System Shock served as the inspiration for countless games, from fellow immersive sims like Deus Ex, to direct spiritual successors like Bioshock. Even Dead Space was initially conceived as System Shock 3. But according to a new report, System Shock's own origins are stranger than you could possibly imagine...
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System Shock was originally pitched as Sonic the Hedgehog in space
Source: PC Gamer (opens in a new tab)