

Sonic 3 introduces Knuckles the Echidna, the island guardian, who lays traps for Sonic and Tails.ĭevelopment began in January 1993 by Sega Technical Institute in California, shortly after the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. They control Sonic and Tails, who attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds to stop the evil Doctor Robotnik from relaunching his space station, the Death Egg, after it crash-lands on a mysterious floating island. Like previous Sonic games, players traverse side-scrolling levels while collecting rings and defeating enemies. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a 1994 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Genesis.
