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'''''Sonic Sports''''' was to be a spin-off game planned to launch on the Sega 32X in 1995, with playable characters like Sonic and Tails. It was planned to be the first appearance of Ristar in a Sonic game, predating ''Sonic & All Star Racing Transformed'' by 15 years, and was planned to have sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, and Soccer. The reason for its cancellation is unknown but was possibly due to the poor sales of the 32X, so it was possibly shelved by the end of the console's run.
'''''Sonic Sports''''' was to be a spin-off game planned to launch on the SEGA 32X in 1995, with playable characters like Sonic and Tails. It was also planned to be the first appearance of Ristar in a ''Sonic'' game, predating ''Sonic & All Star Racing Transformed'' by 15 years, and was planned to have sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, and Soccer.<ref>[http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Sports The Sonic Retro page on ''Sonic Sports''] Retrieved 23 May '18</ref> The reason for its cancellation is unknown but was possibly due to the poor sales of the 32X, so it was possibly shelved by the end of the console's run. In fact, Development kits came out very late, leaving little time for game development before the 32X release.<ref>Thorpe, Nick (April 2016). "Sega's Big Gamble". Retro Gamer. No. 153. pp. 20–29.</ref>


No screenshots are known to exist, the only confirmation of the game's existence is in the now-defunct GamePlayers magazine, which claimed that Sega Development team Scavenger was working on other 32X games and a Sonic sports game for the 32x. The magazine also states that you should be on the lookout for the Sega Neptune, which was never released due to decreasing demand for the Genesis. As of 2018, no claims or screenshots have resurfaced, so it remains lost.
==Status==
No screenshots are known to exist, the only confirmation of the game's existence was in the March 1996 release of the now-defunct GamePlayers magazine, which claimed that SEGA Development team Scavenger was working on other 32X games and the aforementioned ''Sonic Sports'' game for the 32x. The magazine also states that the reader should be on the lookout for the SEGA Neptune, which was never released due to decreasing demand for the SEGA Genesis. As of 2018, no claims or screenshots have resurfaced, so it remains lost.
 
==See Also==
*[[Shadow the Hedgehog (lost 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 3D Blast (found cassette demo tape of unused game soundtrack; 1996)]]
*[[Sonic Adventure New Year's DLC (found "Sonic the Hedgehog" holiday-themed DLC; 1998)]]
*[[Sonic Boom (non-existent lost episode of animated TV series; 2014)]]
*[[Sonic Boom 2013 (lost Crush 40 livestream performance from "Sonic the Hedgehog" convention; 2013)]]
*[[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 Riders (lost build of cancelled Game Boy Advance port of racing game; 2006)]]
*[[Sonic Saturn (lost build of cancelled Sega Saturn prototype of platformer; mid-1990s)]]
*[[Sonic Synergy (lost original build of "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric" Wii U action-adventure game; 2007-2013)]]
*[[Sonic The Hedgehog (lost build of cancelled Sega CD port of Sega Genesis platformer; 1992)]]
*[[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 platformer; 1996)]]
*[[Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (found iOS game; 2010)]]
*[[Sonic the Hedgehog "2006" (lost complete build of Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 platformer; 2006)]]
*[[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 (lost build of cancelled Amiga port of Sega Genesis platformer; 1992)]]
*[[Sonic-16 (lost build of unreleased Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game based on "Sonic the Hedgehog" animated TV series; 1993)]]
*[[Sonic Runners (found endless runner mobile game; 2015)]]
 
==Reference==
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Latest revision as of 21:15, 25 January 2023

Gameplayers March1995 SonicSports.jpg

The only confirmation of the game's existence.

Status: Lost

Sonic Sports was to be a spin-off game planned to launch on the SEGA 32X in 1995, with playable characters like Sonic and Tails. It was also planned to be the first appearance of Ristar in a Sonic game, predating Sonic & All Star Racing Transformed by 15 years, and was planned to have sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, and Soccer.[1] The reason for its cancellation is unknown but was possibly due to the poor sales of the 32X, so it was possibly shelved by the end of the console's run. In fact, Development kits came out very late, leaving little time for game development before the 32X release.[2]

Status

No screenshots are known to exist, the only confirmation of the game's existence was in the March 1996 release of the now-defunct GamePlayers magazine, which claimed that SEGA Development team Scavenger was working on other 32X games and the aforementioned Sonic Sports game for the 32x. The magazine also states that the reader should be on the lookout for the SEGA Neptune, which was never released due to decreasing demand for the SEGA Genesis. As of 2018, no claims or screenshots have resurfaced, so it remains lost.

See Also

Reference

  1. The Sonic Retro page on Sonic Sports Retrieved 23 May '18
  2. Thorpe, Nick (April 2016). "Sega's Big Gamble". Retro Gamer. No. 153. pp. 20–29.