{"id":137058,"date":"2026-05-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-200727"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:00:00","slug":"gallery-sega-shares-early-sonic-adventure-concept-art-heres-a-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/05\/gallery-sega-shares-early-sonic-adventure-concept-art-heres-a-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: SEGA Shares Early Sonic Adventure Concept Art, Here&#8217;s A Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/468010db99ae9\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/468010db99ae9\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/sonic_adventure_dx_directors_cut\">Sonic Adventure<\/a>, which was originally released on Dreamcast and followed with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/sonic_adventure_dx_directors_cut\">DX<\/a> version on the GameCube in 2003, announced Sonic&#8217;s <em>true<\/em> arrival in the 3D space.<\/p>\n<p>To this day, the Adventure series is still loved by many fans of the blue blur, and as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/03\/theres-exciting-stuff-coming-sonics-voice-actor-teases-35th-anniversary-celebrations\">Sonic&#8217;s 35th anniversary celebrations<\/a>, Sega has shared some early concept art for the original Sonic Adventure title, retrieved from the archives.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at some familiar zones and faces, courtesy of the official Sonic the Hedgehog social media account:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"425bb06624a8e\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/425bb06624a8e\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/425bb06624a8e\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"636\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8db0269a821e0\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8db0269a821e0\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8db0269a821e0\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"658\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"471de95952c9a\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/471de95952c9a\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/471de95952c9a\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"632\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"a4b90359a6715\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a4b90359a6715\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a4b90359a6715\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"623\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"c7b7bbda4f898\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7b7bbda4f898\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7b7bbda4f898\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"636\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"6f61c3fd7f0d9\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6f61c3fd7f0d9\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6f61c3fd7f0d9\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1273\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"1a6a5b82a0556\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1a6a5b82a0556\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1a6a5b82a0556\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"639\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"967b93fcf48e1\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/967b93fcf48e1\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/967b93fcf48e1\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"658\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"e4c6680feb667\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e4c6680feb667\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e4c6680feb667\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"de6e26711c9bb\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/de6e26711c9bb\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/de6e26711c9bb\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"635\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"ecb3591465240\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ecb3591465240\/sonic.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ecb3591465240\/sonic.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"636\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for what else we can expect from Sonic&#8217;s 35th anniversary celebrations, Sonic&#8217;s video game voice actor Roger Craig Smith recently said there&#8217;s some &#8220;exciting stuff&#8221; on the way, including a birthday bash for Sonic in June at IGN Live.<\/p>\n<p>Sonic&#8217;s fourth movie <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/03\/sonic-the-hedgehog-4s-full-movie-cast-list-has-been-revealed\">Sonic the Hedgehog 4<\/a><\/strong> will also be arriving in cinemas next year on <strong>19th March 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"2FTBspZymlg\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2FTBspZymlg?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><a id=\"yt2FTBspZymlg\" class=\"external youtube-thumbnail\" title=\"Play\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2FTBspZymlg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2FTBspZymlg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" 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Have you played through Sonic Adventure? How about the DX version on GameCube? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sonic Adventure, which was originally released on Dreamcast and followed with a DX version on the GameCube in 2003, announced Sonic&#8217;s true arrival in the 3D space. 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