Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Full Soundtrack
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ３ ＆ ナックルズ Sonikku za Hejjihoggu Surī to Nakkaruzu) is a 1994 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series made for the Sega Mega Drive, which is the result of combining Sonic & Knuckles with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 using the former cartridge's unique lock-on technology. It is essentially a large combined game which contains all Zones from the said games and also contains special features unique to this version. Sonic 3 & Knuckles is the original Sonic the Hedgehog 3 the developers originally intended to release to the public in a single cartridge, but time constraints and high manufacturing costs by Sega resulted in this game being split into two separate titles.
The conclusion to the grand Death Egg saga, Sonic 3 & Knuckles is set on Angel Island, where Dr. Eggman carries out his plans to repair the damaged Death Egg and launch it into space to bring chaos to the world, following the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. It is up to Sonic and Tails to stop the evil scientist. Along the way, they also have to deal with Knuckles the Echidna, the guardian of the island who has been tricked by the doctor into thinking that they are evil.
Development staff:
Developer(s):
Sonic Team
Publisher(s):
Sega
Director(s):
Hirokazu Yasuhara
Producer(s):
Yuji Naka
Hayao Nakayama (executive producer)
Designer(s):
Hirokazu Yasuhara
Hisayoshi Yoshida
Takashi Iizuka
Programmer(s):
Yuji Naka
Takahiro Hamano
Masanobu Yamamoto
Composer(s):
Brad Buxer
Bobby Brooks
Howard Drossin
Geoff Grace
Doug Grigsby III
Michael Jackson (uncredited)
C. Cirocco Jones ("Scirocco")
Tatsuyuki Maeda
Sachio Ogawa
Jun Senoue
Series:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Release date(s)
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive:
October 1994
Microsoft Windows (Steam):
INT 26 January 2011
macOS/Linux (Steam):
INT 29 May 2018
Genre(s):
Platformer
Mode(s):
Single-player, multiplayer
Platform(s):
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Saturn
PC
Nintendo GameCube
Xbox
PlayStation 2
PlayStation Portable
Wii
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Browser
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS (backwards-compatibility)
Wii U (backwards-compatibility)
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X and Series S
Media:
16-megabit cartridge
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
DVD-DL
Blu-ray
Digital download
Nintendo Switch Game Card
Timestamps:
0:00 - SEGA
0:03 - Title Screen (Sonic 3)
0:27 - Title Screen (Sonic & Knuckles)
0:41 - Data Select
2:52 - 2-Player Competition Menu
4:50 - Knuckles' Theme (Sonic 3)
6:09 - Knuckles' Theme (Sonic & Knuckles)
6:51 - Angel Island Zone Act 1
9:12 - Angel Island Zone Act 2
11:30 - Hydrocity Zone Act 1
13:33 - Hydrocity Zone Act 2
15:28 - Marble Garden Zone Act 1
17:38 - Marble Garden Zone Act 2
19:46 - Carnival Night Zone Act 1
22:11 - Carnival Night Zone Act 2
24:36 - Ice Cap Zone Act 1
27:34 - Ice Cap Zone Act 2
30:58 - Launch Base Zone Act 1
33:16 - Launch Base Zone Act 2
35:28 - Mushroom Hill Zone Act 1
37:05 - Mushroom Hill Zone Act 2
38:36 - Flying Battery Zone Act 1
40:08 - Flying Battery Zone Act 2
41:39 - Sandoplis Zone Act 1
43:20 - Sandoplis Zone Act 2
45:05 - Lava Reef Zone Act 1
46:32 - Lava Reef Zone Act 2 & Hidden Palace Zone
48:16 - Sky Sanctuary Zone
50:25 - Death Egg Zone Act 1
51:56 - Death Egg Zone Act 2
53:24 - Bonus Stage 1 (Gumball Machine)
54:42 - Bonus Stage 2 (Magnetic Orbs)
56:34 - Bonus Stage 3 (The Slot Machine)
58:19 - Special Stage (Blue Spheres)
1:00:43 - Azure Lake
1:02:44 - Balloon Park
1:04:41 - Chrome Gadget
1:06:51 - Desert Palace
1:08:31 - Endless Mine
1:10:38 - Miniboss (Sonic 3)
1:12:50 - Miniboss (Sonic & Knuckles)
1:13:53 - Robotnik (Boss Battle)
1:15:07 - Final Boss
1:16:58 - The Doomsday Zone (TRUE Final Boss)
1:18:59 - Invincibility/Super/Hyper Sonic, Tails, & Knuckles (Sonic 3)
1:19:30 - Invincibility/Super/Hyper Sonic, Tails, & Knuckles (Sonic & Knuckles)
1:20:03 - Extra Life! (Sonic 3)
1:20:06 - Extra Life! (Sonic & Knuckles)
1:20:10 - Chaos/Super Emerald!
1:20:13 - All Emeralds Collected!
1:20:15 - Drowning
1:20:26 - Game Over!
1:20:34 - Continue Screen/Competition Results/No Way!
1:21:05 - Act Completed!
1:21:10 - Game Completed! (Sonic 3)
1:21:19 - Game Completed! (Sonic & Knuckles)
1:21:29 - Game Completed! (Sonic & Knuckles) (Beta)
1:21:39 - Staff Roll (Sonic 3)
1:23:54 - Staff Roll (Sonic 3) (Unreleased Version)
1:26:50 - Staff Roll (Sonic & Knuckles)