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Sonic JamFrom Sonic Retro
Sonic Jam is a compilation of 4 popular Mega Drive Sonic games for the Sega Saturn. It includes the four games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles. These games all have Lock-On capabilities meaning Blue Sphere, Knuckles in Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles are also playable. The games are not actually emulations of the originals and are ports which makes for some differences in the actual games. The English and Japanese instruction manuals for each of the games are also included. Customized versions of the games, with redesigned levels and varying levels of difficulty are included. When played in "Original" mode, the games are identical to their original Mega Drive/Genesis releases. "Normal" difficulty adds extra rings and alters other aspects of the design to remove some of the challenge (these versions of the levels are used when playing Sonic Jam's Time Attack feature). "Easy" difficulty removes certain stages entirely, making each level only 1 act long. The special stages are also easier. Sonic 1's Easy mode inspired a ROM Hack by LOst. There is a time attack mode for each game and records the shortest times each act is completed. In Sonic the Hedgehog, the Spin Dash ability is available. It can be turned on and off in Sonic 1's Menu. There were also fixes of some glitches, particularly in Sonic 3.
Sonic WorldAnother addition to Sonic Jam is Sonic World, which is accessed at the title screen menu. A 3D adventure world with many buildings containing art, history, music, movies and character profiles is contained within, plus the mission mode where you must complete certain missions in the quickest time. At the time of Sonic Jam's release this game was a selling point as gamers were eager to see Sonic in 3D for the first time. Differences from Mega Drive and Sonic Jam Versions Some of the audio in the game is different from the original Mega Drive version. The version of Sonic 2 in this compilation uses the invincibility tune from the original Sonic the Hedgehog. This is strange, as the invincibility music from Sonic 2 is actually on the CD and is used in the two player versus mode. There are also some enhanced sound effects, particularly in Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles where the sound effect for explosions (from monitors and enemies) is completely different. While the graphics are replicated perfectly on the Saturn, there is one additional visual effect in Sonic 1. While Sonic halts to a stop while running, he leaves behind skid marks just like in later games. ManualSaving DataThe game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the Sega Saturn Back-Up Ram Cart to save data for all of the games as well as progress through the challenges in Sonic World.
Production CreditsExecutive Producer: Hayao Nakayama Sonic Theme Song 93Lyrics By: Casey Rankin Sonic The Hedgehog 2 CFMusic Composer: Masato Nakamura Special Thanks: Akinori Nishiyama, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Mitsuteru Iwaki, Kazuhiro Takase, Ryoichi Hasegawa, Mie Kumagai, Seuiro Sannabe, Akinori Ohno, Nobuhiko Shimizu, Shigeru Tateishi, Hitoshi Okuno, Akino Kubo, Shozo Hirano, Tadashi Ihoroi, Takayuki Suzuki ResourcesOriginal Sound Version RecordingsSee Sonic Jam OSV for a download page. Scans
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