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Sonic Jam (Sega Saturn)
Sonic Jam |
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Developer:
Sonic Team
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Sonic Jam is a compilation of the four Genesis Sonic titles (Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, and Sonic & Knuckles) plus bonus content in the form of Sonic World (the precursor to Sonic Adventure) and a number of different gameplay options.
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Game Changes
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Rather than being emulated, the code from the original games has been ported to the Saturn. Because of this, more substantial changes can be observed compared to other Sonic compilations. Notably, these versions of the games use CD audio.
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Sonic & Knuckles
Unused Objects
The Sonic World engine has a number of unused objects, most of which are null. However, two of them still somewhat function and have models.
MONKEY
Object ID 0x2B is a monkey that walks in place. You can walk through it and he does nothing else. Probably meant to be in a tree.
KAMOME
Object ID 0x2C is a seagull that just sits in place. Probably meant to be in the sky. You can walk through it too.
Unused Animations
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Sonic World is actually based on an early prototype of Sonic Adventure! Sonic Team didn't want to waste the work they did when the game was moved from the Saturn to the Dreamcast, so they just put what they'd finished in Sonic Jam as a bonus for players. So it's no surprise that Sonic Jam's code contains unused animations reflecting the same animations used for Sonic in Sonic Adventure.
Unused Music & Sound Effects
A short, repetitive music loop.
Some kind of honking sound effect.
Oddities
Isolated Sidewalk
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Behind the waterfall of Sonic World is a piece of sidewalk that can be seen by fiddling with the camera. It's possible to glitch through the wall via jumping through the waterfall by a certain angle, but why is it there...?
Hidden Desktop Images
These can be found by inserting the disc into a computer's CD-ROM drive and looking in the /Extra directory.
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