Sign of the Hedgehog

Sign of the Hedgehog

Release type: Shareware
Release date: 1994 (original release)
Levels: 18
Author: A-J Games
Registration bonus: Sign of the Hedgehog 2
Registration price: $40
Related games: Sign of the Hedgehog 2

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An attempt at a more realistic response to Sonic. Because hedgehogs are British, you see. And since they're British, they drink lots of tea. There's a certain logic here. The game is probably inspired by Commander Keen more than anything.

This game underwent a bunch of revision when Game-Maker 3.0 came around. In particular all of the menus and interfaces got an overhaul.

Story

Crusading for crumpets in Sign of the Hedgehog

PART 1: CRUMPETS

One bright Thursday morning, Hedrick went out to his letter box. Of course, he didn't expect to have gotten anything; who would send mail to a hedgehog?

When he opened the box, however, he had a feeling that there was something in there for him. That feeling might have come from the shiny, white envelope which fell out onto the ground, but one can never tell.

Hedrick bent down and plucked the mail from his lawn. He tore it open and began to read.

Without getting into the exact wording, the letter was from the queen. She wanted him to come to Buckingham and have tea that Friday.

Urban expansion in Sign of the Hedgehog

Before Hedrick had the chance to leap and click his heels, however, he noticed a smaller piece of paper hidden behind the main letter.

It was a note which said to bring one hundred crumpets for the tea.

Hedrick did a double-take.

"One hundred?" Hedrick almost fainted. "How am I ever going to get one hundred crumpets?"

He staggered into his pantry. There were ten left over from that day's breakfast.

Hedrick put those in a sack, which in turn he placed into his pocket.

"One hundred," he said, dazily, as he headed out the door. "Where am I ever to find those?"

Reviews

SotH is an enjoyable joke on British habits. Weapons and mission are built around tea-time and work well to give the game a unique feeling. It will take you some imagination effort to see the protagonist as a hedgehog, though (his overall shape could equally be the one of a bear), and connection to Sonic the Hedgehog of SEGA is limited to the import of a few sound effects that had already appeared in Bounerim.

Your "artillery" is somewhat limited (one-tile pouring of tea, which requires you to locate a teabag first), and is unefficient against the fastest (and most common) ennemies.

  Pype/PPP Team.

Instructions

Still waters run deep in Sign of the Hedgehog

Left, Right: Walk those ways

Up: Jump upwards

Up-Left, Up-Right: Jump those ways

Down: Duck

Down-Right, Down-Left: Roll those ways

G, H: Pour tea to the left, right

T, Y: Blow steam to the left, right

+: Pick up

To pour tea you need to find a teabag. To blow steam, you must find a specially-equipped teapot.

The small hearts give you energy, and the arge ones give extra lives.

You have to find ten crumpets in order to finish a level.

The lay of the land in Sign of the Hedgehog

Any other items that you come across will add to your score.

Levels

• Building
• Stone Hedge
• The Dark Pool
• Woodland Cabin
• Rolling Fields
• Large Tree
• Subway
• Big Ben
• Buckingham

Credits

Trees are angular in Sign of the Hedgehog

Graphics, animation:

Aderack

Sound:

Aderack

Engine:

Recreational Software Designs

Idea:

Aderack, Yetta

Testing:

M.O.S.H.

No Peach Jam

Note: The music is just some PD stuff that Aderack gathered together in lieu of MOD support.

Downloads

• Sign of the Hedgehog (1.3 MB)
• Forest Map (114.5 kB)
  • Building Map (95 kB)
  • Stone Hedge Map (74 kB)
  • The Dark Pool Map (268 kB)
  • Woodland Cabin Map (57 kB)
  • Rolling Fields Map (73 kB)
  • Large Tree Map (129 kB)
  • Subway Map (15 kB)
• City Map 1 (203.5 kB)
  • Big Ben Map (253 kB)
• City Map 2 (17 kB)
  • Buckingham Map (32 kB)