History JustForFun / SonicTheHedgehogEX

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)[[note]]Tectoy made a [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD32X]] port in July 2000, though it is entirely in 2D and looks more like a [=CPS2=] game, but it is still considered to be a good game.[[/note]]

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' (2000, UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast)[[note]]Creator/{{Acclaim}} brought the Arena Entertainment logo back for the last time when they published Tectoy's 2D demake in UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}, which, in effect, makes it the only Arena Entertainment game that is Sonic, Anime or Nicktoons-related.[[/note]]

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2: The Revenge of Dr. Eggman and Rancid Rabbit!'' (2001, Sega Dreamcast and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2)
* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³'' (2003, [=PlayStation=] 2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube)

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)[[note]]Tectoy made a [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD32X]] port in July 2000, though it is entirely in 2D and looks more like a CPS2 game, but it is still considered to be a good game.[[/note]]

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)[[note]]Tectoy made a [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD32X]] port in July 2000, though it is entirely in 2D and looks more like a CPS2 game, but it is still considered to be a good game.[[/note]].
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus'' (1999, Sega NAOMI).
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' (2000, UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast).[[note]]Creator/{{Acclaim}} brought the Arena Entertainment logo back for the last time when they published Tectoy's 2D demake in UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}, which, in effect, makes it the only Arena Entertainment game that is Sonic, Anime or Nicktoons-related.[[/note]]
* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2'' (2001, Sega NAOMI GD-Rom).
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2: The Revenge of Dr. Eggman and Rancid Rabbit!'' (2001, Sega Dreamcast and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2).
* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³'' (2003, [=PlayStation=] 2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube).
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³ 2nd'' (2004, The Sega/Nintendo/Namco Triforce arcade board).

* Sonic the Hedgehog.
* Miles "Tails" Prower.
* Knuckles the Echidna.
* Hilda (Pokémon).
* Rosa (Pokémon).
* Serena (Pokémon).
* Yui Hirasawa (K-ON!).
* Tsumugi "Mugi" Kotobuki (K-ON!).
* Ritsu Tainaka (K-ON!).
* [=CatDog=].
* Winslow ([=CatDog=]).
* Cliff ([=CatDog=]).
* Honoka Kousaka (Love Live!).
* Kotori Minami (Love Live!).
* Umi Sonoda (Love Live!).

A few months down the road, ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus'' was released in the arcades and tweaked the gameplay to make it more balanced. Around the same time, a port of EX Plus called ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' was released on the Dreamcast and in addition to extra gameplay modes, ending FMVs were added for each character and the following characters were added to the roster:

* Dark Sonic.
* Hellish Umi a.k.a Team Plasma!Umi Sonoda in {{Fanon}}.
* Mighty the Armadillo.
* Maki Nishikino (Love Live!).
* Hanayo Koizumi (Love Live!).

* Blaze the Cat.
* Bianca (Pokémon Black and White).
* Yancy (Pokémon).
* Mio Akiyama (K-ON!).
* Lube ([=CatDog=]).
* Nico Yazawa (Love Live!).
* Stimpy (WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow).[[note]]To play as him, you must highlight Sonic, Hilda, Ritsu, [=CatDog=], Honoka and Yui in that order, each for three seconds, pressing start after three seconds on Yui[[/note]].
* WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants.

In a parallel universe, Arika, {{Creator/Capcom}}, {{Creator/Sega}}, Creator/GameFreak, Creator/KyotoAnimation, {{Creator/Sunrise}} and {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} teamed up for a {{Crossover}} FightingGame spinoff to the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games called ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (Or ''[=StH-EX=]'' for short).

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)[[note]]Tectoy made a [[{{UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis}} Sega CD32X]] port in July 2000, though it is entirely in 2D and looks more like a CPS2 game, but it is still considered to be a good game.[[/note]].

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' (2000, UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast).[[note]]{{Creator/Acclaim}} brought the Arena Entertainment logo back for the last time when they published Tectoy's 2D demake in {{UsefulNotes/Brazil}}, which, in effect, makes it the only Arena Entertainment game that is Sonic, Anime or Nicktoons-related.[[/note]]

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2:The Revenge of Dr. Eggman and Rancid Rabbit!'' (2001, Sega Dreamcast and {{UsefulNotes/PlayStation 2}}).
* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³'' (2003, [=PlayStation=] 2, {{UsefulNotes/Nintendo GameCube}}).

* TwoAndAHalfD:Averted for the Tectoy demake of the first game for the Sega CD 32X, which is wholly 2D. Played Straight for the official versions.
* AdaptationalHeroism:Cliff.
* AdaptationalVillainy:N and Eli Ayase.
* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]:Bianca in all three games, Mio and Nico in ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2'' and ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³''.
* BigBad:Eggman and Rancid.
* CanonForeigner:Anthony Clark, as he was created for the third game.
* {{Catchphrase}}:"Nico Nico Smile!" for Nico.

* {{Crossover}}:Between ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog, {{Franchise/Pokemon}}, Manga/KOn, WesternAnimation/CatDog and Franchise/LoveLive''.
* DenserAndWackier:There are ''LOTS'' of funny/goofy moments in this series!
* TheDitz:Bianca, Yui, Stimpy, Honoka, Dog, Lube and [=SpongeBob=].
* TheDragon:N to Eggman and Eli to Rancid.
* EightiesHair:Hilda, duh!
* FragileSpeedster:Sonic, Blaze, Rosa, Yui, [=CatDog=], Honoka and [=SpongeBob=].
* FunnyAnimal:Every Sonic character (except Eggman), every [=CatDog=] character, Stimpy and [=SpongeBob=].
* GuestFighter:Stimpy and [=SpongeBob=] in the second and third games.
* LargeHam:Eggman and Rancid!
* MightyGlacier:Knuckles, Hilda, Mugi (also counts as a MythologyGag if you have seen the first season of K-ON!), Cliff, Maki, Dark Sonic, Hellish Umi and Anthony after you power him up fully.

* ThePowerOfFriendship.
* PutOnABus:Shadow after ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2''.
* TalkingAnimal.
* WheelOfFeet:Sonic uses this when you make him dash by pushing the D-Pad forward twice.

* PolygonCeiling:Thankfully averted.

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2:The Revenge of Dr. Eggman and Rancid Rabbit!'' (2001, Sega Dreamcast and {{UsefulNotes/Playstation 2}}).
* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³'' (2003, Playstation 2, {{UsefulNotes/Nintendo Gamecube}}).

In a parallel universe, Arika, {{Creator/Capcom}}, {{Creator/Sega}}, Creator/GameFreak, Creator/KyotoAnimation, {{Creator/Sunrise}} and {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} teamed up for a {{Crossover}} FightingGame spinoff to the Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog games called ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (Or StH-EX for short).

* TheDitz:Bianca, Yui, Stimpy, Honoka, Dog, Lube and SpongeBob.

* FragileSpeedster:Sonic, Blaze, Rosa, Yui, [=CatDog=], Honoka and SpongeBob.
* FunnyAnimal:Every Sonic character (except Eggman), every [=CatDog=] character, Stimpy and SpongeBob.
* GuestFighter:Stimpy and SpongeBob in the second and third games.

In 2003, the third and final game in the series titled ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³'' was released for the Gamecube and PS2 with an arcade version a year later. It adds only one new character:

After the success of the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'' games, Arika and Capcom wanted to try another attempt at a fighting game that was 3D, but played on a 2D plane, so they went to the Creators of ''Sonic'', ''Pokémon'', ''K-ON!'', ''CatDog'' and ''Love Live! School Idol Project'' and asked if they could use their characters for the series, and all of the companies involved agreed.

* CatDog.
* Winslow (CatDog).
* Cliff (CatDog).

* Rancid Rabbit (Boss, CatDog). Playable in the home versions.

* Lube (CatDog).

* Stimpy (WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow).[[note]]To play as him, you must highlight Sonic, Hilda, Ritsu, CatDog, Honoka and Yui in that order, each for three seconds, pressing start after three seconds on Yui[[/note]].

** "I'm ready!" for SpongeBob.
** "Hi-Ho-Diggety!" for CatDog and (surprisingly) Honoka.

* FragileSpeedster:Sonic, Blaze, Rosa, Yui, CatDog, Honoka and SpongeBob.
* FunnyAnimal:Every Sonic character (except Eggman), every CatDog character, Stimpy and SpongeBob.

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' (2000, UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast).[[note]]Creator/Acclaim brought the Arena Entertainment logo back for the last time when they published Tectoy's 2D demake in UsefulNotes/Brazil, which, in effect, makes it the only Arena Entertainment game that is Sonic, Anime or Nicktoons-related.[[/note]]

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)[[note]]Tectoy made a [[{{UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis}} Sega CD32X]] port in July 2000, though it is entirely in 2D and looks more like a CPS2 game, but it is considered to be a good game.[[/note]].

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' (2000, UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast).

* TwoAndAHalfD.

* AdaptationalVillainly:N and Eli Ayase.

* Crossover:Between ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog, {{Franchise/Pokemon}}, Manga/KOn, WesternAnimation/CatDog and Franchise/LoveLive''.

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)[[note]]Tectoy made a [[{{UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis}} Sega CD32X]] port in July 2000, though it is entirely in 2D and looks more like a CPS2 game, but it is considered to be a good game.[[/note]]
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' (2000, UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast)
* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2'' (2001, Sega NAOMI GD-Rom)
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2:The Revenge of Dr. Eggman and Rancid Rabbit!'' (2001, Sega Dreamcast and {{UsefulNotes/Playstation 2}})
* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³'' (2003, Playstation 2, {{UsefulNotes/Nintendo Gamecube}})
** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³ 2nd'' (2004, The Sega/Nintendo/Namco Triforce arcade board)

!This game series uses the following tropes:

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)

** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2:The Revenge of Eggman and Rancid Rabbit!'' (2001, Sega Dreamcast and {{UsefulNotes/Playstation 2}})

* Hanayo Koizumi (Love Live!).