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: Partially Found

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 Xtreme to rival the Nintendo 64's Super Mario 64. It received a Sega Genesis, a Saturn release, and a GameGear 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 Masatos Nakamura's Sonic 1 and 2 demo tracks, using MIDI devices to compose the music. The tape in Jon's possession contains the tracks for Jon's approval before being implemented in 3D Blast.

Availability

As of October 22th, 2019 the first 4 tracks from the demo were posted by Jon Burton, founder Of Traveller's Tales and TT Games for archival purposes. The rest of the tape is yet to be seen.

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	Lost	Likely an early name for Green Grove Zone.
Casino Night Zone Act 1	Lost	Possibly a casino themed level that was planned but cut.
Boss Theme Major Key and Minor Key	Lost	Likely A boss for each act with minor for the first act and major for the next boss.
Special Stage	Lost
Special Stage (Tails)	Lost	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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 ==Background==
 During the development of Sonic 3D Blast, Jun Senoue, composed the soundtrack in a similar fashion to Masatos Nakamura's Sonic 1 and 2 demo tracks, using MIDI devices to compose the music. The tape in Jon's possession contains the tracks for Jon's approval before being implemented in 3D Blast.
-==Contents==
-The cassette tape contains many pieces of music. These tracks are:
-*Opening Theme Short Ver.
-*Opening Theme Long Ver. (May have been a skip option for the cutscene)
-*Power Up (Invincibility theme)
-*Green Alley Zone Act 1 (Likely an early name for Green Grove Zone)
-*Casino Night Zone Act 1 (Possibly a casino themed level that was planned but 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
 ==Availability==
 As of October 22th, 2019 the first 4 tracks from the demo were posted by Jon Burton, founder Of Traveller's Tales and TT Games for archival purposes. The rest of the tape is yet to be seen.
-==Gallery==
+==Contents==
-{{Video|perrow  =2
+The cassette tape contains many pieces of music. These tracks are:
-  |service1     =youtube
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-  |id1          =F1z3z_-p6yg
+|-
-  |description1 =The first three songs posted by GameHut for preservation purposes.
+! style="background-color:green" | Song Title
-  |service2     =youtube
+! style="background-color:green" | Status
-  |id2          =WW25LsLmOTs
+! style="background-color:green" | Notes
-  |description2 =More songs posted by GameHut for preservation purposes.
+|-
-}}
+|Opening Theme Short Ver.||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW25LsLmOTs<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
+|-
+|Opening Theme Long Ver.||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW25LsLmOTs<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]||May have been a skip option for the cutscene.
+|-
+|Power Up||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW25LsLmOTs<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]||Invincibility theme.
+|-
+|Green Alley Zone Act 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Likely an early name for Green Grove Zone.
+|-
+|Casino Night Zone Act 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Possibly a casino themed level that was planned but cut.
+|-
+|Boss Theme Major Key and Minor Key||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Likely A boss for each act with minor for the first act and major for the next boss.
+|-
+|Special Stage||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+|-
+|Special Stage (Tails)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||A version of the special stage if the player gives 50 rings to Tails.
+|-
+|Special Stage (Knuckles)||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1z3z_-p6yg<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]||Another version of the Special Stage music that was cut and repurposed for ''Sonic Adventure'' for Twinkle Park.
+|}
 ==References==
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhSLWiphcsA YouTube video from Gamehut explaining why he can't play the cassette tape.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r969JgB78MY The update video from a SXSW Q&A that talks about the cassette tape.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r969JgB78MY The update video from an SXSW Q&A that talks about the cassette tape.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18
 [[Category:Lost audio]]
 [[Category:Lost music]]
 [[Category:Partially found media]]