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- Rating:10
The first ever game that I played
Sonic the Hedgehog For me this is an instant classic as it was the first game that I ever played in my own home. It was the time that 8bit was the top of the range technology and not every household had them. You ... Read Full Review
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What Gamespot Users have to say about Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
- Rating:9
Not the Sonic Everybody Remembers, but Still Great!
Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Master System is not the same experience as Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis. This game was not a port, it was a totally different game made with the 8-bit hardware in mind. While So... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
8-Bit Rework, Rather than Port
8-Bit Rework, Rather than PortSonic the Hedgehog is a platforming game on the Sega Master System (SMS). Many consider this one of the best games on the system, it even being programmed into some of the later SMS console... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
Sonic The Hedgehog 1 was a good start to most Sonic fans out there. Read this review, and tell me what you think!
Like I said on the deck, Sonic The Hedgehog took the cake and literally baked it just right. Read this review to find out what you think about this critique. First, let's talk about the zones. Sonic The Hedgehog 1 has... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
Often overlooked in favour of it's Mega Drive brother, the SMS version is fun & challenging in it's own way.
Sonic The Hedgehog on the SEGA Master System (SMS) is the version of the original Sonic game that's often overlooked. Being on the SMS, it went largely unnoticed by a chunk of gamers in 1991 as they'd already moved on to... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
Some say that is was the start of it all....others say that this game started the great gaming wars.
Sonic the Hedgehog is a name that if you throw it about in this day and age you will get strange looks because lets be honest here, Sonic the Hedgehog has not realy had any great games over the past few years and realy t... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.5
A Classic you've must play
Master System was my first console as this was my first game. Playing this is a little nostalgic and maybe influences my review, but overall this game is awesome. It´s fast, a little hard and not much long. It's incredib... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
A little classic which is hardly heard of due to the Mega Drive/Genesis version.
EDIT - people have copy pasted my reveiws. So here's the seal of Milesprower2k9 original reveiws When people say "Classic Sonic was the greatest" they're normally referring to the Mega Drive/ Genesis titles. (Abbrevia... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:7
Older than old school, more basic than binary, and still surprisingly good fun!
A Sonic the Hedgehog game for the ancient Sega Master System raised eyebrows at the time and now on the Virtual Console for the Wii, it still does - how were Sega expecting to achieve this? Read on... The solution was... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
This sets the benchmark for platform games, and few others can beat it.
If you have never played the 2D Sonic games from the 80's and 90's, firstly, you cannot be regarded as a true fan. Secondly, play them! They are much better than anything with Sonic in them this side of the millenium. So... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8
SEGA's Blue mascot's 8-bit debut is now on the Virtual Console!
SEGA's Blue mascot's 8-bit debut is now on the Virtual Console! Sonic on the Master System is lot different from the Genesis/Mega Drive version, due to the Master Systems capabilities, but the Master System version is... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
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