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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a special promotional cartridge created for the Sega Genesis by Paramount Pictures to promote the then-upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film. The cartridge was distributed to content…

21 November 2024

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a platform developed by Paramount Pictures, released 21 November 2024 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a platform game developed by Paramount Pictures and released in 2024. It was published by Sega. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a special promotional cartridge created for the Sega Genesis by Paramount Pictures to promote the then-upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film. The cartridge was distributed to content creators on 21 November 2024, to promote the film and celebrate the release of advance tickets on 25 November 2024. Along with being a fully functional Sega Genesis game, the cartridge also includes a cheat code that, when entered, reveals the release date for the final trailer. As a result, this marked the first time since Sonic 3D Blast (1996) that an official Sonic entry for the system was released.
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How it plays

It is played from a auditory 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 the Hedgehog 3 is the 391st of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Race with Team Sonic in 2024.

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What it launched against

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 launched on 21 November 2024, within three weeks of Delta Force, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Marvel Rivals and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Released around the same time: Delta Force, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Marvel Rivals, Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Sonic the Hedgehog 3 come out?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was released on 21 November 2024 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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