Team NL Marks Sonic's 35th Anniversary With Favorite Levels, Music and Memories
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Updated · Nintendo Life · Jun 21
Team NL Marks Sonic's 35th Anniversary With Favorite Levels, Music and Memories
2 articles · Updated · Nintendo Life · Jun 21
Summary
35 years after Sonic the Hedgehog debuted, Team NL published a staff retrospective highlighting favorite stages, soundtracks and personal memories from across the series.
Alana Hagues tied her earliest gaming memories to Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, singling out Flying Battery Zone, Ice Cap Zone and Sonic Mania's Press Garden as lasting favorites.
Jim Norman said Sonic Unleashed was his formative obsession, praising Rooftop Run, while also calling out Sonic Mania and Studiopolis for their energy and music.
Ollie Reynolds revisited Sonic Adventure 2: Battle through City Escape and the Chao Garden, while editor Gavin Lane picked Sonic 3's Marble Garden and praised the 16-bit era's design and music.
The anniversary piece frames Sonic as a 35-year gaming icon whose reach now extends beyond platformers, reinforced by the recent success of Sega's film series.