Sonic Mega Collection is a video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega in 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube. It contains twelve-fourteen Sega Mega Drive games (depending on region), mostly those in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. An updated version of the game was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows under the title Sonic Mega Collection Plus which included more games.
Cheat Codes[]
The version of Sonic the Hedgehog you play is the original Japanese release. However, using cheat codes, you can access two alternate releases of the game; the original American release (the first official release), which features no moving clouds in Green Hill Zone and no flowing water in Labyrinth Zone, and a Japanese-only updated re-release, which patched out the infamous spike glitch.
| Sonic the Hedgehog - American Release | On the Sonic 1 info screen, press Up, Z, Down, Z, Left, Z, Right, Z. |
| Sonic the Hedgehog - Updated Japanese Release | On the Sonic 1 info screen, press Z, Z, Z, Z, Z, Z, Z, Z, Z, Up, Down, Left, Right. |
Games In The Compilation With Cheat Codes[]
Along with the previous codes this compilation provides, the games included also have their own list of cheat codes. Note that you'll need to account for button differences from the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis and the Nintendo GameCube (or the PlayStation 2 for Sonic Mega Collection Plus) when following these lists.
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Sonic & Knuckles
- Blue Sphere
- Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
- Sonic 3D Blast
- Sonic Spinball
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Flicky
- Ristar
How to Unlock[]
- Blue Sphere: Play Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic 3D Blast 20 times.
- Knuckles in Sonic 2: Play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic Spinball 20 times.
- Sonic 3 & Knuckles: Play Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles 20 times.
- Flicky: Play Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 30 times. Alternatively, have a Sonic Adventure 2: Battle save file.
- Ristar: Play Blue Sphere, Knuckles in Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Flicky 30 times.