Sonic Jam/Development
From Sonic Retro
Sonic Jam has gone through various changes over its development process. The following details several of these changes.
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Game name
The name Sonic Jam was suggested by Satoshi Okano, who was inspired by '90s hip hop culture.[1] The runner-up name was Sonic Mania, suggested by Kazuyuki Hoshino.[2] The name Sonic Mania was eventually used for a game released in 2017.
Early game design
Various
"Digital Manual" option selected[3]
Sonic World
Balloon placement
Missions
The third mission is "ALL RINGS" and the eighth mission is "ALL POINTS".[4] In the final release the third mission is "50 RINGS" and the eighth mission is "100 RINGS".
References
- β "Yes. Here's one! I liked music of the UK/Bjork.Under World. I liked 90's hip-hop of NY at the same time. SONICJAM title and the catch phrase of 'KICK IT JAM are affected by the hip-hop/ De La Soul,Public Enemy,A.T.C.Q,Jangle Brothers.", @okanotion on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2020-04-14 00:56)
- β "Yes. Finally 2 plans that remained were my "SONIC JAM" and "SONIC MANIA" of Hoshino-san. He used this title 23 years later. You know itπ", @okanotion on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-01-29 15:18)
- β [gamefan, issue 0506, page 70 gamefan, issue 0506, page 70]
- β File:GameFan US 0506.pdf, page 70
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