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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sega Technical Institute

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Sonic and Tails travel across a floating island after Doctor Robotnik's Death Egg crashes there. Players run, jump and spin through six side-scrolling zones, collect rings and Chaos Emeralds, and fight Robotnik's machines while Knuckles obstructs their progress.

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Release
Original release · Genesis / Mega Drive
Developer
Sega Technical Institute
Ported by
Backbone Entertainment
Publisher
Sega
Released
1994-02-02 North America, Genesis / Mega Drive
1994-02-24 Europe, Genesis / Mega Drive
1994-05-27 Japan, Genesis / Mega Drive
Platforms
Genesis / Mega Drive, Windows, Sega Saturn, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Variants
Competition
Type
multiplayer_mode
Platforms
  • Genesis / Mega Drive
Released
  • 1994-02-02, North America, Genesis / Mega Drive
  • 1994-02-24, Europe, Genesis / Mega Drive
  • 1994-05-27, Japan, Genesis / Mega Drive
Sources
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Type
combined_lock_on_edition
Platforms
  • Genesis / Mega Drive
Released
  • 1994-10-18, Japan, Genesis / Mega Drive
Sources
Sonic & Knuckles Collection
Type
compilation_port
Platforms
  • Windows
Released
  • 1997-02-14, Japan, Windows
  • 1997, North America, Windows
  • 1997-03-20, Europe, Windows
Sources
Sonic Jam
Type
compilation_port
Platforms
  • Sega Saturn
Released
  • 1997, International, Sega Saturn
Sources
Sonic Mega Collection
Type
compilation_port
Platforms
  • GameCube
Released
  • 2002, Initial release, GameCube
Sources
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Type
compilation_port
Platforms
  • PlayStation 2
  • Xbox
  • Windows
Released
  • 2004, Initial release, PlayStation 2
  • 2004, Initial release, Xbox
Sources
Wii Virtual Console release
Type
port
Platforms
  • Wii
Released
  • 2007-08-21, Japan, Wii
  • 2007-09-07, Europe, Wii
  • 2007-09-10, North America, Wii
Sources
Xbox Live Arcade release
Type
port
Platforms
  • Xbox 360
Released
  • 2009-06-10, North America, Europe, Japan, Xbox 360
Sources
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Type
compilation_port
Platforms
  • Xbox 360
  • PlayStation 3
Released
  • 2009, Initial release, Xbox 360
  • 2009, Initial release, PlayStation 3
Sources
Sonic Classic Collection
Type
compilation_port
Platforms
  • Nintendo DS
Released
  • 2010, Initial release, Nintendo DS
Sources
Sonic 3 & Knuckles — Sonic Origins
Type
remaster
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X|S
Released
  • 2022-06-23, Worldwide, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Art changes
Remastered combined game; Anniversary Mode expands the presentation to 16:9 while retaining pixel graphics.
Sources
Also known as
Sonic 3 (International)
ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ3 (Japan)
Credits
Takashi Yuda Character Designer; Animator; Scene Artists
Kunitake Aoki CG Artist; Scene Artists
Satoshi Yokokawa Enemy Artist; Scene Artists
Chie Yoshida Scene Artists
Tsuneko Aoki Scene Artists
Shigeru Okada Scene Artists
Osamu Ohashi Art Assistant
Hirokazu Yasuhara Director; Lead Game Designer
Yuji Naka Producer; Lead Programmer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames

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Sonic the Hedgehog series 28 games

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