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Sonic R

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Sonic R
Sonic R cover
Developers
Traveller's Tales
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows December 11, 1998
Sonic R guide on StrategyWiki
Sonic R on Wikipedia

This page is for the original 1998 release. For the rare 2004 port, see Sonic R (2004).

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Key points

Has networked multiplayer support.
1998 version is incompatible with modern versions of Windows without a considerable amount of undocumented work; use Sonic R Updater to update to the 2004 release.
Some reprints are missing the music.
Configuration files can be edited to increase resolution and draw distance beyond what in-game menus allow
Modified official network patch adds multiplayer over LAN and now working on modern systems.

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.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Network mode does not require a disc
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Sonic R Updater

  • Sonic R Updater switches you to the 2004 release of the game which runs flawlessly on modern hardware, and includes the Sonic R Mod Loader with it, along with some essential improvements.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\sonicr.inf[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video settings

Video settings
Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

1080p Edited Configuration[1]
  1. Download this file.
  2. Replace the sonicr.inf
  3. To get music back, go to Options/Sound and set Volume more than 1.

Input settings

Input settings
Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Sound settings
Sound settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish
Local retail version only.
Russian
Local retail version only. Voices were translated.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Versus
LAN play
4 Versus
Requires Network patch
Online play

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 2300
UDP 2350
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game crashing on start

Game crashing on start[2]

No input in the game

No input in the game[3]
  1. Download DxWnd.
  2. On the Edit menu, select Add
  3. Go to the installation folder and select sonicr.exe
  4. Now select Directx9, Do not Notify on Task Change, DirectInput Hooking, Correct Mouse Position and Optimize CPU (DirectX1-7)
Should look like this
Sonic R does not work correctly in DXWnd versions above 2.01.43

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) 90 MHz Pentium
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 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