Today’s game is Sonic Generations, and we could feature “Classic Sonic” as our friend du jour. Sega has done the work to make small ‘n fun Sonic his own character. But Gogglebob.com does not recognize such an obvious fluke of marketing. We are going to go with the true meaning of “generations” in Sonic Generations…
Silver the Hedgehog
First Appearance: Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), 2006
Who is he? 200 years in the future, the world is a desolate place. One Hedgehog stands alone against the darkness. And fails. I guess? So our hero, Silver the Hedgehog, hops backwards through time to stop any issues that might lead to his horrible future. And he apparently does this a lot! And while he is in the past anyway, he stops by the Olympics. And plays tennis. And races cars. The present rocks, dude!
What are his powers? He is not as fast as Sonic, but he is pretty damn fast. Past (future?) that, Silver has telekinetic abilities that allow him to mentally move around stuff without additional physical animations. We have not seen an “upper limit” for Silver’s telekinesis, but we have seen him use it to block energy blasts, toss around trains, and manipulate a seemingly infinite number of chairs. Please book Silver the Hedgehog for future weddings and get-togethers.
Why is he still relevant today? He is the Trunks of the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. And “destined child from the future” is all well and good, but perpetual 15-year-old boy Sonic maybe does not need this archetype as much as Sailor Moon. So, in this case, Silver is Trunks in another way: he is inexplicably popular with random members of the fandom, so he is sticking around to keep folks happy. And, hey, all Sonic Team has to do is repaint Sonic’s model, so it is not like he is a burden.
Let’s Play 2-D Sonic the Hedgehog Games
Night 16
June 16, 2026
Random Notes:
- Sonic Generations 3DS has no opening demo, but we are going to try to love it anyway. We have BEAT, fanboymaster, Chromes, and Caithness all ready to see the power of two Sonics with slightly different proportions. We have double Tails, too! That’s four tails!
- “Sonic is unburdened. He is at peace with what he is.”
- BEAT beat up a gang of teenagers (in Smash Bros).
- “We all hate Earthworm Jim.”
- Did you ever rent a Playstation (1)? It is an experience that will probably not bankrupt your entire family.
We have some Mina the Hollower discussion from around its release. Does being good at a game impact your enjoyment?- Chromes missed Alanis Morisette as a concept. We are too old.
- Important gaming update: fanboymaster is playing through Tenshi no Uta, featuring the JRPG British Isles. BRPG? It has big crabs.
- BEAT recalls our playthrough of Xenogears. He thinks the game is bad. It is sad to see he is still wrong after all these years.
- “PC Engine is the one with… porn? Visual novels.” “No, that’s PC-FX”
- Watching Sonic race Silver is elder abuse.
- “Chromes, are you getting political to show off for your boyfriend?”
- To answer my onstream ignorance, Egg Emperor was originally seen in Sonic Heroes, a game no one will willingly remember.
- As I attempt to mop up some Chaos Emeralds, I note solemnly that Best Buy has become a mere cell phone store.
- And, having given up on the special stages, we’re done for the night. Sorry! No Time Eater for you!
Next lap on Sonic’s Marathon: In the grips of mania.
Radical, man