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Sonic the Hedgehog

8-bit 1991 platform video game
VideoGame video_game Q37115
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Sonic the Hedgehog

Summary

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,167 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonic the Hedgehog's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's composer is recorded as Yuzo Koshiro[4].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog was published by Q122741[5].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's genre is platform game[6].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog was followed by Sonic the Hedgehog 2[7].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Ancient[8].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[9].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's Commons category is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit video game)[10].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Q209868[11].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Q751719[12].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[13].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's country of origin is recorded as Japan[15].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog was released on October 25, 1991[16].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's ESRB rating is recorded as Everyone[17].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's CERO rating is recorded as A (All ages)[18].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's PEGI rating is recorded as PEGI 3[19].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's USK rating is recorded as USK 0[20].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'Sonikku za Hejjihoggu'}[21].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's different from is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[22].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's different from is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis[23].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's different from is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[24].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's media franchise is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sonic the Hedgehog was published by Q122741[5].

Publication

Sonic the Hedgehog was released on October 25, 1991[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is platform game[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[9].

Subject and Themes

Sonic the Hedgehog's part of the series is recorded as it[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sonic the Hedgehog was followed by it 2[7].

Why It Matters

Sonic the Hedgehog ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,167 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Ancient Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moegirlpedia id → 刺猬索尼克(8位)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5737]]: 刺猬索尼克(8位), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144006615|刺猬索尼克(8位) (#144006615)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5180|Chinese Moegirlpedia"
  2. 29d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sonic retro article id → Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(8-bit)
    P14470 → Games/Sonic_the_Hedgehog
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Sonic_the_Hedgehog, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293362706|Sonic the Hedgehog (#293362706)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  3. 11w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Ancient
    Followed by → —
    Instance of → —
    Cero rating → A (All ages)
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7517]]: Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(8-bit)"
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