Kyle of Insert-Disc begins his retrospective of every single Sonic game for Sonic's upcoming 20th anniversary, starting with Sonic the Hedgehog 1, it's history, and whether or not it still holds up today.

Sonic 1 was released back in 1991 as SEGA tried to take some market share from Nintendo. They went through some alternate character designs including an odd-looking rabbit, before settling on the Sonic we know today, only he was first called Mr. Needlemouse. The character design was inspired by Michael Jackson for the boots, borrowing Santa Claus' color scheme and the can-do attitude for the character was taken from Bill Clinton (Seriously, they said that).

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