Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994)

Developer: Sega Technical Institute
Publisher: Sega
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres: Platform
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 165 player ratings
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A sprawling, high-speed platformer combining two Sonic games into one epic adventure packed with speed, secrets, and signature flair.

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About

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (or simply Sonic 3 & Knuckles or Sonic 3 Complete Edition) is a platform video game which is the result of locking-on Sonic & Knuckles with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 using the former catridge's unique "lock-on" technology. It is essentially a large combined game of its two lock-on components and contains all Zones from the said games and also contains special features unique to this game. This would have been the original Sonic the Hedgehog 3 the developers intended but time constraints by Sega resulted in the game being split into two.

Screenshots

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