bom jogo mas sla nao curto mt as fases do sonic 3 + knuckles
tudo que o sonic 3 faz so que melhor.
Looking through my eyes, If perhaps you feel I woke up with you, just smile. Don't you want it, baby? Keep it real, let's keep it real
Whoops accidentally started singing School Days from Persona 1 there. Sonic 3 and Knuckles is a game I have played and loved ever since I was a wee little lad. I must have been around 8 or 9 when I learned about what a genesis emulator was and of course being a massive Sonic fan (still am) I just had to play the fabled Sonic 3 and Knuckles. I spent a lot of time looking at the rom hack page on Sonic 3 Retro playing whichever rom hacks looked interesting and of course stumbled upon Sonic 3 Complete fairly quickly since the romhacking scene for Sonic 3 was pretty dogwater and honestly still is, there's still only like 7 romhacks listed on the Sonic Retro page compared to the dozens Sonic 1 and 2 have. I don't really think I can criticize this game almost at all, it stands true to being the best 2d platformer I have ever played so I'm just going to spout some personal stories I have with this game since I have played it so many times.
The Rankles Incident:
Rankles the Otter was a shitpost character created by a UK magazine for S3K. He was basically a green recolor of Knuckles (Original character do not steal) and if you saw him and presented proof you would get 1 million pounds. Of course they also said to go to a psychiatrist because he isn't real and you must have been seeing things. But one day while I was playing through carnival night as Tails or (Sonic I don't remember) I accidentally didn't manage to hit the button to turn the lights back on and completely jumped over it. When Knuckles shows up in the level again he was green. I SAW RANKLES, AND THIS BRITISH ASS MAGAZINE MADE IN THE 1990S ISN'T GOING TO GASLIGHT ME INTO THINKING HE ISN'T REAL HE WAS I SAW HIM.
The Sandopolis Act 2 incident:
I was playing as Knuckles and I got to a part of the level where you need to hit some random switch that made sand fall to make it so you could progress but like you could BARELY make the jump as Knuckles, I desperately tried to make this jump not realizing what you were actually suppose to do for like 5 minutes. I even went hyper and I finally made the jump, except it was one of those time doors in the stage and I didn't make it in time and the door closed, then I finally died of a time out. This was traumatizing as hell and I still hate Sandopolis and Knuckles because of this even if I was being a dumb idiot baby and didn't realize what I was suppose to do for like 10 minutes.
The I have no life incident:
I have played this game like 16 times. This wasn't intentional mind you. I always had a 100% savefile for all 3 character plus Sonic without Tails and I was content with that. Except then all of my savefiles got wiped because for some reason hitting pause during debug mode deleted all of my saves. So being a dumb idiot kid I just decided to replay the game as all 4 characters. So at this point I've played this game 8 times. Nice and dandy right? Except I don't learn so I hit start while on debug mode again, so rinse and repeat I replay the game 4 times again. Okay I've played this game 12 times at this point any normal person would just walk away. Except a power outage happened while my phone was charging which somehow wiped all of my data from the phone. Which means my Sonic 3 Complete save files were wiped again, so now I'm back at it again I've decided decided to play this game another 4 times, 100% all hyper emeralds on every character on a phone emulator and the thing is that I am not even sick of this game in the slightest. I still love this game.
Anyways that's enough of story time with your good pal IceFisher. I tried to use bold letters in this review and if it didn't work, shit oh well! I ain't changing it, if playing this game like 16 times instead of doing things like studying or doing chores it's to live with your mistakes.
Whoops accidentally started singing School Days from Persona 1 there. Sonic 3 and Knuckles is a game I have played and loved ever since I was a wee little lad. I must have been around 8 or 9 when I learned about what a genesis emulator was and of course being a massive Sonic fan (still am) I just had to play the fabled Sonic 3 and Knuckles. I spent a lot of time looking at the rom hack page on Sonic 3 Retro playing whichever rom hacks looked interesting and of course stumbled upon Sonic 3 Complete fairly quickly since the romhacking scene for Sonic 3 was pretty dogwater and honestly still is, there's still only like 7 romhacks listed on the Sonic Retro page compared to the dozens Sonic 1 and 2 have. I don't really think I can criticize this game almost at all, it stands true to being the best 2d platformer I have ever played so I'm just going to spout some personal stories I have with this game since I have played it so many times.
The Rankles Incident:
Rankles the Otter was a shitpost character created by a UK magazine for S3K. He was basically a green recolor of Knuckles (Original character do not steal) and if you saw him and presented proof you would get 1 million pounds. Of course they also said to go to a psychiatrist because he isn't real and you must have been seeing things. But one day while I was playing through carnival night as Tails or (Sonic I don't remember) I accidentally didn't manage to hit the button to turn the lights back on and completely jumped over it. When Knuckles shows up in the level again he was green. I SAW RANKLES, AND THIS BRITISH ASS MAGAZINE MADE IN THE 1990S ISN'T GOING TO GASLIGHT ME INTO THINKING HE ISN'T REAL HE WAS I SAW HIM.
The Sandopolis Act 2 incident:
I was playing as Knuckles and I got to a part of the level where you need to hit some random switch that made sand fall to make it so you could progress but like you could BARELY make the jump as Knuckles, I desperately tried to make this jump not realizing what you were actually suppose to do for like 5 minutes. I even went hyper and I finally made the jump, except it was one of those time doors in the stage and I didn't make it in time and the door closed, then I finally died of a time out. This was traumatizing as hell and I still hate Sandopolis and Knuckles because of this even if I was being a dumb idiot baby and didn't realize what I was suppose to do for like 10 minutes.
The I have no life incident:
I have played this game like 16 times. This wasn't intentional mind you. I always had a 100% savefile for all 3 character plus Sonic without Tails and I was content with that. Except then all of my savefiles got wiped because for some reason hitting pause during debug mode deleted all of my saves. So being a dumb idiot kid I just decided to replay the game as all 4 characters. So at this point I've played this game 8 times. Nice and dandy right? Except I don't learn so I hit start while on debug mode again, so rinse and repeat I replay the game 4 times again. Okay I've played this game 12 times at this point any normal person would just walk away. Except a power outage happened while my phone was charging which somehow wiped all of my data from the phone. Which means my Sonic 3 Complete save files were wiped again, so now I'm back at it again I've decided decided to play this game another 4 times, 100% all hyper emeralds on every character on a phone emulator and the thing is that I am not even sick of this game in the slightest. I still love this game.
Anyways that's enough of story time with your good pal IceFisher. I tried to use bold letters in this review and if it didn't work, shit oh well! I ain't changing it, if playing this game like 16 times instead of doing things like studying or doing chores it's to live with your mistakes.
Man this game has got the content. Lots of varied level designs as well. A great game.
the best version of one of the best games
La forma definitiva de jugar sonic 3 junto a A.I.R.
whenever I see people argue about how if 3 air or 3 complete is better I’m like “Holy shit! Two great fan made versions of a peak game!”
Neat & Knuckles in da best way possible
What edition of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the most "definitive" is relative to how you want to play it. Certainly Sonic 3: Angel Island Revisited is the most robust version with its myriad of gameplay options, 16:9 support, and improved soundtrack, but if you want to play Sonic 3 on a CRT with many of the same bells and whistles, Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Complete remains your best option. And it's a damn good one!
Complete features a frankly dizzying amount of options to tweak the Sonic 3 experience, to the point that I'm not even sure what all of them do. What's casual mode? No idea! I'm a Sonic 3 vet, I've stormed the beaches of Angel Island Zone, and a Toxomister took my shins in Lava Reef, I'm not messing around with no "casual mode." What does it mean to alter music per-character or per-zone? Don't know! What I am sure of is that Complete gives you so much to play with that you'll never get sick of coming back to it, and not only are you able to craft your ideal Sonic 3 & Knuckles, you can also fine tune base Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles to your liking. It's even got the full Get Blue Spheres experience, it's like they custom made this game for sickos like me!
It would be exhausting running through a full list of changes, so I'd encourage anyone interested in learning more to check out Sonic Retro's detailed rundown of Complete's options and modes, but some of the more "back of the box" features include the ability to select between Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles or "recommended" level layouts, fixes to certain sprites (such as replacing Robotnik with Egg Robo for the boss fight in Flying Battery Act 2), and soundtrack options that allow you to toggle between original and Sonic 3 & Knuckles Collection versions of certain zone themes. I've lamented in the past how the Collection versions of Ice Cap, Carnival Night, and Launch Base do not at all sound consistent with the rest of Sonic 3's score, but ValleyBell did such an incredible job with these arrangements that they fit in perfectly. I might still prefer the original Sonic 3 soundtrack (down to leaving the superior Mid-Boss theme enabled at all times), but it's an impressive effort and worth having on for at least a playthrough. If only anyone at Sega knew their way around a god damn Yamaha YM612, but unfortunately all their remaining Genesis era composers have been hit in the head with coconuts.
You can also enable the original Sonic 1 and 2 jingles and main theme, the prototype Knuckles theme (my personal favorite), and alter the Super Sonic theme to be less grating by using a "new" dedicated track or simply increasing the tempo of the current level's music. There's a lot to mess around with. Every Sonic 3: Complete cart is personalized. Or something.
The games themselves play just as good as they ever did, if not better. I swear some of Dr. Robotnik's nefarious traps have been cleaned up, or else I got very lucky during my four runs through Complete. It's also just plain convenient to have everything on one cart, especially considering my personal copy of Sonic & Knuckles no longer operates properly with Sonic 3 inserted into the top slot, and Sonic 3 itself has a battery that will surely give out sooner rather than later. Also, buying a new clamshell case and manual for Sonic 3 is getting unreasonably expensive, which is probably both a consequence of the used game market being a total joke and Sega's being a clown show in of itself. Of course, getting Complete on an a real cart is two layers of morally dubious considering neither Sega (whatever) or Complete's team (oh no!) are likely to see compensation. At the very least, Complete is an easy recommend if you're looking for a version of these games to put on an Everdrive, but if you're playing on PC then AIR is still the way to go.
Sonic 3 Complete effectively replaces the original Sonic 3 & Knuckles as my second favorite game of all time, if only because it's still that game plus a whole bunch of added features and fixes. It is a shame and a little bit funny that even ten years ago Sonic fans were out-performing Sega. Some things never change, I guess.
Complete features a frankly dizzying amount of options to tweak the Sonic 3 experience, to the point that I'm not even sure what all of them do. What's casual mode? No idea! I'm a Sonic 3 vet, I've stormed the beaches of Angel Island Zone, and a Toxomister took my shins in Lava Reef, I'm not messing around with no "casual mode." What does it mean to alter music per-character or per-zone? Don't know! What I am sure of is that Complete gives you so much to play with that you'll never get sick of coming back to it, and not only are you able to craft your ideal Sonic 3 & Knuckles, you can also fine tune base Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles to your liking. It's even got the full Get Blue Spheres experience, it's like they custom made this game for sickos like me!
It would be exhausting running through a full list of changes, so I'd encourage anyone interested in learning more to check out Sonic Retro's detailed rundown of Complete's options and modes, but some of the more "back of the box" features include the ability to select between Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles or "recommended" level layouts, fixes to certain sprites (such as replacing Robotnik with Egg Robo for the boss fight in Flying Battery Act 2), and soundtrack options that allow you to toggle between original and Sonic 3 & Knuckles Collection versions of certain zone themes. I've lamented in the past how the Collection versions of Ice Cap, Carnival Night, and Launch Base do not at all sound consistent with the rest of Sonic 3's score, but ValleyBell did such an incredible job with these arrangements that they fit in perfectly. I might still prefer the original Sonic 3 soundtrack (down to leaving the superior Mid-Boss theme enabled at all times), but it's an impressive effort and worth having on for at least a playthrough. If only anyone at Sega knew their way around a god damn Yamaha YM612, but unfortunately all their remaining Genesis era composers have been hit in the head with coconuts.
You can also enable the original Sonic 1 and 2 jingles and main theme, the prototype Knuckles theme (my personal favorite), and alter the Super Sonic theme to be less grating by using a "new" dedicated track or simply increasing the tempo of the current level's music. There's a lot to mess around with. Every Sonic 3: Complete cart is personalized. Or something.
The games themselves play just as good as they ever did, if not better. I swear some of Dr. Robotnik's nefarious traps have been cleaned up, or else I got very lucky during my four runs through Complete. It's also just plain convenient to have everything on one cart, especially considering my personal copy of Sonic & Knuckles no longer operates properly with Sonic 3 inserted into the top slot, and Sonic 3 itself has a battery that will surely give out sooner rather than later. Also, buying a new clamshell case and manual for Sonic 3 is getting unreasonably expensive, which is probably both a consequence of the used game market being a total joke and Sega's being a clown show in of itself. Of course, getting Complete on an a real cart is two layers of morally dubious considering neither Sega (whatever) or Complete's team (oh no!) are likely to see compensation. At the very least, Complete is an easy recommend if you're looking for a version of these games to put on an Everdrive, but if you're playing on PC then AIR is still the way to go.
Sonic 3 Complete effectively replaces the original Sonic 3 & Knuckles as my second favorite game of all time, if only because it's still that game plus a whole bunch of added features and fixes. It is a shame and a little bit funny that even ten years ago Sonic fans were out-performing Sega. Some things never change, I guess.
Despite no longer being considered the "definitive" Sonic 3 experience this is still a good choice as a way to play Sonic 3 (especially on devices that can't play Sonic 3 AIR). The quality of life features and the options available to the player really help improve what is already a very amazing game.