Sonic 3D Blast (found cassette demo tape of unused game soundtrack; 1996): Difference between revisions

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Picture of the cassette tape.

Status: Found

Date found: 12 Feb 2020

Sonic 3D Blast was an isometric pseudo-3D platformer developed by Traveller's Tales to be Sonic's first step into 3D along with Sonic X-treme to rival the Nintendo 64's Super Mario 64. It received a Sega Genesis, a Saturn release, and a Game Gear spinoff similarly named Sonic Blast. The game received mixed opinions from critics and fans alike, and in short, was considered a failed attempt at bringing the blue blur to 3D.

Background

During the development of Sonic 3D Blast, Jun Senoue composed the soundtrack in a similar fashion to Masato Nakamura's Sonic 1 and 2 demo tracks MIDI devices to compose the music. The tape in Jon's possession contains the tracks for Jon's approval before being implemented in Sonic 3D Blast.

Availability

On October 22th, 2019, the first 5 tracks from the demo were posted by Jon Burton, founder Of Traveller's Tales and TT Games, for archival purposes. On February 12th, 2020, the last track was uploaded and thus rendered the cassette demo as found.

Song Title	Status	Notes
Opening Theme Short Ver.	Found
Opening Theme Long Ver.	Found	May have been a skip option for the cutscene.
Power Up	Found	Invincibility theme.
Green Alley Zone Act 1	Found	Likely an early name for Green Grove Zone.
Casino Night Zone Act 1	Found	An early name for Spring Stadium Zone.
Boss Theme Major Key and Minor Key	Found	Two very similar sounding tracks that were later reused as a boss theme for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I.
Special Stage	Found	Later reused as a theme for Act 1 of Panic Puppet.
Special Stage (Tails)	Found	A version of the special stage if the player gives 50 rings to Tails.
Special Stage (Knuckles)	Found	Another version of the Special Stage music that was cut and repurposed for Sonic Adventure for Twinkle Park.

References

YouTube video from Gamehut explaining why he can't play the cassette tape. Retrieved 17 Jun '18
The update video from an SXSW Q&A that talks about the cassette tape. Retrieved 17 Jun '18

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-==Overview==Sonic 3d Blast was an isometric Pseudo  3d Platformer Developed By Travelers Tales To Be Sonics first step into 3d Like Mario On the Nintendo 64 Recieving A Sega Genesis Relase Plus a Satun Release along side a spinoff on the GameGear Called " Sonic Blast. Over The Years, Sonic Fans have given this game some mixed opinions, some Saying It is great while some Have Seen Some Flaws
+{{NeedingWork|lack of concrete references}}
-== The Cassete Tape ==
+{{InfoboxFound
-During the Creation Of Sonic 3D Blast Famous Sonic Composer Jun Senoue Created Some Music That were to be used for The Games SoundTrack
+|title=<center>Sonic 3D Blast Demo Tape</center>
-But Due To Storage limitations, The music could not be added to the game, so the music was scrapped in favor of not resulting in to much storage in the Game, Thus Making the demo take lost
+|image=E.png
-== The Cassete Tape ==
+|imagecaption=Picture of the cassette tape.
-The Cassete tape contains a few Peice of Tunes that were to be used in the game but never made the cut due to Cartride limitaions
+|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
-These Tracks Are:
+|datefound=12 Feb 2020
-- Opening Theme Short Ver.
+|foundby=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVFSjHQ57zyxajhhRc7i0g GameHut]
-- Opening Theme Long Ver. ( May have been a Skip option for the cutscene)
+}}
-- Power Up ( Likely Cut and Used In Sonic Adventure)
+'''''Sonic 3D Blast''''' was an isometric pseudo-3D platformer developed by Traveller's Tales to be Sonic's first step into 3D along with ''Sonic X-treme'' to rival the Nintendo 64's ''Super Mario 64''. It received a Sega Genesis, a Saturn release, and a Game Gear spinoff similarly named ''Sonic Blast''. The game received mixed opinions from critics and fans alike, and in short, was considered a failed attempt at bringing the blue blur to 3D.
-- Green Alley Zone Act 1 ( Likely a Early name for Green Grove Zone)
-- Casino Night Zone Act 1 ( Possibly A Casino Themed Level Was Planned But was cut)
-- Boss Theme Major Key and Minor Key ( Likely A boss for each act with minor for the first act and major for the next boss)
-- Special Stage
-- Special Stage(Tails)-(A version of the special stage if you give 50 rings to tails)
-- Special Stage(Knuckles) Another Version Of the Special Stage music that was cut and repurposed for sonic adventure For Twinkle Park
-== Avaliability ==
-No Music From The Tape has ressurfaced but does have an owner
-Jon Burton, Founder Of Travelers tails And TT Games, Stated on his channel GameHut That he owns the demo tape that was given to him back in 1996
-He states he wants to release its contents, but under the permission of SEGA, At The SXSW Sonic QNA Session, a fan asked Aaron Webber about the Demo Tape And if Jon Buton can release it and said he would like to if Burton Tweets him about the tape
-As of now, No Permission has Been Has Been Given To Jon Burton, So for now, It is considered Lost
+==Background==
-[[File:E.png|thumb|Picture Of The Cassette Tape]]
+During the development of ''Sonic 3D Blast'', Jun Senoue composed the soundtrack in a similar fashion to Masato Nakamura's ''Sonic 1'' and ''2'' demo tracks MIDI devices to compose the music. The tape in Jon's possession contains the tracks for Jon's approval before being implemented in ''Sonic 3D Blast''.
+==Availability==
+On October 22th, 2019, the first 5 tracks from the demo were posted by Jon Burton, founder Of Traveller's Tales and TT Games, for archival purposes. On February 12th, 2020, the last track was uploaded and thus rendered the cassette demo as found.
+==Contents==
+The cassette tape contains many pieces of music. These tracks are:
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! style="background-color:lightblue" | Song Title
+! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
+! style="background-color:lightblue" | Notes
+|-
+|Opening Theme Short Ver.||[https://youtu.be/F1z3z_-p6yg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||
+|-
+|Opening Theme Long Ver.||[https://youtu.be/F1z3z_-p6yg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||May have been a skip option for the cutscene.
+|-
+|Power Up||[https://youtu.be/F1z3z_-p6yg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Invincibility theme.
+|-
+|Green Alley Zone Act 1||[https://youtu.be/zFEyvRzyXk0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Likely an early name for Green Grove Zone.
+|-
+|Casino Night Zone Act 1||[https://youtu.be/pa1lMpBep9k<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||An early name for Spring Stadium Zone.
+|-
+|Boss Theme Major Key and Minor Key||[https://youtu.be/tx6E6G3efTA<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Two very similar sounding tracks that were later reused as a boss theme for ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I''.
+|-
+|Special Stage||[https://youtu.be/uqgsE4lQmug<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Later reused as a theme for Act 1 of Panic Puppet.
+|-
+|Special Stage (Tails)||[https://youtu.be/-7CsXo_yG04<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||A version of the special stage if the player gives 50 rings to Tails.
+|-
+|Special Stage (Knuckles)||[https://youtu.be/WW25LsLmOTs<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Another version of the Special Stage music that was cut and repurposed for ''Sonic Adventure'' for Twinkle Park.
+|}
+==See Also==
+*[[Shadow the Hedgehog (lost build of unreleased Teen rated version of platformer; 2005)]]
+*[[Sister Sonic (lost build of cancelled "Sonic the Hedgehog" localization of "Popful Mail" Sega CD side-scrolling platformer; 1993)]]
+*[[Sonic Adventure New Year's DLC (found "Sonic the Hedgehog" holiday-themed DLC; 1998)]]
+*[[Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (found iOS game; 2010)]]
+*[[Sonic DS (lost Nintendo DS tech demo; 2004)]]
+*[[Sonic Generations (lost game demo; 2010)]]
+*[[Sonic Jr. (lost build of unreleased Sega Pico game; existence unconfirmed; 1994)]]
+*[[Sonic Saturn (lost build of cancelled Sega Saturn prototype of platformer; mid-1990s)]]
+*[[Sonic Sports (lost build of cancelled Sega 32X sports game; 1995)]]
+*[[Sonic Synergy (lost original build of "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric" Wii U action-adventure game; 2007-2013)]]
+*[[Sonic the Hedgehog "2006" (lost complete build of Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 platformer; 2006)]]
+*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (lost build of cancelled Amiga port of Sega Genesis platformer; 1992)]]
+*[[Sonic The Hedgehog (lost build of cancelled Sega CD port of Sega Genesis platformer; 1992)]]
+*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (lost Tokyo Toy Show prototype build of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive platformer; 1990)]]
+*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (lost Winter Consumer Electronics Show 1991 demo build of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive platformer; 1991)]]
+*[[Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (lost build of cancelled iOS port of Sega Genesis platformers; 2014)]]
+*[[Sonic The Hedgehog: Awakening (lost build of cancelled "Sonic the Hedgehog" game; existence unconfirmed; late 2000s)]]
+*[[Sonic X-Treme (found build of unreleased Sega Saturn video game; 1996)]]
+*[[Sonic-16 (lost build of unreleased Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game based on "Sonic the Hedgehog" animated TV series; 1993)]]
+==References==
+*[https://youtu.be/MhSLWiphcsA YouTube video from Gamehut explaining why he can't play the cassette tape.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18
+*[https://youtu.be/r969JgB78MY The update video from an SXSW Q&A that talks about the cassette tape.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18
+[[Category:Found media]]