Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car

Take to the streets as Sonic in Sega’s 1991 driving game, Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car. As a police officer on patrol, you navigate a fixed northward route, steering left and right to avoid other vehicles. The gameplay presents a simple but engaging challenge; occasional obstacles require stopping at traffic lights or briefly exiting the vehicle – though this action always returns the player to the car immediately. The game unfolds as a short narrative sequence lasting approximately two minutes. Starting from a police station, Sonic’s patrol is interrupted when Doctor Eggman appears, causing chaos with his own vehicle and throwing bombs. The player must then pursue Eggman, defeating him by maneuvering the patrol car in a specific way. Regardless of success or failure against Eggman, the game concludes with Sonic driving into another station, delivering a spoken message to the player in Japanese before the experience ends. Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car marks an early appearance for the character Sonic the Hedgehog within arcades.