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Sonic Advance 3 (prototype; 2004-03-01)

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Sonic Advance 3 (prototype; 2004-03-01)
Prerelease of: Sonic Advance 3
System: Game Boy Advance
Build date: 2004-03-01[1]
ROM size: 16 MB
Source: Cartridge

The 2004-03-01 build of Sonic Advance 3 is a European pre-release version of Sonic Advance 3 for the Game Boy Advance. This prototype is infamous for having been leaked onto the internet months before its planned release date.

The game is near completion but has many bugs, and was in the final bug testing phase. The levels are mostly finished, and the player can play all of them from start to finish. Super Sonic is also active and fully functional in Nonaggression.

History

Sonic Advance 3 was meant to be released in June of 2004, but this European prototype was released on March 21st, at least three months before the planned release date. Initially, it was dumped on the 16th and distributed among a select few. It's not often a Sega beta is leaked to the public before the game's launch date and is a big blunder on Sega's part.

Frank Cifaldi (also known as TheRedEye), owner of Lostlevels.org, almost lost his job at Nintendo Official Magazine UK due to the leak of this prototype.[2] Once the real leaker was discovered, another German magazine employee, his name was cleared and he kept his job.

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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
Game Boy Advance
 2001  Sonic Advance | Tiny Chao Garden     2002  Sonic Advance 2     2003  Sonic Pinball Party | Sonic Battle     2004  Sonic Advance 3 | Sonic X: A Super Sonic Hero     2005  Sonic Advance & Sonic Pinball Party | Sonic Advance & ChuChu Rocket! | Sonic Advance & Sonic Battle | Sonic Battle & ChuChu Rocket! | Sonic Pinball Party & Sonic Battle | Sonic Pinball Party & Columns Crown     2006  Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis    
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