Sonic Jam | DJcube

Original release: 20th June 1997
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
Original Platform: Saturn
Available to buy: No

Sonic Jam is a compilation of the following Sonic games

It also features it’s own 3D Sonic level which houses all the bonus material: soundtracks, galleries, some videos and more. There are also some challenges within this level to complete. The movement is quite fluid, although the camera is pretty bad. If the Saturn had been more successful, I wonder if this would have been the basis for a full Sonic game on the system.

The versions of the original games are also modified (with the originals still available). These make changes to the layout to make the game easier, such as stopping some annoying falls, although the implementation is a bit sloppy. One clear example is the moving platforms just after the invincibility in Green Hill Zone act 2:

They’ve added additional platforms underneath the moving platforms, but it’s really obvious from the graphics that they weren’t originally there. It does add some nice stuff, like better scrolling clouds and better water effects. There’s also an “easy” moves which adds more platforms, removes obstacles and even completely skips some levels.