Difference between revisions of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3/Magazine articles"
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This is a scan of a ''Sega Visions'' article which focuses on [[Knuckles]]. The font in the first image has an odd pallette. | This is a scan of a ''Sega Visions'' article which focuses on [[Knuckles]]. The font in the first image has an odd pallette. | ||
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| + | ===Electronic Gaming Monthly=== | ||
| + | ====Quarterman March, 1993==== | ||
| + | This clip reveals that ''Sonic 3'' development is underway. | ||
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| + | Image:S3 ElectronicGamingMonthly March1993 Issue44 046.jpg | ||
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===Sonic the Comic=== | ===Sonic the Comic=== | ||
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This is a clip from the cheats section of the August 5th issue of ''[[Sonic the Comic]]''. Interestingly, the image of [[Ice Cap Zone]] shows Sonic running down the mountain, which he does not do in final. Normally he would be riding a snowboard. | This is a clip from the cheats section of the August 5th issue of ''[[Sonic the Comic]]''. Interestingly, the image of [[Ice Cap Zone]] shows Sonic running down the mountain, which he does not do in final. Normally he would be riding a snowboard. | ||
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This is another clip from ''Sonic the Comic'', this time from the December 25th, 1993 issue. This is a preview of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' in which all the screenshots feature ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic 2]]'' sprites. Once again Sonic is shown running down the mountain in Ice Cap Zone. | This is another clip from ''Sonic the Comic'', this time from the December 25th, 1993 issue. This is a preview of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' in which all the screenshots feature ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic 2]]'' sprites. Once again Sonic is shown running down the mountain in Ice Cap Zone. | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 28 August 2008
This page covers magazine articles for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles which are not large enough to create a separate page for.
Contents
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Exclusive! Sonic 3 Cheat - Without a Game Genie
This is a clip from some magazine that unveils the nearly impossible to do level select cheat.
- Sonic3LevelSelectCheatArticle.jpg
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Sega Visions
Knuckles
This is a scan of a Sega Visions article which focuses on Knuckles. The font in the first image has an odd pallette.
- KnucklesSonic3SegaVisions.jpg
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
Quarterman March, 1993
This clip reveals that Sonic 3 development is underway.
- S3 ElectronicGamingMonthly March1993 Issue44 046.jpg
SEGA Magazine
This clip from UK's official "SEGA Magazine" features tips and images of various things found with debug mode. This includes Sonics unused surfing sprite, and the strange 3D Epsilon balls.
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Sonic the Comic
Preview (August 1993)
This is a clip from the cheats section of the August 5th issue of Sonic the Comic. Interestingly, the image of Ice Cap Zone shows Sonic running down the mountain, which he does not do in final. Normally he would be riding a snowboard.
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Preview 2 (December 1993)
This is another clip from Sonic the Comic, this time from the December 25th, 1993 issue. This is a preview of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in which all the screenshots feature Sonic 2 sprites. Once again Sonic is shown running down the mountain in Ice Cap Zone.
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Stop Press : Sonic 3 Cheat
This is a magazine clip that explains how to activate the level select cheat with a Game Genie. This is from a time when the in-game cheat code was not known.
- StopPressSonic3Cheat.jpg
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Sonic & Knuckles
Evolutionary
This is a clip from the October 1994 issue of Next Generation magazine. It's a short review that gives it 4 stars.
- NextGenerationOctober1994.jpg
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In Sales
This small clip shows sales for Sonic & Knuckles trailer Donkey Kong Country.
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New Sonic Game Exclusively Revealed
This clip from SEGA magazine reveals Sonic & Knuckles for the first time (in that magazine at least). For some reason it refers to the game as Sonic Versus Knuckles.
- UnknownMagazineS&K.jpg
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News
This clip mentions that Sonic & Knuckles was a 18 Meg cartridge, which wasn't true in the final release. It also gives a Pro Action Replay cheat code to activate Knuckles.
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Sega of America Coming On Strong
This is just a short clip describing the game being backward compatible with previous Sonic games.
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Smoking - Who Needs It?
This clip describes Sega jumping on the No Smoking bandwagon and using it's characters to promote it.
- SegaMagazineUKS&K.jpg
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Sonic VS Knuckles
This clip references the game as Sonic VS Knuckles, but the logo clearly shows it as Sonic & Knuckles.
- UnknownMagazineSonicvsKnuckles.jpg