16 Little-Known Gaming Facts That'll Blow Your Mind

16. Original Japanese Sonic Had A Human Girlfriend

Not only that, but she was so in love with the little blue blur that the idea was she'd chase him around constantly. Illustrator Naoto Onshima noted that the very idea of an attractive woman doing so (even though players would be embodying a hedgehog) was a "male fantasy." Luckily Sonic was overhauled by Sega's American team, giving us the peace symbol-throwing 90's teenage-style version we've had for the majority. Other refinements the American designers took were to remove some fangs from the original, along with the sketches that showed Sonic playing in a rock band. Now that whole 'kissing the princess' thing from 2006 and Sonic Unleashed's 'Were-hog' make so much more sense upon reflection.