Sonic the Hedgehog<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog#cite_note-1">[a]</a> is a <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game">video game</a> series and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_franchise">media franchise</a> created by the Japanese developers <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuji_Naka">Yuji Naka</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoto_Ohshima">Naoto Ohshima</a>, and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirokazu_Yasuhara">Hirokazu Yasuhara</a> for <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega">Sega</a>. The franchise follows <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(character)">Sonic</a>, an <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphic">anthropomorphic</a> blue <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog">hedgehog</a> who battles the evil <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Eggman">Doctor Eggman</a>, a <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist">mad scientist</a>. The main Sonic the Hedgehog games are <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platformer">platformers</a> mostly developed by <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Team">Sonic Team</a>; other games, developed by various studios, include <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_(media)">spin-offs</a> in the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_game">racing</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_game">fighting</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_game">party</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_game">sports</a> genres. The franchise also incorporates <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_printed_media">printed media</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_features">animations</a>, feature films, and merchandise

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