Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

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Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Sonic 3 & Knuckles is a game that results when Sonic 3 is locked-on to Sonic & Knuckles via Lock-On Technology. It acts as one large combined game and all the levels from Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles become available. In Sonic Classic Collection, for unknown reasons, the game was renamed to Knuckles in Sonic 3.

There are several noticeable differences when playing the games combined. Knuckles is playable in the Sonic 3 levels and Tails becomes available in the Sonic & Knuckles levels. Also, all of the levels from both games are accessible, starting from Sonic 3. Once these levels are completed the Death Egg falls off screen intact instead of being destroyed, and then the play continues straight to the levels of Sonic & Knuckles. The final boss of Sonic 3 is also omitted for Sonic and Tails.

After collecting all the Chaos Emeralds of Sonic 3 a new quest becomes available when entering the first special Stage in Mushroom Hill Zone which allows you to collect seven new Emeralds called "Super Emeralds". When these Emeralds are collected, Hidden Palace Zone will become available, and Sonic can transform into Hyper Sonic and Knuckles can transform into Hyper Knuckles. Tails has no Hyper form, but the Super Emeralds are needed for him to transform into Super Tails, as the Chaos Emeralds alone have no effect on him. There are also several other notable differences when playing these two combined games.

• Game progress can be saved in Sonic & Knuckles by using Sonic 3's save feature (there are now 8 save slots instead of 6).
• Save slots now display information about continues and lives remaining. It also shows the amount of Emeralds collected.
• The music used in Sonic & Knuckles is used in the combined game. Thus, the songs that were different between Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles (which include the title screen, 1-up, and invincibility sounds, as well as the mid-level boss music, Knuckles' theme and end credits theme) play the Sonic & Knuckles version.
• Passing a star post makes all 3 Bonus Stages from both games available, including the slot machine stage (20-34 rings required), magnetic orbs stage (35–49 rings required), and the gumball machine (50–65 rings required).
• Knuckles' levels are different from Sonic's and Tails' in most cases, with new areas and bosses.
• There are slight differences in object placement in some of the Sonic 3 Zones (Launch Base especially). Sonic and Tails skips the final boss of Launch Base, while Knuckles still has to do it (although he skips the first true boss of Launch Base). The Sonic & Knuckles levels are the same, except that Mushroom Hill now has an intro (Tails airlifts Sonic in).

Also Released for

• Sonic & Knuckles Collection for PC (1997)
• Sonic Jam for Sega Saturn (1997)
• Sonic & Garfield Pack for PC (1999)
• Sonic Action Pack for PC (2000)
• Sonic Action 4 Pack for PC (2001)
• Twin Pack: Sonic CD and Sonic & Knuckles Collection (2002)
• Sonic Mega Collection for Nintendo GameCube (2002)
• Sega PC Mega Pack for the PC (2003)
• Sonic Mega Collection Plus for Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox (2004)
• Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe for the Microsoft Xbox (2005)
• Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Shadow the Hedgehog for the Sony PlayStation 2 (2009)
• Sonic PC Collection for the PC (2009)
• Sonic Classic Collection for the Nintendo DS (2010)
• Virtual Console on Nintendo Wii (2010)
• Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection Volume 3 (2010)

Production Credits

Executive Producer: Hayao Nakayama
Executive Management: Shoichiro Irimajiri, Paul Rioux, Tom Kalinske
Executive Coordinator: Mamoru Shigeta, Tomio Takami, Diane A. Fornasier, Roger Hector, Takaharu Utsunomiya
Project Managers: Shinobu Toyoda, Masaharu Yoshii, Hisashi Suzuki
Producer: Yuji Naka
Director: Hirokazu Yasuhara
Lead Game Designer: Hirokazu Yasuhara
Senior Game Designers: Takashi Iizuka, Hisayoshi Yoshida
Lead Programmer: Yuji Naka
Senior Programmers: Masanobu Yamamoto, Takahiro Hamano
Character Designer: Takashi Thomas Yuda
CG Artist: Kunitake Aoki
Animator: Takashi Thomas Yuda
Enemy Artist: Satoshi Yokokawa
Scene Artists: Shigeru Okada, Satoshi Yokokawa, Chie Yoshida, Takashi Thomas Yuda, Kunitake Aoki, Tsuneko Aoki
Art Assistant: Osamu Ohashi
Music Composers: Brad Buxer, Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grigsby III, C. Cirocco "Scirocco" Jones, Howard Drossin
SEGA Sound Team: Tokuhiko "Bo" Uwabo, Sachio Ogawa, Yoshiaki "Milpo" Kashima, Masaru Setsumaru, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Tomonori Sawada, Masayuki Nagao, Jun Senoue
Sound Project Coordinator: Hisaki Nimiya
Product Manager: Pamela Kelly
Lead Testers: Jason Kuo, Rick Greer, Mike Williams
Sound Special Thanks: Mayumi Nina Sakazaki(Mrm), Cube Corp., Opus Corp., Masanori Nakayama (Studio Who)
Special Thanks: Deborah McCracken, Emi Kawamura, Jina Ishiwatari, Taku Makino

Sound Test

Here is a list of the music featured in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, as it is located in the sound test, which can be accessed by entering the zone select code.

• 01: Angel Island Zone Act 1
• 02: Angel Island Zone Act 2
• 03: Hydrocity Zone Act 1
• 04: Hydrocity Zone Act 2
• 05: Marble Garden Zone Act 1
• 06: Marble Garden Zone Act 2
• 07: Carnival Night Zone Act 1
• 08: Carnival Night Zone Act 2
• 09: Flying Battery Zone Act 1
• 0A: Flying Battery Zone Act 2
• 0B: Icecap Zone Act 1
• 0C: Icecap Zone Act 2
• 0D: Launch Base Zone Act 1
• 0E: Launch Base Zone Act 2
• 0F: Mushroom Hill Zone Act 1
• 10: Mushroom Hill Zone Act 2
• 11: Sandopolis Zone Act 1
• 12: Sandopolis Zone Act 2
• 13: Lava Reef Zone Act 1
• 14: Lava Reef Zone Act 2/Hidden Palace Zone
• 15: Sky Sanctuary Zone
• 16: Death Egg Zone Act 1
• 17: Death Egg Zone Act 2
• 18: Act 1 Boss
• 19: Act 2 Boss
• 1A: The Doomsday Zone
• 1B: Bonus Stage: Magnetic Orbs
• 1C: Special Stage
• 1D: Bonus Stage: Slot Machine
• 1E: Bonus Stage: Gumball Machine
• 1F: Knuckles' Theme (Sonic & Knuckles)
• 20: Azure Lake Zone
• 21: Balloon Park Zone
• 22: Desert Palace Zone
• 23: Chrome Gadget Zone
• 24: Endless Mine Zone
• 25: Title (Sonic & Knuckles)
• 26: Staff Roll (Sonic 3) (unused)
• 27: Game Over
• 28: Continue/Competition Results
• 29: Act Clear
• 2A: 1-Up
• 2B: Chaos Emerald
• 2C: Invincibility/Super Theme (Sonic & Knuckles)
• 2D: Competition
• 2E: Act 1 Boss (Sonic & Knuckles)
• 2F: Data Select
• 30: Final Boss
• 31: Drowning
• 32: All Clear (Sonic & Knuckles)
• DC: Staff Roll (Sonic & Knuckles)
• FF :Sega (From Title Screen) In Poor Quality Sound

Resources

Hacking Guides

• SCHG:Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Cartridge Image

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  Sonic 3 Locked on to Sonic & Knuckles

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

2010  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Spinball | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing     2011  Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles | Sonic Adventure | Sonic Generations     2012  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Adventure 2     2013  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed     2015  Sonic Lost World     2017  Sonic Mania | Sonic Forces     2019  Team Sonic Racing     2022  Sonic Origins | Sonic Frontiers     2023  Sonic Colours: Ultimate | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Superstars     2024  Sonic X Shadow Generations      Prototypes  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Beta 8)

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