Move over Dungeons & Dragons, Sonic the Hedgehog is here ...

It's still one of the best Sega Game Gear games of all time ... standalone 8-bit versions of Sonic 2, repeat series contributors Aspect Co. were given free reign to continue the breakaway ...

the 2D Sonic formula had been nailed. These games were all about speed, with just a bit of precision platforming as a punishment for missing the top route. Not to mention, they had incredibly good ...

Sonic Frontiers is a bold open world entry in the franchise with incredible boss fights, and it's now free on PlayStation ...

Paramount has revealed a special art print that will be given to those who see Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on Saturday, December 28th.

Most of the games above can be found on modern platforms, too, we’ve just listed them all by their original release dates and consoles. There are also loads more Sonic spin-off games.

If you want a single platform to play games ... Sonic Mania. Each game in the compilation features new animated cutscenes at the beginning and end done by the incomparable Tyson Heese to connect ...

and she's since become a staple of nearly all Sonic games as well as the female lead of the franchise (sorry Rouge fans, maybe one day soon she'll get some proper respect from Paramount).

This month Sony is adding a recent Sonic game, Jurassic World Evolution 2, the divisive Forspoken, and a Star Wars VR experience to its large PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. All these games arrive just ...