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The '''16-bit''' version of '''Sonic the Hedgehog''' was the first game in the main [[Sonic series]]. It stars just [[Sonic]] himself and [[Dr. Eggman]], and has a noticeable lack of [[spindash]].

It also only had six [[Chaos Emerald]]s, so Sonic was not able to become [[Super Sonic]] in this game.

It had three acts per zone, unlike most of the games that followed it which would only have two. [[Sonic Advance 3]] is notable for also having three acts per zone.

Because of its relatively simple programming as compared to [[Sonic 2|later]] [[Sonic 3|games]], it has become the most hacked Sonic game in the scene. Notable Sonic 1 hacks are [[Sonic ERaZor]] and... well, [http://info.sonicretro.org/Category:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(16-bit)_hacks everything else over here].

== Zones ==
;[[Green Hill Zone]]
:The first zone of the first game has become as famous as you'd expect, with [[over 9000]] remixes of its theme and other sorts of homages, including an appearance as a bonus level in [[Sonic Adventure 2]]. The boss - Eggman with a [[wrecking ball]] - has also become ubiquitous, with remakes appearing in [[Sky Sanctuary Zone]] in [[Sonic 3|Sonic & Knuckles]], [[X-Zone]] in [[Sonic Advance]], and numerous [[fangame]]s.
;Marble Zone
:One of two zones in the game that decides Sonic gaming shouldn't be all about [[speed]], and thus makes you [[boring|sit]] on a [[block]] for ages, likely causing you to fall [[asleep]] so that when you ''finally'' get to the other side of the enormous [[lava pool]], you're not alert enough to jump off before the block descends into the lava taking you with it to your [[doom]].
;Spring Yard Zone
:No Sonic game goes without a [[bouncy]] zone, and this is probably because this very first game started us off with them. Some people love these bouncy zones, some hate them.
;Labyrinth Zone
:Just like Spring Yard set the trend for bouncy zones, Labyrinth set the trend for [[water]] zones. It lives up to its name, though, especially in the later acts where the path certainly isn't obvious.
;Star Light Zone
:At first glance, this looks like a nice relaxing break before the final zone in the game. But oh, it'll still try its hardest to kill you with crushing stairs, [[bottomless pits]] and the robotic equivalent of [[suicide bomber]]s.
;Scrap Brain Zone
:The last zone takes place in Eggman's [[factory]]. This zone was the only in the game to make significant per-act changes: act 1 has you approaching the factory, act 2 has you inside it, and act 3 takes place back in Labyrinth Zone when Eggman knocks you underground. There's also a so-called "Final Zone", but it's really just the small portion at the end of act 2, after you climb back up out of the labyrinth.

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