Sonic Drift

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Sonic Drift.

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Title Screen#

Prerelease	Final

A scan of an early title screen, source unknown. The image appears to have been cropped to exclude the copyright information, for whatever reason.

• The logo has harsher shading and sharper corners. This logo is still present in the final ROM, suggesting it was a late change.
• The logo's borders use a simpler fading paddern compared to the final's spiky one.
• Sonic's car looks rather different, along with being at a different angle.

Sega Autumn 1993 Catalog#

Prerelease	Final

What appears to be a mockup of Green Hill Zone.

• The course appears much different, with totem poles at the side.
• The map at the top of the screen is wider.
• The sprites are all different. Oddly, Sonic appears to be using his American "mohawk" design in his mugshot, despite the game being developed in (and originally exclusive to) Japan.
• The fourth character is a Flicky. The final game instead has Amy Rose.

English Preview#

A magazine preview for an unreleased international version.

• The HUD at the top is black instead of the final's turquoise.
• The character icons on the map are larger.