Sonic Gems Collection

{{Bob|bobscreen=G_title_l.gif|publisher=Sega|developer=Sonic Team|system=Sony PlayStation 2]] / [[Nintendo Gamecube|europe=October 7, 2005|usa=August 16, 2005|japan=August 11, 2005|genre=Compilation|seealso=Sonic Mega Collection}} Sonic Gems Collection is a compilation containing:

• Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Sega CD, port of PC version)
• Sonic the Fighters (Arcade, ported by Sega AM2)
• Sonic R (Sega Saturn, port of PC version)

Due to the limited amount of controller slots on the PS2, Sonic R's multiplayer mode will be reduced to two players from the possible four on the PC version. The GCN version will preserve the four player capability from the PC version. As well, the collection contains the six Game Gear games that were not in Sonic Mega Collection Plus, which are:

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Sonic Spinball
• Sonic Triple Trouble
• Sonic Drift 2
• Tails' Skypatrol
• Tails Adventure

Sonic Drift 2 will keep its multiplayer mode. Also, there are a few hidden games: all three Streets of Rage titles, both Vectorman titles and Bonanza Brothers. In addition, five-minute demos of the games from Sonic Mega Collection playing the last level can be unlocked. The American version of Gems Collection will not have the Streets of Rage trilogy or Bonanza Brothers. The compilation is a Nintendo Gamecube exclusive in the United States, but will be also released on Sony PlayStation 2 in Europe and Japan. It is currently selling for $29.99 in the United States.

The US version of the game has the US soundtrack for Sonic CD, whilst the European and Japanese versions have the Japanese/UK soundtracks. However, the US version of the game still has the Japanese soundtrack on the disc, and is currently being hacked so that you can listen to either soundtrack.

Credits

Staff

Chief Producer: Yuji Naka Producer: Yojiro Ogawa Director: Mizuki Hosoyamada Game Designer: Makoto Hirata Programmer: Makoto Suzuki, Takahiro Sekiguchi Interface Designer: Takashi Ishihara Graphic Designer: Hideaki Moriya, Hisae jibiki, Takanobu Kimura Illustrator: Yuji Uekawa Sound Director: Naofumi Hataya Sound Creator: Tatsuyuki Maeda Special Thanks: Takashi Iizuka, Kazuyuki Hoshino

Sega of Japan, Inc.

Sales Promotion: Takayoshi Ohuchi, Yasushi Nagumo, Mariko Takeda, Yoko Nagasawa Product Producer: Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Koki Akiyama Internal Business & Product Development: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki, Tatsuya Shikata, Shinobu Shindo, Shiko Sakai, Yuri Maita Design Production Team: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hisakazu Nakagawa, Youichi Takahashi, Satoru Ishigami, Tetsuya Honda, Ayako Sakai Product Test: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Kazuhiko Morii, Akira Terasawa, Kenji Takano, Yuji Nakamura, Toru Kasai, Manabu Sato, Hidaka Ogasawara Special Thanks: Katsuhisa Sato, Kazunori Yagi, Masahiro Ozeki, Nobuyuki Inoue

Sega of America, Inc.

CEO: Naoya Tsurumi President: Simon Jeffery Localization Producer: Martin Hunter Caplan Director of Product Development: Osamu Shibamiya QA Project Lead: Shawn Dobbins Product Marketing Manager: Ami Matsumura-Blaire, Yosuke Moriya VP of Entertainment Marketing: Scott A. Steinberg Public Relations: Bret Blount, Ethan Einhorn Special Thanks: Chris Olson, Bridget Oates

Sega Europe, Ltd.

Sega Europe COO:Naoya Tsurumi VP Europe - Sales and Marketing: Michael Hayes VP Europe - Product Development: Jin Shimazaki European Marketing Director: Matthew Woodley Head of European Marketing: Gary Knight European Marketing Manager: Helen Nicholas Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto Localization Team: Daniela Kaynert, Brigitte Nadesan, Giuseppe Rizzo, Marta Lois Gonzalez Testers: Darius Sadgehian, Ricky Ip, Arash Amni, Roy Boateng, Mohammed Ajaib Executive Management: Hideki Okamura, Masanao Maeda Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi

COMOLINK Inc.

Director: Hisatoku Yamada Technical Programmer: Junji Takahashi

WAVEMASTER

Music License Management: Fumitaka Shibata Special Thanks: Tatsuya Kozaki

Resources

Box Art

PlayStation 2

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Nintendo Gamecube

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