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February
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Archie Comics begins publishing the official "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic book in the US. The
comic started as a four-issue mini series and flowed straight into ongoing status. It is still
published monthly, and has spawned many specials and spin-off series. Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles
"Tails" Prower, Princess Sally Acorn, Rotor, Bunnie Rabbot, Antoine D'Coolette, and the other
Freedom Fighters stand against Dr. Robotnik's tyrannical rule. Sonic's voice is provided by
Jaleel White (Family Matters, Grown Ups).
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May 29
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Fleetway Comics begins publishing the official "Sonic the Comic" comic book in the UK. Sonic the
Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose, Porker Lewis, and Johnny Lightfoot specialize in giving
Dr. Ivo Robotnik a hard time, and keeping Mobius a free planet. This series is also published in
Italy as "Sonic Videogame & Fumetti", Germany as "Sonic der Comic" (discontinued in 1995), France
as "Sonic Mag", and Holland as "Sonic Magazine". It is published twice a month.
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June
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-- Sega Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade is
released in Japanese arcades.
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September
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-- Sega Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade is
released in US and European arcades.
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September
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"The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" animated cartoon series from DiC begins its syndicated
run. Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower keep Dr. Robotnik and his bumbling Badnik
cronies Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts on their toes in wacky animated hijinks, making sure
Mobius remains a happy place to live. Sixty-five episodes were created.
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September
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"Sonic the Hedgehog" animated cartoon series from DiC begins its network run on ABC Saturday
mornings. With a higher budget-per-episode and slighty more mature tone than the syndicated "The
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog", this weekly series got a first season of thirteen episodes.
It was renewed in 1994 for a second season (consisting of fourteen episodes) for a total of 27
episodes. Based on the comic book, but with a much darker tone and several variations on
character design.
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September 23
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-- Sonic the Hedgehog CD on the Sega
Mega CD is released in Japan.
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October
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-- Sonic CD on the Sega Mega CD is
released in Europe.
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October 25
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-- Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos on the Sega
Master System is released in Latin America.
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November 19
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-- Sonic CD on the Sega CD is released
in the US.
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November 19
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-- Sonic & Tails on the Sega Game Gear is
released in Japan.
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November 23
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-- Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos on the Sega
Game Gear is released in the US.
-- Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball on the
Sega Genesis is released in the US.
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November
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-- Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos on the Sega
Game Gear is released in Europe.
-- Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball on the
Sega Mega Drive is released in Europe.
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November 25
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The Sonic balloon makes its debut in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The first and only
balloon based on a videogame character, the 65-foot long float holds more air than any of the
others.
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November
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-- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine on
the Sega Genesis is released in the USA, and on the Sega Mega Drive in Europe.
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December 10
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-- Sonic Spinball on the Sega Mega Drive
is released in Japan.
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December
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-- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine on
the Sega Game Gear is released in the USA.
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