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Sonic & Knuckles

Sega Technical Institute

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Sonic and Knuckles traverse branching platforming zones on Angel Island, collecting rings, avoiding hazards and fighting robots. Sonic pursues the Death Egg while Knuckles uses climbing and gliding to follow different routes. Its lock-on cartridge connects with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 to form a combined adventure.

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Release
Original release · Genesis / Mega Drive
Developer
Sega Technical Institute
Ported by
Backbone Emeryville
Publisher
Sega
Released
1994-10-18 Worldwide, Genesis / Mega Drive
Platforms
Genesis / Mega Drive, Windows, Sega Saturn, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS
Variants
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Type
lock_on_combination
Platforms
  • Genesis / Mega Drive
Released
  • 1994-10-18, Worldwide, Genesis / Mega Drive
Sources
Sonic & Knuckles Collection
Type
compilation_port
Platforms
  • Windows
Released
  • 1997-02-14, Japan, Windows
  • 1997-03-14, North America, Windows
  • 1997-03-20, Europe, Windows
Sources
Sonic Jam
Type
compilation_port
Platforms
  • Sega Saturn
Released
  • 1997, Sega Saturn
Sources
Sonic Mega Collection
Type
compilation_rerelease
Platforms
  • GameCube
Released
  • 2002, GameCube
Sources
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Type
compilation_rerelease
Platforms
  • PlayStation 2
  • Xbox
  • Windows
Sources
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Type
compilation_rerelease
Platforms
  • Xbox 360
  • PlayStation 3
Released
  • 2009, Xbox 360
  • 2009, PlayStation 3
Sources
Sonic & Knuckles
Type
port
Platforms
  • Xbox 360
Released
  • 2009-09-09, Worldwide, Xbox 360
Sources
Sonic & Knuckles
Type
virtual_console_rerelease
Platforms
  • Wii
Released
  • 2009-10-27, Japan, Wii
  • 2010-02-12, Europe / Australia, Wii
  • 2010-02-15, North America, Wii
Sources
Sonic Classic Collection
Type
compilation_rerelease
Platforms
  • Nintendo DS
Released
  • 2010, Nintendo DS
Sources
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Type
steam_rerelease
Platforms
  • Windows
Released
  • 2011-01, Windows
Sources
Also known as
ソニック&ナックルズ (Japan)
Credits
Takashi Yuda Character Designer; Scene Artist
Satoshi Yokokawa Enemy Artist; Scene Artist
Kunitake Aoki C. G. Artist; Scene Artist
Chie Yoshida Scene Artist
Tsuneko Aoki Scene Artist
Shigeru Okada Scene Artist
Osamu Ohashi Art Assistant
Hirokazu Yasuhara Director; Lead Game Designer
Yuji Naka Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames

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Sonic the Hedgehog series 28 games

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