Sonic the Hedgehog 3 New Version

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 New Version (ソニックザヘッジホッグ3新バージョン Sonikkuzahejjihoggu 3 shin bājon), 
or simply Sonic 3 New Version (ソニック3新バージョン Sonikku 3 shin bājon), is a platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It was released as a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The continuation, Sonic & Knuckles, was released later in the same year, which picks up the story directly after the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Lock-on technology allows people to play Sonic the Hedgehog 3 New Version and Sonic & Knuckles as the combined Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, and the two are actually two parts of the same game. This game marks the first appearance of Knuckles the Echidna. Originally, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 New Version was meant to contain all of the levels that Sonic & Knuckles had, but the game could not be finished in time, so it was split into two.[1]
== Plot ==
At the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the evil Dr. Robotnik had his Death Egg downed from orbit by the heroes, Sonic the Hedgehog and his companion Miles "Tails" Prower Having not been completely destroyed after all, the Death Egg has crash-landed on the Floating Island, taking it to the ocean below. This island has special properties - not least of which being its eponymous power of magical suspension. When Dr. Robotnik detects the presence of a massive Chaos Emerald within the island's depths, he decides to once again seek out the Chaos Emeralds so that his fallen Death Egg can regain orbit in space. Turning his crushing defeat into a sleek advantage yet again, he kidnaps Animals to convert into Badniks and created a new line of weapons.
Meanwhile, Knuckles is taking his usual walk along the Emerald altar to check if the Emeralds are alright, suddenly a huge earthquake came out of nowhere, Knuckles saw the Emeralds reverberating in mid-air, stunned, he was suddenly threw into the air before blacking out. When he woke up, the Chaos Emeralds were gone, but Knuckles also saw a huge egg in the distance, surprised, he then recalled a legend of an ancient dragon sent to destroy the world in the end times, thinking this mysterious egg to be the dragon he set out, and... A giant egg-shaped figure appeared out of nowhere, calling himself "Dr. Eggman", he explained to Knuckles he had come here to study this giant egg, and that an evil hedgehog named Sonic was trying to not only interfere with his research, but steal the Chaos Emeralds as well. Knuckles, duped by the doctor, ran off to find this miscreant. Eggman smiled at himself, pleased at his ability to lie.
According to the Japanese manual (which was adapted into the PC version's help file), Sonic and Tails resumed taking a break on an island some distance away. Tails detects a strong Chaos Emerald reading with his invention, the Jewel Radar. Thinking that it had to do with the sudden tidal wave that occurred after the Death Egg's defeat, he decides to consult with Sonic to investigate. Meanwhile, Sonic and his girlfriend Amy woke up from their nap on the beach to find a Ring engraved with ancient letters washed ashore, which reminded him of a legend - an ancient civilization once tried to take a prosperous stone for its power, but were wiped out in an instant. It is said that the kami descended from the sky and reshaped their territory as an isolated floating island, along with the mighty stone of power. With a renewed sense of adventure, Sonic and Amy joined Tails to take the Tornado to the ocean. These details are not mentioned in most releases of the game.
They find the landmass previously known as the Floating Island resting on the ocean. Excited, Sonic and Amy hops off the Tornado prematurely and uses the power of the Chaos Emeralds they found during their previous adventure to transform into Super Sonic and Super Amy, showing off as he races the Tornado by gliding across the surface of the water. Unfortunately, he is caught off guard with the spiked glove of an echidna named Knuckles. Knuckles is the guardian of the island who was tricked by Dr. Robotnik into thinking that Sonic Amy and Tails are thieves, so he quickly took Sonic's own Emeralds and hid them. Amy and Tails soon joined Sonic and they set off to explore and stop the nefarious Dr. Robotnik while evading Knuckles' cunning traps.
In the end, Robotnik manages to briefly get the Death Egg flying without the Chaos Emeralds, but is defeated by Sonic Amy and Tails, causing the Death Egg to fall again.
== Characters ==
=== Playable characters ===
Sonic the Hedgehog
Amy Rose
Miles "Tails" Prower
Super Sonic
Super Amy
=== Non-playable characters ===
* Animals
* Cucky
* Flicky
* Pecky
* Pocky
* Rocky
* Dr. Robotnik
 
* Knuckles the Echidna (first appearance)
=== Enemies ===
* Batbot (first appearance)
* Blastoid (Carnival Night Zone) (first appearance)
* Blastoid (Hydrocity Zone) (first appearance)
* Bloominator (first appearance)
* Bubbles (first appearance)
* Bugernaut (first appearance)
* Catakiller, Jr. (first appearance)
* Clamer (first appearance)	
* Corkey (first appearance)
* Flybot767 (first appearance)
* Jawz (first appearance)
* Mantis (first appearance)
* Mega Chopper (first appearance)
* Monkey Dude (first appearance)
* Orbinaut (first appearance)
* Penguinator (first appearance)	
* Pointdexter (first appearance)
* RhinoBot (first appearance)
* Ribot (first appearance)
* Snale Blaster (first appearance)
* Spiker (first appearance)
* Star Pointer (first appearance)
* Turbo Spiker (first appearance)
=== Gameplay ===
As the player, the player controls either Sonic or Amy or Tails or both. The player's aim is to guide them through six Zones, defeat Dr. Robotnik and collect all Chaos Emeralds along the way. The six Zones are divided into two Acts where, unlike previous Sonic games, each Zone has a mini-boss at the end of the first Act, and each first Act connects directly to the second, preserving any shields the players may have. After a boss is defeated, a short cutscene is shown to segue into the next Zone.
Basic gameplay remains unchanged from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, with the addition of the Insta-Shield for Sonic (by double-tapping the jump button) and flight movement for Tails, enabling him to pick up and carry Sonic around the map. In addition, three new shields, each with their own special ability, are added to the item bonuses:
* Flame Shield: Absorbs all fire damage. Sonic can use it to perform the Fireball Spin Dash.
* Water Shield: Enables the player to breathe underwater. Sonic can use it to perform a Bound Jump.
* Lightning Shield: Magnetically draws any Rings nearby to the player. Sonic can use it to perform a Doable Jump while in mid-air.
Both the Flame and Lightning Shields cannot be used underwater and they will instantly fizzle when submerged in it. All shields deflect enemy shots.
== Zones ==
# Angel Island Zone: A tranquil jungle that is set ablaze by Dr. Robotnik after Sonic Amy and Tails arrive. The mini-boss is one of the hovering flame drones that burned the jungle. Sonic and/or Amy and Tails faces off against Dr. Robotnik's own flame-wielding vehicle at a waterfall.
# Hydrocity Zone: The inner workings of a complex dam from the echidna age. After tangling with a mini-boss that can spin Sonic Amy and Tails in a whirlpool, Dr. Robotnik tries to stop them with his own whirlpool inducer as well as depth charges.
# Marble Garden Zone: The marble ruins of an ancient civilization. The mini-boss uses a pair of drills to attack Sonic Amy and Tails, both directly and by drilling into the rock above and raining debris on their heads (reminiscent of Dr. Robotnik's own vehicle in the Mystic Cave Zone of Sonic the Hedgehog 2). Dr. Robotnik attempts to crush the pair under the collapsing ruins, and when Tails airlifts Sonic out of danger, charges at them directly with his drill. This is the only Zone without any water to drown Sonic or Amy or Tails, though tar pits can still drag the heroes down and kill them.
# Carnival Night Zone: Tails drops Sonic and Amy into a playful carnival filled with balloons, pinball bumpers, and cannons to launch from, although unlike Casino Night Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 there are no slot machines. After Sonic Amy and Tails survive the mini-boss on a slowly eroding platform, they face Dr. Robotnik, who this time drops a large sphere and uses it to create an electric storm that draws the pair towards its discharge. Halfway through Act 2, Sonic must push a rotating cylinder down through a slot low enough for him to escape through. This is completed by pressing up and down on the D-pad, essentially frustrating many players who didn't figure out the tricks at first. Carnival Night Zone is the longest of all Zones available in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles as well).
# IceCap Zone: An icy area that takes place within an icy cavern and within icebergs. The level contains vents that shoot out cold bursts that freeze and harm Sonic. At the end of Act 1, a snow machine that spins snow at Sonic or Amy or Tails tries to crush them. Robotnik attacks in Act 2 in a machine that that has a spiked platform drop down and fires the freezing bursts in a pattern at Sonic.
# Launch Base Zone: Dr. Robotnik's site that houses the stricken Death Egg, with spinning elevators for facilitation of travel and alarms to keep out intruders. The mini-boss uses two flailing arms. Dr. Robotnik uses three different weapons to stop Sonic Amy and Tails: first, a static projectile launcher at the foot of the Death Egg. When that fails, Robotnik flees to the Death Egg and Sonic chases after, leaving Tails behind. After boarding, Dr. Robotnik employs a rocket armed with lasers to fight Sonic and Amy then finally resorts to a large pair of arms (possibly inspired by his power suit at the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 2) to grab Sonic and Amy in a ball and slam him into the floor (as well as the rather impressive ability to damage even Super Sonic and Super Amy, though taking Super Sonic and Super Amy to the final battle is rare).
=== Bonus Stage ===
As in previous Sonic games, Star Posts are scattered throughout each Act to save the player's progress. Furthermore, if Sonic has collected at least 50 Rings and he hits a checkpoint, a bright halo of stars will float above it, which Sonic can then jump through to access the Bonus Stage. The Bonus Stage is a large Gumball Machine in which Sonic constantly falls down. Spring bumpers on the side of the walls make sure he stays in the air, but whenever he hits one it disappears. Each time he passes the slot of the Gumball Machine it releases a gumball with a bonus item in it which Sonic can then grab. Bonuses include shields, Rings and lives. Additionally, black balls bump Sonic down while transparent balls contain nothing. The stage ends when Sonic falls to the bottom of the stage offscreen.
=== Special Stages ===
Special Stages are entered by jumping through Giant Rings hidden in the scenery, and multiple of these large, Golden Rings can be found in each Act. In addition, the player is not required to collect any amount of Rings to enter the stage.
The stages themselves are three-dimensional and spherical in lay-out. Sonic moves across the surface of a giant, checkered orb and has to hit a set amount Blue Spheres while dodging bumpers and Red Spheres. Sometimes Blue Spheres are found in a square formation. If Sonic checks all Blue Spheres around the sides of a square, the field turns into Rings. Collecting 50 Rings gains a Continue, and collecting all possible Rings in the stage gains a "Perfect" bonus of 50,000 points (equal to an extra life).
Sonic is rewarded with a Chaos Emerald when he collects all Blue Spheres in the stage. Should he touch any of the Red Spheres, however, the stage ends and he is transported back to the Zone.
=== Competition Zones ===
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 New Version retained the three-players head-to-head racing introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, although instead of using levels from the single-player game, five entirely new Zones were created for competitions and Knuckles was added as a selectable character. Players can select to play a Grand Prix of all five tracks, a single track to race on, or race the clock in Time Trial Mode.
The five Zones are:
# Azure Lake Zone: A short but speedy course along the waters of Azure Lake. This track is the fastest among the five multiplayer stages, and can be completed in well under 20 seconds.
# Balloon Park Zone: A bouncy stage similar to Carnival Night Zone with a loop and several bumpers and balloons to get ahead. A well-known trick in the loop can enable the player to skip large parts of each lap.
# Chrome Gadget Zone: A tour through a Death Egg-like maze filled with platforms and force fields. If a racer touches the bottom of a platform they die.
# Desert Palace Zone: This desert ruin takes the player through high speed loops and over quicksand bridges. However, should a racer start spinning in the loop too early, they will be hurled back at high speed to the beginning of the track.
# Endless Mine Zone: The longest of the five stages, set in an abandoned mine cave. Endless Mine poses no real dangers to the racers but needs some well-timed jumps and speed stops to complete the stage in a smooth fashion.
=== Bosses ===
==== Sub-bosses ====
# Doctor Robotnik's Flame Craft (Angel Island Zone)
# Doctor Robotnik's Whirlpool Machine (Hydrocity Zone)
# Tunnelbot (Marble Garden Zone)
# Self D-Struct Machine (Carnival Night Zone)
# Ice Ball (IceCap Zone)
# Swing'm Spikez (Launch Base Zone) 
==== Main bosses ====
# Doctor Robotnik's Flame Craft (Angel Island Zone)
# Doctor Robotnik's Waterspout and Depth Charge Machine (Hydrocity Zone)
# Doctor Robotnik's Jet Drill Pod (Marble Garden Zone)
# Doctor Robotnik's Energy Ship (Carnival Night Zone)
# Doctor Robotnik's Freeze-O-Matic (IceCap Zone)
# Ball Shooter (Launch Base Zone)
# Beam Rocket (Launch Base Zone)
# Big Arm (Launch Base Zone)
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Classic Sonic 3D.png|Sonic the Hedgehog
Classic_amy_2020_render_by_nibroc_rock_de5neoh.png|Amy Rose
Generations_classictails1_small.png|Miles "Tails" Prower
Classic_knuckles_2020_render_by_nibroc_rock_de3bnce.png|Knuckles the Echidna
Classic_robotnik_render_wttp2_by_nibroc_rock_d9jx0z9.png|Dr. Robotnik
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