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[[Hydrocity Zone]], being another ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' Zone, primarily has its differences lie in [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]]' path in Act 2, though a few quirks remain from ''Sonic 3''.

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==Act 1==
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| image1=Hzsubboss.png
| game1=''Sonic 3C'' 0408
| desc=When fighting the [[Big Shaker]], the game plays the ''Sonic 3'' mini-boss theme instead of the Act 2 boss theme, but if the drowning timer starts and the player gets out of the water, the music still switches to the ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' mini-boss music (''Sonic 3'' final plays the Act 2 boss theme, but switches to the ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' mini-boss music if the drowning timer starts; ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' final plays the ''Sonic & Knuckles'' Act 1 mini-boss theme.)
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==Act 2==
{{comparison
| image1=Sonic3 MD Comparison HCZ CrushingWall1.png
| image2=Sonic3&K MD Comparison HCZ CrushingWall1.png
| game1=''Sonic 3'' final
| game2=''Sonic 3C'' 0408
| desc=The object layouts of the ''Sonic 3'' Zones in this prototype have been changed to be more like the layouts in ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' final, as the [[spring]] that sends the player backwards at the beginning of Act 2 is replaced with a 1-Up [[monitor]].
}}
{{comparison
| image1=Sonic3C0408 MD Comparison HCZ NoTurboSpiker.png
| image2=Sonic3&K MD Comparison HCZ TurboSpiker.png
| game1=''Sonic 3C'' 0408
| game2=''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' final
| desc=However, Knuckles' route at the end of Act 2 still uses the object layouts from ''Sonic 3'', as there are still some missing objects. For starters, this [[Turbo Spiker]] is still missing.
}}
{{comparison
| image1=Sonic3 MD MapComparison HCZ KnuxGlideRings.png
| sprite2=Sonic3&K MD Map HCZ2.png
| sprite2w=1280
| sprite2h=384
| sprite2x=16000
| sprite2y=128
| game1=''Sonic 3C'' 0408
| game2=''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' final
| desc=All of the [[Ring]]s are still missing in this path, as shown in this area.
| vertical=yes
}}
{{comparison
| image1=Sonic3C0408 MD Comparison HCZ NoStarPost.png
| image2=Sonic3&K MD Comparison HCZ StarPost.png
| game1=''Sonic 3C'' 0408
| game2=''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' final
| desc=The [[Checkpoint|Star Post]] is missing, and there is an extra set of spikes that was removed later. The water doesn't reach the necessary level in time for Knuckles to reach this area, whereas it's already at that level in the final.
|}}
{{comparison
| image1=Sonic3C0408 MD Comparison HCZ KnuxNoWalls.png
| image2=Sonic3&K MD Comparison HCZ KnuxWalls.png
| game1=''Sonic 3C'' 0408
| game2=''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' final
| desc=These breakable walls are still absent.
|}}
{{comparison
| image1=Sonic3C0408 MD Comparison HCZ KnuxBossCorridor.png
| image2=Sonic3&K MD Comparison HCZ KnuxBossCorridor.png
| game1=''Sonic 3C'' 0408
| game2=''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' final
| desc=The boss encounter event happens a little bit early in Knuckles' path as the camera will pan up and the boss music will play. This leads to some of the bricks in the walls to change colour. This was changed later on by having the boss encounter happen further ahead so the player cannot see the palette corruption.
|}}
{{comparison
| image1=Sonic3 MD Comparison HCZ SuperSonicBug.png
| image2=Sonic3&K MD Comparison HCZ SuperSonicBug.png
| game1=''Sonic 3C'' 0408
| game2=''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' final
| desc=The [[Screw Mobile]]'s twister can still glitch out [[Super Sonic]] like it did in ''Sonic 3''.
|}}

==References==
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