Sonic designer reveals early pre-hedgehog concept art of spiky-haired twins

Early designs of Sonic the Hedgehog have been shared by original designer Naoto Ohshima, revealing Sonic began life as a child with spiky blue hair.

As Ohshima explains in his tweet, he made a draft of an action game about twin brothers who "protect the dream world from Nightmare World's boss" called Thirteen - a concept which later evolved into Sonic.

The twin brothers themselves have spiky hair - one red and one blue - while the environment features a very familiar looking loop de loop.

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