History VideoGame / SonicR

** The Tails Doll. His profile on the Sonic Channel website states that no effort went into creating Tails Doll after Metal Sonic and Metal Knuckles. It's just a doll that can float around. This is supported by the fact that he has the lowest speed of any of the robots and his special is just to float higher up. [[TheDreaded The fans think differently, though.]]

** DeflectorShield: The Water and Electric Shield power-ups, however, they also provide an additional effect such as being able to walk on water once with the former and being able to gather near-by rings with the latter.

* SoundtrackDissonance: Most egregiously in the PC version and the ''Sonic Gems Collections'' re-release, "Can You Feel the Sunshine" will play no matter what the weather is like. The Saturn version, however, does not have any weather effects at all.

''Reach for a new dimension. Ready for new excitement. Road leads you to a new world. Rivals are here. Race it for the victory. "R" is it.''

This game is notable for being [[EndOfAnAge the final game of Sonic's "Classic" Era]], with ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' coming out about a year and a half later. It is also the only fully 3D console game wholly featuring the original character designs.[[note]]''VideoGame/SonicJam'' and the Saturn version of ''Sonic 3D Blast'' only have small sections in 3D, while ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' did not receive a Saturn port (although it was also ported to ''Gems Collection'' years after the fact). While ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' and ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' would bring back the classic designs of some characters, this is the only game to have the entire cast of them.[[/note]]

''Sonic R'' is a RacingGame starring [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the spiky blue speed demon and his friends]], developed by Creator/TravellersTales, who also made ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland Sonic 3D Blast]]'', and was released in 1997 for the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn and later for the PC.[[note]]The PC version has a unique feature in the form of seasonal effects.[[/note]] In 2005, it was re-released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 as part of ''[[CompilationRerelease Sonic Gems Collection]]'', which is based on the PC version of the game. It was also made available for download on [=GameTap=] for a short time in 2007.

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* TheAllegedCar: Amy's car. While it does make her the the slowest character in the game, she handles well. The car also has a speed boost and can hover in water.

* DubNameChange: As was standard at the time, Dr. Eggman became Dr. Robotnik in the international releases, although since the game was developed in England, this is [[DownplayedTrope mitigated somewhat]].

* EvolvingCredits: The section of the credits where all the playable characters run in a circle starts off with just the main five and any hidden characters you've unlocked will be added to the circle until you end up with all ten characters.

* GameMod: The PC version has Sonic R Updater, which patches the game to run better on modern systems, can convert a copy of the 1998 release to the updated and obscure 2004 re-release, adds various new tweaks and enhancements such as widescreen support, windowed and fullscreen modes, and modding support via the Sonic R Mod Loader.
** The "Sonic R-edux" mod replaces several characters for a different cast: while Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy (now on foot), and Metal Sonic remain in place, Fang the Sniper, Blaze the Cat, and Silver the Hedgehog are added.

* MasterOfAll: Super Sonic has perfect stats across the board and can glide over water.

** Exaggerated with Amy, who was completely overlooked by Eggman's duplicates (the tenth racer in the roster is instead {{Super|Mode}} Sonic).

* SecretCharacter: There's Metal Sonic, Tails Doll, Metal Knuckles, Eggrobo, and [[GoldenSuperMode Super Sonic]], the last of whom you unlock by collecting all the Chaos Emeralds.

* TruckDriversGearChange: "Work It Out", the song for the Reactive Factory level, noticeably increases in pitch at the end.

* PainfulRhyme: Slightly with "Can You Feel the Sunshine?", which rhymes "rain" with "again". Although this rhymes in an English accent (composer Richard Jacques and singer TJ Davis are both British), TJ Davis sings it in an American accent where the two words don't rhyme.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Amy is this. She is one of the slowest characters in the game, and lacks the ability to jump since she drives a car instead of running on her feet. Her lethality is her ability to drive over water without losing speed, decent acceleration and good turning (in a game that's notable for its ''bad'' turning), and a rechargeable Nitro Boost ability that allows her to reach a top speed faster then Super Sonic for a few seconds, but takes away her superior steering ability when in use. Add onto this the fact that when a character goes into a loop or enters an extended falling state, their speed gets locked in unless they decelerate. As such, you can use Amy's boost on the path leading up to a loop with it petering out just as she launches into it or launch yourself off of a big drop at the last moment and effectively gain an extra 25-50% bonus of boost depending on the size of the loop or length of the drop while still allowing her to recharge since the boost technically ran out.

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: This game has two Zoidbergs.

* PowerFloats: Super Sonic and Tails Doll. Super Sonic in particular does it so effortlessly that [[MundaneUtility he'll simply kick back and lounge in mid-air if left idling.]]

** Exaggerated with Amy, who was completely overlooked by Eggman's duplicates (the tenth racer in the roster is instead to {{Super|Mode}} Sonic).

JustForFun/TheOneWith racing on foot (well kinda). Also a creepy doll.

TheOneWith racing on foot (well kinda). Also a creepy doll.

* FakeLongevity: There is a bug in the Saturn version where if you complete a course with the Chaos Emeralds, all the Sonic medallions, and finish first (which is normally what is required to hold onto the Chaos Emeralds after the race ends), you'll challenge the course boss. When that race is over, however, it negates the first place victory you won in the original race and you can't keep the Chaos Emerald(s) you collected. Thus you have to redo the course in order to get the Emeralds.

* TruckDriversGearChange: "Make It Real", the song for the Reactive Factory level, noticeably increases in pitch at the end.

* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Radiant Emerald.

* CasinoPark: Radical City, though only small parts of the level.
* CompetitiveMultiplayer: Depending on the version of the game you have, up to 2-4 players can race against each other in splitscreen multiplayer in a race or collect balloons. The early 1998 PC release also featured LAN support for multiplayer but this was lost in the 2004 re-release.[[labelnote:*]]Despite this, players can work around this issue with the 2004 version with third-party programs such as Parsec for online multiplayer.[[/labelnote]]

* DubNameChange: Per usual, Dr. Eggman became Dr. Robotnik in the international releases, although since the game was developed in England, this is [[DownplayedTrope mitigated somewhat]].
* EternalEngine: Reactive Factory.

** Eggrobo is essentially a clone of the already slow and hard to maneuver Dr. Robotnik, albeit lacking the ability to perpetually hover. He hovers for a brief amount of time before gradually grinding to a halt and sinking, which is more of a hindrance than just sinking by default.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Amy is this. She is one of the slowest characters in the game who lacks the ability to jump since she drives a car instead of running on her feet. Her lethality is her ability to drive over water without losing speed, decent acceleration and good turning (in a game that's notable for its ''bad'' turning), and a rechargeable Nitro Boost ability that allows her to reach a top speed faster then Super Sonic for a few seconds, but it does take away her superior steering ability when in use. Add on to this the fact that when a character goes into a loop or enters an extended falling state, their speed gets locked in unless they decelerate. As such, you can use Amy's boost on the path leading up to a loop with it petering out just as she launches into it or launch yourself off of a big drop at the last moment and effectively gain an extra 25-50% bonus of boost depending on the size of the loop or length of the drop while still allowing her to recharge since the boost technically ran out.

* MetropolisLevel: Radical City is a racetrack in an empty city at night. It also has [[CasinoPark casino elements]]. The stage's music is "Livin' in the City," an upbeat pop song about, well, living in the city.

* PowerFloats: Super Sonic and Tails Doll. Super Sonic in particular does it so effortlessly that, [[MundaneUtility he'll simply kick back and lounge in mid-air if left idling.]]

* SmugSuper: Super Sonic. He's so bored by the competition that he'll simply fall asleep when left idle [[PowerFloats in mid-air]]...

* UpdatedRerelease: The PC version and its ''Sonic Gems Collections'' port lost some of the visual flair the Saturn version originally had (e.g. the colored lighting, the translucency effects of Radiant Emerald), however, it made up for this with tighter controls, a higher draw distance, a time of day system, new weather effects that can affect the tracks, and for the earlier 1998 PC release, online multiplayer through LAN play. The PC version also had another re-release in 2004, which improved compatibility for Windows XP or later, but also lost many of the 1998 version's graphics settings and online multiplayer.

TheOneWith racing on foot (well kinda).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Not innuendo or violence, but religious. Like many Traveler's Tales games, the devs snuck in a Christian reference. One of the buildings in Resort Island has a Ichthus on it. Sega actually caught the reference during development, but were indifferent to its presence and let it slide.

* UpdatedRerelease: The PC version and its ''Sonic Gems Collections'' port lost some of the visual flair the Saturn version originally had (e.g. the colored lighting, the translucency effects of Radiant Emerald), however, it made up for this with tighter controls, a higher draw distance, a day of time system, new weather effects that can effect the tracks, and for the earlier 1998 PC release, online multiplayer through LAN play. The PC version also had another re-release in 2004, which improved compatibility for Windows XP or later, but also lost many of the 1998 version's graphics settings and online multiplayer.