Sonic The Hedgehog Sega Watch

Green Hill Zone, right on your wrist.

This animated watch face plays a run through Green Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog, in the game's own 16-bit pixel art. Every minute Sonic sets off from the start of the act and runs it all the way to the goal:

• He speeds along the checkered hills, under the palm trees and past the sunflowers, with the mountains and the lake sliding by behind him
• He collects rings, each one ending in a sparkle
• He bounces off Motobugs, Crabmeats and Buzz Bombers, freeing the animals inside, while Choppers leap from under the log bridges
• The bridges sag under his feet, a spring sends him to the upper path, and he races through the loop and the S-tubes
• He smashes a monitor, reaches the goal sign and sets it spinning, and SONIC HAS PASSED slides in

Once an hour, on the hour, the run gives way to the boss fight. Dr. Eggman flies in with his wrecking ball swinging under the Egg Mobile, and Sonic dodges it and jumps in for eight hits. The Egg Mobile bursts into flames, Eggman flees, and Sonic jumps on the capsule to set the animals free.

The HUD is the game's, in its own pixel lettering:
• The time, in big pixel figures across the sky, following your 12/24-hour setting
• SONIC × shows your heart rate
• STEPS shows today's steps
• DATE shows the month and day
• RINGS shows your battery, flashing red when it runs low

The run follows the clock, so wherever you look the action is exactly where the time says it should be.

In always-on mode the game goes dark and only a dim clock stays lit, gently shifting position to protect your screen.

Made for fans of Sonic the Hedgehog, of the SEGA Genesis and Mega Drive, of Green Hill Zone and of 16-bit platformers, and of retro games, pixel art and gaming watch faces.

Requires Wear OS 5 or later.

Unofficial fan-made design; not affiliated with or endorsed by SEGA or any rights holder. Sonic the Hedgehog is a trademark of SEGA.