Sonic R

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Saturn Windows
Sonic R
System(s): Sega Saturn, Windows PC
Publisher: Sega Sega PC
Developer: Sonic Team, Traveller's Tales
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (20 tracks)
Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad
Genre: Action Racing, Racing
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1997-12-04 ¥5,8005,800 GS-9170 US 1997-11-18 $49.9949.99 81800 EU 1997-11-21 MK81800-50 DE 1997-11-21 MK81800-50 PT 199x STJSE0741 UK 1997-11-21 £44.9944.99 MK81800-50 PL 1998 209zł209 AU 199x FSON35SSC BR 1997 191306 JP 1998-12-11 ¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190) HCJ-0144 JP (Ultra 2000) 2000 US 1998-11-11 85076 US (Expert Software) 199x EU 1998-11 MK-85076-50 EU (ES/IT Xplosiv) 200x DE 1998-11 MK-85076-50 DE (Hammer Preis) 199x DE (Xplosiv) 200x DE (Green Pepper) 200x DM 6.996.99 ES 199x ES (Xplosiv) 200x FR (Xplosiv) 200x EI-1530 PT (Top Games) 200x PT (Power Games) 200x UK (Xplosiv) 200x XP-1263 3553260 UK (Xplosiv) 200x EI-1263 UK (Grabit) 200x GDL 094 SE (PC Best Buy) 200x HU 200x PL 199x AU (Valusoft) 2005 THQ70475 BR 199x SG (Replaygem) 200x TW xxxx

Magazine articles

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Production credits

Saturn version

• Program Design & Implementation: Jon Burton (Travellers Tales)
• Head Artist: James Cunliffe (Travellers Tales)
• Lead Artist: Dave Burton (Travellers Tales)
• Game Design Director: Takashi Iizuka (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
• Map Design Director: Hirokazu Yasuhara (Sega of America Inc.)
• Additional Artwork: Kazuyuki Hoshino (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
• Additional Artwork & Visual Advisor: Shigeru Okada (Sega Europe Limited)
• Character Designer: Yuji Uekawa (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
• Music & Sound Producer: Richard Jacques (Sega Europe Limited)
• General Producer: Yuji Naka (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)

Travellers Tales

• Programmed by: Jon Burton
• Polygon Model Design and Implementation: Neil Allen, Dave Burton, James Cunliffe
• Texture Map Design and Application: Neil Allen, James Cunliffe
• Character Animations: Dave Burton
• Model and Animation Data Conversion: Andy Holdroyd
• Terrain System Programming: John Hodskinson
• Special Effects Programming: Jon Burton
• Artificial Intelligence: Stephen Harding, Gary Vine
• Texture Application Software: Andy Holdroyd
• Additional Programming: Stephen Harding, Gary Vine, John Hodskinson, Andy Holdroyd
• Development Director: Jon Burton
• Special Thanks: Helen Burton and Helen Gavin

Sega Enterprises Ltd.

• General Producer: Yuji Naka
• Project Manager: Youji Ishii
• Producer: Yuji Naka
• Game Design Director: Takashi Iizuka
• Game Designers: Shiro Mukaide, Syun Nakamura
• Game Advisors: Takao Miyoshi, Katsuhiro Hasegawa
• Additional Artwork: Kazuyuki Hoshino
• Character Designer: Yuji Uekawa
• Graphic Advisors: Naoto Oshima, Hiroshi Nishiyama
• Sound Advisor: Naofumi Hataya
• Executive Manager: Shoichiro Irimajiri
• Executive Coordinators: Makoto Oshitani, Jin Shimazaki
• Overseas Coordinator: Ryoichi Hasegawa
• Public Relations: Hiroto Kikuchi, Takumi Miyake
• Manual: Hiroyuki Mitsui, Osamu Nakazato, Takashi Nishimura
• Special Thanks: Takahiro Hamano, Yukifumi Makino, Takuya Matsumoto, Yoshitake Miura, Yuichiro Suzuki

Sega Europe Limited

• Sound Producer: Richard Jacques
• Additional Artwork & Visual Advisor: Shigeru Okada
• Music & Sound FX: Richard Jacques
• Sound Programming: Thomas Szirtes
• Vocals: T.J. Davis (courtesy of Freedom Management)
• Engineered & Mixed by: Matt Howe
• Digital Editing by: Neil Tucker
• Recorded and Mixed: Metropolis Studios & Sega Digital Studio
• Technical Support: Colin Carter, Ed Hollingshead, Tamer Tahsin, Thomas Szirtes, Elton Bird
• Senior Product Manager: Kazutoshi Miyake
• Operations Manager: Naoya Tsurumi
• Product Manager & Public Relations: Mark Maslowicz
• Lead Tester: Jason Cumberbatch
• Assistant Lead Testers: Dave Thompson, Roberto Parraga
• Special Thanks: Jo Bladen, Mark Hartley, Phiippe Deleplace, Frederique Ayer, Stephanie Petit, Jose Angel Sanchez, Begona Sanz, David Garcia, Hitoshi Okuno, Andreas von Gliszczynski, Thorsten Moe, Tina Sakowsky, Richard Leadbetter, Paul Davies, Tom Guise, Ed Lomas, Daniel Jevons, Jose Aller

Sega of America Inc.

• Map Design Director: Hirokazu Yasuhara
• Project Coordinators: Jason Kuo, Dave Locke
• Product Managers: Kristin McCloskey, Terese Russell
• Lead Tester: Fernando Valderrama
• Assistant Lead Tester: Jeff Junio
• Special Thanks: Scott Allen, Sandy Castagnola, Curtis Clarkson, Geraldine Dessimoz, Marci Ditter, Sheri Hockaday, Michael Jablonn, Judy Nybo, Paul Sears, Seedy Lounge, Eric Smith, Dan Stevens, Bernie Stolar, Mark Subotnick, Shuji Utsumi, Mike Wallis

• Game Developed by: Travellers Tales

• Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

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In-game credits

PC version

Traveller's Tales

• Program design and implementation: Jon Burton
• Head artist: James Cunliffe
• Lead artist: Dave Burton

Sega

• Game design director: Takashi Iizuka (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
• Map design director: Hirokazu Yasuhara (Sega of America Inc.)
• Additional artwork: Kazuyuki Hoshino (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
• Additional artwork and visual advisor: Shigeru Okada (Sega Europe Ltd.)
• Character designer: Yuji Uekawa (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
• Music and sound producer: Richard Jacques (Sega Europe Ltd.)
• Project director: Kats Sato (Sega Europe Ltd.)
• General producer: Yuji Naka (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)

Traveller's Tales

• Polygon model design and implementation: Neil Allen, Dave Burton, James Cunliffe
• Texture map design and application: Neil Allen, James Cunliffe
• Character animations: Dave Burton
• Artwork: Bev Bush, Carleen Smith
• Additional artwork: Leon Warren, Sean Maden, Jon Rashid, Will Thompson
• Model and animation data conversion: Andy Holdroyd
• Terrain system programming: John Hodskinson
• Artificial intelligence: Stephen Harding, Gary Vine
• Texture application software: Andy Holdroyd
• 3D Engine and Porting: Steve Monks
• Additional programming: Andy Holdroyd, John Hodskinson, Stephen Harding, Gary Vine, Neil Harding

Sega

Sega Enterprises Ltd.

• Producer: Yuji Naka
• Game design director: Takashi Iizuka
• Map design director: Hirokazu Yasuhara
• Game designer: Syun Nakamura
• Game advisors: Takao Miyoshi, Katsuhiro Hasegawa
• Additional artwork: Kazuyuki Hoshino
• Additional artwork and visual advisor: Shigeru Okada
• Character designers: Yuji Uekawa, Yoshitaki Miura
• Graphic advisors: Naoto Oshima, Hiroshi Nishiyama
• Sound advisor: Naofumi Hataya
• Music and sound effects: Richard Jacques

• Vocals: T.J. Davis courtesy of Freedom Management
• Engineered and mixed by: Matt Howe
• Digital editing by: Neil Tucker
• Recorded and mixed at: Metropolis Studios and Sega Digital Studio
• Product manager: Toshinori Asai
• Producer: Tetsuo Shinyu
• Director: Masamitsu Shiino
• Sega Europe Ltd. director: Richard Lloyd
• European marketing manager: Hitendra Naik
• Assistant European product manager: Steve Wombwell
• Localization: Roberto Parraga, Dave Thompson, Michael Wiessmuller
• Packaging and software manual:
  • Japan: Kaoru Ichigozaki, Osamu Nakazato, Hayato Takebayashi
  • Europe: Paul Jerem
  • America: France Tantiado
• Supervisor: Yuji Naka
• Special Thanks to: Takashi Iizuka, Jin Shimazaki, Kazutoshi Miyake, Katsuhisa Sato, Scott Hawkins, and Sonic Team
• developed by: Traveller's Tales

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In-game credits