Early concept art images of Sonic the Hedgehog have revealed that the character wasn't originally meant to be a hedgehog. The first Sonic game was released in 1991 as Sega's way of competing with ...

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This game would have been called Twin Stars. From the concept art, it looks like Sonic wouldn’t have even been the main character of the game, with the spotlight instead being on the two brothers.

That's according to the original Sonic character designer, Naoto Ohshima, who recently shared some concept art of what would go on to become the iconic Blue Blur as we know him.

Concept artists at SEGA went through many iterations of a mascot before settling on the Blue Blur. In fact, franchise villain Doctor Robotnik/Eggman was originally a design for a protagonist.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 director Jeff Fowler has unveiled the first piece of concept art created for the highly anticipated threequel, offering an emotionally charged glimpse into one of gaming’s ...