Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island

Template:S3D Bob Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, released on the Sega Genesis and Saturn in 1996, also released later on the PC. In the opinions of many, this was a fairly mediocre Sonic game, due to the sluggish gameplay and rather boring aspects that haunt the stages of the game. The music, however, is some of the greatest in the series, and has spawned numerous remixes across the web.

Saturn compared to Genesis

The Saturn version of the game featured an entirely different Special Stage then the Genesis version, which resembled the special stages of Sonic 2. It also featured many graphical improvements over its Genesis counterpart.

Gameplay

Sonic 3D takes a different approach to the traditional Sonic mould; you must find 5 enemies on each section of the level which contain "flickies", you must then destroy the enemies and catch the hidden flickies inside. Delivering the flickies to rings hovering in the sky results in points and access to the remainder of the stage. The 3D environment does not bode well for sonic, causing weird controls and an overall slow feel of the game.

Manuals

• Sonic 3D Blast US Manual
• Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island EU Manual
• Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island JP Manual

Stages

Green Grove Zone

A level following the tradition that Green Hill Zone began in Sonic 1, this is the traditional "Green" level. The boss of this very generic level is strangely easy; Robotnik will throw a metal, spiked ball on the ground, which will bounce around. He will retrieve it, and Sonic must hit him as he lowers to the ground.

Rusty Ruins Zone

A level that takes place in a hidden temple, this level featured "spinners", which literally turned sonic into a spinning top, giving him the ability to break through solid objects. The boss in this level featured Robotnik in a golem wedged into the wall, requiring you to jump on his hands and jump into the glass guarding the vaulnerable robotnik.

Spring Stadium Zone

This level resembled Casino Night Zone from Sonic 2, in the sense that the whole level was one big pinball machine. It was fairly easy in comparison to the other levels, but it was exceedingly long. The boss of this level has Robotnik attacking you with diabolical hands attached to his new machine.

Diamond Dust Zone

This zone seems to be heavily influenced by Icecap Zone from Sonic 3, and features some great music. The level takes place in a winter environment, with slippery ice and snowy gusts everywhere. The boss of this level also seems to be heavily influenced by Sonic 3's Icecap Zone, with Robotnik trying to do nothing but freeze you.

Volcano Valley Zone

The difficuly ramps up on this level, based entirely inside a lavalike environment. A misplaced fall usually spells death for Sonic, which contributed to the major challenge factor in this level. The boss of this level also took place in a lava environment, where you had to jump on his lava pipes and hit him, while still avoiding the fire he spewed out.

Gene Gadget Zone

A fairly easy zone that takes place in space, where sonic would teleport on different platforms and face some rehashed enemies. The boss featured Robotnik's first real use of missles to blast sonic away, but it was surprisingly easy.

Puppet Panic Zone

The "last level" of Sonic 3D, it featured the only stage without any flickies as well as one of the only real challenges in the entire game. The boss was a multi-layered showdown against Robotnik's head, which used various tactics to take Sonic down.

Final Fight

The true last level of Sonic 3D, the whole level was one boss, with Robotnik using a multi-capable robot to destroy you. This boss required an astounding 12 hits to kill, making it the most challenging boss in the game. This level is only accessable if you finish the game with all seven emeralds.

Special Stages

The games special stages were accessable if you found Tails or Knuckles hidden in the level. (Note

These were the only times that those characters would ever appear in Sonic 3D) The Genesis special stages were played out on a giant bridge, where you'd grab rings while dodging bombs at a frantic pace. These special stages are ridiculously easy, and it is extremely hard to actually lose on one. The Saturn special stages were exceedingly better, and played a lot like Sonic 2's special stages. The challenge was still lacking though, and to lose on one was a feat that is certianly not to be proud of.

Production Credits

Credits

Program Design and Implementation: Jon Burton (Travellers Tales) Head Artist: James Cunliffe (Travellers Tales) Program Conversion: Steve Harding, Neil Harding (Travellers Tales) Head Designer: Takao Miyoshi (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) Producer: Kats Sato (Sega Europe Limited), Mike Wallis (Sega of America Inc.) Senior Producer: Yutaka Sugano (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)

Travellers Tales

Program Design and Implementation: Jon Burton Head Artist: James Cunliffe Code Conversion: Neil Harding, Steve Harding, Jon Burton Graphic Conversion + Additional Artwork: Neil Allen, David Burton, James Cunliffe, Jeremy Pardon, Jon Rashid, Alex Szeles, Barry Thompson, William Thompson Utility Programming: Gary Ireland, Neil Harding, Gary Vine, David Dootson, Andy Holdroyd Project Management: Jon Burton Production Support: Karen Roberts Moral Support: Helen Musk

Sega

Game Concept Design (SOJ): Kats Sato, Takao Miyoshi, Kenichi Ono, Takashi Iizuka Playfield Design (SOJ): Takao Miyoshi, Hirokazu Yasuhara Saturn Version Enhancement Design (SOJ): Takashi Iizuka, Hirokazu Yasuhara 3D Modelling (SOJ) : Toshiyuki Mukaiyama

Special Stage Development

Game Designers (SOJ): Takashi Iizuka, Daisuke Mori Programmers (SOJ): Tetsu Katano, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Atsutomo Nakagawa, Kazuhiko Hattori Artists (SOJ): Kazuyuki Hoshino, Yuji Uekawa, Nobuhiko Honda, Shinichi Higashi, You Nishiyama, Sachiko Kawamura

Movie Development

Movie Creation (SOJ): Norihiro Nishiyama Movie Processing (SOJ): Yuji Sawairi Music (SOE): Richard Jacques Sound Effects (SOE): Richard Jacques, Thomas Szirtes Closing Theme "You're My Hero": Richard Jacques (Music), Debbie Morris (Voice)

Technical Support

Additional Programming (SOE): Ed Hollingshead, Thomas Szirtes Additional Support (SOE): Tamer Tahsin, Colin Carter Document Translations (SOA): Osamu Shibamiya Lead Tester (SOE): Jason Cumberbatch Assistant Lead Testers (SOE): Dave Thompson, Roberto Parraga Lead Tester (SOA): David Wood Assistant Lead Tester (SOA): Mark McCunney, Ian McGuiness, Tony Borba Marketing (SOE): Andy Mee, Jo Bladen, Mark Maslowicz Marketing (SOA): Chrissie Kremer, Eric Dunstan, Kristin McCloskey, Mark Subotnick Advisors (SOJ): Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima Special Thanks To Genesis Version Music SFX Composers: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Jun Senoue, Masaru Setsumaru, Seiroh Okamoto Producers (SOJ): Yoji Ishii, Yutaka Sugano Producers (SOE): Kazutoshi Miyake, Kats Sato Producers (SOA): Manny Granillo, Mike Wallis Executive Producer: Shoichiro Irimajiri

Cheats

Sega Genesis version

To access level select, press B, A, right, A, C, up, down, A at the title screen. After entering this cheat, you may skip levels by pressing Start + A during gameplay.

Sega Saturn version

Hold on C+Start at the title screen to access the cheats. To cheat, press start, then press:

X - Gain one life

Y - Gain one medal

Z - Gain all chaos emeralds

A - Skip an act

B - Skip a stage

C - Skip to boss of stage

PC Version

While playing the game, hold on M and press escape to access a hidden menu, which lets you change many weird features of the game.

Boxart

Megadrive

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Saturn

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PC

EU Boxart

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

1991  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Eraser     1992  Sonic the Hedgehog 2     1993  Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sonic Spinball     1994  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sonic & Knuckles     1995  Chaotix | Sonic Classics     1996  Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island      Prototypes  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Sonic Spinball | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sonic & Knuckles | Knuckles in Sonic 2 | Chaotix | Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island  Unreleased  Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega-CD) | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD | Sister Sonic | Treasure Tails | Sonic-16 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition | Sonic Sports | Sonic Mars