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A screenshot of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis, by me.

[edit] Fair Use rationale for use on Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)
Description	Screenshot showing typical gameplay of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Source	Video-game or computer emulator
Article	Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)
Portion used	Single gameplay screenshot
Low resolution?	Yes: Screen size is reduced, though pixel-for-pixel resolution is preserved.
Purpose of use	To identify and illustrate the game in its article.
Replaceable?	No free equivalent of this screenshot exists. Other non-free screenshots can be easily provided.
Other information	This screenshot does not allow users to make illegal copies of the game, and does not diminish the copyright holder's ability to market the game.

This is a screenshot of a non-free copyrighted video or computer game, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the company or person that developed the game. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots

for identification and critical commentary on
- the computer or video game in question or
- the copyrighted character(s) or item(s) depicted on the screenshot in question
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law, as such display does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material, is not being used to generate profit in this context, and presents ideas that cannot be exhibited otherwise. See Wikipedia:Non-free content.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

Note: This tag should not be used for screenshots of free software; use the license tag corresponding to the software's license instead, optionally alongside {{Free screenshot}}.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:05, 22 May 2007	320×224 (10 KB)	CountingPine (Talk \| contribs)	(Remove extra black row from bottom)
	00:56, 22 April 2006	320×225 (13 KB)	ThomasHarte (Talk \| contribs)	(Achieved a reduction in file size without any change in image display using an OptiPNG derived PNG optimiser.)
	21:42, 3 October 2004	320×225 (20 KB)	Tyan23 (Talk \| contribs)	(screenshot Sega Genesis Sonic_the_Hedgehog by me {{screenshot}})