Several aspects of this game became hallmarks of the Sonic series. Sonic begins with several lives in case this happens, or if the player gets hurt or falls off the platforms. Each act also possesses a ten-minute time restriction which, if exceeded, causes the player to lose a life. Eggman before the player can ultimately move on. Each zone features a final boss fight with Dr. The game consists of seven zones which are each split into three smaller acts. Eggman's prisoners as well as collect the six Emeralds before Eggman does.
Single players act as Sonic and help release Dr. Robotnik in the Western adaptations�who plans to take over the world with the power of six Chaos Emeralds. This 2D side-scrolling platform game became the first in a long and extremely popular series that follows Sonic's adventures and challenges as he works to defeat Dr.
In 1991, Sega published Sonic Team's first video game, Sonic the Hedgehog, for a worldwide release on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console. In 1990, developers on the Sonic Team created a blue virtual hedgehog named Sonic.