Sonic Gems Collection
Developer	Sega, Sonic Team, Sega-AM2, Traveller's Tales
Publisher	Sega
Released	August 16, 2005
Genre	Compilation
Mode(s)	Single player
Ratings	ESRB: Everyone BBFC: Universal PEGI: 3+
Platform(s)	GameCube (All) PlayStation 2 (JP/EU)

Sonic Gems Collection (ソニック ジェムズ コレクション) is a GameCube and (in Japan and Europe) PlayStation 2 compilation of the more obscure games of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... This article is about the video game company. ... Sonic Team (ソニックチーム Sonikku ChÄ«mu) is a Japanese computer and video game developer established in 1988 originally known as Sega AM8. ... Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 2 (popularly known as Sega AM2 or simply AM2) is a research and development team for the video game company Sega. ... Travellers Tales Ltd is a British software house established in 1990 and based in Knutsford, Cheshire. ... This article is about the video game company. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 2005 in games 2004 in video gaming 2006 in video gaming Notable events of 2005 in video gaming. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The ESRBs logo. ... British Board of Film Classification logo The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the United Kingdom. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information (PEGI) is a European video game content rating system. ... In computing, a platform describes some sort of framework, either in hardware or software, which allows software to run. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... PS2 redirects here. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... PS2 redirects here. ... The Sonic the Hedgehog series is a franchise of video games released by Sega starring and named after its mascot character Sonic the Hedgehog. ...

Games

• Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Sega CD, port of the PC version, ported by Sonic Team)
• Sonic the Fighters (Arcade, ported by Sega-AM2)
• Sonic R (Sega Saturn, port of the PC version, ported by Traveller's Tales)

The collection also includes the six Game Gear games that were absent in Sonic Mega Collection Plus, which are: Sonic the Hedgehog CD ), or simply Sonic CD, is a platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed and published by Sega. ... The Sega Mega-CD (Japanese: メガCD) is an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive released in Europe, Australia, and Japan. ... A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ... Sonic Team (ソニックチーム Sonikku Chīmu) is a Japanese computer and video game developer established in 1988 originally known as Sega AM8. ... Sonic the Fighters (Sonic Championship in US arcades), is a fighting game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. ... arcade, see Arcade. ... Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 2 (popularly known as Sega AM2 or simply AM2) is a research and development team for the video game company Sega. ... A screenshot of the PC version of Sonic R. Sonic R (ソニック R) is a racing game developed by Travellers Tales and Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn and PC, the latter version being ported to the GameCube in Sonic Gems Collection. ... The Sega Saturn ) is a 32-bit video game console, first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America and July 8, 1995 in Europe. ... Travellers Tales Ltd is a British software house established in 1990 and based in Knutsford, Cheshire. ... The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console which was Segas response to Nintendos Game Boy. ... The main menu screen in Sonic Mega Collection. ...

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Sonic Spinball
• Sonic Triple Trouble
• Sonic Drift 2
• Tails' Skypatrol
• Tails Adventure

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• Vectorman
• Vectorman 2

The other four unlockable games are only in the Japanese version are: Vectorman is a platform video game created by Sega and BlueSky Software for use on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis system. ... Vectorman 2 is a run and gun video game created by Sega and Bluesky Software in 1996 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis system. ...

• Bonanza Bros.
• Streets of Rage
• Streets of Rage 2
• Streets of Rage 3

The North American and European releases only include the two Vectorman titles, in order to keep the former version's ESRB Rating as Everyone. The compilation is a GameCube-exclusive in North America, but has also been released on the PlayStation 2 in Europe, Japan and Australia. Bonanza Bros. ... This article is about the first game in the Streets of Rage series. ... Streets of Rage 2 is a side-scrolling beat em up released by Sega in 1993, it is a sequel to Streets of Rage. ... Streets of Rage 3 (Bare Knuckle III in Japan) is a side-scrolling beat em up released by Sega in 1994 for the Sega Genesis. ... The ESRBs logo. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Games not in final

Knuckles' Chaotix (32X) and SegaSonic the Hedgehog (Arcade) were games that were expected on this collection based upon the obscurity theme. Yuji Naka stated in an interview that SegaSonic was left out due to the original game being controlled by a trackball.[1] However, there is an entire art section of the museum dedicated to Chaotix which also testifies to this fact that Knuckles Chaotix was originally slated to appear in the collection. Knuckles Chaotix, in Japan called simply Chaotix, is a platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by the Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega 32X. The game was released in North America in March 1995, in Japan on April 21, 1995 and finally in Europe... The Sega 32X (Japanese: セガ スーパー32X) is an add-on for the Sega Mega Drive video game console by Sega. ... SegaSonic the Hedgehog, known by various names including Sonic Arcade, Sonic the Arcade and SEGASONIC Arcade was officially released into the Japanese arcades in June 1993. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Trivia

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• Two remixes of Sonic CD's original soundtrack are present as extras. A third remix of Sonic CD is based on the opening song of the American version, Sonic Boom.

• In the PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Gems Collection, Sonic R is limited to the 2 player mode from the Sega Saturn edition. In the GameCube version, Sonic R still has the 4 player mode from the PC edition.

• The port of Sonic R had a much improved draw distance over any previous version of the game.

• In the port of Sonic CD, the water in Tidal Tempest in all time zones is clear. In the Sega CD and PC versions, the water was colored differently in all time zones (Present was green, Past was brown, Good Future was cyan, and Bad Future was red). The reason for the clear and clean water in the Gems Collection version is because the port of Sonic CD is the PC version. The PC version of Sonic CD made a call to a specific graphics card to display Tidal Tempest's water colors. This PC code was not optimized for consoles.

• When Sonic the Fighters was released in the US and Europe, it was originally renamed Sonic Championship. In Gems Collection, the title of Sonic the Fighters was used for every region.

• The hints for Sonic CD place the debug mode sound test code with the other hidden pictures.

Japanese version of Sonic Gems Collection played on a PAL PlayStation 2 console.

• The PlayStation 2 version contains both Japanese and American regional data, including different released manuals scans and alternate and differing versions of games (for example, Sonic CD has both the Japanese and American soundtracks). The game will load the data depending on the language the console is set on. However, the European PlayStation 2 version does not have the Japanese-exclusive games at all, and Sonic CD is still set to the American music by default. Also, the manuals for Sonic Spinball and Tails' Skypatrol will always be the same regardless which language setting is used. This is because the Game Gear version of Sonic Spinball was released only in the U.S., and Tails' Skypatrol was released only in Japan. The GameCube version only has the language for the region of release in the game data.

• The "game demos" that are unlockable in the museum are actually the games in Sonic Mega Collection Plus with a time limit added. They skip to the final boss, (or final level, as is the case in Sonic 3 and Sonic Drift) with said time to destroy it. Afterwards, the game starts over but an Act usually cannot be cleared due to the time limit. By using an Action Replay device, there are codes that will allow you to freeze the time limit.[2]

• A Xbox edition of Sonic Gems Collection was planned, but canceled for unknown reasons.

• This is so far the only Sonic game to be rated by the BBFC, it was given a U (Universal) rating.[3]

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Reception

Reviews of Sonic Gems Collection were mixed, but positive. It sold very well and recently received Player's Choice status for the GameCube. The NTSC Players Choice release of the GameCube title, Star Fox Adventures. ...

On the SEGA website, the game was identified as a T-rated game. On the Sonic Central website, it has the same thing except it was changed later to its normal rating. The reason of this crisis is because of the game Bonanza Bros. The cancellation of the game Streets of Rage 1, 2, and 3 made the game unreasonable. This article is about the video game company. ... Bonanza Bros. ... This article is about the first game in the Streets of Rage series. ...

The Wii Virtual Console version of Bonanza Bros. censored out the gunplay and blood. So the collection for the Gamecube worked better than the Playstation 2. This article is about Nintendos emulation feature and download service. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... PS2 redirects here. ...

See also

• Sonic Mega Collection