In the late 1980s, there was only one true household name in the video game industry - Nintendo. Given that it has been a little over 15 years since our search began (and even longer if you consider the Sonic community itself), we have a lot to say. The story of the search for this white whale is a very personal one, so this article will be a bit different from what we usually write. Little did we know that just a little over a year later, not only would we eventually receive one, but it would arrive with no hassle or expense to us or to the community. But ever since we found a prototype of Sonic 3, we knew that it would only be a matter of time before we would eventually find a Sonic 1 prototype. If you had asked us at least ten years ago if we would ever find a Sonic 1 prototype, we would have thought you were crazy. Presenting, a prototype of Sonic the Hedgehog 1 for the Sega Mega Drive.
