View source for Sonic's Edusoft

{{UnreleasedBob
| bobscreen=SonicsEdusoft SMS Title.png
| publisher=[[U.S. Gold]], [[Sega]]
| developer=[[sega:Tiertex|Tiertex]]
| system=[[Sega Master System]]
| genre=Educational
| players=1
| status=Dumped
}}
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an unreleased educational game for the [[Sega Master System]] developed in 1991 by {{SegaLink|Tiertex}}. The unofficially licensed game had been unknown until a Wikipedia page was created in September 2006. This page has since been removed from Wikipedia.

In March 2007, "the programmer" replied to an [[SMS Power]] topic concerning the Wikipedia page, revealing more details about the game{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20150414152214/https://www.smspower.org/forums/9109-UnreleasedTiertexGameSonicEdusoft#44575}}. On April 27th, 2008 the ROM was finally brought to the attention of the [[Sonic Retro]] community. The game will only run on certain emulators.

==Gameplay==
===World map===
This is the Hub which is used to select the Options screen (represented by a question mark), Levels or minigames. There are some interactive areas, such as cliffs that require jumping over, and also two rideable helicopters and a hot air balloon.
===Main levels===
There are over 15 levels in the game. All of them involve problem solving and for every problem solved  your character will move forward eventually reaching the end of the screen and clearing the stage. Your opponent varies depending on the speed setting set at the options screen. For example, if you choose Snail you will race a [[Moto Bug]], but when hare is selected you will race a much faster Rabbit, and the time limit is decreased.

Most of the levels involve find the word puzzles where you have to spell out a word using the available letters. These levels are sometimes interrupted by a match the letters segment, where you must find a certain amount of matching letters among the available letters shown onscreen. The match the letters segment is somewhat broken because sometimes no matching letters are ever shown, or actually matching the letters may give a wrong answer anyway. In those cases you have to select the wrong answer to get the right answer.

Other levels involve solving mathematical equations: addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.

===Minigames===
There are also 3 minigames available. All of them have a time limit and score counter.
{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
{{InfoRow
| title=Balloon
| screenshot=SonicsEdusoft SMS Balloon Minigame.png
| desc=This minigame involves Sonic rolling across the ground to pop a balloon as it passes by. The minigame is broken though, and balloons will pop for inexplicable reasons.
}}
{{InfoRow
| title=Trampoline
| screenshot=Edusoft mzminigame.png
| desc=This game involves Sonic jumping on a moving trampoline to reach the other side of the screen. The player doesn't control Sonic; rather, they control the trampoline and try to keep Sonic from hitting the ground.
}}
{{InfoRow
| title=Green Hill Mini-game
| screenshot=Edusoft_ghminigame2.png
| desc=In this game Sonic races sideways and jumps to avoid debris littered on the ground. Two different jump buttons are used in this game - one is a full screen jump, and the other is a much shorter jump. Also, there are balloons in the air which the player can pop by jumping into them, which will add 100 points to their score.
}}
}}

==Hidden content==
{{Main|{{PAGENAME}}/Hidden content}}

==Screenshots==
<gallery>
Image:Edusoft math.png|:Multiplication
SonicsEdusoft SMS Addition Example.png|:Addition
SonicsEdusoft SMS Findtheword Example.png|:Find the Word
Image:Edusoft letters.png|:Match the Letters
Image:Edusoft multiples.png|:Match the numbers
Image:Edusoft options.png|:Options Screen
Image:Edusoft map.png|:World Map
Image:Edusoft results.png|:Results Screen
</gallery>

==Downloads==

[[User:GerbilSoft|GerbilSoft]] has created a hacked version of Sonic's Edusoft that should work in most emulators. The hacked version is available for download below.

{{Multidownload
| name=Sonic's Edusoft
| file1=Edusoft.zip
| filename1=Sonic's Edusoft
| filesize1=117KB
| file2=Edusoft_HAX2.zip
| filename2=Sonic's Edusoft with Emulator Compatibility Hack [v2]
| filesize2=117KB
}}

==Technical information==
===ROM dump status===
{{romtable|unreleased=yes|
{{rom|SMS|sha1=f1357505cbcebfab52327a5fc9c3437f54d8da40|md5=5919b101624d4710a10825c34e753ba2|crc32=d9096263|size=256KB|date=|source=|comments=|quality=good|prototype=yes}}
}}

==External links==
*[http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=44575 Unreleased Tiertex Game? (Sonic's Edusoft)] - thread from SMS Power
*{{LinkRetro|topic=7925|title=Sonic Retro discussion thread (September 2006)}}
*{{LinkRetro|topic=10525|title=Sonic Retro discussion thread (April 2008)}}

==References==
<references/>

{{SonicsEdusoftOmni}}
{{SonicGGGames}}
{{ScrappedGames}}

[[Category:Game Gear and Master System games]]
[[Category:Prereleases]]