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Revision as of 06:24, 31 March 2018
This page is for Windows 95 compilation. For the emulated re-release, see Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
Developers | |
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Sonic Team | |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 20, 1997 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sonic the Hedgehog fangames (series) | |
Sonic CD | 1995 |
Sonic's Schoolhouse | 1996 |
Sonic 3D Blast (series) | |
Sonic & Knuckles Collection | 1997 |
Sonic R (series) | |
Sonic Adventure (series) | |
Sonic Heroes | 2004 |
Sonic Mega Collection Plus | 2006 |
Sonic Riders | 2006 |
Sonic Racing (series) | |
Sonic the Hedgehog | 2010 |
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | 2010 |
Sonic Spinball | 2010 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 2011 |
Sonic 3 & Knuckles | 2011 |
Sonic Generations | 2011 |
Sonic CD (2012) | 2012 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I | 2012 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II | 2012 |
Sonic Dash | 2014 |
Sonic Lost World | 2015 |
Sonic Mania | 2017 |
Sonic Forces | 2017 |
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mobile Decompilation) | 2021 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mobile Decompilation) | 2021 |
Sonic Colors: Ultimate | 2021 |
Sonic Origins | 2022 |
Sonic Frontiers | 2022 |
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 2023 |
Sonic Superstars | 2023 |
Sonic Dream Team | 2023 |
Sonic X Shadow Generations | 2024 |
Key points
- Higher resolutions over other versions.
- Allows one the choice of playing Sonic 3 or Sonic & Knuckles standalone, the way they were initially released.
- Runs at an unplayable speed on newer systems. Using Sega PC Reloaded is recommended to install and patch the game on newer systems.
- The original Genesis/Mega Drive music has been replaced by synthesized MIDI. A mod for Sega PC Reloaded can restore the original Genesis/Mega Drive music.
General information
- The official developer website
- Sonic News Network - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
- Sonic Retro - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Disc check; see Run without the CD. |
- This game is not available digitally. This game was also included in Sonic Action Pack, Sonic Action 4 Pack, and Sega PC Mega Pack.[1]
- This collection includes Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and the Blue Spheres lock-on game (listed as "Special Stage Mode").
Essential improvements
Sega PC Reloaded
- Simple and easy-to-use launcher with many options and tweaks.
Korama's Sega PC Reloaded is an installer, launcher, and patcher for some of Sega's older PC games. It currently supports Sonic & Knuckles Collection, Sonic CD (1995), Sonic 3D Blast, and Ecco the Dolphin (deprecated). It also fixes issues and/or broken functions of these games and allows them to run on Windows Vista and later along with some added improvements.
Installing the game with Sega PC Reloaded[citation needed] |
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SMPS Player
- Sega PC Reloaded is required.
- Makes use the 16-bit chip tunes of the Genesis hardware, and restores the original music for Carnival Night Zone, Ice Cap Zone and Launch Base Zone among others.
The original Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of the games' music has been replaced with synthesized MIDI in Sonic & Knuckles Collection, with some tracks being completely replaced altogether.
Installing SMPS Player[citation needed] |
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Run without the CD
- Sega PC Reloaded includes this fix by default.
Create a S3K.INI file[2] |
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1. Create a new text file with a text editor (e.g. Notepad, Notepad++). [Debug] MukaiDropFrame=0 DebugMode=1 EnableFrameDrop=0 ShowFrameCount=0 EnableFrameCapture=1 UseModeX=1 NoSoundEffect=0 CDCheckEnable=1 SonicGameMode=0 3. Set |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sonic3K\[Note 1] |
- If using Sega PC Reloaded, its settings will be stored in
SONIC3K.ini
under<path-to-game>
. - The
SonicGameMode=
changes which game will be played:0
is Sonic 3 & Knuckles (default),1
is Sonic & Knuckles, and2
is Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SONIC3K.BIN[Note 2] |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Japanese | Only in the Japanese version. | |||
Korean | Only in the Korean version. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op, Versus Only Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles have multiplayer. For co-op mode, start a 1 Player game and play as Sonic & Tails; player 1 is Sonic and player 2 is Tails. |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Game runs too fast
Enable Frame-dropping[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Use Sega PC Reloaded (recommended)[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 95, 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB or more |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | 50 MB or more |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA Video Adapter DirectX 3 compatible | SVGA Video Adapter DirectX 5 or later compatible |
Sound (audio device) | PC Speaker | ISA/PCI Sound card with FM synthesizer, Sound Blaster |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).