Talk:Sonic R

message: I need help. I loaded the game and I set up everything but when I start it up it won't let me play Grand Prix, or anything except for options. The other icons other than options just have an X over them. I'm using windows XP and I want to know if I have to do some extra something before I can start playing.
:Do you have the disc in a drive while playing it? 
:Even so, I can't get the Expert Software version to run with Vista. Any advice? E Liquere 04:31, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's weird... You SURE you got the disc in? :P I tried installing the game onto an XP computer and as soon as I installed it, it ran the program. It worked then, but I tried it afterwards and it always failed and came up with an error message. I'm surprised you got it to open! But yeah, I've noticed it works best on Windows 98. If you have a computer with that, maybe you should try it. --Alice2 16:08, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help 

message: Who said that the R stands for racing? Gerard Foley 17:23, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Um...what else could it stand for? Ravioli? RememberMe? 15:17, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  the R stands for racing 

message: I deleted the "Sequel" section as it was a horrid mess of wild speculation and bad typing.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.178.138.165 (talk) 10:44, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section removed 

message: I've heard and agree with several statements saying that the game's biggest flaw is that it is simply "too short" due to having only five tracks that can be completed within 3 minutes each. Can we put this in somehow? E Liquere 01:09, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Length of game?? 

message: I remember that the PC version of SonicR required a network patch to be able to play multiplayer across a network. Does anyone know where to get it? (it's very hard to find!). I think that a link to the patch should be added to the article
--220.245.145.19 14:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That patch does not work for Windows XP, and I can't seem to find the link to it. DanPMK 21:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: See, I told you it was hard-to-find ;) --220.245.145.19 02:27, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I found the networking patch! After looking on all different sites, I finally found it on SEGA.com! :P. I'll edit the article to point to it. --Daniel15 06:51, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Networking patch 

message: The bit about the soundtrack was poorly written and I was obliged to remove a sentence or two. Bad singing? Cheesy lyrics? These terms don't belong in a Wiki! - PhakeDC
is it true about the tails doll curse?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.111.10.163 (talk) 02:48, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV hell 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:SonicR.jpg

message: Is he called Tails Doll or Metal Tails in the game? It seems like Metal Tails is more like the official name, while Tails Doll is mostly more of a fan-fiction kind of a thing, but I could be wrong. I've never actually played the game, so I don't really know. Oh, by the way, should the whole curse thing be in the article? I mean, there are a few fan clubs, but I guess it's mostly fan-fiction. But still.... I don't know. Well, if anyone knows, then please.... do something? I'm done rambling XD Oh, by the way, this article is seriously lacking sources and good grammar.Cloudy fox 001 (talk) 08:07, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Are y'all ever going to add any sources for this Tails Doll "curse" business, or should I just delete it? 70.152.70.38 (talk) 02:05, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

text: OK, I deleted it. You've had your fun, but this is Wikipedia, not ED. If you don't understand why I've done this, please read WP:NRVE. 70.152.70.38 (talk) 14:06, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

text: If all you can come up with is an obscure webcomic, a bunch of fan sites, and a Facebook wall, then no, I don't consider it notable. As far as I can tell, this meme has gotten zero attention from the mainstream media (unlike, say, lolcats). 70.152.70.38 (talk) 17:52, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tails Doll? 

message: "For some reason, if the original Sonic R disc is inserted into a CD player, it starts playing the soundtrack from the game."
Um, is that really necessary? I mean, doesn't it seem a little... obvious that that would happen? Just a thought.
If anyone happens to read this some time within the next 10,000 years, then maybe you could put in your insight on this. Sorry but, it seems like people don't read the discussion pages of these obscure articles enough. (Sorry, nevermind my post above. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that.) Cloudy fox 001 (talk) 23:49, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quick question. 

message: I've had this game for a long time and it used to work, but now it doesn't. The farthest I can get in the game is the title screen where it says "Press Start". I pressed every single button on my keyboard and it won't start. Does any one know which button signals "start"?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.118.127.84 (talk) 14:59, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controls? 

message: I removed that comment as it is not the same case at all. In Gamespot's case there was controversy because of the huge ad campaign for K&L, and because the review actually agreed with the overall community consensus, so the firing was unjustified. This is very different to Sonic R, as the game was released to general acclaim, there was no support for the bad review at all, and there were no conflicts of interest. 62.1.120.243 (talk) 13:09, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comparison to Kane & Lynch controversy 

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message: * Here's another one that calls it similar to Mario Kart - http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/sonic-gems-collection/641969p2.html -- Sergecross73 msg me  17:55, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: We don't need them to explain why, this isn't a compare/contrast essay on the two games. The reliable sources I keep listing use Mario Kart as a reference point for the premise of the game, which is the exact same thing I'm doing in the article. That's it. Sergecross73 msg me  14:16, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Blimey, 4 consecutive sources in a row in order to justify the mention of a simple comparison? That's gotta be a record of some sorts. In normal situations just the one would probably suffice, but when people get zealous about getting their point across...  *shrug*  --H Hog (talk) 17:28, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a pretty standard practice for information that's been challenged or part of prolonged discussions. I'm more surprised we're still talking about it almost a year later now... Sergecross73 msg me  17:35, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Third and fourth sources

message: According to the page right now, Masamitsu Shiino and Richard Lloyd were the directors for the game. This is presumably based off the MobyGames page for this game. However, this is based off the MobyGames page for the PC version here. Looking at that, it seems more likely that they were responsible for directing the PC port of the game more so than for directing the game itself. Going by the Genesis credits for the game, it seems more likely that Takashi Iizuka was the actual director of the game.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.200.53.1 (talk) 23:27, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Director(s) of the game? 

message: This is the Sonic Pinball Party-version of "Super Sonic Racing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74VeBurE8Q
And the DS version of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing also has a version of "Super Sonic Racing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOBaCZH_DHE
So, yeah. Those should be the citations, I guess?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.150.107.181 (talk) 20:05, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music was also featured in games such as Sonic Pinball Party and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.[citation needed] 

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message: It is extremely poorly written, and the sourcing is more than wanting. Am I also the only one to detect a strongly right-wing POV? Is anyone prepared to work with me to bring the section up to scratch? --BowlAndSpoon (talk) 12:07, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Huh? It seems a bit more positively slanted - I didn't think the game was that well received, but I don't feel like it needs a huge overhaul. You'll have to be more specific in your concerns... Sergecross73 msg me 13:58, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Serge, the comment above is a bit of an inside joke, intended solely in jest.TheTimesAreAChanging (talk) 20:44, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh...Um, what am I missing here...? Sergecross73 msg me 20:55, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Mostly that BowlAndSpoon and I are on different sides of certain political issues, and he just learned about my past work on this article about a silly old game. (To be clear, Sonic R's mixed reception spans the partisan divide.)TheTimesAreAChanging (talk) 21:32, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah gotcha. Yeah, I did think "right wing POV" was a strange thing to be said of a 90s Sonic game... Sergecross73 msg me 23:15, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception section