Robotnik in the international releases, although since the game was developed in England, this is mitigated somewhat.

Dub Name Change: As was standard at the time, Dr.

Defeat Means Playable: To unlock the robot racers, you have to collect all of the Sonic tokens around the tracks, finish in third or better, and beat them in a one-on-one race.

* Despite this, players can work around this issue with the 2004 version with third-party programs such as Parsec for online multiplayer. The early 1998 PC release also featured LAN support for multiplayer but this was lost in the 2004 re-release.

Competitive Multiplayer: Depending on the version of the game you have, up to 2-4 players can race against each other in split-screen multiplayer in a race or collect balloons.

Casino Park: Radical City combines this with Metropolis Level, with one corner of the track taken up by numerous giant slot machines and a pinball table.

Canon Foreigner: Tails Doll and Metal Knuckles have never reappeared in any other game.

The pinball area in Radical City and some of the surrounding area look like they came straight from Spring Stadium Zone.

Reactive Factory features elements from Gene Gadget and Panic Puppet Zones (the large machines which decorate the area).Resort Island shares several elements in common with Green Grove Zone.

Award-Bait Song: Nearly the entire soundtrack is made of techno-pop versions of this.Attract Mode: If you wait a while at the Title Screen (or in the PC version, hold the Confirm+Cancel buttons), the game will play a demo of Sonic racing through some of the tracks in the game.Amazing Technicolor Battlefield: Radiant Emerald is a literal example in that it constantly changes colours as you race round it.Alphabetical Theme Naming: Every race course in the game starts with the letter 'R'.The car also has a speed boost and can hover in water. While it does make her the the slowest character in the game, she handles well.

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