Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Genesis1994Windows, macOS, LinuxPlayable
Runs natively on PC through Sonic 3 A.I.R..
Project page on sonic3air.org.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- Genesis · Sega, 1988
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Browser
- Method
- RebuildA new engine that recreates the game without its original code.
- Status
- Playable
- Last update
- No release yet
Listing updated .
About Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
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.
- Released
- 18 Oct 1994
- Genre
- Platform
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Series
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Developer
- Sega Technical Institute
- Publisher
- Sega
- Rating
- 89/100 from 174 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles?
- Yes. Sonic 3 A.I.R. needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles PC port finished?
- Yes, the project calls it playable, with no release so far.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. Sonic 3 A.I.R. is a new engine that loads the original game's data, so no emulator is needed.
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