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File	Date	Source	Title and comments
	1996-08-11	Computer & Video Games (UK), "September 1996 (Freeplay #5)"	"The Red-Hot Rumour Department!" Single mention of a Sonic compilation disc for Saturn, titled "Sonic Series".
	1996-10-04	Mean Machines Sega (UK), "November 1996"	"Sonic Is Dead! Long Live Sonic!" Short article mentioning a new 3D Sonic Team game, which uses the NiGHTS engine. Most likely this is in reference to Sonic Jam's Sonic World mini-game.
	1997-xx-xx	Sega News (CZ), "Leden 1997"
	1997-04-11	Computer & Video Games (UK), "May 1997"	"The Real Sonic Coming to Saturn!" Short article mentioning a new 3D Sonic Team game, which uses the NiGHTS engine. Most likely this is in reference to Sonic Jam's Sonic World mini-game.
	1997-04-11	Saturn Fan (JP), "1997 No. 8"	"Sega Dyamic Preview" 6 pages
	1997-04-25	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-15 (1997-05-09)"	"Special Report" 4 pages. The game is reported as 95% complete. Includes an interview with artist Hiroshi Nishiyama, producer Yuji Naka and programmer Tetsu Katano (misslabeled as Yuji Saito).
	1997-05-11	Computer & Video Games (UK), "June 1997"	"Sonic Jam!" Two-page article about Sonic Jam's appearance at the Spring '97 Tokyo Game Show. Programmer Yuji Naka attended the show to explain the project.
	1997-05-14	Sega Saturn Magazine (UK), "June 1997"	"News: Sonic's Back!!!"
	1997-05-16	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-17 (1997-05-30)"	"Special Report" 3 pages. The game is reported as 98% complete. Includes comments from designer Takashi Iizuka, as well as an interview with Iizuka and programmer Tetsu Katano (it apologies for getting him mixed up with Yuji Saito before).
	1997-05-23	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-18 (1997-06-06)"	"Special Report" 3 pages. The game is reported as 98% complete. Includes comments from Sonic Team's Katano about the game and Sonic Team artist Yuji Uekawa about the magazine issue's cover.
	1997-05-27	Ultra Game Players (US), "June 1997"
	1997-05-28	Saturn Power (UK), "July 1997"	"Frontline News: Sonic Jam: Exclusive Update!"
	1997-05-30	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-19 (1997-06-13)"	"Special Report" 2 pages. The game is reported as 99% complete. Includes comments from Sonic Team's Yuji Naka.
	1997-xx-xx	Freak (IL), "6/97"
	1997-xx-xx	GameFan (US), "Volume 5, Issue 6: June 1997"	Preview
	1997-06-04	Mega Fun (DE), "07/97"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-J 75% 75 [Info]
	1997-06-06	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-20 (1997-06-20)"	"Special Report" 2 pages
	1997-06-11	Computer & Video Games (UK), "July 1997"	"Coming Soon: Sonic Jam" Two-page article preview of the game. The early version the writer played is said to be 40% complete, with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles not yet in the game. The Sonic World mini-game is mostly or entirely complete.
	1997-06-11	MAN!AC (DE), "07/97"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 74% 74 [Info]
	1997-06-11	Sega Saturn Magazine (UK), "July 1997"	"A blast from the past!"
	1997-06-12	Fun Generation (DE), "07/97"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 8/10 80 [Info]
	1997-06-13	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-21 (1997-06-27)"	"Special Report" 2 pages. Includes a "Sonic 1 Episode" written by Yuji Naka.
	1997-06-13	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-21 (1997-06-27)"	"Sega Saturn soft review" Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-J 8/10   8/10   9/10 83 [Info]
	1997-06-20	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-22 (1997-07-04)"	"Special Report" 4 pages. Includes a "Sonic 3 Episode" written by Yuji Naka. Includes a comment from Satoru OkanaOkano about the magazine issue cover.
	1997-06-27	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-23 (1997-07-11)"	"Special Report" 3 pages. Includes a "Sonic & Knuckles Episode" written by Yuji Naka.
	1997-0x-xx	Game Informer (US), "July 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-U 7.25/10 69 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	GamePro (US), "July 1997"	"Hot E3 Picks: Sonic Jam." A one-page preview of Sonic Jam by Toxic Tommy in the July 1997 issue of GamePro. It is highlighted as an "E3 Pick" from E3 1997.
	1997-06-xx	Saturn Fan (JP), "1997 No. 12"	"Kouryaku" Dai 1 Kai, Walkthrough, 5 pages
	1997-06-xx	Saturn Fan (JP), "1997 No. 12"	"Saturn Soft Impression" Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-J 8/10   9/10   9/10   4/10   7/10 74 [Info]
	1997-07-04	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-24 (1997-07-18)"	"Urawaza a Go! Go!" Tips and tricks
	1997-07-09	Sega Magazin (DE), "August 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 77% 77 [Info]
	1997-07-11	Computer & Video Games (UK), "August 1997"	"Coming Soon: Sonic Jam" One-page preview of the game, said to be 70% complete and set for an August 1997 release in the UK.
	1997-07-11	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-25 (1997-07-25)"	"Urawaza a Go! Go!" Tips and tricks
	1997-07-16	Sega Saturn Magazine (UK), "August 1997"	"Review: Sonic Jam" A two-page review of Sonic Jam by Lee Nutter in the August 1997 issue of British gaming magazine Sega Saturn Magazine. Reviewer Lee Nutter gave the game a 85% rating for graphics, 82% for sound, 92% for playability and 91% for lastability culminating in a 92% overall rating. Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 92% 92 [Info]
	1997-07-18	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-26 (1997-08-01)"	"Urawaza a Go! Go!" Tips and tricks
	1997-xx-xx	GamePro (US), "August 1997"	"Sneak Preview: Sonic Jam" A small preview of Sonic Jam featured in the August 1997 issue of GamePro. At the time of its writing, the game was 70 percent complete.
	1997-xx-xx	Hobby Consolas (ES), "Agosto 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 86% 86 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Sega Power (GR), "Ávgoustos-Septémvrios 1997"
	1997-07-29	Saturn Power (UK), "September 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 92% 92 [Info]
	1997-08-01	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-28 (1997-08-15)"	"Urawaza a Go! Go!" Tips and tricks
	1997-08-08	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-29 (1997-08-22,29)"	"Urawaza a Go! Go!" Tips and tricks
	1997-08-13	Computer & Video Games (UK), "September 1997"	"Review: Sonic Jam" Three-page review of the game written by Ed Lomas. The writer praises the compilation as being good value for money, and the game themselves for having aged well. Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 75 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Hyper (AU), "September 1997"	"Preview: Sonic Jam"
	1997-08-xx	Saturn Fan (JP), "1997 No. 16"	"Hyper UL-Tech" Tips and tricks
	1997-09-20	Power Up! (UK), "Saturday, September 20, 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 90% 90 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Strana Igr (RU), "Sentyabr 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 8/10 80 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "October 1997"	"Review Crew" Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-U 7.5/10   8.5/10   8/10   8.5/10 81 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	GameFan (US), "Volume 5, Issue 10: October 1997"	"Review - Sonic Jam" A one-page review of Sonic Jam by the American magazine GameFan in their October 1997 issue. The review by Knightmare is overall positive, with a final statement of "This is cool!"
	1997-xx-xx	Gry Komputerowe (PL), "10/1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 75% graphics-85% playability-70% originality-70% sound-60% 75 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Hyper (AU), "October 1997"	"Review: Saturn - Sonic Jam" Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 75% 75 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL), "10/1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 90% 90 [Info]
	1997-0x-xx	Mega Force (FR), "Septembre/Octobre 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 80% 80 [Info]
	1997-0x-xx	Super Juegos (ES), "Septiembre 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 93% 93 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Super Power (FI), "10 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 90% 90 [Info]
	1997-10-14	Ultra Game Players (US), "November 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 9.0/10 90 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Gambler (PL), "11/1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 92% graphics-82% sound-87% 92 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	GamePro (US), "November 1997"	"Saturn ProReviews: Sonic Jam" Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-U 85 [Info]
	1997-xx-xx	Neo (PL), "Grudzień 1997"	Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score 4/10 graphics-4/10 sound-3/10 gameplay-6/10 40 [Info]
	2000-03	Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "Readers rating final data"	"Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) readers final rating" Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-J 8.929/10 89 [Info]