17 Facts About Sonic CD

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Sonic CD the Hedgehog CD is a 1993 platform game for the Sega CD developed and published by Sega.

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Sonic CD is distinguished by its time travel feature, a key aspect to the story and gameplay.

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3.

Sega CD's flagship game, Sonic CD was conceived as an enhanced port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but was reworked after lackluster sales of Sonic 2 in Japan.

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4.

Sonic CD received critical acclaim and is often called one of the best games in the Sonic series and the platform game genre.

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5.

Sonic CD is a side-scrolling platform game similar to the original Sonic the Hedgehog.

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6.

Sonic CD can perform a "spin dash" and a "super peel-out", both of which increase his speed.

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7.

Sonic CD is differentiated from other Sonic games through its time travel game mechanic, which allows players to access different versions of rounds set in the past, present and future.

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8.

Some time after his first adventure, Sonic CD opens with Sonic rushing to Never Lake, where an extraterrestrial body, Little Planet, appears in the last month of every year.

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9.

Sonic CD was conceived as an enhanced port of Sonic 2 for the Sega CD.

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10.

Ohshima felt this was because Sonic CD is not a numbered sequel; he considered it a recreation of the original game.

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11.

Sonic CD was the flagship Sega CD game and the system's only Sonic game.

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12.

Two versions of Sonic CD were released for Windows: one in 1995 for Pentium processors, and another in 1996 for DirectX.

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13.

Computer and Video Games wrote that, although Sonic CD did not use the Sega CD's capabilities to its fullest, the game's graphics and sound were still excellent, calling the music "from the likes of 2Unlimited and Bizarre Inc".

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14.

The music was singled out as making Sonic CD "stand above the crowd"; the reviewer wrote that it helped add richness to the game.

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15.

Electronic Games wrote that Sonic CD played as well as previous Sonic games, and that the time travel—coupled with large levels rich with secrets and Super Mario Kart-like special stages—added replayability.

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16.

Sonic CD is frequently named among the best Sonic games and platform games.

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17.

Story of Sonic CD was adapted in the twenty-fifth issue of Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series.

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