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Sonic the Hedgehog

1991 video game
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Sonic the Hedgehog

Summary

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,329 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 Masato Nakamura[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 Sonic Team[8].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Konami[9].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[10].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[11].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Rieko Kodama[12].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Jina Ishiwatari[13].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's operating system is recorded as Android[14].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's operating system is recorded as iOS[15].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's Commons category is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)[16].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[17].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Wii[18].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Nintendo GameCube[19].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Android[20].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[21].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[22].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Q48263[23].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as iOS[24].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[25].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as mobile phone[26].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Game Boy Advance[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dee932fe-6629-4a4a-826a-6d1d18d57f95[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sonic the Hedgehog was published by Q122741[5].

Publication

Publication dates include June 23, 1991[30], July 26, 1991[31], November 19, 2006[32], December 2, 2006[33], December 7, 2006[34], and December 8, 2006[35]. Sonic the Hedgehog's language of work or name is recorded as English[36]. Its genre is platform game[6]. Series this is part of include it[10]. Recorded distribution format include ROM cartridge[37], Virtual Console[38], Nintendo GameCube Disc[39], digital distribution[40], and digital download[41].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Sonic the Hedgehog[10].

Reception

Reviews include 2.5/10[42], 7.3/10[43], 7/10[44], and 97%[45].

Adaptations and Inspiration

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

Cultural Impact

Things named for Sonic the Hedgehog include Somari[46], a video game[47].

Why It Matters

Sonic the Hedgehog ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,329 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for it include Somari[46], a video game[47].

Related Entities

Android Apple TV BlackBerry computer keyboard computer mouse gamepad iOS Japan Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Nintendo GameCube Disc PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable Sonic Team Surge the Rabbit touchscreen

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.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . 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. 4d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 2.5/10, 7.3/10, 7/10 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P444]]: 97%, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159|details]])"
  2. 9d ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6839]]: VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1"
  3. 20d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 1178, 21686, 17347 +2
    Senscritique work id → 72888
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10100]]: 72888, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/134719230|Sonic the Hedgehog (#134719230)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5146|SensCritique v"
  4. 21d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 1178, 21686, 17347 +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 1178, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142839954|Sonic (#142839954)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 9w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Sonic_the_Hedgehog
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Sonic_the_Hedgehog, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moegirlpedia id → 刺猬索尼克(游戏), 刺猬索尼克(2006)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5737]]: 刺猬索尼克(游戏), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/135142866|刺猬索尼克(游戏) (#135142866)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5180|Chinese Moegirlpedia"
  7. 12w ago · Shatterdaymorn · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International computer game collection work id → 31806
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11295]]: 31806, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296315861|Sonic the Hedgehog (#296315861)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8120|International "
  8. 14w ago · Teiron · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 13445
    Publication date → +1991-06-23T00:00:00Z, +1991-07-26T00:00:00Z, +2006-11-19T00:00:00Z +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 13445, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180143775|Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) (#180143775)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Onli"
  9. 19w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1991-06-23T00:00:00Z, +1991-07-26T00:00:00Z, +2006-11-19T00:00:00Z +3
    Sonic retro article id → Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(16-bit)
    Developer → Sonic Team, Konami
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q45700]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778759763022"
  10. 21w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kultboy video game id → —
    Speedrun.com game id → —
    My abandonware game id → 83z
    Followed by → —
    + 177 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P7517]]: Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Mega_Drive)"
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