Released to rival Nintendo’s ever-popular Mario franchise, Sega’s Sonic The Hedgehog became one of the most famous video games characters in the world. The first Sonic video game, called Sonic The Hedgehog, was released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis on June 23, 1991. The game also featured Sonic’s arch nemesis, Dr. Robotnik. Soon after the success of this video game release, more characters were introduced to the Sonic Universe, which included Sonic’s two-tailed fox pal Tails, his girlfriend Amy Rose, his alter ego Metal Sonic and his arch rival Knuckles the Echidna. With the inclusion of new characters and plots, Sonic games became one of the most well-known console games. The advent of internet also saw the rise of free online Sonic games.
The brainchild of three Japanese individuals namely, Naoto Oshima (artist), Yuji Naka (programmer) and designer Hirokazu Yasuhara, Sonic was modeled into the spiny mammal (hedgehog) to make it look different than his contemporaries. It has unique skills including the famous spin dashes and the ability to run quicker than the speed of sound to attack enemies and collect coins quickly. Playing sonic games always mean going into a quick roller coaster ride that challenges gravity, thanks to his nerve-wrenching speed.
The surge in online flash games on the internet has also seen some of the best free Sonic games online. These games are either popular online episodic games or unique games created by amateur flash game developers. Here are few of the best online Sonic games available on the internet: