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==General comparisons==
 
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| desc=The menus are in a bare-bones state at this stage. You access different options by pressing buttons on the Saturn controller, as opposed to using the D-Pad to highlight your choice. There is no music on these screens.
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| desc=Sonic, Tails and Knuckles can't spin dash on the starting line, and it is harder to stop rolling when in motion.
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| desc=In 2-player mode, you can only race against Tails (or Sonic, if player one is Tails) in [[Resort Island]]. The HUD is again arranged differently (with the map only being visible on the second player's half).
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| desc=In 2-player mode, the second player has no choice on their character and is always Tails (or Sonic, if player one is Tails), and [[Resort Island]] is the only available course. The HUD is again arranged differently (with the map only being visible on the second player's half).
 
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| desc=Time attack is to all intents and purposes, the same as grand prix, just without any AI opponents.
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Revision as of 18:06, 3 September 2021

Back to: Sonic R (Saturn prototype; 1997-09-10).

General comparisons

SonicRPreview SAT TravellersTalesLogo.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT TravellersTalesLogo.png
Final game

A standard Traveller's Tales logo is used in the introduction, rather than a pre-rendered variant floating on water.

Sonic R proto title.png
Preview build
Sonic r title.png
Final game

The preview has a different title screen, using art that was used fairly extensively in the run-up to release, but was relegated to the end of the credits in the final product. The final game clarifies that Start is a "button". Extra shading was also added to the SONIC text before release.

SonicRPreview SAT SelectMode.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT SelectMode.png
Final game

The menus are in a bare-bones state at this stage. The player accesses different options by pressing buttons on the Saturn controller, as opposed to using the D-Pad to highlight their choice. There is no music on these screens.

SonicRPreview SAT SelectCharacter.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT SelectCharacter.png
Final game

The first five characters can be selected, including Dr. Eggman who, in the final, needs to be unlocked.

SonicRPreview SAT SelectCourse.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT SelectCourse.png
Final game

Only three courses are selectable, and each have generic names. Reactive Factory doesn't even get an icon.

SonicRPreview SAT Loading.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT Loading.png
Final game

Loading screens are different. In this preview, a crude rotating CD-ROM reflecting the title screen is used, rather than Sonic's head.

Gameplay comparisons

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Preview build
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Final game

The HUD has not yet been finalised. Character icons are crude and player positions aren't shown on the map. All elements are also semi-transparent, while in the final, only the map is. Every course in the game uses Resort Island's map.

SonicRPreview SAT Pause.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT Pause.png
Final game

Pausing the game just shows the text "PAUSE", rather than a menu.

SonicRPreview SAT CPUCollision.png
Preview build
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Final game

Characters can't yet collide with each other, meaning the computer will always take the same route without any chance of interference.

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Preview build
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Final game

The computer also doesn't play by the laws of nature. AI characters frequently intersect floors or hover above ground, and come to a standing stop when three laps are over.

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Preview build
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Final game

Sonic, Tails and Knuckles can't Spin Dash on the starting line, and it is harder to stop rolling when in motion.

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Preview build
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Final game

The Lightning Shield looks a bit different.

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Preview build
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Final game

The Ring Gates that exist require more Rings than the final.

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Preview build
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Final game

Chaos Emeralds are a different shape.

SonicRPreview SAT FirstPlace.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT FirstPlace.png
Final game

A different font is used when completing a race.

SonicRPreview SAT LastPlace.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT LastPlace.png
Final game

And if the player comes in 4th or 5th, it says "GAME OVER".

SonicRPreview SAT ResultsMenu.png
Preview build
SonicR SAT ResultsMenu.png
Final game

After completing a race, there is an option to watch a broken replay of it. Selecting "NO" restarts the race.

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Preview build
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Final game

In 2-player mode, the second player has no choice on their character and is always Tails (or Sonic, if player one is Tails), and Resort Island is the only available course. The HUD is again arranged differently (with the map only being visible on the second player's half).

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Preview build
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Final game

Sonic Tokens and Chaos Emeralds still appear in 2-player mode.

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Preview build
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Final game

Finish and both players will be awarded 1st and 2nd place, as opposed to "WIN" and "LOSE".

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Preview build
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Final game

Time Attack is, for all intents and purposes, the same as Grand Prix, just without any AI opponents.

Course comparisons

References


Sonic R (Saturn prototype; 1997-09-10), prototype version of Sonic R
Sonic R proto title.png

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Part of Sonic R development