Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) (1994)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) is a 1994 arcade video game made by SEGA.
After Doctor Robotnik's Death Egg crashes onto a mysterious floating island, Sonic and Tails race to recover the Chaos Emeralds before it can relaunch. The island has a guardian: Knuckles the Echidna, who is convinced by Robotnik that Sonic is the real threat. The third Genesis entry expanded the series with larger zones, a save feature, and the first appearance of Knuckles as a rival. Released in February 1994, it was designed to connect directly to Sonic and Knuckles via the lock-on cartridge system.
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What is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) about?
After Doctor Robotnik's Death Egg crashes onto a mysterious floating island, Sonic and Tails race to recover the Chaos Emeralds before it can relaunch. The island has a guardian: Knuckles the Echidna, who is convinced by Robotnik that Sonic is the real threat. The third Genesis entry expanded the series with larger zones, a save feature, and the first appearance of Knuckles as a rival. Released in February 1994, it was designed to connect directly to Sonic and Knuckles via the lock-on cartridge system.
When was Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) released?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) was released on 2 February 1994.
Who made Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) was made by SEGA.
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A few thoughts on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)
Knuckles the Echidna is the Archie Comics run that gave Knuckles his own solo series, digging into the floating island's mythology that the game introduced. Sonic Universe extended the Archie Comics universe into multi-arc stories that continued threads from this era.