Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog
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Franchise	Sonic the Hedgehog
Developed by	Sonic Team
Published by	Sega
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis
Release date(s)	June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23)
Genre	Platform
Let's Play
Played by	C/J Haley
Featuring	Rick Desilets John Selig
Intro theme	"STH1 Stage Clear" by Masato Nakamura
Outro theme	"STH1 Continue" by Masato Nakamura
Original run	dpadup.com June 20, 2011 YouTube August 15-22, 2011
No. of episodes	dpadup.com 1 YouTube 6
Episode length	YouTube 7-15 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	1:10:42
Megaseries
Part of	Sonic Week
Followed by	Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Sonic the Hedgehog
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Franchise	Sonic the Hedgehog
Developed by	Sonic Team
Published by	Sega
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis
Release date(s)	June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23)
Genre	Platform
Let's Play
Played by	Rick Desilets C/J Haley
Featuring	John Selig Felice Lopez
Outro theme	"STH1 Continue" by Masato Nakamura
Original run	June 23-29, 2014
No. of episodes	7
Episode length	Individual episodes 8-16 minutes Combined version 73 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	2:29:10
Megaseries
Part of	D-Pad Rivals
Followed by	Mega Man X

Sonic the Hedgehog
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Franchise	Sonic the Hedgehog
Developed by	Sonic Team
Published by	Sega
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis
Release date(s)	June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23)
Genre	Platform
Let's Play
Intro theme	"Green Hill Zone" by TOY
Outro theme	"Sonic 3" by Rare Candy
Original run	June 20-24, 2011
No. of episodes	5
Episode length	15-20 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	1:28:28
Megaseries
Part of	The Super Sonic Let's Play
Preceded by	Sonic Dreams Collection
Followed by	Sonic the Hedgehog

This page is about the Sega Genesis title. For the version on the Master System and Game Gear, see Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit). For the 2006 game of the same name, see Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 1991 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It is the first game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The original Genesis version of the game was played by The D-Pad during the week of its 20th anniversary in 2011, as the first game in Sonic Week. It was the first game ever played on the channel. The LP was recorded in a single session, and released on The D-Pad's then-website, dpadup.com, as one long episode on June 20, 2011. Later, this video was edited into 6 shorter episodes, and uploaded to The D-Pad's YouTube channel between August 15 and August 22, 2011.

In 2014, on the game's 23rd anniversary, it was revisited on the channel as the first game in D-Pad Rivals. The game was played as a race between Rick and C/J. The race was released in 6 episodes from June 23 to June 28, 2014, with an extended bonus episode covering the race in its entirety released on June 30, 2014.

In 2016, during the week of the game's 25th anniversary, it was played a third time on the channel, as the second game (after the fan game Sonic Dreams Collection) in The Super Sonic Let's Play, The D-Pad's comprehensive project covering the Sonic franchise in its entirety. This time, the original Genesis version was played once again. The LP was preceded by an installment of A Brief History covering Sega as a company, and consisted of 5 episodes. It began officially on June 20, 2016, and concluded on June 24, 2016.

Episodes

Sonic Week

SW#	Episode	Title	Length	Players	Commentators	Original release date	YouTube release date
1	1	"Please Don't Sue Us, ScrewAttack"	12:43	C/J	Rick, John	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)	August 15, 2011
Green Hill Zone Act 1; Special Stage 1; Green Hill Zone Act 2; Special Stage 2; Green Hill Zone Act 3; Marble Zone Act 1; Special Stage 3
2	2	"The Level Two Theory"	15:25	C/J	Rick, John	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)	August 16, 2011
Marble Zone Act 2; Special Stage 4; Marble Zone Act 3; Spring Yard Zone Act 1; Special Stage 5; Spring Yard Zone Act 2
3	3	"Get Blue Sphere"	12:35	C/J	Rick, John	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)	August 17, 2011
Special Stage 6; Spring Yard Zone Act 3; Labyrinth Zone Act 1; Labyrinth Zone Act 2
4	4	"Hedgehogs Can't Swim"	13:38	C/J	Rick, John	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)	August 18, 2011
Labyrinth Zone Act 3; Star Light Zone Act 1; Special Stage 2; Star Light Zone Act 2; Star Light Zone Act 3
5	5	"ZOMBIES!!!"	8:41	C/J	Rick, John	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)	August 19, 2011
Scrap Brain Zone Act 1; Scrap Brain Zone Act 2
6	6	"I'm Not Listening, Motherfucker!"	7:40	C/J	Rick, John	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)	August 22, 2011
Scrap Brain Zone Act 3; Final Zone

D-Pad Rivals

DPR#	Episode	Title	Length	Players	Commentators	Release date
1	1	"23 Is Number 1"	9:00	C/J, Rick	John, Felice	June 23, 2014 (2014-06-23)
2	2	"In the Zone"	14:07	C/J, Rick	John, Felice	June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
3	3	"Sleevee"	13:20	C/J, Rick	John, Felice	June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)
4	4	"And It's Cold"	14:04	C/J, Rick	John, Felice	June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)
5	5	"Nine Inch Garden"	8:13	C/J, Rick	John, Felice	June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)
6	6	"Cockwork Zone"	16:34	C/J, Rick	John, Felice	June 28, 2014 (2014-06-28)
7	*	"Sonic the Hedgehog VS"	1:13:52	C/J, Rick	John, Felice	June 29, 2014 (2014-06-29)

The Super Sonic Let's Play

TSSLP#	Episode	Title	Length	Players	Commentators	Release date
2	*	"A Brief History of SEGA"	5:28		TBA	June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)
3	1	"The Worst Let's Play (We've Ever Done)"	16:25	TBA	TBA	June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)
4	2	"I Take It Back"	20:30	TBA	TBA	June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21)
5	3	"Not Like This"	15:10	TBA	TBA	June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)
6	4	"Don't Die"	20:17	TBA	TBA	June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)
7	5	"Still Not Listening, Motherfucker!"	16:06	TBA	TBA	June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)

Trivia

• As the first playthrough created by The D-Pad, the Sonic Week run of Sonic the Hedgehog marks the debut of Rick, John and C/J on the channel, and the first appearance of C/J on The D-Pad in general.