Insert-Disc's retrospective of the Sonic the Hedgehog series continues with Sonic CD, one of the more interesting and original games in the series for the Sega CD accessory for the Sega genesis.

SEGA was working on the Mega CD in Japan and wanted a Sonic game to help sell it. At the time, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was only just beginning development. Original plans were to simply port the first game or the second when it came out, but it was decided that a new game would be made and they put Naoto Ohshima, character designer of Sonic, in charge of the project. Ohshima compared plans with the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 team to be sure they both made distinct games, and decided to use the time travel mechanic they discussed when it was cut from Sonic 2.

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