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This June marks the 30th anniversary of an iconic and timeless video game mascot: Sonic the Hedgehog. After arriving on the Sega Genesis—the 16-bit little console that could—on June 23, 1991, the game quickly became a buzzworthy system seller and corporate mascot. It was a defining character of the ’90s, and a phenomenon the company needed to stand a chance against rival Nintendo. Gotta Go Fast The brainchild of Yuji Naka, Sonic the Hedgehog touted vibrant graphics and innovative level...

Lynne Viti reads the poem, Transformation. Lynne Viti lives and writes in Wellfleet and Westwood, MA. She is the author of Baltimore Girls (2017), The Glamorganshire Bible (2018), Going Too Fast: Stories (2020), Finishing Line Press, and Dancing at Lake Montebello ( 2020), Apprentice House Press. She was awarded Honorable Mentions in the WOMR/Joe Gouveia Poetry Contest (2018, 2019, 2020), and was nominated for the Mass. Book Award in 2017, 2018 and 2020. Tags