Legacy
The Sonic X-treme debacle has been cited as a reason for the ultimate failure of the Sega Saturn. With the Sonic the Hedgehog series being attributed to much of the company's prior system, the Genesis, success, and Sony and Nintendo both having flagship 3D platformers available early in the life cycle of their consoles (Crash Bandicoot and Super Mario 64 respectively), Sega was expected by fans to follow suit and produce an official 3D Sonic game. With the game's cancellation, the Saturn never did receive an exclusive Sonic platform game, but rather only the Genesis port of Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Jam, a compilation of the 2D Genesis Sonic titles, and Sonic R, a racing game. Sonic's debut in a full 3D platform game wasn't until 1998, with Sonic Adventure as a Dreamcast launch title, well after the discontinuation of the Saturn.
The game's cancellation led to the overworking, and ultimate disbandment, of Sega Technical Institute.
Websites such as Destructoid and GamesRadar have speculated the game could have been a source of inspiration for future games such as Super Mario Galaxy.
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