It is broadly similar to the contemporary real world there are analogues of real world locations like the United Federation paralleling the USA there are real world cultures and religions like Islam and Christianity, which have existed long enough and in similar enough circumstances to produce counterparts to real world works of literature like The 1001 Nights and the Legend of King Arthur. There are a number of details that tell us what the chronology of the SEGA Sonic world is like.
However the video game continuity has not done this, and constructing a timeline of events in that universe requires looking for clues to pinpoint the relevant dates. This is an improved and more accurate version of the Sonic Events Timeline I posted here in 2011.Ĭertain adaptations of the Sonic universe, like the Archie continuity and Sonic X have provided dates for events in their storylines, usually setting the stories in the far future.
