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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', also known as '''''Super 1998 Sonic 6'''''{{fileref|SonicJam6-cover3.jpg}}, is an unlicensed [[Mega Drive]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' game developed by {{SegaLink|Gamtec}}. A hack of the company's previous ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' clone ''[[sega:Super Mario 2 1998|Super Mario 2 1998]]'' (and using graphics appropriated from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario All-Stars|Super Mario All-Stars]]''), it was released exclusively in Taiwan in 1998.
  
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[[Image:Sj6title.png|thumb|right|Title screen of ''Sonic Jam 6''.]][[Image:Sj6ingame.jpg|thumb|right|In-game screenshot of ''Sonic Jam 6''.]][[Image:Sj6cart.jpg|thumb|right|Scan of a ''Sonic Jam 6'' cartridge. Other label art is known to exist.]][[Image:Sj6board.jpg|thumb|right|Scan of a ''Sonic Jam 6'' PCB.]]
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This game is not to be confused with the legitimate 1997 [[Sega Saturn]] game, ''[[Sonic Jam]]''.
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'''''Sonic Jam 6''''' is a hack of ''Super 1998 Mario 2'', an unlicensed clone of ''Super Mario Bros.'' for the [[Sega Megadrive]] that uses tiles appropriated from ''Super Mario All-Stars''.
 
  
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The Mario sprite of ''Super 1998 Mario 2'' was replaced by [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], who is red without a mushroom and blue with one. The title screen was also changed to feature Sonic, as well as the "intermission" screens that show you the remaining lives and the "Game Over" screen. Mario's name above the score readout was also changed to Sonic's. Curiously, the large Mario head in the underground bonus areas still remains.
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==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|Jam6 gameplay.png|width=200|In-game screenshot of ''Sonic Jam 6''.}}
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Like [[Sonic Jam|the game it steals its title screen from]], ''Sonic Jam 6'' is a bootleg port of the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version of the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' game. The [[Mario]] sprite of ''Super 1998 Mario 2'' was replaced by [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], who is red without a [[mariowiki:Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] and blue with one. The title screen was also changed to feature Sonic, as well as the "intermission" screens that display the remaining lives and the "Game Over" screen. Mario's name above the score readout was also changed to Sonic's. Curiously, the large Mario head in the underground bonus areas still remains. Controls are also modified; only the {{C}} button allows Sonic to jump and {{A}} shoots fireballs (if Sonic has grabbed a Fire Flower.)
  
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The game originated from China.
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==History==
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Despite being an unlicensed game, ''{{PAGENAME}}'' was officially rated by Iran's [[cdn:Entertainment Software Rating Association|ESRA]] on September 26, 2011, receiving a child-friendly 3+ rating.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018061105/http://ircg.ir/index.php?sn=foreignerGames&pt=list&&lang=en}}
  
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This game is not to be confused with the legitimate [[Sega Saturn]] game [[Sonic Jam]], although it does use an almost identical title screen.
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==Downloads==
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{{download|file=Sonic_Jam_6.7z|version=|filesize=230KB}}
  
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When running on the popular emulator [[Gens]] or the outmoded emulator [[Genecyst]], the game freezes on world 4-1, as the Lakitu throws so many Spinies that the game freezes. This is a bug in Gens, and does not occur on [[Kega Fusion]] or on a real Genesis.
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==Hacking guides==
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* [[SCHG:Sonic Jam 6|Sonic Community Hacking Guide/Sonic Jam 6]]
  
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[[Category:Pirates]]
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==Physical scans==
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===Original version===
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<gallery>
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File:SonicJam6-cover3.jpg|Front
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File:SonicJam6-cover2.jpg|Back
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</gallery>
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The youtuber SpaceHamster also has a copy of the game and it has a different cover.
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===Pirates===
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<gallery>
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Image:Sj6cart.jpg|Scan of a ''Sonic Jam 6'' cartridge. Other label art is known to exist.
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Image:SonicJam6-cover.jpg|Scan of the game case cover.
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Image:Sj6board.jpg|Scan of a ''Sonic Jam 6'' PCB.
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Image:Sonic Jam 6 cart riders.jpg|Recently-produced cartridge, with artwork from ''[[Sonic Riders]]''.
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File:Sonic Jam 6 SA1 cart.jpg|Cartridge with artwork from ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''.
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SonicJam6 MD RU Box Front GRER.png|Russian box (Gastin Re-release)
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Notavailable.svg|Russian box (Gold Release)
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Notavailable.svg|Russian box (Mega Drive Portable)
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Notavailable.svg|Russian box (K&S)
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Notavailable.svg|Ukrainian box (Saga)
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Notavailable.svg|Iranian release for PlayStation 2
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Notavailable.svg|South Korea release (multicart)
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</gallery>
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==Technical information==
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===ROM dump status===
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{{romtable|
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{{rom|MD|sha1=3a6fe5a92dc2ada7e9ab17ac120c7e50d1f9a1ed|md5=414a09a1f82100ed4d4b792de1c3bb23|crc32=bf39d897|size=2MB|date=|source=Cartridge|comments=|quality=|prototype=|pirate=}}
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}}
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==References==
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<references/>
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{{SonicJam6Omni}}
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{{Unlicensed}}

Latest revision as of 07:25, 26 October 2023

For the unlicensed Game Boy game, see Sonic 6.

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SonicJam6 MD Title.png
Sonic Jam 6
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Gamtec
Developer:
Sound driver: Data East/High Seas Havoc
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code Rating
Sega Mega Drive
TW 		1998 NT$? ?

Sonic Jam 6, also known as Super 1998 Sonic 6Media:SonicJam6-cover3.jpg[1], is an unlicensed Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog game developed by Gamtec. A hack of the company's previous Super Mario Bros. clone Super Mario 2 1998 (and using graphics appropriated from Super Mario All-Stars), it was released exclusively in Taiwan in 1998.

This game is not to be confused with the legitimate 1997 Sega Saturn game, Sonic Jam.

Gameplay

Jam6 gameplay.png
In-game screenshot of Sonic Jam 6.

Like the game it steals its title screen from, Sonic Jam 6 is a bootleg port of the Super Mario All-Stars version of the original Super Mario Bros. game. The Mario sprite of Super 1998 Mario 2 was replaced by Sonic the Hedgehog, who is red without a Super Mushroom and blue with one. The title screen was also changed to feature Sonic, as well as the "intermission" screens that display the remaining lives and the "Game Over" screen. Mario's name above the score readout was also changed to Sonic's. Curiously, the large Mario head in the underground bonus areas still remains. Controls are also modified; only the C button allows Sonic to jump and A shoots fireballs (if Sonic has grabbed a Fire Flower.)

History

Despite being an unlicensed game, Sonic Jam 6 was officially rated by Iran's ESRA on September 26, 2011, receiving a child-friendly 3+ rating.[2]

Downloads

Download.svg Download Sonic Jam 6
File: Sonic_Jam_6.7z (230 kB) (info)

Hacking guides

Physical scans

Original version

  • Front

  • Back

The youtuber SpaceHamster also has a copy of the game and it has a different cover.

Pirates

  • Scan of a Sonic Jam 6 cartridge. Other label art is known to exist.

  • Scan of the game case cover.

  • Scan of a Sonic Jam 6 PCB.

  • Recently-produced cartridge, with artwork from Sonic Riders.

  • Cartridge with artwork from Sonic Adventure.

  • Russian box (Gastin Re-release)

  • Russian box (Gold Release)

  • Russian box (Mega Drive Portable)

  • Russian box (K&S)

  • Ukrainian box (Saga)

  • Iranian release for PlayStation 2

  • South Korea release (multicart)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
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CRC32 bf39d897
MD5 414a09a1f82100ed4d4b792de1c3bb23
SHA-1 3a6fe5a92dc2ada7e9ab17ac120c7e50d1f9a1ed
2MB Cartridge

References

  1. ↑ File:SonicJam6-cover3.jpg
  2. ↑ http://ircg.ir/index.php?sn=foreignerGames&pt=list&&lang=en (Wayback Machine: 2011-10-18 06:11)


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