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Revision as of 21:41, 8 January 2016

This page has a list of articles for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and covers short magazine articles not deserving of their own page.

File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg "Gaming Gossip"
Electronic Gaming Monthly confirms that a Sonic 3 is in development after talking to Sega at Winter CES 1993.
Logo-pdf.svg "Sega, 1993 and Beyond..."
Another brief hint from EGM that a Sonic 3 exists.
Logo-pdf.svg "News: Sonic 3"
File:ConsolesPlus FR 028.pdf Logo-pdf.svg "Previews: Sonic 3"
Three-page preview.
Logo-pdf.svg "Stop Info: Sonic 3"
File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf Logo-pdf.svg "Megadrive Preview: Sonic 3"
Six-page preview and cover article detailing the upcoming game. The writer examines the history of Sonic games from the last 3 years, before covering new features in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, such as Tails' ability to fly and carry Sonic, the addition of Knuckles, the three types of shield, and the overall improvment in graphics over the last game. The first three zones are described, as well as the spherical Special Stages and new two-player exclusive levels. The game is said to be 80% complete with a projected March release date.
File:SegaVisions US 17.pdf Logo-pdf.svg "Sega Game Feature: Genesis - Sonic the Hedgehog 3"
File:PlayerOne FR 039.pdf Logo-pdf.svg "Tests: Sonic 3"
Logo-pdf.svg "Megadrive: Sonic 3"
File:ElectronicGames2 US 17.pdf Logo-pdf.svg "Sonic 3Peat!"
Electronic Games previews Sonic 3 in their February 1994 issue. According to the article, the music is not yet finalised.
Logo-pdf.svg "Special Feature!: Sonic the Hedgehog 3"
File:GamePlayers US 0702.pdf Logo-pdf.svg "Cover Feature: Sonic The Hedgehog 3"
Logo-pdf.svg "Megadrive Review: Sonic 3"
Six-page review of the game. The article covers a range of topics, including the addition of a boss on every act, the increased level size and individual level gimmicks, new power-ups and the 3D Special Stages. The reviewers are impressed with the large, detailed levels and graphics, but criticise the difficulty as too easy. Overall they score the game at 94%. A planned "deluxe edition" of the game is mentioned, with extra levels, as well as an expansion cartridge for the current Sonic the Hedgehog 3; neither of which are named.
Logo-pdf.svg "ROM Check: Sonic 3"
Logo-pdf.svg "Highlight des Monats: Sonic 3"
Logo-pdf.svg "Out Now on Cartridge: Sonic 3"
Reminder of a previous review from issue #148.
Logo-pdf.svg "Sonic The Wonderman: I'm Too Sexy"
A two-page feature in a 1994 issue of the German Sega Magazin. It contains an interview with the band "Right Said Fred", who were producing a promotional CD called Wonderman.
Logo-pdf.svg "Out Now on Cartridge: Sonic 3"
Reminder of a previous review from issue #148.
Logo-pdf.svg "Round Test: Sonic the Hedgehog 3"
Logo-pdf.svg "Help!: Sonic 3"
Paragraph explaining how to gain extra points by farming Flybots in Launch Base Zone.
Logo-pdf.svg "Megadrive Tips: Sonic 3"
Short article explaining the level select, debug mode and invincibility cheats, as well as a shortcut on Balloon Park Zone.
Logo-pdf.svg "Megadrive Tips: Sonic 3: Dancing Sonic?!"
Paragraph describing a feature of debug mode which displays all of Sonic's animations sequentially.
Logo-pdf.svg "Sonic the Hedgehog 3"
Logo-pdf.svg "The Complete Sonic Tips Guide"
Short article explaining the level select and debug mode codes. Part of a retrospective of codes on Mega Drive Sonic games.


Full-length Articles

Beep!

Special Report

A quick look at Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in the magazine Beep!

Mega

Top 100 (October 1992)

The original Sonic the Hedgehog is featured as one of the top 100 games for the Mega Drive. There is also a small blurb about Sonic 2. It also mentions Sonic CD and Sonic 3.

Page 76

Sega Magazine

Tips

This clip from UK's official Sega Magazine features tips and images of various things found with debug mode. This includes Sonic's unused surfing sprite, and the strange 3D red rotating balls.

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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.

Sonic the Comic

Preview (August 1994)

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.

Sonic3-050894-Cheats knuxprower.jpg

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.

Sonic3-122593-Preview knuxPrower.jpg

Unknown Magazine

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.