Title: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Platforms: Sega Genesis/Mega-Drive, PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Genre: Action
NA Release Date: 23/01/1994
Japan Release Date: 27/05/1994
Levels
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Angel Island Zone:
As you start your game file, if you picked Sonic & Tails or Sonic Alone, you'll see a short scene of Sonic and Tails on their plane approaching the Floating Island. Sonic leaps off the plane and morphs into Super Sonic! He glides across the water into the Angel Island Zone when he is suddenly bushwhacked by your new rival of the game, Knuckles the Echidna. He steals all your Chaos Emeralds then runs off, then you begin the game here. If you picked Tails Alone, you'll simply begin here.
Hydrocity Zone:
You begin the level plunging into a pool of water. When you touch the ground, go right and hit the monitor for a Super Ring. Then go left and fight the Pointdexters (the puffer fish creatures), then jump over the spikes to the left and land on the springboard. As you are propelled into the air you can get a cluster of ten rings high in the air and land on the ledge to the left and get another Super Ring. Jump back into the water and head to the right. Find the switch to the left of the square slabs blocking up the tunnel. Jump on the switch and a suction will pull you through the tunnel. When you grab a bar, press one of the jump buttons to let go and keep being dragged along. After you let go of a second pole, you will be emitted into a new area.
Marble Garden Zone:
Don't press any buttons at the start until you land on a platform with three rings next to it. Get these and jump over to the right, onto the ledge with the arrow pointing down on it. Hit the Super Ring monitor and walk through the wall to the right to find a secret room with a Lightning Shield in it. Get it then go back out, and drop down the ledge. You'll go down some steep cliff slopes and a springboard propels you over to a set of circling platforms. Drop off these to continue going down until you drop down on a crumbling platform and you drop into the underground area.
Carnival Night Zone:
You will touch down in the Carnival Night Zone (one of my fave fun zones to play!). So start by going right and grabbing the three rings right in front of you. After you pass a row of different coloured balloons, make a running jump off the ledge to land on a floating platform to your right with a Super Ring monitor on it. Get this then drop off the platform and run to your right, up the slope and past the circling white and red bumpers. You'll see a Clamer next so try to make a running jump over it and landing on the platform in the air to the right and getting the rings on it. From that one, jump over the red balloon to your right and landing on the next platform and gaining the rings from this one.
Ice Cap Zone:
When you start the level, Sonic bounces onto a snowboard and shuffles his way down the mountain. Don't press any buttons on the controller while he does this though. You should end up grabbing forty rings on your route before eventually colliding into a wall and falling to the ground, with an avalanche falling on top of you. Jump out of the snow and you can regain your control of Sonic and proceed with going through the stage.
Launch Base Zone:
You begin the level by jumping out of the snow from the remainder of the Ice Cap Zone and entering the Launch Base. Get the three rings in the air to the right of you, run down the gentle slope and jump over the little alarm system (a Flybot767 is sent out if you walk through it).
Enemies
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List of enemies based on the game "Sonic The Hedgehog 3"
Endings
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Number of Endings: 4
How to obtain the endings: Beat Robotnik with or without all
emeralds for each character.
Endings description
Beat the machine which tries to grab and slam you then the base
around you blows up and your platform disconnects from the base and
you’ll see what appears to be the Death Egg in the background
falling down.
Sonic’s Ending
He’ll do his “act clear” victory pose then jumps out at the screen
with his fist pumped. If you have all emeralds, he jumps down and
comes back up as Super Sonic and gives a thumbs up.
Tails’s Ending
He does his “act clear” victory pose and jumps out at you in victory
with his feet extended.
The credits roll and these two things happen at the end:
Bad ending (without all emeralds): Robotnik chuckles and Knuckles
will play self catch with the uncollected emeralds
Good ending (collect all emeralds): Sonic and Tails pose in front of
the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 logo.
Controls
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A, B and C: These buttons make Sonic and/or Tails jump.
A, B and C X2: Press one of the jump buttons twice and Sonic will do a Spin Cut Attack. If you have a shield you will use its Ability.
Left and Right: Make Sonic move.
Up: Make Sonic look up, hold it for a few seconds to see what's above you.
Down: Make Sonic crouch, hold it for a few seconds to see what's below you.
Down + A, B or C: Makes Sonic charge a Super Spin. Continue to press A, B or C while holding Down to charge it more. This is used as a boost or as an attack to defeat Badniks.
Start: Pause the game.
Characters
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The main characters that make up the game of "Sonic", read descriptions of them here.