The history of Sonic The Hedgehog plushes is long and complicated. Sonic is a character who has gone through many design changes in his time, and as a character with so much evolution, many different types of plushes have come out. However, with so many existing nowadays, it can be easy to forget where it all started. So, today, we'll be taking a look at the earliest known released Sonic plush set, the 1991 SEGASonic The Hedgehog UFO Catcher plush set. This set includes Sonic, Eggman, and even some animal buddies, Along with that, we'll be covering some variant sets including the plushes on karts and Santa Sonic plushes. Are these plushes still worth looking for all these decades later? Let's find out.
Sources:
-sonic.fandom.com/wiki/SegaSon...) - Sonic Wikia page about the SEGASonic brand. Great resource for those looking into a general history of the branding.
-mdshock.com/2018/10/15/the-se... - Article about SEGA Vs. Taito and why Sonic was named SEGASonic on most Japanese products.
- • UFOセガソニック - Video of the SEGASonic UFO machine in action.
Music:
-Green Hill Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
-Spring Yard Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
-Trap Tower Zone - SEGASonic The Hedgehog Arcade (1993)
-Marble Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
-Boss - Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
-Starlight Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
-Labyrinth Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
-Jungle Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog 8-Bit (1991)
-Ice Cap Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
-Emerald Hill Zone - Sonic Drift 2
-Labyrinth Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog 8-Bit (1991)
-Ending - Sonic The Hedgehog 8-Bit (1991)