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''[[Sonic Jam (Game.com)]]'' has gone through a few changes over its development process. A couple of the changes are noted below.

==Early game design==
These images display different aspects that were changed before the final game was compiled.
===Various===
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Image:SJ Sonic3D.JPG|Looks like a port of ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' was planned but dropped. This image can be found in a promotional booklet included with the system{{fileref|Gamecom US Catalogue.pdf|page=6}}.
Image:Sonic Jam MHZ.png|An earlier screenshot of ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' which shows a different-looking [[Mushroom Hill Zone]] and an earlier HUD. Found on the back of the box{{fileref|Jamcom-box-us back.jpg}}.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease KnuxEmeraldHill.png|An earlier screenshot of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic 2]]'' which not only shows an earlier HUD and [[Emerald Hill Zone]], but an earlier [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] sprite. Found on the back of the box{{fileref|Jamcom-box-us back.jpg}}.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease SpecialStage.png|A screenshot of the [[Special Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles)|Special Stage]], which shows that the character sprites were much smaller than they are in the final. Found on the back of the box{{fileref|Jamcom-box-us back.jpg}}.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease Title.png|An early version of the title screen with a black background.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease ActSelect.png|An early "Act Select" screen which shows ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles]]''.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease S3KTitle.png|A title screen for ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles''. Each game was presumably going to have its own title screen.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease PlayerSelect.png|An early "Player Select" screen, featuring Knuckles' earlier sprite.
Image:SJ Sonic3.jpg|A cutscene similar to this is in the Mega Drive version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3|Sonic 3]]'' but seems to have been removed. The Game.com port simply starts the player at the beginning of the level in a standing position.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease AIZTitleCard.png|A title card is displayed in this screenshot, which would go unused in the final game.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease AIZ1.png|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] running through a vastly different [[Angel Island Zone]], complete with the early HUD.
SonicJam GameCom Prerelease AIZ2.png|Sonic getting hit by a [[Catakiller, Jr.]] in the early Angel Island Zone.
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==References==
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