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Sonic 3D Blast

Sonic 3D Blast is a 1996 platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the Genesis, Saturn, and Windows. Part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game abandons…

14 November 1996

Sonic 3D Blast is a platform developed by Sega Corporation, released 14 November 1996 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux and Mac.

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What Sonic 3D Blast is

Sonic 3D Blast is a platform game developed by Sega Corporation and released in 1996. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on TrueMotion.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Doctor Robotnik discovers mysterious birds called Flickies that live on an island in an alternate dimension. He learns that they can travel anywhere using large rings, so he decides to exploit them by turning them into robots to help him search for the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic arrives at the island only to discover the presence of Robotnik, and he is tasked with saving the Flickies and defeating his nemesis. Sonic travels through the island, saving the Flickies and clashing with Robotnik in his various machines. If the player collects all the Chaos Emeralds, Sonic proceeds into a black void, where he engages in a final battle with Robotnik, who pilots a large robot. Sonic manages to destroy…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Sonic 3D Blast is the 46th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sonic 3D Blast in 1996.

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What it launched against

Sonic 3D Blast launched on 14 November 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Twisted Metal 2.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Sonic 3D Blast come out?
Sonic 3D Blast was released on 14 November 1996 for Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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