Sonic Gems Collection

Sonic Gems Collection
Basic Information
Type(s)	Video Game
Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	SEGA
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog
Genre(s)	Compilation
Platform(s)	GameCube and PlayStation 2
Ratings
European Release Date(s)
GameCube and PlayStation 2 September 30, 2005
North American Release Date(s)
GameCube August 16, 2005
Japanese Release Date(s)
GameCube and PlayStation 2 August 11, 2005
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Sonic Gems Collection was a compilation disc for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube.

Game List

The North American and European releases contained 11 full games, whereas the Japanese version contained 15 full games.

Sonic Games

• Sonic CD
• Sonic the Fighters
• Sonic R
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - (Game Gear)
• Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball - (Game Gear)
• Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble - (Game Gear)
• Sonic Drift 2 - (Game Gear)
• Tails' Skypatrol - (Game Gear)
• Tails Adventure - (Game Gear)

Vectorman

• Vectorman
• Vectorman 2

Japan-exclusive games

These games were omitted from the European and North American releases to lower the ESRB rating.

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

Extras

1. Play Mega Drive/Genesis Within Time Limit

• Sonic The Hedgehog
• Sonic The Hedgehog 2
• Sonic The Hedgehog 3
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Sonic 3D Blast (Sonic 3D Flickies' Island)
• Sonic Spinball
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

2. Play Game Gear Within Time Limit

• Sonic The Hedgehog
• Sonic Labyrinth
• Sonic Drift
• Sonic Chaos
• Sonic Blast
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

3. Watch Sonic Trailer

• Sonic 06
• Sonic Heroes
• Sonic Adventure

Omitted Games

Several games were omitted from the final release. The first was SegaSonic the Hedgehog, which was intended to be part of the compilation but was removed as the original games was controlled with a trackball. The next was Knuckles' Chaotix, which was removed for unknown reasons, however a whole art section still appears in the final game. The final was Sonic Eraser, which can be found by hacking the game. Four games [mentioned earlier] were omitted to lower the game's ESRB rating.

Trivia

• Sonic R was updated substantially, with improved graphics and gameplay.
• The PC version of the compilation uses the PC versions of Sonic R and Sonic CD