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Revision as of 09:43, 23 January 2017

Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic 3D Blast cover
Developers
Sonic Team
Traveller's Tales
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows September 9, 1997
Sonic 3D Blast guide on StrategyWiki
Sonic 3D Blast on Wikipedia
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

This page is for the original port. For the emulated re-release, see Sonic 3D Blast (2010).

Key points

Has improved graphics and sound quality over the emulated Genesis version.

General information

Official developer site
Sonic News Network - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
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
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Disc check; Remove with Sega PC Reloaded.
Windows

Essential improvements

Sega PC Reloaded

Korama's Sega PC Reloaded is an application that makes a selection of legacy Sega PC games playable on modern systems.
Adds more configuration options than what the game originally shipped with.
Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Default options menu.
Default options menu.
Sega PC Reloaded options menu.
Sega PC Reloaded options menu.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Poor frame rate

Newer versions of Windows have minimal support for games that use DirectDraw, thus poor frame rate. A custom dll file may help.
Instructions
Instructions

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Pentium class processor, 75 Mhz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) SVGA, supports 16 bit high color (256 colors req.)

References