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    90s Flashback!

    We’re looking back at the start of it all for a little nostalgia! Does this bring you back? This was an exciting time to be a gamer indeed! Electronic Gaming Monthly - Issue 22 (May 1991). Sonic The Hedgehog coverage. Despite being the cover story, their coverage was only two pages. Check out those early Zone names... (Click Article for Images)

    Sonic Mania Plus Soundtrack Included in Japanese Release

    Mania Plus OST bundled in Japan! Sonic Mania Plus is getting two CDs with the full soundtrack included in the Japanese physical release, according to their Japanese website. What all is included on the soundtrack? It features the full 54 track double CD, which not only includes all of the songs that appeared on the Data Disc's Sonic […]

    Sonic Mania Plus Release Date, Trailer, and Other Tidbits

    Sonic Mania Plus gets a release date! Sega has announced that the awaited Sonic Mania Plus will release on July 17 this year! A new trailer dropped the release date along with some new gameplay footage that includes the two new playable characters, Mighty and Ray. Mania Plus is an updated edition of a digital release […]

    Quick overview of Sonic Battle Racers!

    Sonic the Hedgehog boardgame set to bolt onto the scene! Sonic HQ has been following the progress of Sonic Battle Racers since it was announced on kickstarter. On our previous article on the game, we reported that it had been fully funded and showed off some of the items that would be included with the game. Recently […]

    Sonic HQ Twentieth Anniversary!

    You might feel old after reading this post. Twenty years ago today, this site sprung forth under the moniker “Sonic HQ” (prior to that it was known as Zifei's Sonic Page) with its own domain at sonichq.org. Unfortunately, we lost that domain over the years but now we have sonichq.net. We're not as popular as we […]

    GDC 2018: Sonic Postmortem

    Last month at the Game Developers Conference, Hirokazu Yasuhara (game designer) and Naoto Ohshima (character designer) gave a talk about the history of creating Sonic and the original game. That talk has just been uploaded to the GDC Vault for free! There’s a bunch of neat tidbits in here for fans and developers alike. Look […]

    SEGA reveals Mama Robotnik’s Mean Clean Machine!

    Looks like we’re getting another Sonic game this year in addition to Sonic Mania Plus and the still unannounced Sonic Racing game. Today Sega announced a new mobile game called Mama Robotnik’s Mean Clean Machine! It’s the sequel to Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine which released for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Master System and Game Gear nearly 25 […]

    Introducing Sonic Mania Plus!

    Sonic Mania goes packaged with Sonic Mania Plus! Sega hosted a South By Southwest 2018 panel about all things Sonic the Hedgehog, and the panel began with good news for fans! Last year’s Sonic Mania will be getting an expansion!  The panel noted that Mania's positive reception was tempered by one consistent complaint: that fans wanted a […]

    Sega Genesis Collection Coming to PS4, Xbox One, PC

    SEGA is planning to release a new Genesis Collection for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on May 29 that will include over 50 games. It also appears that it will receive a physical release both on the PS4 and Xbox One and will include a double-sided poster. Screenshots and video were uploaded to SEGA’s press […]