Sega today released the first official port of the classic Sega series, Sonic the Hedgehog. This appears to be a straight port of the 1991 original Mega Drive game and is the first installment of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
The game is played using controls that are overlaid on top of the action, rather than using the accelerometer as Sega has done in Super Monkey Ball. You can see the controls in the bottom corners of the screenshots.
There are two modes of game play-Full screen where the image is stretched to fit the entire screen or Arcade style that keeps the original screen resolution of 320 x 224. You can see the game in action here. This video shows both playing modes, starting full screen and switching to arcade at about 1:30.
Details from the app store:
Experience Sonic the Hedgehog on the iPhone and iPod Touch for the first time!
Relive the your favorite memories of the Genesis era as you rocket Sonic through hair-raising loop-de-loops and dizzying dives as you gather up Rings and stop Dr. Eggman’s schemes for world domination!
Dr. Eggman has turned all of the animals into mechanical monsters, and it’s up to the legendary hedgehog to save them.
¢ Blast through Seven Zones including classics as Green Hill Zone and Labyrinth Zone, as well as the Special Stages in an attempt to collect the Chaos Emeralds!
¢ Classic 2-D Sonic experience on the go for the first time on the iPhone and iTouch!
¢ Pick-up-and-play accessibility: Play in Full Screen or classic ‘Arcade ‘ look and play with just the touch of a button.
You can get Sonic the Hedgehog on the App Store here.
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