"Gamesmaster" Episode #1.1 (TV Episode 1992)
Clips from the Mega Drive version of the video game are shown in the Consolation Zone."Gamesmaster" Episode #1.2 (TV Episode 1992)
Gameplay footage from the Mega Drive version of the video game is shown when it is played in the first challenge."Gamesmaster" Episode #1.4 (TV Episode 1992)
Clips from the video game are shown in the feature.Wayne's World (1992)
Gameplay footage appears behind Noah Vanderhoff (Brian Doyle-Murray) in his TV commercial at the beginning of the film."Nickelodeon Arcade" Trung and Marianne vs. Kori and Alex (TV Episode 1992)
Played by one of the players.
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Video Game 1992)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Video Game 1992)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Video Game 1993)
Sonic & Knuckles (Video Game 1994)
Chaotix (Video Game 1995)
Popful Mail (Video Game 1991)
In an early cutscene, the heroine, Mail, examines a bulletin board which features a tiny Sonic drawing in the top-right corner."Video Power" WWF Wrestlemania Challenge (Monday) (TV Episode 1991)
The video game is referenced."Video Power" Double Dragon III and Paperboy 2 (TV Episode 1991)
The video game is referenced."Roseanne" The Back Story (TV Episode 1992)
DJ receives a Super Nintendo for Christmas, and upon it being set up for him asks, "Oh, is this like that new game that just came out, the one with the hedgehog in it?"Wayne's World (1992)
Sonic the Hedgehog appears in the background of an advert for the fictional Noah's Arcade
Blade Runner (1982)
The music in Scrap Brain Zone is a direct homage to the Blade Runner theme and the level's background is inspired by the Blade Runner cityscapes.Cameltry (Video Game 1990)
The bonus stage scene was greatly inspired by Taito's Cameltry.Rad Mobile (Video Game 1991)
First appearance of Sonic in this game, as a cameo.
Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Game 1991)
This is an 8-bit remake of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, released 6 months later for the Master System. While it re-uses many assets, many levels and aspects of the design are completely original.Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (Video Game 2006)
Gameboy Advance port.Sega Genesis Classics (Video Game 2018)
An enhanced remake of "Sonic the Hedgehog" is a playable game in this collection.Sonic the Hedgehog Forever (Video Game 2021)
Sonic the Hedgehog Forever is a remake of Sonic the Hedgehog.Sonic Origins (Video Game 2022)
Sonic Origins is a compilation video game that contains a remake of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sonic Eraser (Video Game 1991)
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series 1993)
SegaSonic the Hedgehog (Video Game 1993)
Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series 1993–1994)
Sonic Spinball (Video Game 1993)
Zool (Video Game 1992)
The ending of the original Amiga version of Zool has the eponymous character kicking away a tiny blue hedgehog wearing red shoes.Secret of Mana (Video Game 1993)
An animal enemy in the game named "Pebbler" is a spoof of Sonic as it has blue quill-like features and red feet. It also attacks by spinning into a ball, like Sonic.Jazz Jackrabbit (Video Game 1994)
One of the bosses, Zoonic, is a mash-up of Zool and Sonic.Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Video Game 1995)
Sonic the Hedgehog's red sneakers are shown discarded alongside a metal trash can.Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Video Game 1996)
In Booster Tower, one of the pictures is a spoof of Eggman, even sporting his famous pince-nez glasses and long red-brown mustache.