| February |
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, Boomer
(later changed to Rotor), Bunnie Rabbot, Antoine
D'Coolette, and the other Freedom Fighters stand against
Dr. Robotnik's tyrannical rule. For more info, check out
the Comics
section of SonicNEXT. |
May 29
|
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. For more info, check out
the Comics
section of SonicNEXT. |
| June |
-- Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade is released in
Japanese arcades. |
September
|
-- Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade is released in US and
European arcades. |
| September |
"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. Jaleel White
(Family Matters) provides Sonic's voice.
Sixty-five episodes were created. For more info, check
out the Cartoons
section of SonicNEXT. |
September
|
"Sonic the
Hedgehog" animated cartoon series from DiC begins its
network run on ABC Saturday mornings. It sported a
higher budget-per-episode and slighty more mature tone
than the syndicated "The Adventures of Sonic the
Hedgehog." Based on the comic book from Archie, but with
a much darker tone and several variations in character
design. Jaleel White (Family Matters) provides
Sonic's voice. It got a first season of thirteen
episodes and was renewed in 1994 for another fourteen
episodes, making a total of twenty-seven episodes. For
more info, check out the Cartoons
section of SonicNEXT. |
| September 23 |
-- Sonic
the Hedgehog CD on the Sega Mega CD is released
in Japan. |
October
|
-- Sonic
CD on the Sega Mega CD is released in Europe.
|
| October 25 |
-- Sonic
the Hedgehog Chaos on the Sega Master System is
released in Latin America. |
November 19
|
-- Sonic
CD on the Sega CD is released in the US.
|
| November 19 |
-- Sonic
& Tails on the Sega Game Gear is released in
Japan. |
November 23
|
-- 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. |
| November |
-- 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. |
November 25
|
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. |
| November |
-- Dr.
Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine on the Sega Genesis
is released in the USA, and on the Sega Mega Drive in
Europe. |
December 10
|
-- Sonic
Spinball on the Sega Mega Drive is released in
Japan. |
| December |
-- Dr.
Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine on the Sega Game
Gear is released in the USA.
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