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Play Sonic The Hedgehog (World edition · Revision Beta) Online

Sonic The Hedgehog

Play Sonic The Hedgehog online on Mega Drive. Run and jump through platform stages, avoid hazards, collect useful items, and learn each enemy pattern directly in your browser.

Browser play

How to play

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive — EmulatorJS controls

Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.

Console button	Keyboard
↑ / ↓ / ← / →	↑ / ↓ / ← / →
A / B / C	S / X / Z
X / Y / Z	Q / A / E
START / MODE	Enter / V

Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.

How to Play Sonic The Hedgehog

Quick start

Race through each act, collect rings for protection, and free animals trapped inside Robotnik’s machines. Use slopes, springs, and rolling attacks to keep momentum, touch starposts as checkpoints, and defeat the boss at each zone’s end.

Controls

D-pad Left/Right: Run. Up: Look up. Down: Crouch; press Down while moving to roll. A/B/C: Jump and spin attack. Start: Pause. The original Mega Drive/Genesis game has no Spin Dash, so build speed with terrain and rolling.

Cheats

No cheats have been added for this edition.

Player verification and sources

Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.

Browser test and catalogue publication date: October 22, 2026
Browsers and devices: PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
Player engine and core: EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · segaMD
Tested by: rwEmulator

Sources and editorial basis

rwEmulator reviews edition metadata, release information, game manuals and first-hand browser-play notes. Available manuals are linked below; the editorial policy explains how facts are checked and corrections are handled.

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