The Cutting Room Floor Sonic 3 Prototype
Sonic 3c 0408 is a prototype for a canceled sonic 3 and sonic knuckles compilation that would have been called sonic the hedgehog 3.
The cutting room floor sonic 3 prototype. This is also present still unused in sonic the hedgehog 2 and the v0 02 prototype of sonic cd. A prototype version of sonic 3 containing features that would never make it into the final build has been discovered. Originally one big game sonic 3 was split into two games due to time constraints and cartridge costs. Sonic the hedgehog 3 and sonic knuckles have similar unused sprites.
Limited edition when this prototype was obtained by drx the file was labeled 3c indicating this was an unreleased version of sonic 3 due to the late development date it s obvious this isn t sonic 3 before it was split into two games. A prototype of sonic the hedgehog 3 for the sega mega drive. Notice the lack of shoe stripes. Video game preservation websites hidden palace and the cutting room floor have uncovered another blast from the past.
A black and white death sprite whose purpose is unknown. Differs from the other sonic knuckles prototypes in. The history of a hedgehog. Sonic and knuckles 0525 dated may 25 1994.
Just before the limited edition sonic 3 was canceled one last prototype was made. The cutting room floor research. While the eproms have a date written on them the header suggests the rom might ve been built sometime in october. This prototype has a research article on tcrf.
This time it s an early sonic 3 prototype for the sega mega drive this marks one of the first prototypes that have been found for this game. Early build of an unreleased version of sonic 3 while many things were still being implemented. Sonic 3c 0517 dated may 17 1994. From the cutting room floor.
Sonic the hedgehog 3 is the third game in the 16 bit sonic trilogy and the first game with the easily tricked by eggman redheaded echidna knuckles.