Why I Love Sonic the Hedgehog

Growing up, I was introduced to Sonic through an ad for Sonic Heroes in the local HMV. It was simply the coolest thing I had ever seen up until that point at age 4. There was just something about him, his confident grin, his bright red shoes to contrast his blue fur rail grinding with massive explosions behind him and I think it’s safe to say, from that moment alone, I was HOOKED. 

I soon got my hands on a Sonic game, this game being Sonic Advance for the GBA thanks to my mother picking up on this new obsession of mine. It was there where I truly fell in love with his character. Everything about him was translated perfectly from the 3D model I saw of him in HMV on to the tiny GBA screen he was so full of life and colour. He was so cool, so confident, so fast. He was Sonic the Hedgehog through and through. The effect that had on me as a child was immense and because I admired sonic so much for just who he was , I grew up trying to be just like him. 

I played so many Sonic games on various consoles and PC growing up, learning about the the history of how he was created and the effect Sonic had on the entire video game market after his games released and quickly helped SEGA take up a massive chunk of Nintendo’s marketshare and creating many diehard fans in the process. 

An unforgettable memory of mine is spending the week at my cousin’s house and we would play a lot of games together, mostly Super Smash Bros Melee. I remember explicitly saying that I wish Sonic was in Smash Bros and then literally the next day whilst we were racing in Sonic Rush, Nintendo had announced that Sonic would be joining the upcoming Super Smash Bros Brawl. I remember being so excited that I spent all my energy running around the house and jumping on the trampoline and ended up falling asleep far earlier than I should have!

My favourite Sonic games growing up were Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Sonic Rush and Sonic Heroes and even to this day those 3 are some of my favourite games of all time. Along with Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Colours, Sonic Generations, Sonic Mania & Sonic Frontiers.

Through his games I feel like I had connected with Sonic in a way that meant more than I could connect with characters in other mediums whether that’s books and comics or TV.

However I’ve gone even further and had the greatest night of my life at the Sonic Symphony World Tour Grand Opening in London where my friends and I were able to run down memory lane and relive core memories that we have shared with our favourite hedgehog and his friends. There is absolutely nothing better than singing along to your favourite songs with hundreds of likeminded fans to the sound of Jun Senoue and Tomoya Ohtani’s beautiful guitars!

I love Sonic because of his character, his games, his themes, the stories that revolve around him, the bonds he makes with those around him, everyone ends up becoming his friend because he's such a great hedgehog. His morals and his desire to help those in need are also incredibly likeable traits that just add to his entire cool factor. He is my favourite character and he is the coolest hero you’ll ever come across and when you do you’ll wanna stick around because the vibes are immaculate.

In a similar vain I love Sonic because of the games, tv anime, cartoons, comics, movies, etc. Sonic has provided me endless entertainment for as long as I can remember and I will always love and support one of my favourite characters, brands and intellectual properties.