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{{stub}}
 
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{{Disambig|the original version|the updated version|[[Sonic CD (2012)]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = Sonic CD 1996 cover.jpg
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|title        = Sonic CD
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|cover        = Sonic CD 1995 cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sonic Team}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sonic Team}}
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|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 9, 1996}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1995}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|sonic-the-hedgehog-cd|85}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
|strategywiki =  
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|strategywiki = Sonic CD (1996)
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|mobygames    = sonic-cd
 
|wikipedia    = Sonic CD
 
|wikipedia    = Sonic CD
|winehq      =  
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|winehq      = 8633
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|Sonic the Hedgehog}}
 
{{Series|Sonic the Hedgehog}}
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sonic-cd MobyGames entry]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | unknown | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | Use Korama's [[#Sega_PC_Reloaded|Sega PC Reloaded]] Installer to automatically turn off the disc check. |  | Windows }}
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}}
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{{ii}} A [https://archive.org/details/sonic_cd demo] is available.
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==Essential improvements==
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===[https://forums.sonicretro.org/?showtopic=34181 Sega PC Reloaded]===
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{{++}} Simple and easy-to-use launcher with many options and tweaks.
 +
Korama's Sega PC Reloaded is an fan-made installer, launcher, and patcher for some of Sega's older PC games. It fixes the need for Sonic CD to launch in 256 Color mode (not natively possible on later Windows OSs), creates the necessary .ini file to turn off the game's disc check necessity, and enables Vsync to maintain the game's original gameplay speed, among other features.
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{{Fixbox|description=Installing the game with Sega PC Reloaded|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Insert the Sonic CD disc into your CD drive or copy the <code>GAME</code> folder from the disc into your computer.
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# Download Sega PC Reloaded from the link above, run the launcher, select the <code>Install Game</code> option, and then select Sonic CD.
 +
# Select the <code>Select source</code> option from the menu to install from the disc or the folder containing the game's files, then you will be asked to find the drive letter where the disc is located (e.g. <code>D:\</code>) or the game folder, afterwards the launcher will then ask you to create a new folder to install the game with the patches. Alternatively, you can install the patches into <code>{{p|game}}</code> by selecting the <code>Already installed</code> option to patch the game.
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# If the Sega PC Reloaded launcher has detected the game, you can adjust the settings as you see fit, then click <code>Launch!</code> to play the game. You should see "Korama's patches active!" appearing on screen when launching the game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\S_SCORE.DAT}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Upscales from 320x240 (or 640x480 with Sega PC Reloaded). When using Sega PC Reloaded, the game can be either upscaled with [[Wikipedia:Image scaling#Scaling methods|nearest neighbor]] scaling or half-tone stretching, but the latter can cause the game to slow down; the game can also be either be rendered in 4:3 or stretched-to-fit.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = 2D game.
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|F4}} or set through [[#Sega_PC_Reloaded|Sega PC Reloaded]].
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = [[#Sega_PC_Reloaded|Sega PC Reloaded]] runs in borderless fullscreen.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = hackable
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = Use [[#Sega_PC_Reloaded|Sega PC Reloaded]]; V-sync method can either be normal or reversed. It is recommended to use VSync on high display rate systems in order to preserve the game's proper gameplay speed.
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Game speed is tied to frame-rate, anything higher than 60 FPS will be unplayable.
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = {{key|Esc}} is always used as a Jump key. New movement and jump keys can be set via the {{key|F7}} Change Controls menu.
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          = Mouse not used in-game.
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = Exiting the game requires keyboard or mouse.
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|steam input api          = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = hackable
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music volume controls are present in the Sega PC Reloaded Launcher settings. SFX can only be turned on or off.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = Can be enabled in the Sega PC Reloaded launcher, the game will automatically pause when focus is lost.
 
|eax support              = unknown
 
|eax support              = unknown
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        = true
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|red book cd audio notes  = Use [[#Sega PC Reloaded|Sega PC Reloaded]] to play music from hard disk instead.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      =
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|macos 64-bit app      =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 95, 98
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 75 MHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 8 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 8 MB
 
|minVRAM  =  
 
|minVRAM  =  
 
|minDX    =  
 
|minDX    =  

Revision as of 21:33, 16 June 2020

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This page is for the original version. For the updated version, see Sonic CD (2012).

Sonic CD
Sonic CD cover
Developers
Sonic Team
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows 1995
Reception
IGDB 85
Sonic CD on IGDB
Sonic CD guide on StrategyWiki
Sonic CD on MobyGames
Sonic CD on Wikipedia
Sonic the Hedgehog fangames (series)
Sonic CD 1995
Sonic's Schoolhouse 1996
Sonic 3D Blast (series)
Sonic & Knuckles Collection 1997
Sonic R (series)
Sonic Adventure (series)
Sonic Heroes 2004
Sonic Mega Collection Plus 2006
Sonic Riders 2006
Sonic Racing (series)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2010
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 2010
Sonic Spinball 2010
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2011
Sonic 3 & Knuckles 2011
Sonic Generations 2011
Sonic CD (2012) 2012
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I 2012
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II 2012
Sonic Dash 2014
Sonic Lost World 2015
Sonic Mania 2017
Sonic Forces 2017
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mobile Decompilation) 2021
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mobile Decompilation) 2021
Sonic Colors: Ultimate 2021
Sonic Origins 2022
Sonic Frontiers 2022
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog 2023
Sonic Superstars 2023
Sonic Dream Team 2023
Sonic X Shadow Generations 2024

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Use Korama's Sega PC Reloaded Installer to automatically turn off the disc check.
Windows
A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Sega PC Reloaded

Simple and easy-to-use launcher with many options and tweaks.

Korama's Sega PC Reloaded is an fan-made installer, launcher, and patcher for some of Sega's older PC games. It fixes the need for Sonic CD to launch in 256 Color mode (not natively possible on later Windows OSs), creates the necessary .ini file to turn off the game's disc check necessity, and enables Vsync to maintain the game's original gameplay speed, among other features.

Installing the game with Sega PC Reloaded[citation needed]
  1. Insert the Sonic CD disc into your CD drive or copy the GAME folder from the disc into your computer.
  2. Download Sega PC Reloaded from the link above, run the launcher, select the Install Game option, and then select Sonic CD.
  3. Select the Select source option from the menu to install from the disc or the folder containing the game's files, then you will be asked to find the drive letter where the disc is located (e.g. D:\) or the game folder, afterwards the launcher will then ask you to create a new folder to install the game with the patches. Alternatively, you can install the patches into <path-to-game> by selecting the Already installed option to patch the game.
  4. If the Sega PC Reloaded launcher has detected the game, you can adjust the settings as you see fit, then click Launch! to play the game. You should see "Korama's patches active!" appearing on screen when launching the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\S_SCORE.DAT[Note 1]

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Upscales from 320x240 (or 640x480 with Sega PC Reloaded). When using Sega PC Reloaded, the game can be either upscaled with nearest neighbor scaling or half-tone stretching, but the latter can cause the game to slow down; the game can also be either be rendered in 4:3 or stretched-to-fit.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
2D game.
Windowed
Toggle with F4 or set through Sega PC Reloaded.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Sega PC Reloaded runs in borderless fullscreen.[1]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Use Sega PC Reloaded; V-sync method can either be normal or reversed. It is recommended to use VSync on high display rate systems in order to preserve the game's proper gameplay speed.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Game speed is tied to frame-rate, anything higher than 60 FPS will be unplayable.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Esc is always used as a Jump key. New movement and jump keys can be set via the F7 Change Controls menu.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse not used in-game.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Exiting the game requires keyboard or mouse.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music volume controls are present in the Sega PC Reloaded Launcher settings. SFX can only be turned on or off.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Can be enabled in the Sega PC Reloaded launcher, the game will automatically pause when focus is lost.
Red Book CD audio
Use Sega PC Reloaded to play music from hard disk instead.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 75 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 MB


Notes

  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

  1. Verified by User:AmethystViper on May 10, 2016