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Sonic The Hedgehog (first) ingame screenshot

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[edit] Fair use in Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit), Sonic the Hedgehog (character) and Sonic the Hedgehog series

The image is intended to show the character in the game he debuted in, Sonic the Hedgehog.

The image is intended to show the graphical appearance of the character being described in the article.

The image is used for informational purposes only and is not believed to detract from the original games in any way.

[edit] Fair use in Pseudo-3D

The image is intended to show that the game uses parallax scrolling.

The image is intended to show the graphical appearance of the game being described in the article.

The image is used for informational purposes only and is not believed to detract from the original games in any way.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:28, 15 October 2007	320×224 (9 KB)	McLoaf (Talk \| contribs)
	16:05, 28 March 2004	320×224 (10 KB)	Psychonaut (Talk \| contribs)	(Better compression)
	07:42, 24 March 2004	320×224 (14 KB)	Graffity (Talk \| contribs)	(Sonic The Hedgehog (first) ingame screenshot)