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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
| Title | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 |
|---|---|
| First release | 1994 |
| Developer | Sonic Team |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Platforms | Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows) |
| Genre | platformer |
| Also known as | Baramdori Sonic 3 |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | Yes |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Mega Drive / Genesis: 1994-02-02 (NTSC-U), 1994-02-24 (PAL), 1994-05-27 (NTSC-J), 1994-05-27 (NTSC-K) |
| Wikidata ID | Q856562 |
New Attitude! New Enemies! Swing from vines, launch new attacks, survive deadly traps and summon Tails to airlift Sonic out of danger. Discover hidden rooms and passageways in the mega-sized Zones. Transform into Super Sonic and experience the ultimate in speed and ultra-sonic power. Save your progress using the new save game feature. Battle Dr. Robotnik's newest recruit, Knuckles. He's a native of the Floating Island where this spin-dashing escapade unfolds.
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
TheGamesDB
(691,5569,79766,99159,119326,129894)
· last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
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Box art
Box art (front) 1
Box art 3
Screenshots 5
Logos 2
Artwork 1
Commons 1
Sprites 3
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos
(4): 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
(6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Sprites (3): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.
Logo: Sega / Sonic Team,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Sonic the Hedgehog 3 logo.png”)
Sprites
Mega Drive / Genesis version · 3 sheets · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on The Spriters Resource ↗ (198 sheets on the site; 3 stored here)
Sonic the Hedgehog
#54410 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:23 UTC
Badniks (Angel Island Zone)
#121192 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:23 UTC
Air & Countdown Bubbles
#92786 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:23 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 [021] Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (US)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Genesis) Playthrough
