“Sonic CD” was a game that included a number of secrets and hidden pictures. Buried within the game was a very peculiar image. The black and blue background shows repeated images of Sonic with the distorted, grinning face of mustachioed old man. In the forefront of the image is some Japanese text, undecipherable to most of us. Some fans have translated this message as being signed with the phrase “Majin,” a Japanese word for demon. In other words: This is a personal message from the devil himself.
What really makes this Easter egg especially spooky is the music. The genuinely eerie “Sonic CD” boss theme plays over this secret screen. That music includes throbbing low synth, discordant chimes, and a reverberating evil laugh. Imagine being a kid and stumbling upon this shit! The odd image, when paired with the creepy music, easily makes this one of the spookiest Sonic moments.