Sonic R is the fastest hedgehog in a twisting, turning, upside-down corkscrewing race. Windows-compatible steering wheel and pedals, joystick, and game pad. For the PC anyhow. Sonic R PC (1998) by Sega. Publication date 1998-11-11 Usage CC0 1.0 Universal Topics sonic the hedgehog Language English. If You Want To Run On Your New PC You Need This.
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Developer: Traveller's Tales This game has unused code. |
This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes. |
Sonic R Pc Download
The PC version of Sonic R was notably improved over the Saturn original, and was later included in Sonic Gems Collection. Regardless, it still made people feel like they were pushing a cinder block across a rubber floor using a pen cap.
Also, Tails Doll.
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2004 Release Differences Sonic R is known to be a very crash-prone game on newer systems. Here's its leaner, meaner, and much less crashy-er counterpart. |
Leftover Direct3D Test Menu
This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Is there a way to enable this menu? The executable file contains a reference to it. The accelerator keys don't work: has the code been removed, or is something else intercepting the inputs? |
For some reason, the executable contains the menu from a very old Direct3D test program.
And some accelerator keys for these functions:
'About' Box
The 'About' dialogue box is still in the executable, and can be accessed with a resource hacker.
Network Mode
This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Does this work on LANs? With the patched version of the game? Would Serial/Modem modes work on systems with serial ports or modems? |
Sonic R had a post-release patch that added networking support. (You know, because the game was going to be all the rage at LAN parties). As it turns out, an early version of this shipped in the retail game, accessible via memory editor. Obviously, it suffers from a few shortcomings compared to the patched version.
Only TCP/IP works; IPX just dings at you. In addition, you cannot enter an IP address or have a name other than 'Player'.
Despite this, everything still works quite swimmingly. You can select a course and a character and play against a friend, so long as they happen to be on the same computer as you.
Unused Graphics
There's unused menu graphics. They're not all that interesting, but they're there.
The 'Player X In' labels went unused; the 'Joystick/Keyboard X' labels were used instead.
The graphics for the network mode went unused as, of course, the entire network mode went unused. Curiously, the final build of the network patch went for a text-based interface.
These relatively non-descriptive letters for the menu models were replaced with actual icons. Also, there's a bunch of randomly placed palettes for whatever reason.
Some unused animated icons for the different time attack modes of Sonic R. These were replaced with smaller versions of the main menu models, which is a darn shame because these look really cool. Also, there's a couple of scribbles in the margins for good measure.
There's a placeholder 'SAVE' menu option for the results screen along with its background. Surprisingly, it's infinitely more readable than the actual choices, probably due to it not looking like it's behind an inch of solid ice.
The main menu graphics contain an icon for the unused Network mode, cobbled together from the default Windows 95 graphics. It's certainly more informative than the bunch of question marks, anyways. It did go used in the Network patch.
Oddities
Window Caption
If you force windowed mode using D3DWND or another DirectX windowing program and choose Direct3D, the caption will read SonicR by Traveler's Tales, but if you choose DirectDraw it will read BackBuffer.
This cannot be seen normally because the game always runs at fullscreen.
Out of Bounds Objects
For whatever reason all the levels have balloons placed out-of-bounds.
To do: Find the balloon in Regal Ruin. It most likely exists, I just can't find it. |
This also applies to most other objects as well.
Strangely, the GameCube and PC versions seem to differ in where these balloons are located.
PC | GameCube |
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Challenge Race Vs. Tails
If you somehow get five Sonic tokens on Radiant Emerald (impossible without cheating due to it lacking said tokens), you get challenged to race against Tails.
If you were playing as Tails, it would be Sonic instead. This is because the game never sets the opponent for Radiant Emerald, so it just reuses whoever the second player was during the Grand Prix race.
EggRobo Texture Goof
For whatever reason, the texture on EggRobo's gun got botched in the conversion between the Saturn and the PC. The texture of the part next to the trigger was erroneously replaced with the top of Tails' eye.
This was carried over to the Gems Collection release, which would be surprising if it weren't for the fact that not a single person cared about EggRobo, let alone knew what his name was.
Ready, Set, Go!
In English, at the start of a game, the words 'Ready', 'Set', and 'Go' are displayed. For some reason, in French, German, Spanish, and Italian, these words are not translated and the process is instead represented by 'traffic lights'.
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Debugging Strings
There are a lot of debugging strings littered about Sonic R. These strings are loaded in various parts in key subroutines in the code right before a null sub. In some revisions of the Network Patch, this null sub is replaced by a printf-like routine that outputs the debug info to a text log.
This is mostly useful during graphics initialization: (this is a small excerpt of a large log.)
It also announces every time it calls a major subroutine, which makes making a disassembly slightly easier. It's oddly nice to know that even the programmers just called all the files that make up the title screen 'stuff'.
Attempting to list every single such string would not be easy, as there are a lot.
Unused Strings
There are strings that do not appear to be used, or at least are never referred to directly by any active code. A weird amount of these refer to features or files that no longer exist. (This is not all of them, as there are simply too many strings to sort through, but it's a sizable portion nevertheless.)
To do: Some of these lost strings refer to code that is still in the executable but is never directly called by anything. Research that. |
Disc Building Readme
Found only on the German 'Green Pepper' release in the readme.txt
file is a changelog detailing some of the changes in the 2004 release, as well as instructions meant for whoever is in charge of placing the files on the disc. Humorously, part of these instructions was to not include this file.
The Sonic the Hedgehog series | |
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Sega Master System | Sonic the Hedgehog • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 • Sonic Chaos (Prototypes) • Sonic Blast • Sonic Spinball Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine • Sonic's Edusoft |
Game Gear | Sonic the Hedgehog (Prototype) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Prototype) • Sonic Chaos (Prototypes) • Sonic Triple Trouble (Prototypes) Sonic Spinball (Prototype) • Sonic Drift 2 • Sonic Labyrinth • Sonic Blast (Prototypes) Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine • Tails' Skypatrol • Tails Adventures |
Arcade | SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter • SegaSonic the Hedgehog (Prototype) • Sonic Championship • SegaSonic Bros. |
Sega CD | Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Prototypes) |
32X | Knuckles' Chaotix (Prototypes) |
Sega Pico | Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld • Tails and the Music Maker (Prototypes) |
Windows | Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1996, 2011) • Sonic's Schoolhouse • Sonic & Knuckles Collection • Sonic 3D Blast • Sonic R Sonic Heroes • Sonic Riders • Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2004, Demo, 2011) • Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II (Prototype) • Sonic Generations (Demos) • Sonic Lost World • Sonic Mania • Sonic Forces • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed • Team Sonic Racing |
Sega Saturn | Sonic X-treme • Sonic 3D Blast (Prototype) • Sonic Jam (Prototype) • Sonic R (Preview) |
Game.com | Sonic Jam |
Dreamcast | Sonic Adventure (Prototypes) • Sonic Adventure 2 (Prototypes) • Sonic Shuffle (Debug Version) |
Neo Geo Pocket Color | Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure (Prototypes) |
Game Boy Advance | Sonic Advance (Prototype) • Sonic Advance 2 • Sonic Advance 3 (Prototype) • Sonic Battle • Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis |
GameCube | Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Demo) • Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (Prototypes) • Sonic Heroes (Prototypes) Shadow the Hedgehog • Sonic Mega Collection (Prototype) • Sonic Gems Collection • Sonic Riders |
PlayStation 2 | Sonic Heroes • Shadow the Hedgehog • Sonic Riders • Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity • Sonic Unleashed • Sonic Gems Collection |
Xbox | Sonic Heroes • Shadow the Hedgehog • Sonic Riders |
Nintendo DS | Sonic Rush (Demo) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008) • Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing • Sonic Classic Collection |
PlayStation Portable | Sonic Rivals |
Xbox 360 | Sonic the Hedgehog (Demo) • Sonic Unleashed (Preview) • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing • Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic Generations (Demos) • Sonic Adventure 2 • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed |
Wii | Sonic Unleashed • Sonic Colors • Beijing 2008 • London 2012 • Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing • Sonic and the Black Knight • Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity |
PlayStation 3 | Sonic the Hedgehog • Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic Adventure 2 • Sonic Generations (Demos) • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed |
Nintendo 3DS | Sonic Generations • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed |
Wii U | Sonic Lost World • Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed |
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Sonic Mania |
J2ME | Sonic the Hedgehog Mobile • Sonic Jump |
LeapFrog Systems | Sonic X • Sonic the Hedgehog |
N-Gage | Sonic N |
iOS, Android | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 • Sonic the Hedgehog CD Sonic Jump • Sonic Dash • Sonic Runners |
Plug & Play | Super Sonic Gold |
Sonic R Pc Windows 10 Full
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File Name: | Sonic R (U)(Saturn).zip |
Console/System: | Sega Saturn |
Genre: | Sports |
Filesize: | unknown |
Region: | USA |
Year of release: | 1997 |
Downloads: | 9860 |
Sonic R is a racing video game developed by Sonic Team and Travellers tale in 1997 for the Sega Saturn. It's the third instalment in the Sonic Hedgehog series and features all of the adorable characters from Sega's previous Sonic games. The player races as one of the ten Sonic characters in varied Sonic-themed race track. They are attempting to stop Doctor Robotnik from stealing the Chaos emeralds.
About the game
Sonic and Tails are planning to go on a holiday when Tails sees an advertisement for a 'World Grand Prix'. Sonic is not interested, but when he sees that Dr Robotnik is also participating, he decides to enter the race. Robotnik has recently learned about the whereabouts of the powerful and rare Chaos Emerald. With the help of these emeralds, he wants to enslave the world, and he is using World Grand Prix as a trap to distract Sonic. Amy anD Knuckles hear the Robotnik's plan and decide to compete. Together, the four must restain Robotniks to get hold of the Emeralds, and also they need to win the race too.
Gameplay
- Sonic R is present in both multiplayer and single-player mode. The player selects a character and participates in a footrace on one of five race tracks. Initially, four characters are available, as the players complete tasks the other characters unlocks. The player can collect the item spread across the path. If players collect rings, then they can use it to gain a temporary speed boost or open the doors that lead to a shortcut.
- There is an item panel that gives temporary advantages like increase in speed or ability to run across water. If you collect special items such as Chaos emeralds and Sonic tokens that you can unlock the secret characters.
- There is also a 'Time Attack' mode, where the player races single to get the fastest time. And there is a two-player competitive mode, that increases to four-players in the Gems Collection port. To the standard time trial mode, there is an addition of two others: Get 5 Balloons and tag four characters.
Best Emulator for Sonic R
This game is available for Sega Saturn emulators a home video game console developed in 1994. It's a thirty-two-bit fifth-generation console. Some of the Sega Saturn emulators are-
Pc Windows 10
- Mednafen – Mednafenis is a multi-system free software that put together various original and third-party emulation cores into a single package. It supports a large number of systems and many games. It also promotes netplay so you can take matches online also!
- SSF – SSF is a Sega Saturn emulator for Windows. It can run most Saturn games without any issues.
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- Sonic the Hedgehog
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It is a platform game released for Sega Saturn and Sega genesis. In this game, the player controls Sonic the hedgehog. The game aim is to save Flickies and to collect the seven Chaos emeralds and to defeat Doctor Robotnik and his bot army. He can jump, hop on platforms, spin in mid-air, and collect rings. He can also collect power-ups such as speed shoes, elemental shields, speed shoes, and invisibility, by breaking television monitors comprising them.