Sonic HQ | Gaming Info | Game List | Sonic Jam - Sega Saturn
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Created by The Sonic team, Sonic Jam are the four ABSOLUTE, UNDENIABLY BEST SONIC GAMES of all history "jammed" onto one CD with some extra stuff thrown in just for good measure. Sonic The Hedgehog 1, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The hedgehog 3, and Sonic And Knuckles!!! And aside from the camera needing just a tad of tweaking, it looks absolutely incredible. Also included was the incredible 3D Sonic World - making this a total of 8 Games In One!!! There are eight missions to complete around the Sonic World...complete them all within the time limit, and...well, I won't spoil anything. The missions are a nice way to pass time, but like many of those in Mario 64, they're just plain pointless. The GOOD STUFF however comes in the various museums. There's a nice art museum, a character profiles building, and a sound test shrine!!! But the two shining graces are the Movie Theater and the Hall of Fame! The Hall of Fame gives a COMPLETE and THOROUGH timeline of events since Sonic's conception in 1990! The movie theater has some really cool (and sometimes just plain bizarre) clips. There's the opening and ending animation to Sonic CD (with the original Japanese songs, "You Can Do Anything" and "Cosmic Eternity"), as well as a short preview of the head-over-heels Japanese Sonic Anime, a clip of high-quality American animation which NO ONE has yet to identify (It's not the SatAM or AoStH toons we've all seen...), an unpublished computer-animated "Sonic Ride", and a junk load 'o Japanese Sonic commercials.
But at the core of this cosmetical fluff is a 100% tear-jerking, those were the good ol' days, 16-bit heyday journey through Sonic's history. At first, you're a little disappointed that the original 16-bit graphics and sound were there, but you get over that in a Sonic second, and the more you played the more you appreciated the fact that they kept everything in its ORIGINAL form. The ONLY REASON Sonic Jam doesn't score a PERFECT 10, was because it introduced nothing completely new. That's absolutely the ONLY bad thing I can mention about this game. Everything else is sheer gaming bliss in its finest form. The features of having each Zone become a playable Time Attack level, three different difficulty settings (With some change in object-placement within the levels!!!), and a new save feature in Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 make it worth the price of admission even if you already own all four Genesis versions. The complete English and Japanese manuals are also available (The Japanese manuals are full-color throughout!), and the option to play the Special Stages without actually having to do the whole 50-Rings bit in the games!!! Experience classic Sonic gameplay in its absolute finest form. You will see the sub-conscious messages. You will offer sacrifices to the Great Blue One. You will steal all the rings and emeralds in a jewelry store thinking you are in a Special Stage. You will...ummm....*ahem* |
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The Sonic World |
So just what is The Sonic World? Believe it or not - Sonic World is an example and incredible demo of what Sonic X-Treme could have been....In Sonic World, you control a 3 dimensional Sonic the Hedgehog running around a small closed-in island surronded by mountains. Using the D-Pad, you can make Sonic run around the entire island with great animation. The Analog controller is even better here, letting you control the speed at which you want Sonic to walk or run. All around the courses there are different places to explore as well as many buildings are around for you to walk in. Take a look below to see what each building as well as some other extras have to offer... Right at the start, there's a small red and white trampoline. Jump on it to reveal 7 different mission objectives for you to fulfill. Once they are fulfilled a golden ring like the ones in Sonic 3D Blast will be revealed just above the waterfall. Use the floating platform to jump in it and see the credits.
There are - in total eight missions - ALL POINTLESS. Seven normal missions - plus the hidden eighth mission: Quest For the Hundred Rings...Before you start a mission, get to know the entire level and where everything is located. Next, try some practice runs before you actually attempt to come in under the time given.
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The Sonic Museums |
This, along with the games, are the bulk of Sonic Jam. And its DEFINETELY worth it. The Sonic Museums were basically a present to all the Sonic fans featuring various items and places that you can read, watch and enjoy. The museums consist of: Here there are two entrances. Walking in one side will let you view stats and photos of Sonic and his friends going in the other side will let you see stats and photos of Robotnik and The Badniks!! You can see which side you're entering by the picture above the door as well as the statue outside the door. A whole portfolio of drawings of the gang, plus interesting trivia, is all here!
Feel a need to hear the tunes from those classic Sonic games? Basically a HUGE Sound Test which lets you listen to all the background music (BG) and sound effects (SE) from all the games on the CD, including the songs and effects from Sonic World.
A movie theater with FULL-SCREEN realtime movies and commercials from the different Sonic games. Here's what you can find in there:
Sonic's complete history including the release dates of all the games in USA, Europe, AND Japan and other things that have happened ever since the blue blur was conjured up in 1990. To view the basic contents of the Hall Of Fame - go to the Sonic Museum: located here or on our main links page.
An art studio with rendered pictures of the whole gang. There are many excellent pieces of art here to look at, so take the time to view each one. Many of the pictures that you can find on the net were taken from here! |