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🎮 Game Controls
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- ↑ ↓ ← → Move
- Z A (Action)
- X B (Run/Back)
- Enter Start
- V Select
- 1 / 2 Quick Save/Quick Load
- + Fast Fwd
About This Game
Introduction: "Sonic the Hedgehog" for the Sega Master System is an official 1991 release, developed separately from the Genesis/Mega Drive version. It features unique zones like Bridge Zone and Jungle Zone, with a distinct visual style using the SMS's color palette and simpler, chunkier sprites compared to its 16-bit counterpart.
Gameplay & Mechanics: You control Sonic alone. The physics are simpler and stiffer, with less emphasis on maintaining momentum through slopes. Jumping feels heavier, and Sonic's top running speed is lower. The core ability is the Spin Dash, which is performed by holding down and tapping the jump button, allowing for a quick start from a standstill. There are no other character abilities or transformations.
Key Features:
- Unique Level Design with its own set of stages, not direct ports of the Genesis levels, focusing more on precise platforming.
- Original Soundtrack composed for the Master System's sound chip, creating a chiptune style distinct from the Genesis music.
- Simplified Special Stages accessed by finding a hidden Chaos Emerald at the end of a regular act, presented as a rotating maze.
