<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
Mighty	O
the	O
Armadillo	O
and	O
Ray	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flying	I-Application
Squirrel	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
escape	O
an	O
island	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
after	O
they	O
are	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
series	O
antagonist	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
and	O
players	O
use	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
to	O
move	O
the	O
characters	O
while	O
dodging	O
obstacles	O
and	O
collecting	O
rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
arcade	O
division	O
,	O
Sega	O
AM3	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
to	O
bear	O
the	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
name	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1984	O
game	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
rereleased	O
;	O
plans	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
32X	B-Device
platform	O
never	O
materialized	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cut	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
compilation	O
release	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
problems	O
with	O
replicating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
trackball	B-Device
control	O
system	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marked	O
the	O
debuts	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
characters	O
Mighty	O
and	O
Ray	O
;	O
both	O
have	O
reappeared	O
sparingly	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
likened	O
in	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
three	O
characters	O
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Mighty	O
the	O
Armadillo	O
,	O
and	O
Ray	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flying	I-Application
Squirrel	I-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
or	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
two	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
to	O
control	O
a	O
characters	O
 '	O
speed	O
and	O
direction	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
button	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
character	O
jump	O
into	O
a	O
Spin	O
Attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
had	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
two	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	O
Hedgehog-based	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
because	O
"	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
the	O
specialness	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
was.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
1993	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Sonic	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
project	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM3	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
Sega	O
division	O
that	O
created	O
games	O
for	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
the	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
designer	O
Manabu	O
Kusunoki	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
trackball	B-Device
controls	O
was	O
conceived	O
after	O
an	O
unspecified	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
—	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
—	O
suggested	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
Sonics	B-Application
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
Sega	O
System	O
32	O
motherboard	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
Ray	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flying	I-Application
Squirrel	I-Application
and	O
Mighty	O
the	O
Armadillo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Kusunoki	O
,	O
who	O
chose	O
their	O
species	O
since	O
he	O
thought	O
they	O
would	O
control	O
similarly	O
to	O
how	O
Sonic	B-Application
did	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
,	O
like	O
hedgehogs	O
,	O
were	O
obscure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mighty	O
was	O
likely	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
with	O
Takeshi	O
Kusao	O
,	O
Hinako	O
Kanamaru	O
,	O
Yusuke	O
Numata	O
,	O
and	O
Masaharu	O
Satō	O
voicing	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Ray	O
,	O
Mighty	O
,	O
and	O
Eggman	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
in	O
development	O
was	O
simply	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
because	O
Sega	O
lost	O
the	O
trademark	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
name	O
during	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
Summer	O
International	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
1993	O
and	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Show	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hackers	B-Application
discovered	O
English-translated	O
dialogue	O
and	O
sprites	O
based	O
on	O
Eggman	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
hidden	O
within	O
the	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
American	O
arcades	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
has	O
never	O
been	O
rereleased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
late	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
co-creator	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
2005	O
rarities	O
compilation	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
excluded	O
due	O
to	O
difficulties	O
with	O
emulating	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
controls	O
on	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
Yosuke	O
Okunari	O
mentioned	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
The	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
being	O
ported	O
if	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
line	O
were	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
in	O
November	O
1993	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most	O
popular	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
of	O
10	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
French	O
magazine	O
Mega	O
Force	O
compared	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
and	O
SNK	O
's	O
Viewpoint	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamest	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
its	O
trackball	B-Device
controls	O
will	O
hurt	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
palm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
that	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
not	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
,	O
voicing	O
hope	O
it	O
would	O
someday	O
be	O
rereleased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
turning	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
to	O
feeling	O
intoxicated	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
watched	O
several	O
individuals	O
try	O
to	O
play	O
but	O
give	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
similarly	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
praised	O
its	O
break-neck	O
pace	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
wrote	O
were	O
aspects	O
the	O
Genesis	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
could	O
not	O
achieve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mighty	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
game	O
Knuckles	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Chaotix	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
Ray	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
and	O
Mighty	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
published	O
by	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	O
became	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Chaotix	B-Application
along	O
with	O
Mighty	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
his	O
honorary	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
the	O
anniversary	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
"	O
missing	O
persons	O
"	O
poster	O
of	O
Ray	O
and	O
Mighty	O
appears	O
in	O
City	O
Escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mighty	O
and	O
Ray	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	O
Plus	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
2017	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	O
.	O
</s>
