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This article is for the Sega Saturn version of "Sonic Jam". For the Game.com version of the same title, see Sonic Jam (Game.com).

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Sonic Jam

System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team
Genre: 2D Platform

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 the each level 1 act only. The special stages are also easier.

In Sonic the Hedgehog, the spindash 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 World

Sonic the Hedgehog on easy mode

Another 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. If all the missions are completed, a secret surprise will become available. Also dotted around the landscape are 7 cards, each containing cheat codes for one of the games on the disc.

According to a Retro Gamer Magazine Article Sonic World was a prototype Sonic Adventure, compiled based on what work they had done on the Sega Saturn version of the game.

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. This is actually not a brand new graphic. It is unused within the original game's ROM, but never implemented in the game. So far, Sonic Jam contains the only version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog where this lost graphic appears.

Manual

Production Credits

Executive Producer: Hayao Nakayama
Executive Management: Shoichiro Irimajiri
Producer: Yuji Naka
Director: Takashi Iizuka
Project Manager: Youji Ishii
Supervisor: Naoto Ohshima
Main Programmer: Takahiro Hamano
Programmers: Tetsu Katano, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Atsutomo Nakagawa, Kazuhiko Hattori, Haruhisa Udagawa
Game Designer: Daisuke Mori
Artists: Kazuyuki Hoshino, Yuji Uekawa, Nobuhiko Honda, Shinichi Higashi, You Nishiyama, Sachiko Kawamura, Satoshi Okano
CG Movie Artist: Shigemitsu Nobuhara
Visual Material Editors: Yuji Sawairi, Ikuo Ishizaka, Hidehiro Kumagai, SEGA DIGITAL STUDIO
Sound Director: Tatsuya Kousaki
Compose and Arrange: Masaru Setsumaru, Kenichi Tokoi
Executive Coordination: Makoto Oshitani, Jin Shimazaki, Yukifumi Makino
Promotion Management: Hideki Okamura, Masanobu Tsukamoto
Promotion: Hirokazu Kanno, Masatoshi Kawaguchi, Takafumi Ueoro, Hiroshi Masuda
Public Relations: Hiroto Kikuchi, Tadashi Takezaki, Tomoyuki Nagumo, Kazuhiro Hanaya, Miki Morimoto
Manual: Hiroyuki Mitsui, Osamu Nakazato, Youichi Takahashi

Sonic Theme Song 93

Lyrics By: Casey Rankin
Music By: Naofumi Hataya, Masafumi Ogata
Vocal: Keiko Utoku
Producer: Daikou Nagato(BEING CO.LTD)
Director: Ryo Watabe(BEING CO.LTD)

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 CF

Music Composer: Masato Nakamura

Special Thanks: Akinori Nishiyama, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Mitsuteru Iwaki, Kazuhiro Takase, Ryochi Hasegawa, Mie Kumagai, Seuiro Sannabe, Akinori Ohno, Nobuhiko Shimizu, Shigeru Tateishi, Hitoshi Okuno, Akino Kubo, Shozo Hirano, Tadashi Ihoroi, Takayuki Suzuki

Cheats

Original Codes

The cheat codes used in the original games also work in their Sonic Jam versions.

Game Secrets

Game secrets for the game can be found at Game Secrets:Sonic Jam

Time Attack Sonic World

At the title screen menu, highlight Sonic World and press +. Hold until Sonic World begins and a clock timer appears. Collect 100 rings before the time runs out to receive a Secret Surprise.

Extra Folder

If you place your Sonic Jam CD in your CD-ROM drive and check the EXTRA folder, you'll find a desktop wallpaper with the screen resolution of 800x600 which was the standard screen size at the time of the game's release.

Scans

US cover
US disc
JP cover (front)
JP cover (back)
JP disc
EU cover
SJAM-disc.jpg

EU disc

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
	1996 Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island 1997 Sonic Jam \| Sonic R Demos Sonic R: Trial Version Prototypes Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn tech demo) \| Sonic R (Saturn prototype; 1997-09-10) Unreleased Sonic X-treme \| Sonic Saturn

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 :''This article is for the Sega Saturn version of "Sonic Jam". For the Game.com version of the same title, see [[Sonic Jam (Game.com)]].''
 {{Bob|bobscreen=Sonic Jam title.png|screenwidth=320px|publisher=[[Sega]]|developer=[[Sonic Team]]|system=[[Sega Saturn]]|europe=August, 1997|usa=July 31, 1997|japan=June 20, 1997|genre=2D Platform}}
-'''''Sonic Jam''''' is a compilation of the 4 popular Sonic games ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' from the [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive/Genesis]] era re-released on the Sega Saturn, along with 3 extra games: ''[[Blue Sphere]]'', ''[[Knuckles in Sonic 2]]'' and ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]''. Each game is complete with Japanese and English manuals. Difficulty settings for each game is Easy, Normal and Original.
-'''Easy''' - 1 act per level, easy special stages, added sprites to help make gameplay easier.<br>
+'''''Sonic Jam''''' is a compilation of 4 popular [[Mega Drive]] Sonic games for the [[Sega Saturn]]. It includes the four games: ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. These games all have [[Lock-On Technology|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.
-'''Normal''' - All acts added, slightly easy special stages.<br>
-'''Original''' - Original Mega Drive/Genesis format, no added extras.
+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 the each level 1 act only. The special stages are also easier.
+In  ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', the [[spindash]] 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''.
-In  ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', the [[spindash]] ability is available. It can be turned on and off in ''Sonic 1'''s Menu.
 ==[[Sonic World (level)|Sonic World]]==
 [[Image:Sonic Jam world.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonic World]]
 [[Image:Sonic Jam easy.png|thumb|right|200px|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' on easy mode]]
-Another 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. If you complete all of the missions, a secret surprise awaits you. Also dotted around the landscape are 7 cards, each containing cheat codes for one of the games on the disc.
+Another 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. If all the missions are completed, a secret surprise will become available. Also dotted around the landscape are 7 cards, each containing cheat codes for one of the games on the disc.
 According to a [[:Image:Nightsadventure.jpg|Retro Gamer Magazine Article]] ''Sonic World'' was a prototype ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', compiled based on what work they had done on the [[Sega Saturn]] version of the game.
+==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. This is actually not a brand new graphic. It is unused within the original game's ROM, but never implemented in the game. So far, ''Sonic Jam'' contains the only version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog where this lost graphic appears.
 ==Manual==