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Sonic & Knuckles
| Title | Sonic & Knuckles |
|---|---|
| First release | 1994 |
| Developer | Sonic Team |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Platforms | Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows), Sega Saturn |
| Genre | platformer |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | Yes |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Mega Drive / Genesis: 1994-10-18 (NTSC-J), 1994-10-18 (NTSC-U), 1994-10-18 (PAL) |
| Wikidata ID | Q40177 |
Navigate eight massive zones and three special stages while choosing between the high speed of one character or the ability of another to climb walls, glide, and use bare-fisted attacks. The Lock-on technology allows players to connect the cartridge with other compatible games to transform the experience and add new features.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
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Box art
Box art (front) 1
Box art 3
Screenshots 4
Logos 2
Artwork 2
Sprites 4
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only.
REG-Vault page
Box art
(1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Sega · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Sprites (4): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.
Sprites
Mega Drive / Genesis version · 4 sheets · Sonic & Knuckles on The Spriters Resource ↗ (175 sheets on the site; 4 stored here)
Knuckles the Echidna
#54474 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:24 UTC
Knuckles (Enemy/NPC)
#141832 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:24 UTC
Capsule
#85088 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:24 UTC
Death Egg Zone Act 1 (1/3)
#203115 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:24 UTC
Sprite sheets are fan rips of copyrighted game graphics (© Sega),
credited to the ripper and linked to their page on the source site; internal use only.
“Rip by” is the uploader credit shown on the site. Click a sheet to view it at full size (pixel-exact zoom).
More:
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Videos
Mega Drive Longplay [001] Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis) Playthrough
