The level design and low difficulty level were also criticized. Reviewers found the tethering physics cumbersome, although some appreciated it as an attempt to innovate. It received mixed contemporary reviews and failed commercially. Knuckles' Chaotix was released in North America and Japan in April 1995, and in Europe in June 1995. Sonic and Tails were replaced by Knuckles and a group of mostly pre-existing characters Mighty the Armadillo first appeared in the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1993). Knuckles' Chaotix was planned as a Sonic game for the Sega Saturn, but transitioned to the 32X when it could not be completed in time. Production began with Sonic Crackers, a 1994 prototype for the Sega Genesis which experimented with the tethering system and featured Sonic and Tails.

Unfortunately, the 32X is a bit noisy, which is why there's more background noise in this soundtrack than in regular SEGA Mega Drive and Mega-CD soundtracks I've recorded.While Sonic Team is sometimes credited with creating Knuckles' Chaotix, it was developed by another Sega team. Track titles and order are based on the VGM packs available at Zophar's Domain and Project 2612. All other tracks were recorded from the game's really nice sound test menu. Beta SEGA Sound was recorded using VGM playback on the Mega Drive. All tracks were recorded at 96KHz 24bit using a Sound BlasterX G5 sound card and the and the phono jacks located at the back of the SEGA Mega-CD (Model 1) connected to the Mega Drive.

This soundtrack was recorded from a real SEGA Mega Drive CD 32X (PAL, Model 1, VA4) using a Mega Everdrive X3 cartridge.

Soundtrack by: Masato Nakamura, Mariko Nanba, Hiroshi Kubota, Yukifumi Makino, Junko Shiratsu Title: Knuckles' Chaotix Platform: SEGA Mega Drive 32X

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