Sonic Adventure DX
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Developers | |
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Sonic Team | |
Sonic Team USA | |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Activision Value|Activision|Activision Value | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 14, 2004 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Sonic Adventure | |
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Subseries of Sonic the Hedgehog | |
Sonic Adventure DX | 2003 |
Sonic Adventure DX (2011) | 2011 |
Sonic Adventure 2 | 2012 |
Sonic Adventure DX (Steam) | 2014 |
This page is for the original port. For Steam version, see Sonic Adventure DX (Steam). For other versions, see Sonic Adventure DX (2011).
Key points
- Includes unlockable Game Gear games that are missing from later re-releases.
- Bigger modding scene than the newer versions.
General information
- Sonic News Network - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
- Sonic Retro - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Original European release uses SecuROM 5 DRM. The Sold Out Software rerelease uses SafeDisc 4 DRM[Note 1]. The version in the "Sonic PC Collection" bundle, as well as the US version use a disc check, but no DRM middleware. Use SADX Mod Loader to bypass disc check. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo is available.
- The default desktop icon used by the executable has issues with improper usage of transparency. A fixed version of the icon can be found in the Files section.
Essential improvements
SADX Mod Installer
- Automatically downloads and installs the SADX Mod Loader and most mods listed below, as well as certain mods that aren't listed
- Allows to set resolution, frame rate settings, HUD scaling etc. before installation (in custom mode), and auto-detects desktop resolution.
- Has multiple mod presets (Dreamcast, Enhanced SADX, Original), a guide mode for selecting individual mods to install, and a custom mode for full control
- Supports Steam, 2004, DC Collection/Remastered and can also be installed over BetterSADX.
SADX Mod Loader
- SADX Mod Loader adds support for mods along with various graphics and miscellaneous options.
Modifications
- This list is not comprehensive, the SADX Mod Installer includes additional mods that are not listed below
- Sonic Adventure DX: Fixed Edition - Contains various fixes in relation to item layouts, textures, models, sounds, and more.
- Dreamcast Conversion - This mod restores Dreamcast assets (levels, textures, sounds, and some objects/effects) except for character models and textures.
- Dreamcast Lighting - Reimplementation of the Dreamcast Sonic Adventure's palette lighting. This mod requires d3d8to9.
- Dreamcast Characters - Restores the Dreamcast character models and textures.
- Input Mod - Fixes camera issues with XInput controllers, enables rumble, fixes triggers, etc.
- Keyboard Remapper - Adds speedrun-friendly input remapping for keyboard. Incompatible with Input Mod.
- Smooth Cam - Makes the first person camera full range and variable speed instead of 8-directional fixed speed.
- No Gloss - Removes the "shininess" (specular highlights) from character models.
- Chao Spin Swap - Swaps X and B buttons in the Chao Garden. X to spindash, B to grab your Chao.
- Super Sonic - Play as Super Sonic in any stage after completing his story.
- Idle Chatter - Press the Z button to hear what your character has to say about the stage.
- Pause Hide - Press X+Y to hide the pause menu like the Dreamcast version.
- Character Select - Change which character loads by holding buttons on the controller.
- Physics Swap - Allows you to swap characters' physics values to another character's.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\sonicDX.ini[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savedata\[Note 2] |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish | Castilian. |
Issues fixed
Gamepad causes camera to spin
Use Input Mod[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 600 MHz AMD Athlon 600 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 700 MB | 1.4 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0a compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16