DOLPHIN EMULATOR 5.0 SONIC GEMS COLLECTION SLOW WINDOWS
The Windows versions of Sonic CD and Sonic R were used in Sonic Gems Collection. AM2 assisted in porting Sonic the Fighters, marking its first release on a home console. AM3's SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1993) was omitted due to problems emulating its trackball controls. Producer Yuji Naka said storage constraints prevented Sonic CD from inclusion in Mega Collection. Sonic CD and Vectorman were considered for inclusion in Mega Collection, but were deferred to Gems Collection. The team considered the games they felt were high quality in graphics, gameplay, and overall nature. Īt the beginning of Gems Collection 's development, Sonic Team made a list of the most wanted games for the compilation. Most of the games included are emulated, but Sonic the Fighters is a port. Although Sonic Team was responsible for Sonic Gems Collection 's creation, they had limited involvement in the development of the games included on the compilation for example, Sega AM2 made Sonic the Fighters, and Sonic R was primarily developed by Traveller's Tales. While Sonic Mega Collection focused on the original Genesis games to showcase what made the franchise a success, Sonic Gems Collection focused on games Sega considered rare and obscure. According to Sonic Team director Yojiro Ogawa, the compilation (and its 2002 predecessor Sonic Mega Collection) was conceived to introduce young players to older games in the Sonic franchise. Sonic Gems Collection was developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the GameCube and PlayStation 2.
Some were disappointed by the absence of the Streets of Rage games in the International version and other Sonic games like Knuckles' Chaotix and Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure. They preferred Sonic CD and Vectorman, but found Sonic the Fighters and Sonic R mediocre, and disliked the Game Gear games. Reviews were mixed or average critics were divided over whether the package would satisfy players. Sega released Gems Collection for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in August 2005. One game they wished to include, SegaSonic the Hedgehog, was excluded due to emulation difficulties. Other non- Sonic games are included, but some, such as the Streets of Rage trilogy, are omitted in the Western localization.ĭeveloper Sonic Team conceived the compilation to introduce younger players to older Sonic games.
While its 2002 predecessor, Sonic Mega Collection, comprised the more popular Sonic games, Gems Collection focuses on more obscure games, such as Sonic CD and Sonic the Fighters. Player progress is rewarded with demos of other Sonic games, videos, and promotional artwork spanning the history of the Sonic franchise. The emulated games span multiple genres and consoles-from the Sega Genesis to the Sega Saturn-and retain the features and errors of their initial releases with minimal edits. Sonic Gems Collection is a 2005 compilation of Sega video games, primarily those in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.