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Sonic Classic

Sonic the Hedgehog Classic is a fan game by Hez. It began as an offshoot of his earlier fan game Sonic 1 PC, with a variety of new levels. The game will allow users to play as three characters—Sonic, Tails…

1 October 2011

Sonic Classic is a platform, released 1 October 2011 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Sonic Classic is

Sonic Classic was released in 2011. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Multimedia Fusion.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sonic the Hedgehog Classic is a fan game by Hez. It began as an offshoot of his earlier fan game Sonic 1 PC, with a variety of new levels. The game will allow users to play as three characters—Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles—and possibly a custom character of their own. The game features elements from the classic Mega Drive games, as well as new gimmicks. The game currently uses the MMF engine for Windows and has had three releases, with the latest revision (see Downloads) fixing some issues reported by players of the previous version. Moreover, it is Sonic Retro currently being converted to a hack for the Mega Drive by StephenUK. Finally, a few months after releasing the game, Hez Sonic Retro…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Sonic Classic launched on 1 October 2011, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus (2011) and Gears of War 3.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3.

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When did Sonic Classic come out?
Sonic Classic was released on 1 October 2011 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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