{"id":1054,"date":"2011-06-23T09:56:53","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T23:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2011-06-23T09:56:53","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T23:56:53","slug":"sonic-the-hedgehog-celebrates-20th-anniversary-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/sonic-the-hedgehog-celebrates-20th-anniversary-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic the Hedgehog Celebrates 20th Anniversary today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5941Sonic-Banner-_-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Sonic the Hedgehog 20th \" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5941Sonic-Banner-_-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5941Sonic-Banner-_.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> If you were playing video games back in 1991, then chances are you would have played the very first <em>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> game on the <em>Sega Megadrive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today Sonic turns 20, and to celebrate SEGA has announced a sale of Sonic titles currently available for PlayStation\u00aeNetwork and Xbox LIVE\u00ae Marketplace for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. <\/p>\n<p>From 23rd June through to 28th July, downloadable titles and add-ons including Sonic the Hedgehog\u2122 4 Episode 1 and Sonic &#038; SEGA All-Stars Racing\u2122 can be purchased with up to 50% off! <\/p>\n<p>The Sonic the Hedgehog anniversary bundle is available until 12th July on the PlayStation Network, providing gamers with four complete Sonic adventures for only AU$ 27.99. <\/p>\n<p>Sale-priced Sonic titles on Xbox LIVE Marketplace are available with up to 50% off including popular titles such as Sonic &#038; Knuckles\u2122 and Sonic Adventure from 240 Microsoft points until 28th July. <\/p>\n<p>For more details about Sonic\u2019s 20th anniversary visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonicthehedgehog.com\">www.sonicthehedgehog.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were playing video games back in 1991, then chances are you would have played the very first Sonic the Hedgehog game on the Sega Megadrive. 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