Sonic's ring loss isn't anywhere near as contrived as those Battleship Easter eggs, though. The writers clearly put in some thought to orchestrate a scenario that'd allow for this particular game reference, much like how the writers of Battleship (2012) went to excessive lengths to incorporate the Hasbro boardgame's central gimmicks into the film.

Get hit, lose ringĪt one point in the film, Sonic is hit and loses his rings in a way that's very similar, albeit not identical, to how it works in the games. One is a light and relaxing piano rendition of Green Hill Zone's theme that appears near the end of the film, and the other is Hyper Potions' 'Friends' (the intro cutscene song from Sonic Mania), which plays at the beginning of the film. Given Sonic's reputation for consistently having some of the best music in the entire gaming medium, it's a shame there are only two big musical Easter eggs in the movie. Lastly, Sonic 1's title screen's winged logo appears on a headband worn by Sonic, and though I know this is in the trailer, I can't recall seeing it in the film - maybe I blinked and missed it? The (lack of) Sonic music And speaking of things Sonic says, he also references having a 'bonus life,' which is a forced bit of dialogue that's a clear nod to his games' lives systems. He also says 'gotta go fast,' a phrase that's just a lyric in the Sonic X cartoon's theme song yet has somehow taken on a life of its own as a meme (the fine anthropologists and historians over at can tell you more). Sonic's historically inexplicable interest in chili dogs is referenced very, very briefly in the film when he gives one a nibble during a particularly chaotic bar scene.

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