Sonic The Hedgehog 3 The Cutting Room Floor

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Sonic the hedgehog 3 the cutting room floor. Originally one big game sonic 3 was split into two games due to time constraints and cartridge costs. Video game preservation websites hidden palace and the cutting room floor have uncovered another blast from the past. The second half of the story is its direct sequel sonic knuckles. Sonic the hedgehog 3 and sonic knuckles have similar unused sprites.

Hidden palace and the cutting room floor have with a little help got hold of what must be one of the most interesting unreleased video games of all time. Originally one big game sonic 3 was split into two games due to time constraints and cartridge costs. A black and white death sprite whose purpose is unknown. With help from the cutting room floor.

Very special thanks to hidden palace and the cutting room floor for discovering and releasing this prototype of sonic the hedgehog 3. Instead of the insta shield sonic can perform a drop dash like move that was cut from the final game. Sonic the hedgehog 3 is the third game in the 16 bit sonic trilogy and the first game with the easily tricked by eggman redheaded echidna knuckles. Press and hold up and jump and sonic will instantly spindash when he lands on the floor.

Only sonic can perform this move. Sonic the hedgehog 3 is the third game in the 16 bit sonic trilogy and the first game with the redheaded echidna knuckles. While the shield moves have not been implemented yet unused code exists for other moves for sonic. This marks one of the first prototypes that have been found for this game.

Check out their respective websites. This is also present still unused in sonic the hedgehog 2 and the v0 02 prototype of sonic cd. This time it s an early sonic 3 prototype for the sega mega drive. Notice the lack of shoe stripes.