Sonic 3D Blast (2010)

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

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic CD (1996)	1996
Sonic's Schoolhouse	1996
Sonic 3D Blast	1997
Sonic & Knuckles Collection	1997
Sonic R (1998)	1998
Sonic R (2004)	2004
Sonic Adventure (series)
Sonic Heroes	2004
Sonic Mega Collection Plus	2006
Sonic Riders	2006
Sonic Racing (series)
Sonic 3D Blast (2010)	2010
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

General information

Official developer's site

Official publisher 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[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM; DRM-free versions are no longer sold.

Essential improvements[edit]

Director's Cut[edit]

Adds game saving via a password system.

Adds new Time Challenge mode and level editor.

Adds overworld map and completion percentage.

Fixes bugs and refines controls, including the addition of Super Sonic.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Mega Drive Classics\setup.dat %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Genesis Classics\setup.dat
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Configuration settings are shared between all Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics games.

Folder name varies by region.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Mega Drive Classics\0008 %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Genesis Classics\0008
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Folder name varies by region.

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Launcher options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Pillarboxed/stretched 4:3.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		The mouse can only be used in the launcher.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Only the launcher options menu cannot be navigated with a gamepad.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Control sticks function identically to D-pad.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP or greater
Processor (CPU)	1 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 MB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics :: Free update with new features! - Steam Community - last accessed on 2018-05-30

[MacLinRls-1] 1.0 ^1.1 SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics :: Free update with new features! - Steam Community - last accessed on 2018-05-30

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Developers

	Sonic Team
	Traveller's Tales
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	June 1, 2010
macOS (OS X)	May 29, 2018^[1]
Linux	May 29, 2018^[1]