Sonic (Franchise)

Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Release Year: 1991-Present
Platform: Android, Arcade, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, iOS, Java ME, macOS, Mobile phones, Windows, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, PSP, PlayStation Vita, Genesis, Game Gear, Sega CD, Saturn, Dreamcast
Master System, 32X, Pico, Leapster, LeapFrog Didj, Wii, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Genre: Adventure, Platformer, Racing
Taxonomy: Black Cultural Traditions, Black NPCs, Development, Fandom/Community/Reception

Sonic is an anthropomorphized, blue hedgehog who battles villains in side scrolling platformers and a series of spin-offs in other genres, like racing and party games. Series includes a series of other characters, most notable Knuckles, who may be coded as Black.

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