On this day 31 years ago, the very first Sonic the Hedgehog game released on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis. The blue hedgehog is still going strong, with games, comics, movies, shows, and much more related to the franchise still being produced
Today also happens to be the day that Sonic Origins, a collection of 4 classic Sonic the Hedgehog games, has been released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. SEGA’s tweet about both Sonic’s birthday and a launch trailer for Sonic Origins can be seen down below.