Which version of Sonic is the best version of Sonic?

From Sonic 1 to the Black Knight, which spiny avatar is best?

Words: Justin Towell on April 1, 2009

At first, he was a blue hedgehog sprite with feet that blurred because he ran so fast. But that was 18 years ago (yeah, where's the time gone?) and he's been redrawn over and over again to fit new technology. In fact, unbelievably, Sonic the Hedgehog has appeared on our screens in some 50 guises. Don't believe us? Take a look down there! 

But it's not enough to just show you them all. The internet needs to know which is best. It's purely subjective opinion, of course, but we'll show you our least liked immediately over the page, followed by our favourites and the ultimate version of Sonic. Which will it be?







That's a lot of Sonics, huh? Some of them are great, others... well, let's have a look at the ones that went wrong...

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  • killerhi5

    killerhi5  - 1 year, 6 months ago  - Report

    my fav sonic for some reason is the sonic battle one i think his image is a mix of the original and the newer graphics..... i know no one agrees but i sorta like the were-hog, not the gameplay but his look and the idea of him is pretty cool
  • jnewco81

    jnewco81  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    Sonic Jam! The newer 3D Sonics have long, curved spines, which doesn't look quite right. Sonic Jam got the angles spot on in my opinion
  • oufour

    oufour  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    no game will take the place of sonic 2... but sonic CD looked way better.
  • jackthemenace

    jackthemenace  - 2 years, 5 months ago  - Report

    people need to make more 2D games. Pixelmation FTW. 'nuff said.
  • ParagonFury

    ParagonFury  - 2 years, 5 months ago  - Report

    I'd have to say that the Brawl, Unleashed (Normal) and Sonic 2006 look the best.
  • waffledragon33

    waffledragon33  - 2 years, 7 months ago  - Report

    sa2b!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SPIKEtheHEDGEHOG

    SPIKEtheHEDGEHOG  - 2 years, 9 months ago  - Report

    Although the Werehog idea is quite stupid, i have to admit he looks kind of cool.

    sorry :\
  • AuthorityFigure

    AuthorityFigure  - 2 years, 9 months ago  - Report

    I like the idea of comparing the sprites of yesteryear.
  • Jokebox231

    Jokebox231  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    I agree with animeman, the SSBB sonic looked the best to me, but yeah, werehog was messed up!
  • reyalejandro13

    reyalejandro13  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    From the 2D Sonics, yeah, Sonic 2 FTW. Though Sonic SSBB is also one of my favorites, especially for the 2.5D perspective. My favotire 3D Sonic has to be Sonic Adventure 2 Battle when you have all the items. I just think he looks so awesome when he's all blinged out like that. That's also the First sonic game i've ever played.
  • Robertnevis10

    Robertnevis10  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    i hav to say sonic heroes. childhood memories
  • tysr36

    tysr36  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    Any Sonic not in 3D is fine.
  • Tidy-Trooper

    Tidy-Trooper  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    wheres the Sonic from the Sonic and Knuckles game on Mega Drive?
  • Savannah1994

    Savannah1994  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    You are going to hate me now , but i loooove the were-hog , but Unleashed does suck....
  • kennym

    kennym  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    I think sonic unleashed or sonic adventure 2 version are the best.
  • Harmon20

    Harmon20  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    I agree that the Sonic 2 one is the best. Once again: here's my solution to "Sonic's speed taking up too much time to create levels" problem: You're capable of fancy visual effects with today's systems, right? Well, make it LOOK like he's going faster than he really is (no, don't blur everything.) What I mean is, use the speed Sonic ran at in the Genesis games but use some sort of other effect to show he's going fast. problem solved.
  • stopandstare

    stopandstare  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    I have to say Sonic Racing. That raped.
  • dafreak2

    dafreak2  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    awww cmon wer is sonic from ssbb xD
  • DongheetheDonkey

    DongheetheDonkey  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    Sonic CD is teh best.. me so h00rney
  • Finklemeyer

    Finklemeyer  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    Am i the only one who likes the Sonic Adventure 2 version. And wtf is up with the feet on the Sonic Riders one.
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