Sonic R
Sonic R
Sonic R
Sonic R

Sonic R

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Item Description

Sonic has spent his whole career outrunning everything, so a racing game where he simply runs makes perfect sense. Sonic R, built by Traveller's Tales with Sonic Team, enters the cast in a World Grand Prix to settle who is fastest, with Dr. Robotnik signed up under very suspicious circumstances. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Robotnik each handle differently: Tails can fly in short bursts, Knuckles glides over gaps, Amy drives a little car, and Robotnik hovers along in his own craft.

There are only five tracks, but they are built for exploring. Resort Island, Radical City, Regal Ruin, Reactive Factory and Radiant Emerald are wide and layered, full of water, ramps, alternate routes and hidden ledges, and they reward anyone willing to leave the racing line. Five Sonic tokens hide on each course, and collecting them while still finishing first earns a race against a secret challenger; Chaos Emeralds are tucked away too, leading eventually to Super Sonic. Metal Sonic, Tails Doll, Metal Knuckles and Egg Robo all wait to be unlocked, and balloon-popping and tag challenges plus split-screen racing for two players round out the package.

And then there is the music. Richard Jacques wrote a full set of vocal tracks sung by TJ Davis, including "Can You Feel the Sunshine" and "Super Sonic Racing," and this soundtrack is usually the first thing anyone mentions when Sonic R comes up. It is sunny, sincere late-90s dance-pop, and it can turn a casual lap of Resort Island into something oddly euphoric.

The Saturn original is also a technical curiosity. Rather than letting scenery pop abruptly into view, the engine fades distant objects in smoothly, and its transparent water and lighting effects show what the hardware could do in skilled hands. Critics in 1997 were split on the short track list and the slippery handling, yet the game has kept a devoted following ever since, and the Saturn is the console it was made for.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1997
Publisher
Sega
Developer
Traveller's Tales
Players
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
About the game

Originally released for the Sega Saturn, Sonic R is a racing game featuring characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Sonic and Tails came across an announcement one day about a competition called the "World Grand Prix" to determine the fastest in the world. Sonic initially showed no interest, but upon seeing Dr. Eggman's name among the participants, he decided to join. Knuckles wanted to settle the score with Sonic, Amy had unwavering belief that Sonic would definitely show up, and Eggman secretly prepared a few secret weapons. Who will claim the glory of the World Grand Prix?

Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.
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