15 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Sonic The Hedgehog

9. "Se-gaaa" Took Up One Eighth Of The Whole Cartridge

Sonic the Hedgehog evolution history
Sega

Yes, the legendary chime that brightened up your childhood and made booting up the Mega Drive that little bit extra special, ended up taking up one eighth of the entire cartridge sounding as good as it did. By comparison, as the cartridges were only about half a MB big in total and the game's levels themselves clocked in at around 300KB, it means the associated image here takes up a third of Sonic's entire first adventure.

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