In the 1990’s Nintendo had a small part thanks to Super Mario Bros. Sega, who had seen decent success with their own home consoles, decided to challenge Nintendo, hoping to grab their slice of the profit pie. To do so, they created Sonic the Hedgehog, an ambitious title that shook the industry, leading to the fateful “console wars” of the 1990s.
Sonic didn’t copy Super Mario, instead, it took the platforming genre and turned it up to 11, creating a sense of speed that is rarely matched, even to this day. Fueled by adrenaline, gamers have long loved action delivered at a breakneck pace, and boy, did Sonic go fast…
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