Sonic R has gone down as one of the very few games where the score is better than the game itself.

Released back in 1997, Sonic R was Sega’s third racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise after Sonic Drift’s 1994 Japan-only release with Sonic Drift Racing being released internationally 13 months after.

This would also be the first 3D Sonic Game, second overall after Sonic 3D Blast.

The game received mixed reviews with GameSpot giving it 5.6 out of 10. CVG however gave it a 4 out of 5.

After the release of the game in 1997, Sega would not release another Sonic racing game until 2006 with the release of Sonic Riders. These days, Sega released Team Sonic Racing back in 2019.

The song ‘Can You Feel The Sunshine’ is one of the first tracks that you hear once you get into a race. Performed by British singer TJ Davis, the song has become gained a resurgence with many older Sonic fans rediscovering a timeless classic.

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Lyrics:

Can you see? The sun is shinin’ on me
It makes me feel so free, so alive
It makes me want to survive

And the sky, it makes me feel so high
The bad times pass me by
‘Cause today is gonna be a brighter day

Can you feel the sunshine?
Does it brighten up your day?
Don’t you feel that sometimes
You just need to run away?
Reach out for the sunshine
Forget about the rain
Just think about the good times
And they will come back again
Feel the sunshine…

Without you, there’s nothing for me to do
Can you feel the sunshine, too?
It’s comin’ through; it makes me feel brand new

When you’re here, I wish you were always near
‘Cause everything’s so clear
And today is gonna be a brighter day

Can you feel the sunshine?
Does it brighten up your day?
Don’t you feel that sometimes
You just need to run away?
Reach out for the sunshine
Forget about the rain
Just think about the good times
And they will come back again

When the sun goes down
I feel like I am waiting
For another day
When the clouds go away

Can you feel it?
Ooh-hoo…
Can you feel it?
Oh…

Can you feel it?
Oh…
Can you feel it?

Can you feel the sunshine?
Does it brighten up your day?
Brighten up your day…
Don’t you feel that sometimes
We just need to run away?
Reach out for the sunshine
Forget about the rain
Just think about the good times
And they will come back again

Can you feel the sunshine?
Does it brighten up your day?
Brighten up your day…
Don’t you feel that sometimes
You just need to run away?
You just need to run away…
Reach out for the sunshine
Forget about the rain
Just think about the good times
And they will come back again

Can you feel the sunshine?
Can you feel it?
Does it brighten up your day?
Brighten up your day…
Don’t you feel that sometimes
We just need to run away?
Need to run away…
Reach out for the sunshine