This article is about Lost Sonic creepypasta created by anonymous and archives both the original and the unofficial Spanish ver. by Master Sparda.
Lost Sonic (or Lost Sonic (Sonic The Hedgehog 1) in Spanish version) is a creepypasta created by someone anonymous. The author discovers an unlabeled Genesis cartridge titled “LOST SONIC” in their attic. Upon playing, the game begins normally but quickly devolves: the title screen becomes bloody with a pale, red-eyed Sonic staring at the player; levels are filled with gore, blood rain, bones, instant-death hazards, and reversed text reading “LOST NO ESCAPE.” The game ends with a hanged Sonic image and the message “YOU CANNOT ESCAPE.” The author discarded the cartridge, traumatized from what he experienced.
The Tale[]
This is the original version of the creepypasta.
Okay, I'm a big fan of oldschool Sonic Games, I've played them all as a child. I have the first Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, Sonic and Knuckles. You name it, I have it. And yes, I play all of them on a Sega Genesis.
So I was in the attic lately, cleaning up the crap I have in there. But while I was cleaning, I found this weird Sega Genesis cartridge. It had a piece of paper on there with the words "LOST SONIC" written on it. I really have no idea what the hell this was doing in my attic. I never remembered this game from my childhood. But, curiosity got the best of me. So I put the game in, grabbed my controller, and started playing.
It started with the intro from the original Sonic The Hedgehog, but some things where unusual about it. There was no background, just a black screen. And there was no title, just a giant ring with Sonic in it. But I still pushed start and the game began.
It started with the same thing every old Sonic game started with, a green island stage with flowers and palm trees. But the Zone didn't have a name, It only said "Act 1". The music was "Green Hill Zone" but slowed down like in the European version. There also was no Life, Time, Score, or Rings counter. There were no badnicks or hazards in the Zone. But I still kept going. It was like your normal Sonic level. But then out of know where, Robotnick came out of no where and hit you. There where no rings in the zone so I died. But instead of the normal death animation, the screen cut black and the "Death Sound" was heard. The game just froze there, on a black screen. I pressed the "Reset" button on the Sega Genesis and the game restarted.
I was shocked this time. The title screen went through a HUGE change. The background turned BLOOD red. Under the ring with Sonic in it, it said "LOST". And the music was screwed up. It was slowed down and missing A LOT of notes. Sonic however, was worse. His color scheme was lightened A LOT, and his eyes were red. Sonic was also frowning while blood was dripping from his eyes. In fear, I pressed the start button. The Level started up, It was horrible. The top of the title screen "TSOL ON EPACSE" and "TCA 1" on the bottom. It took me a while to realise it, but It was "LOST NO ESCAPE ACT 1" backwards. Sonic was the same as he was on the title screen, light colored with red eyes, blood under his eyes. The music was the same as it was on the title screen. I played through the level.
The level was underground themed, with blood drooping from the top. Bones and puddles of blood surround the level, some gore was found, too. The only Badnick was the centipede from Mystic Cave Zone. But instead of dropping and animal when you killed it, blood splattered out of it. There were also spikes with blood on the tips. And at some cases acid that kills you in one hit. Every time you got hit you go back to the start of the level (There where no checkpoints). The level was extremely difficult.
I finally got through the level, but there was no signpost, but a giant black ball. But then, two ghoulish red eyes peeked out of the black ball. It than charged at me making the screen go completely Red. I thought it was going to do the same as last time and freeze immediately, but I was wrong. A message saying "YOU COULDN'T ESCAPE" appeared with a picture of Sonic... being hung by a bloody rope.
I turned off the game.
"What the hell did I just play?" I thought to myself. "Was this really made by Sega, or was this a bootleg?" I didn't know that day, and I still don't know today. But I do know where this game is now. It's in the trash.
This version (while unofficial) comes from the Spanish version of the creepypasta with the only differences being slightly different writting and full closure of the ending.
I'm a big fan of the old-school Sonic games; I played them all when I was a kid. I have the first Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles. Whatever, I have it. And yes, I play them all on the Sega Genesis. So, I was in the attic recently, cleaning up the junk I have up there. However, while I was cleaning, I came across this strange Sega Genesis cartridge. It had a piece of paper with the words "LOST SONIC" written on it. I really have no idea what the hell this was doing in my attic. I never remembered this game from my childhood. But curiosity got the better of me. So, I put the game in, grabbed the controller, and started playing.
It all began with the introduction from the original Sonic The Hedgehog, but with some special things in it. There was no background, just a black screen. And there was no title, just a giant ring with Sonic on it. Anyway, I pressed START and the game began. It started with the usual from any Sonic game, a green island with palm trees and flowers. But the zone had no name; it just said "Act 1." The music was "Green Hill Zone" but with the volume turned down, just like in the European version. There were no lives, rings, time, or score either. There were no Badniks or hazards in the zone. But I still followed the path. It was like a normal Sonic level. Then, out of nowhere, Robotnik came out of nowhere and hit me. Since there were no rings in the zone, when he hit me, Sonic died. But instead of the normal death animation, the screen froze and went black, and the "death sound" played. The game just froze on a black screen. After that, I pressed the "Reset" button on the Sega Genesis, and the game reset.
I was surprised at that moment. The title screen went through a huge change. The background turned to blood. Under the ring with Sonic on it, it said "LOST." And the music was distorted. It was slow and missing a ton of notes. Sonic, however, was wrong. His color scheme had changed a lot, and his eyes were red. Sonic was also glaring at me with a frown while his eyes dripped blood. Scared, I pressed START.
The level started up; it was horrible. The top of the title screen said "TSOL EPACSE NO" and "ACT 1" at the bottom. It took me a while to realize it, but it said "LOST NO ESCAPE ACT 1" backwards. Sonic was the same as he was on the title screen, light-colored with red eyes. The music was the same as on the title screen. I played through the level.
The level was made of earth, with blood falling from the top. There were bones and pools of blood around the level, with gore included. The only Badnik was the centipede from Mystic Cave Zone. But instead of an animal coming out when I killed it, it splattered blood. There were also blood spikes up above. And in some cases, acid that kills you in one hit. Every time I got hit, I went back to the beginning of the level (there were no checkpoints). The level was very difficult.
Finally, I managed to get through the level, but there was no sign, just a giant black ball. But then, two macabre red eyes came out of the black ball. Then those eyes looked at me, and the screen turned completely red. I thought it was going to do the same as last time and freeze the game immediately, but I was wrong. A message came up that said "YOU CANNOT ESCAPE," appearing with an image of Sonic... hanging from a rope with blood.
I turned off the game.
"What the hell did I just play?" I said to myself. "Was this really made by Sega, or was it a bootleg?" I didn't know the answer to that question that day, and I still don't. The game is now in the trash, but every time I throw it out, it comes back to its shelf, no matter how many times I do it. It seems like it will haunt me forever, especially those red eyes, which have appeared in moments of misfortune in my life. And that image of Sonic was very fake, but it still sticks in my head. I'm seeing a psychiatrist to get this out of my head, but I haven't been able to do anything, and those red eyes haunt me forever. I still love Sonic, but I can't forget this unpleasant experience, and according to a "psychic" person, when I die, the last thing I'll see is me in Sonic's position, hanged and with blood in abundance...