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This page has a list of articles for ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and covers short magazine articles not deserving of their own page. | This page has a list of articles for ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and covers short magazine articles not deserving of their own page. | ||
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| title=News: ''Sonic 3'' | | title=News: ''Sonic 3'' | ||
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| title=Megadrive: ''Sonic 3'' | | title=Megadrive: ''Sonic 3'' | ||
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+ | | file=ElectronicGames2 US 17.pdf | ||
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+ | | source=eg92 | ||
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+ | | title=Sonic 3Peat! | ||
+ | | comment=''Electronic Games'' previews ''Sonic 3'' in their February 1994 issue. According to the article, the music is not yet finalised. | ||
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+ | | file=Mega UK 17.pdf | ||
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+ | | comment=A three-page preview of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' in the February 1994 issue of Mega magazine. It just gives a small overview on the game, focusing heavily on the new Special Stages. | ||
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+ | | file=SegaZone UK 16.pdf | ||
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+ | | title=Mega Drive Preview: ''Sonic 3'' | ||
+ | | comment=Two-page preview. | ||
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| title=Megadrive Review: ''Sonic 3'' | | title=Megadrive Review: ''Sonic 3'' | ||
| comment=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 Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog 3)|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 "[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition|deluxe edition]]" of the game is mentioned, with extra levels, as well as an [[Sonic & Knuckles|expansion cartridge]] for the current ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''; neither of which are named. | | comment=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 Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog 3)|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 "[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition|deluxe edition]]" of the game is mentioned, with extra levels, as well as an [[Sonic & Knuckles|expansion cartridge]] for the current ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''; neither of which are named. | ||
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| title=Special Feature!: ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' | | title=Special Feature!: ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' | ||
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+ | | file=GamePro US 055.pdf | ||
+ | | source=gamepro | ||
+ | | issueno=55 | ||
+ | | page=46 | ||
+ | | title=ProReview: ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' | ||
+ | | comment=A three-page preview. | ||
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| title=Review: ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' | | title=Review: ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' | ||
| comment=Three-page review. | | comment=Three-page review. | ||
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+ | | file=VideoGames DE 1994-03.pdf | ||
+ | | page=76 | ||
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+ | | source=videogames | ||
+ | | issueno=1994-03 | ||
+ | | title=ROM Check: Sonic 3 | ||
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+ | | file=SegaZone UK 17.pdf | ||
+ | | source=segazuk | ||
+ | | issueno=17 | ||
+ | | page=34 | ||
+ | | title=Mega Drive Review: ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' | ||
+ | | comment=Review score: 93% (Bostin'!) | ||
+ | | rating=93 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | | file=EGM US 056.pdf | ||
+ | | source=egm | ||
+ | | issueno=56 | ||
+ | | page=30 | ||
+ | | title=Review Crew | ||
+ | | comment=Review scores: 10/10, 10/10, 9/10, 9/10 (Editors' Choice Platinum) | ||
+ | | version=NTSC-U | ||
+ | | rating=10,10,9,9 | ||
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+ | | file=GamePro US 056.pdf | ||
+ | | source=gamepro | ||
+ | | issueno=56 | ||
+ | | page=44 | ||
+ | | title=ProReview: ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' | ||
+ | | comment=GamePro awards a 5.0 for Graphics, 4.0 for Sound, 5.0 for Control, and 5.0 for Fun Factor. | ||
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| title=Stop Press: Sonic 3 Cheat! | | title=Stop Press: Sonic 3 Cheat! | ||
| comment=''Sega Magazine'' 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. | | comment=''Sega Magazine'' 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. | ||
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| title=Highlight des Monats: ''Sonic 3'' | | title=Highlight des Monats: ''Sonic 3'' | ||
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+ | | file=SegaMagazin DE 06.pdf | ||
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+ | | title=Sonic The Wonderman: I'm Too Sexy | ||
+ | | comment=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]]. | ||
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| title=Game Tips: ''Sonic 3'' | | title=Game Tips: ''Sonic 3'' | ||
| comment=Short article describing how to access the [[level select]] and [[debug mode]] with a [[sega:Game Genie (Mega Drive)|Game Genie]] code. Two inaccessible levels intended for ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' are mentioned. | | comment=Short article describing how to access the [[level select]] and [[debug mode]] with a [[sega:Game Genie (Mega Drive)|Game Genie]] code. Two inaccessible levels intended for ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' are mentioned. | ||
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| comment=Reminder of a previous review from issue #148. | | comment=Reminder of a previous review from issue #148. | ||
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Revision as of 13:02, 3 October 2020
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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 |
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1993-xx-xx | Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #44: "March 1993" | "Gaming Gossip" egm confirms that a Sonic 3 is in development after talking to Sega at Winter CES 1993. | |
1993-xx-xx | Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #46: "May 1993" | "Sega, 1993 and Beyond..." Another brief hint from EGM that a Sonic 3 exists. | |
199x-xx-xx | Supersonic (FR) #17: "Janvier 1994" | "News: Sonic 3" | |
File:ConsolesPlus FR 028.pdf | 1994-xx-xx | Consoles + (FR) #28: "Janvier 1994" | "Previews: Sonic 3" Three-page preview. |
199x-xx-xx | Player One (FR) #38: "Janvier 1994" | "Stop Info: Sonic 3" | |
File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf | 1993-12-28 | Mean Machines Sega (UK) #16: "February 1994" | "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:SegaMagazine UK 02.pdf | 1994-01-10 | Sega Magazine (UK) #2: "February 1994" | |
File:SegaMagazine UK 02.pdf | 1994-01-10 | Sega Magazine (UK) #2: "February 1994" | |
1994-xx-xx | Hyper (AU) #4: "March 1994" | ||
File:SegaVisions US 17.pdf | 199x-xx-xx | Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" | "Sega Game Feature: Genesis - Sonic the Hedgehog 3" |
File:PlayerOne FR 039.pdf | 1994-xx-xx | Player One (FR) #39: "Février 1994" | "Tests: Sonic 3" |
199x-xx-xx | Joypad (FR) #28: "Février 1994" | "Megadrive: Sonic 3" | |
File:ElectronicGames2 US 17.pdf | 1994-01-20 | Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) #17: "February 1994" | "Sonic 3Peat!" Electronic Games previews Sonic 3 in their February 1994 issue. According to the article, the music is not yet finalised. |
File:Mega UK 17.pdf | A three-page preview of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in the February 1994 issue of Mega magazine. It just gives a small overview on the game, focusing heavily on the new Special Stages. | ||
1994-01-27 | Sega Zone (UK) #16: "February 1994" | "Mega Drive Preview: Sonic 3" Two-page preview. | |
1994-01-28 | Mean Machines Sega (UK) #17: "March 1994" | "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. | |
199x-xx-xx | Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #55: "February 1994" | "Special Feature!: Sonic the Hedgehog 3" | |
199x-xx-xx | GamePro (US) #55: "February 1994" | "ProReview: Sonic the Hedgehog 3" A three-page preview. | |
File:GamePlayers US 0702.pdf | 1994-xx-xx | Game Players (US) Vol. 7 No. 2 "February 1994" | "Cover Feature: Sonic The Hedgehog 3" |
1994-02-08 | Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #54: "March 1994" | ||
1994-02-15 | Computer & Video Games (UK) #148: "March 1994" | "Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 3" Three-page review. | |
1994-02-23 | Video Games (DE) #3/94 | "ROM Check: Sonic 3" | |
1994-02-24 | Sega Zone (UK) #17: "March 1994" | "Mega Drive Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 3" Review score: 93% (Bostin'!) | |
1994-xx-xx | Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #56: "March 1994" | "Review Crew" Review scores: 10/10, 10/10, 9/10, 9/10 (Editors' Choice Platinum) | |
1994-xx-xx | GamePro (US) #56: "March 1994" | "ProReview: Sonic the Hedgehog 3" GamePro awards a 5.0 for Graphics, 4.0 for Sound, 5.0 for Control, and 5.0 for Fun Factor. | |
1994-03-08 | Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #55: "April 1994" | ||
1994-03-15 | Sega Magazine (UK) #4: "April 1994" | "Stop Press: Sonic 3 Cheat!" Sega Magazine 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. | |
1994-xx-xx | Aktueller Software Markt (DE) "Mai 1994" | "Highlight des Monats: Sonic 3" | |
1994-04-13 | Sega Magazin (DE) #6: "Mai 1994" | "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. | |
1994-04-15 | Computer & Video Games (UK) #150: "May 1994" | "Out Now on Cartridge: Sonic 3" Reminder of a previous review from issue #148. | |
1994-04-15 | Computer & Video Games (UK) #150: "May 1994" | "Game Tips: Sonic 3" Short article describing how to access the level select and debug mode with a Game Genie code. Two inaccessible levels intended for Sonic & Knuckles are mentioned. | |
1994-05-07 | Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #57: "June 1994" | "BE-Mega dog race" Review scores: 9/10, 7/10, 8/10, 8/10 - Combined score: 8.0/10 | |
1994-05-15 | Computer & Video Games (UK) #151: "June 1994" | "Out Now on Cartridge: Sonic 3" Reminder of a previous review from issue #148. | |
Sega Magazine unveils the nearly impossible to do level select cheat. | |||
1994-05-28 | Mean Machines Sega (UK) #21: "July 1994" | "Megadrive Tips: Sonic 3" Short article explaining the level select, debug mode and invincibility cheats, as well as a shortcut on Balloon Park Zone. | |
1994-xx-xx | Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video! (FR) #3: "Juin 1994" | "Round Test: Sonic the Hedgehog 3" | |
1994-06-15 | Computer & Video Games (UK) #152: "July 1994" | "Help!: Sonic 3" Paragraph explaining how to gain extra points by farming Flybots in Launch Base Zone. | |
1994-08-xx | Mean Machines Sega (UK) #24: "October 1994" | "Megadrive Tips: Sonic 3: Dancing Sonic?!" Paragraph describing a feature of debug mode which displays all of Sonic's animations sequentially. | |
1994-xx-xx | MicroManía (ES) #70: "Marzo 1994" | "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" | |
1995-02-28 | Mean Machines Sega (UK) #30: "April 1995" | "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. | |
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Contents
Full-length Articles
- Prototypes - Sonic 3 (GamesMaster, Issue 14)
- News Zone (Sonic the Comic, 25th December 1993)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Strategy Guide (Brady Games, Unknown Date)
- Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Behind the Scenes (GamesTM issue 60)
- Truth of Rumour - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Famitsu, June 1994)
- Special - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Magazin, February 1994)
- Brad Buxer Interview (Black & White, November/December 2009)
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.
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.
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 IceCap Zone shows Sonic running down the mountain, which he does not do in final. Normally he would be riding a snowboard.
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 IceCap Zone.
References
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