It's a must for every Sonic fan, and every classic gamer. There is definite evidence that this whole game was going to be released as Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition, but it didn't went as planned.Īll in all, if you want to play the definite version of Sonic 3 with the added contents of Sonic and Knuckles, you have to play through this one particular version. The save game screen will show you which zone are you in, and how many emeralds you have in your inventory. Finish the whole game with all emeralds and you'll complete the game.Īdded to the convenience of playing thru the whole game, the save state feature of Sonic 3 works perfectly, so you can have a well deserved rest in the middle of the game. With the regular emeralds you turn into Super Sonic or Super Knuckles, but with the Super Emeralds, you can turn into Hyper Sonic (even faster than before), Super Tails (his first super transformation for the first time ever) or Hyper Knuckles (stronger than before). In a nutshell, you'll get to play the levels of Sonic 3 followed by the levels of Sonic & Knuckles with any of our heroes: Sonic, Tails or Knuckles, on a 13-zone-long game, together with 14 special stages, 7 for each Chaos Emerald and another 7 for each Super Emerald, altogether with a faceoff against Robotnik in his Death Egg, once and for all on the Classic Sonic series. The finalized view of one game, as the producers and creators wanted is only attainable in one certain way.Įnter Sonic 3 & Knuckles, a game that can be "created" only by pushing Sonic 3 on the Lock-on cart connector on top of Sonic and Knuckles.Ĭonsidered to be the greatest Sonic game ever, it is long, entertaining and definitely awesome. Due to time constraints and cartridge ROM size limitations, a bigger game had to be divided.
If you like the character artwork in these designs, you'd do well to check out some of Hazard the Porgoyle's other excellent work.For some people, Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles are considered like separate games, however, the truth that lies beyond is greater that anyone could expect.
Futher, not all cartridges fit in every unit – check before you build or buy! Note that the Western and Eastern carts are different shapes - you can't fit the Japanese label on an American or European cart, and the American and European labels won't fully cover the space on a Japanese cart.
If you do want a reproduction copy, you should also consider whether you will be able to update the cartridge with newer versions or alternate customised builds, and it would make sense to ensure some SRAM-like functionality is built in to allow you to save progress and settings. If you have found Sonic 3 Complete for sale on eBay, web stores or the like, it is not an "official" copy in any way, and again, any purchase or use of such an item is not endorsed or supported, and is done entirely at your own risk. If you want to have one produced, of course, we are more than happy for your do so at your own risk, though we cannot recommend any particular supplier. The original exact-size versions can still be retrieved at their original URLs if needed.Īchtung! I need to point out that we do not produce any repros ourselves, and nobody has any kind of official endorsement to do so. Note that as of May 2014, all the above images have been modified to include an eighth of an inch of bleed, with faint crop guidelines outside of the intended area, for cleaner printing. These artwork and designs were produced exclusively for Sonic 3 Complete – please be respectful and do not copy them for other projects. I've worked with a few people to create authentic-ish Mega Drive/Genesis cover slips and cartridge labels, which you can use if you'd like a reproduction cartridge made, or to decorate your flashcart, or just to sit and admire.
Customise the game, and download a version to your liking.Provide custom version patches and options, so that players can play the game in the style they prefer.Implement modest feature changes where they improve the original experience, without significantly changing it.Provide improved versions of each game that made up the whole of Sonic 3 & Knuckles, hence creating an equivalent of Sonic & Knuckles Collection on the Mega Drive/Genesis.Fix bugs and problems in the original games.Restore Sonic 3-style presentation where this was changed in Sonic 3 & Knuckles.Sonic 3 Complete is a hack of Sonic 3 & Knuckles with the following goals: