History VideoGame / SonicDrift

* TrueFinalBoss: Finishing in first place on every race on the Blue GP in ''Drift 2'' pits your character in a final race on the Death Egg. If you're one of the four heroes (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy), you face Eggman. If you're one of the three villains (Eggman, Fang, Metal Sonic), you face Sonic.

The ''Sonic Drift'' duology is a series of SpinOff drift-racing games released for the Creator/{{Sega}} UsefulNotes/GameGear, starring [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog true blue and company.]]

* SoreLoser: In ''Sonic Drift 2'', the poor sap in fourth place in the overall standings will be very displeased about it. Whoever finishes in second and third on the podium won't be much happier.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''VideoGame/SonicR'', ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'', ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', and ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing''.

* SequelDifficultySpike: The first game is easy enough, with such simplistic AI, that you can only lose if you mess up a lot. The second game, however, has the A.I. cheat constantly to stay ahead of you.

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JustForFun/TheOneWith Sonic in a car before ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''.

* ShiftingSandLand: ''Drift 2'' has Desert Road, which serves as the fifth track of the Purple GP, and the first track of the White GP.

TheOneWith Sonic in a car before ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''.

The racing game that came before ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''.

* DeathMountain: Dark Valley, which serves as the third track of the Purple GP and first track of the Blue GP. Falling off the edge of the track results in a claw having to put your car back on it.

* NostalgiaLevel: The tracks in ''Drift 1'' are all set in levels from ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 Sonic 1]]''. Likewise, many tracks in ''Drift 2'' are from [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 the]] [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles sequels]].

The ''Sonic Drift'' duology is a series of SpinOff drift-racing games released for the Creator/{{Sega}} UsefulNotes/GameGear, starring [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog true blue and company.]]

* NostalgiaLevel: The tracks in ''Drift 1'' are all set in levels from ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic 1]]''. Likewise, many tracks in ''Drift 2'' are from [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 the]] [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles sequels]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''VideoGame/SonicR'', ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'', and ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''.

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-->--'''Sonic''''s thoughts on Drift in ''WebAnimation/SonicShorts'', Vol. 2

* RecurringRiff: [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD "Sonic - You Can Do Anything"]] is the invincibility theme in ''Drift 1''. ''Drift 2'' uses the ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic 3]]'' invincibility theme instead.

* SuddenNameChange: The game itself had no alterations in localization, which led a few western fans at the time to wonder why [[DubNameChange Robotnik and Nack]] were suddenly called Eggman and Fang. Slightly averted in that [[AllThereInTheManual the English manual]] [[HandWave explains]] that Dr. Robotnik goes under "the Eggman" as his race title.

* SuddenNameChange: The game itself had no alterations in localization, which led a few western fans at the time to wonder why [[DubNameChange Robotnik and Nack]] were suddenly called Eggman and Fang. Slightly averted in that [[AllThereInTheManual the English manual]] [[HandWave explains]] that Dr. Robotnik goes under "the Eggman" as his race title.

* BigStormEpisode: ''Drift 2'' has Rainy Savanna, which serves as the second track of the White GP.

* [[GoKartingWithBowser Go-Karting with Eggman]]

* NoExportForYou: ''Drift 1'' was initially a Japan-exclusive until it was ported to ''Sonic Mega Collection Plus'' and ''Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut''. [[AvertedTroped Averted]] with ''Drift 2'', which was released worldwide.

* RedundantParody: The fact that a character like Sonic, whose defining trait is his SuperSpeed would be driving a car is something of a recurring joke among the fandom, despite the manual making it clear that Sonic does dislike cars, and it's clear he's only using a car to keep the competition balanced for everyone.

* UndergroundLevel: ''Drift 2'' has Mystic Cave and Quake Cave. Mystic Cave serves as the fifth track of the White GP, and Quake Cave serves as the second track of the Blue GP.

The first entry, released in 1994, was a ''very'' basic kart racer, with four playable stars: Sonic, Tails, Amy (the first time she was ever playable) and Dr. Eggman (also the first time he was ever playable). Rings could be collected to activate each character's special attack (speed boost, jump, ect.). Gameplay wise, it is more or less Sega's answer to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart'' (with a bit of ''VideoGame/PolePosition'' thrown into the mix) -- it even has a map on the screen a la the original outing (but inexplicably put on the top of it rather than the bottom). Prior to being ported to ''[[CompilationRerelease Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' and ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure DX'', this game never saw the light of day in the U.S. or Europe.

* InterfaceScrew: The R Ball in ''Drift 2'' reverses the controls for a couple seconds.

* GreenHillZone: The original Green Hill Zone, no less, appears as the first track in all three GP's of the first game (only differing in layout).