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'''''Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition''''' was a compilation of [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]] and [[Sonic and Knuckles]] combined. This would be similiar to what you get when locking the games together, however it would be in a single cartridge and would not allow you to lock the game onto any others, so playing [[Knuckles in Sonic 2]] or [[Blue Sphere]] would not be possible. | '''''Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition''''' was a compilation of [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]] and [[Sonic and Knuckles]] combined. This would be similiar to what you get when locking the games together, however it would be in a single cartridge and would not allow you to lock the game onto any others, so playing [[Knuckles in Sonic 2]] or [[Blue Sphere]] would not be possible. | ||
| − | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | + | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was originally envisioned to be a large game but was split into the two smaller games [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]] and [[Sonic and Knuckles]]. This was due to time constraints and Segas desire to have a new Sonic game released by christmas of that year. Sonic 3 was the game chosen to be released first and Sonic and Knuckles was released the following year. |
Initially it was planned to also release the games as a combined game similiar to what you get when locking Sonic 3 onto Sonic and Knuckles. The cartridge would of been expensive as the cost of memory would of drove the price up. This idea was abandoned but two protos of this combined game were found and info can be found [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3C Prototype 0408|here]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3C Prototype 0517|here]]. | Initially it was planned to also release the games as a combined game similiar to what you get when locking Sonic 3 onto Sonic and Knuckles. The cartridge would of been expensive as the cost of memory would of drove the price up. This idea was abandoned but two protos of this combined game were found and info can be found [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3C Prototype 0408|here]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3C Prototype 0517|here]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:31, 3 April 2008
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive/Genesis |
| Publisher: Sega |
| Developer: Sonic Team |
| Genre: 2D Platform |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition was a compilation of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic and Knuckles combined. This would be similiar to what you get when locking the games together, however it would be in a single cartridge and would not allow you to lock the game onto any others, so playing Knuckles in Sonic 2 or Blue Sphere would not be possible.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was originally envisioned to be a large game but was split into the two smaller games Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic and Knuckles. This was due to time constraints and Segas desire to have a new Sonic game released by christmas of that year. Sonic 3 was the game chosen to be released first and Sonic and Knuckles was released the following year.
Initially it was planned to also release the games as a combined game similiar to what you get when locking Sonic 3 onto Sonic and Knuckles. The cartridge would of been expensive as the cost of memory would of drove the price up. This idea was abandoned but two protos of this combined game were found and info can be found here and here.
| Unreleased Sonic the Hedgehog games |
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