Build Sonic a paper model to celebrate his big birthday!
Written by Dan Zuccarelli   
Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:02
sonic-paper.gifThere are a ton of postings around the web to acknowledge the blue-hairs 15th, but I think Sega Japan has the best thing going, papercraft. That's right, there's a downloadable .pdf file with the pieces to re-create the 1st level from the first game, the Green Hill Zone.

Click here to download the coolest papercraft you'll ever see.

I just might have to do this. With my boss out of work all week I think I just may spend a good part of my workday rebuilding a video game level from my younger days. If this actually comes together, I'll be sure to post a picture. And if anyone else out there does this, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I'll post it.

15 years ago this week Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Sega unleashed a new character on the world, who in many ways typified the nineties with his extreme x-games like attitude. Sonic the Hedgehog, with his spiky blue hair and his in-your-face attitude hit the scene like an atombomb and really put the Sega Genesis on the map. He was the perfect mirror of Mario's clean-cut image, and solidified the Genesis as the more grown-up console.

How popular was Sonic? By the mid-nineties his Q Rating (a rating similar to Neilson that rates popularity of brands) was higher than Mickey Mouse among children. Meaning that more kids recognized Sonic than Mickey Mouse. Then the boys at Sega took a page from George Lucas' playbook and plastered the ring-grabbing hedgehog on everything from cartoons to instant pasta-in-a-can. Then, as fast as you could say Bubsy the bobcat, Sonic's star was starting to fall.

sonic15th.gifI can still remember first turning on the machine and hearing that typical "SE-GA" jingle. At the time the games were fast and furious. Then they just started churning out game after game after game. While there were a few gems out there, few of the follow-up games could ever reach the success of the first two games. Though Sonic & Knuckles did have that cool feature that let you plug the older games into the cartridge then into the system to add new features.

By the time Sonic Adventure came out on the dreamcast all you really had to do to play the game was hold right to run and jump every once in a while. While the quality of Sonic games seemed to decline steadily through the late-nineties into today, he'll always hold a special place in videogame history.

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avatar pickupjojo
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So funny, good job ! :)
Sunday 25 June 2006, 14:22
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The PDF is corrupted!
Sunday 25 June 2006, 14:30
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avatar micah.cowan.name » Create a Sonic-the-Hedgehog Diorama!
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[...] At any rate, Digg gave a very cool site, with a printable PDF that will allow you to make your own three-dimension al version of Sonic’s Green Hill Zone. Enjoy! [...]
Sunday 25 June 2006, 16:01
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I checked the PDF, looks ok to me
Sunday 25 June 2006, 16:03
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[...] With a downloadable .pdf to make it yourself. SonicTeam and Sega in Japan have found the coolest way to celebrate Sonic’s 15th birthday, a paper model which re-creates the first level from Sonic The Hedgehog.read more | digg story [...]
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[...] As Sonic the Hedgehog turned 15 yesterday, why not give a tribute to this videogame from the 90’s by glueing together this papercraft of the first level, the Green Hill Zone. Rate This Post: No Ratings Yet [...]
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[...] With a downloadable .pdf to make it yourself. SonicTeam and Sega in Japan have found the coolest way to celebrate Sonic’s 15th birthday, a paper model which re-creates the first level from Sonic The Hedgehog.read more | digg story [...]
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[...] posted by Mark on June 26th, 2006 There are a ton of postings around the web to acknowledge the blue-hairs 15th, but I think Sega Japan has the best thing going, papercraft. That’s right, there’s a downloadable .pdf file with the pieces to re-create the 1st level from the first game, the Green Hill Zone. [...]
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There are many events and new items to celebrate sonics birthday!! I dugg it.
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[...] Papercraft Green Hill. [...]
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[...] Build a Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Paper Model!: from bits & bytes & pixels & sprites » a papercraft for you to celebrate Sonic’s birthday. [...]
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avatar Andi
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My flatmate challenged me to make this before the end of July. I succeeded, despite some arguements with some trees.

http://www.welivebytheriver.com/index.php/2006/07/31/challenge-complete-build-the-green-hill-zone/" rel="nofollow">Check out my diary of the making here:


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[...] With a downloadable .pdf to make it yourself. SonicTeam and Sega in Japan have found the coolest way to celebrate Sonic’s 15th birthday, a paper model which re-creates the first level from Sonic The Hedgehog.read more | digg story [...]
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does anybody know where to find the white dreamcast console, vmu and controller paper models??
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avatar Shadowstorm
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Hey.... there's stuff missing... Where are the other badniks, the shield, robotnik's first boss weapon, and the Island background???
Thursday 21 September 2006, 11:42
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can anyone translate the steps into english?
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avatar >_<’ » Blog Archive » Green Hill
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avatar patriotails
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well if youdont glue it together then you can make different levels outoof it like a boss level I come up with awesome ideas
Tuesday 24 April 2007, 23:24
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avatar Adagada
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I wanted to make a paper sonic but you didn't send me the directions. Please may I see them?
Monday 30 April 2007, 12:08
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avatar Dude of the dudes>_
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...I need to know if any sonic games starring Tails or Knuckles will ever be released! Please let me know ASAP!
Monday 30 April 2007, 12:13
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avatar Adagada
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Hey,let the kids play with their PAPER CRAFT sonic the hedgehog toys...INCLUDING ME!!!Please oh,please!
Monday 30 April 2007, 12:18
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avatar Dude of the dudes>_
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Hey do you know my brother Adagada? Yes. He wants a paper sonic model, and I need to know if what I posted earlier is true! If you get the time please e-mail us at labutler@homexpressway.net!...As I said earlier, ASAP!...PLEEEEEEASE!!!
Monday 30 April 2007, 12:25
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avatar Adagada
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I have an idea on how to make a paper chao.
Monday 30 April 2007, 12:28
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avatar Adagada
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Hi,it's me again.I know how to draw and make a paper knuckles.If you let me I can show you.
Tuesday 01 May 2007, 08:11
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avatar sonic the hedgehog
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Yo,wat's up?I'm here with my freind Tails. well have you met my budy Adagada? Well, he is dying to make a paper craft.....Me.So why don't you let'm
Tuesday 01 May 2007, 08:17
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avatar Bratz Games
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I love sonic the hedgehog.
Tuesday 25 September 2007, 18:24
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avatar Stasigr
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Hello, very nice site, keep up good job!
Admin good, very good.
Monday 29 October 2007, 03:51
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avatar KOS King Of Sonic
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well no tralnsntains needed KOS of the firs one and card may be better. make a bord game out of it an first one to touch the pos wins but if you go past it you go on the spring and start again, or for more fun the paranas hit you, you lose a ring and get hit with non go back to the start Or if y hit a check point you can go back to it or hit on the brige you fall and go to the start. But if you hit the check point AND hit the spring after the check point you go back again. but thers loads to do but y need the flowers and the OTHER bad guys. more stages aswell!
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avatar Jordi Catalan
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Chris, the PDF is not corrupted, to open it, you need Adobe Reader 5 or higher (sorry for my bad english, im 12 years old and i'm from Spain) God Papercraft, i got the blueStar and Type J from Sonic Riders, a Sonic cube and a Knuckles cube, Sonic in 3d and Shadow in 3d, Jet and Sonic from Sonic Riders, the Tornado from Sonic advance (i not sayed sonic 2 because is sonic advance style), a Chao TV and Chao Radio. I don't have the chao because looks like hard.
Monday 28 July 2008, 09:55
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avatar Ethan Anthony
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how do you get the paper sonic thing i need all of it and derections too
Wednesday 17 September 2008, 10:10
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avatar supasonic
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I REEEEAAAALLLLYY YY WANT THAT SONIC BIRTHDAY PAPER CRAFT THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SONIC!SONIC!SONIC! SONIC!SONIC!SONIC!!!!!!! Excuse me,i just loooooooove the show and games of sonic the hedgehog. Oh ya,i forgot to intuduce myself:I am SupaSonic,Sonic the hedgehog's #1 fan,owner of all the Sonic the hedgehog games,comics,aaaaaand figuers.Awesome! Right?
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no way im the number 1 fan of sonic i never miss 1 episode of sonic i have every sonic thing
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