Ahead of the release on Tuesday next week, Sega has revealed a Saturday morning-style cartoon version of Sonic Mania. It makes sense, Sonic Mania is a new game built in the style of the original ...

Sonic Mania Adventures is slated to release five episodes in total. No word on when the next will be, but we can only imagine what trouble that little blue goof will get into next time.

And for Nintendo and Sega, it was actually serious business. Nintendo controlled north of 90% of the video game market before Sega — and a speedy blue cartoon hedgehog named Sonic — showed up.

Notice too another nod to Sonic Mania ‘s place in the franchise. The clock-like dial that shows up briefly at the start of the animation goes from 1 to 2 to 3, and then on to K and M.

Best to do nothing, I suppose.” Little bit of extra clarification on the Knuckles feminist quote in Sonic Boom: It is a *joke*. In a *cartoon*. — Alan Denton (@AlanTheWriter) July 30, 2017 ...

And for Nintendo and Sega, it was actually serious business. Nintendo controlled north of 90% of the video game market before Sega — and a speedy blue cartoon hedgehog named Sonic — showed up.

For me, Sonic Mania is ticking all the right boxes and I look forward to finally getting my hands on the game in the near future. Sonic Mania is released for PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC on August 15.

6. Sonic Underground (1999) If any Sonic cartoon feels like fanfiction, it's this one. Sonic Underground's story is like a fever dream. In this one, Sonic is a prince who comes from a royal bloodline.