Talk:Sonic Jam

Release Dates in Sonic Jam
Sonic Jam has a history section within Sonic World where the player can view major events in the series timeline up to that point. The bulk of these comprise of release dates for each region. For posterity, I have transcribed all the game text along with a few other noteworthy things here (directly from the original Japanese version):

1990.4
 * SONIC THE HEDGEHOG PROJECT STARTS

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
 * North America / GENESIS (91.6.23) (classic 1995)
 * Europe / MEGA DRIVE (91.6)
 * Japan / MEGA DRIVE (91.7.26)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
 * JAPAN / GAME GEAR (91.12.28)
 * North America / GAME GEAR (91.12)
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (91.12)
 * Latin America / MASTER SYSTEM (91.10.25)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (92.10)
 * North America / GAME GEAR (92.11)
 * Japan / GEAR GEAR (92.11.21)
 * Latin America / MASTER SYSTEM (92.10.25)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2
 * Japan / MEGA DRIVE (92.11.21)
 * North America / GENESIS (91.11.24)
 * Europe / MEGA DRIVE (92.11)

SEGASONIC THE HEDGEHOG
 * Japan / ARCADE (93.6)
 * North America / ARCADE (93.9)
 * Europe / ARCADE (93.9)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG CD
 * Japan / MEGA CD (93.9.23)
 * Europe / MEGA CD (93.10) "SONIC CD"
 * North America / SEGA CD (93.11.19) "SONIC CD"

SONIC & TAILS
 * Japan / GAME GEAR (93.11.19)
 * North America / GAME GEAR (93.11.23) "SONIC CHAOS"
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (93.11) "SONIC CHAOS
 * Latin America / MASTER SYSTEM (93.10.25) "SONIC CHAOS"

SONIC SPINBALL
 * North America / GENESIS (93.11.23)
 * Europe / MEGA DRIVE (93.11)
 * Japan / MEGA DRIVE (93.12.10)

Dr.ROBOTONIK'S Mean Bean Machine
 * North America / GENESIS (93.11)
 * Europe / MEGA DRIVE (93.11)

Dr.ROBOTONIK'S Mean Bean Machine
 * North America / GAME GEAR (93.12)
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (94.1)
 * Latin America / MASTER SYSTEM (94.7.26)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3
 * North America / GENESIS (94.2.2)
 * Europe / MEGA DRIVE (94.2)
 * Japan / MEGA DRIVE (94.5.27)

SONIC DRIFT
 * Japan / GAME GEAR (94.3.18)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG'S GAMEWORLD
 * Japan / PICO (94.8)
 * North AMERICA / PICO (96.11)

SONIC SPINBALL
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (94.8)
 * North America / GAME GEAR (94.9)
 * Latin America / MASTER SYSTEM (95.1.25)

TAILS and the MUSIC MAKER
 * North America / PICO (94.9)

SONIC & KNUCKLES
 * North America / GENESIS (94.10.18)
 * Japan / MEGA DRIVE (94.10.18)
 * Europe / MEGA DRIVE (94.11)

SONIC & TAILS 2
 * Japan / GAME GEAR (94.11.11)
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (94.11) "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TRIPLE TROUBLE"
 * North America / GAME GEAR (94.11) "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TRIPLE TROUBLE"

CHAOTIX
 * North America / 32X (95.3)
 * Japan / SUPER 32X (95.4.21)
 * Europe / 32X (95.5)

SONIC DRIFT 2
 * Japan / GAME GEAR (95.3.17)
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (95.3) "SONIC DRIFT RACING"
 * North America / GAME GEAR (95.11)

TAILS' SKYPATROL
 * Japan / GAME GEAR (95.4.28)

SONIC COMPILATION
 * Europe / MEGA DRIVE (95.7)

TAILS ADVENTURE
 * Japan / GAME GEAR (95.9.22)
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (95.9)
 * North America / GAME GEAR (95.11)

SONIC 2 in 1
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (95.10)

SONIC LABYRINTH
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (95.10)
 * Japan / GAME GEAR (95.11.17)
 * North America / GAME GEAR (95.11)

OVA 「SONIC☆THE☆HEDGEHOG」
 * 96.5 On SALE (Japan)

SONIC the FIGHTERS
 * Japan / ARCADE (96.6)
 * North America / ARCADE (96.7) "SONIC CHAMPIONSHIP"

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG CD
 * Japan / PC (96.8.9)
 * North America / PC (96.9.26) "SONIC CD"
 * Europe / PC (96.10.3) "SONIC CD"

SONIC 3D BLAST
 * North America / SEGA SATURN (96.11)
 * North America / GENESIS (96.11)
 * Europe / MEGA DRIVE (96.11) "SONIC 3D FLICKIES' ISLAND"
 * Europe / SEGA SATURN (97.2) "SONIC 3D FLICKIES' ISLAND"

G SONIC
 * North America / GAME GEAR (96.11) "SONIC BLAST"
 * Europe / GAME GEAR (96.11) "SONIC BLAST"
 * Japan / GAME GEAR (96.12.13)

SONIC & KNUCKLES COLLECTION
 * Japan / PC (97.2.14)
 * Europe / PC (97.3.20) Including "SONIC the Screen Saver"
 * North America / PC (97.3.20) Including "SONIC the Screen Saver"

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SCREEN SAVER
 * Japan / PC (97.2.14)

The more I looked this list, the more I noticed that it a fair amound is off from the release dates that are often tossed around on the Internet. I should hope these release dates the most accurate since they are direct from Sega/Sonic Team, and that's probably the best source you can possibly get pre-sixth console generation. On the other hand, a few things are missing like the European releases of the Master System games, as well as some specific days of the month. LinkTheLefty (talk) 02:17, December 18, 2013 (UTC)