Sonic Jam

This article is about the compilation game for Sega Saturn. For Game.com video game, see Sonic Jam (Game.com).



1997 (pre-release)	Japanese	International

1997 (pre-release)[]

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Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Syntax Ultra Black (modified, "SONIC")
Unknown ("JAM")

Launched:

April 4, 1997^[1]

Sonic Jam was first shown at Tokyo Game Show 1997 Spring event.^[1]^[2] The computer generated ribbon logo is used for title screen in the final game and promotional products during the game's release.^[3]

1997–1998[]

Japanese[]

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The box art for the game used basic print logo when it was released in Japan on June 20, 1997. Sega later re-issued the compilation game under the SegaSaturn Collection budget label on July 23, 1998.

International[]

SVG NEEDED

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Syntax Ultra Black (modified, "SONIC")
Unknown ("JAM")

Launched:

June 19, 1997^[7] (E3 1997)
August 21, 1997
(international release)

For the international logo, "SONIC" wordmark was cropped from Sonic 3D Blast logo for reuse, while the rest of the logo was made of vector graphics.^[8]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Sega Saturn Magazine 1997-13 (1997-04-25) (Japanese). SoftBank (April 11, 1997). Retrieved on June 5, 2025. “中でも「プロジェクトソニック」の統一キャッチのもと、華やかなイメージを放っていたソニック最新作の「ソニックジャム」帰ってきた超音速アクションと最新技術によって描かれたポリゴンのソニックは、多くの人の目を釘付けにしていた。”
↑ Computer & Video Games #187 (June 1997). EMAP (May 11, 1997). Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ソニックJAMのジャム！ (Japanese). ソニック20周年公式サイト (November 9, 2011). Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
↑ セガ販促用ソニックジャム B2ポスター (Japanese). Mandarake.co.jp. Archived from the original on June 4, 2025. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Sonic Jam Official Guide (Japanese). SoftBank (October 2, 1997). Retrieved on January 23, 2025.
↑ ソニックジャム (Japanese). Sonic Channel. Archived from the original on March 21, 2025. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
↑ SONIC’S BACK! HE’S BIGGER, BLUER AND FASTER THAN EVER. Sega of America. Archived from the original on February 23, 1998. Retrieved on June 15, 2025. “ATLANTA -- (June 19, 1997) E3 Booth #1546 --”
↑ SEGA Forever in Twitter. Twitter (February 23, 2023). Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved on June 5, 2025. “From the archives: The 'Sonic' part of the Sonic Jam logo is actually a cropped part of the Sonic 3D Blast logo. The rest of it is made of vector graphics! #SEGAForever”