Sonic the Hedgehog: The 8-Bit History
1,946Sonic on Master System and Game Gear were great! (Chapter Markers and more below!)
When I finished the 16-Bit Sonic video, I knew I would have to come back and do the 8-Bit story right! If you missed the epic "Sonic is 30" watch it here! https://youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU
Episode Information
GTV 119 "Sonic 8" Season 6 Episode 15
Original Airdate: October 29 2021
Produced October 8-26, 2021
Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.
Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!
0:00 Pre-emption
0:10 GTV ID: Pint-Sized Power!
0:18 Introduction: Equally Important
1:11 Act 1: Catching Up With Sonic Team
4:32 CM 1: Sonic is FREE on Game Gear! (U.S., 1991)
5:14 Act 2: Yuzo Koshiro Answers the Call
11:38 CM 2: Takahashi's Game Gear Train Trip (Japan, 1992)
12:04 Act 3: Run, 8-Bit Hedgehog, Run!
16:19 CM 3: Sonic is Here (Brazil, 1991)
17:00 Act 4: The Legacy of 8-Bit Sonic
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Other great SEGA videos by GTV!
For The Record: Altered Beast https://youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8Tc
Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary https://youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzI
Sega SG-1000 Story https://youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nw
Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides https://youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q
Meet Mr. Sega! https://youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90I
Phantasy Star II 30th Anniversary https://youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8
Mega Drive Mini Unboxing https://youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0
Segata Sanshiro https://youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk
Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary https://youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs
Sega Solar System https://youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMk
The American MegaDrive (aka The Origin of Genesis) https://youtu.be/syeSrV9poJo
The Zillion Story https://youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag
Some information and scans came from Sega Retro, truly the ultimate Sega site. As for the SMS photo, I don't know who did it. If it was you, tell me so I can add it to the credits.
The Game Gear sales data came from Janessa Olsen https://medium.com/swlh/requiem-for-a-game-gear-c932ab77be66
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Sonic the Hedgehog Statistics For GTV Japan
Currently, GTV Japan has 186,614 views for Sonic the Hedgehog across 3 videos. Sonic the Hedgehog has approximately 1 hour of watchable video on his channel, or 3.13% of the total watchable video on GTV Japan's YouTube channel.