We may earn a commission from links on this page. Before Sonic Adventure, Sega’s blue mascot made his first foray into the third dimension with 1996’s Sonic 3D Blast for the Sega Genesis and Saturn.

Sonic developers have merged 2D and 3D gameplay in recent titles like Sonic Forces, Sonic Colors, and Sonic X Shadow Generations. Some great Sonic games skillfully blend 2D and 3D sections, offering ...

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Pat Long is a freelance writer who has been gaming since Christmas morning 1995 when he first flipped on his sister's new Game Gear and heard the word "SEGA" ring harmoniously from its speakers. He ...

Few video game characters are as iconic as Sonic the Hedgehog. The speedy little blue blur has been around for over three decades, touching every corner of pop culture along the way, from games and ...

As game development tasks go, it doesn’t feel unreasonable to say that one of the simplest tasks a major publisher could undertake is to remaster and re-release classic 2D games from the 16-bit era.