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Naka's original prototype was a platform game that involved a fast-moving character rolling in a ball through a long winding tube, and this concept was subsequently fleshed out with Oshima's character design and levels conceived by designer Hirokazu Yasuhara. The origins of Sonic can be traced farther back to a tech demo created by Yuji Naka, who had developed an algorithm that allowed a sprite to move smoothly on a curve by determining its position with a dot matrix. When this pilot retired, he married a children's book author, who wrote stories about the Sonic character, the first which became the plot for the first Sonic game Ohshima stated that this influence can be seen in the logo of the game, which features Sonic in a pilot's wing emblem. To help sell the idea to Sega's higher-ups, Ohshima pitched the concept framed by a fictional fighter pilot that had earned the name 'Hedgehog' due to his spiky hair, and had decorated his plane with images of Sonic. Sonic's blue pigmentation was chosen to match Sega's cobalt blue logo, and his shoes evolved from a design inspired by both Santa Claus and Michael Jackson's boots with the addition of the color red, which was inspired by the contrast of those colors on Jackson's 1987 album Bad his personality was based on then-presidential candidate and later President of the United States Bill Clinton's 'Get it done' attitude during the 1992 presidential campaign. The detailed design of Sonic was aimed to be something that could be easily drawn by children and be familiar, as well as exhibit a 'cool' attitude, representative of the United States at the time. Sonic's character designer Naoto Ohshima (left) with level designer Hirokazu Yasuhara at the 2018 Game Developers Conference. On return to Japan, Ohshima pitched this to the department, and the hedgehog was ultimately selected as the new mascot. Ohshima felt that people selected it because it 'transcends race and gender and things like that'. Harinezumi), led this informal poll, followed by Eggman and the dog character. Naoto Ohshima took some of these internal designs with him on a trip to New York City and sought feedback by asking random passersby at Central Park their opinions of the designs, the spiky teal hedgehog, initially codenamed 'Mr. Many results came forth from their experiments with character design, including an armadillo, a dog, a Theodore Roosevelt look-alike in pajamas (who would later be the basis of Doctor Eggman's design), and a rabbit (who would use its extendable ears to collect objects, an aspect later incorporated in Ristar).

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While Sega was seeking a flagship series to compete with Nintendo's Mario series, several character designs were submitted by its research and development department. His series had sold more than 80 million copies by 2011. Sonic is one of the world's best-known video game characters and a gaming icon. Sonic was redesigned by Yuji Uekawa for Sonic Adventure (1998), with a more mature look designed to appeal to older players. The original Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) was released to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's flagship character Mario. Most of the games are developed by Sonic Team. Programmer Yuji Naka and artist Naoto Ohshima are generally credited with creating Sonic. In most games, Sonic must race through levels, collecting power-up rings and avoiding obstacles and enemies. Sonic is an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds and curl into a ball, primarily to attack enemies. Sonic the Hedgehog is the protagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series published by Sega, and appears in numerous spin-off comics, animations, and other media.

Sam Vincent ( Sonic Underground singing voice).

Paula Arundell ( Sonic Live in Sydney).

Jaleel White ( Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Underground).

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