Whether you’re a long-time visitor looking for some nostalgia, or a new visitor wanting to find out about Sonic HQ’s origins, The Time Capsule chronicles the history of Sonic HQ and allows access to the pages used during the site’s earlier days. Even the design of the Time Capsule is nostalgic.
Sonic HQ Timeline
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Zifei’s Star Wars Fan Page | February, 1996 |
| Zifei’s Sonic Page | June 26, 1997 |
| Mobius Forum added | July 25, 1997 |
| Rebel Interactive | December, 1997 |
| Sonic HQ | April 11, 1998 |
| Sonic HQ moves to Emuzone | January 1, 1999 |
| First 100,000-hit Sonic site | March 25, 1999 |
| Zifei retires from SHQ | September 1, 1999 |
| Andy sets up www.sonichq.org domain | April 11, 2000 |
| Forum moves to EZBoard | June, 2000 |
| Mega Man HQ opens | August 7, 2000 |
| WB retires from SHQ | April 20, 2001 |
| Game Index relaunched with new design | May 7, 2001 |
| First 1,000,000-hit Sonic site | September 26, 2001 |
Hit Records
| Hit Count | Name | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|
| 100,000 | Anthony | March 25, 1998 |
| 150,000 | Admiral Brandon Michael Hedgehog | June, 1999 |
| 200,000 | Ultra Sonic | 4:30pm Pacific, August 11, 1999 |
| 300,000 | ??? | Mid-November, 1999 |
| 333,333 | Vector | 5:28pm Pacific, January 7, 2000 |
| 350,000 | Brian Sapinski | 4:30pm Pacific, February 1, 2000 |
| 400,000 | Brian Searles | April 11, 2000 |
| 450,000 | Kulock | June 23, 2000 |
| 500,000 | Hiroshi | 4:28am Pacific, August 20, 2000 |
| 550,000 | Douchie | October 13, 2000 |
| 600,000 | Blueblur | December 4, 2001 |
| 700,000 | Ray The Squirrel | March 12, 2001 |
| 800,000 | Russ | May 31, 2001 |
| 900,000 | Sam31415 | 10:22am Pacific, July 28, 2001 |
| 1,000,000 | Nathan “Segaholic2” Tsui & Ashura The Hedgehog (Simultaneous Hit) | 1:29am Pacific, September 26, 2001 |
| 1,500,000 | Psxphile | 9:00pm Pacific, May 19–22, 2002 |
| 1,750,000 | Genrader | 10:08pm, August 20, 2002 |