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title: "Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Australia | Apple App Store"
description: "The Sonic game that started it all is now free-to-play and optimized for mobile devices!  Race at lightning speeds across seven classic zones as Sonic the Hedgehog.  Run and spin through loop-de-loops"
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# Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic — Australia
> SEGA's Arcade Adventure Game

![Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/33/9b/a7/339ba789-69dc-e303-fd0c-3873f6d5563c/AppIcon1-1-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Sega America](https://apptail.io/developer/sega-america-Vb) (Japan)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 3.8/5 (994 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.sega.sonic1international
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Australia
**Version:** 5.0.3 (released 2026-02-16)
**Original Release:** 2009-05-21
**Languages:** English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/app/id316050001)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/sonic-the-hedgehog-classic-Yi/australia](https://apptail.io/app/sonic-the-hedgehog-classic-Yi/australia)

## Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic Description
The Sonic game that started it all is now free-to-play and optimized for mobile devices!

Race at lightning speeds across seven classic zones as Sonic the Hedgehog.  Run and spin through loop-de-loops as you collect rings and defeat enemies on your mission to save the world from the evil Dr. Eggman.

Sonic the Hedgehog joins the SEGA Forever classic games collection, a treasure trove of free SEGA console classics brought to life on mobile for the first time!

FEATURES
- OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE Sonic The Hedgehog now plays in widescreen at a smooth 60FPS offering unrivalled performance and the game’s legendary soundtrack has been fully re-mastered.
- GOTTA GO FAST - Challenge yourself with an all-new Time Attack mode!
- NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTERS Play as Sonic’s friends Tails and Knuckles for the first time. Use their unique abilities to fly, climb, and glide around levels offering exciting new ways to explore.
- PLAY OFFLINE - premium users can play Sonic anytime offline

SEGA FOREVER FEATURES
- PLAY FREE
- LEADERBOARDS – compete with the world for high scores
- CONTROLLER SUPPORT: MFi compatible controllers
- GAMES RELEASED EVERY MONTH - Download them all!
- INCLUDES iOS 10 STICKER PACKS

RETRO REVIEWS
- "Believe the hype - this is the tidiest, smoothest and most exhilarating game you'll have ever seen." [97%] - Andy Smith, SEGA Power #22 (September 1991)
- “Difficult without being frustrating, addictive without being repetitive, and altogether a joy to play.” [925/1000] - Gary Whitta, ACE #47 (August 1991)
- "One of the best Mega Drive games I've ever played" [92%] - Rich Leadbetter, Mean Machines #10 (July 1991)

TRIVIA
- Sonic Jam contained the first release of Sonic The Hedgehog that gave Sonic his spin dash move, which returns again in this remake
- Sonic The Hedgehog was also released in arcades on SEGA's Mega-Tech and Mega Play systems
 - Rabbit and armadillo characters were considered for Sonic before settling on a hedgehog design
- While "Eggman" is Dr. Robotnik's nickname in the West, he has always been known as "Eggman" in Japan

CLASSIC GAME FACTS
- First released in the US on June 23rd, 1991 
- It took Yuji Naka almost a year to finish designing Green Hill Zone Act 1
- Spring Yard Zone and Scrap Brain Zone were originally called Sparkling Zone and Clock Work Zone
- Music composed by Masato Nakamura of Dreams Come True fame

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© SEGA. All rights reserved. SEGA, the SEGA logo and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION or its affiliates.

## Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/4b/b3/af/4bb3afd9-78c7-40f3-91b3-40782cfbaf83/pr_source.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/55/d9/af/55d9af70-fd2a-d8f4-275d-91b63a49ae7b/pr_source.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/f9/50/61/f95061fc-74a4-ce6e-ebba-84d29e46f796/pr_source.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/9f/ea/8d/9fea8d0a-c89b-4366-e3bb-83ed4a456d33/pr_source.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/7d/fd/bb/7dfdbba8-d7d1-0f42-418c-209b639d3eb6/pr_source.png/2688x1242.png)

## Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic Rating Breakdown in Australia
- 5 stars: 558 (56%)
- 4 stars: 118 (12%)
- 3 stars: 89 (9%)
- 2 stars: 63 (6%)
- 1 stars: 166 (17%)

## Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic Reviews in Australia

### ***-- "Great game but kinda ruined it"
Great game, almost an exact replica of the one from sonic origins, but if you’re a hardcore sonic fan like me, YOU KNOW THAT SONIC DOESN’T SPINDASH IN SONIC 1.
-- Kylon-1, 2025-03-23

### ****- "Uhh"
Why Are Too Many Ads!
-- Friend Choun Banned For Roblox, 2025-02-16

### **--- "Problems with the game."
I used to play this for a while I deleted it so I can have more storage but downloading it again it is taking me 30 minutes to download and there are ads D: so many ads no way to play it without paying :<
-- Omar Aziz the game player, 2025-01-14

### **--- "Sonic the heghog"
This app is good but it’s SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard to beat. I’m only up to marble zone and it’s HARD!Sega MAKE IT EASY TO PLAY!
-- 🐵🐸🐵🐵🐵🐵🐵🐵🐵🐵🐵, 2025-01-10

### ****- "Good game but very annoying."
Theres usually 3 lives but now we only have one?! Whats the point of checkpoints? The game is good but im getting annoyed of having only one life!
-- Yes yes yessity yes, 2025-01-05

### ***** "Bit to tricky"
can you make it less tricky
-- Sonic lover’s, 2025-01-03

### *---- "Ads, ads and more ads."
There’s just too many ads and the controls don’t work well on touch. Seriously there is SO many ads, never seen so many in an app.
-- Jenny-ftb, 2024-11-08

### ****- "Really good but their are always some flaws"
When I started playing it was fun cuz I never got to play the classic version even tho this one isn’t. When I got it was not one my Home Screen so I couldn’t add it to a folder to have all the classic sonic games on mobile in their. I say it was fun to play through but I hate the ads
They are annoying but any ways a enjoyable games a lot of walll glitches unloaded stuff and no clips happend to me.
-- rooieballs, 2024-09-27

### ***** "Very well done modern port"
I’ve played the original game on original hardware many times over the decades and this modern port is very faithful and plays well.
-- TylerJordanEvans, 2024-09-08

### **--- "Dodgy"
Absolute rip off with the adds, straight scam, you get the app and spend most of the time if not double the time you would be playing watching adds, very disappointing for whats meant to be a classic
-- Jintalbroque, 2024-06-25

### *---- "SO ANNOYING"
I ALWAYS LOOSE IN THE FIRST BATTLE. ITS IMPOSSIBLE! SO ANNOYING
-- Angushyland3rd, 2024-05-19

### **--- "ONE LIFE ONLY"
3lives not only 1
-- Flossjenny, 2024-05-09

### ***** "Really good for my young age"
It’s a classic really good for my young age
-- mutantelm, 2024-04-01

### ***-- "Won't play on iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2024"
It works on the Apple TV at home but won't get past the intro on my iPhone for some reason. I was really looking forward to play but it is just stuck on a black screen.

I hope they fix this sometime soon
-- Alv on the iPhone, 2024-02-19

### ****- "I love this game"
I love this game, always have, but the one problem is the amount of adds, I understand that you need to have some, but not one every time I hit a button, sometimes they give me an add even in the middle of the level. But not to take away from this game at all.
-- Lions3456, 2024-02-03

### *---- "To menny add's"
The adds made me punch my iPad I’m so mad I love sonic but remove the adds
-- mincrtht, 2023-12-02

### ****- "Great game"
This game is so fun. I love the 16 bit ghrathics and my favourite zone is Green Hill. The special stage is easy. It’s a great yet challenging game.
-- every zebra, 2023-09-28

### ***-- "Too many adds"
I remember playing it like 8 years ago and there was no adds and felt more fun now it has ads like every other game.
-- Golf star dddefungj, 2023-08-23

### *---- "Not allowed"
I am not allowed to play. Game  like this I hate them
-- zurfasdear, 2023-08-16

### *---- "Can’t even play there are so many ads"
I get that they want you to pay for ad free but you can barely even sample the game because there’s so many ads.
-- nikkstas, 2023-08-11

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## Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| Premium Upgrade | $2.99 |


## Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic Discovered Keywords
- sonic the hedgehog™ classic
- sonic mania
- sega games
- sonic the hedgehog classic
- sonic cd
- sega
- streets of rage
- sonic the hedgehog
- sonic forces
- alex the kid

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- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/sonic-the-hedgehog-classic-Yi/united-kingdom)
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