Sonic Mega Collection

For the updated PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC version, see Sonic Mega Collection Plus.

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Sonic Mega Collection
System(s): GameCube
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team, VR-1 Japan
Distributor: Infogrames (EU)
Developer(s) of original games: Sonic Team, Sega Technical Institute, Compile, Traveller's Tales, Sega CS
Game total: 14 (Japan), 12 (international)
Original system(s): Sega Mega Drive
Genre: Compilation
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code Rating US 2002-11-11 $39.95 DOL-P-GSOE DOL-GSOE-USA US (Player's Choice) 2004 $? DOL-P-GSOE DOL-GSOE-USA JP 2002-12-19 ¥5,800 (6,090) DOL-P-GSOJ DOL-GSOJ-JPN UK 2003-03-07 £? DOL-P-GSOP DOL-GSOP-UKV UK (Player's Choice) 2004-09-17 £? DOL-P-GSOP DOL-GSOP-UKV FR 2003-03-07 €? DOL-P-GSOP DOL-GSOP-FRA FR (Player's Choice) 2004-09-15 €? DOL-P-GSOP DOL-GSOP-FRA DE 2003-03-07 €? DOL-P-GSOP DOL-GSOP-NOE DE (Player's Choice) 2004 €? DOL-P-GSOP DOL-GSOP-NOE ES 2003-03-07 €? DOL-P-GSOP DOL-GSOP-EUR IT 2003-03-07 €? DOL-P-GSOP DOL-GSOP-EUR AU 2003-03-14 $? ?

Sonic Mega Collection (ソニック メガコレクション) is a compilation of all Sonic the Hedgehog games for the Sega Mega Drive, released for the Nintendo GameCube. The games are reproduced by a Mega Drive emulator developed under the supervision of Sonic Team themselves. The collection also features high resolution instruction manual and comic book scans. An updated version, Sonic Mega Collection Plus, was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004, and Windows PCs in 2007.

The two games released for hardware add-ons to the Mega Drive—Sonic the Hedgehog CD for the Mega-CD, and Chaotix for the 32X—were not included in either the original or Plus version, due to emulation issues (and not size constraints as some believe). The former would later be successfully implemented in Sonic Gems Collection, though the latter remains officially available on its original hardware only.

The compliation also contains the first official name to the secret unlockable game accessed by combining Sonic & Knuckles with Sonic the Hedgehog using lock-on: It was listed as Blue Sphere. This game marks the first appearance of Cream the Rabbit, artwork of whom can be found in the extras section.

Games included

The main menu.

All of the games in this collection have a pause menu that is accessed by pressing at any time during gameplay, allowing the user to reset the game or to exit and return to the game selection. In the case of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, exiting via the pause menu will write all saved games to the collection's system file on the memory card, so is recommended to do so when finishing so progress is not lost.

All of the games (with the exception of Sonic & Knuckles Lock-On games) also include their original manuals in digital form. The manuals available are region-specific, with NTSC-J versions using the Japanese manuals and NTSC-U/PAL versions using the North American manuals. These can be viewed by pressing when viewing game information in the Games menu, or by accessing the Manuals menu.

Starting a game will also write to a log in the system file, recording how many times games have been started up. Once a game has been started 50 times, the collection will stop writing to the log for that particular game, resulting in faster startup times. There is no known purpose for this feature other than to track progress towards unlocking hidden games.

Default

• Sonic the Hedgehog (3 revisions)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island
• Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Unlockable

• Blue Sphere — Play Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island 20 times each, or have a Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II save file on the memory card in Slot A.
• Knuckles in Sonic 2 — Play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic Spinball 20 times each.
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles — Play Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles 20 times each.
• Flicky — Play Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 30 times, or have a Sonic Adventure 2: Battle save file on the memory card in Slot A.
• Ristar — Play Blue Sphere, Knuckles in Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Flicky 30 times each.
• The Ooze (Japanese version only) — Press in the Options menu.
• Comix Zone (Japanese version only) — Press and in the Manuals menu.

Extras

The Extras menu contains a variety of bonus content that the user can view. The comics section is a gallery of covers from Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic series from issues #1 to #110 as well as its spin-offs, including all 32 issues of Knuckles the Echidna, all 15 issues of Sonic Super Special, and various other mini-series and one-shots. The entirety of the trade paperback Sonic the Hedgehog Firsts is also included and fully readable.

The illustrations section includes a variety of artwork from the series history up until 2002. Each of the illustrations are divided into multiple sections around specific characters (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Eggman, and other characters), as well as miscellaneous sections that contain promotional illustrations for Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Advance. Each illustration is also accompanied by a descriptive blurb that scrolls along the bottom of the screen.

The movies section includes five videos for the user to watch:

• Sonic CD Intro Movie - The opening animation from Sonic the Hedgehog CD. The opening version of "Sonic Boom" is used for this video.
• Sonic CD Ending Movie - The ending animation from Sonic the Hedgehog CD, which mixes footage from both the good and bad endings of the game. The ending version of "Sonic Boom" is used for this video.
• Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - A promotional trailer for Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. "Won't Stop, Just Go!", the theme for Green Forest, is used for this video.
• Sonic Advance 2 - A promotional trailer for Sonic Advance 2, notable for featuring a prototype of the game and a song not present in the final game.
• History of Sonic - A retrospective video highlighting various games in the history of the Sonic series prior to the release of Sonic Mega Collection. Game footage used in this video include Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, Sonic Jam, Sonic Adventure and Sonic Advance.

History

Sales data

NOTE: The following sales data comprises of sales of Sonic Mega Collection Plus in addition to sales of Sonic Mega Collection.

Number of copies sold	(Sega) IR Reference	Platforms	Regions	Cumulative sales total
2,190,000	FY2005 Full Year and Annual Reports	PS2/XB	US	2,190,000
190,000	FY2006 1st Quarter Results	"	N/A	2,380,000
240,000	FY2007 Interim Results	PS2/XB/GC	US	2,620,000
170,000	FY2007 3rd Quarter Results	"	"	2,790,000
160,000	FY2007 Full Year Results	"	"	2,950,000
70,000	FY2008 1st Quarter Results	"	"	3,020,000
68,300	FY2008 Interim and 3rd Quarter Results	"	"	3,088,300
1,380,000	The Magic Box - US Platinum Videogame Chart (as of 2007)	GC	US	1,380,000
1,440,000	"	PS2	US	1,440,000

Production credits

• Compiled Under The Supervision of SONICTEAM, LTD.
• Producer: Yuji Naka
• Director: Yojiro Ogawa
• Illustration: Yuji Uekawa
• Graphic Design: Takeshi Ichimura
• Special Thanks: Takashi Iizuka, Kosei Kitamura, Yasuko Maruyama, Masae Hirosawa

IN COOPERATION WITH VR1 JAPAN, Inc.

• Director: Hisatoku Yamada
• Programming:
  • Programmer: Hideyuki Akiyama
  • Technical Programmer: Junji Takahashi
• Design:
  • Graphic Design: Kyoko Urushibata, Makoto Tanaka
  • Special Thanks: Minoru Yoshida, Hiroshi Adachi

Wavemaster

• Sound:
  • Sound Director: Tatsuya Kozaki
  • Sound Creator: Hideaki Kobayashi
  • Music License Management: Fumitaka Shibata

SEGA CORPORATION

• Production:
  • Sales Promotion: Naoko Ooka, Yasushi Nagumo, Mariko Takeda
  • Product Producer: Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita, Hideki Yokaichiya
  • International Business & Product Development: Hitoshi Okuno, Yusuke Suai
  • Design Production Team: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hisakazu Nakagawa, Youichi Takahashi, Satoru Ishigami, Masaru Kobayashi, Tetsuya Honda, Colin Restall
• Testing & Special Thanks:
  • Product Test: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Kazuhiko Morii, Akira Terasawa, Kenji Takano, Sunao Murayama
  • Special Thanks: Yoshiki Ooka, Takashi Shoji, Ikuo Ishizaka, Yoshiharu Honda, Yutaka Shoji, Shoko Goto, Akemi Ito, Shunsuke Nishida

SEGA OF AMERICA, Inc.

• President & COO: Peter Moore
• Executive Vice President: Chris Gilbert, Shinobu Toyoda
• Production:
  • Localization Producer: Yosuke Moriya
  • Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya
  • VP of Product Development: Jin Shimazaki
• Testing and Marketing:
  • Project Test Lead: Shawn Dobbins
  • Senior Product Manager: Rob Alvarez
  • Associate Product Manager: Cord Smith
  • VP of Entertainment Marketing: Mike Fischer
  • Creative Services:' Robert Schonfisch, Erica Forte, Vicki Morawietz
  • Public Relations: Kirsten Merit, Bryce Baer
• Special Thanks: James Harris, Scott Lambrecht, Barry Chu

SEGA EUROPE, LTD.

• Sega Europe COO: Naoya Tsurumi
• Director of PD: Kats Sato
• Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto
• Technical Producer: Elliott Martine
• European Product Manager: Matt Quaeck
• Localization Team: Eva Backmann, Brigitte Nadesan, Giuseppe Rizzo, Marta Lois Gonzalez
• SOE Test Department: Darius Sadeghian, David Smith, Chris Geiles, Roy Boateng, Paul Joseph, Marcus Joseph

• Comics Provided by Archie Comic.

• Executive Management: Tetsu Kayama, Masanao Maeda, Hisao Oguchi
• Executive Producer: Hideki Sato

Source: In-game credits

Manuals

Main article: Sonic Mega Collection/Manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Sonic Mega Collection/Magazine articles

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Physical scans

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GameCube, US
Cover
Disc File:SMC GC US manual.pdf Manual

GameCube, US (Player's Choice)
Cover

GameCube, JP
Cover
Disc

GameCube, UK
Cover
Disc File:SMC GC UK manual.pdf Manual

GameCube, UK (Player's Choice)
Cover

GameCube, FR
Cover
Disc

GameCube, FR (Player's Choice)
Cover

GameCube, DE
Cover
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GameCube, DE (Player's Choice)
Cover

GameCube, ES/IT
Cover
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 01b52739 MD5 85a525df1481d0ad67d8761f832dca12 SHA-1 06eb6d15b4d7f90ec0fed9ce9a77db41358d74ed	1,459,978,240		Disc (US)
✔	CRC32 9aa972fc MD5 0261d1b772152f35123cb6b5651c454f SHA-1 2e52b2d8c11a67ccef8fde6c00a9ce91aebe34a7	1,459,978,240		Disc (EU)
✔	CRC32 545f93a6 MD5 37fff656fc04f4f4719690d8eebd73f3 SHA-1 f997a8ac49a76ed3c747a28fbe69aacfeea0e19e	1,459,978,240		Disc (JP)
?	CRC32 c90a1327 MD5 43189d9775654254951e5f75cfaa2c40 SHA-1 05753b27506560ca070c87a88a4f54b79cd4aeaa	1,459,978,240	2002-08-15	NR Disc				Page

Save data

Sonic Mega Collection Save Data

Name	File Name	Comment	File Size	Icon	Banner	Description
Sonic Mega Collection	8P-GSOx-S_MEGA_SYS	System File ##/## ##:##	2 blocks

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): GameCube (archive)
• Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US (archive), UK

References

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

2001  Sonic Adventure 2: Battle     2002  Sonic Mega Collection     2003  Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut | Sonic Heroes     2005  Sonic Gems Collection | Shadow the Hedgehog | Duo Pack: Sonic Heroes/Super Monkey Ball 2     2006  Sonic Riders      Unknown date  Sonic Team JoyCarry Collection  Prototypes  Sonic Mega Collection (prototype; 2002-08-15) | Sonic Adventure Prereleases | Sonic Heroes Prereleases