What was the first thing you had on your mind this morning? If it was “Does Sonic the Hedgehog have a rookie card?”, then you’ve come to the right place.
Introduced to the world in 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog is an iconic video game character. This fast moving, chili dog eating speedster has been on a never ending quest to stop the evil Doctor Robotnik from taking over the world. Many gamers, including myself, have fond memories of watching this dude speed through loops and tunnels. The sound of Sonic collecting those gold rings has been permanently ingrained into gamer’s heads.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles were the two games I played the most on my SEGA Genesis. Both games could be played separately. Thanks to the “lock-on” technology, it was possible to connect Sonic the Hedgehog 3 into the top of the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge. This allowed people to play the game as it was originally intended. Cartridge space and time constraints resulted in SEGA splitting them up into two games. Figuring out both games could be connected together like that was super cool.
Sonic’s official rookie card can be found in the 1993 Topps Sonic the Hedgehog set. Every box comes with (36) wax packs. The whole set is comprised of (33) cards, (33) stickers, (15) promos, and (6) Prism inserts. Card #1 pictures Sonic in the Green Hill Zone, which is the first zone in Sonic the Hedgehog. Cards feature actual pixelated screenshots. However, Sonic was not left pixelated like he normally would be in the game. A pixelated Sonic was swapped out for an animated one. On the back are game tips, and Rogue’s Gallery.
It should be noted that U.K. candy manufacturer Trebor Bassett, a division of Cadbury, issued a 48-card tobacco size set based on various SEGA titles. Despite each of these cards having a copyright date of 1991 on the back, they were actually released in 1994. Three Sonic titles in here are Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Given that the first Sonic game came out in 1991, it wouldn’t have been possible for this set to have been released that same year because the two sequels didn’t arrive until 1992 and 1994. Don’t be fooled into thinking Sonic the Hedgehog #35 from this set is his real rookie card.
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