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The following are the instruction manuals of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.
 
The following are the instruction manuals of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.
  
 
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Sonic3 MD JP manual.pdf|Mega Drive, JP
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Sonic3 MD US manual.pdf|Mega Drive, US
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Sonic3 MD US mhs manual.pdf|Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)
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Sonic3 MD EU manual.pdf|Mega Drive, EU
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Sonic3 MD PT manual.pdf|Mega Drive, PT
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Sonic3 MD KR manual.pdf|Mega Drive, KR
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Sonic3 MD AS manual.pdf|Mega Drive, AS
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Sonic3 MD AS chinese manual.pdf|Mega Drive, AS (Chinese)
 
Sonic3 MD JP SonicJam manual.pdf|''[[Sonic Jam]]'' digital manual, JP
 
Sonic3 MD JP SonicJam manual.pdf|''[[Sonic Jam]]'' digital manual, JP
 
Sonic3 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf|''[[Sonic Jam]]'' digital manual, US
 
Sonic3 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf|''[[Sonic Jam]]'' digital manual, US
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You'll soon discover that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is packed with Zones which are three times larger than those found in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Each Zone is made up of two Acts, and each Act contains dozens of challenges and obstacles for Sonic and Tails to overcome.
 
You'll soon discover that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is packed with Zones which are three times larger than those found in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Each Zone is made up of two Acts, and each Act contains dozens of challenges and obstacles for Sonic and Tails to overcome.
  
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===Literal translation from Japanese===
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===Official Translation from Japanese===
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[[File:Sonic3 MD JP SonicJam manual.pdf|page=3|thumb|320x240px|right]]
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''Translated by Sega's PC division, done for the release of the ''[[Sonic & Knuckles Collection]]''.''  
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''(Translated by SamIAm. Translator’s Note: In this translation, the sentences have been left as grammatically intact as possible in order to more accurately convey the exact wording of the original text. This method, however, results in an unusual sentence structure and flow.)''
 
  
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On that day, he was looking around the island's altars, just like he always does. It was his mission to look after the 7 Chaos Emeralds that control the power of the "Pillar" that sleeps in the depths of the island.
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In his [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|previous adventure]], [[Sonic]] destroyed [[Dr. Eggman]]'s base, the [[Death Egg]]; now the debris has started its fall to Earth. And right in the path of the falling base floats a giant cloud-like mass. The giant shadow of Death Egg hides the cloud... Towering mountains, a gigantic forest... the cloud is none other than the legendary floating island, suspended in the sky.
  
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His name is Knuckles the Echidna. He's a spiny anteater who his friends on the island call "Knuckle". To Knuckle, who was born and raised on the island, its nature and its animals are all his friends. And the thing which protects his friends is the crystal pillar [called the "Pillar"].
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The Death Egg became a fireball and hit the floating island; mountains were destroyed, the forests decimated...
  
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It happened rather suddenly. Knuckle thought he would go check on one of the Chaos Emeralds to see if there wasn't something wrong with it. He could hardly believe it as the Chaos Emerald lit up with a sparkle before his very eyes and began to vibrate strangely. Knuckle was bewildered by this phenomenon, the likes of which had never happened before. In the blink of an eye, the vibrations grew suddenly intense. As these vibrations peaked, there was another flash of light and loud ring. Knuckle could remember feeling as though his body was gently floating, and there his memory stopped.
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This disastrous event greatly alters the island's path, forcing it towards the Earth.
  
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When he regained consciousness, Knuckle found his body thrown outside of the altar. What Knuckle saw as he slowly picked himself up and looked around was the half-destroyed ruins of the altar. Knuckle jumped back inside it in confusion. However, the Chaos Emerald that should have been in there had disappeared, without leaving a single fragment behind.
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The island crashes into the sea surface. The impact creates a gigantic wave, but the island doesn't sink.<br/>
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The floating island now sits on the sea surface as if nothing happened.
  
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Knuckle wandered outside the alter in a daze. Then, with no energy left, he looked out over a distance…and noticed the appearance of something mysterious next to a lake. Looking at this huge, round, egg-like object, he felt himself jump.
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Many days pass...  
  
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"Does that huge egg belong to the legendary dragon..?"
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On an island far from where the floating island hit the sea surface, [[Tails]], a two-tailed fox, read a strong [[Chaos Emeralds|Chaos Emerald]] reaction on the Jewel Reader, a machine he has developed.
  
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There was no doubt that this egg was the one that appeared in the writings on the altars of the Chaos Emeralds, the one that was to bring catastrophe to the island.
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"Maybe this has something to do with that big wave I saw a few days ago..." he said.
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Thinking there may be trouble, he decided to consult with Sonic.
  
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Over the next few days, Knuckle went around to all 7 of the Chaos Emerald altars on the island, but every last Emerald had disappeared without a trace. Then, refusing to give up in spite of all this, Knuckle was investigating all over the island when he came across a man he was unfamiliar with.
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At the same moment, while relaxing on the beach, Sonic found a small ring washed up on shore. Sonic looked at the ring carefully, and noticed some ancient characters carved on it.
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This man, who called himself Dr. Eggman, knew that Knuckle was the guardian of the Chaos Emeralds, and told him this:
 
  
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"I happen to be a scientist who has come here to study that egg. Hmm, and if you're the guardian of the Chaos Emeralds, I suppose I must tell you this. The truth is, there's this bad hedgehog called Sonic who is getting in the way of my research, and it looks like he's come to the island with his eyes on those Chaos Emeralds.
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The ring reminded Sonic of a legend he once heard about a "mystery island."
  
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"He's going for the Chaos Emeralds…?"
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In an ancient time, the "mystery island" was part of the main continent. A people with an extraordinary culture inhabited it. That civilization had built a peaceful and happy society using the energy of something they called "The Mighty Stone". But at a certain point, a faction of dark-minded elders tried to steal the energy of the stone, and by accident made that energy explode.
  
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Knuckle was very easily tricked by Dr. Eggman's skillful lie. And this is how the rivalry between Sonic and Knuckle began.
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The civilization was wiped out in a second, erased from history. Time passed, and a god descended from the sky to the newly created "mystery island". The sky god restored part of the civilization to the island, and threw the "Mighty Stone" into the open sky...
  
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===Earlier translation from Japanese===
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A ring washed up on the shore - the legend of the "mystery island" - Sonic, feeling his excitement build, made his preparations for another adventure.
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''(Translated by Michael "G. Silver" Stearns)''
 
  
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That day, as he always seemed to, he was making his patrol around the alter on the island. Protecting the 7 Chaos Emeralds who sleep and control the power of the "Pillar" is the mission he has been charged with.
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Dr. Eggman, who managed to escape from the Death Egg before it fell, had heard that Chaos Emeralds are supposedly buried on the floating island. From the crevice created by the fall of the base, a massive presence of Chaos Emeralds is detected.
  
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His name, [[Knuckles the Echidna]]. But to inhabitants of the island, he is an echidna called "Knuckle." Born and raised on the island, all of nature and the animals who live in it are his friends. And that which protects his friends is none other than the Chaos Emerald's crystaline "Pillar."
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"If their energy could be utilized", Dr. Eggman thought, "the Death Egg may be able to fly into orbit again."
  
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Suddenly something awoke.
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Dr. Eggman then quickly built a base on the floating island to harvest the Emeralds. He kidnapped animals and transformed them into robots, and changed the island's environment into a nightmare with his new Environment-Control Machine.
  
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Just as he was verifying that that not one Chaos Emerald was out of place, the Chaos Emerald right before his eyes rose and a strange vibration started.
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"Yes! Even if Sonic comes to the island, it will be too late! This time the Emeralds are mine!".
  
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Knuckles was confused by this phenomenon, which had never occurred before. In the blink of an eye, violent shaking occurred within the Chaos Emeralds. Then, as the shaking reached its climax, a "kiiiin" sound was heard along with a brilliant flash. The next thing Knuckles remembered was his own body, seeming to be lightly floating, and at that moment he was interrupted.
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The actors and the stage are now ready; here starts Sonic the Hedgehog's newest adventure.
  
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When Knuckles regained consciousness, he found his body thrown outside of the altar. He slowly go up, and what entered his eyes as he looked around was the Chaos Emerald altar--partially destroyed. In a flurry, Knuckles flew into the altar. However, in place of the emerald that should have been there, were fragments left of what had disappeared...
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===Translated from Japanese===
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''Translated by Windii''
  
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In a daze, Knuckles left the altar. He gazed off into the distance, powerless... it seemed like a peculiar thing had appeared around the lake. The sight of the giant, round, egg-like body that Knuckles beheld sent a shiver down his spine.
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'''After Sonic 2's Adventure...'''
  
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"That big egg is the dragon in the legend's...."
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Dr. Eggman's fortress, Death Egg, which was thoroughly destroyed by Sonic in the last adventure, is now beginning to crash to the ground.
  
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That egg appeared in the legend depicted in the Chaos Emerald altar--there was no doubt that it was the egg which would bring disaster to the island.
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Now, closer to the ground, in the path of the falling Death Egg, there was a huge chunk of cloud floating in the air.<br/>
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And hidden in that cloud was a huge shadow...<br/>
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A towering mountain range, spread out woods... the shadow was an island. It was a huge "floating island" drifting in the air.
  
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Some days later, Knuckles was patrolling the altar of the island's seven Chaos Emeralds, but all traces of the Emeralds had vanished. While in his relentless investigation of the island, Knuckles encountered an unfamiliar man in the woods.
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The fireball that was the Death Egg crashed into the "floating island."<br/>
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The mountains crumbled, the woods torn down.<br/>
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The tremendous impact caused the "floating island" to tilt and its altitude to decrease.
  
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The man called himself Dr. Eggman, and already knew Knuckles was the guardian of the Chaos Emeralds. He said to Knuckles:
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Finally, the floating island collided with the sea surface.<br/>
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It caused a huge wave that could be called a tsunami, but it did not sink to the bottom of the ocean.<br/>
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Holding the Death Egg, it remained slightly above the sea, as if nothing had happened.
  
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"I am a scientist who came here to stop (?) that egg. Uumu, since you are the Chaos Emeralds' guardian I knew I had to inform you. The truth is, there is an evil hedgehog named Sonic that has been interfering in my research, he is the one who has stolen this island's Chaos Emeralds."
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'''Sonic and Tails's Journey'''
  
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"The Chaos Emeralds were stolen....!"
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A few days later... An island far away from the place where the collision between Death Egg and the floating island took place.<br/>
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Tails, a two-tailed fox, had caught the sudden onset of a powerful Chaos Emerald signal with the Jewel Radar he had invented.<br/>
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He felt that it might have something to do with the last megatsunami, so he went to the beach where Sonic was.
  
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With Dr. Eggman's ingenious lies, Knuckles was very easily tricked. That is how Knuckles' challenge to Sonic was started.
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At that time, Sonic was taking a nap on the beach when he found a small ring washed up along the shore.<br/>
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The small ring was engraved with what seemed to be ancient characters.<br/>
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When he picked it up, he remembered an old legend about an "island."
  
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===Central storyline===
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A long time ago, when the island was still part of the continent.<br/>
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''(Translated by Sega's PC division, done for the release of the ''[[Sonic & Knuckles Collection]]''.)''
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There lived a people with a superior civilization.<br/>
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That civilization had built a peaceful and prosperous society with the energy of a certain "power stone."<br/>
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One day, however, a group of elders who wanted to make the energy of the power stone their own accidentally let the energy run wild.<br/>
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In an instant, civilization was destroyed and disappeared from history.<br/>
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It is said that after this event, the gods descended from the sky and restored a part of the civilization as an island and released it and the "power stone" into the sky.
  
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In his [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|previous adventure]], [[Sonic]] destroyed [[Dr. Eggman]]'s base, the [[Death Egg]]; now the debris has started its fall to Earth. And right in the path of the falling base floats a giant cloud-like mass. The giant shadow of Death Egg hides the cloud... Towering mountains, a gigantic forest... the cloud is none other than the
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The legend of the "island" and the ring that washed ashore...<br/>
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legendary floating island, suspended in the sky.
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For some reason, Sonic felt nostalgic and decided to go on another adventure.
  
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The Death Egg became a fireball and hit the floating island; mountains were destroyed, the forests decimated...
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'''Dr. Eggman's Conspiracy'''
  
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This disastrous event greatly alters the island's path, forcing it towards the Earth.
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After escaping from the crashed Death Egg, Dr. Eggman noticed that there are Chaos Emeralds on the floating island.<br/>
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He noticed a huge Chaos Emerald signal that can be caught from the cracks in the earth opened by the Death Egg. Using that energy, it is possible to make the Death Egg fly into space again.
  
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The island crashes into the sea surface. The impact creates a gigantic wave, but the island doesn't sink.
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In order to obtain the Chaos Emeralds, Dr. Eggman is building a base on the floating island at a rapid pace.<br/>
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The floating island now sits on the sea surface as if nothing happened.
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He also kidnapped animals and converted them into robots, and changed the nature of the floating island into a harsher one with his environment changing machine.
  
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Many days pass...
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"Daaaahahaha! Sonic, you're too late to come to this island! This time, the Chaos Emeralds and this world will belong to me!"
  
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On an island far from where the floating island hit the sea surface, [[Tails]], a two-tailed fox, read a strong [[Chaos Emeralds|Chaos Emerald]] reaction on the Jewel Reader, a machine he has developed.
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Now, the actors and the stage are ready.<br/>
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The new adventure of Sonic the Hedgehog is about to begin.
  
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"Maybe this has something to do with that big wave I saw a few days ago..." he said.
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==Character profiles==
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===Sonic the Hedgehog===
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You know him as the world's fastest sonic-speed hedgehog. In this adventure, he plays a major role on the legendary "floating island."
  
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Thinking there may be trouble, he decided to consult with Sonic.
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===Miles Tails Prower===
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Sonic's sidekick? and an energetic fox with two tails. He flies through the sky and helps Sonic in his adventures.
  
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At the same moment, while relaxing on the beach, Sonic found a small ring washed up on shore. Sonic looked at the ring carefully, and noticed some ancient characters carved on it.
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===Dr. Eggman===
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The evil genius scientist appears again. Will he get the Chaos Emeralds and become the ruler of the world? Or will he be a perpetual loser?
  
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The ring reminded Sonic of a legend he once heard about a "mystery island."
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===Knuckles the Echidna===
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[[File:Sonic3 MD JP SonicJam manual.pdf|page=18|thumb|320x240px|right]]
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*Guardian of the Chaos Emeralds on the floating island.
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*A marsupial echidna. Nickname is "Knuckle."
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*Short-tempered and reckless. But he's a good, kind guy.
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*He is gullible because he is pure and honest.
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*He doesn't hate girls, but doesn't seem to be very good with them?
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*He can dig holes and climb walls with his special gloves.
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*His hobby is digging holes, of course. He is a mole, after all.
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*He is good at finding hidden routes.
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*He can even fly for a little bit.
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*Likes fruit. Hates strong sunlight.
  
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In an ancient time, the "mystery island" was part of the main continent. A people with an extraordinary culture inhabited it. That civilization had built a peaceful and happy society using the energy of something they called "The Mighty Stone". But at a certain point, a faction of dark-minded elders tried to steal the energy of the stone, and by accident made that energy explode.
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Guardian of the Floating Island
  
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The civilization was wiped out in a second, erased from history. Time passed, and a god descended from the sky to the newly created "mystery island". The sky god restored part of the civilization to the island, and threw the "Mighty Stone" into the open sky...
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That day, he was patrolling the altar of the island as usual.<br/>
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It was his mission to protect the seven Chaos Emeralds that control the power of the "pillar" that lies beneath the island.
  
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A ring washed up on the shore - the legend of the "mystery island" - Sonic, feeling his excitement build, made his preparations for another adventure.
+
His name is Knuckles the Echidna. He is a spiny anteater who is called "Knuckle" by his island friends.<br/>
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He was born and raised on this island, and all of the nature and animals on it were his friends. And the crystal "pillar" of the Chaos Emeralds is the one that protects his friends.
  
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Dr. Eggman, who managed to escape from the Death Egg before it fell, had heard that Chaos Emeralds are supposedly buried on the floating island. From the crevice created by the fall of the base, a massive presence of Chaos Emeralds is detected.
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It happened without warning.<br/>
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As Knuckle was checking one of the Chaos Emeralds to see if there was anything wrong with it, the Chaos Emerald in front of him glittered and began to vibrate abnormally.
  
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"If their energy could be utilized", Dr. Eggman
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Knuckle is puzzled by this unprecedented phenomenon.<br/>
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thought, "the Death Egg may be able to fly into orbit again."
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The Chaos Emerald began to vibrate more and more intensely.<br/>
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Just as the vibrations reached their peak, there was a flash of light with a screech.<br/>
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Knuckle's memory was blacked out when he felt his body float away.
  
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Dr. Eggman then quickly built a base on the floating island to harvest the Emeralds. He kidnapped animals and transformed them into robots, and changed the island's environment into a nightmare with his new Environment-Control Machine.
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When Knuckle regained consciousness, his body had been thrown outside the altar.<br/>
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As he slowly woke up and looked around, he saw the half-destroyed altar of the Chaos Emeralds.<br/>
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Knuckle rushes into the altar.<br/>
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However, the Chaos Emeralds that were supposed to be there were gone, not even a fragment left behind...
  
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"Yes! Even if Sonic comes to the island, it will be too late! This time the Emeralds are mine!".
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Knuckle walks out of the altar, stunned.<br/>
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Then, as he gazed helplessly into the distance, he noticed something eerie appearing around the lake.<br/>
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Knuckle felt a shiver run down his spine when he saw the huge round egg-like object.
  
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The actors and the stage are now ready; here starts Sonic the Hedgehog's newest adventure.
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"That big egg is the legendary dragon's..."<br/>
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The egg must be the one that brings misfortune to the island, as depicted in the legend on the altar of the Chaos Emeralds.
  
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==Knuckles the Echidna profile==
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Knuckle spent the next few days patrolling the altar of the seven Chaos Emeralds that exist on the island, but all the Chaos Emeralds had disappeared without a trace.<br/>
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===Literal translation from Japanese===
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Still looking around the island, Knuckle meets an unfamiliar man in the forest.
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[[File:Sonic3 MD JP SonicJam manual.pdf|page=18|thumb|320x240px|right]]
 
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''(Translated by SamIAm)''
 
  
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* Guardian who protects the Chaos Emeralds of Floating Island
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When the man, who called himself Dr. Eggman, learned that Knuckle was the guardian of the Chaos Emeralds, he told him this:<br/>
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* An Echidna of the marsupial family. Nickname is Knuckle.
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"I'm the scientist who came to investigate that egg. Hmm, if you are the Guardian of the Chaos Emeralds, I must tell you this. The thing is, there's an evil hedgehog named Sonic who's been interfering with my research, and it seems he's after the Chaos Emeralds on this island."
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* Fast running, quick tempered type.
 
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* Mentally slow and trusting; easily fooled.
 
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* Doesn't necessarily dislike girls, but isn't good with them.
 
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* Can dig holes and climb walls with his speciality-gloves.
 
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* His hobby is digging holes. He is a mole, after all.
 
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* Good at finding hidden routes.
 
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* Can fly just a little bit.
 
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* Likes fruit; hates sunlight.
 
  
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===Earlier translation from Japanese===
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"The Chaos Emeralds are being targeted!"<br/>
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''(Translated by Michael "G. Silver" Stearns)''
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Knuckle is easily fooled by Dr. Eggman's clever lie.<br/>
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This is how Knuckle's challenge to Sonic began.
  
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* The guardian who protects the Chaos Emeralds on the Floating Island.
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==References==
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* Species is Echidna (Harimogura). Nickname is "Knuckle."
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<references/>
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* He is the short-tempered type, but he is a kind and nice guy.
 
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* He's a bit naive and innocent, and easily deceived.
 
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* He doesn't dislike girls, but he is not very good with them?
 
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* Special gloves let him dig holes, and he can break through walls.
 
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* His hobby is, of course, digging. 'cuz he's a mole (Mogura).
 
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* Finding secret routes is his specialty.
 
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* He can also fly in the air for a little bit.
 
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* Likes: Fruit. Dislikes: Bright sunlight
 
  
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The following are the instruction manuals of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

  • Mega Drive, JP

  • Mega Drive, US

  • Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)

  • Mega Drive, EU

  • Mega Drive, PT

  • Mega Drive, KR

  • Mega Drive, AS

  • Mega Drive, AS (Chinese)

  • Sonic Jam digital manual, JP

  • Sonic Jam digital manual, US

Stories

Story from US and EU version manuals

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 takes place on the mysterious Floating Island which holds many special powers. The source of these powers are Chaos Emeralds. In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic and Tails thought that they had destroyed the Death Egg, which was Dr. Robotnik's heavily armoured ship. Instead, Dr. Robotnik managed to crash land on the Floating Island. After learning that the island is able to float in the sky by harnessing the power of the emeralds, the Doc decides to steal the emeralds so he can repair his Death Egg ship.

To obtain the emeralds, Dr. Robotnik tricks Knuckles, the guardian of the Floating Island's Chaos Emeralds. He also tells Knuckles that Sonic and Tails are the ones trying to steal the emeralds.

Between battling the new types of Badniks and trying to outsmart Knuckles, Sonic and Tails have their work cut out for them once they arrive on the Floating Island and search for Dr. Robotnik.

You'll soon discover that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is packed with Zones which are three times larger than those found in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Each Zone is made up of two Acts, and each Act contains dozens of challenges and obstacles for Sonic and Tails to overcome.

Official Translation from Japanese

Translated by Sega's PC division, done for the release of the Sonic & Knuckles Collection.

In his previous adventure, Sonic destroyed Dr. Eggman's base, the Death Egg; now the debris has started its fall to Earth. And right in the path of the falling base floats a giant cloud-like mass. The giant shadow of Death Egg hides the cloud... Towering mountains, a gigantic forest... the cloud is none other than the legendary floating island, suspended in the sky.

The Death Egg became a fireball and hit the floating island; mountains were destroyed, the forests decimated...

This disastrous event greatly alters the island's path, forcing it towards the Earth.

The island crashes into the sea surface. The impact creates a gigantic wave, but the island doesn't sink.
The floating island now sits on the sea surface as if nothing happened.

Many days pass...

On an island far from where the floating island hit the sea surface, Tails, a two-tailed fox, read a strong Chaos Emerald reaction on the Jewel Reader, a machine he has developed.

"Maybe this has something to do with that big wave I saw a few days ago..." he said.

Thinking there may be trouble, he decided to consult with Sonic.

At the same moment, while relaxing on the beach, Sonic found a small ring washed up on shore. Sonic looked at the ring carefully, and noticed some ancient characters carved on it.

The ring reminded Sonic of a legend he once heard about a "mystery island."

In an ancient time, the "mystery island" was part of the main continent. A people with an extraordinary culture inhabited it. That civilization had built a peaceful and happy society using the energy of something they called "The Mighty Stone". But at a certain point, a faction of dark-minded elders tried to steal the energy of the stone, and by accident made that energy explode.

The civilization was wiped out in a second, erased from history. Time passed, and a god descended from the sky to the newly created "mystery island". The sky god restored part of the civilization to the island, and threw the "Mighty Stone" into the open sky...

A ring washed up on the shore - the legend of the "mystery island" - Sonic, feeling his excitement build, made his preparations for another adventure.

Dr. Eggman, who managed to escape from the Death Egg before it fell, had heard that Chaos Emeralds are supposedly buried on the floating island. From the crevice created by the fall of the base, a massive presence of Chaos Emeralds is detected.

"If their energy could be utilized", Dr. Eggman thought, "the Death Egg may be able to fly into orbit again."

Dr. Eggman then quickly built a base on the floating island to harvest the Emeralds. He kidnapped animals and transformed them into robots, and changed the island's environment into a nightmare with his new Environment-Control Machine.

"Yes! Even if Sonic comes to the island, it will be too late! This time the Emeralds are mine!".

The actors and the stage are now ready; here starts Sonic the Hedgehog's newest adventure.

Translated from Japanese

Translated by Windii

After Sonic 2's Adventure...

Dr. Eggman's fortress, Death Egg, which was thoroughly destroyed by Sonic in the last adventure, is now beginning to crash to the ground.

Now, closer to the ground, in the path of the falling Death Egg, there was a huge chunk of cloud floating in the air.
And hidden in that cloud was a huge shadow...
A towering mountain range, spread out woods... the shadow was an island. It was a huge "floating island" drifting in the air.

The fireball that was the Death Egg crashed into the "floating island."
The mountains crumbled, the woods torn down.
The tremendous impact caused the "floating island" to tilt and its altitude to decrease.

Finally, the floating island collided with the sea surface.
It caused a huge wave that could be called a tsunami, but it did not sink to the bottom of the ocean.
Holding the Death Egg, it remained slightly above the sea, as if nothing had happened.

Sonic and Tails's Journey

A few days later... An island far away from the place where the collision between Death Egg and the floating island took place.
Tails, a two-tailed fox, had caught the sudden onset of a powerful Chaos Emerald signal with the Jewel Radar he had invented.
He felt that it might have something to do with the last megatsunami, so he went to the beach where Sonic was.

At that time, Sonic was taking a nap on the beach when he found a small ring washed up along the shore.
The small ring was engraved with what seemed to be ancient characters.
When he picked it up, he remembered an old legend about an "island."

A long time ago, when the island was still part of the continent.
There lived a people with a superior civilization.
That civilization had built a peaceful and prosperous society with the energy of a certain "power stone."
One day, however, a group of elders who wanted to make the energy of the power stone their own accidentally let the energy run wild.
In an instant, civilization was destroyed and disappeared from history.
It is said that after this event, the gods descended from the sky and restored a part of the civilization as an island and released it and the "power stone" into the sky.

The legend of the "island" and the ring that washed ashore...
For some reason, Sonic felt nostalgic and decided to go on another adventure.

Dr. Eggman's Conspiracy

After escaping from the crashed Death Egg, Dr. Eggman noticed that there are Chaos Emeralds on the floating island.
He noticed a huge Chaos Emerald signal that can be caught from the cracks in the earth opened by the Death Egg. Using that energy, it is possible to make the Death Egg fly into space again.

In order to obtain the Chaos Emeralds, Dr. Eggman is building a base on the floating island at a rapid pace.
He also kidnapped animals and converted them into robots, and changed the nature of the floating island into a harsher one with his environment changing machine.

"Daaaahahaha! Sonic, you're too late to come to this island! This time, the Chaos Emeralds and this world will belong to me!"

Now, the actors and the stage are ready.
The new adventure of Sonic the Hedgehog is about to begin.

Character profiles

Sonic the Hedgehog

You know him as the world's fastest sonic-speed hedgehog. In this adventure, he plays a major role on the legendary "floating island."

Miles Tails Prower

Sonic's sidekick? and an energetic fox with two tails. He flies through the sky and helps Sonic in his adventures.

Dr. Eggman

The evil genius scientist appears again. Will he get the Chaos Emeralds and become the ruler of the world? Or will he be a perpetual loser?

Knuckles the Echidna

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  • Guardian of the Chaos Emeralds on the floating island.
  • A marsupial echidna. Nickname is "Knuckle."
  • Short-tempered and reckless. But he's a good, kind guy.
  • He is gullible because he is pure and honest.
  • He doesn't hate girls, but doesn't seem to be very good with them?
  • He can dig holes and climb walls with his special gloves.
  • His hobby is digging holes, of course. He is a mole, after all.
  • He is good at finding hidden routes.
  • He can even fly for a little bit.
  • Likes fruit. Hates strong sunlight.

Guardian of the Floating Island

That day, he was patrolling the altar of the island as usual.
It was his mission to protect the seven Chaos Emeralds that control the power of the "pillar" that lies beneath the island.

His name is Knuckles the Echidna. He is a spiny anteater who is called "Knuckle" by his island friends.
He was born and raised on this island, and all of the nature and animals on it were his friends. And the crystal "pillar" of the Chaos Emeralds is the one that protects his friends.

It happened without warning.
As Knuckle was checking one of the Chaos Emeralds to see if there was anything wrong with it, the Chaos Emerald in front of him glittered and began to vibrate abnormally.

Knuckle is puzzled by this unprecedented phenomenon.
The Chaos Emerald began to vibrate more and more intensely.
Just as the vibrations reached their peak, there was a flash of light with a screech.
Knuckle's memory was blacked out when he felt his body float away.

When Knuckle regained consciousness, his body had been thrown outside the altar.
As he slowly woke up and looked around, he saw the half-destroyed altar of the Chaos Emeralds.
Knuckle rushes into the altar.
However, the Chaos Emeralds that were supposed to be there were gone, not even a fragment left behind...

Knuckle walks out of the altar, stunned.
Then, as he gazed helplessly into the distance, he noticed something eerie appearing around the lake.
Knuckle felt a shiver run down his spine when he saw the huge round egg-like object.

"That big egg is the legendary dragon's..."
The egg must be the one that brings misfortune to the island, as depicted in the legend on the altar of the Chaos Emeralds.

Knuckle spent the next few days patrolling the altar of the seven Chaos Emeralds that exist on the island, but all the Chaos Emeralds had disappeared without a trace.
Still looking around the island, Knuckle meets an unfamiliar man in the forest.

When the man, who called himself Dr. Eggman, learned that Knuckle was the guardian of the Chaos Emeralds, he told him this:
"I'm the scientist who came to investigate that egg. Hmm, if you are the Guardian of the Chaos Emeralds, I must tell you this. The thing is, there's an evil hedgehog named Sonic who's been interfering with my research, and it seems he's after the Chaos Emeralds on this island."

"The Chaos Emeralds are being targeted!"
Knuckle is easily fooled by Dr. Eggman's clever lie.
This is how Knuckle's challenge to Sonic began.

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