'' is a GameCube and (in Japan and Europe) PlayStation 2 compilation containing:
- '' Sonic The Hedgehog CD '' ( Sega CD , port of PC version; allegedly due to space issues, the GameCube version contains only its regional soundtrack (Japanese for Japan, American for America and Europe, even though Europe originally got the Japanese soundtrack). The PlayStation 2 version contains both soundtracks, but only the soundtrack specific to the region of the PS2 playing the game is accessible. Remixes of both soundtracks are present as extras.)
- '' Sonic The Fighters '' ( Arcade , ported by Sega-AM2 )
- '' Sonic R '' ( Sega Saturn , port of PC version)
In addition, the collection contains six Game Gear games that were not in '' Sonic Mega Collection Plus '', which are:
Also, there are a few hidden games. The Japanese edition of the game includes '' Vectorman '', its sequel, all three '' Streets Of Rage '' titles and '' Bonanza Bros. ''. Controversially, the American and European releases only include the two ''Vectorman'' titles, in order to keep the American version's ESRB Rating as Everyone. The compilation is a GameCube-exclusive in the United States , but has also been released on PlayStation 2 in Europe and Japan .
- In the PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Gems Collection, Sonic R is limited to a 2 player mode. In the Gamecube version, Sonic R still has the 4 player mode.
- In the port of Sonic CD , the water in Tidal Tempest in all time zones is clear. In the Sega CD and PC versions, the water was colored differently in all time zones (Present was green, Past was brown, Good Future was cyan, and Bad Future was red). The reason for the clear water in the Gems Collection version is because the port of Sonic CD is the PC version. The PC version of Sonic CD made a call to a specific graphics card to display Tidal Tempest's water colors. This code was not optimized in the GameCube version.
- When Sonic The Fighters was released in the US and Europe, it was originally renamed Sonic Championship . In Gems Collection, the title of Sonic the Fighters was used for every region.
- Knuckles Chaotix (32X) and SegaSonic The Hedgehog (Arcade) were games that were expected on this collection, because of the obscurity theme. SegaSonic obviously couldn't be ported, due to the original game being controlled with a trackball. It's unknown why Knuckles Chaotix was left out. However, there is an entire art section of the museum dedicated to Chaotix.
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