Sonic the Hedgehog is 20 years old today!

20 years ago today the first ever Sonic the Hedgehog game was released on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console. Happy 20th Birthday Sonic!

Since that first famous appearance there have been over 70 more Sonic the Hedgehog games, and they have introduced a host of other famous video game characters along the way such as Tails the Fox, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose and Shadow the Hedgehog.

To celebrate this milestone in the history of video gaming, why not treat yourself to a session of retro Sonic gaming over at my MarioSonicGames.com site, where there are more than 50 Sonic Flash online games you can play absolutely free!

Play Nintendo and Sega Flash games online

Following on from my recent posts about new Super Mario Bros. online games and new Sonic the Hedgehog online games, here are some fun online games for you to play based on some other Nintendo and Sega classics:

  Donkey Kong: Banana Barrage Online Game

  Zelda: The Seeds of Darkness Online Game

  Kirby's Dreamland Online Game

  Pokemon: Breakdown Blast Online Game

  Megaman vs. Metroid Online Game

  Duck Hunt Online Game

  Puyo Pop Fever: Flash Mini-Games

  Super Monkey Ball 2: Flash Mini-Games

  Billy Hatcher Online Game

And finally, here is a famous rival to Nintendo's Mario and Sega's Sonic:
  Crash Bandicoot Flash Online Game

Don't forget to check out page 1 and page 2 of the main site for loads more free online Mario, Sonic, Nintendo and Sega games!

Mario and Sonic animated GIFs/sprites, MP3 music, desktop wallpapers and more

Just in case you haven't seen it all yet, my MarioSonicGames.com site includes a huge collection of free Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog (and other related Nintendo and Sega) goodies for your enjoyment, in addition to all the free Flash and Java online games and Flash movies.

There are loads of Mario and Sonic images, animated GIFs/sprites, MP3 and MIDI music samples and WAV sound effect samples, all of which come from the all-time classic 16-bit era of both game franchises. There are also dozens of desktop wallpapers/background pictures, plus lots of other Nintendo and Sega surprises for you to find. Here is a list of links to all the relevant pages...

Mario, Sonic, Nintendo and Sega images, animated GIFs/sprites, music and sound effects (plus Flash and Java games and Flash movies):

Super Mario Bros.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Mario and Sonic Bonuses,  More Mario and Sonic Bonuses

Extra Mario and Sonic Bonuses,  Even More Mario Bonuses

More Games-Related Images and Music,  Even More Games-Related Images


Mario, Sonic, Nintendo and Sega desktop wallpapers/background pictures:

Super Mario Bros.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Super Smash Bros.

Donkey Kong

Pokemon

Megaman

Super Monkey Ball

Puyo Pop Fever