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Sonic The Hedgehog series

Sonic Blast

Fully rendered graphics thrust Sonic into an exciting 3D playing environment. An all new gameplay perspective puts you in the middle of Sonic's 3D adventure! The evil genius Robotnik is after the Chaos…

1 November 1996

Sonic Blast is an adventure developed by Aspect, released 1 November 1996 on Nintendo 3DS, Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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What Sonic Blast is

Sonic Blast is an adventure game developed by Aspect and released in 1996. It was published by Sega. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fully rendered graphics thrust Sonic into an exciting 3D playing environment. An all new gameplay perspective puts you in the middle of Sonic's 3D adventure! The evil genius Robotnik is after the Chaos Emeralds and it's up to Sonic to stop him. Rescue the innocent Flickies before Robotnik turns them into part of his evil plan! Sonic Blast was the last Sonic game for the Game Gear. The game was also ported to the Sega Master System in Brazil by TecToy and released in December 1997, making it the last game ever made for that system. While this game was released at the end of 1996 in conjunction with the similarly named Sonic 3D Blast, it is worth noting that the two games have little in…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, educational and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Sonic Blast is the 45th 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 Blast launched on 1 November 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

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

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When did Sonic Blast come out?
Sonic Blast was released on 1 November 1996 for Nintendo 3DS, Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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