Sonic R
Sonic R is a 1998 LCD game created by Tiger. The game features a directional pad which only has Left and Right and 2 buttons, "jump", and "run". There are also buttons for toggling the power and sound on/off…
Sonic R is a racing developed by Tiger Electronics, released 31 December 1998 on Handheld Electronic LCD.
What Sonic R is
Sonic R is a racing game developed by Tiger Electronics and released in 1998. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sonic R is a 1998 LCD game created by Tiger. The game features a directional pad which only has Left and Right and 2 buttons, "jump", and "run". There are also buttons for toggling the power and sound on/off and to display the score. Two AA batteries are required to play the game. This game is based off another game of the same name on Sega Saturn. The background of the game bears a resemblance to Resort Island, a level from the Saturn game.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series
Sonic R is the 66th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sega Smash Pack in 1999.
What it launched against
Sonic R launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.
Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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