Sonic The Hedgehog Trailer: 7 Easter Eggs You Need To See

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Sonic The Hedgehog Eggman Trailer
Paramount Pictures

As the trailer reaches what we could charitably describe as its apex, a tag line flashes up telling us that, "Every hero has a genesis." It's a rather clumsy phrase, and the sort of language a conceited teen might consider 'good writing', but there's a very specific - and to older Sonic fans, patently obvious - reason for this particular verbiage.

And it's not Biblical.

It might make European fans cringe, but the original Sonic the Hedgehog game released on a console which was known in North America as the SEGA Genesis. That's pretty much the entire story behind this shoehorned pun.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.