Sonic the Hedgehog

…success with platform games before Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), which featured the company’s new mascot, a hedgehog with “attitude” that helped to establish the console with a slightly older audience.

…the early 1990s, Sega introduced Sonic the Hedgehog, a game based on a speedy blue rodent designed to seem more modern than Nintendo’s mascot, Mario, from the Mario Brothers game series. Sonic spawned many popular games and became the face of the company. A long battle for video supremacy with…