<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
doubles	O
as	O
an	O
interactive	O
museum	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
in	O
July	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Spring	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
increase	O
market	O
awareness	O
of	O
Sega	O
and	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
value	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
criticized	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
range	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
graphics	O
gathered	O
mixed	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cut-down	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
console	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
later	O
Sonic	B-Application
collections	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
Genesis	O
emulator	B-Application
;	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
true	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
are	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Genesis	O
releases	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
minor	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
emulates	B-Application
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
"	O
lock-on	O
technology	O
"	O
—	O
a	O
special	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
merge	O
elements	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
into	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
altered	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
combined	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
game	O
and	O
play	O
as	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
spin	O
dash	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
play	O
Special	O
Stages	O
separately	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Time	O
Attack	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Time	O
Out	O
"	O
option	O
to	O
disable	O
time	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
special	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
,	O
whereby	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
around	O
freely	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
interact	O
with	O
various	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
interactive	O
museum	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
information	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	O
Hedgehog-related	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
viewing	O
concept	O
artwork	O
,	O
manuals	O
,	O
character	O
portfolios	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
original	O
Japanese	O
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
access	O
these	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
guide	O
Sonic	B-Application
into	O
specific	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
mission	O
list	O
"	O
accessible	O
via	O
jumping	O
on	O
a	O
trampoline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
3D	O
Control	O
Pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
early	O
1997	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
Project	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
a	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
aimed	O
at	O
increasing	O
market	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuji	O
Naka	O
,	O
the	O
co-creator	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
phase	O
one	O
"	O
would	O
introduce	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
with	O
several	O
improvements	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
direct	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Naka	O
,	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
Project	O
Sonic	B-Application
was	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
increase	O
consumer	O
awareness	O
but	O
also	O
renew	O
excitement	O
for	O
Sega	O
,	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
only	O
initially	O
successful	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
in	O
July	O
1996	O
,	O
after	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
received	O
letters	O
from	O
fans	O
asking	O
who	O
Sonic	B-Application
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
creators	O
Naka	O
and	O
Naoto	O
Ohshima	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
introduce	O
people	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
introducing	O
"	O
Project	O
Sonic	B-Application
"	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
had	O
not	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
since	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
;	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
had	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
teams	O
including	O
Sega	O
Technical	O
Institute	O
(	O
STI	O
)	O
and	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naka	O
thought	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
needed	O
a	O
period	O
to	O
"	O
recharge	O
our	O
batteries	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
new	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
experiment	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
game	O
would	O
work	O
in	O
full	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
which	O
began	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
but	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
Nights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naka	O
's	O
refusal	O
to	O
share	O
the	O
Nights	O
engine	O
with	O
the	O
STI	O
team	O
developing	O
Sonic	B-Application
X-treme	I-Application
—	O
a	O
factor	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
cancellation	O
—	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
motivated	O
by	O
his	O
preference	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naka	O
and	O
Ohshima	O
said	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
process	O
was	O
gathering	O
information	O
to	O
include	O
in	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
they	O
had	O
never	O
heard	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
handheld	O
console	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
scaled-down	O
versions	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
so	O
far	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
releases	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
practically	O
qualifies	O
as	O
an	O
all-new	O
Sonic	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
motion	O
blur	O
,	O
looping	O
music	O
and	O
collision	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
,	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Nutter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
featured	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
astounding	O
graphics	O
witnessed	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
"	O
,	O
rivaling	O
those	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
or	O
glitching	O
,	O
and	O
commended	O
the	O
3D	O
engine	O
as	O
"	O
truly	O
remarkable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
impressed	O
,	O
feeling	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
look	O
as	O
smooth	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
or	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rubenstein	O
praised	O
the	O
unlockable	O
content	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
cartoons	O
and	O
adverts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commended	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
commercials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	O
Williamson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
said	O
the	O
3D	O
presentation	O
was	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
fun	O
compared	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
K	O
from	O
GamePro	O
felt	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
served	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
permanent	O
record	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
O'Learly	O
from	O
Hyper	O
praised	O
the	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
of	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
World	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
showed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
did	O
perform	O
well	O
if	O
programmed	O
correctly	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
as	O
polished	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
largely	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nutter	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
compilation	O
"	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
everyone	O
's	O
cup	O
of	O
tea	O
"	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
not	O
worth	O
purchasing	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
already	O
owned	O
the	O
included	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
praised	O
its	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rubenstein	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
or	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Sega	O
could	O
have	O
made	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
complete	O
Sonic	B-Application
collection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
definitive	O
Sonic	B-Application
experience	O
,	O
asserting	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
only	O
been	O
six	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
released	O
and	O
"	O
perhaps	O
most	O
of	O
us	O
are	O
n't	O
quite	O
nostalgic	O
about	O
it	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Williamson	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
exploring	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
do	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
he	O
expressed	O
skepticism	O
that	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
from	O
"	O
yesterday	O
"	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
new	O
innovations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2014	O
retrospective	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
praised	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
's	O
"	O
loving	O
"	O
presentation	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
this	O
was	O
back	O
before	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
appeared	O
on	O
every	O
device	O
known	O
to	O
man	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
