We've seen him on the Sega, the Dream cast, the Wii and even in TV and Comics, yet every time I see him, I don't think what I used to think of him. Seeing him back then when he was at his height with his own cartoon and good games, I thought to myself "Oh boy! I hope he keeps this up! He's one of my favs!", but now I look upon the once great Sega mascot and only shake my head in disappointment.

Yes, I know, I shouldn't be to harsh on Sonic. But to be fair everyone, what happened to our once cherished Hedgehog? How did he go threw so much change to become better but in the end became only...well, tainted to gamers and the new generation? Its sad how he looks now. And no, I'm not talking about Sonic Boom (Though lets be honest, that show and some of the games are half past crap-tastic), but more or less the overall change in attitude and attention to him.

Lets think back, my fellow brothers and sisters in gaming, and think about a time when at one point, Sonic was considered world wide to be one of the most popular characters and pop icons in gaming and tv and even in paperback comics. (Yes I read those and still read them.). He was a character everyone loved! Heck, he even trumped Mario when it came to popularity! But now...its like looking at a shell of what used to be.

But then I remember, what about the games? Ah, the games was where Sonic shinned at his brightest. I still remember buying the first ever Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis. The speed, the sound, the game play, its all so amazing. It was something I really enjoyed to the fullest. (I may even do a review of Sonic the Hedgehog here on Vizzed) Sonic 2, when the introduced Tails, was really cool to! Sonic and Knuckles was...okay. A bit strange but okay none the less. And when Sonic went 3D for the first time, it didn't disappoint!

But...now I look at him, and his new games and toys and even tv show (shudder) and I just think to myself...what happened to him? Where did it all go wrong? How is it that we went from showing off how awesome he is to simply defaulting him as "that cartoon guy"?

What do you all think, my brothers and sisters in gaming? I know a lot of us are and still is heavy fans of the great Hedgehog, but please, you guys must see what I see right? If so, please talk about it. I want to know how everyone feels overall about it. And don't be afraid to be honest. But at the same time, be respectful to your fellow gamers okay guys? With that, later!