After several failed mascots (Alex Kidd, we hardly knew ye!) SEGA scored a major hit with Sonic, and he has remained the company's spokes-hedgehog for nearly three decades, appearing in dozens of titles across SEGA platforms. Even after the failure of the Dreamcast, Sonic endured, finding new life on Microsoft, Sony and even -- gasp -- Nintendo consoles. After the most recent reveal of Sonic in the upcoming live-action film, we thought we'd take a look at this visual history of the blue hedgehog to celebrate over 25 years of ramps, rings, and Robotnik.Now that you've seen the best (and rest) of Sonic's historical looks, check out this cool tool we built to show the changes made to Sonic's appearance in the upcoming movie.For a closer look at the new look, check out the full trailer below.And you know what? We think you need to see this, too. Sonic featured a kind of creepy set of choppers in the first movie trailer. So here's what a bunch of other video game characters would look like with Sonic's (now retired) teeth.OK. That's it. We promise. Sonic The Hedgehog comes out in 2020, hitting theaters on February 14th. Samuel Claiborn is IGN's Managing Editor, follow him @Samuel_IGN on Twitter. Additional reporting by Michael Koczwara, follow him on Twitter and YouTube.
After several failed mascots (Alex Kidd, we hardly knew ye!) SEGA scored a major hit with Sonic, and he has remained the company's spokes-hedgehog for nearly three decades, appearing in dozens of titles across SEGA platforms. Even after the failure of the Dreamcast, Sonic endured, finding new life on Microsoft, Sony and even -- gasp -- Nintendo consoles. After the most recent reveal of Sonic in the upcoming live-action film, we thought we'd take a look at this visual history of the blue hedgehog to celebrate over 25 years of ramps, rings, and Robotnik.Now that you've seen the best (and rest) of Sonic's historical looks, check out this cool tool we built to show the changes made to Sonic's appearance in the upcoming movie.For a closer look at the new look, check out the full trailer below.And you know what? We think you need to see this, too. Sonic featured a kind of creepy set of choppers in the first movie trailer. So here's what a bunch of other video game characters would look like with Sonic's (now retired) teeth.OK. That's it. We promise. Sonic The Hedgehog comes out in 2020, hitting theaters on February 14th. Samuel Claiborn is IGN's Managing Editor, follow him @Samuel_IGN on Twitter. Additional reporting by Michael Koczwara, follow him on Twitter and YouTube.