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Sonic The Hedgehog (character)
is a title character and the main protagonist of the video game series of the same name published by Sega, and appears in numerous spin-off comics, animations, and other media. He is an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds and curl into a ball, primarily to attack enemies. In most games, Sonic must race through levels, collecting power-up rings and avoiding obstacles and enemies. Programmer Yuji Naka and artist Naoto Ohshima are generally credited with creating Sonic. Most of the games are developed by Sonic Team. The original ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991) was released to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's flagship character Mario. Sonic was redesigned by Yuji Uekawa for ''Sonic Adventure'' (1998), with a more mature look designed to appeal to older players. Sonic is one of the world's best-known video game characters and a gaming icon. His series had sold more than 80 million copies by 2011. Origins and history While Sega was seeki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic Generations
''Sonic Generations'' is a 2011 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, and Nintendo 3DS. Produced in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, the game follows Sonic and his sidekick Tails as they form an alliance with their modern selves. It features two gameplay styles: "Classic", which plays from a side-scrolling perspective like that of the original Sega Genesis ''Sonic'' games, and "Modern", 3D levels similar to those in ''Sonic Unleashed'' (2008) and '' Sonic Colors'' (2010). Development of ''Sonic Generations'' began following the completion of ''Unleashed''. Sonic Team sought to re-imagine the most popular aspects of the franchise in high-definition, and developed the game using the Hedgehog Engine. Each location and many bosses in the game are previously seen in an earlier entry in the series, with the game including numerous other references to past entries. Devil's Det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaleel White
Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel on the sitcom ''Family Matters''. The character was originally intended to be a one-time guest appearance on the show; however, he was an instant hit with audiences and White became a regular cast member. The series aired for a total of nine seasons, from 1989 to 1997 on ABC, mostly on its Friday night TGIF lineup, and from 1997 to 1998 on CBS, again on Friday nights, via their short-lived ''CBS Block Party'' attempt. White then reprised his role as Urkel for the first time in 21 years in the 2019 series ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?''. White is also the first actor to voice the popular Sega video game character Sonic the Hedgehog in animated media, doing so in ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (also known as ''Sonic SatAM'') and ''Sonic Underground'', all of which were produced by the now-defunct DIC Entertainment studio. He then reprised his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Schwartz
Benjamin Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He has guest starred as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' and Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series ''House of Lies''; voiced Randy Cunningham in '' Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'', Dewey Duck in ''DuckTales'', and Leonardo in ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''; and appeared many times in the CollegeHumor web series ''Jake and Amir''. Schwartz voices the title character in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2020) and ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (2022). His film career also includes roles in ''Peep World''; '' Everybody's Fine''; ''The Other Guys''; '' The Walk''; ''This Is Where I Leave You''; ''Standing Up, Falling Down''; and '' Flora & Ulysses''. On television, he has starred in the Netflix comedy series ''Space Force'' (2020–2022) and the Apple TV+ crime comedy series '' The Afterparty'' in 2022. Early life Benjamin Schwartz was born on September 15, 1981 in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith (born 11 August 1975) is an American voice actor. He is well known for his video game voice roles as Chris Redfield in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series (2009–2011), Sonic the Hedgehog in the series of the same name (2010–present), and Captain America in several Marvel projects. Early life Smith attended Chapman University where he briefly performed stand-up comedy for five years. He graduated from the Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in 2003 with a degree in screenwriting. Upon graduating from college, he left stand-up comedy and begin pursuing voice acting full time in 2004; his stand-up routines also helped him in his approach to his voice acting career. Career Smith's voice work has been called upon by companies such as Disney/Disney Television Animation, Cartoon Network, Xbox Game Studios, Sony, Wal-Mart, Baskin-Robbins, E! and TLC. Since 2007, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Griffith
Jason Adam Griffith is an American voice actor, known for his voice over work for NYAV Post, 4Kids Entertainment and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in the English dub of ''Sonic X'', as well as in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video games from 2005 to 2010. Early life Jason Griffith was born in Lakeline, Ohio. He graduated from the North High School in Eastlake, Ohio in 1999. Career Griffith began his acting career in 1997, at seventeen years old. He made his feature film debut in the romantic comedy-drama film, ''Edge of Seventeen'' in an uncredited role as Scott. He also had an uncredited role as Cassius in the 2008 thriller film, ''Kill Kill Faster Faster''. In television, he appeared in an episode of '' Blue Bloods'' as Suit in Red Sportscar. Since 2003, Griffith has been working extensively as a voice actor. He voiced many characters in various animated films, television shows and video games, including Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Vincent (voice Actor)
Sam Vincent is a Canadian voice actor working for Ocean Productions. He is best known for his roles as Krypto in ''Krypto the Superdog'', Edd "Double D" in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'', Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck & Tweety in ''Baby Looney Tunes'', and Jordan C. Wilde in ''Ōban Star-Racers''. He is also known for portraying Dr. Maurice in the 2005 sitcom, Hot Properties. Career Vincent's notable roles in English dubs of anime include Athrun Zala in ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and its sequel ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'', Hikaru Shindo in ''Hikaru no Go'', Julian Star in ''Cardcaptors'', and Tieria Erde in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''. Other roles include Martin and Billy in ''Martin Mystery''; Forge in '' X-Men: Evolution''; Baby Bugs, Baby Tweety, and Baby Daffy in ''Baby Looney Tunes''; Sideswipe in '' Transformers: Armada''; Smiling Finn in '' The Deep''; Eli Shane in Slugterra; Russell Ferguson in Littlest Pet Shop, and Aerrow and Dark Ace in ''Storm Hawks''. Since 2018, Vincent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Drummond
Ryan Drummond (born January 10, 1973) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, clown, mime artist and performer who is best known for his role as the original English voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game franchise from 1998 to 2004. Early life Ryan Drummond was born in Lima, Ohio, on January 10, 1973. He attended Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, were he participated in various children's theatre, beginning in 1980 at seven years old. Both of his parents also worked in theatre, his mother and father was both actors and theatre directors of the children theatre plays that Ryan participated in while in school. In 1993, he got his first paid acting job at a dinner theater while still attending college. He graduated from the Eastern Michigan University in 1995, with a degree in theater. Upon graduating, he moved to San Diego, California in 1996 to pursue his acting career. Career In 1997, Drummond got his first television ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic The Hedgehog (OVA)
or ''Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie'', is a two-part 1996 Japanese original video animation (OVA) based on the video game franchise by Sega. Produced by Pierrot and directed by Kazunori Ikegami, the OVA was originally released in Japan on January 26, 1996 (1st episode) and March 22, 1996 (2nd episode). The series was later licensed and dubbed in English by ADV Films, which released it as a single direct-to-video film on September 7, 1999, to coincide with the international release of ''Sonic Adventure''. The anime features Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Eggman (Dr. Robotnik in the English release), Metal Sonic and a few supporting characters created exclusively for the OVA. Taking the English dub into consideration, it is also the first Sonic animated media to not feature Jaleel White voicing the titular character. Setting Unlike other ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' media, the setting of the series is in the world of Planet Freedom, which is split into two distinct realms: the Land o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Burke
Martin Burke (born February 12, 1968, in Austin, Texashttp://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Martin-Burke/ ''Note: Most sources erroneously give his date and place of birth as October 26, 1984 in Dublin, Ireland. which would make him 15 years old when he did one of his most popular roles as Sonic the Hedgehog in the "Sonic (O.V.A) which kind of makes sense? '') is an American voice actor and theatre actor based in Austin, Texas. He voiced Sonic the Hedgehog in the English-language release of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' OVA and Sumida in ''Dai-Guard'', while he has also had acting roles in underground films like ''Lethal Force'' and ''Blood Chase''. He also voiced Shiro Amakusa in ''Ninja Resurrection ''Ninja Resurrection'', known in Japan as is a two-part original video animation directed by Yasunori Urata. The OVA series is based on Futaro Yamada's novel ''Makai Tensho''. Although of a similar style, ''Ninja Resurrection'' is not a sequ ...''. Filmography References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega World Sydney
Sega World Sydney was an indoor high-tech amusement park that operated for almost four years, in Sydney. The theme park was built as the flagship tenant of the Darling Walk complex in Darling Harbour, and was designed and themed by gaming company Sega as one of several SegaWorld-branded amusement parks. History Jacfun, in collaboration with Sega and the Darling Harbour Authority, acquired land for the park in 1994, and invested an estimated A$80 million to build Sega World Sydney, which opened in March 1997.Kidman, Angus (2001). Big dipper. ''The Bulletin'', 12 December 2001. Retrieved froGusworld Article Archive18 October 2006 Sega World Sydney utilized the latest in multimedia, entertainment and destination attraction events. It was described as "Australia's Interactive Disneyland" by the media. Many of the themes were based on various Sega franchises, primarily Sonic the Hedgehog. The park was also host to underage dance parties called ''Crush'', usually held during school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Arundell
Paula Arundell is an Australian actress and singer. Early life Arundell studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), in Sydney. She graduated in 1995, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting). Career Arundell has appeared on television in '' Water Rats'', ''Murder Call'', ''Farscape'', '' All Saints'', ''Home and Away'', '' Out of the Blue'' and ''Love My Way'' among others. Arundell's films have included ''Disgrace'', '' Dags'', ''Sample People'', ''Gods of Egypt'', and the upcoming ''Harmony''. As a singer, Arundell performed a version of the Tim Buckley song " Song to the Siren", which was used in the 2006 Neil Armfield film ''Candy''. She also voiced Sonic the Hedgehog in the '' Sonic Live in Sydney'' theme park. She also played an older Hermione Granger in the Melbourne production of ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child''. In 2021, Arundell joined the cast of ''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic's Schoolhouse
As the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series of platform games has grown in popularity, its publisher Sega has expanded the franchise into multiple different genres. Among these are several educational video games designed to appeal to young children. The first attempt to create an educational ''Sonic'' game was Tiertex Design Studios' ''Sonic's Edusoft'' for the Master System in late 1991, which was canceled despite having been nearly finished. When Sega launched the Sega Pico in 1994, it released ''Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld'' and ''Tails and the Music Maker'' for it. Orion Interactive also developed the 1996 Sega PC game ''Sonic's Schoolhouse'', which used a 3D game engine and had an exceptionally large marketing budget. In the mid-2000s, LeapFrog Enterprises released educational ''Sonic'' games for its Leapster and LeapFrog Didj. History ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' is one of the bestselling video game franchises ever, selling over 80 million units for the combined series as of 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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