Sonic R and Sonic Jam

Post by **sidgriffey** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:19 pm

Are these must-haves for the Saturn? Is Sonic Jam the same as or better than the Sonic collection on XBOX?

Post by **Curlypaul** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:34 pm

I always enjoyed sonicR, although it is largely slated for being too easy yet like most sonic game despite dead easy to 'finish' finding those emeralds takes some time as does finding the best route thru each map for each character.

Can't comment on SonicJam though.

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:05 pm

Sonic Jam on Saturn is simply a compilation of Sonic, Sonic 2, Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles. You can combine 2 and 3 with S&K in the same manner you could use the "lock on technology" of the real carts to play S&K characters in both 2 and 3. There is also included a number of old Sega commercials and snippets of Sonic cartoons if I remember correctly.

The collection is decent and has a few interesting extras and the games play the same as the original carts on Genesis but if you have the original games and a Genesis/MD, Sonic Jam is mostly redundant. Unless you can get it really cheap, the extras aren't worth the duplication and the cost.

Post by **Leaf** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:31 pm

For me, Sonic Jam was an absolutely must buy, though I don't have a Mega Drive.

I did in fact have the Sonic Mega Collection on Gamecube a few years back though, and Jam completely whups it.

Post by **Mozgus** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:41 pm

I think Sonic Jam sucks compared to the compilations on later systems. The emulation isn't all that good. Hell, all the music is actually just poorly recorded wav files, if I remember right. It just never felt or sounded right to me. The little 3D overworld was neat, but that's about it. If you have a PS2, GC, or Xbox, get the set on those. They're not perfect, but better.

Post by **GagaMan** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:48 pm

Sonic Jam is the only game that adds extra options and modes to the the mega Drive games though, such as time attack, special stage only mode, spin dash in Sonic 1 and three difficulty modes. Can't say I've ever noticed the difference in sound quality.

Post by **The Apprentice** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:03 pm

You could also use Knuckles in Sonic 1, something you can't do with the original cartridges.

Post by **GagaMan** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:35 am

The Apprentice wrote:You could also use Knuckles in Sonic 1, something you can't do with the original cartridges.

Sadly, no you couldn't. You could play Sonic 1 plugged into S&K, which gives you the "Get Blue Spheres!" game, but not Knuckles IN Sonic 1. That has only become recently possible with a ROM hack.

Post by **The Apprentice** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:45 pm

Oh, I guess I just heard a rumor. Blue Sphere is awesome though.

Post by **Ivo** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:20 pm

The Apprentice wrote:Oh, I guess I just heard a rumor. Blue Sphere is awesome though.

I interpreted Gaga's post as confirming your statement, not dismissing it, as he mentions playing Sonic 1 "plugged" into S&K, and you don't really PLUG anything in Jam.

On the other hand he does say "only possible with a hack", so he may be saying that indeed you can't play Knuckles in Sonic 1 via Sonic Jam.

Unfortunately I don't have my Saturn with me right now, nor is it plugged anyway, so I can't test it myself to clear this up.

Ivo.