Sonic the Hedgehog. One of the world's most recognised mascots. But why is this 19-year old university student so excited at the prospect of a blue hedgehog speeding around? (Those of you getting weird ideas, shame on you. I'm not that kind of guy. Get your head examined.).

It's not an easy question to answer. But perhaps I'll be able to.

• how sonic? - How I first found out about Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega.
• why sonic? - What I like about the Sonic games and Sonic in general.
• sonic people - Quick character bios, from my old site Sonic Beyond.
• sonicography - My ratings of all the major Sonic games ever released. May be a few missing (those I didn't play). Warning: This page is somewhat graphic-intensive. Those with slow connections, beware.