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Green Hill Zone is the first level of the 1991 Sega Genesis video game ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. The level is grassy and lush, with environmental features such as palm trees, vertical loops, and cliffs, and is the home of numerous forest animals. Like the game's other levels, Green Hill comprises three acts; in the third, Sonic fights antagonist Doctor Eggman before moving to the second level, Marble Zone. It was constructed by level designer Hirokazu Yasuhara and its musical theme was created by Masato Nakamura. Green Hill Zone is remembered as a classic within both the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series and video games in general. The level and its music have also received positive opinions from critics. It has gone on to make reappearances in other games, such as ''Sonic Adventure 2'', ''Sonic Battle'', and ''Sonic Generations'', and critics have also noted a Green Hill-like aesthetic in levels of other games. ==History and characteristics== Green Hill is the first level of ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. Located on South Island,〔Sonic the Hedgehog (1991, Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction manual, p. 4.〕 it is a lush, grassy stage with unique features like droopy palm trees〔 and crumbling cliffs.〔''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991, Sega Genesis) instruction manual, p. 7.〕 In addition, as with later levels in the game, Green Hill has environmental features and obstacles like ramps,〔 vertical loops, tunnels, spring-boards, spikes,〔 and checkpoints.〔''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991, Sega Genesis) instruction manual, p. 5.〕 It is normally populated by woodland creatures, but antagonist Doctor Eggman imprisons them inside robots prior to the events of the game, so the player can destroy them to free the animals.〔''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991, Sega Genesis) instruction manual, p. 2.〕 Green Hill consists of three acts, and the end of Act 3 features a boss battle with Eggman.〔''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991, Sega Genesis) instruction manual, p. 10.〕 After beating Eggman, Sonic moves on to the second level, the lava-themed Marble Zone.〔 ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' was created by the newly formed Sonic Team, a 15-member Sega subsidiary formed to create a character that could compete with Nintendo's Mario. The game's level design was handled by Hirokazu Yasuhara, and the musical theme was composed by Masato Nakamura from the Japanese band Dreams Come True.〔 In designing Green Hill, Yasuhara was inspired by the U.S. state of California, while the game's color scheme in general was influenced by the work of pop artist Eizin Suzuki. While the original game was a 2D side-scroller, Green Hill was remade in full 3D as a secret level in the 2001 game ''Sonic Adventure 2''; the player unlocks it after collecting all 180 of the emblems found by completing the game's many objectives. The 2011 game ''Sonic Generations'', a title that revisits past entries in the ''Sonic'' series' history, features both 2D ("Classic") and 3D ("Modern") versions of Green Hill, as well as of numerous other ''Sonic'' levels. In addition, Green Hill appears as a stage in the 2.5D fighting game ''Sonic Battle'', in the tennis video game ''Sega Superstars Tennis'', in the sports video game ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games'', and in the crossover fighting games ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', and ''Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Green Hill Zone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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