13th December 2021

In a post on Lemon 64, it’s been revealed that Sega’s ’90s classic Sonic The Hedgehog is coming to the Commodore 64 as a free download by the end of the month – but your machine will need a 256k RAM upgrade if you want to play the legendary platformer.

It is a direct port of the Sega Master System version from 1991.

User Retroluzzer posts beneath the announcement that the game works on emulators. ā€œWe’ve tested it on emulators like VICE, U64, real hardware with Classic Commodore REU, 1541U I/II/II+ and it should also work on the Turbo Chameleonā€.

Other details aren’t clear yet, including whether or not the project has Sega’s blessing. A 2019 homebrew conversion of Super Mario Bros for the C64 reportedly upset Nintendo.

Mrsid’s given a fair bit of information here  on what looks like an incredible achievement – and the trailer is below. We’ll keep you posted. CF

UPDATE, 22nd December: the game is now available here. Consult the Lemon 64 forums here if you’d like advice on getting it to run on your machine, Mini/Maxi or emulator.