Happy 29th Birthday, Sonic The Hedgehog!

It’s June 23rd, and you know what that means. Today marks the anniversary of Sonic’s first adventure. Of course, in the game’s canon, he remains a 15 year old. But Sonic 1 released 29 years ago on this date, which means Sonic, and even Dr. Eggman, are now 29 years old.

Unlike most birthdays, the road to Sonic’s 29th has been very quiet. For example, SEGA didn’t have their annual event at Tokyo Joypolis this year. But that doesn’t mean SEGA’s intending to keep it that way. They’re sending Sonic some happy birthday wishes on their official accounts.

And even though Tokyo Joypolis isn’t holding a Sonic birthday party this year, they still wished Sonic a happy birthday on Twitter. Meanwhile, Phantasy Star Online 2 has been holding their annual Sonic birthday event in the game, with players in North America being able to participate for the very first time.

【Sonic's Birthday 2020】　6/23（火）0:00～7/1（水）定期メンテナンス開始までに「ソニック２９周年おめでとう」とゲーム内チャットで発言すると、ソニックにちなんだ「ソニックのおめん」などのアイテムをプレゼント！詳しくはこちら！ https://t.co/6yq3M4wLkq #PSO2 #SonicChannel pic.twitter.com/m9OT7GI4Tn

— PhantasyStarOnline2 (@sega_pso2) June 22, 2020

今日6月23日はソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグの誕生日🎂
Happy Birthday, Sonic!

セガ社員も手作りチリドッグぬいぐるみでお祝いです‼

ソニックの最新情報はソニックチャンネルで👇https://t.co/T6SgfWaKIF#ソニックバースデー2020 #ソニック #sonic pic.twitter.com/ZpmfizoK4s

— セガ公式アカウント🦔 (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) June 22, 2020

🎂✨🎂✨🎂✨🎂✨🎂✨

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONIC

🎂✨🎂✨🎂✨🎂✨🎂✨

6月23日はソニックのお誕生日❗👏👏

楽しい1日を過ごしてねポリ🎉🎉#ソニックバースデー2020#ソニック#sonic#ジョイポリス pic.twitter.com/uPKE6kYkzJ

— 東京ジョイポリス (@TokyoJoypolis) June 22, 2020

🎂Happy Birthday SONIC🎂
6月23日でソニックは29回目の誕生日を迎えました🎉
これからもソニックをよろしくお願いします🌟#ソニックバースデー2020 pic.twitter.com/IsJ3pmxGTF

— ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ【公式】 (@SonicOfficialJP) June 22, 2020

Over in the west, Sonic’s birthday wasn’t forgotten either. SEGA Europe’s shop announced a special Twitter giveaway to celebrate the occasion. Jun Senoue and Johnny Gioeli of Crush 40 sent some birthday wishes of their own.

🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONIC! 🎂

To celebrate our favourite blue hedgehog's 29th anniversary, we're giving you the chance to WIN this rare Japanese edition of the classic Sonic the Hedgehog game!

All you need to do is RT this post and make sure you're following us!

Good luck 🥳 pic.twitter.com/OHjmaLOiHP

— SEGA Shop Europe (@SegaShopEurope) June 23, 2020

Happy 29th Birthday, Sonic! https://t.co/BZJDDQySOQ

— Johnny Gioeli (@Crush40Johnny) June 23, 2020

As for any potential Sonic news, we’ll just have to see what happens. It’s unlikely Sonic news will happen there, but SEGA’s preparing to showcase some games during the New Game+ event. Nevertheless, SEGA’s not going to let Sonic’s birthday come and go with a whisper. Expect them to keep the birthday tweets going. And you better believe the Sonic community will do the same.

Happy birthday, Sonic the Hedgehog!