| Sonic the Hedgehog 1, normally abbreviated to Sonic 1, was released on the Mega Drive (known as the Genesis in the USA), the Game Gear, and the Master System. Its release date on the Mega Drive was 23rd June 1991. The overall object of the game is to rescue the Chaos Emeralds from the evil Dr. Robotnik, who plans to use their power to control Mobius. Mobius is a peaceful planet inhabited by animals. Dr. Robotnik has started turning the inhabitants of Mobius into robots called Badniks, which he uses to try to stop Sonic. With the help of his nifty spin attack, Sonic can bust open the Badniks and rescue his friends inside! However, if a Badnik touches a defenceless Sonic, then Sonic loses a life. Power rings can be collected by Sonic to provide a sort of protection against the Badniks - if a Badnik touches Sonic whilst he has power rings, then Sonic will lose all the power rings but will not lose a life. Collect 50 rings and a special stage can be entered at the end of an act. Collect 100 rings and Sonic gets an extra life! Special stages are the means by which Sonic can collect the Chaos Emeralds. In this game, they are rotating mazes which Sonic must navigate to find the Chaos Emerald. In the Mega Drive version of the game there are seven zones, and each zone has three acts. The seven zones are: Green Hill Zone Marble Zone Spring Yard Zone Starlight Zone Labyrinth Zone Scrap Brain Zone Final Zone At the end of each zone, Robotnik comes along to try to stop Sonic. These 'bosses' as they're known, are much harder to defeat than your average badnik, and normally require between six and eight spin attack hits to defeat. The Final Zone is basically just one big boss that although is tame by today's standards, was very hard at the time. Sonic 1 is one of the world's most famous games, and anyone who's anyone in the gaming world has played it! |
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