Known simply as “Sonic Saturn“, it was another project that was in development in 1995 / 1996 by Sega Technical Institute (STI) along with Sonic X-treme. This prototype was created by Peter Morawiec, the coder of the Sonic 2 special stages, with an interesting 3D Engine that was more “realistic” than the ones used in X-Treme. It seems that Yuji Naka did not like this proto and so the Sonic Saturn Engine was never used to develope a full Sonic game. STI tried to use the engine to create some Bonus Stages to add in the Saturn version of “Sonic 3D”, but for the lack of time they abandoned them in favour of a 3D version of Sonic 2’s special stage.
More infos on Sonic Saturn can be found on Sonic Retro and Sonic-Cult.
Thanks to Matt3 for the contribution!
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this looks AMAZING!
Yeah……….This could have saved the Saturn
Also thanks for making this article Monokoma
No problem Matt3! It’s not easy for me to organize all these unseen games, so often i miss some important ones.. like Sonic Saturn :P
Nothing could have saved the Saturn.
Oh hey fun fact: Sonic Adventure started out on Saturn as a game called Sonic World. In fact Sonic Jam’s Sonic World was a test engine for it
i have a great idea why dont you guys make sonic extreme into a project !
There is already a project to create a “new” Sonic Xtreme for PC, made by some of the same developers that worked on the original version, but i dont know if they will be able to finish it. You can find more info in here http://www.senntient.com/forums/viewforum.php?id=24
“Now the saga of Sonic X-treme arrives at a new crossroad. As of January 12, 2010, it is with a heavy heart I announce that Project-S is officially canceled.”
http://web.archive.org/web/20100329001257/http://www.senntient.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=977
WHY WASNT THIS RELEASED
its so awsum
sonic mars shouldve been released
i think its somewat similar to sonic jam
it looks like banjo kanzooie
sega la a cagado varias veces incluso al cancelar varios titulos y rechazar prototipos como el jet set radio para wii pero a sega le parece buena idea sacar sonic y el caballero negro no?
If Sonic CD was on the Saturn it would of saved it. Sonic CD for Saturn.
Gotta say…. That last pic looks a LOT like Emerald Coast from Sonic Adventure. I’d say that area’s concept was definitely recycled & saw the light of day.