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Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System)

Developer

Ancient

Publisher

Sega

Genre

Platforming

Released

October 25, 1991

Title screenshot
In-game screenshot

Achievements

Author: AlanRoxdale (23)
There are 23 achievements worth 395 (3,047) points.
Welcome to South Island (5) (5)
Complete Green Hill Zone

3,564 (1,923) of 4,643

76.76% unlock rate

Best BGM (5) (6)
Complete Bridge Zone

2,017 (1,162) of 4,643

43.44% unlock rate

Angel Falls (5) (9)
Complete Jungle Zone

1,304 (670) of 4,643

28.09% unlock rate

The Danker Deeps (5) (11)
Complete Labyrinth Zone

1,102 (568) of 4,643

23.73% unlock rate

Scrap Maze Zone (5) (11)
Complete Scrap Brain Zone

1,035 (551) of 4,643

22.29% unlock rate

Thundar, Rain, 'n' Lightnin' (5) (11)
Complete Sky Base Zone Act 1

1,008 (536) of 4,643

21.71% unlock rate

South Island Hero (25) (63)
Complete the Game

943 (473) of 4,643

20.31% unlock rate

Gem Shopping (5) (5)
Find your first Chaos Emerald

2,972 (1,648) of 4,643

64.01% unlock rate

To Infinity (10) (30)
Find all 6 Chaos Emeralds

642 (379) of 4,643

13.83% unlock rate

South Island Saviour (10) (31)
Complete the Game with all 6 Chaos Emeralds

624 (358) of 4,643

13.44% unlock rate

One Credit Finish (50) (460)
Complete the Game without dying.

318 (107) of 4,643

6.85% unlock rate

Hedgehogs are Master Foragers (25) (144)
Find all 18 1up monitors, one in each level.

248 (178) of 4,643

5.34% unlock rate

Careful Hedgehogs (5) (19)
Get 20 lives

551 (281) of 4,643

11.87% unlock rate

Tastes like Neon (5) (5)
Complete 1 Special Stage

3,500 (1,871) of 4,643

75.38% unlock rate

Electric Boogaloo (5) (15)
Reach the 5th Special Stage

611 (371) of 4,643

13.16% unlock rate

8 bit Spinball (5) (12)
Complete 4 Special Stages

781 (463) of 4,643

16.82% unlock rate

Nights into Dreams (10) (70)
Complete all 8 Special Stages

239 (144) of 4,643

5.15% unlock rate

Star Spangled Hog (25) (175)
Get 8 Continues

245 (144) of 4,643

5.28% unlock rate

Sonic and the Secret Rings (5) (6)
Get a 10 Ring bonus from a signpost.

2,320 (1,179) of 4,643

49.97% unlock rate

Say Cheese! (5) (7)
Get a 1up bonus from a signpost.

1,837 (1,044) of 4,643

39.56% unlock rate

South Island Superstar (100) (1184)
Win a 500,000 point Special Bonus (18 1ups, 6 emeralds, 0 deaths, 8 sp. stages)

145 (82) of 4,643

3.12% unlock rate

South Island Ninja (50) (606)
Complete the game with LESS than 20,000 points

120 (80) of 4,643

2.58% unlock rate

Boost Mode (25) (162)
Get a 30,000 point time bonus on any stage except Green Hill Act 1

227 (156) of 4,643

4.89% unlock rate

💬Official Forum Topic
Recent Players:
UserWhenActivity
ElDelinquente2023-05-27 16:24:49Playing Sonic the Hedgehog
noonegoodishere2023-05-27 16:18:55Special Stage 3, Sonic x8, 77000 pts
lfpleite2023-05-26 05:18:55Special Stage 2, Sonic x4, 21700 pts
yolkfolk2023-05-24 17:45:55Jungle Zone 2, Sonic x2, 104800 pts
thiagojbaeza2023-05-24 16:59:13Jungle Zone 1, Sonic x9, 126000 pts
stenpett2023-05-22 15:57:16Green Hill Zone 2, Sonic x3, 11700 pts
thiaguimsjo2023-05-22 02:47:43Green Hill Zone 3, Sonic x3, 42200 pts
vpilios2023-05-19 13:34:48Playing Sonic the Hedgehog
Huan2023-05-15 21:53:51Green Hill Zone 2, Sonic x3, 25900 pts
Rojox952023-05-15 03:23:36Playing Sonic the Hedgehog

Recent comments

(See all 48)

Gamechamp 6 Jun 2017 22:37
Master System has a totally separate emulator: http://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=4436&o=0
KidRetro 16 May 2019 18:45
I really enjoyed this 8-bit version of Sonic. Would love to see the other master system Sonic games get achievements!
dcnigma 10 Jun 2019 21:13
Liked playing this again and yes Best BMG ever hahaha
RossWyatt 7 Aug 2019 08:46
Beat the game without DYING?!
JAM 16 Dec 2019 10:10
Try to not fall into pits
playah1 9 Dec 2020 02:26
Yeesh, the boss acts in this can be hellish. It's like a proper arcade game.
hvilelamusic 24 Jan 2021 23:10
must have an 1 million points achievement... not so impossible
DarkZeroSider 16 Jul 2021 16:57
Mastered! Esse foi um dos primeiros sonics que joguei na vida, que bom que o set dele existe pra mim poder platinar! E tambem pra completar 1 ano de conta existindo. Apesar de ter passado 2 dias, queria ter platinado no dia 14. Enfim, platinado com sucesso
WanderingHeiho 19 Oct 2021 00:00
Mastered! A tougher set than the Game Gear version. Make sure that your skills are ready to be tested with the 500,000 bonus and the low score challenge.
teie 28 Oct 2021 16:08
What a terrible port. The hitboxes are wonky as hell and the constant slowdowns are unbearable. Now I understand why Sonic 8-bit should not have even been a thing.
ShadowVictor75 5 Nov 2021 21:37
Mastered!
KingKong4221 20 Apr 2022 12:56
Mastered! #RespeitaATropa
DescerebradoEu 1 Jun 2022 18:48
Which stage is better to make the "Boost Mode" achievement?
WanderingHeiho 1 Jun 2022 18:56
Green Hill act 2 is a pretty good spot for "Boost Mode", especially with how early in the game it is.
Jimmykwh201212 29 Oct 2022 14:28
The goal plate of Sky Base Zone Act 2 will always have a 10 ring bonus. So you'll automatically unlock “Sonic and the Secret Rings” if you can complete this act.
crazyghostrider 31 Dec 2022 00:32
It's so amazing to play this game after a lot of time! This it's the first game ever that I've played!
Zika 2 Jan 2023 01:47
o primeiro jogo que tive... fantástico! nice set
RaphMec 25 Jan 2023 23:43
Does this game have continues?
Jimmykwh201212 28 Jan 2023 03:30
Yes, RaphMec, There is a continue monitor in all of the eight special stages.
LuanTheRapper95 18 Feb 2023 15:19
Completed! It was hell due to the South Island Superstar cheevo,but i did it!
Boxart

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Hubs

[AotW - Achievement of the Week 2021]
[Credits - Yuzo Koshiro]
[Genre - Platforming]
[Meta - Language Patch - French]
[Publisher - Sega]
[Series - Sonic the Hedgehog]

Achievement Distribution

High Scores

#UserMastered
74Clearnote Clearnote2023-04-23 15:10
73auty auty2023-04-18 12:41
72Lonoke31 Lonoke312023-04-16 03:00
71tiagoike tiagoike2023-04-06 01:36
70pitapocket17 pitapocket172023-03-30 04:36
69Pikacshu Pikacshu2023-03-07 22:48
68Kaizard Kaizard2023-03-05 23:58
67Crazeuh Crazeuh2023-02-07 16:32
66GemeosdosJogos GemeosdosJogos2023-02-05 17:48
65Elisson93 Elisson932023-01-27 00:13

Leaderboards

High Score

Clear the game with the highest score!

PKRadash PKRadash1958400
Low Score

Clear the game with the lowest score!

HeisenHower HeisenHower005500
Green Hill Act 1

Compete for fastest time!

bagelman1002 bagelman100200:00.00