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SA - abbreviation for Sonic Adventure
SA2 - abbreviation for Sonic Adventure 2
Sally - a half-chipmunk, half-squirrel character that is
a princess and first appeared in the Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog series
Sara - a human princess that is in Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie and has a cat's
tail
SatAM - the nickname given for the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon
show that aired on Saturday mornings on ABC
Saturn - a system that featured games such as Sonic R, Sonic 3D Blast, and Sonic Jam
Scorpius - the first boss in Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball; has the appearance
of a robot scorpion with the head of Robotnik
Scratch - a chicken robot that appeared mainly in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Sega - a company that produces electronic devices and now
focuses on producing mainly video games
Sega 32X - a system that locked on to the Sega Genesis system and featured Knuckles' Chaotix
Sega CD - a system that had video games on compact discs
and featured Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Sega Dreamcast - see Dreamcast
Sega Game Gear - see Game Gear
Sega Genesis - see Genesis
Sega Master System - see Master System
Sega Saturn - see Saturn
SegaSonic the Hedgehog - a coin-op arcade
game that introduced two new characters: Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel
Shadow swatbots - swatbots used by Robo-Robotnik and are dark in color
Shadow the Hedgehog - a hedgehog that is called
the "ultimate life form" and first appeared as part of the dark side in Sonic Adventure 2
Shield - protects Sonic from one attack in Sonic the Hedgehog for Genesis; found by breaking a video monitor
Sleet - Robotnik's henchman in Sonic Underground; works with Dingo
Slo-mo - slang for slow motion or being slow (e.g. he is such a slo-mo!)
Snively - Robotnik's nephew in the Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog series and SatAM
Soap shoes - a name-brand shoe that Sonic wears in Sonic Adventure 2/Sonic Adventure 2 Battle that allows him to
grind
Sonia - Sonic the Hedgehog's sister in Sonic Underground
Sonic & Knuckles - a separate game that featured
"lock-on" technology, which allows gamers to play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles,
or a special stage game
Sonic 3D Blast - a game where Sonic has to collect
Flickies in order to advance to the next level; appeared
on the Genesis, Saturn, and PC
Sonic Advance - a game for the Game Boy Advance that has four playable characters:
Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Knuckles the Echidna, and Amy Rose; it also introduced a Tiny Chao Garden
Sonic Advance 2 - a game for the Game Boy Advance
that introduced Cream the Rabbit as a playable character
Sonic Advance 3 - a game for the Game Boy Advance
that allows characters to work as a team of two to defeat Eggman
Sonic Adventure - the first Sonic the Hedgehog game
for the Dreamcast which featured adventure fields, action stages, and six playable characters:
Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose,
Big the Cat, and E-102y
Sonic Adventure 2 - a game for the Dreamcast that had two different game play options:
the hero side--Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, and Knuckles the Echidna--and
the dark side--Dr. Eggman, Rouge the Bat, and Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - a game on the GameCube that has an extra battle feature, extra Chao features (such as Chao Karate), and retains the original storyline
from Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure Director's Cut - see Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure DX - a re-release of Sonic Adventure for the GameCube and featured the addition of a mission mode
Sonic anime - a two part anime that later became Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie
Sonic Battle - the first Sonic the Hedgehog fighting
game that is not an arcade game; the game is for Game Boy Advance
and players can control Sonic the Hedgehog, his friends, and a new robot named
Emerl
Sonic Blast - a game for the Game Gear that is playable with Sonic the Hedgehog
and Knuckles the Echidna
Sonic CD - see Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Sonic Championship - the name that was going to be given to the United States
release of Sonic the Fighters
Sonic coin - coins in Sonic R; collect five to unlock a race against a hidden
character
Sonic Drift - a Game Gear
game released only in Japan where Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Amy Rose,
and Eggman race in cars against each other
Sonic Drift 2 - a Game Gear
game where Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Amy Rose, Eggman, Metal Sonic, Fang, and Knuckles the Echidna
race in cars against each other
Sonic Heroes - the first Sonic game available on all
platforms (GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2); one of four teams can played at
a time: Team Sonic, Team Dark, Team Rose, or Team Chaotix
Sonic Jam - a compilation game for the Saturn that includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Labyrinth - a Game Gear game where Sonic the Hedgehog walks and
spins in 3-D mazes and collects keys to advance to the next level
Sonic Mega Collection - a game for the GameCube that contains classic Sonic games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles. It also features a comic
cover gallery from the Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog series
Sonic Mega Collection Plus -
a game for the PlayStation 2
and Xbox
that contains classic Sonic games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles.
It also features a comic cover gallery from the Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog series
Sonic Pinball Party - a game for Game Boy Advance where Sonic the Hedgehog uses
his pinball skills to save his friends
Sonic R - a game for the Saturn and PC where Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose,
and hidden characters race against each other
Sonic Room - an area in Sonic Shuffle that keeps track of the number of
mini-events and mini-games played in the story mode, contains pictures
available for purchase with Rings, and allows songs and mini-games to be played (when
unlocked)
Sonic Shuffle - a game for the Dreamcast where Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Knuckles the Echidna,
and Amy Rose
play games to collect precioustones and save Illumina
Sonic spin - when Sonic turns into a ball to cut through something; see also Super Sonic Spin Attack
Sonic Spinball - see Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball
Sonic Team - the group of programmers responsible for
developing the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series (and more)
Sonic the Comic - a comic that was produced in Great
Britain by Fleetway; the storyline and characters are from the
Sonic games and therefore differs from the American Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog series
Sonic the Fighters - an arcade fighting game where
Sonic characters fight against each other
Sonic the Hedgehog -
1. Sega's blue hedgehog that can run faster than the speed of sound
2. a monthly comic produced by Archie Comics
3. a cartoon that aired on Saturday mornings on ABC; see also
SatAM
4. the first Sonic game for the Genesis, Game Gear, and Master System where Sonic fights to free his friends
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - a game for the Genesis and Game Gear;
the Genesis version introduced a playable character named Tails, while in the Game Gear version Sonic the
Hedgehog had to save Tails
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - a game for the Genesis that introduced new shields for Sonic the
Hedgehog to use and introduced Knuckles the Echidna
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
- when Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is locked onto Sonic & Knuckles; you can play as Sonic the
Hedgehog and Tails, Sonic alone, Tails alone, and Knuckles the Echidna
in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 followed by levels from Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog CD - a game for the Sega CD and PC where Sonic travels back in the past to make
a good future
Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos - a game for the Game Gear
that is playable with Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball - a game for
the Genesis and Game Gear
where Sonic plays in levels designed like pinball machines
Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie - an anime
that was released shortly after the Dreamcast's release and tells the story of Hyper
Metal Sonic, a robot that looks like Sonic
Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
- a Game Gear
game where Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails collect the Chaos Emeralds stolen by Nack the Weasel
Sonic the Poster Mag - posters and extra stories separate from the regular production
of Sonic the Comic
Sonic Underground - a cartoon series where Sonic
the Hedgehog, brother Manic, and sister Sonia play magical instruments that also act as weapons
Sonic X - an anime that first begins when Sonic the Hedgehog
and his friends, along with Eggman and his robots, are transported to a new world
and search for Chaos Emeralds
to return home
Sonic's Schoolhouse - a game for Pico and PC where Sonic helps kids learn more about reading,
spelling, and math
Special card - a card in Sonic Shuffle that allows the player to spin the card
to move one to seven places, switch hands, or switch cards with another player
Special stage - a stage that must be completed in order to get a Chaos Emerald
Speed formation - when the team member that can run
fast in Sonic Heroes acts as the leader; the leader can perform
a homing attack, spin, accelerate quickly, attack
and triangle jump
Spin Dash Attack - allows a character to generate
speed while staying in one place; original name was super dash attack
Star Circle - appears when touching a star post with 50 Rings in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for Genesis
Star Post - when crossed, it can:
1. open the bonus stage in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles
2. open the special stage in Sonic the Hedgehog 2
(if you have 50 Rings)
3. save your location in the zone in case you die
Station Square - an adventure field in Sonic Adventure
Super Dash Attack - a move added in Sonic the Hedgehog 2
for Genesis to generate more speed while staying in
one place; see also spin dash attack
Super Emerald - when playing Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles,
these large emeralds can be collected after finding all seven Chaos Emeralds and reaching zone seven (Mushroom Hill); collecting all seven Super
Emeralds allows new transformations: Hyper Sonic, Hyper Knuckles, and Super Tails
Super Knuckles - the transformation that Knuckles the Echidna can undergo when he
collects seven Chaos Emeralds
and 50 Rings
Super Ring - found by breaking open a video monitor, this gives the player 10 Rings; first introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog for Genesis
Super Sonic -
1. the transformation that Sonic the Hedgehog can undergo when he
collects seven Chaos Emeralds
and 50 Rings
2. a separate being from Sonic the Hedgehog considered evil in Sonic the Comic
Super Sonic Spin Attack - a move introduced
in Sonic the Hedgehog
for Genesis; Sonic turns into a ball by pressing down
while moving
Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad - formed by Robotnik in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
and Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog series; the two
main members are Scratch and Grounder
Super Spin Attack - see Super Sonic Spin Attack
Super Tails - the transformation that Tails can undergo when he collects seven Super Emeralds, seven Chaos Emeralds
and 50 Rings
Swatbot - a robot that has a strong build and stands upright
Sword of Acorns - a mystical sword that can free the minds of roboticized creatures