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'''''Sonic Mega Collection''''' is a compilation of all the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' Mega Drive/Genesis games for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. It uses a Mega Drive/Genesis emulator developed under the supervision of Sonic Team. It also features high resolution instruction manual art, and comic book scans. Unfortunately, ''Sonic CD'' and ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' were not included due to emulation problems, and not due to size constraints as many believe. A updated version, ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'', was released for the [[Sony PlayStation 2]] and [[Microsoft Xbox]] in 2004.
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'''''Sonic Mega Collection''''' (ソニック メガコレクション) is a compilation of all ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games for the [[sega:Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive / Genesis]], released for the [[sega:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]]. The games are reproduced by a Mega Drive/Genesis [[emulator]] developed under the supervision of [[Sonic Team]] themselves. The collection also features high resolution instruction manual and comic book scans. An updated version, ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'', was released for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]] in 2004, and Windows PCs in 2007.
  
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This was the first Sega game to open with the classic "SE-GA" chant since the early-late 90s' (''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island|Sonic 3D Blast]]'' has the "SEGA!!" scream), likely included due to the retro nature of the compilation. This game marks the first appearance of [[Cream the Rabbit]]. Artwork for her can be found in the extras section.
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The two games released for hardware add-ons to the Mega Drive—''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' for the [[sega:Sega Mega-CD|Mega CD]], and ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'' for the [[Sega:Sega 32X|32X]]—were not included in either the original or ''Plus'' version, due to emulation issues (and not size constraints as some believe). The former would later be successfully implemented in ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'', though the latter remains officially available on its original hardware only.
  
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This is also the 1st time the secret unlockable game (Found when locking [[Sonic & Knuckles]] with [[Sonic 1]]) was named. It was listed as [[Blue Sphere]].
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This was the first Sega game to open with the classic "SE-GA" chant since the mid-90s (''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island|Sonic 3D Blast]]'' has the "SEGA!!" scream), likely due to the retro nature of the compilation. This game marks the first appearance of [[Cream the Rabbit]], artwork of whom can be found in the extras section.
  
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==Game List==
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The compliation also contains the first official name to the secret unlockable game accessed by combining ''Sonic & Knuckles'' with ''Sonic the Hedgehog 1'' using [[sega:Lock-On Technology|lock-on]]: It was listed as [[Blue Sphere]].
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===Basic Games===
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==Games included==
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===Default===
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (3 revisions)
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (3 revisions)
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
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* ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
 
* ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''
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===Unlockable===
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===Unlockable Games===
 
 
* ''[[Blue Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Blue Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Knuckles in Sonic 2]]''
 
* ''[[Knuckles in Sonic 2]]''
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* ''[[Flicky (Genesis)|Flicky]]''
 
* ''[[Flicky (Genesis)|Flicky]]''
 
* ''[[Ristar (Genesis)|Ristar]]''
 
* ''[[Ristar (Genesis)|Ristar]]''
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* ''[[Comix Zone]]'' (JPN ONLY)
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* ''[[Comix Zone]]'' (Japan only)
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* ''[[The Ooze]]'' (JPN ONLY)
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* ''[[The Ooze]]'' (Japan only)
  
 
==Manuals==
 
==Manuals==
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*[[Sonic Mega Collection US Manual]]
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*[[Sonic Mega Collection EU Manual]]
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*[[Sonic Mega Collection JP Manual]]
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The US manual contains an error on page 19: ''Sonic 3'' is cited as having been released on 1/24/94,{{fileref|SMC GC US manual.pdf|page=21}} while the correct date is 2/2/94.
  
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==Production Credits==
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==Production credits==
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Executive Producer: [[Hideki Sato]]<br>
 
Executive Producer: [[Hideki Sato]]<br>
 
Executive Management: [[Tetsu Kayama]], [[Masanao Maeda]], [[Hisao Oguchi]]<br>
 
Executive Management: [[Tetsu Kayama]], [[Masanao Maeda]], [[Hisao Oguchi]]<br>
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Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya<br>
 
Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya<br>
 
VP of Product Development: [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br>
 
VP of Product Development: [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br>
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Project Test Lead Shawn Dobbins<br>
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Project Test Lead: Shawn Dobbins<br>
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Senior Product Manager Robert Alvarez<br>  
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Senior Product Manager: Robert Alvarez<br>  
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Associate Product Manager Cord Smith<br>
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Associate Product Manager: Cord Smith<br>
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VP of Entertainment Marketing Mike Fischer<br>
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VP of Entertainment Marketing: Mike Fischer<br>
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Creative Services Robert Schonfisch, Erica Forte, Vicki Morawietz<br>
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Creative Services: Robert Schonfisch, Erica Forte, Vicki Morawietz<br>
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Public Relations Kirsten Merit, Bryce Baer<br>  
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Public Relations: Kirsten Merit, Bryce Baer<br>  
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Special Thanks James Harris, Scott Lambrecht, Barry Chu<br>
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Special Thanks: James Harris, Scott Lambrecht, Barry Chu<br>
  
 
===Sega Europe, Ltd.===  
 
===Sega Europe, Ltd.===  
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Localization Team: Brigitte Nadesan (FR), Giuseppe Rizzo (IT), Marta Lois González (ES), Eva Backmann (DE)<br>
 
Localization Team: Brigitte Nadesan (FR), Giuseppe Rizzo (IT), Marta Lois González (ES), Eva Backmann (DE)<br>
 
Test Department: Roy Boateng, Darius Sadeghian, David Smith, Chris Geiles, Paul Joseph, Marcus Joseph<br>
 
Test Department: Roy Boateng, Darius Sadeghian, David Smith, Chris Geiles, Paul Joseph, Marcus Joseph<br>
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==Resources==
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===Sales Data===
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NOTE: The following sales data comprises of sales of ''Sonic Mega Collection Plus'' in addition to sales of ''Sonic Mega Collection''.
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{| class="prettytable"
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! Number of copies sold
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! (Sega) IR Reference
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! Platforms
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! Regions
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! Cumulative sales total
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| 1,380,000
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| [http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml The Magic Box - US Platinum Videogame Chart]
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| US
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| 1,380,000
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| 2,190,000
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| FY2005 [https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2005/e_200503_4q_pre.pdf Full Year] and [http://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3AAnnualReport2005_English.pdf&page=32 Annual] Reports
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| PS2/XB
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| US
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| 3,570,000
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| 190,000
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| [https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2006/e_200603_1q_pre.pdf FY2006 1st Quarter Results]
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| "
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| N/A
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| 3,760,000
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|-
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| 240,000
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| [https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2007/e_200703_2q_pre.pdf FY2007 Interim Results]
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| PS2/XB/GC
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| US
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| 4,000,000
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|-
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| 170,000
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| [https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2007/e_200703_3q_pre.pdf FY2007 3rd Quarter Results]
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| "
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| "
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| 4,170,000
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| 160,000
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| [https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2007/e_200703_4q_pre.pdf FY2007 Full Year Results]
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| "
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| 4,330,000
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| 70,000
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| [https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2008/e_200803_1q_pre.pdf FY2008 1st Quarter Results]
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| 4,400,000
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| 68,300
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| FY2008 [https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2008/e_200803_2q_pre.pdf Interim] and [https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2008/e_200803_3q_pre.pdf 3rd Quarter] Results
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| '''4,468,300'''
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| 1,440,000
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| The Magic Box - US Platinum Videogame Chart (as of 2007)
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==External links==
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Image:smc-box-jap.jpg|JP front cover
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*Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/gc/sonicmc/ GameCube]
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Revision as of 21:03, 4 October 2017

For the updated PS2, Xbox and PC version, see Sonic Mega Collection Plus.

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Sonic Mega Collection
System(s): Nintendo GameCube
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Publisher(s) of original games: Sega
Developer(s) of original games: Sonic Team,
Sega Technical Institute, Compile, Traveller's Tales
Game total: 14 (Japan), 12 (international)
Original system(s): Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Release Date RRP Code Rating
Nintendo GameCube
US 		2002-11-10  ? GSOE8P
Nintendo GameCube
JP 		2002-12-19 ¥5,800 (6,090) GSOJ8P
Nintendo GameCube
EU 		2003-03-07  ? GSOP8P
Nintendo GameCube
AU 		2003-03-14  ? GSOP8P
Nintendo GameCube
DE 		2003-03-14  ? GSOP8P

Sonic Mega Collection (ソニック メガコレクション) is a compilation of all Sonic the Hedgehog games for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, released for the Nintendo GameCube. The games are reproduced by a Mega Drive/Genesis emulator developed under the supervision of Sonic Team themselves. The collection also features high resolution instruction manual and comic book scans. An updated version, Sonic Mega Collection Plus, was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004, and Windows PCs in 2007.

The two games released for hardware add-ons to the Mega Drive—Sonic the Hedgehog CD for the Mega CD, and Knuckles' Chaotix for the 32X—were not included in either the original or Plus version, due to emulation issues (and not size constraints as some believe). The former would later be successfully implemented in Sonic Gems Collection, though the latter remains officially available on its original hardware only.

This was the first Sega game to open with the classic "SE-GA" chant since the mid-90s (Sonic 3D Blast has the "SEGA!!" scream), likely due to the retro nature of the compilation. This game marks the first appearance of Cream the Rabbit, artwork of whom can be found in the extras section.

The compliation also contains the first official name to the secret unlockable game accessed by combining Sonic & Knuckles with Sonic the Hedgehog 1 using lock-on: It was listed as Blue Sphere.

Games included

Default

Unlockable

Manuals

Image upload.svg This instruction manual requires additional or replacement scans.

  • GameCube, US

  • GameCube, UK

The US manual contains an error on page 19: Sonic 3 is cited as having been released on 1/24/94,Media:SMC GC US manual.pdf[1] while the correct date is 2/2/94.

Production credits

Executive Producer: Hideki Sato
Executive Management: Tetsu Kayama, Masanao Maeda, Hisao Oguchi
Producer: Yuji Naka
Director/Assistant Producer: Yojiro Ogawa
Game Designer: Mizuki Hosoyamada
Programmer: Makoto Suzuki
Interface Designer: Takashi Ishihara
Illustrator: Yuji Uekawa
Graphic Designer: Takeshi Ichimura
Special Thanks: Takashi Iizuka, Kosei Kitamura, Yasuko Maruyama, Masae Hirosawa

In Cooperation with VR-1 Japan, Inc.

Director: Hisatoku Yamada
Programmer: Hideyuki Akiyama
Technical Programmer: Junji Takahashi
Graphic Designer: Kyoko Urushibata, Makoto Tanaka
Special Thanks: Minoru Yoshida, Hiroshi Adachi

Wavemaster

Sound Director: Tatsuya Kousaki
Sound Creator: Hideaki Kobayashi
Music License Management: Fumitaka Shibata

Sega Corporation

Sales Promotion: Naoko Ooka, Yasushi Nagumo, Mariko Takeda
Product Producer: Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita, Hideki Yokaichiya
International Business & Product Development: Hitoshi Okuno, Yusuke Suai
Design Production Team: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hisakazu Nakagawa, Youichi Takahashi, Satoru Ishigami, Masaru Kobayashi, Tetsuya Honda, Colin Restall
Product Test: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Kazuhiko Morii, Akira Terasawa, Kenji Takano, Sunao Murayama
Special Thanks: Yoshiki Ooka, Takashi Shoji, Ikuo Ishizaka, Yoshiharu Honda, Yutaka Shoji, Shoko Goto, Akemi Ito, Shunsuke Nishida
Comics Provided By: Archie Comic Publications Inc

Sega of America, Inc.

President & COO: Peter Moore
Executive Vice President: Chris Gilbert, Shinobu Toyoda
Localization Producer: Yosuke Moriya
Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya
VP of Product Development: Jin Shimazaki
Project Test Lead: Shawn Dobbins
Senior Product Manager: Robert Alvarez
Associate Product Manager: Cord Smith
VP of Entertainment Marketing: Mike Fischer
Creative Services: Robert Schonfisch, Erica Forte, Vicki Morawietz
Public Relations: Kirsten Merit, Bryce Baer
Special Thanks: James Harris, Scott Lambrecht, Barry Chu

Sega Europe, Ltd.

COO: Naoya Tsurumi
Director of Product Development: Kats Sato
Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto
European Product Manager: Mathew Quaeck
Senior Producer: Matt O'Driscoll
Technical Producer: Elliot Martin
Commercial Manager: Mark Horneff
Localization Team: Brigitte Nadesan (FR), Giuseppe Rizzo (IT), Marta Lois González (ES), Eva Backmann (DE)
Test Department: Roy Boateng, Darius Sadeghian, David Smith, Chris Geiles, Paul Joseph, Marcus Joseph

Resources

Sales Data

NOTE: The following sales data comprises of sales of Sonic Mega Collection Plus in addition to sales of Sonic Mega Collection.

Number of copies sold (Sega) IR Reference Platforms Regions Cumulative sales total
1,380,000 The Magic Box - US Platinum Videogame Chart GC US 1,380,000
2,190,000 FY2005 Full Year and Annual Reports PS2/XB US 3,570,000
190,000 FY2006 1st Quarter Results " N/A 3,760,000
240,000 FY2007 Interim Results PS2/XB/GC US 4,000,000
170,000 FY2007 3rd Quarter Results " " 4,170,000
160,000 FY2007 Full Year Results " " 4,330,000
70,000 FY2008 1st Quarter Results " " 4,400,000
68,300 FY2008 Interim and 3rd Quarter Results " " 4,468,300
1,440,000 The Magic Box - US Platinum Videogame Chart (as of 2007) PS2 US "

Physical Scans

GameCube, US
Smc-box-us.jpg
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GameCube, US (Player's Choice)
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GameCube, JP
Smc gc jp back cover.jpgNospine.pngSmc-box-jap.jpg
Cover
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Disc
GameCube, UK
Smc eu box full.jpg
Cover
GameCube, UK (Player's Choice)

GameCube, FR

GameCube, DE

Smc-gc-eu-disc.jpg
Disc
GameCube, DE (Player's Choice)

GameCube, ES/IT

Artwork

  • SMC logo.svg

References

  1. ↑ File:SMC GC US manual.pdf, page 21

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): GameCube


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Unlockable Games

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Japan Exclusive: The Ooze | Comix Zone
Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
Nintendo GameCube
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