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|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
−
|vsync notes                = game may always be using vsync
+
|vsync notes                = V-sync seems to be always on.
 
|60 fps                    = false
 
|60 fps                    = false
−
|60 fps notes              = Game is locked at 30 FPS
+
|60 fps notes              = Game is capped at 30 FPS.
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
−
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = For XInput controllers, see [[#Controller support|Controller support]]
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
−
|full controller notes    = except the keyboard input configuration menu
+
|full controller notes    = Keyboard input configuration menu requires keyboard.
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
−
|controller remap notes    = seems to not support all buttons in some cases
+
|controller remap notes    = May not support all buttons in some cases.
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts            = false
−
|button prompts notes      = game has no prompts at all, not even for keys
+
|button prompts notes      = No keyboard or controller prompts at all.
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  = Game sets up input at launch, so if your controller comes disconnected after the game was launched, reconnecting it should still allow it to work.
 
|controller hotplug notes  = Game sets up input at launch, so if your controller comes disconnected after the game was launched, reconnecting it should still allow it to work.
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|simultaneous input        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 
|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Controller support===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use XInput Plus|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=April 6, 2018|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download and run [https://sites.google.com/site/0dd14lab/xinput-plus XInput Plus].
 +
# Set the Target Program to {{file|Sonic R.exe}}.
 +
# Go to the Key Assign tab, then go to Left Stick and assign it to {{code|Multiple Key}}, then check {{code|Left Stick}} and {{code|DPAD}}.
 +
# Go to the DirectInput tab, and check {{code|Enable DirectInput Output}}.
 +
# Click {{code|Customize}}, then assign Left/Right Trigger as {{code|Button 7/8}}, Back/Start as {{code|Button 9/10}}, Left/Right Stick Button as Button {{code|11/12}}, and Guide button as {{code|Button 13}}.
 +
# Click {{code|Apply}} to save settings and install DLLs into the installation folder. The game should be able to register XInput D-pad and analog triggers as DirectInput buttons.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    = music volume is new to the 2004 port
+
|separate volume notes    = Music volume is new to the 2004 port.
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
−
|surround sound notes    = game audio is always stereo
+
|surround sound notes    = Game audio is always stereo.
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = true
+
|mute on focus lost      = hackable
 
|mute on focus lost notes = [[#Sonic R Mod Loader|Sonic R Mod Loader]] changes this so the music is audible when focus is lost due to bass_vgmstream support being added.
 
|mute on focus lost notes = [[#Sonic R Mod Loader|Sonic R Mod Loader]] changes this so the music is audible when focus is lost due to bass_vgmstream support being added.
 
|eax support              = false
 
|eax support              = false
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = unknown
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = unknown
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = unknown
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        = unknown
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Game runs at unstable framerate on modern hardware===
 
===Game runs at unstable framerate on modern hardware===
 
{{Fixbox|description=Install and use Sonic R Mod Loader|ref=<ref>https://github.com/sonicretro/sonicr-mod-loader/commit/4c95a0711f1ecda4de33ce2fcaf5c456404daca9</ref>|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Install and use Sonic R Mod Loader|ref=<ref>https://github.com/sonicretro/sonicr-mod-loader/commit/4c95a0711f1ecda4de33ce2fcaf5c456404daca9</ref>|fix=
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# Download [http://mm.reimuhakurei.net/misc/SonicRModLoader.7z Sonic R Mod Loader].
 
−
# Extract archive contents into installation folder.
 
−
# Copy "music" folder from your disc to the installation folder.
 
−
# Run SonicRModManager.exe.
 
−
# Click "Install Loader".
 
−
# Tweak settings to your heart's content, when you want to play, click "Save & Play".
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      = 9
+
|direct3d versions      = 7, 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
−
|shader model versions  =  
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|shader model versions  = 2
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|64-bit executable      = false
 
|64-bit executable      = false
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = XP
+
|minOS    = 95, 98, ME, XP
−
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90MHz
−
|minRAM  =  
+
|minCPU2  =  
−
|minHD    =  
+
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minHD    = 20 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minGPU2  =
 +
|minGPU3  =
 +
|minVRAM  =
 +
|minOGL  =
 +
|minDX    = 7
 +
|minSM    =
 +
|minaudio = DirectX-compatible sound card.
 +
|mincont  =
 +
|minother =
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
−
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 133MHz
−
|recRAM  =  
+
|recCPU2  =  
−
|recHD    =  
+
|recRAM  = 32 MB
 +
|recHD    = 40 MB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recGPU2  =
 +
|recGPU3  =
 +
|recVRAM  =
 +
|recOGL  =
 +
|recDX    =
 +
|recSM    =
 +
|recaudio =
 +
|reccont  =
 +
|recother =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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

Key points

2004 release is compatible with recent systems (up to Windows 10).
Bigger modding scene than the older 1998 version.
Network Mode nearly completely removed.
Graphics settings menu made inaccessible and when manually accessed, many functions are disabled.

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)
 Use launch command "ignorecd" or use Sonic R Mod Loader to bypass disc check.
Windows
This game is not available digitally.
This port is exceedingly rare and release information is poorly documented. It is currently thought that it has been released only in Portugal, UK and Australia. Copies of it are also not clearly labeled, instead appearing as a reprint of the original 1998 game.[1]
It is possible to update 1998 port to this 2004 port with the below essential improvements included by using Sonic R Updater.

Essential improvements

Sonic R Mod Loader

  • Sonic R Mod Loader fixes a runtime bug causing poor framerate on modern hardware, removes the disc check, adds support for mods, custom resolution, windowed mode, widescreen support, borderless fullscreen, and supports loading music from the installation folder instead of the disc.
Install and use Sonic R Mod Loader
  1. Download Sonic R Mod Loader.
  2. Extract archive contents into installation folder.
  3. Copy "music" folder from your disc to the installation folder.
  4. Run SonicRModManager.exe.
  5. Click "Install Loader".
  6. Tweak settings to your heart's content, when you want to play, click "Save & Play".

Modifications

  • RemoveStrays - A fix for various graphical bugs tied to how the game maps textures for the UI.
  • ADX Music - A mod to use more efficient looping ADX format audio for music instead, opting for improved version of tracks from the Sega Saturn version in some cases.
  • Music R - A mod that changes most if not all of the music in the game.

Change Draw Distance

Use hidden hotkeys[2]
  • Use F1 to decrease draw distance setting.
  • Use F2 to increase draw distance setting.
Settings above 6 can cause minor transparency graphical bugs with shield power-ups.
This setting goes up to 16.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\save\[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\ghost[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\bin\demos[Note 1]
Saves are stored in <path-to-game>\save
Time Attack Ghosts are stored in <path-to-game>\ghost
Recorded Replay Demos are stored in <path-to-game>\bin\demos

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings
Input settings

Template:Input settings

Controller support

Use XInput Plus[3]
  1. Download and run XInput Plus.
  2. Set the Target Program to Sonic R.exe.
  3. Go to the Key Assign tab, then go to Left Stick and assign it to Multiple Key, then check Left Stick and DPAD.
  4. Go to the DirectInput tab, and check Enable DirectInput Output.
  5. Click Customize, then assign Left/Right Trigger as Button 7/8, Back/Start as Button 9/10, Left/Right Stick Button as Button 11/12, and Guide button as Button 13.
  6. Click Apply to save settings and install DLLs into the installation folder. The game should be able to register XInput D-pad and analog triggers as DirectInput buttons.

Audio settings

Sound settings
Sound settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Issues fixed

Game runs at unstable framerate on modern hardware

Install and use Sonic R Mod Loader[4]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7, 9
Shader Model support 2
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90MHz Intel Pentium 133MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB 40 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX-compatible sound card.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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