CD Sonic[]
1992 (internal logo)[]
CD Sonic the Hedgehog Team was an internal title used for the game's development team, when Sega CS1 was involved in early development. - Shortly after Sega CS3 become the lead developer for rest of the game's production.[1] The logo first surfaced in August 2023 with Sonic's co-creator Naoto Ōshima sharing a photo of storyboard documents he drew for the game's opening animation at early point of the development.[2][3]
Sonic CD[]
1993[]
Japanese/Korean[]
Inverted variant
![Outlined variant with ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグCD wordmark[4]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_Japanese_Logo_Outlined_Variant_with_Wordmark.png "Sonic CD Japanese Logo Outlined Variant with Wordmark.png (23 KB)"){kind=logo}
Alternate variant from 1996 CD-ROM release
Alternate variant from 1996 CD-ROM release #2
Textured "Sonic the Hedgehog" wordmark
Textured "CD" wordmark
![Alternate variant[5][6]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_Japanese_Logo_Alt_Variant_1.png "Sonic CD Japanese Logo Alt Variant 1.png (961 KB)"){kind=logo}
![Alternate variant #2[7]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_Japanese_Logo_Alt_Variant_2.png "Sonic CD Japanese Logo Alt Variant 2.png (153 KB)"){kind=logo}
Alternate variant #2[7]
ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグCD wordmark
ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグCD wordmark #2
![Logo with Korean 바람돌이 소닉 CD wordmark[8]](/wiki/File:%EB%B0%94%EB%9E%8C%EB%8F%8C%EC%9D%B4_%EC%86%8C%EB%8B%89_CD.png "바람돌이 소닉 CD.png (18 KB)")
![바람돌이 소닉 CD wordmark[9][10]](/wiki/File:%EB%B0%94%EB%9E%8C%EB%8F%8C%EC%9D%B4_%EC%86%8C%EB%8B%89_CD_PRINT_ADVERT.png "바람돌이 소닉 CD PRINT ADVERT.png (265 KB)")
European/Australian[]
Horizontal variant
North American/Brazilian[]
![Non-outlined variant[11]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_Logo_Sega_CD.png "Sonic CD Logo Sega CD.png (183 KB)"){kind=logo}
Non-outlined variant[11]
![Outlined variant[12]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_Logo_Sega_CD_Outlined_Variant_2.png "Sonic CD Logo Sega CD Outlined Variant 2.png (187 KB)"){kind=logo}
Outlined variant[12]
Flat variant
Flat variant #2
Flat variant #3
Alternate variant
![Early pre-release variant with early title in the same style as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 logo[13]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_Logo_Early_Pre-Release_Variant_1.png "Sonic CD Logo Early Pre-Release Variant 1.png (220 KB)"){kind=logo}
![Early pre-release variant #2; "CD" logomark is taken directly from Final Fight CD logo[14][15]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_Logo_Early_Pre-Release_Variant_2.png "Sonic CD Logo Early Pre-Release Variant 2.png (326 KB)"){kind=logo}
![Early box art logo[16][17]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_Logo_Early_Pre-Release_Variant_3.png "Sonic CD Logo Early Pre-Release Variant 3.png (20 KB)"){kind=logo}
1996[]
![Logo in official website[18]](/wiki/File:Pcsocdlg.gif "Pcsocdlg.gif (3 KB)"){kind=small}
![Flat variant[19]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_North_American_Logo_CD-ROM_Flat_Variant.png "Sonic CD North American Logo CD-ROM Flat Variant.png (12 KB)"){kind=logo}
European/Australian[]
Flat variant
![Logo with "for iPhone and iPod Touch" tagline, used as placeholder logo for 2011 re-release[20][21]](/wiki/File:Sonic_CD_TouchArcade_Logo.png "Sonic CD TouchArcade Logo.png (67 KB)"){kind=logo}
Title screens[]
Sega CD release
Early pre-v0.51 prototype builds of the game
V0.51 prototype of the game
1995 "Pentium Processor Edition" release
Splash screen of 1995 "Pentium Processor Edition" release
1996 CD-ROM release
High quality OMAKE image of the title screen from 1996 CD-ROM release
2011 re-release
Sprites[]
Title screen logo sprite from Mega-CD release
Title screen logo sprite from 1995/1996 CD-ROM release
Title screen logo sprite from 2011 re-release
Title screen logo sprite in pre-release prototypes prior Ver. 0.51 build
"Sonic" wordmark on opening animation border in early prototype builds
Miniture logo as exit icon sprite in Time Attack menu
Miniture logo sprite from Save Data menu in 1995/1996 CD-ROM release
Miniture logo sprite from About menu screen in 2011 re-release
Unused Time Attack sprite from 2011 re-release
Icons[]
1995–1996[]
Executable icon
Executable icon #2
Executable icon #3
Customizable icon
Customizable icon #2
Customizable icon #3
Customizable icon #4
Customizable icon #5
Customizable icon #6
Customizable icon #7
2011–present[]
iOS icon
iOS icon #2 (Sonic CD Classic)
iOS icon #3 (Sonic CD Classic)
Android icon
Android icon #2 (Sonic CD Classic)
Android icon #3 (Sonic CD Classic)
Windows Phone icon
Sonic the Hedgehog CD Lite icon
References[]
- ↑ SiFi_TZK in Twitter (Japanese). Twitter (June 30, 2018). Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved on February 24, 2025. “SiFi_TZK: あれ、メガCDは手がけてなかったんでしたっけ？あぁそっか、ソニックCDはCS3研でしたでしょうか。でmotekinさんはSVPからメガCDを通らずに32Xでしたっけか。”
- ↑ Naoto Ohshima in Twitter. Twitter (August 18, 2023). Retrieved on February 24, 2025. “Naoto Ohshima: Toei has turned the SonicCD OP storyboard I drew into a wonderful video. ソニックCDの絵コンテだよ。 これを東映アニメが素晴らしい映像にして頂きました。”
- ↑ Naoto Ohshima Shares Never Before Seen Sonic CD Opening Cutscene Storyboards. Sonic City (August 18, 2023). Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Not For Sale Sample disc of Sonic the Hedgehog CD for Mega-CD
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive 1993-09 (Japanese). SoftBank (August 7, 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Weekly Famitsu #248 (1993-09-17) (Japanese). ASCII (September 3, 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive 1993-10 (Japanese). SoftBank (September 9, 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ South Korean box art of Sonic the Hedgehog CD for Mega-CD
- ↑ Game Champ 1993-11 (Korean). SoftBank (November 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Game Champ 1993-12 (Korean). SoftBank (December 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Sega Visions #16 (December/January 1993/1994). Infotainment World (December 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ 576 KByte #41 (Január 1994) (Hungarian) (January 1994). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly #44. Sendai Publishing (March 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Hobby Consolas #25 (Octubre 1993) (Spanish). Hobby Press (October 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Hobby Consolas #26 (Noviembre 1993) (Spanish). Hobby Press (November 1993). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Electronics Boutique catalogue 1993-12. Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Electronics Boutique catalogue 1994-01. Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Sonic CD. Sega of America. Archived from the original on December 19, 1996. Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Hershey's Sega PC sampler disc distributed in North America.
- ↑ Hodapp, Eli (July 28, 2009). Hey Sega! Bring This Unofficial 'Sonic CD' Port to the iPhone. TouchArcade. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Sonic CD Demonstration (video). TouchArcade. YouTube (December 28, 2009). Retrieved on February 24, 2025.
