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The Sonic Racing series began on the Sega Game Gear, and has since spawned four games in the US. The following are games within the series that have been released on a Nintendo console.

Sonic Drift (series)[]

This game was the first Sonic racing game released in the US. The first Sonic Drift was a Japan-exclusive until it was included on GameCube compilations years later. Sonic Drift 2 was released to the Sega Game Gear and features Sonic, Knuckles, Eggman, Metal Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Nack. Due to the space limit for names, Knuckles name was misspelled as "Knucles". Although the first game was a Japan exclusive, the 2 was retained on US ports.

It was re-released on the Sonic Gems Collection. The first game was finally released in the US as a part of Sonic Mega Collection.

Sonic R[]

This game was released for both the PC and the Sega Saturn. It featured a fully 3D interface with broadly detailed racetracks, complete with shortcuts either by skipping the normal part of the track or opening a door after collecting a certain amount of rings. Unlike Sonic Drift 2, Sonic R involved footracing. The characters involved included Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Metal Sonic, Super Sonic, Amy, and Eggman. A secret character known as Tails Doll was also included.

The PC version was ported to the Gamecube on the Sonic Gems Collection.

Sonic Riders[]

Main article: Sonic Riders

This game was released to the GameCube. In keeping with the tradition of the Sonic Racing Series, this game features a new racing style, this time on hoverboards. A sequel was released known as Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing[]

Main article: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing was released to the Wii, DS, PS3, 360, and PC. The game features various Sega characters, including those from the Sonic series, using various themed karts (unlike the generic karts of Sonic Drift) on tracks designed based on Sega games.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed[]

Main article: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is the sequel to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing as developed by Sumo Digital and was released for the Wii U in 2012 and for the 3DS in 2013. It refined the formula from the original and introduced a kart transforming mechanic that allowed racers to boat across water and fly in planes through the air.

Team Sonic Racing[]

Main article: Team Sonic Racing

Team Sonic Racing is a follow-up to Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed developed by Sumo Digital. It released in 2019 on the Switch featuring only Sonic characters. The games are built on the Team mechanic with the goal being more efficiency than speed. Courses are based on locations from across the Sonic series with some return from the previous 2 entries.

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