Classic Era (1991-1998)
What video game from this era featured a fisheye lens look and two separate game engines?
Sonic Xtreme.
What game were Sonic and Tails heavily rumored to be in?
Super Smash Bros. Melee.
What game in this era first introduced Red Rings?
Sonic Colors.
What is a notable addition to the main games of Sonic Origins' DLC?
Amy Rose as a playable character.
What characters from the Sonic IDW comics have appeared in other non-mainline Sonic games?
Tangle and Whisper in Sonic Racing Crossworlds.
Hidden Palace Zone.
What was going to be Shadow's original name?
Terios.
What game originally had the working title of "Sonic Adventure 3"?
Sonic Unleashed.
What character is referenced in Frontiers but never seen?
Tangle the Lemur.
A glitch in Knuckles Chaotix inspired a Sonic IDW Comics character. What character?
Doctor Starline (Wechnia is the glitch).
In Sonic 3D Blast, what long rumored to exist location forms the basis of the island you play the game on?
Atlantis.
What was Blaze going to be painfully insecure about?
Her chest size (referenced in Sonic 06 documents).
What motivated Infinite to become who he is and work with Dr. Eggman?
Shadow "eliminated" the rest of his squadmates (as noted in the Shadow Forces DLC and tie-in comic).
What famous Vtuber has collaborations with SEGA, both in Frontiers and as their global ambassador?
Inugami Korone, of Hololive.
Julien-K, the band responsible for Sonic Heroes' "This Machine" and Shadow the Hedgehog's "Waking Up" is a side project of an industrial metal band. What band?
Orgy (Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh formed Julien-K.)
In Sonic CD's manual, there is a noticeable error when talking about Amy Rose. What is said error?
They referred to her as "Princess Sally", to appeal to fans of SatAM.
What real-world country is canon to the Sonic universe?
Japan (referenced in Shadow the Hedgehog).
What character is notably absent from Sonic Generations?
What classic-era characters made their official mainline game debuts in this era?
Fang the Hunter in Sonic Superstars, and Mighty and Ray as part of the Sonic Mania Plus DLC.
What Sonic game soundtrack samples famous political activist Malcolm X? (Bonus points if you can name the song)
Sonic Rush (Wrapped in Black is the song).
Madonna, aka Madonna Garnet, who was also a human woman.
What character made one appearance in this era and never again?
Chocola, Vanilla's pet Chao.
Despite no outwardly confirmed influence, what Sonic game features shared ideas from the cancelled Sonic Xtreme?
Sonic Lost World, particularly the level design and appearances of the planets.
In Sonic Racing Crossworlds, a previously non-canon game is referenced a few times. What game?
Sonic Colors' DS port, which features a different story and characters who did not appear in the main version, such as Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Silver, Blaze, the Chaotix and more.
In the original stages of Sonic's development, he was set to have a band, and one character in this band made an appearance in the games. What character?
Vector the Crocodile.