.
- When the Battle Kukku Empire invades Cocoa Island, in search of the Chaos Emeralds, Tails must muster up the courage to save the island.
- DirectorMasaharu YoshiiSega Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Sonic teams up with Miles "Tails" Prower to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world with his new space fortress, the Death Egg.
- DirectorHirokazu YasuharaSonic and Tails attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from Knuckles the Echidna, who is working with Doctor Robotnik after Robotnik's space station, the Death Egg, crash-lands on a mysterious floating island.
- DirectorHirokazu YasuharaSonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna, once enemies, now allies. Teamed together to stop that evil scientist, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, from taking control of the world with his crazed hover crafts and mad robots.
- Sonic returns from one of his adventures to find his island taken over by Robotnik, and his friends captured. And Sonic must bring peace to South Island once again, and collect all the Chaos Emeralds in order to save Tails.
- Robotnik has a new plan to take over the world. He has built a new weapon, the Veg-O-Fortress on Mount Mobius and with it, he is transforming all creatures into robots. Sonic sneaks into the fortress and tries to stop Robotnik.
- The evil Dr. Robotnik steals a Chaos Emerald from South Island, triggering earthquakes and turmoil. Sonic and Tails learn from Flicky the Bluebird that the emeralds have been taken from the island's North Cave.
- Dr. Robotnik had successfully managed to get his hands on six of the Chaos Emeralds without Sonic knowing about it. Unfortunately for him, an accident during the testing phase of one of his new weapons had scattered the six emeralds. He managed to recover the yellow emerald, but failed to track down the other five. As he predicted, Sonic and his buddy Tails are now out to retrieve them, so he once again tricks Knuckles into working for him. Meanwhile, a treasure hunter named Nack the Weasel had eavesdropped on the conversation between Sonic and Knuckles. Unknown to them, Nack had already discovered the Chaos Emeralds in his home dimension. Now Sonic and Tails must fend off Robotnik and Knuckles while retrieving the emeralds back from Nack.
- DirectorRyushin HamadaThe last Sonic game on the Game Gear. Sonic and Knuckles have to stop Doctor Robotnik from using Chaos Emerald shards to fortify his base.
- DirectorKenichi OnoTails must stop Wendy Witchcart with his Projectile Ring.
- In this high-tech Sonic platformer, the evil genius, Robotnik, has discovered that the mysterious native birds of Flickies' Island, called "flickies" have a power that lets them travel to different dimensions through large gold rings.
- DirectorMasahide KobayashiAtsuhiko NakamuraNaohisa NakazawaKnuckles and the Chaotix must prevent Doctor Robotnik and Metal Sonic from obtaining six magic rings and conquering a mysterious island.
- DirectorHiroshi KataokaYusaku EgamiChoose from a roster of characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series and fight in a tournament to earn Chaos Emeralds to power a spaceship and stop Doctor Robotnik and Metal Sonic from building a fortress in space.
- A racing game featuring characters from the Sonic games.
- StarsLynn HarrisTakenobu MitsuyoshiFollowing the events of Sonic & Knuckles (1994), Sonic and Tails receive a energy reading from Angel Island and board their biplane to investigate. However, Doctor Eggman sends an elite group of EggRobos to reach the signal before Sonic and Tails.
- DirectorLandsatA game for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Based on Sonic the Hedgehog 2, borrowing much of the stage themes and gameplay elements, but featuring unique stage layouts, elements from other Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games, and extra game modes.
- DirectorToshiyuki NagaharaFeaturing enhanced gameplay elements, including the classic Sonic Spin Dash, and the versatile Homing Attack, Sonic 4 picks up right where Sonic and Knuckles
- DirectorToshiyuki NagaharaEthan EinhornFeaturing enhanced gameplay elements, including the classic Sonic Spin Dash, and the versatile Homing Attack, Sonic 4 picks up right where Sonic and Knuckles
- DirectorTakashi IizukaManabu KusunokiAkinori NishiyamaStarsJun'ichi KanemaruKazuki HayashiNobutoshi CannaSonic and Tails must collect the Chaos Emeralds before Eggman can use them to power an angry water creature known as Chaos. Meanwhile Knuckles attempts to repair the shattered Master Emerald and Amy must evade capture from an Eggman robot.
- DirectorTakashi IizukaStarsRyan DrummondScott DreierDavid HumphreySonic is arrested after being falsely accused of crimes committed by another hedgehog named Shadow. Meanwhile, Eggman threatens to destroy the world in 24 hours with a planet destroying weapon if the world doesn't surrender to his rule.
- DirectorAkinori NishiyamaSonic the Hedgehog's first ever adventure on a Nintendo console.
- DirectorAkinori NishiyamaStarsJon St. JohnThe sequel to the popular Gameboy Advance game "Sonic Advance" has Sonic and friends fighting Dr. Robotnik, a new character named "Cream" has been added.
- DirectorTakashi IizukaLani MinellaStarsJun'ichi KanemaruRyô HirohashiNobutoshi CannaFour separate teams set off on an adventure with different goals but the same target; Dr. Eggman. Along the way, they slowly begin to realize that things aren't exactly what they seem.
- DirectorTakashi IizukaStarsJason GriffithSean SchemmelAmy PalantSuffering from amnesia, Shadow the Hedgehog goes to extreme measures to discover the truth about his past and find out who - or what - he really is, all the while caught up in a three sided war between his friends, G.U.N., the Eggman Empire, and a strange race of alien invaders.
- DirectorTomoyuki HayashiLani MinellaStarsRyan DrummondWilliam CorkeryScott DreierAfter finding a mysterious robot washed up on a beach, Sonic and his friends train the robot "Emerl" to be an ultimate fighting machine
- StarsRyan DrummondWilliam CorkeryScott DreierThe third game in the Sonic Advance series.
- After the apparent death of Dr. Robotnik, Sonic and friends part ways for two years until Knuckles is kidnapped by a mysterious organization.
- DirectorShun NakamuraStarsLacey ChabertLisa OrtizErica SchroederSonic must come to the aid of Princess Elise, who possesses a dark power coveted by Dr. Eggman.
- DirectorTakashi IizukaStarsJason GriffithDan GreenPete CapellaSonic, Knuckles, Shadow, and Silver must race against time to stop Dr. Eggman's latest plan to take over the world.
- DirectorTakashi IizukaStarsPete CapellaKathleen DelaneyDan GreenThe chao have mysteriously vanished, and what do you know? Dr. Eggman is behind it. It's up to Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, Shadow, Metal Sonic, Silver, and Espio to save the chao, find the chaos emeralds, find the Master Emerald, and stop Dr. Eggman from releasing a powerful monster into their world.
- DirectorAkinori NishiyamaStarsJason GriffithErica SchroederAmy PalantSonic Rush is a Nintendo DS game starring the famous blue hedgehog and a female character called Blaze the Cat.
- DirectorMatt MaiellaroYukihiro HigashiSakae OsumiStarsJason GriffithErica SchroederAmy PalantSonic and Tails' airplane crashes in the ocean, and they awake on a small island. With the help of a local raccoon named Marine, they set out to explore the nearby islands.
- DirectorYojiro OgawaKenjiro MorimotoStarsJun'ichi KanemaruMai NakaharaMasashi EbaraWith the world and his own life at stake, Sonic must race against the clock to find seven enchanted rings with the help of a mysterious genie.
- DirectorTetsu KatanoStarsJun'ichi KanemaruKôji YusaNobutoshi CannaSonic is sucked into the world of King Arthur where he is tasked with slaying the corrupted king.
- DirectorYoshihisa HashimotoStarsJason GriffithAmy PalantDan GreenWhen Dr. Eggman shatters the planet into 7 pieces, releasing a powerful creature that was sealed in the planet, Sonic must search the planet for 7 temples to use the Chaos Emeralds power to repair the world and destroy the creature that has been released, all while dealing with a werewolf curse.
- DirectorTakashi IizukaMorio KishimotoStarsRoger Craig SmithKate HigginsMike PollockSonic the Hedgehog must journey through an Interstellar Theme Park created by Dr. Eggman in order to rescue a race of aliens known as the Wisps.
- DirectorHiroshi MiyamotoStarsJun'ichi KanemaruRyô HirohashiNobutoshi CannaAn unknown enemy causes the appearance of multiple "time holes", forcing Sonic and his friends back in time. As a result, Sonic must band together with his past self to defeat this enemy and fix the timestream.
- DirectorMorio KishimotoStarsRoger Craig SmithMike PollockColleen O'ShaughnesseyWhen 99% of the world has been taken over - and an alternate version of Sonic has been summoned by Dr. Eggman, Sonic and friends create a resistance to fight back his evil forces.