Sonic Drift
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Sonic Drift is a kart racing game released for the Sega Game Gear in 1994. It features Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose, and Dr. Eggman. Players race around a track collecting rings and power-ups. Originally, this game was only released in Japan, however, it is now available in other markets thanks to the recent series of compilations in the Sonic series of games.
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[edit] Sonic Drift 2
Sonic Drift 2 is the sequel to Sonic Drift also released for the Sega Game Gear in 1995. It added three characters: Knuckles, Fang, and Metal Sonic. In the game, Chaos Emeralds are awarded for winning races. If Sonic, Tails, Knuckles or Amy collect all six in the Blue GP, they will face Dr. Eggman in a final race around the Death Egg. If Eggman, Metal Sonic or Nack collect all six in the Blue GP, they will face Sonic in the final race. Unlike its predecessor, this game was released internationally, and Sega Europe decided to rename it to Sonic Drift Racing.
[edit] Trivia
- Compared to Super Mario Kart, Sonic Drift possesses an inverted screen setup. The map is on the top and the game is on the bottom, while in Super Mario Kart the map is on the bottom and the gameplay is on the top.
- The invincible theme of Sonic Drift is based on "Sonic - You Can Do Anything", the Japanese opening song from Sonic CD; in Sonic Drift 2, the invincible theme is from Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
- Both Sonic Drift and Sonic Drift 2 have been re-released in compilations for current-generation consoles. The former is available in Sonic Mega Collection Plus and the latter as part of Sonic Gems Collection. Both are also available by completing certain goals in Sonic Adventure DX.
- Knuckles's name in Sonic Drift 2 is misspelt as "Knucles" in the character select screen, probably to save space ("Knuckles" is one letter too much to fit in the name space)
