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| tab3={{MCD}} NTSC-J
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| publisher={{company|[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]|system=MCD|region=JP, EU}}
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{{company|[[Sega of America]]|system=MCD|region=US}}
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{{company|[[Sega Entertainment Inc.]]|system=PC}}
 
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| developer={{company|[[Sega CS3]]<ref>based on producer Makoto Oshitani and other confirmed CS3 staff members</ref>{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230916201712/https://twitter.com/SiFi_TZK/status/1013066838039646208}}|system=MCD}}
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{{company|[[Sega PC]]|system=PC}}
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{{company|[[Shout! Design Works]]|system=PC|role=programming}}
{{company|[[CRI]]|system=PC}}
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{{company|[[CRI]]|system=PC|role=graphics data conversion & additional art}}
{{company|[[Cube]]|system=PC}}
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{{company|[[Sega Digital Studio]]|system=PC|role=animation movie}}
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| distributor={{company|[[Ecofilmes]]|region=PT|system=MCD}}
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{{company|[[Tec Toy]]|region=BR|system=MCD}}
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{{company|[[Samsung]]|region=KR|system=MCD}}
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{{company|[[Expert Software]]|system=PC|region=US, rerelease}}
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{{company|[[SKC Softland]]|system=PC|region=KR}}
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{{company|[[Worldwise Enterprise]]|system=PC|region=TW}}
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{{company|[[Media Master International]]|system=PC|region=TW}}
 
| system=[[Sega Mega-CD]], [[Windows PC]]
 
| system=[[Sega Mega-CD]], [[Windows PC]]
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| sounddriver=[[SMPS 68000]] (modified) ([[Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive)|Sonic the Hedgehog]])
 
| peripherals={{MCD}} [[CD BackUp RAM Cart]]
 
| peripherals={{MCD}} [[CD BackUp RAM Cart]]
 
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| mcd_date_eu=1993-10
 
| mcd_date_eu=1993-10
 
| mcd_code_eu=4407
 
| mcd_code_eu=4407
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| mcd_date_uk=1993-11-23{{fileref|DailyExpress UK 1993-11-20 16.jpg}}{{fileref|DailyMirror UK 1993-11-23 08.jpg}}{{fileref|DailyMirror UK 1993-11-20 Sup 07.jpg}}<!--1993-10{{magref|cvg|144|87}}{{magref|mega|13|23}}{{magref|segapro|25|31}}Sega Pro typo of November for both Oct. & Nov.-->
 
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| pc_rrp_jp=7,800 (''8,190''){{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20011102152831/http://sega.jp/pc/soniccd/}}
 
| pc_rrp_jp=7,800 (''8,190''){{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20011102152831/http://sega.jp/pc/soniccd/}}
 
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| pc_date_us=1996-09-26
 
| pc_date_us=1996-09-26
 
| pc_code_us=85015
 
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| pc_rating_de_Swing!=0
 
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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
===Mega-CD version (JP/EU)===
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
{{creditstable|
 
{{multicol|
 
*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Hayao Nakayama|Hayao Nakayama]]
 
*'''Produced by:''' [[Minoru Kanari]], [[Makoto Oshitani]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Naoto Oshima]] (BIGISLAND)
 
*'''Program Director:''' [[Keiichi Yamamoto]]
 
*'''Art Director:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]] (Hiro.K)
 
*'''Sound Director:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Game Designers:''' [[Hiroaki Chino]] (TINON), [[Kenichi Ono]] (Ax), [[Yuichiro Yokoyama]], [[Takao Miyoshi]], [[Akira Nishino]]
 
*'''Character Designer:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]
 
*'''Landscape Designers:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]] (Hiro.K), [[Takumi Miyake]], [[Masahiro Sanpei]], [[Masato Nishimura]], [[Hideaki Kurata]]
 
*'''Special Stage Designers:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Yasushi Yamaguchi]] (Judy Totoya)
 
*'''Special Stage Programmer:''' [[Keiichi Yamamoto]]
 
*'''Animation Programmers:''' [[Yuichiro Mine]] (Proto.2), [[Eiji Horita]]
 
*'''Animation Visual Directors:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]] (Hiro.K), [[Masahiro Sanpei]]
 
*'''Visual Design:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Takumi Miyake]]
 
*'''Chief Programmer:''' [[Matsuhide Mizoguchi]]
 
*'''Programmers:''' [[Yuichi Matsuoka]], [[Hiroshi Takei]], [[Tatsuya Satoh]] ([[HIC]]), [[Noritaka Yakita]] ([[HIC]])
 
 
 
{{creditsheader|Animation Staff}}
 
 
 
*'''Producers:''' [[Yasuo Yamaguchi]], [[Mutsumi Kido]]
 
*'''Chief Key Animator:''' [[Hisashi Eguchi]] ([[Studio Junio]])
 
*'''Key Animators:''' [[Tetsuya Kumagai]], [[Toshiyuki Komaru]], [[Yasuyuki Shimizu]], [[Ichiro Furuichi]], [[Kenji Kajiwara]]
 
*'''Art Director:''' [[Shinzou Yuki]]
 
*'''Camera Director:''' [[Masaru Banzai]]
 
*'''Assistant Production Manager:''' [[Kouichi Hirose]]
 
*'''Production Manager:''' [[Kohji Sekiguchi]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Yukio Kaizawa]]
 
*'''In Cooperation with:''' [[Studio Junio]]
 
*'''Produced by:''' [[Toei Animation Co., Ltd.]]
 
 
 
{{creditsheader|Opening Theme}}
 
 
 
*'''([[sonic:Sonic - You Can Do Anything|Sonic You Can Do Anything]])
 
**'''Lyrics by [[Casey Rankin]]
 
**'''Music by [[Naofumi Hataya]]
 
**'''Vocals:''' [[Keiko Utoku]]
 
 
 
{{creditsheader|Ending Theme}}
 
 
 
*'''([[sonic:Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself|Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself]])
 
**'''Lyrics by [[Casey Rankin]]
 
**'''Music by [[Masafumi Ogata]]
 
**'''Vocals:''' [[Keiko Utoku]]
 
 
 
*'''Producer:''' [[Daikou Nagato]] (Being Co. LTD)
 
*'''Director:''' [[Ryo Watabe]] (Being Co., LTD)
 
*'''Recorded at:''' [[Studio Birdman]], [[Mod Studio]]
 
 
 
*'''BGM Composed and Arranged:''' [[Naofumi Hataya]], [[Masafumi Ogata]]
 
*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Sound Programmer:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Promoter:''' [[Hiroyuki Tanaka]]
 
*'''Package Designers:''' [[Youichi Takahashi]], [[Hayato Takebayashi]]
 
*'''Illustrations:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Hiroshi Kubota]], [[Rieko Kodama|Phenix Rie]], [[Yoshiaki Kashima]], [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]], [[Masaru Setsumaru]], [[Hijiri Aoki]], [[Steve Ray Burton]], [[James Michael Spahn]], [[Kounosuke Yoshio]], [[Tomoko Sasaki]], [[Aki Kamata]], [[Masato Nishimura]], [[Akira Funada]], [[Fujio Minegishi]], [[Jina Ishiwatari]], [[Katsufumi Yoshimori]], [[Tetsuo Akagi]], [[Kaeko Itoh]], [[Hiroshi Nakatani]], [[Hiromi Fukuda]], [[Etsuko Yamada]], [[Ryuichiro Kutuzawa]], [[Takashi Iwade]], [[Michikazu Tamamura]], [[Masumi Uchida]], [[Toru Watanuki]], [[Makiko Suzuki]]
 
|cols=3
 
}}
 
|console=MCD
 
}}
 
 
 
===Mega-CD version (US)===
 
{{creditstable|
 
{{multicol|
 
*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Hayao Nakayama]]
 
*'''Produced by:''' [[Minoru Kanari]], [[Makoto Oshitani]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Naoto Ohshima]] (BIGISLAND)
 
*'''Program Director:''' [[Keiichi Yamamoto]]
 
*'''Art Director:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]] (Hiro.K)
 
*'''Sound Director:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Game Designers:''' [[Hiroaki Chino]] (TINON), [[Kenichi Ono]] (Ax), [[Yuichiro Yokoyama]], [[Takao Miyoshi]], [[Akira Nishino]]
 
*'''Character Designer:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]
 
*'''Landscape Designers:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]] (Hiro.K), [[Takumi Miyake]], [[Masahiro Sanpei]], [[Masato Nishimura]], [[Hideaki Kurata]]
 
*'''Special Stage Designers:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Yasushi Yamaguchi]] (Judy Totoya)
 
*'''Special Stage Programmer:''' [[Keiichi Yamamoto]]
 
*'''Animation Programmers:''' [[Yuichiro Mine]] (Proto.2), [[Eiji Horita]]
 
*'''Animation Visual Directors:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]] (Hiro.K), [[Masahiro Sanpei]]
 
*'''Visual Design:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Takumi Miyake]]
 
*'''Chief Programmer:''' [[Matsuhide Mizoguchi]]
 
*'''Programmers:''' [[Yuichi Matsuoka]], [[Hiroshi Takei]], [[Tatsuya Satoh]] (HIC), [[Noritaka Yakita]] (HIC)
 
{{creditsheader|Animation Staff}}
 
*'''Producers:''' [[Yasuo Yamaguchi]], [[Mutsumi Kido]]
 
*'''Chief Key Animator:''' [[Hisashi Eguchi]] ([[Studio Junio]])
 
*'''Key Animators:''' [[Tetsuya Kumagai]], [[Toshiyuki Komaru]], [[Yasuyuki Shimizu]], [[Ichiro Furuichi]], [[Kenji Kajiwara]]
 
*'''Art Director:''' [[Shinzou Yuki]]
 
*'''Camera Director:''' [[Masaru Banzai]]
 
*'''Assistant Production Manager:''' [[Kouichi Hirose]]
 
*'''Production Manager:''' [[Kohji Sekiguchi]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Yukio Kaizawa]]
 
*'''In Cooperation with:''' [[Studio Junio]]
 
*'''Produced by:''' [[Toei Animation Co., Ltd.]]
 
 
 
*'''Director:''' [[Ryo Watabe]] ([[Being Co., Ltd]])
 
*'''Recorded at:''' [[Studio Birdman]], [[Mod Studio]]
 
*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Sound Programmer:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Promoter:''' [[Hiroyuki Tanaka]]
 
{{creditsheader|Special Edition for North America}}
 
*'''Music Composed and Produced by:''' [[Spencer Nilsen]], [[David Young]]
 
*'''Vocals by:''' -[[Pastiche]]-
 
:[[Sandy Cressman]], [[Jenny Meltzer]], [[Becky West]]
 
*'''Drums and Percussion by:''' [[Brad Kaiser]]
 
*'''Guitars by:''' [[Erik Frykman]]
 
*'''Recorded and Mixed at:''' [[Sega Multimedia Studio]], [[Sega of America|S.O.A]]
 
*'''Additional Music Composed and Produced by:''' [[Sterling Crew|Sterling]]
 
*'''Bass:''' [[Bobby Vega]]
 
*'''Percussion:''' [[Armando Peraza]]
 
*'''Engineer:''' [[Charles Albert]]
 
*'''Assistants:''' [[Roosevelt Hoover]], [[Maurice Jackson]]
 
*'''Recorded and Mixed at:''' [[iNTERMiX]]
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Naofumi Hataya]], [[Masafumi Ogata]], [[Daikou Nagato]] ([[Being Co., Ltd]]), [[Hiroshi Kubota]], [[Rieko Kodama|Phenix Rie]], [[Yoshiaki Kashima]], [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]], [[Masaru Setsumaru]], [[Hijiri Aoki]], [[Steve Ray Burton]], [[James Michael Spahn]], [[Kounosuke Yoshio]], [[Tomoko Sasaki]], [[Aki Kamata]], [[Masato Nishimura]], [[Akira Funada]], [[Fujio Minegishi]], [[Jina Ishiwatari]], [[Katsufumi Yoshimori]], [[Tetsuo Akagi]], [[Kaeko Itoh]], [[Hiroshi Nakatani]], [[Hiromi Fukuda]], [[Etsuko Yamada]], [[Ryuichiro Kutsuzawa]], [[Takashi Iwade]], [[Michikazu Tamamura]], [[Masumi Uchida]], [[Tohru Watanuki|Toru Watanuki]], [[Makiko Suzuki]], [[Audix]], [[Digital Support Group]], [[Fairlight E.S.P]], [[Opcode]], [[Otari]], [[Zoom]]
 
}}
 
|console=MCD
 
}}
 
 
 
===Windows PC version===
 
{{creditstable|
 
{{multicol|
 
*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Hayao Nakayama]]
 
*'''Produced by:''' [[Minoru Kanari]], [[Makoto Oshitani]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Naoto Oshima]]
 
*'''Program Director:''' [[Keiichi Yamamoto]]
 
*'''Art Director:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]]
 
*'''Sound Director:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Game Designers:''' [[Hiroaki Chino]], [[Kenichi Ono]], [[Yuichiro Yokoyama]], [[Takao Miyoshi]], [[Akira Nishino]]
 
*'''Character Designer:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]
 
*'''Landscape Designers:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]], [[Takumi Miyake]], [[Masahiro Sanpei]], [[Masato Nishimura]], [[Hideaki Kurata]]
 
*'''Special Stage Designers:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Yasushi Yamaguchi]]
 
*'''Special Stage Programmer:''' [[Keiichi Yamamoto]]
 
*'''Animation Programmers:''' [[Yuichiro Mine]], [[Eiji Horita]]
 
*'''Animation Visual Directors:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]], [[Masahiro Sanpei]]
 
*'''Visual Design:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Takumi Miyake]]
 
*'''Chief Programmer:''' [[Matsuhide Mizoguchi]]
 
*'''Programmers:''' [[Yuichi Matsuoka]], [[Hiroshi Takei]], [[Tatsuya Satoh]] (HIC), [[Noritaka Yakita]] (HIC)
 
*'''BGM Composer and Arranged:''' [[Naofumi Hataya]], [[Masafumi Ogata]]
 
*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Sound Programmer:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]
 
*'''Development Support:''' [[Al Nilsen]]
 
*'''Promoter:''' [[Hiroyuki Tanaka]]
 
 
 
{{creditsheader|Animation Staff}}
 
*'''Producers:''' [[Yasuo Yamaguchi]], [[Mutsumi Kido]]
 
*'''Chief Key Animator:''' [[Hisashi Eguchi]] ([[Studio Junio]])
 
*'''Key Animators:''' [[Tetsuya Kumagai]], [[Toshiyuki Komaru]], [[Yasuyuki Shimizu]], [[Ichiro Furuichi]], [[Kenji Kajiwara]]
 
*'''Art Director:''' [[Shinzou Yuki]]
 
*'''Camera Director:''' [[Masaru Banzai]]
 
*'''Assistant Production Manager:''' [[Kouichi Hirose]]
 
*'''Production Manager:''' [[Kohji Sekiguchi]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Yukio Kaizawa]]
 
*'''In Cooperation with:''' [[Studio Junio]]
 
*'''Produced by:''' [[Toel Animation Co., Ltd]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Ryo Watabe]] ([[Being Co., Ltd]])
 
*'''Recorded at:''' [[Studio Birdman]], [[Mod Studio]]
 
 
 
{{creditsheader|Secret Special Stage}}
 
*'''Plan:''' [[Hiroaki Chino]]
 
*'''Sprite Design:''' [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]
 
*'''Scroll Design:''' [[Yasushi Yamaguchi]]
 
*'''Sound:''' [[Masafumi Ogata]]
 
*'''Program:''' [[Keiichi Yamamoto]]
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' [[3Pei]], [[Majin]], [[100Shiki]], [[Syuji Takahashi]]
 
 
 
{{creditsheader|Special Edition for North America}}
 
*'''Music Composed and Produced by:''' [[Spencer Nilsen]], [[David Young]]
 
*'''Vocals by:''' -Pastiche- [[Sandy Cressman]], [[Jenny Meltzer]], [[Becky West]]
 
*'''Drums and Percussion by:''' [[Brad Kaiser]]
 
*'''Guitars by:''' [[Erik Frykman]]
 
*'''Recorded and Mixed at:''' [[Sega Multimedia Studio]], [[S.O.A]]
 
*'''Additional Music Composed and Produced by:''' [[Sterling]]
 
*'''Bass:''' [[Bobby Vega]]
 
*'''Percusion:''' [[Armando Peraza]]
 
*'''Engineer:''' [[Charles Albert]]
 
*'''Assistant Engineers:''' [[Roosevelt Hoover]], [[Maurice Jackson]]
 
*'''Recorded and Mixed at:''' [[Intermix]]
 
 
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Naofumi Hataya]], [[Masafumi Ogata]], [[Daikou Nagato]] ([[Being Co., Ltd]]), [[Hiroshi Kubota]], [[Phenix Rie]], [[Yoshiaki Kashima]], [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]], [[Masaru Setsumaru]], [[Hifiri Aoki]], [[Steve Ray Burton]], [[James Michael Spahn]], [[Kounosuke Yoshio]], [[Tomoko Sasaki]], [[Aki Kamata]], [[Masato Nishimura]], [[Akira Funada]], [[Fujio Minegishi]], [[Jina Ishiwatari]], [[Katsufumi Yoshimori]], [[Tetsuo Akagi]], [[Kaeko Itoh]], [[Hiromi Nakatani]], [[Hiroshi Fukuda]], [[Etsuko Yamada]], [[Ryuichiro Kutsuzawa]], [[Takashi Lwade]], [[Michikazu Tamamura]], [[Masumi Uchida]], [[Tohru Watanuki]], [[Makoto Suzuki]], [[Audix]], [[Digital Support Group]], [[Fairlight E.S.P]], [[Opcode]], [[Otari]], [[Zoom]]
 
|cols=3
 
}}
 
| source=In-game credits
 
|console=PC
 
}}
 
{{hr}}
 
{{multicol|
 
{{creditstable|
 
*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Hayao Nakayama]]
 
*'''Producer:''' [[Shoichiro lrimajiri]]
 
*'''Senior Executive Director:''' [[Hideki Satou]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Toshiyuki Murakoshi]]
 
*'''Manager:''' [[Shinji Fujiwara]]
 
*'''Technical Manager:''' [[Takao Nomura]]
 
*'''Programmers:''' [[Ryozo Kiyohara]], [[Masato Hagishita]], [[Kenichi Yokoo]], Katsuji Dohjun (HIC), Shigeki Ishibashi (HIC), [[Tatsuya Satoh]] (HIC), Noritaka Yakita (HIC), Hitoshi Ohta (HIC), Satoru Sugisaki (HIC), Teruhiko Kakinuma (HIC), Akitoshi Kawano (SHOUT)
 
*'''Assistant Programmer:''' [[Takahiro Nagata]]
 
*'''Graphic Data Conversion and Additional Art:''' Yuuji Yamashita (CRI)
 
*'''Music and Sound Effects Recomposition:''' [[Cube|CUBE Sound Planning Office Co., Ltd.]]
 
*'''Animation Movie:''' [[SEGA Digital Studio]]
 
*'''Planner:''' [[Junetsu Kakuta]]
 
*'''Testers:''' [[Yuuji Fushimi]], [[Kazunobu Mizokawa]], [[Takashi Akiyama]], [[Takahiro Hirakawa]]
 
{{creditsheader|Extra Special Thanks}}
 
*'''Intel Corporation:''' Cate Anderson, Gary Baldes, Dan Borud, Nick Brandt, Rohan G. F. Coelho, Tom Cronin, Rick Echevarria, Ann Fishburn, Davis W. Frank, Rich Gerber, Corey Gough, Erick Grandmason, Kevin Hare, Chris Herrman, Bob Hicke, Louis Johnson, Adam Le, Kirk McFaul, Alan Packer, David Palmer, Kamesh Pidaparthy, Ken Rhodes, Char Roberson, Jim Trethewey, Wendy Yee
 
*'''Intel Japan K.K.:''' Hidefumi Sugihara, Tetsuji Morita
 
*'''SEGA of America:''' [[Shinobu Toyoda]], [[Chris Garske]], [[Peter Loeb]]
 
 
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' Intel Corporation, Intel Japan K.K., [[H.I.C.|Human Interface Communications (HIC) Co., Ltd.]], [[Shout! Design Works|SHOUT Design Works Co., Ltd.]], [[Cube|CUBE Sound Planning Office Co., Ltd.]], [[CSK Research Institute|CSK Research Institute (CRI) Corp.]] and the original Sonic the Hedgehog CD staffs
 
| source=In-game credits (Dino)
 
| console=PC
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{hr}}
 
{{multicol|
 
{{creditstable|
 
{{creditsheader|Sega of Japan}}
 
*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Hayao Nakayama]]
 
*'''Producer:''' [[Shoichiro Irimajiri]]
 
*'''Senior Executive Producer:''' [[Hideki Satou]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Shinji Fujiwara]]
 
*'''Team Manager:''' [[Toshinori Asai]]
 
*'''Programmers:''' [[Masato Hagishita]], [[Keichi Yokoo]], Katsuji Dohjun (HIC), Shigeki Shibashi (HIC), Tstsuya Satoh (HIC), Noritaka Yakita (HIC), Hitoshi Ohta (HIC), Satoru Sugisaki (HIC), Teruhiko Kakinuma (HIC), Akitoshi Kawano (SHOUT)
 
*'''Assistant Programmers:''' [[Takahiro Nagata]], [[Kei Takashima]]
 
*'''Graphic Data Conversion and Additional Art:''' [[Yuuichi lde]], Yuuji Yamashita (CRI)
 
*'''Music and Sound Effects Recomposition:''' [[Cube|CUBE Sound Planning Office Co., Ltd]]
 
*'''Animation Movie:''' [[SEGA Digital Studio]]
 
*'''Planner:''' [[Junetsu Kakuta]]
 
*'''Testers:''' [[Yuuji Fushimmi]], [[Kazunobu Mizokawa]], [[Takashi Akiyama]], [[Takahiro Hirakawa]], [[Toshyuki Fujimoto]]
 
 
 
{{creditsheader|Sega Entertainment Inc.}}
 
*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Matt Wolf]]
 
*'''Producer:''' [[Scott Hawkins]]
 
*'''Product Manager:''' [[Jill Braff]]
 
*'''Product/Marketing Specialist:''' [[Paul Stathacopoulos]]
 
*'''Lead Testers:''' [[Arnold Feener]] and [[David Wood]]
 
*'''Assistant Lead Testers:''' [[Jason Bartholomew]], [[Lou DiSimone]], and [[Mark McCunney]]
 
 
 
{{creditsheader|Sega of America}}
 
*'''Testers:''' [[Lance Nelson]], [[Len Jung]], [[Kathleen Silkworth]], [[Charles Yang]], [[John Jansen]], [[Ferdinand Villar]], [[Tricia Gray]], [[Jeremy Caine]], [[Peter Young]], [[Roger Deforest]], [[Anthony Gomez]], [[Michael Yu]], and [[Jeff Sanders]]
 
*'''Manual:''' [[Curtis Clarkson]], [[Richard Verdoni]]
 
*'''Extra Special Thanks:''' [[Sega of America]], [[Shinobu Toyoda]], [[Takao Nomura]], [[Ryozo Kiyohara]], [[Kuroi Tadashi]], [[Bill White]], [[Greg Suarez]], [[Eileen Noguchi]], [[Tony Smith]], [[Victor Caldwell]], [[Jeff Goodwin]], [[Geraldine Dessimoz]], [[Kristi Waiker]], [[Jeannie Ash]], [[Scott Allen]], [[Eileen Sacman]], [[Bob Schonfisch]], [[Arvin Carlson]], [[Eric Smith]], [[Human Interface Communications|Human Interface Communications (HIC) Co., Ltd.]], [[Shout Design Works|SHOUT Design Works Co.. Ltd.]], [[Cube Sound Planning Office|CUBE Sound Planning Office Co., Ltd.]], [[CSK Research Institute|CSK Research Institute (CRI) Corp.]] and the original Sonic the Hedgehog CD staffs.
 
| source=US manual (DirectX)
 
| console=PC
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{hr}}
 
{{multicol|
 
{{creditstable|
 
{{creditsheader|European Development}}
 
*'''Senior Producer:''' [[Mike Gamble]]
 
*'''Assistant Producer:''' [[Pierre Hintze]]
 
*'''Test Manager:''' John Murphy
 
*'''Product Testers:''' [[Dave Thompson]], [[Roberto Parraga]]
 
*'''Manual Coordination:''' [[Ed Bainbridge]]
 
*'''Packaging Design:''' [[Steve Cross]]
 
*'''Territory Inpout:''' Paul Champman, Florence Cornillon, Andreas von Gliszczynski, Paco del Puerto
 
*'''Manual Translation:''' Eurotek
 
*'''Localisation Company:''' Epic Multimedia Group
 
*'''Testing Company:''' XX CAL
 
*'''European Product Manager:''' [[Hiutendra Naik]]
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' Mark Hartley, Tony Hinchliffe, [[Hitoshi Okuno]], Trisha Derbyshire, [[Tamer Tahsin]]
 
| source=EU manual
 
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{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-05-12|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(May_12,_1993_prototype)}}|comments=v0.28A|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-06-21|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Jun_21,_1993_prototype)}}|comments=v0.51|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-07-12|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Jul_12,_1993_prototype)}}|comments=v0.70 (first copy)|quality=bad|prototype=yes}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-07-12|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Jul_12,_1993_06:37_prototype)}}|comments=v0.70 (second copy)|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-08-01|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Aug_1,_1993_prototype)}}|comments=v1.05|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-08-06|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Aug_6,_1993_prototype)}}|comments=JP demo|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-08-06|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Aug_6,_1993_16:54_prototype)}}|comments=v1.09 (PAL prerelease)|quality=good|prototype=yes|protoname=prototype; 1993-08-06 PAL}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-08-19|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Aug_19,_1993_prerelease)}}|comments=v1.11 (PAL prerelease)|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-09-20|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Sep_20,_1993_prototype)}}|comments="920" (US prerelease with JP soundtrack)|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
 
{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1993-10-13|source=CD-R{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(Oct_13,_1993_prerelease)}}|comments=v1.15 (US prerelease)|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
 
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For the 2011 remake, see Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011).

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Sonic the Hedgehog CD
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System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Windows PC
Publisher:
Sega Mega-CD
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU)
Sega Mega-CD
Sega of America (US)
Windows PC
Sega Entertainment Inc.
Windows PC
Sega PC
Windows PC
Swing! Entertainment (Germany)
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Mega-CD
Ecofilmes (PT)
Sega Mega-CD
Tec Toy (BR)
Sega Mega-CD
Samsung (KR)
Windows PC
Expert Software (US, rerelease)
Windows PC
SKC Softland (KR)
Windows PC
Worldwise Enterprise (TW)
Windows PC
Media Master International (TW)
Sound driver: SMPS 68000 (modified) (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega-CD
CD BackUp RAM Cart
Genre: Action[4]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥8,8008,800 G-6021
Sega Mega-CD
US
$59.9959.99[5] 4407
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega-CD
EU
4407
Sega Mega-CD
DE
DM 99.9599.95[12] 4407
Sega Mega-CD
PT
11.400$11.400[11] CDJ4407
Sega Mega-CD
UK
£44.9944.99[9][10] 4407
BBFC: Universal (U)
Sega Mega-CD
AU
$119.95119.95[13]
OFLC: G
Sega Mega-CD
BR
063220
Sega Mega-CD
KR
GD0003JG
Windows PC
JP
¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190)[14] HCJ-0104
Sega Rating: All Ages
Windows PC
JP
(Ultra 2000 Series)
¥2,000 (2,100)2000e[15]
Windows PC
US
85015
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Windows PC
US
(Expert Software)
$19.9919.99[16] 6805 01
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Windows PC
US
(Expert Software)
6805 02
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Windows PC
US
(OEM Dino)
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Windows PC
EU
MK-85015
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Windows PC
DE
MK-85015
USK: 0
Windows PC
DE
(Swing!)
USK: 0
Windows PC
UK
MK-85015
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Windows PC
UK
(OEM Dino)
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Windows PC
AU
FSON18CDW
Windows PC
BR
Windows PC
BR
(OEM Dino)
Windows PC
KR
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Production credits

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog CD/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
91
[18]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[19]
Consoles + (FR)
94
[20]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
85
[21]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT) NTSC-J
89
[22]
Digitiser (UK)
72
[23]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
92
[24]
Freak (IL)
93
[25]
Game Power (IT) PAL
90
[26]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[5]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
83
[27]
GamesMaster (UK)
78
[28]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[29]
Hyper (AU)
89
[30]
Joypad (HU)
90
[31]
MAN!AC (DE)
78
[32]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-J
92
[33]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
91
[34]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[35]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
90
[36]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
83
[37]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) PAL
92
[38]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
83
[39]
Megazone (AU) PAL
91
[40]
Power Unlimited (NL)
88
[41]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
89
[42]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[43]
Sega News (CZ)
100
[44]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
88
[45]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[46]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
91
[47]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
85
[48]
The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994) (UK) PAL
88
[49]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
82
[50]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
90
[51]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
92
[52]
Video Games (DE) PAL
81
[53]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[54]
Sega Mega-CD
87
Based on
38 reviews

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Gambler (PL)
75
[55]
Hacker (HR)
73
[56]
LeveL (CZ)
100
[57]
PC Game Parade (IT)
92
[58]
Score (CZ)
70
[59]
Secret Service (PL)
90
[60]
Windows PC
83
Based on
6 reviews

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog CD/Magazine articles.

Technical information

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog CD/Technical information.

References

  1. based on producer Makoto Oshitani and other confirmed CS3 staff members
  2. @SiFi_TZK on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-16 20:17)
  3. based on producer Minoru Kanari
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mega-cd/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-22 19:24)
  5. 5.0 5.1 GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
  6. File:DailyExpress UK 1993-11-20 16.jpg
  7. File:DailyMirror UK 1993-11-23 08.jpg
  8. File:DailyMirror UK 1993-11-20 Sup 07.jpg
  9. Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 23
  10. Mega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 80
  11. Jogos Vídeo, "Dezembro de 1993; Ano 1, Nº 2'"`UNIQ--ref-0000000C-QINU`"'" (PT; 1993-12-xx), page 13
  12. 12.0 12.1 Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 43
  13. Megazone, "January 1994" (AU; 1993-12-29), page 27
  14. 14.0 14.1 http://sega.jp/pc/soniccd/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-02 15:28)
  15. 15.0 15.1 http://www.media-kite.co.jp/product/new0102/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-28 07:25)
  16. 16.0 16.1 Press release: 1997-06-20: Sega chooses Expert Software for PC distribution agreement
  17. Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-09-23), page 24
  18. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 20
  19. Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 25
  20. Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88
  21. Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 87
  22. Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 67
  23. Digitiser (UK) (1996-10-10)
  24. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1993" (US; 1993-11-23), page 140
  25. Freak, "1/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
  26. Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 79
  27. GamesMaster, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 74
  28. GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 5" (1993-10-07, 24:00) (+7:49)
  29. Game Informer, "January/February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  30. Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 31
  31. Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 14
  32. MAN!AC, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-10), page 38
  33. Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 52
  34. Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 108
  35. Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 40
  36. Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 70
  37. MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 46
  38. Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1994" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 60
  39. Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 76
  40. Megazone, "January 1994" (AU; 1993-12-29), page 26
  41. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 2, Februari 1994" (NL; 1994-01-26), page 46
  42. Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 74
  43. Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 119
  44. Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 31
  45. Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 90
  46. Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 38
  47. Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 30
  48. Sega Force Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-16), page 64
  49. The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 35
  50. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  51. Sonic the Comic, "December 11th 1993" (UK; 1993-12-11), page 10
  52. Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
  53. Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 46
  54. VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
  55. Gambler, "5/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  56. Hacker, "05/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 42
  57. LeveL, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-06), page 1
  58. PC Game Parade, "Novembre 1996" (IT; 1996-1x-xx), page 70
  59. Score, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-14), page 38
  60. Secret Service, "Marzec 1996" (PL; 1996-03-01), page 26


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Books: Sonic the Hedgehog CD Guide Book (1993) | Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Official Super-Sonic Tips for SegaManiacs! (1994) | The Complete Sonic CD Guide (199x)
Music: Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (1994) | Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix (1994) | Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition (2011) | Sonic CD (2019)

Windows PC
Prototypes: 1995-09-07 | 09-14