Sonic Drift


 * For the move, see Sonic Drift (move).

Sonic Drift is a kart racing game released in Japan for the Sega Game Gear in March 18, 1994. It features Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose, and Eggman. Players race around a track collecting rings and power-ups. Originally, this game was only released in Japan, however, it is now available in other markets thanks to the recent series of compilations in the Sonic series of games and importing it on certain shop websites.

Sonic Drift was the first game where Amy Rose was a playable character, and her car returns with her on Sonic R.

The game had a sequel, Sonic Drift 2.

The game was remade for the complication, Sonic Mega Collection Plus. Unfortunatly, it only came with a Japanese instruction manual, since the original game was realeased in Japan.

Courses
The courses in Sonic Drift are named after zones from the original Sonic the Hedgehog game. Each Zone has three different versions, one each for the three different GPs (Green, Yellow and Red. Green being the easiest, red being the hardest.)

The courses are as follows:
 * Green Hill
 * Marble
 * Spring Yard
 * Labyrinth
 * Star Light
 * Scrap Brain

Modes
The different modes in Sonic Drift are to enter the Chaos GP, which is an all-out race for the Chaos Emeralds. Other modes include Free Run, which allows you to race against the clock and Versus mode if linked onto another GameGear or controller.

Trivia

 * The invincible theme is a 8-bit sped up version of "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" from Sonic CD.
 * This is the first time Sonic is driving a car. He has since driven cars in Sonic Drift 2, Sonic Adventure 2, and Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing.
 * Amy Rose's Car in the game has appeared in Kazunori Yamauchi's Motor Toon Grand Prix released later in the year, only driven by Captain Rock and red.