Sonic Gems Collection
From Sonic Retro
{{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.
Contents
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
EU Cover
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JP cover
Nintendo Gamecube
US Cover
EU Cover
JP Cover
