When did Sonic X-Treme come out?
Sonic X-treme was a platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute from 1994 until its cancellation in 1997. X-treme was intended to be the first fully 3D Sonic the Hedgehog game and the first original Sonic game for the Sega Saturn.
What’s the story behind Sonic Xtreme?
Some background on Sonic Xtreme, as many likely don’t know the entire story. Sonic Xtreme was Sega of America’s project while Sonic Team was working on NiGHTS, it was intended to be THE Sonic game for „next-gen“ platforms.
What makes Sonic X-Treme different from other Sonic games?
In line with other Sonic games, X-treme emphasized speed and featured collectable rings.
Is Sonic Xtreme finally unsealed?
FINALLY Sonic Xtreme has been unearthed. For me personally, this is the long culmination of years and years worth of research and leads and dead ends. I have personally been looking for this release since about 1999 when I first started speaking to people at Sega and past programmers about this.
What kind of game is Xtreme Sonic?
X-treme was conceived as a side-scrolling platform game for the Sega Genesis to succeed Sonic & Knuckles (1994). Development shifted to the 32X and then the Saturn and Windows, and the game was redesigned as a 3D platform game for the 1996 holiday season.
What was the first Sonic game on the Sega Saturn?
Sonic X-treme was a platform game developed by the Sega Technical Institute from 1994 until its cancellation in 1996. It was planned as the first fully 3D Sonic the Hedgehog game, taking Sonic into the 3D era of video games, and the first original Sonic game for the Sega Saturn.
What was the first Sonic game to be 3D?
It was planned as the first fully 3D Sonic the Hedgehog game, taking Sonic into the 3D era of video games, and the first original Sonic game for the Sega Saturn. The storyline followed Sonic on his journey to stop Dr. Robotnik from stealing six magic rings from Tiara Boobowski and her father.